Collectibles and Curiosities
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Fine Taxidermy The Spectacled Owl & Snake by Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
The Spectacled owl is the largest owl to be found in the dense tropical rainforests of South America.
It will eat everything that moves and is not too heavy to fly away with. It wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Animal Skin
Set of Old Bound Books from 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These beautiful books are perfect to fill a nic...
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19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Vintage Mid-Century Globe Meat Slicer C1940 Enameled Iron & Stainless
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and powerful, 1/4hp GM Delco motor. Globe deli meat slicer from the forties. Super quiet motor with a new cord and switch. In excellent vintage co...
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1940s American Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Chrome, Iron, Stainless Steel
European Textiles in the Robert Lehman Collection
Located in Bradenton, FL
European textiles in the Robert Lehman Collection by Christa C. Mayer Thurman. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York in association wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Iro: the Essence of Color in Japanese Design
Located in New York City, NY
The first and only survey of Japanese design as seen through the lens of Japan’s traditional color spectrum – an exquisitely packaged fresh take on a universally popular topic
The...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
19th C. Sportier Paris Embossed Opera Binoculars, c.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
This is an original pair of brass and embossed binoculars by Sportier Paris. Good working order with clear binocular viewing. This piece has retained its original finish.
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
20th Century Polished Aluminium Model Of A Bomber Airplane, c.1950
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A Stunning mid-20th century model of an bomber airplane, made of polished aluminum, standing on an elegant art deco style stand.
CONDITION
In Great condition - No damage, just gener...
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20th Century British Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Postmodern Chrome Table Lighter Kogen Japan, 1970s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Postmodern chrome table lighter Kogen Japan Piezo, 1970s
Postmodern vintage chrome table lighter.
Removable lighter portion is marked Piezo on top and Kogen on bottom
Vintage mid century modern 70s table lighter.
Does not work.
Great decorative collectible rare vintage table lighter...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Spiritually Moving: A Collection of American Folk Art Sculpture - Geismar - Kahn
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: Geismar, Thomas H., Kahn, Harvey, Sessions, Ralph, Hoffman, Dave
TITLE: Spiritually Moving: A Collection of American Folk Art Sculpture.
PUBLISHER: Harry N Abrams, 1998.
D...
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1990s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Important Collection of the Late Emil Winter, Parke-Bernet, 1st Ed, 1/15, 1942
Located in valatie, NY
Collection of the Late Emil Winter: Important Barbizon and Other Paintings, Bronzes By Rodin and Barye, French and Italian Furniture, Tapestries, Rugs, Silver, Auction Sale, January ...
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1940s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Murano, 1930, Italian, Attributed to Paolo Venini Technique Pelegoso
By Paolo Venini
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Murano
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Venini ( Technique Pelegoso )
Pelegoso technique A type of glass characterized by countless irregular air bubbles (pulighe) within the vitreous wall, which deliberately obscure its transparency. It is obtained by pouring substances such as petrol into the pot, which produce a boiling over of the glass in fusion.
Attributed to Venini
Early life and education
Venini was born in the town of Cusano near Milan, Italy. After serving in the Royal Italian Army in World War I, he trained as a lawyer and began his practice in Milan. He soon developed an acquaintance with Giacomo Cappellin, a native of Venice who owned a Milan antiques...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Murano Glass
1940s Art Deco Vintage Cigarette Lighter Aluminum Block Lift Arm
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Art Deco Vintage 1940s Aluminum Block Lift Arm Side Wheel Cigarette Lighter
2.13 x 1 W x .63
Original unrestored vintage preowned condition.
Selling as is untested.
Refer to images....
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage 1968 The Machine: As Seen at the End of the Mechanical Age MOMA Book
By K.G. Pontius Hulten
Located in Seguin, TX
The Machine: As Seen At The End Of The Mechanical Age by K. G. Pontus Hulten. Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1968. Embossed aluminum boards designed by Anders Osterlin...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Nantucket Lightship Model LV-112 - Gray
Located in Norwell, MA
Fine model of the US Coast Guard Lightship “Nantucket”. Exceptional Model with carved hardwood Hull. The masts and many of the fittings are milled brass...
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2010s North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Smoking Art Deco Table, France 1930 in chrome
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Table
Material: glass and chrome
Style: Art Deco
Italy
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
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
The Well-Lived Life by Dominique Browning, Signed & Dedicated to Herbert Kasper
Located in valatie, NY
The Well-Lived Life: One Hundred Years Of House & Garden by Dominique Browning. Published by Assouline Publishing, 2003. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket signed and inscribed by the author to Herbert Kasper. Herbert Kasper was an American fashion designer known as "Kasper." He studied English and advertising at New York University and fashion at The Parsons School of Design in New York from 1951–53 and l'Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne in 1953. He left NYU to serve in the US Army in Europe. After World War II he enrolled at Parsons, where he became a protégé of milliner Fred Frederics. After graduating, he returned to Paris for two years developing his skills in design while working for Jacques Fath, Christian Dior, and Marcel Rochas. When he returned to the US, he worked for Frederics at Mr. John. He was an avid art collector with a famous collection, and in 2011, the Morgan Library and Museum devoted an exhibition, called “Mannerism and Modernism: The Kasper Collection of Drawings and Photographs,” to the designer. Few magazines can lay claim to a century of history or to having published work by some extraordinary and distinguished photographers and writers as House & Garden. Now, straight from the pages of this well-loved periodical, The Well-Lived Life presents a lavish chronicle of a country and a culture coming into its own, documenting America's continuing education in matters of house, home and garden over the course of the 20th century. Selecting high points from the magazine, this book surveys the growing confidence and imagination reflected in American interiors and entertaining over the last century -the dinners, picnics and parties of a country dedicated to welcoming others- and the changing definition of home. It also illuminates the joys -sedentary or sporting- Americans have always found in the out-of-doors. The Well-Lived Life surveys the landscape of our lawns and gardens...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Brass and Gold Watch-Key with Agate and Heliotrope
Located in Delft, NL
19th century brass and gold Watch-Key with each side a different stone in the shape of a heart
Agate works grounding, stabilizing and protective.
Heliotrope is a protective, groundi...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate, Brass, 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Designing Hollywood Homes Movie Houses
Located in New York, NY
Stephen Shadley, interior designer to the stars from Diane Keaton and Robert Altman to Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Modine, and Ryan Murphy presents here ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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
Living with Nature Decorating with the Rhythms of the Seasons
Located in New York, NY
Invite nature inside by decorating the home with an ever-changing seasonal array of interior design accents--flowers, buds, fronds, seed heads, fruits, and other natural materials--gathered and repurposed from the garden, farm stand, fields, woods, and nature trails.
Author Marie Masureel is an interior stylist and photographer whose passion is varying home decor with repurposed elements and found objects from nature, season by season. For autumn, she gathers fallen leaves, seasonal berries, and rose hips for flower arrangements and wreaths. To welcome spring, she turns to a garland made of newly formed fern fronds, while in summer, wildflowers, shells, driftwood, and other materials create an effortless bohemian beach...
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21st Century and Contemporary American 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
Pan American World Airways Porcelain / Enamel Sign
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Rare mid-20th century / vintage Pan American World Airways Porcelain / Enamel Sign. This sign is for Pan American World Airways. The sign’s colors are ligh...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Set Of Old Bound Books Dating From the 19th Century France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called « History of Protestant...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Cadillac 110 Years by Assouline Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Cadillac Limited Edition: 110 Years by Assouline.
Kremer, Esther, Ed.
New York: Assouline Publishing, 2012.
First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover.
In celebration of 110 years of one of the most iconic brands in the world, Assouline presents the first luxury book on America's foremost luxury car. Cadillac takes readers on a visual journey through all the decades of its history. Here are presidents and Hollywood stars, closed-body cars and concept cars, the classic and the cutting-edge. Cadillac enthusiasts and car collectors...
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2010s American Classical Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
American Western Movie Lithograph "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre", Signed
Located in Miami, FL
A very nice Hollywood movie original lithograph for the film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, directed by John Huston. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Walter H...
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Early 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
TAG Heuer Link Calibre 36 Chronograph Men's Quartz Wristwatch Yoshi Kawaguchi
By TAG Heuer
Located in Dayton, OH
Tag Heuer Link Calibre 36 chronograph, tachymetre wrist watch, model CN111B.BA0337, limited edition number 1996/2000, commemorating soccer pl...
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Late 20th Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stainless Steel
Seashell and Urn Sculpture Topiary
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful seashell and urn sculpture piece decorative object, circa early-20th century. Piece/sculpture 'topiary' has a metal urn base with bird handle...
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Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Auction, Private Collection of Louis Myers, Featuring Duncan Phyfe Furniture
Located in valatie, NY
The Collection of Louis Guerineau Myers. Catalogue of the auction/exhibition held at American Art Association, April 2-9, 1932, featuring "Duncan Phyfe: Characteristic examples in hi...
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1930s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Matthew Weiner, 'Mad Men', Art Edition A 'Script Edition'
By Matthew Weiner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With its brilliant writing, spot-on acting, faultless art direction, and impeccable costume design, Mad Men is a landmark for cable television. Never before has a period series offered such compelling plotlines alongside such painstaking attention to detail and accuracy. As the show’s personal and professional machinations evolve, so too are the minutiae and the milestones of history in motion, from the shifting height of hemlines to the struggles of the civil rights movement.
This book is Taschen’s tribute to Mad Men’s television art. Volume 1 chronicles the show’s seven seasons with sequential stills alongside key script excerpts. From a sideways glance to a cavorting office Christmas party, each frame captivates in its masterful visual storytelling, its choreography of people, places, and situations down to the most discrete, dynamic detail.
Volume 2 brings a wealth of behind-the-scenes insights with on-set photographs, production ephemera, costume designs, notes from the writers’ room, as well as extensive and candid interviews with the show’s creator, Matthew Weiner; the “Writers’ Room” (Lisa Albert, Semi Chellas, Jonathan Igla, Andre & Maria Jacquemetton, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy, Tom Smuts, Carly Wray); Scott Hornbacher (executive producer and director); Phil Abraham (cinematographer and director); Chris Manley (director of photography); Dan Bishop (production and set designer); Janie Bryant (costume designer); and Jon Hamm (actor and director).
From the plot twists that took our breath away to the unforgettable outfits, from the shapes and textures of ’60s decor...
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2010s European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
TAG Heuer Link Calibre 36 Chronograph Men's Quartz Wristwatch Yoshi Kawaguchi
By TAG Heuer
Located in Dayton, OH
Large TAG Heuer Link Calibre 36 chronograph, tachymetre wrist watch, model CN111B.BA0337, limited edition number 1996/2000, commemorating soc...
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Late 20th Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Golf Club, Deep Face Mashie by Spalding
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Hickory shafted spalding mashie golf club.
A very nice deep face Mashie with hickory shaft and later rubber type grip by A.G. Spalding & Bros. The smooth face head is stamped to the...
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20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Illustrated Letters - Artists and Writers Correspond
Located in Bradenton, FL
Illustrated Letters - Artists and Writers Correspond. Edited by Roselyne De Ayala and Jean-Pierre Gueno, foreword by Francine Prose. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1999...
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1990s French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Early 1900s F.R. Rice Mercantile Cigar Co. Pressed Glass Humidors, Set of 2
Located in Cordova, SC
Antique pair of pressed glass humidors by F.C. Rice Mercantile Cigar Co. with their lids. This set has two different sized humidor jars. Both are in good condition considering their ...
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Early 20th Century American Other Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
The Brooke Astor Auction at Sotheby's, NY September 2012, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Brooke Astor Auction at Sotheby's, NY September 2012. 1st Ed softcover auction catalog. Brooke Astor was the ultimate New York philanthropist marrying...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Collaborations Architecture, Interiors, Landscapes Ferguson & Shamamian
Located in New York, NY
Author David Masello, Foreword by Margaret Russell
A tour of country estates and urban dwellings designed by Ferguson & Shamamian Architects, renowned for their classic style and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Collection of 10 Mid-20th Century Necklaces with Different Beads and Lengths
Located in Delft, NL
Collection of 10 mid-20th century necklaces with different beads and lengths.
The rose necklace which is about 72 cm long is made of freshwater pearl and rose quartz. The freshwater pearl measures about 1 cm long and the quartz 1.5 cm.
The three necklaces with freshwater pearls in the colors brown, dark blue and white with a length of 50 cm, the pearls are about 0.7 cm. The brown and white necklace strung between glass and silver metal beads. The blue one without the glass beads
The necklace with Rhodochrosite, has a silver clasp (835/1000) strung with thread with knots in between. The largest stone is about 1 cm diagonally. The necklace measures approximately 40 cm.
The Amethyst necklace also has a silver clasp (835/1000) in a round shape with an Amethyst. The length is about 42 cm and the bead is strung 0.6 cm with a knot in between.
The Jade necklace with a 0.7 cm bead is strung with a knot in between and is 41 cm long.
The filigree with cloisonne beaded necklace with a silver clasp marked 925s is 37 cm long and the largest bead is 1.2 cm in size.
The necklace with rose quartz and cloisonne beads is tightly knotted with silver Chinese clasp and is 30 cm long and the bead is about 1 cm.
The last one is an Italian porcelain Mille Fiore...
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Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Agate Slice on Metal Base
Located in BAARN, UT
Agate is a largely translucent and variety of quartz and subvariety of chalcedony.
Agate consists mainly of chalcedony and sometimes in combination with variants of quartz. Think ...
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15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate
Empire Style Birdcage Model of Chateau de Luneville, Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The wood and wire birdcage faithfully depicting the chateau.
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Early 20th Century French Empire Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage Taxidermy Butterfly Collection in Lucite Display Signed by Linda Bosse
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage Mid-Century Modern 1970s curiosities collection of exotic mounted butterflies of various species, in custom Lucite box totaling 18 butterflie...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lucite
Paintings by 19th C & Contemporary American Artists, the Collection Samuel Shaw
Located in valatie, NY
Paintings by 19th century and Contemporary American Artists, from the Collection of The Late Samuel T. Shaw, NY: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Nov. 21, 1945. Softcover, 89 pp. 15 b&w plate...
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1940s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare Decorative Vintage Coin Saver Mid century Modern Umbrella Bank Original Box
By Banthrico Inc.
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and unique conversation piece, never used the umbrella bank's original box and key to open it, the chrome on the top is worn due to age but this item was never used, has ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Solid Brass Library Barometer 1914
Located in Norwell, MA
Brass barometer by Taylor of Rochester, NY. Patent date of August 18, 1914. Face is printed "stormy", "change", "very dry", "rain", "fair", etc.. Brass mounting ring. Circa 1914.
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1910s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Carstens Tonnieshof German Mid-Century Green Glazed Ashtray Set
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish German mid-century art pottery ashtray set decorated in green glazes by Carstens Tonnieshof and dating from the 1950’s. The set comp...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Antique 1719 English "The Compleat Herbal" Volume 1 First Edition Book
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique first edition book titled "The Compleat Herbal" or 'The botanical institutions of Mr. Tournefort' was published in 1719 in England on paper and bound in leather in the period George 1...
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Early 18th Century English George I Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Parke-Bernet, Property of Mildred B. Vanderbilt English & American Furniture
Located in valatie, NY
Parke Bernet NY, Mildred B. Vanderbilt English & American Furniture, Porcelain, Silver, Sheffield Plate, Mazers, Treen and Leather Ware, Paintings & Rugs,...
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1950s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Civil War Socket Bayonets
Located in Norton, MA
Three Socket Bayonets. One is a P-53 Civil War era marked "DEAKIN" and has a crown over 53, one is a "US" stamped dull tip, and the last is unmarked or stamped.
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19th Century American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Journey Into China Hardcover Book
Located in Bradenton, FL
Journey Into China. Published by The National Geographic Society in 1982. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Illustrated, 518 pages.
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1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Winter Palace: Saint Petersburg (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Housed in a dusty rose clamshell box with colour illustration to front. Mint green hardback book with no dust jacket, as issued for this boxed edition. This handsome volume of watercolors and portraits from the State Hermitage Museum documents the winter palace...
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18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Early American Bottles & Flasks & Other Rare American Glass Collected, Maclay
Located in valatie, NY
Early American Bottles & Flasks and Other Rare American Glass Collected by the Late Alfred B. Maclay. Parke-Bernet NY softcover auction catalog....
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1940s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Roy Lichtenstein at the Tate Gallery 1968 'Exhibition Catalog'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Roy Lichtenstein Ileana Sonnabend Paris 1965:
Vintage original folding exhibition announcement/book published on the occasion of Roy Lichtenstein's 1...
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1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Original Art Deco Bauhaus Jindrich Halabala Furniture Catalogue, 1930s
By Up Závody
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1930s
- Maker: UP Závody
- Good original condition
- 31 Pages
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Robert Miller Art Gallery Exhibit Catalogue, 1988
By Robert Greene
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Robert Greene - Robert Miller Art Gallery Exhibit Catalogue 1988.
Coated paper stiff covers, 34 color plates
About the Artist:
Robert Greene was born ...
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Late 20th Century American Expressionist Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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...
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Early 2000s American Empire Revival Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Glazed Porcelain Factory Rubber Glove Molds, c.1992 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
Several sizes available.
Original vintage glazed porcelain factory rubber glove molds. Each is stamped with the size and exact dates of manufacture. These pieces have ret...
Category
Late 20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Johannes Vermeer Art Book
Located in Bradenton, FL
Johannes Vermeer art book from the exhibition held at The National Gallery of Art, Washington from 12 November 1995 - 11 February 1996. Hardcover book...
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1990s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
MIdecntury Squared Marble Italian Asthray and Mirror, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Elegant midcentury marble and mirrored top ashtray. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s.
Italian designers inspire this wonderful piece from the 1970s for ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
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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