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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Color: Silver
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Large Victorian Sterling Silver-Mounted Threaded Crystal Match Striker
Located in New York, NY
Large, Victorian, sterling silver-mounted threaded crystal match striker having a full sterling silver match cup, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1899, Hillyard and Thomason...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Asprey, Pair of Antique Silver Plate Music Stands, Made Circa 1910
Located in London, London
Made in London circa 1910 by Asprey & Co. Ltd., this stylish pair of Antique Silver Plate Music Stands, are plain in design. Each music stand measures 13.5"(34 cm) tall, by 13.5"(34 ...
Category
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Unusual Danish Silver Ashtray with Elk
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Unusual silver ashtray with elk from Denmark: nice object for a writing desk.
The reflections of the silver do not allow a clear photo.
A/2736 -
Category
20th Century Danish Arts and Crafts Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
1960 Narragansett Special Sterling Silver Horseshoe Horse Racing Trophy Tray
Located in Dayton, OH
"Rare 1960s sterling silver 925 (204.3 g) commemorative horse shoe tray or ashtray, made by Bogaert's of Lexington. Reinzi, age 5, was the winner and earned 1st place on Oct 29, 1960 at The Narragansett Special in Narragansett Park
Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Jockey Jimmy Combest, Trainer Barry Ryan and Owner J. Frederic Gagel. Measure: 5".
The Narragansett Special was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Narragansett Park in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. At the time of its inaugural running in 1934, the Narragansett Special offered a purse of $25,000 added money making it the biggest race run at the track. Only Suffolk Downs' Massachusetts Handicap had a bigger purse in New England. Both rich contests drew the best talent that the nation had to offer.[1]
Open to horses age three and older, the race was run over a distance of 1+3/16 miles (9.5 furlongs). The Special started at the top of the Narragansett stretch with a run of 3/16ths to the wire and then one full lap around the one mile dirt oval.
Historical notes
Across its history, the ""Special"" was run in late summer and fall, over fast and sloppy tracks, and even in the snow one year (Wise Margin – 1955).
Time Supply, under jockey Tommy Luther, won the very first Special. A. A. Baroni's Top Row and Rosemont, for William duPont, won the next two editions.
An instant success, the race continued to attract the top horses from across the United States. 1937 had Mrs. Ella K. Bryson's gelding Calumet Dick, with Hilton Dabson riding, captured the event. A former Calumet Farm runner that loved the mud, Calumet Dick upset Wheatley Stable's Snark and national superstar Seabiscuit. The 'Biscuit was made the betting favorite by his fans, but proved his dislike for ""off"" going and saw a seven race winning streak snapped when he finished third on the sloppy track under high-weight of 132 lbs.[2]
Over the years, the race was won by racing stars such as future U. S. Racing Hall of Fame inductees Challedon (won:1939 / inducted:1977) and Whirlaway (won:1942 / inducted:1959).[3]
In 1941, Glen Riddle Farm's War Relic...
Category
1960s Rustic Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Late 18th Century German Silver Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A late 18th century German silver Hanukkah lamp. This magnificent Hanukkah lamp has a shaped rococo cartouche backplate, chased with a swag of flowers and arched edges. The rectangle box...
Category
Late 18th Century German Rococo Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Pair of Sterling Silver Knights On Horseback, Import Marked London 1927
Located in London, London
Carrying import marks for London in 1927 by Israel Segalov, this wonderful pair of Sterling Silver Knights On Horseback, are handsomely modelled. Each measures roughly 12.25"(31cm) tall, by 12.5"(32cm) wide, by 4.5"(11.5cm) deep, and the pair together weigh 96 troy ounces.
The design for the Knights is taken from a relief which can be found at the tomb of Emperor Maximilian I in the 'Hofkirche' of Innsbruck in Germany. The relief shows Emperor Maximilian I at the Battle of the Spurs (also known as the (second) Battle of the Guinegate), and was created by Albrecht Durer.
The knights are believed to depict Emperor Maximilian I & King Ferdinand I.
Category
1920s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Pendant with Great Patina
Located in New York, NY
A stunning and rare 19th century amulet with detailed central imagery of a man astride a horse. This piece, from India, conveys it's age and history through the gorgeous patina created over several generations. Worn with a simple leather cord or silver chain, this antique amulet...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Art Nouveau Seal, France 1900, Sigillo Liberty, Francia, 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Art Nouveau seal made out of silver depicting mistletoe. The handle made out of semi-precious stone. France, 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Indigenous Sheyka Sterling Silver and Inlaid Figural Rabbit Brooch or Pendant
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Zuni Indigenous American sterling silver and inlaid gemstone figural rabbit brooch or pendant was made by Porfillo and Ann Sheyka. The piece was handmade in most likely the late...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
Alberto Dona 1980 Blue Red Yellow Green Murano Glass Aquarium Round Sculpture
By Alberto Donà
Located in New York, NY
This aquarium sculpture in blown Murano glass is signed by Alberto Dona', of flat round shape, decorated with three tridimensional colorful fishes amongst bubbles rising from a blue ...
Category
1980s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Leaf
Late 18th Century German Parcel-Gilt Silver Torah Pointer
Located in New York, NY
A late 18th century continental parcel-gilt silver Torah pointer made in Germany. This magnificent torah pointer is shaped in a tapered spiral form. At one end of the pointer, a beau...
Category
Late 18th Century German Classical Roman Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Colonial Silver VOC 'East-India Company' Ingot
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A silver 'V.O.C. AMSTERDAM' ingot
circa 1738, with monogram and the assay mark of the Amsterdam Grill family
With V.O.C. monogram and the A for Amsterdam.
L. approx. 15.5 cm
W...
Category
18th Century Dutch Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Model of a Royal Scots Dragoon Guard
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1970, this handsome, Sterling Silver Model of a Royal Scots Dragoon Guard (formerly 3rd Carabiniers) is wonderfully modelled and sta...
Category
1970s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling vintage Silvering with Clearblue Stone 1960s, Scandinavia
Located in Stockholm, SE
A beautiful vintage blue and silver colored ring from the 1960s Scandinavia. The ring has a beautiful sectioned clear blue stone with black patterns fitted into a base of silver. Mar...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Silver
Sparkling Silver and Glass South Indian Drop Earrings by Jewels of Santa Fe
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Sparkling silver and glass south Indian drop earrings by Jewels
A pair of sparkling drop earrings by Jewels of Santa Fe/Marrakesh, composed of cut glass with a slight pink tone se...
Category
20th Century Indian Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Cigarette Box, hallmarked 1935
Located in London, GB
Fine silver cigarette box with enamel St Andrews flag to the top showing a field of blue with a yellow saltire. Original cedar lining to the interior. Hallmarked London 1935 and engr...
Category
1930s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Ed Wiener 1954 New York Rare Modernist Sculptural Cuff Bracelet .925 Sterling
By Ed Wiener
Located in Buffalo, NY
This modernist sculptural piece is one of Wiener's first creations as a jeweler-artist, in New York City, circa 1954.This cuff bracelet is composed of two simple aerodynamic pieces w...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Lipstick Holder in Silver, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A small lipstick holder in 830/1000 silver. Intricate guilloché around its perimeter. It weights in around 50 gr. and is signed by the maker and Hallma...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Antique English Georgian Sterling Silver Pocket Cigar Case
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This sterling silver and intricately engraved cigar case was made in London England in circa 1831, during the reign of King George IV. The top and bottom are both ornately engraved w...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Havdalah Box / Spice Box, London 1912, Joseph Zweig
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1912 by Joseph Zweig, this Antique Sterling Silver Havdalah Box, or Spice Tower, is of a traditional Eastern European form. The Havdalah box measures 9.75"(25...
Category
1910s English Baroque Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fine Pair of 18th Century George III Sterling Silver Shoe Buckles, London 1792
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A fine pair of 18th century British sterling silver shoe buckles of exceptional quality. Both showing curvilinear shaped segments interspersed by fl...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Steel
19th Century Dutch Silver Tobacco Box by J.J. Oosterbaan, Leeuwarden 1842
Located in Delft, NL
A 19th century Dutch silver tobacco box by J.J. Oosterbaan, Leeuwarden 1842
A beautifully decorated silver tobacco box with a Dutch scene ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Silver Leaf Foil Wall World Map Engraving Based on the Original Moses Pitt, 1681
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique style pictorial silver leaf foil world map taken from and original engraving my Moses Pitt, 1681
This is a very interesting ...
Category
20th Century English Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Leaf
Silver Jewish Torah Pointer or Yad
Located in Delft, NL
A silver Jewish Torah pointer or Yad
A silver yad is a Jewish ritual pointer, known as a Torah pointer, used by the reader to follow the text during the Torah reading from the parchment Torah scrolls...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Colen Hewer Cheshire Sterling Silver Cigarette Case
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Colen Hewer Cheshire sterling silver cigarette case.
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Dutch Silver Miniature Table by Hooijkaas, Schoonhoven for a Doll's House
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch silver miniature table by Hooijkaas, Schoonhoven for a Doll's House
Dutch silver miniature table with contoured top
Dutch silver Hall marks of the "Sword, with 835" (used s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Mint C. and Large Antique Display Shell Box w. Beveled Glass Top & Silver Spoons
Located in Lisse, NL
Fine quality and condition, 1860s box with perfect working silver lock and key.
This handcrafted spoon box is another one of our recent great finds. It comes with beautifully shaped...
Category
Mid-19th Century Dutch Biedermeier Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
19th Century Dutch Silver Pipe Stopper with Ship
Located in Delft, NL
A 19th century Dutch silver pipe stopper with ship.
A ship on a plateau on the stem. The stem is openwork and twisted. The pipe cleaner was originally a simple instrument only intended to empty the pipe bowl. 19th Century and Dutch hallmarked with the "Sword" used from 1814-1906. The silversmith mark is faded
The size of the pipe cleaner is 10,5 cm high, 2 cm wide and the depth is 0,7 cm
( 4.1 Inch x 0.8 Inch x 0.3 Inch)
The weight is 14 grams
The silver version of the pipe cleaner, consisting of a pen topped by a figure, has no relation to the luxurious multi-piece garnish or the clipping tube. It originated from the simple brass or copper predecessor or the more popular variant of wood, bone or in a rare case also ivory. It is a consumable with only one purpose: to remove the tobacco plug at the bottom of the pipe bowl and to clean the kettle. The point is the working part of the object, the decorative element functions as a handle. In addition to the pipe stopper intended for pressing the smoldering tobacco, the rooting tool is an indispensable tool for the smoker to empty the pipe bowl after smoking.
Strangely enough, there is little relationship between the pipe stopper on the one hand and the pipe rooter on the other. It is especially remarkable that the silver rooters...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
19th Century Savings Box Biedermeier Period German Silver 13 Lot
Located in Epfach, DE
Beautiful small piggy bank from the Biedermeier period in silver 13 lot.
Decorated with rocailles and leaves, beautifully worked out; in front a finely engraved monogram with the fi...
Category
1850s German Biedermeier Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Norwegian Silver Ivar T. Holth, Oslo Red Guilloche Enamel Set
Located in Delft, NL
Norwegian silver Ivar T. Holth - Oslo red guilloche enamel set
Ivar T. Holth - Oslo red guilloche enamel set, consisting of a brooch and ear clips.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Moroccan Berber Tribal Ethnic Bracelet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Berber tribal bracelet.
Moroccan tribal bracelets from the High Atlas of Morocco.
Handcrafted by Berber women using Moroccan silver nickel.
The ethnic Nomadic and Bedouin jewelry...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Silver
Silver and Green Hardstone Necklace and Earring Jewelry Suite Graziella Laffi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A bespoken jewelry set including a necklace and a pair of clip-on earrings crafted by Graziella Laffi, Lima, Peru, circa 1970. The suite features linked square of green hardstone (appears to be a jade color granite or marble) set in the sterling frames with hanging long tubes of tassels. The design of the work was bold and confidently modern while also clearly inspired by Peruvian indigenous culture which imprinted famously in the artist's work. Marks to each: G. Laffi, PERU, 925.
Graziella Laffi was born in 1923 in Florence, Italy to Gino Laffi, a silversmith and artist. Following her family tradition, Graziella enrolled in master classes after elementary school, focusing on design and painting. She next attended Escuela de Bellas Artes de Puerta Romana for three years, where Gino taught, and then to the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, where she concentrated in architecture until the start of World War II. In 1947, Graziella, then twenty-four, immigrated with her parents to Peru. Gino later created a silversmith studio and showroom called Fabrica Laffi on Avenue Mexico, where Graziella initially learned her Craft. The Pre-Columbian culture in her adopted country inspired Graziella to travel and collect, which ultimately influence her design in the silver pieces. Graziella learned the metalworking techniques of the ancient Peruvian civilizations and rejected the current technology. She mostly used hammering, rolling and creating joints as the ancients do. As an ambassador of Peruvian culture, her work promoted the indigenous Peruvian art and rekindled the interest in its ancient heritage throughout South America, the United States and Europe. She exhibited her growing collection of Peruvian artifacts...
Category
1970s Peruvian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Sterling Silver
Art Deco and Other Figurers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Deco book is out of print. This one in New and never used. Has a small 1/2 tear at top on cover page. Printed in England 1978. Purchased when I lived there.
Category
1970s European Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Anton Michelsen Naturalistic Brooch in Sterling Silver, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A naturalistically shaped leaf brooch in sterling silver 925/1000. Designed by Getrud Engel and made by Anton Michelsen in Denmark circa 1950. This particular leaf design is by far t...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Silver 'Yad'
Located in London, London
Carrying spurious marks for Russia 1872, this Antique Silver Yad measures 11.5"(29cm) in length, and weighs 2.4 troy ounces.
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
World Map Silver Leaf Print Based on Original Willem Blaeu Wall Map 1571-1638
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Antique style pictorial plan map of the globe based on the original Willem Blaeu 1571-1638 engraved in silver leaf foil
This is a v...
Category
20th Century English Campaign Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Leaf
Vintage Moroccan Berber Ethnic Bracelet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Berber tribal bracelet Moroccan tribal bracelet, cuff from the high atlas of Morocco.
Handcrafted by Berber women using Moroccan silver nickel.
The ethnic Nomadic and Bedo...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Silver, Enamel
Austrian Solid Silver-Gilt and Enamel Reliquary by Rudolf Linke, circa 1890
By Rudolf Linke
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century Austrian rare and unusual solid silver-gilt and enamel reliquary, pierced and decorated with multicolored enamels, sides set with carved rock crystal panels and ...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rock Crystal, Enamel, Silver
Vintage Kali Pebble Sterling Silver Bracelet by John Hardy
Located in Toledo, OH
Vintage sterling silver bracelet Kali Pebble by John Hardy. Very great condition. Measuring 7" diameter.
Category
20th Century North American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
1920s Antique Glass Match Striker
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique green colored glass match striker; an addition to our ornamental collection.
This exceptional antique ...
Category
1920s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Early Mid Century Sterling / Pearl Pin or Necklace by Ed Levin
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very well artisan crafted Mid-Century Modern 925 sterling silver concave pin back or hanging necklace in the brooch pendent style giving the wearer two choices in wear ability. The...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-18th Century Italian Silver Book Binding
Located in New York, NY
An 18th century Italian silver book binding. An impressively designed, this book binding is formed by two, nearly identical covers, each embossed w...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Bespoken Leather Belt with Sculptural Sterling Buckles Graziella Laffi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A wide leather belt with sterling silver buckle and matching ornaments crafted by Graziella Laffi, Lima, Peru, circa 1965. The prominent silver articles feature the shape and motif rooted in pre-Columbian culture that inspired the artist's work. Mark on verso: PERU 950, extended size is 47 x 3 inches (119.4 x 7.6 cm) and weight is about 428 grams. Belt length adjustable between 27 to 38 inches. This lot with partially effaced Peruvian Cultural Ministry label to verso.
Graziella Laffi was born in 1923 in Florence, Italy to Gino Laffi, a silversmith and artist. Following her family tradition, Graziella enrolled in master classes after elementary school, focusing on design and painting. She next attended Escuela de Bellas Artes de Puerta Romana for three years, where Gino taught, and then to the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, where she concentrated in architecture until the start of World War II. In 1947, Graziella, then twenty-four, immigrated with her parents to Peru. Gino later created a silversmith studio and showroom called Fabrica Laffi on Avenue Mexico, where Graziella initially learned her Craft. The Pre-Columbian culture in her adopted country inspired Graziella to travel and collect, which ultimately influence her design in the silver pieces. Graziella learned the metalworking techniques of the ancient Peruvian civilizations and rejected the current technology. She mostly used hammering, rolling and creating joints as the ancients do. As an ambassador of Peruvian culture, her work promoted the indigenous Peruvian art and rekindled the interest in its ancient heritage throughout South America, the United States and Europe. She exhibited her growing collection of Peruvian artifacts...
Category
1960s Peruvian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Egyptian Revival Beetle Brooch, circa 1900
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Sterling silver brooch with real beetle bug shell.
Measures: 1 1/2" long x 1/2" wide.
Category
Early 1900s American Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
1960s Rich Yellow Raymor Memphis Ceramic Ashtray in Style of Ettore Sottsass
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful Postmodern rich deep hued yolk yellow deep dish cigar dish/ashtray. Small flea bite to bottom rim, almost invisible when in use. Retain original label, artist unknown. Smal...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Sterling Silver "Bamboo" Lighter by Hermès, France, c. 1950s
By Hermès
Located in New York City, NY
Vintage "bamboo" Lighter in Sterling Silver by Hermès, France, c. 1950s
Engraved on the underside with maker's name.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stunning Sterling Silver and Lapis Minaudiere Clutch Purse
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Rare and unusual high style sterling silver evening clutch with lapis. The interior is fitted with a mirror and compartments for cosmetics. The s...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
Sigfredo Pineda Sigi Mid Century Sterling Brooch Pendent
By Sigi Pineda
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A well crafted sterling silver brooch pendent with amoeba shaped design having 8 silver balls of varying sizes to the front. The back round has been oxidized by the artist and the ed...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Birks Sterling Silver Ladies Compact with Enamel Portrait & Guilloche Decoration
By Henry Birks
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This sterling silver ladies compact was made for the Birks retailer in presumably France in circa 1950. This compact features an enamel portrait done in...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Renaissance Revival Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
William Bateman I Antique English Sterling Silver Snuffer / Pen Tray
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An excellent, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver snuffer/pen tray made by William Bateman I; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique George III sterling silver snuffer tray has a plain rectangular form with rounded corners.
The surface of this fine example of antique silverware is plain and unembellished.
The raised rounded border is embellished with an impressive vertebrate band of stylized floral, bud and foliate ornamentation, all on a matte background.
The rim of the tray is encompassed with an exceptional applied gadroon decorated border accented with a floral motif to either side and a scrolling leaf decorated design to each corner.
The underside of this impressive Georgian snuffer tray bears the silversmith's centre punch mark in addition to the full hallmarks pertaining to the renowned London silversmith William Bateman I.
Condition
This antique silver candle snuffer...
Category
1810s British George III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Art Deco, Sterling Silver-Mounted Threaded Crystal Match Striker
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco, sterling silver-mounted threaded crystal match striker, London, year hallmarked for 1926. Measures almost 2 1/2 inches high x almost 2 3/4 inches diameter. Dark spots in ph...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Mexican Modern Silver and Amethyst Earrings Antonio Pineda
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Mexican modern earrings in sterling silver with teardrop amethyst circa 1950-60s. The earrings are screwed on as shown and marked with his ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Amethyst, Silver
Israeli Silver Hanukkah Lamp by Arie Ofir, 1985
Located in New York, NY
Israeli silver hanukkah lamp by Arie Ofir features nine balls supported by a zig zag base. The stunning silver Hanukkah lamp is for use with oil and candle w...
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Mexican Modernist Sterling Silver Necklace by Tane Orfebres
Located in Atlanta, GA
A sterling silver necklace with a turquoise color cabochon set in by Mexican silversmith Tane Orfebres circa 1960-1970s. The chain links were crafted in a modernist sculptural form w...
Category
1960s Mexican Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Incense Boat 'naviculae', Possibly Portugal, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Naveta. Silver. Possibly Portugal, 18th century.
Base with counterweight. With hallmarks.
Naveta with oval foot decorated with relief elements and moldings, balustrade foot and body with light boat shape, presenting a hinged lid in the front, a widening in the lower area towards the foot and a decoration distributed throughout the exterior base of rockery motifs and plant elements (the same theme is presented on the foot and base) on a background of chopped luster, with an angel's head on two wings in relief towards the peak, accompanied by plant elements (the which protrude from the edge of the lid). Although the shape of the piece follows in general lines the most usual prototypes in these incense containers used in the liturgy, it is necessary to indicate that it was more frequent to find them more similar to a ship. The naveta's belonging to the influence of Rococo is clear both for the lines of the object and for the decoration to which reference has already been made (pebbles, plant elements with movement, volutes with pronounced curves, contrasts between concave and convex lines ... ), as well as it is possible to find some points in common with Portuguese works (presents an auction with an angel head in relief a silver naveta with a spoon by Leandro
Gagliardi made in Rome between 1744 and 1750 that is preserved in the Museum of Sao Roque of Lisbon in Portugal, compare with the silver plated censer that the same master made between 1749 and 1751 for the Chapel of San Juan Bautista of the Church of San Roque in Lisbon). The contrast marks present in the upper part of the naveta (the "capitalized" letters in a rectangular space), although it should also be noted that this work does not follow the most striking typology of navetas related to this center (naveta de 18th century silver from the Church of Alcántara de Maranhao, Brazil; naveta by Sebastiao Bernardes dos Santos, dated 1747 from Sé do Funchal, which is kept in the Museu de Arte Sacra Do Funchal in Madeira Portugal...
Category
18th Century European Rococo Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Other
German 18th Century Silver Hanukkah Lamp by Herfurth
Located in London, GB
German 18th century silver Hanukkah lamp by Herfurth
German, c. 1760
Height 17.5cm, width 23cm, depth 7cm
This exceptional German Hanukkah lamp was produced in the 18th century ...
Category
Mid-17th Century German Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Reliquary Pendant, Silver, Enamel, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
One of its fronts presents a textile background under a transparent glass, space that was surely designed to contain relics. The other side has a brightly colored enamel with the Vir...
Category
17th Century European Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Enamel, Other
Danish Silverring with Lapis Lazuli Stone by Brdr. Bjerring, 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A square shaped silver ring with the Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli blue square stone on top embraced by a solid silver band edge holding the stone. Designed an...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Silver
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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