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The Golden Pharaoh The Definitive Account of the Greatest Discovery, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Golden Pharaoh: The Definitive Account of the Greatest Discovery in Archaeology, the Treasures of Tutankhamen, by Philipp Vandenberg. Stated First American edition. 328 pages wit...
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1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Carl Auböck Model #5735 Brass Foot Figurine Keyring
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #5735 brass foot figurine keyring. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural object is hand fabricated in polished brass.
Price is per item. O...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Set of Two Powder-Coated Crucifixes in Yellow and White
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of two Vintage iron crosses or crucifix's, newly powder-coated in bright white and sunshine yellow.
Sold as a set of two, list price is for both...
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20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
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Iron
The Last Flowering of the Middle Ages by Baron Van Der Elst, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Last Flowering of the Middle Ages by Baron Joseph Van Der Elst. Published by Doubleday, Doran and Company Inc., 1944. Stated 1st Ed hardcover. An in-depth look into art of the Middle Ages. Contents: 1. The Times and the Men who Made Them: Men of Flanders; The Flemish Parade; The Good Black Earth; The Rise of the Towns; The Medieval Guilds; Of Love, the Dream; The Upward Glance; Pt. 2. The Flemish Masters: Jan van Eyck; Petrus Christus...
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1940s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
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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
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Paper
Set of Three Vintage Duck Easter Candy Container Bobble Head, German, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A Collection of three German Easter candy containers made of cardboard, bobble heads and some other parts.
Candy box made of cardboard. Nice ad...
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1950s German Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
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Metal
Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse, Presentation Copy
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: POTTER, Beatrix.
TITLE: The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse.
PUBLISHER: London: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, [after 1918],
DESCRIPTION: PRESENTATION COPY LATER EDITION. 1 vol., inscribed on the half-title by the author 'To Elizabeth Todhunter from Beatrix Potter...
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1910s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
The Return of Tarzan First Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gloriously rare book …. The Return of Tarzan First Edition by Edgar Rice Burroughs Grosset & Dunlap 1st Edition.
First edition. Il...
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Early 20th Century American Romantic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Set of Two Vintage Ssico Jaguar Match Box Car Toys, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two vintage Ssico Jaguar match box car toys.
By unknown manufacturer, circa 1960.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age ...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Tennyson, Alfred, Queen Mary A Drama, 1877, Bound in a Fine Full Vellum Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: TENNYSON, Alfred.
Title: Queen Mary A Drama.
Publisher: London: Henry S. King & Co., 1877.
NEW EDITION. 1 vol., 6-9/16" x 4-3/4", bound in full vellum, gilt lettered red and green morocco spine labels, spine panels and covers ruled in red, green, and gold, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, green silk page marker...
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1870s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Art Nouveau & Art Deco Lighting by Alister Duncan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collectors reference book showing many Art Deco and Art Nouveau lamps from the period. In good condition. Private art dealers collection.
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1970s Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Surtees, Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour, First Edition in the Original Parts - 1853
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SURTEES, Robert Smith.
TITLE: Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour.
PUBLISHER: London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION IN THE ORIGINAL 12/13 PARTS, 13 hand-coloured etched plates by John Leech...
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1850s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
30 Volumes, John Heneage Jesse, Memoirs of the Court of England
Located in New York, NY
30 Volumes. John Heneage Jesse, Memoirs of The Court of England. Bound in 3/4 tan calf. Linen boards. Raised bands. Decorative gilt symbols on spines. Top edges gilt. Marbled endpape...
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20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Tennyson, Alfred, Harold a Drama, 1877, Bound in a Fine Full Vellum Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Tennyson, Alfred.
Title: Harold A Drama.
Publisher: London: Henry S. King & Co., 1877.
Description: 1 vol., 6-9/16" x 4-3/4", bound in full vellum, gilt lettered red and green morocco spine labels, spine panels and covers ruled in red, green, and gold, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, green silk page marker...
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1870s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Leather
Antique Map of the Roadstead of Batavia by Van der Aa, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'La rade de Batavia'. (The roadstead of Batavia.) This map shows the roadstead before the Indonesian city of Batavia, nowadays Jakarta. This plate originates from ...
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18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of the Roadstead of Bantam by Van der Aa, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'La rade de Bantam'. (The roadstead of Bantam.) This map shows the Indonesian city of Banten / Bantam on Java, Indonesia and its roadstead. With compass rose and s...
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18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
1960s Orb Ashtray Mod Psychedelic Orange Mid-Century Plastic + Steel Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful sculptural orange orb ashtray from the 1960s German era of ABS Plastics manufacturing dominance. Harder to find and highly collectible decor. J...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stainless Steel
1950s Balloon Ashtray Dish Yellow Stoneware Pottery Tent Circus Carnival Italy
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Subtle Oval-shaped Ashtray with a Hot Air Balloon / Circus Carnival. No markings, just a small remnant of a paper label. No chips, and no cracks.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stoneware
Martyn Green's Treasury of Gilbert and Sullivan, Stated 1st Printing
Located in valatie, NY
Martyn Green's Treasury of Gilbert and Sullivan by Martyn Green. Simon & Shuster, New York, 1961. Stated 1st printing hardcover with Gaylord dust ...
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1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art Nouveau by Gabriele Far'becker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great Art Nouveau Book with lots of photos and details of Art Nouveau pieces. Book is in excellent condition, purchased from a collector.
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Early 2000s European Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Jungle Tales of Tarzan First Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gloriously rare book …. Jungle Tales of Tarzan First Edition by Edgar Rice Burroughs Grosset & Dunlap 1st Edition.
Good +, square ...
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Early 20th Century American Romantic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare Early 20th Century Opticians English Enamel Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Rare early 20th century opticians English enamel trade sign
A rare example of an early 20th century opticians English enamel trade sign. With highly decorative graphics, stating ...
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel
Surtees, Handley Cross, First Illustrated Edition in the Original 17 Parts 1853
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: SURTEES, Robert Smith.
Title: Handley Cross; or Mr. Jorrocks's Hunt.
Publsiher: London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853-54.
First Illustrated Edition In The Original 17 Parts, 17 hand-coloured etched plates by John Leech...
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1850s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Surveyor's Level, Brass, Scientific Instrument, Engineering, Circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage surveyor's level. An English, brass scientific instrument with enamelled finish, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950.
Appe...
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Mid-20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Surtees, Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds, First Edition in the Original 12 Parts 1864
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: SURTEES, Robert Smith.
Title: Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds.
Publisher: London: Bradbury and Evans, 1864-65.
Description: first edition in the original 12 parts, 24 hand-coloured etched plates by John Leech...
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1860s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Directory of Queen Anne, Early Georgian and Chippendale Furniture, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
A Directory of Queen Anne, Early Georgian and Chippendale Furniture, Establishing the Preeminence of the Dublin Craftsmen by F. Lewis Hinckley. Crown Publishers Inc., New York, 1971. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. This is a controversial book that presents evidence to show that furniture long considered English in origin was actually designed and produced in Dublin. 467 illustrations. Includes an Index: Bookcases, Furniture, Tables, Armchairs, Antiques, Badminton House...
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1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Autograph Edition of the Works of Anatole France, in a Fine Leather Binding!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: France, Anatole
Title: The Complete Works of Anatole France.
Publisher: NY: Gabriel Wells, 1924.
Description: The Autograph Edition. 30...
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1920s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar First Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gloriously rare book …. Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar First Edition by Edgar Rice Burroughs Grosset & Dunlap 1st Edition.
First Thus. Illustrated by J. Allen St. John...
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Early 20th Century American Romantic Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Taking One's Own Ship Around the World, by and Signed by William K. Vanderbilt
Located in valatie, NY
Taking One's Own Ship Around the World. A journal descriptive of scenes and incidents, together with observations from the log book. Recorded on the Voyage Around the World October 25, 1928 to May 16, 1929 of the Yacht Ara, Written and Signed by William K. Vanderbilt. This is a First edition of Vanderbilt’s account of his voyage around the world aboard the diesel yacht Ara. Bound in the original brown buckram, with gilt titles and tooling on the spine, and a gilt top edge with pictorial endpapers. Illustrated with colored engravings after photographs by Wiliam E. Belanske, Pierre C...
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1920s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné, Paintings, 1976-1978, Volume 5
Located in New York City, NY
The highly anticipated fifth volume of The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné, covering his paintings from 1976 to 1978
This two-book addit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Winston, Style Observable in Ancient Glass Paintings, 2 Vols., Finely Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: WINSTON, Charles
TITLE: An Inquiry Into The Difference of Style Observable In Ancient Glass Paintings, Especially In England; With Hints On Gl...
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1860s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Leather
Steps, Jerzy Kosinski, Stated 1st Printing
Located in valatie, NY
Steps, Jerzy Kosinski. Published by Random House, New York, 1968. Stated 1st Printing hardcover with dust jacket. Steps is a book by the Polish-American writer Jerzy Kosinski, releas...
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1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Beatrix Potter, Tailor of Gloucester, Privately Printed, First Edition, 1902
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: POTTER, Beatrix.
Title: The Tailor of Gloucester.
Publisher: London: Privately Printed by Strangeways & Sons, 1902.
PRIVATELY PRINTED BY THE AUTHOR, LIMITED TO 500...
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Early 1900s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Vintage 14k Yellow Gold, Ruby and Diamond Cocktail Ring
Located in Shippensburg, PA
VINTAGE 14K YELLOW GOLD, RUBY AND DIAMOND COCKTAIL RING
With 5 rubies and 6 diamonds
Item # 109WJF22P
An elegant eye-catching cocktail ring with a playful composition, it features a...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
1 Volume. Marcus B. Huish, LL.B. Happy England
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Marcus B. Huish LL.B., Happy England. Bound in 1/2 brown morocco. Top edges gilt. Raised bands with gilt. Gilt labels on spine. Marbled endpapers. Published: London; Adam &...
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Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Wolfgang Laib by Ulf Kuster, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Wolfgang Laib by Ulf Kuster. Published by Hatje Cantz Publishers, 2006. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Wolfgang Laib's extraordinarily concentrated i...
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Early 2000s German Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Pair of Rare Vintage Cartier Panther Bracelet Silk Scarf Yellow Linen Pillow
By Cartier
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Katie Larmour Studio is the original vintage scarf pillow maker. Gaining notability for her unique IDEA and creations back in 2013 - featured in ...
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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Silk
DS-2878 Boxing Handstitched Leather Punching Bag by De Sede
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Leather punching bag DS-2878/60 by De Sede. Matching to the re-edition of the DS-2878, De Sede boxing fans can get their hands on a very special accesso...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Picasso Minotaurs and Matadors by John Richardson Exhibition Catalog, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Picasso: Minotaurs and Matadors by John Richardson and Gertje R. Utley, Exhibition Catalog. Rizzoli International Publications, 2017. 1st Ed softcover. The exhibition on April 28–Aug...
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2010s English Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Pair of Art Deco Marigold Carnival Glass Rolls Royce or Packard Bud Vases
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of automobile bud vases are unsigned, but presumed to have been made in England in approximately 1920 in the period Art Deco style. The vases are done with a thick clear glass in a fluted form, with marigold iridescent or carnival glass accents around the bulbous tops. These bud vases were used in luxury cars, and these came from an automotive collector with various Rolls Royce items, which these were included in. The Rolls Royce ashtray...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
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Art Glass
Otis Adelbert Kline, The Planet of Peril, 1929, First Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Kline, Otis Adelbert.
Title: The Planet of Peril.
Publisher: Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co.,1929.
Description: First Edition. 1 vol., hardbound, original brown stamp...
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1920s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
'Rajputana' Tin & Celluloid Wind Up Japanese Toy
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Vintage Japanese tin and celluloid wind up toy. When you wind this toy the top spins around while the babies on the back move from side to side and the el...
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20th Century Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Honar, the Afkhami Collection of Modern and Contemporary Iranian Art Book
Located in New York City, NY
"A wealth of vital pieces reflecting a vibrant country that is producing some of the world's most insightful, impacting and aesthetically considered pieces of work... The text is an unprecedented source of enrichment for readers - for those who have read widely on the topic or those looking to find out more about a country which has often been overshadowed by media-fuelled scrutiny."—AestheticaMagazine
"Once largely hidden from Western view, the contemporary art scene is Iran is now flourishing as a powerful social and cultural force... Honar: The Afkhami Collection is a new book from Phaidon celebrating the best in modern and postmodern Iranian art. Showcasing a wide range of styles from new media to sculpture and calligraphy, it's a fascinating insight into a new generation of creative talents from the Middle East."—HungerTV.
The first and only book on one of the finest private collections of contemporary Iranian art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Picasso, The Cubist Years, 1907-1916 Catalogue Raisonne Paintings & Related Work
Located in valatie, NY
Picasso, The Cubist Years, 1907-1916 A Catalogue Raisonne of the Paintings and Related Works. Published by Thames & Hudson, London, 1979. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. A catalog...
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1970s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Sir John Franklin Ship Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Painted ship lantern painted with ship name Sir John Franklin.
Overall dimensions: 18"H x 14. Weight is 7 pounds.
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1940s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
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Metal
Hopi Mudheads and Kacharis Red Ribbon Prize
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Mudhead and Kacharis by Lomayo Kanaya Hopi, second prize, Gallup Intertribal Indian Ceremonial 2005. Three Kacharis in balloon basket with mudhead ballo...
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Early 2000s American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pottery
Roscoe A Novel, with a Signed Letter from the Author
Located in valatie, NY
Roscoe: A Novel, With a Signed Letter from the Author. Viking, 2002. Hard Cover with dust jacket. "It's V-J Day, the war is over, and Roscoe Conway, after twenty-six years as the second in command of Albany's notorious political machine, decides to quit politics forever. But there's no way out, and only his Machiavellian imagination can help him cope with the erupting disasters. Every step leads back to the past-to the early loss of his true love, the takeover of city hall, the machine's fight with FDR and Al Smith...
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Early 2000s American Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Book "Logos Volume 1, Arduino Panaro Method" and Wooden Rappelling, 1940s
Located in taranto, IT
Extremely rare book Arduino Panaro Bari "logos" method, volume 1, 1930s / 40s, over 400 illustrated pages, signed by the author, equipped with a wooden rappelling team
Spignese il...
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1940s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
19th Century Portrait Miniature of a Man with a Yellow V-Neck Collar
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fine 19th century portrait miniature of a man with a yellow V-neck collar
A wonderful antique oil portrait of a distinguished gentleman.
Dim...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Awash in Color: French and Japanese Prints Chelsea Foxwell
Located in valatie, NY
Awash in Color: French and Japanese Prints by Chelsea Foxwell. University of Chicago, David and Alfred Smart Museum, 2012. First edition softcover cata...
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2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Valuable Artistic Property Belonging to the Estate of the Late Stanford White
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is the "Supplementary Sale" Catalogue of Valuable Artistc Property belonging to the Estate of Stanford White which took place on November 25th, 26th and 27th 1907 - Consisting o...
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Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
WWI Antique Aircraft Water-Color and Pastel Drawing by Riccardo Cavigioli
Located in Milan, IT
Drawing in mixed technique, water-color and pastel depicting a WWI airplane, by Riccardo Cavigioli. Measure with frame cm 80x60.3.
Riccardo Cavigioli was born in Milan on 10th Nov...
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1920s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Mint Condition Mesh Patterned 'B.i' Golf Ball
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Mint Condition Mesh Patterned 'B.I' Golf Ball.
This is an exceptional golf ball in near mint condition, never been used and still with its orig...
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1930s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
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Rubber
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
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Paper
2010 California Biennial Orange County Museum of Art Paperback Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
2010 California Biennial orange County Museum of Art Paperback.
January 1, 2011
by Sarah C. Bancroft (Author).
Created for the Orange County Museum of...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Chinese Ceramics: The Koger Collection by John Ayers, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Chinese ceramics: The Koger Collection by John Ayers. Sotheby's Publications, New York London, 1985. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. In 1973 Mr and...
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1980s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Morgan American Financier by Jean Strouse, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Morgan : American Financier by Jean Strouse. Published by Random House Publishing Group, NY, 1999. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Jean Strouse is an American biographer, cultural administrator, and critic. She is best known for her biographies of diarist Alice James and financier J. Pierpont Morgan. She was an editorial assistant at The New York Review of Books from 1967 to 1969 and a book critic at Newsweek magazine from 1979 to 1983. She won a MacArthur Fellowship in September, 2001. John Pierpont "J. P." Morgan (April 17, 1837 - March 31, 1913) was an American financier and banker who dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation. In 1892, Morgan arranged the merger of Edison General Electric and Thomson-Houston Electric Company to form General Electric. He was instrumental in the creation of the United States Steel Corporation, International Harvester...
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1990s American Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
ETRO Leopard-Print Leather Belt with the Iconic Pegaso Brass Buckle
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage ETRO leopard-print leather belt, nude calf leather leopard print with punch-hole detailing adjustable fit and metal with Pegaso cut out brass buckle fastening.
Brass bucle cut out with the iconic Pagaso horse with wings...
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Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
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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