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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Color: Gold
Color: Silver
1941 Sterling Silver 'Grenade' Table Lighter by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co.
Located in London, GB
Goldsmith’s and Silversmith’s Company, hallmarked 1941
A fine and unusual novelty Sterling silver regimental table lighter, realistically modelled as a Mills ‘No.5’ grenade...
Category
1940s British Other Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1991 Large Brutalist Sterling & Etched Copper Studio Brooch
Located in Seguin, TX
Large 1991 bold dimensional artist made reticulated sterling silver and etched patinated copper brooch. Signed Linda Thompson (20th/21st century) signed,...
Category
1990s American Primitive Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Copper
Small Oval Dutch Silver Gold Plated Box with a Scene of the Birth of Venus
Located in Delft, NL
A small oval Dutch silver gold plated box with a scene of the birth of Venus
A silver box, gold plated with a style-carved cameo in stone. The stone with a scene of a mythological...
Category
20th Century Dutch Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Large Gothic Revival Bronze Candelabra Wall Sconces / Candle Sconce w. Gargoyles
Located in Lisse, NL
Great quality and very rare, large pair of Gothic Revival sconces for wall mounting.
This antique pair of Gothic wall sconces for three lights or three candles each is another one of those antiques of which you immediately know that they are bound to find a new owner soon, because it ticks all the boxes. Perfectly handcrafted in the latter part of the 19th century these rare sconces have exactly the kind of patina that you wish to find on bronze Gothic antiques of this age. The heavy quality of the bronze and brass is right up there with the best you can find and the design of these decorative and meaningful works of Gothic art is extremely well balanced. The many perfect and all handcrafted Gothic elements in these three light candelabras are an absolute joy to look at. To us, the bronze gargoyle sculptures at the bottom are like the icing on the cake. What gargoyles stand for has been and still is subject to debate, but we best like the idea of them being there to frighten away evil spirits and bad energy. Mind you, the wires and the yellow tape that you now see in our photos will all be removed. You, the new owner, get to decide if you want to use them as candle candelabras or if you want us to rewire these sconces for you. We will do so free of charge and to the highest standard for safe and immediate usage upon arrival. When purchased by one of our American clients we will also attach American sockets inside the faux candles and also American power plugs. The four holes in each of the four bronze brackets make these large and impressive wall sconces very easy and safe to mount on your wall also. In the daytime, but especially in the evenings with the faux candles or with real candles burning, these antique Gothic sconces...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Engine Order Telegraph in the Chadburns Style, England Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Large and exceptional solid bronze ships engine order telegraph Made in the Chadburns style, with orders in french. The bells ring but the mechanism needs to be revised.
Shipping:
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Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze
20th Century Edwardian Solid Silver & Horn Lizard Shaped Cigar Lighters, C.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century Edwardian solid silver & horn mounted pair of table cigar lighters. The two blackbuck antelope horns are mounted with a ...
Category
20th Century British Edwardian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Late 20th Century Artist Studio Turquoise Sterling Silver Necklace & Earrings
Located in Seguin, TX
Circa 1990's artist made sculptural turquoise, coral and sterling silver multistrand necklace and earrings by Linda Thompson. Necklace is 24" long not counting drops which are 2" lon...
Category
Late 20th Century Bohemian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Sterling & Pearl Tone White Enamel Bracelet Norway "A" 925
Located in Toledo, OH
Vintage gilded sterling silver and white or pearl tone enamel figure eight links bracelet with "A" 925 stamped on the back. Similar styling as David Anderson and Arne Nordlie...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Pair of Hollow Silver Incised Bracelets, China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century pair of hollow silver incised bracelets, China
A pair of beautifully made hollow silver bracelets with incised floral and geometric designs. The interior circumfe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Vintage Pair of 14 Karat Gold Tiger-Face Earrings with 87 Diamonds
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAIR OF GOLD AND DIAMOND "TIGER" EARRINGS WITH EMERALD EYES
Item # C104268
An exquisite pair of tiger-form earrings, the craftsmanship is exquisite with inordinately fine rendering...
Category
20th Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold
Vintage Italian 18k Yellow Gold and Cobalt Blue Enamel Bracelet by Uno-A-Erre
By UnoAErre
Located in Shippensburg, PA
18K YELLOW GOLD WITH COBALT BLUE ENAMEL BRACELET
Designed by Uno-A-Erre 7 3/8" wearable length 61.3 grams total weight
Item # 204ZKN15D
Designed by the renowned Italian goldsmith...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Viennese Cold-Painted Bronze Egyptian Monument Letterbox by Bergman
Located in London, GB
Viennese cold-painted bronze Egyptian monument letterbox by Bergman
Austrian, circa 1900
Measures: Height 46cm, width 39cm, depth 28cm
Demonstr...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Count Gleichen’s shrapnel paperweight. Russian and English, 1854
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Count Gleichen’s Russian shell paperweight, the tooth shaped fragment of a Russian armament shell set above another of rectangular form both raised on a silver mount on an ebonized rectangular plinth, applied with a plaque reading ‘Two fragments of a Russian shell fired at Mr Fred Burne assist.t paymaster and Mr Henry Crave St John midshipman of H.M.S. Cumberland in Aug.t 1854 from Tsee Fort Bonarsund whilst conveying refreshments to the English camp – for their messmate – H.S.H. Prince Victor of Hohenlohe Midshipman landed with the Naval Brigade in 1854’. With a framed caricature of Count Gleichen inscribed Vanity Fair, London, July 5, 1884. Vice Admiral H.S.H Count Gleichen – the Queen’s Nephew.Russian and English, 1854.
The print has the following biography on the reverse and on the mount ‘His Serene Highness Prince Victor …. of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, is better known in England as Count Gleichen and as the Queen’s nephew. Born fifty years ago, he was sent to school at Dresden; but at the age of fourteen he conceived ideas not to be bounded within the confines of the small life of a German principality. So he ran away from school to go to sea, and his aunt the Queen of England, being informed of the fact, proposed to her sister to let her adventurous nephew become naturalised as an Englishman and enter the English Navy. This was accordingly done, and Prince Victor, as he was then called, was appointed to the Powerful on the Mediterranean Station, in 1848. He served in the Crimean War and in the operations in China he proved a popular officer and a good sailor-man, and was three times wounded in battle. In 1861 he married the daughter of Admiral Sir George Seymour, sister of the fifth Marquis of Hertford on which occasion it was that he put down his title of Prince and took up for future use that of Count. He became, in due course a Vice-Admiral, and in the meantime he also became a sculptor. It is in the latter art that he now mainly busies himself, and he has created many pleasing busts of his royal relatives and some works of greater pretensions than family portraits. An Alfred the Great, a Beaconsfield, and a Prince Imperial...
Category
1880s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Silver
French Art Bronze Brooch St Eloi by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare bronze brooch St Eloi by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin ((French, 1913–1997) circa 1946. Brilliantly designed in the shape of horseshoe with the saint spreading his arms ho...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Sterling Silver Holly Smoke Collection Set from 19th Century - 20th Century
By Puiforcat
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 19th Century (1830) Crowned Lion of Judah shaped censer made of 800-silver by Candido Silva in Buenos Aires for the Bishop Mariano Medrano y Cabrera. 9.5H x 14W x 4D (inch)
Early 19th Century Spanish Colonial Silver oil lamp with lion motif handle. 3.5 H x 6.5Wx 2.5D (inch)
Early 20th Century Sterling Silver tray, lighter and matching holding canister by Buccellati, Milan. 2 H x 13.5W x 12D (inch) and 3 H x 4Wx 2D (inch)
and 3 H x 2.8 D (inch)
19th Century French Sterling Silver tong and spoon by Puiforcat. 1.3 H x 5.6 D (inch) and 1.3 H x 5.6 D (inch)
Early 19th Century Spanish Colonial Sterling Silver incense boat with attached matching spoon. 5 H x 8W x 4.2D (inch)
Early 19th Century English wood canister...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Authentic Italian 18k Gold, Tourmaline and Diamond Earrings by Roberto Legnazzi
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAIR OF VINTAGE ITALIAN 18K GOLD, TOURMALINE, SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND EARRINGS
Designed and crafted by Roberto Legnazzi, Italy circa 1980s
Item # C104256
A very attractive pair of sol...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold
20th Century Art Deco Solid Silver & Guilloche Enamel Ashtrays, C.1929
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th century Art Deco pair of solid silver ash trays, applied with a beautiful blue enamelled borders, Hallmarked English Silver (925 standard), Birmingham, year 1929 (E), Ma...
Category
20th Century British Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Enamel
2000s Italian Green Murano Glass Cactus Plant with Yellow Flowers in Gold Pot
By Fornace Mian
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Italian highly collectible potted glass cactus of limited edition, entirely handcrafted in Murano, with modern Minimalist design blown by Fornace Mian, in a lifelike org...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Organic Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver Nurses Belt Buckle from 1901 by John Tiley
By John Tiley
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London 1901 by John Tiley, this stylish, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Belt Buckle, measures 3.75"(9.5cm) wide a...
Category
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Victorian Carved Bamboo Pelican Cane
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian bamboo cane having a handle carved as stylized pelican with a silver collar and brass tip.
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Brass
Vintage 14k Solid Gold Curb-Link Bracelet, Wearable Length, 30.5 Grams
Located in Shippensburg, PA
14K YELLOW GOLD CURB-LINK BRACELET
Marked "585" and illegible maker's mark; 8" wearable length
Item # C104265
Crafted entirely of 14k yellow gold, this sleek curb-link bracelet is ...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
19th Century Italian Jesus Christ on the Cross Silver
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Refined and delicate figure of Jesus Christ on the cross in silver, 1880s. Great artistic quality please look at the details from the face to...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Vintage Italian Swirling and Woven 18k Gold Earrings
Located in Shippensburg, PA
VINTAGE PAIR OF WOVEN AND SWIRLING 18-KARAT GOLD EARRINGS
Item # C104260
An incredibly eye-catching pair of woven, reeded and swirling earrings executed entirely in 18 karat yellow...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Rare English Silver & Enamel Picture Frame, Allies of 1914
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent and rare English sterling silver photograph frame by the top notch silversmith, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company L...
Category
1910s European Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique English Sterling Silver Cigar / Cheroot Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver six finger cigar/cheroot case; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique sterling silver cheroot case has a rounded rectangular shaped form.
The lobed surface of this antique case is plain and unembellished.
This exceptional cigar/cheroot case secures with a hallmarked push fit catch, allowing access to the six-channelled interior.
Such six-fingered examples are becoming increasingly difficult to locate.
Condition
This antique cheroot holder...
Category
1930s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage 18k Rose & Yellow Gold Bright-Cut Bracelet, 8 1/2" long
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Vintage 18k Rose & Yellow Gold Bright-Cut Bracelet, 8 1/2" long
Item # C104263
An intricately decorated bracelet with links cast entirely in 18 karat yellow and rose gold, the tubul...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
2000s Italian Teal Green Gold Murano Art Glass Cactus Plant with Orange Flowers
By Fornace Mian
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Italian highly collectible potted glass cactus of limited edition, entirely handcrafted in Murano, with modern Minimalist design blown by Fornace Mian, with a lifelike organic modernist shape in crystal overlaid teal green textured Murano glass highlighted with branches and 3 orange bloom flowers, planted in a lime green Murano glass pot worked with pure gold, adding a pearl...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Organic Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Architectural Design Bronze Gothic Revival Winged Gargoyle Sculptures Chandelier
Located in Lisse, NL
This monumental and architectural church fixture could be the perfect addition to your Gothic collection or interior.
If you appreciate the history and beauty of the French Gothic style then this amazing light fixture from the late 1800s could be perfect for you. When we first saw this work of lighting art, we were in awe and, as it goes with great antiques, we still are. The magnificent design, but also the quality of all the handcrafted and bronze elements make this antique chandelier a true work of art and a real joy to look at. With five Gothic style, winged gargoyle...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
A very fine 18k Rose Gold Pendant w/ 340 Diamonds
Located in Shippensburg, PA
18K ROSE GOLD LINK PENDANT WITH 340 DIAMONDS
Item # C104261
An incredibly fine 18 karat rose gold pendant with an ovular form hanging from three cast links, all four elements set w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Bronze Gothic Wall Plaque by S. Norga Depicting Mother Mary in Cinquefoil Halo
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique antique bronze wall plaque by Belgian sculptor Sylvain Norga.
This Gothic Revival work of religious art dates from the Art Deco era and it is a little bit of a rare specimen. For some reason, Sylvain Norga almost always created bronze wall plaques of Christ. In some cases he created bronze plaques with both Jesus and Mary in them, but the ones with only Mary are very hard to find. We find it extra special that this stunning and practical size Mother Mary sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Fine Modernist 14k Gold Necklace by Metropolitan Museum of Art
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A FINE VINTAGE 14K YELLOW GOLD 25" NECKLACE BY THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
Item # C104258
A very finely cast necklace designed for the Metropitan Museum of Art, it is executed i...
Category
20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Late 20th Century Silver Mezuzah Case by Shuki Freiman
By Shuki Freiman
Located in New York, NY
Late 20th century silver Mezuzah case handmade by the artist Shuki Freiman. The base of the mezuzah case is adorned with floral engraving throughout, while the cylinder is decorated ...
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Lord Mountbatten by Greta Berlin, 1989
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This bronze is the maquette for a sculpture of Lord Louis Mountbatten wearing a naval duffel coat, peaked cap and sea boots and holding a pair of binoculars. It is set on a highly polished black stone base and inscribed on the back ‘Mountbatten Study, G. Berlin no. 3 of 3’. English, 1989.
We are indebted to Ms Berlin for her kind help in supplying the following information. “I made this piece as a working model, maquette, to show, along with another image, to the clients who were offering the commission for the nine-foot bronze of Lord Mountbatten...
Category
1980s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Pair, Maison Lancel Gilt Bronze Sconces Ruffled Opaline Glass Shade France, 1950
By Maison Lancel, E. Guillemard
Located in Miami, FL
Superb pair of Maison Lancel gilt bronze sconces, wall lights with original white ruffled Opaline glass shade.
These animal sculpture lighting was made in the style of E. Guillemard...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Queen Victoria’s Silver Coffee Service by William Bateman & Daniel Ball
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Queen Victoria’s silver coffee service, by William Bateman & Daniel Ball, comprising a coffee pot and burner, a cream jug and a sugar basin, each...
Category
1830s English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Compass with Pocket Sundial, with Case, Bronze, Butterfield, Michael '1635-1724'
Located in Madrid, ES
Compass with pocket sundial, with case. Bronze. BUTTERFIELD, Michael (1635-1724). Paris, circa 1700.
Pocket sundial made of engraved metal, with a gno...
Category
Early 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Other
Mid-20th Century Syrian Silver and Gold Mezuzah Case
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver and gold mezuzah case. Made in a Damascened technique, the case is inlaid with silver and gold, to create a beautiful, primitively crafted...
Category
Mid-20th Century Syrian Islamic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Silver
Limited Edition Kids Cart 22K in Gold, Steel & Bronze by Christopher Kreiling
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 22K Gold plated Cart for Kids is the ultimate luxury accessory and usable sculpture.
The Cart is made of 22-Karat Gold plated stainless steel and brass with smooth ball bearings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Brass
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Double Pipe Holder
Located in VALENZA, IT
Queen Anne style double pipe holder in solid silver.
The pipe holders have a round fluted base pods and are fixed on the silver tray with small bolts that are removable for cleanin...
Category
1990s Italian Queen Anne Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
2000s Italian Moss Green Gold Murano Art Glass Cactus Plant with White Flower
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Italian highly collectible potted glass cactus of limited edition, entirely handcrafted in Murano, with modern Minimalist design blown by Fornace Mian, in a lifelike org...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Minimalist Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
1950s Sterling Silver English Padlocked Charm Bracelet with Seventeen Charms
Located in Haarlem, NL
This English 1950s heavy sterling silver bracelet has 17 large three-dimensional charms and opens or closes with a heart shaped padlock on a little safety chain.
Some of the charms have moving or opening parts.
The windmill really turns, the lid of the beer mug opens, the ship opens up, the leaves on the orange are separate from the orange, the bellow bellows, the treasury chest opens, the corn has loose leaves and the scissors 'cut'.
Three of them are European solid silver pendants:
the acorn (Italy 925)
the long pendant (sword Dutch 835, used from 1906-1953)
the German beer mug...
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1950s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silvered Sea Shell Lister's Conch
Located in New York, NY
Lister's conch fully silvered shell 5". Creel and Gow has been working with the same atelier in Rome, Italy for over 20 years to make our signature silvered shells. Our workshop has ...
Category
2010s Italian Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vivien Mallock: Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Portrait Roundel, 2012
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This is the bronze maquette for a bas-relief portrait commissioned by the City of Winchester in honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. The final roundel is six feet in diameter and is shaped as a Winchester Rose with Queen Elizabeth II in the centre. She is wearing a three-strand diamond necklace and the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. Signed ‘VM 1’. English, 2012.
The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara was made by the House of Garrard...
Category
2010s English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Bronze Boat Steering Wheel
Located in Norwell, MA
Rare late 19th century Launch steering wheel with gear lever. Six spoke with wood handles. Highly polished. Tip to tip 15.5; depth 6.75"; hub diameter 4-5/8"; clutch hb 3.25"; handle...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Chinese Double Gourd Hairpin, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Although eyes were certainly drawn to the high, fan-shaped headdresses that Qing-dynasty women affixed to back of their heads, it was the finishing touch of a hairpin or two that com...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
20th Century Silver Plated Statue of a Retriever Dog, C.1920
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Stunning early-20th century large silver plated statue, beautifully and realistically modelled as a retriever, with a hinged head and set with gla...
Category
20th Century European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century Dutch Silver Pipe Stopper with Ship
Located in Delft, NL
A 19th century Dutch silver pipe stopper with ship.
A ship on a plateau on the stem. The stem is openwork and twisted. The pipe cleaner was originally a simple instrument only intended to empty the pipe bowl. 19th Century and Dutch hallmarked with the "Sword" used from 1814-1906. The silversmith mark is faded
The size of the pipe cleaner is 10,5 cm high, 2 cm wide and the depth is 0,7 cm
( 4.1 Inch x 0.8 Inch x 0.3 Inch)
The weight is 14 grams
The silver version of the pipe cleaner, consisting of a pen topped by a figure, has no relation to the luxurious multi-piece garnish or the clipping tube. It originated from the simple brass or copper predecessor or the more popular variant of wood, bone or in a rare case also ivory. It is a consumable with only one purpose: to remove the tobacco plug at the bottom of the pipe bowl and to clean the kettle. The point is the working part of the object, the decorative element functions as a handle. In addition to the pipe stopper intended for pressing the smoldering tobacco, the rooting tool is an indispensable tool for the smoker to empty the pipe bowl after smoking.
Strangely enough, there is little relationship between the pipe stopper on the one hand and the pipe rooter on the other. It is especially remarkable that the silver rooters...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Pflueger Summit 1993-L Engraved and Jeweled Fishing Reel with Box, Bag & Papers
By Pflueger
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This bait fishing reel was made by Pflueger of the United States in the period and style of the Art Deco era. The reel is plated with nickel silver and intricately engraved with jewe...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Ancient Roman Bronze Crossbow Fibula or Toga Pin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine ancient Roman bronze fibula.
A so-called 'crossbow' fibula.
From the private collection of Lawrence Majewski, who was a former conservator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art....
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Sundial and Compass with Case, Schrettegger, Johan, Augsburg, Germany, Ca 1800
Located in Madrid, ES
Sundial and compass with case. Bronze. SCHRETTEGGER, Johan. Augsburg, Germany, around 1800.
Sundial with a polygonal shape made of bronze, engraved with plant elements on the front,...
Category
Late 18th Century German Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Other
Meershaum Pipe with the Head of Julius Caesar, Vienna 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Carved meershaum pipe, with amber mouthpiece and silver band. In the bowl of the pipe, the head of the dictator Julius Caesar, is depicted with a laurel wreath on his head. Original ...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Silver
1802, Richmond “Gold Cup”, by Robert Adam, Paul Storr and Robert Makepeace
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This exceptional silver-gilt trophy was made by Paul Storr in 1802, by arrangement with the London retailer Robert Makepeace. It is in the form of a classi...
Category
Early 1800s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Colen Hewer Cheshire Sterling Silver Cigarette Case
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Colen Hewer Cheshire sterling silver cigarette case.
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Antique Bronze Figure of a Lady Golfer
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Jose Dunach Bronze Lady Golf Figure.
A very nice French Art Deco style sculpture of a lady golfer mounted on a round naturalistic base, the golfer ...
Category
1920s French Sporting Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Bronze and Cloisonne Wall Barometer and Letter Holder
Located in Dallas, TX
Accessorize an office or study with this elegant antique barometer. Crafted in France circa 1850, the scientific instrument with hunt motifs throughout, features deer, bird and a let...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Bronze
English Victorian Ebonized Cane with Stirrup Top
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian ebonized cane with silver stirrup loop top.
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Israeli Ben Zion Sterling Silver Shabbat Candlesticks Candle Holders Judaica
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage pair of Ben Zion Israel sterling silver candlesticks / Shabbat / holiday candle holders with ornated tapered form and scalloped details. Marked inside cups.
Provenance : J...
Category
Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Late 19th Silver-Plated American Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, silver-plated Hanukkah lamp made in the United States. Typical of late 19th century revivalism in Judaica, the lamp is designed in a combination of styles such as the rococo scrollwork and diamond pattern and the Gothic niches...
Category
Late 19th Century American Rococo Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique and Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities for Sale
Antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities can bring whimsy and wonder to any interior.
Decorating with old scientific instruments, historical memorabilia and vintage musical instruments, as well as other authentic collectibles and curiosities that can be found on 1stDibs, presents an opportunity to create a unique, natural history museum-like atmosphere in your home that can provoke conversation as often as it pays tribute to how far we’ve come in understanding our world.
And bringing collectibles and curiosities into your space is actually on trend — Wunderkammern, or curiosity cabinets, were all the rage in Europe during the 1500s and continued to have adherents there and in the U.S. in the following centuries. Today, however, they’re experiencing a real surge in popularity and influencing how many interior designers are furnishing and decorating homes — combining contemporary with antique, scientific with tribal, earthly with extraterrestrial, Les Lalanne tables with Flemish tapestries.
The original Wunderkammern were entire rooms filled with objects demonstrating their owners’ worldly knowledge: A proper one included artificiala or preciosa (objets d’art); naturalia (such as skeletons, shells, minerals); exotica (taxidermy or dried plants); and scientifica (scientific instruments), frequently alongside religious relics and ancient artifacts.
Pay tribute to a history of rich and diverse musical traditions that have taken shape all over the world by decorating your home with a collection of antique and vintage musical instruments — with a little help from strong hanging wire or some wall hooks, vintage brass instruments such as a gong, French horn or trumpet can help elevate a home office or complement the efforts you’ve made to ensure a welcoming vibe in your home’s entryway. Bells or antique wind instruments can add provocative metallic contrasts to dark woods as tabletop decorative objects.
Create an intriguing focal point with Georgian scientific instruments, such as stick barometers with mahogany cases or lacquered brass telescopes. These items stem from an era named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who ruled England in succession starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). Just as there was beautiful jewelry produced during the period that today is coveted by collectors, there is much to be found in the collectibles and curiosities realm too.
Wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design are contributing factors to certain trends in decorating — just as vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or home accents in a bedroom or foyer, decorating with globes, maps or nautical objects is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes.
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