Collectibles and Curiosities
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Italian Typewriter "Olivetti Linea 88", Design Ettore Sottsass, 1966
Located in Palermo, IT
Italian typewriter "Olivetti Linea 88", Design Ettore Sottsass, 1966
Good condition.
Features: Standard manual typewriter.
Keyboard: 46 keys, corresponding to 92 symbols.
Ribbon: 13...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Embracing Beauty: Serene Spaces for Living
Located in New York, NY
The highly anticipated second book from esteemed, Atlanta-based interior designer Webb, known for her ethereal, lushly textured interiors, is a study in organic elegance.
Webb is an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Map of the American State of Maryland & Delaware, 1903
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Antique map of Maryland And Delaware
Published By A & C Black. 1903
Original colour
Good condition
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Fox Figural Cigar Cutter, silvered Metal 1930s or older
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1930s or older silvered Metal Cigar Cutter. Very rare large size cigar cutter in the form of a fox. Found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. It has its all origin...
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1930s German Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
A vintage marble backgammon game set, 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A vintage marble backgammon game set, 20th century. In pink, black, and gray marble.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
Decorative gemstone Laundry Clip Mariposita Green
Located in Pacasmayo, PE
Green mariposita clip with certified artisan origin. Shop with confidence, receive authenticity.
DAR Proyectos carves the uniquely Peruvian gemstones...
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21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Multi-gemstone
1970s Stunning Pink and White Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster Handmade Made in I
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Stunning pink and white chess set in Volterra alabaster. Handmade. Made in Italy, this set is in excellent condition, with all the pieces intact and flawless.
So rare to find i...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Alabaster
1960s Stunning Smoking Set in Ceramic by Rosenthal. Made in Germany
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Stunning Smoking Set in Ceramic by Rosenthal. Made in Germany The table lighter works perfeclty. This smoking set is in excellent condition.
Dimension :
Ashtray 5,51 x 3,93 x ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Onyx
Luger Pistol Table Lighter, 1970s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This handsome lighter is cast in the shape of a 12 inch Luger pistol. An incredibly rare piece, perfect for any collector of smoking paraphernalia firearm enthusiast, or history buff...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$625 / item
Madame Grès: Couture Paris
Located in New York, NY
Madame Grès Couture Paris
Text by Olivier Saillard, Contributions by Anne Graire
The definitive monograph on iconic Parisian designer Madame Grès, seen b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$65 / item
Salvador Dalí Porcelain Ashtray by Limoges, Limited Edition, 1989
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite porcelain ashtray, crafted by Limoges, features an iconic Salvador Dalí artwork reproduced in stunning detail. Highlighting the surrealist genius of Dalí, the piece sh...
Category
1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Craps Casino Table Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The coolest table lighter, cast in the shape of a Craps table. This vintage piece has meticulous details with miniature red and white loose dice that sit atop a green felt board. The...
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1980s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
19th Century Turkish Antique Massive Metal Anchor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A massive, antique Turkish anchor made of cast iron, in good condition. The large detailed metal décor piece was recovered from the ocean floor, 80 miles south of Izmir. Encrusted wi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Turkish Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Iron
Bunny Williams: Life in the Garden
Located in New York, NY
Author Bunny Williams, Photographs by Annie Schlechter
A natural sequel to the seminal An Affair with a House, this is Bunny Williams’ most ambitious book to date.
Inviting us into her impressive grounds with charming personal anecdotes, expert advice, and creative ideas for how to bring natural elements into the home, this is a testament to Bunny Williams’ love affair with the garden and woodlands surrounding her eighteenth-century manor house in Northwestern Connecticut.
A popular stop on the Garden Conservancy circuit, Williams’ property boasts a parterre garden...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$60 / item
Heidi Caillier: Memories of Home: Interiors
Located in New York, NY
In her debut book, designer Heidi Caillier shows how to mix moody color with layers of pattern, natural materials, and textures to create spaces that are both beautifully curated and comfortably livable.
Heidi Caillier believes that our homes should create a sense of place, and serve as the setting for lifelong memories. In her first book, she shares twelve houses from across the country, from the islands of Puget Sound to the Berkshires. The rooms of these houses are simultaneously nostalgic and of the moment. Caillier is a master of mixing patterns, combining florals with graphic lines and shapes, as well as using deeper, muddy colors to create coziness and warmth. There is a tension between masculine and feminine...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Disco Ball Mirror Mosaic With Rotor, diameter 20 cm, never used
Located in Palermo, IT
Disco ball mirror mosaic with rotor, diameter 20 cm, never used
This object is part of a series found in a warehouse of a shop specializing in the sale of disco products.
Excellent c...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mirror
Pink Floyd Original Concert Poster for Oakland Coliseum by Randy Tuten, 1977
By Randy Tuten
Located in Devon, GB
An original first-printing concert poster for a performance by Pink Floyd at the Oakland Coliseum in California on 9-10 May 1977 during their 'In The Flesh' tour in support of their ...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rocky
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for Rocky 1967. This is one of the greatest boxing film ever. The film received ten Academy Award nominations and won three, including Best Picture. It was a...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,121
Defining Style The Book of Interior Design
Located in New York, NY
Discover 25 of the most recognizable design styles through 150 residential interiors from the world’s leading designers
From Coastal to Contemporary, Maximal to Mediterranean, Tailored to Textured, this inspirational lookbook guides beginners and enthusiasts alike through the most timeless interior design styles of the last century.
Learn to identify and understand each style like an expert through introductory texts describing key tenets and featured real-world examples by today’s best contemporary designers, such as Studio Shamshiri, Laura Gonzalez, and Vincenzo De Cotiis...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Giant Jewel stone dice – set of 2 gem stones
Located in Pacasmayo, PE
Blue and green dice, ideal for collectors seeking exclusive and high-quality pieces.
Bring the magic home with this set of 2 oversized gemstone dice by DAR Proyectos. Play with Ande...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Multi-gemstone
1970s Grundig Cube Box Design Speaker Set Futuristic Mid Century Modern
By Grundig
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Original Grundig Cube Speaker Audiorama Design.
Amazon design, cube shape mounted in tripod base. Original vintage unrestored.
Speaker box 12 h x 8.5 d x 7.25 w
Pr...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
18th Century Italian Antique Oil Painting on Canvas, Madonna in prayer
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We are pleased to present this captivating religious painting of the Italian school, painted in oil on canvas in the 18th century. This wonderful painting depicting the Madonna in pr...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
Queen Conch Shell Aliger Gigas Rare Souvenir Marine Arena Johns Pass Florida 8"
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare marked mid century natural Queen Conch sea shell (Aliger gigas) souvenir from Marine Arena Johns Pass Florida. Off white with a slight flush of coral-pink. Nautical, Maritime, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
$188 Sale Price
20% Off
Natural Matching Pair Whole Complete Giant Clam Sea Shell Tridacna Gugas 10"
Located in Dayton, OH
Beautiful complete natural specimen, Tridacna Gigantas / Giant Clam shell / fossil featuring matching top and bottom halves. White in color. Seven folds. N...
Category
Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
$940 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Suit of 16th Century Style Armour - Castell Gyrn 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous hand crafted complete suit of 16th Century style armour dating from the second half of the 20th century.
The fully articulated suit is mounted on a wooden stand complete with a two handed double edged sword.
This is an fabulous quality life size suit of armour...
Category
1960s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Antique English Brass Cased Folding Magnifying Glass c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
A lovely shaped little folding / pocket magnifying glass which folds into a shaped brass case, marked "Made In England".
Dating to c.1920, remaining in excellent condition measuring...
Category
1920s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
18kt Gold and Natural Diamonds "Zenith" Women's Watch, Manual Winding, 1970s
By Zenith
Located in Palermo, IT
18kt Gold and Natural Diamonds "Zenith" Women's Watch, Manual Winding, 1970s
Very elegant, working clock.
18kt white gold and 0.64 ct natural diamonds.
The case has a diameter of 22m...
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1970s Swiss Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Inside Marrakesh: Enchanting Homes and Gardens
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary design meets Marrakesh's splendid artistic heritage in a fresh burst of color, form, and texture through a panoply of sensual houses and gardens. Noted designer Meryanne Loum-Martin provides entrée into the extraordinary residences of this fabled city's leading tastemakers.
This exquisite book showcases the stunning properties of the world's leading design connoisseurs, including Jasper Conran, Lynn Guinness, Vanessa Branson, and Helen and Brice Marden, who have transformed Marrakesh's exotic style into unexpected but elegant expressions. The story of design in Marrakesh begins with the contributions of Bill Willis, Yves Saint Laurent, and Pierre Bergé, who fearlessly fused Moroccan elements--zellige tilework, rugs, pottery, fountains, woodwork, metalwork, and tadelakt wall treatments...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1960's 70's modernist silverplated cigarette box by Gabriella Crespi, signed
Located in London, Fitzrovia
A rare modernist silver plated cigarette box by Gabriella Crespi, Engraved Signature, circa 1960's to 1970's. Streamlined, looks very chic!
Please note that our handling time is of...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Italian Alabaster Bust of a Young Woman, Possibly Saint Catherine of Siena c1890
Located in Lisse, NL
Museum quality sculpture of a serene possibly Saint Catherine of Siena.
This exquisite Italian alabaster bust, carved circa 1890 and set upon a dark, polished marble base, emanates ...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Neon Cube Radio Box 8801 Japanese Pop Tech Transparent Acrylic Blue Glow 1978
Located in Lisboa, PT
This Neon Cube Radio Box, manufactured in 1978, is a striking example of late 20th-century electronic design that merges playful aesthetics with technical transparency. Housed in a f...
Category
1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Sputnik Space Age Table Weather Station, Relative Hygrometer, West Germany, 60s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Midcentury Modern Space Age Weather station made by Huger in the 60s, consisting of a thermometer, hygrometer and barometer made in West Germany the weather station is made of a chro...
Category
1960s German Space Age Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
House of a Lifetime, a Collector’s Journey in Tangier
Located in New York, NY
The House of a Lifetime: A Collector’s Journey in Tangier
Author Umberto Pasti and Ngoc Minh Ngo, Foreword by Madison Cox
A photographic to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1968-1970 Hardbound Vogue Magazines, Set of 9
By Vogue
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of nine hardcover cloth bound ex-libris Vogue magazines from 1968-1970. Dark green cloth binding with gold embossed lettering.
Featuring many iconic covers and editorials from D...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas, Paper
$1,200 / set
David Kleinberg: Interiors
Located in New York, NY
Revered interior designer David Kleinberg invites readers inside a selection of projects representing the height of sophistication, luxury, and refinement
For over 35 years, David K...
Category
2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$65 / item
Traditional Vintage Catalan Soda Syphon, circa 1990
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage metal and glass traditional Catalan soda syphon. By unknown manufacturer, made in circa 1990. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preser...
Category
1990s French Rustic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$631 Sale Price
25% Off
The Gernsheim Collection, Edited by Roy Flukinger, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Gernsheim Collection, Edited by Roy Flukinger. University of Texas Press, Sep 1, 2010. One of the most important collections of photography in the world. Amassed by the renowned husband-and-wife team of Helmut and Alison Gernsheim between 1945 and 1963, it contains an unparalleled range of images, beginning with the world's earliest-known photograph from nature, made by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce in 1826. It includes some 35,000 major and representative photographs from the 19th and 20th c; a research library of some 3,600 books, journals, and published articles; about 250 autographed letters and manuscripts; and more than 200 pieces of early photographic equipment. Its encyclopedic scope—as well as the expertise and taste with which the Gernsheims built the collection—makes the Gernsheim Collection one of the world's premier resources for the study and appreciation of the development of photography.
Published to coincide with a landmark exhibition staged by the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin, which owns the collection, this book presents masterpieces of the collection, along with lesser-known images of great historical significance. Arranged in chronological order, this selection effectively constitutes a visual history of photography from its beginnings to the mid-20th c. Each full-page image is accompanied by an extensive annotation in which Roy Flukinger describes the photograph's place in the evolution of photography and also within the Gernsheim Collection. Flukinger also provides an enlightening introduction in which he traces the Gernsheims' passionate careers as collectors and pioneering historians of photography, showing how their untiring efforts significantly contributed to the acceptance of photography as a fine art and as a field worthy of intellectual inquiry. Appreciations of the Gernsheim Collection by Alison Nordström and Mark Haworth...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Map of Ancient Greece, Achaia, Corinth, 1786
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of Ancient Greece. Showing the region of Thessaly, including Mount Olympus
Drawn by J.D. Barbie Du Bocage
Copper plate engraving by P.F Tardieu
Original hand color...
Category
1780s French Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Les Opalines by Christine Vincendeau, First Edition
By Christine Vincendeau
Located in valatie, NY
Les Opalines by Christine Vincendeau. Les Editions de l'Amateur 1998. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 190p with many color illustrations. Now considered the bible on opalin...
Category
1990s French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Hen on Nest Tureen Doll House Accessory Antique German, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A petite antique German doll or doll house accessory. Made of depression glass. Nice for every decoration in your dollhouse or doll kitchen.
It is in ver...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Vintage Map of the Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles
Located in Langweer, NL
Vintage map titled 'Antilles'. Original map of the Antilles. Shows the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola (subdivided into the nations of the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. Also shows the Lesser Antilles...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$134 Sale Price
20% Off
Eileen Gray: Objects and Furniture Design (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
by Sandra Dachs, Patricia De Muga & Laura Garcia Hintzo
Focuses on Eileen Gray, a breakaway designer in a world dominated by male-centric style schools
Besides an introductory essay, each title in the By Architects series is compiled by key modern architects through sketches, drawings, photos of the original productions, and ambient shootings
A design-orientated book for a design-orientated series, Eileen Gray boasts an innovative layout and a special binding
Neglected for most of her career, Eileen Gray (1878-1976) is now regarded as one of the most important furniture designers and architects of the early twentieth century and the most influential woman in those fields. Her work inspired both modernism and Art Deco.
Eileen Gray was to stand alone throughout her career, first as a lacquer artist, then a furniture designer, and finally as an architect. At a time when other leading designers were almost all male and mostly members of one movement or another - whether a loose grouping like De Stijl in the Netherlands, or a formal one such as the Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne - Gray remained staunchly independent.
Her design style was as distinctive as her way of working. Gray developed an opulent, luxuriant take on the geometric forms and industrially produced materials used by the International Style designers, such as Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand and Mies van der Rohe, who shared much of her ideology. Her voluptuous leather and tubular steel Bibendum Chair and clinically chic E-1027 glass and tubular steel table...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A House in Maine
Located in New York, NY
Author Nina Campbell, with Giles Kime, Photographs by Paul Raeside
The interior design of this New England seaside escape—by decorating legend Nina Campbell—explores a myriad of the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$60 / item
Important Utah/MIT Dextrous Hand Robotic Prototype
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is one of two early examples of this ground breaking experimental robotic hand. Its known as the Dextrous Hand and was designed at MIT in Utah and built by Sarcos Inc. and is si...
Category
20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Ashtrays and Lighter in Crystal by Rosenthal Studio Linie Design, 1970s
Located in taranto, IT
particular set consisting of a Ronson lighter and crystal ashtray, with an inclined shape, in the style of mangiarotti design
measurements: the ashtr...
Category
1970s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal
The Very Small Home Japanese Ideas for Living Well in Limited Space 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Very Small Home: Japanese Ideas for Living Well in Limited Space Azby Brown and Kengo Kuma. Kodansha International Ltd - Kodansha America Inc, 2005. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. The Very Small Home is a book that surveys the creative design innovations of small houses in Japan. Eighteen recently built and unusual houses, from ultramodern to Japanese rustic...
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Early 2000s Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Lalique "Arethuse" Masque De Femme Art Deco Black & Clear Crystal Set
By René Lalique
Located in Delft, NL
Lalique "Arethuse" Masque De Femme Art Deco Black & Clear Crystal set
A set of 2 black resin pendants and a brooch with clear crystal on black resin and the pendants with twisted ...
Category
20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal
Ladies Wristwatch of 18k gold by Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe for Georg Jensen
By Georg Jensen
Located in Berlin, BE
Ladies Wristwatch of 18k gold by Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe for Georg Jensen, 1970s
Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe (1927–2004) was one of Sweden's most important 20th century silversmiths and the first female silversmith to attract international attention. She secured her first exhibition aged 21. By the late 1940s and early 1950s, she was part of the Paris art studio fraternity, counting Picasso and Billie Holiday as friends.?
Torun created the Vivianna watch in 1962, a spoon-shaped ‘never-ending’ bangle with a mirrored dial and simple hands but devoid of numerals. Originally commissioned for an exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, she said her decision to leave out the hour markers suggested a kind of non-time, so that each time the wearer looked at the dial, the message that ‘life is now...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Treasures of the Qing Court, a Personal Perspective London 7 Nov. 2012 Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Treasures of The Qing Court, A Personal Perspective London 7 November 2012
by Sotheby's. 1st Ed softcover auction catalog. The Qing dynasty, officially the Great Qing, was the last ...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Mid-Century Italian Giorgio Armani Eye Glasses Factice Shop Display Piece
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a rare and unique item! The Armani Eyeglasses Factic for display in a shop comes with its original cardboard packaging and is made of metal a...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Men's Leather - Covered Bicycle Tobacco and Green
Located in Milan, IT
The frame of this eye-catching men's bicycle is covered in hand sewn leather, ensuring it will stand out and make a striking impression. Its high-qua...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
$4,543 / item
1980's Postmodern Babysitters Club Clear Transistor Collectible Phone
Located in San Diego, CA
Really cool and hard to find in working condition lucite clear phone, a classic from the 1980's era great condition very light use. by Conairphone.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lucite
Three Volume Set, Il Mobile Del Settecento, Ottocento, Novecento 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Il Mobile del Settecento, Ottocento, Novecento, three volume set. De Agostoni, Novara, Italy, 1996. 1st Ed hardcovers with dust jackets and in slipcase. 3 volumes, each filled with c...
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1990s Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Small Library of Ten Volumes of Vintage Fishing Books Largely First Editions
Located in San Francisco, CA
This library of 10 books (mostly 1st Editions) contains 3 volumes with dust jackets:
Nymph Fishing in Practice by Oliver Kite, London Herbert Jenkins (reprinted 1969)
The Salmon by...
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20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of a Scene in American Revolution, The Spirit of '76. '1862'
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print titled 'The Spirit of - 76'.
Original engraving showing a scene of the American Revolution. Made after a painting by Tompkins Harrison Matteson.
Ar...
Category
1860s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$938 Sale Price
20% Off
Horses and Dogs by Eerelman, 1895
Located in Langweer, NL
'Horses and Dogs' by O. Eerelman. With descriptive text, translated from the Dutch by Clara Bell. With 15 full page illustrations, frontispiece and numerous...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$433 Sale Price
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Disco Ball Mirror Mosaic With Rotor, diameter 15 cm, never used
Located in Palermo, IT
Disco ball mirror mosaic with rotor, diameter 15 cm, never used
This object is part of a series found in a warehouse of a shop specializing in the sale of disco products.
Excellent c...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mirror
STILL: The Art of Noticing
Located in New York, NY
The astonishing culmination of the artist-author’s decade-plus project to capture beauty, commemorate place, and see the world more fully
Every day (every single day) for over a dec...
Category
2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$60 / item
Antique Print of the 'Westerkerk' Church in Amsterdam, Holland, 1765
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'De Wester-Kerk van binnen, naar 't Oosten, te zien. This print depicts a church interior in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. This print originates from ' Amsterdam, ...
Category
18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$134 Sale Price
20% Off
DUPONT Paris 1940-1945 Deco Petrol Pocket Lighter In Solid Aluminum
By S.T. Dupont
Located in Miami, FL
A Dupont petrol lighter made in France.
This is a very nice pocket petrol lighter created in Paris France during the post war period, back in the 1940's. The lighter has been produc...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
$525 Sale Price
30% Off
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.
Find a wide range of antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities on 1stDibs.
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Medal-Worthy Memorabilia from Epic Past Olympic Games
Get into the games! These items celebrate the events, athletes, host countries and sporting spirit.
Ahoy! You’ve Never Seen a Collection of Sailor Art and Kitsch Quite Like This
French trendsetter and serial collector Daniel Rozensztroch tells us about his obsession with objects related to seafaring men.
Pamela Shamshiri Shares the Secrets behind Her First-Ever Book and Its Effortlessly Cool Interiors
The sought-after designer worked with the team at Hoffman Creative to produce a monograph that beautifully showcases some of Studio Shamshiri's most inspiring projects.
Moroccan Artworks and Objects Take Center Stage in an Extraordinary Villa in Tangier
Italian writer and collector Umberto Pasti opens the doors to his remarkable cave of wonders in North Africa.
Montecito Has Drawn Royalty and Celebrities, and These Homes Are Proof of Its Allure
Hollywood A-listers, ex-pat aristocrats and art collectors and style setters of all stripes appreciate the allure of the coastal California hamlet — much on our minds after recent winter floods.
Whaam! Blam! Pow! — a New Book on Pop Art Packs a Punch
Publishing house Assouline and writer Julie Belcove have teamed up to trace the history of the genre, from Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Yayoi Kusama to Mickalene Thomas and Jeff Koons.
The Sparkling Legacy of Tiffany & Co. Explained, One Jewel at a Time
A gorgeous new book celebrates — and memorializes — the iconic jeweler’s rich heritage.
What Makes a Gem-Encrusted Chess Set Worth $4 Million?
The world’s most opulent chess set, weighing in at 513 carats, is literally fit for a king and queen.