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Antique Chinese Mahjong Game Set in Fitted Locking Leather Case with Key
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique Mahjong set is presumed to have originated from China and date to approximately 1900 and done in the Chinese Export style. The tiles a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Bakelite
1970s Andy Warhol Art in America
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Andy Warhol issue of Art in America magazine, featuring four articles on the artist ("Warhol: The Medium As Cultural Artifact," "A Catalogue Raisonn...
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1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Collection 1900s Edwardian Miniature Tin Toys Farm Animals People and Park Trees
Located in Haarlem, NL
Large collection of tin 1900s Edwardian miniature toy figures.
A few tin houses a shed, gazebo's, flower arches, lots of trees and shrubs. Dovecote, pretty fences, a bench, a parrot tree, a birdcage, a plant Stand, a fountain, farm animals and lots of human figures in Edwardian clothing
about:
29 trees (trees shrubs, palmtrees)
11 decorative fences
2 arches
18 figures (girl with dog, a couple, lady with...
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Tin
Picasso in Antibes by Dor De La Souchère, 1960
By Romuald Dor de la Souchère 1
Located in London, GB
Picasso in Antibes by Dor De La Souchère.
Published by Perry Lund, Humphries & Company Ltd. 1960.
First edition.
Photographs by Marianne Greenwood, ...
Category
1960s British Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
General William Tecumseh Sherman Autograph
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A RARE and FULLY AUTHENTIC General William Tecumseh Sherman Autograph.
Last page of a hand written letter, circa 1885-1890.
P...
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Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Sterling Ruby 'Phaidon Contemporary Artists Series'
Located in New York City, NY
A comprehensive study of one of the most versatile artists and acute observers of our time, who fuses art and fashion
American artist Sterling Ruby works in a large variety of media, including sculpture, ceramics, painting, and video art. Ruby is influenced by a wide range of sources, including marginalized societies, maximum-security prisons, modernist architecture, artefacts and antiquities, graffiti, waste and consumption, and urban gangs. Through these, he examines the psychological space where individual expression confronts social constraint.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kate Fowle is chief curator for Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow and director-at-large at Independent Curators International (ICI) in New York.
Franklin Sirmans is director of the Pérez Art Museum in Miami.
Jessica Morgan is director of the Dia Art Foundation in New York.
Sterling Ruby is based in Los Angeles and is represented by SpruthMagers (London, Berlin,
Los Angeles), Xavier Hufkens...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Cathedrals Masterpieces of Architecture, Feats of Engineering, Icons of Faith
Located in New York, NY
Author Simon Jenkins
The acclaimed best-selling author and popular historian explores the history of Europe via its cathedrals.
Beautifully illustrated with color photographs throughout, this joyous exploration of the history of Western civilization showcases the cathedral’s central role in the European imagination. A masterful writer, Jenkins tells the stories behind these stone wonders: the architects that made them possible, the triumphs of engineering, the artists who enriched their décor, and the inevitable human follies of those who were involved in their building, from the artisans and workers to the wealthy donors and the faithful who worshipped beneath their soaring spires and majestic domes.
Simon Jenkins is the critically acclaimed, award-winning author of best-selling works that make history accessible. Blending insight and authority with personal reflections and experiences, he deftly reveals the history, design, and significance of each of these enduring monuments to the human spirit from popular favorites like St. Paul’s and the Duomo in Florence to less well-known masterpieces well worth a trip. Europe’s cathedrals are treasure troves of art and repositories of history that attract hundreds or thousands of visitors every year.
About The Author
Simon Jenkins is author of many bestsellers including A Short History of England, A Short History of Europe, A Short History of London, England’s Thousand Best Churches, and England’s Cathedrals...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Map Exploring The World, Midi Format
Located in New York City, NY
A compelling exploration of the ways that humans have mapped the world throughout history - now in a compact new edition
Map: Exploring the World brings together more than 250...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Early 20th C Pair Transverse Section's of Fossil Sponges Natural History Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Pair of Transverse Section's of Fossil Sponges (Ventriculites), housed in there original cardboard and glazed display boxes with labels
From the upper chalk, Kent. Ex museum colle...
Category
Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Natural Fiber
Fine Taxidermy Hamerkop by Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
Hammerhead (Scopus umbretta) is a medium sized wading bird. The shape of his head with a long bill and crest at the back looks like a hammer. This gave the species its name after the Afrikaans word for hammerhead ‘Hamerkop’. We sculpted this Hamerkop in a very gracious and friendly pose. Its base is tailor made with antique wood and velvet. Housend under an antique 19th century glass dome...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Animal Skin
Inventing the California Look
Located in New York, NY
Inventing the California Look: Interiors by Frances Elkins, Michael Taylor, John Dickinson, and Other Design Innovators
Author Philip E. Meza, Photographs by Fred Lyon, Foreword b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
King Edward VII Coronation Flag, 1902
Located in Hastings, GB
British Royal Family
A rare and Historical Royal Coronation flag from The Coronation Of HRH King Edward VII, this flag was produced to commemorate t...
Category
Early 1900s English Empire Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Scientific Electrostatic Van de Graaff Electrostatic Generator Apparatus
Located in Lafayette, IN
Vintage Van de Graaff electrostatic generator apparatus by the Sargent Welch Scientific Instrument Company. This appears to be a manual version with our the ...
Category
1960s American Machine Age Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Large Metal Gulf Gas Station Sign
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic gas station memorabilia.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Brass Boat Compass in Varnished Wood Box
Located in Norwell, MA
Classic early 20th century boat compass by American Maker. The gimballed compass has been meticulously polished and lacquered. This classic marine instrument is fitted to its origina...
Category
1940s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Church Traditional Altar Cloth, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious altar cloth artwork of a Spanish church.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950.
In original condit...
Category
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
French Memorial Easel Featuring Madonna & Child by F. Biscay & Cie
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
A beautifully engraved gilded and silvered copper religious memorial easel with Madonna & Child. It was made by F. Biscay & Cie of Paris, France. It features an easel back leg for st...
Category
Early 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Turqouise Stone Vintage Pewter Pendant by Jørgen Jensen, Danmark 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful turqious blue stone pewter necklace by jeweller Jørgen Jensen, Denmark 1950s.
The pendant has six eggshaped stones with crackeled copper colored details inside the stones. ...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Pewter
Shingle and Stone: Thomas Kligerman Houses
By Phaidon
Located in New York City, NY
A deluxe new monograph that presents a selection of elegantly sumptuous houses by renowned architect Thomas Kligerman.
Over the past forty years, Thomas Kligerman has been immersed in the history of residential architecture, weaving together sources from English and European traditions with the American vernacular, particularly the Puebloan style of the Southwest and the shingle style...
Category
2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Gerrit Rietveld
Located in New York City, NY
The richly illustrated and accessible monograph on the Dutch designer and world-renowned architect - now in paperback
Gerrit Rietveld's simple yet dynamic style greatly influenced i...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Christie's London: "Regence to Faberge. an Apartment by Jed Johnson, " May 2010
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's London: "Regence to Faberge. An Apartment by Jed Johnson”, May 20, 2010 Auction Catalog. 301 Lots on 166 Pages, All Lots Described and Color Illustrated. Jed Johnson was a...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Brass Boat Compass in Varnished Wood Box
Located in Norwell, MA
Classic early twentieth century boat compass by Wilcox Crittenden of Middletown Connecticut. The gimballed compass has been meticulously polished and lacquered. This Classic marine i...
Category
1940s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage Style Photography, Framed Alpine Ski Photograph, Three Peaks
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
'THREE PEAKS', a modern framed and mounted black and white photograph after an original 1930's skiing photograph. The frame is black with a burgundy undercoat, the glazing is clarity...
Category
1930s English Sporting Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Wood
Jean-Louis Deniot: Destinations
Located in New York, NY
Author Pamela Golbin and Jean-Louis Deniot
A leading name in the international design scene, and a regular in every major shelter magazine in America, his native France and world-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Queen Elizabeth ii Flag Union Jack Order of the Garter Honi Soit Mal Y Pense
Located in Hastings, GB
British Royal Family
A Rare And Historical Queen Elizabeth II Flag Union Jack Order of the Garter HONI SOIT MAL Y PENSE from the 1950's.
The ...
Category
1950s English Empire Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Gucci Dual Deck of Playing Cards Game or Desk Accessory
By Gucci
Located in North Miami, FL
This never used boxed set of logo Gucci playing cards is vintage and Italian from the 1970s. It is 2 sets one in white and black for the back. One ...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Giant Golfball, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giant vintage golfball in cream plaster/plastic. 8.5" diameter. Likely used as a store display. Whimsical desktop object or paperweight. Very heavy a...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Paint
In Stock in Los Angeles, Pink Kong Mini Portable Charger
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Kong mini power bank battery charger
In stock in Los Angeles
Easily transportable, Kong MINI becomes a stand hugging the mobile phone and an external battery for fast charging mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Original Antique Map of Spain and Portugal, circa 1790
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Super map of Spain and Portugal
Copper plate engraving by A. Bell
Published, circa 1790.
Unframed.
Category
1790s English Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rihanna Book: Limited Edition 'Fenty x Phaidon' Featuring a Designer Stand
Located in New York City, NY
Clear the coffee table! Rihanna invites you into her world with this stunning visual autobiography that comes with a limited edition stand created in collaboration with the artists T...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Móvel Moderno Brasileiro, Brazilian Modern Design, Book
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
The Brazilian modern design book extensively classifies the work of 15 of the most representative Brazilian furniture designers in the mod...
Category
2010s Brazilian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Brass Boat Compass in Varnished Wood Box
Located in Norwell, MA
Classic early twentieth century boat compass by Wilcox Crittenden of Middletown Connecticut. The gimballed compass has been meticulously polished and lacquered. This classic marine i...
Category
1940s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Lot of Three Tinsel Christmas Ornaments Vintage, German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare collection of three feather tree tinsel ornaments. These ornaments, were made from tinsel and wire, would be a great antique addition for your Christmas, feather tree or sitti...
Category
Early 20th Century German Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wire
Greta Garbo Collection, Sotheby's Sale Catalogue (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Sotheby's New York, catalogue from November 1990. Profusely illustrated throughout, mostly in colour. In a very good dust jacket with a glossy orange slipcase. Hardback catalogue for...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1851 Map of "Independent Tartary", Ric. R018
Located in Norton, MA
1851 Map of
Independent Tartary
"Russia"
Ric.r018
A highly decorative 1851 map of Independent Tartary by John Tallis and John Rapkin. Covers the regions between the Caspian Sea and Lake Bakquash and between Russia and Afghanistan. These include the ancient Silk Route kingdoms of Khiva, Tartaria, Kokand, and Bokhara. Today this region roughly includes Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. This wonderful map offers a wealth of detail for anyone with an interest in the Central Asian portion of the ancient Silk Road. Identifies various caravan routes, deserts, wells, and stopping points, including the cities of Bokhara and Samarkand. Three vignettes by W. Bragg decorate the map, these including an image of Tartars on a Journey, a horseback Bride Chase, and a tartar camp site. Surrounded by a vine motif border. Engraved by J. Rapkin for John Tallis's 1851 Illustrated Atlas .
Tartary Antique Map...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
American Pottery Pig Bank, Circa 1880's
Located in Incline Village, NV
American pottery still bank in the shape of a pig, used for saving coins (usually pennies) to encourage children the importance of thrift. Pottery still banks are somewhat scarce since the typical way to remove coins was to smash the bank open, albeit, with this particular example, perhaps a knife was used for coin removal (note the wear to the coin slot---see images) or perhaps the additional wear is also from many coins having been deposited.
The bank is in good all original condition , from an unknown potter (unmarked) circa 1880's, and probably a variant of #633 "Two Toned Pig" in Andy Moore's "The Penny Bank Book" written in 1984 when collecting pottery banks...
Category
1880s American Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pottery
Vintage 1928 Pirated Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence Book
Located in Seguin, TX
Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence. Published by Privately Printed , Florence., Italy., 1928 An early pirated edition now quite scarce. Original ...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Original Vintage Map of Persia / Iran, circa 1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great maps of Persia.
Unframed.
Original color.
By John Bartholomew and Co. Edinburgh Geographical Institute.
Published, circa 1920.
Free shipping.
Category
1920s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
at Home with Designers and Tastemakers: Creating Beautiful and Personal Interior
Located in New York, NY
Author Susanna Salk, Photographs by Stacey Bewkes
Susanna Salk shares with us the delightful and inspiring homes of top designers and tastemakers, revealing the personal and idiosyncratic interiors they create for themselves. Brimming with personality, these rooms are full of ideas and creativity, inspiring us to decorate in our own way by embracing our style and passions.
Through her work as the host of the “Quintessence At Home With” video series on YouTube, Susanna Salk visits incredible homes of designers and other creatives, experiencing how they live and how they decorate when it’s for themselves, not for a client. Whether it’s the Connecticut weekend retreat of textile designer John Robshaw...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Solid Brass Highly Polished Ships Porthole
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished ships porthole of solid brass with lacquer finish. Fitted with glass. This is by John Roby Limited of Rainhill. Roby produced portholes for the grand liner including ...
Category
1930s European Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Sikorsky Helicopter Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage table lighter in the shape of a Skiorsky SH-3A/D Helicopter. Made in Japan, 1980s. This piece has great balance and details like pro...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique 19th Century Articulated Painted Virgin Saint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. articulated virgin, stationary bottom and moveable arms. Meant to wear clothes. Beautiful, fine facial features. Original paint. One broken finger...
Category
19th Century Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paint, Wood
Collection of French Opaline Apothecary Jars
Located in Copenhagen, K
Collection of 20 opaline apothecary jars from the 19th century.
Collection consists of 14 larger jars and 6 smaller jars.
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Opaline Glass
Deeda Blair: Food, Flowers, & Fantasy
Located in New York, NY
FOR PREORDER ONLY, TITLE PUBLISHES NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Author Deeda Blair, Edited by Deborah Needleman, Introduction by Andrew Solomon
Style icon and pree...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Chess Set by Robert Rosenwald
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Robert Rosenwald, son of art collector and philanthropist Lessing Rosenwald, studied at Cranbrook under the likes of Harry Bertoia, preceding a lifelong career sculpting and drawing....
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Ross, Virgil. K-9 Martian Dog, 'Six Original Drawings, circa 1990s'
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: ross, virgil.
Title: k-9 martian dog. (six original drawings).
Publisher: Warner Brothers Studios, (circa 1990s)
Description: six original drawings of witch hazel. 17" x 13-1...
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1990s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
"Men Wanted For the Army" Vintage WWI Recruitment Poster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a vintage U.S. Army recruitment poster, dating to World War I. The poster depicts an Army officer conferring with a soldier. They stand next to an artillery battery, manned by two soldiers. Their fort looks over a cliff, with water and clouds completing the background. The text "Men Wanted for the Army" is printed in bold red letters at the top of the poster. The bottom margin of the poster includes a cartouche where the name of the recruiting station can be filled in.
The color lithograph was illustrated by Michael P...
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1910s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Issey Miyake, Photographs by Irving Penn, Little, Brown and Company, 1988
By Irving Penn , Issey Miyake
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Little, Brown & Company, 1988.
Irving Penn captures the work of Issey Miyake, exploring the artistic relationship between P...
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Late 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Signature Dishes That Matter
Located in New York City, NY
A global celebration of the iconic restaurant dishes that defined the course of culinary history over the past 300 years
Today's food-lovers often travel the globe to enjoy the foo...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Flying Too Close to the Sun
Located in New York City, NY
The first major survey to reveal the ways in which Classical mythology has inspired art throughout the last 2,500 years
From the films of Woody Allen and the Coen Brothers...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
White Turtle Carry XS Jewelry Tree, Designed by Marcantonio
By MARCANTONIO
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
After the success of Turtle Carry, Marcantonio presents the iconic turtles in a small version.
The turtle carapace supports a jewelry tree.
Produce...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Steve McQueen, William Claxton, 1st Edition, Arena, 2000
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Arena Editions, Santa Fe, 2000.
This photographic art book features William Claxton's unique photographs that capture the young, controversial American...
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Early 2000s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Dunhill Mid-Century Modern Chrome Stylized Sabre Jet Airplane Table Lighter
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This chrome table lighter was made by the renowned Alfred Dunhill Company of England and dates to 1960 and done in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The lighter is made in the lik...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Hollywood Regency Brass Cranes
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Hollywood Regency brass cranes. These stunning midcentury brass crane statues are well detailed and make great decorative accessories. Grea...
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1960s Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Large Original Antique Map of Arkansas by Rand McNally, circa 1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous monochrome map with red outline color
Original color
By Rand, McNally & Co.
Published, circa 1900
Unframed
Minor edge tears.
Category
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Hermes Playing Cards, 1970s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hermès playing cards in the original box and in good vintage condition. Made in France. Both sets are complete and feature gold gilded edges on bo...
Category
1970s French Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Paper
Solid Brass Ships Porthole
Located in Norwell, MA
Early 20th century solid brass ships porthole. Hinged door with four dog bolts. Clear glass. Highly polished and lacquered.
Weight: 47 LBS
Overall...
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1930s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
La Divine Comtesse Photographs of the Countess De Castiglione Book
Located in Seguin, TX
La Divine Comtesse: Photographs of the Countess de Castiglione (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series) Mr. Pierre Apraxine et al. Published by Yale University...
Category
Early 2000s American Empire Revival Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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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