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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
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Regency Furniture Designs 1803-1826 by John Harris 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Regency Furniture Designs (from Contemporary Source books) 1803-1826 by John Harris. Published by London / Alec Tiranti, 1961. 1st Ed hardcover with slipca...
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1960s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
"Centuries Et Autres Prophéties De Nostradamus", Ed. Anne Et André Barbault
By Michael Nostradamus
Located in Torino, IT
Collector's volume "Centuries et autres prophéties de Nostradamus".
Presented and commented by Anne and André Barbault.
Club du livre, 1980
ORIGIN
Club du livre
PERIOD
1980...
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1980s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Christian Dior Pink Red Large Acrylic Vintage Logo Advertising Sign
Located in Vienna, AT
Christian Dior pink red large vintage logo advertising sign, which shows the Dior logo in large bold red pink red acrylic letters.
The letters are fixed on a Lucite base.
Very good ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lucite
Edward FITZGERALD, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Golden Treasury Series, 1909
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: FITZGERALD, Edward. (Omar Khayyam)
Title: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. The Astronomer Poet of Persia. Rendered into English verse.
Publisher: London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd....
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Early 1900s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Gloria Garfinkel Works 1961-2018 by Andrew Kelly, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Gloria Garfinkel Works 1961-2018 by Andrew Kelly. Gloria Garfinkel Foundation, 2019. 1st Ed hardcover with. dust jacket. During her prolific career as...
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2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Santa Decoration Ball in Transparent Red Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Santa decoration ball in transparent red glass by Venini, 2020
Blown Balloton technique
Additional Information:
Material: Glass
Color: Transparent red with golden leaf
Diamete...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
End 19th Century Ophthalmic Steel Surgery kitJ. Weiss & Son and Dixey England
Located in Milan, IT
Ophthalmic steel surgery kit, signed J. Weiss & Son Ltd London and Dixey England, made in the end of XIX century circa, placed in its original wooden box covered with leather, red ve...
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Late 19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Edgar Allan Poe, 'Edmund Dulac', The Bells & Other Poems. 1ST TRADE EDITION 1912
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: POE, Edgar Allan ( Edmund Dulac ).
Title: The Bells and Other Poems.
Publisher: London: Hodder and Stoughton, n.d., (1912).
FIRST TRADE ...
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1910s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Araki by Araki: The Photographer's Personal Selection - 1st Ed., Kodansha, 2003
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Kodansha International, Japan, 2003.
A record of the career of Nobuyoshi Araki, photomaniac and permanent enfant terrible of the Japanese art world. Publ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Battersea Enamels Selected & Described With an Intro. By Egan Mew, Signed 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Battersea Enamels Selected and Described with a Signed Introduction By Egan Mew. Published by The Medici Society, London, 1926. Rare Signed 1st Ed hardc...
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1920s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Tiffany's 150 Years by John Loring, First Edition, 1987
Located in Bradenton, FL
Tiffany's 150 years by John Loring. First edition, published in 1987 by Doubleday & Company Inc. of Garden City, New York. Hardcover, 192 pages.
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1 Volume, Henry Gilbert, King Arthur's Knights
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Henry Gilbert, King Arthur's Knights. Bound in full red calf. All edges gilt. Raised bands. Gilt knight symbols on spines. Marbled endpapers. Ill...
Category
20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Anthony Caro
Located in New York City, NY
Regarded as the greatest British artist of his generation and represented in museum collections all over the world, Anthony Caro revolutionized sculpture in the 1960s, by taking the radical step of removing the plinth and placing his work directly on the ground not only changed our relationship with the artwork, but the direction of sculpture itself.
This beautifully designed book includes a comprehensive survey of Caro's work over a period of more than half a century – ranging from his time as Henry Moore's assistant in the early 1950s right up until his death in 2013.
More than fifty of his masterworks are each examined in detail through never before published archival installation images and comments by the artist from the time of production or exhibition. Furthermore, a collection of specially commissioned new documentary photographs by Toby Glanville capture the processes behind the sculptor’s work, from conception to production to installation and exhibition in major exhibitions and installations.
A collection of short texts by leading contemporary artists, including Antony Gormley, Liz Larner, Joel Shapiro, Simon Starling, Frank Stella, Rebecca Warren...
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21st Century and Contemporary Slovenian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A Monograph of the Work of McKim, Mead and White, 1879-1915
Located in valatie, NY
A Monograph of the Work of McKim, mead and white, 1879-1915; new edition, four volumes in one with an essay by Leland Roth. Arno Press NY, 1977. The firm, headed by Charles Follen McKim, William Rutherford Mead, and Stanford White are responsible for a number of America's iconic buildings including Pennsylvania Station...
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1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Tesla Carbon Fiber Surfboard 1 of 200
By Tesla
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Tesla carbon fiber surfboard, 1 of only 200 ever made. This example remains in it’s original packaging, still sealed. Tesla Design Studio in collaboration with Lost Surfboards and Matt “Mayhem” Biolos, surfboard shaper for World Surf League Championship athletes. This Limited Edition Tesla Surfboard...
Category
2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Carbon Fiber
Adventures with Old Houses by Richard Hampton Jenrette
Located in Bradenton, FL
Adventures with old houses by Richard Hampton Jenrette and foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales. Hardcover book, first edition, published in 2000 by Wyrick & Company of Charleston. 22...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1 Volume, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur. Bound in full red morocco. Blue gilt floral symbol on covers. Raised bands. Decorative gilt floral symbols on spines. Top edges gilt. Cork endpapers. Russel Flint Illus 1927 Fine Bindings. Illustrated. Published: London; Jonathan Cape & The Medici Society...
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20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Set of Five David Hicks Design Books
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A very good set of five classic interior design books by David Hicks, the much sought after and highly regarded English designer and decorator. L...
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Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Christopher Dresser "Studies in Design"
Located in Sharon, CT
This is the original and complete edition of the Classic. Contains all 60 plates.
Category
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Paul Louis Gastaud, Telephone Radio/ K7
By Paul-Louis Gastaud
Located in Marbella, ES
Paul Louis Gastaud (20th)
Telephone Radio/ K7
Hi-Fi system embedded in an ABS phone
Signed
Measures: H 126 × Ø 41 cm
Functional
Excellent cond...
Category
1970s French Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
1 Volume. Robert B. Brough, a Cracker Bon-Bon for Christmas Parties
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Robert B. Brough. A Cracker Bon-Bon for Christmas Parties: Consisting of Christmas Pieces, For Private Representations & Other Seasonable Matter, In Prose & Verse. With col...
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19th Century British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Alta Moda: Eternal Elegance of 1960s buy M Kumakiri (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Published in 1990 in Japan in a limited edition of 1,000, this book is a beautifully illustrated retrospective showing 1960s psychedelic patterns and prints with bold floral and pais...
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1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The New Pewter Marks and Old Pewter Ware by Major C.A. Markham, 2nd Ed 1928
Located in valatie, NY
The New Pewter Marks and Old Pewter Ware by Major C.A. Markham. Published by Reeves and Turner, London, 1928. 2nd Ed hardcover with protective mylar cover. Profusely illustrated with...
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1920s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Major-General Abner Doubleday & Major-General John Robinson in the Civil War
Located in valatie, NY
Major-General Abner Doubleday and Brevet Major-General John C. Robinson in the Civil War [In Memoriam: Abner Doubleday 1819-1893 and John Cleveland Robinson 1817-1897]. Published by the State of New York, J.B. Lyon Co. Albany NY, 1918. In many of the world's military establishments, a brevet was a warrant giving a commissioned officer a higher rank title as a reward for gallantry or meritorious conduct but may not confer the authority, precedence, or pay of real rank. An officer so promoted was referred to as being brevetted. Abner Doubleday 1819-1893 was a career United States Army officer and Union major general in the American Civil War. He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter...
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1910s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Waiting For The Morning Train: An American Boyhood By Bruce Catton, Signed Ltd
Located in valatie, NY
Waiting For The Morning Train: An American Boyhood By Bruce Catton. Publisher
Doubleday and Co., Inc. Garden City, N.Y., 1972. 1st Limited Ed (9/250) hardcover with slipcase. Bruce Catton, whose name is identified with Civil War history, grew up in Benzonia, Michigan, probably the only town within two hundred miles, he says, not founded to cash in on the lumber boom. In this memoir, Catton remembers his youth, his family, his home town, and his coming of age. With nostalgia, warmth, and humor, Catton recalls it all with a wealth of detail: the logging industry and its tremendous effect on the face of the state, the veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic...
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1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Chinese Red Cross Foundation, Sotheby's, an Important Private Collection
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's, An Important Private Collection of Reunification Art - A Charity Auction to Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Hong Kong's Reunification with China - to benefit The Chinese...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Chinese Official's Summer Hat and Hat Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
No self-respecting man in Qing-dynasty China would leave the house without some kind of hat. Headgear was central to social status and those of title relied on their hat to convey their rank and cultural identity. This conical hat is the summer hat of a Qing-dynasty official and would have been worn from the third month of the Chinese calendar...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silk, Bamboo, Glass
Rings for the Finger Signed by the Author to the Publisher Frank Doubleday
Located in valatie, NY
Rings For The Finger : From The Earliest Known Times To The Present, With Full Descriptions Of The Origin, Early Making, Materials, The Archaeology, History, For Affection, For Love,...
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1910s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair of Rare Vintage French Cartier Panther Bracelet Silk Scarf Red Silver
By Cartier
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Title:
Rare vintage French cartier panther bracelet designer silk scarf red silver grey Irish linen pillow
Description:
Katie Larmour Studio is th...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Silk
Story of Moslem Art Price, Christine Book, 1964
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Story of Moslem Art Hardcover – June 1, 1964
by Christine Price (Author)
Release Date: June 1964
Publisher: E P Dutton
Edition: 1st Edition
1964 Hard Cover. 160 pgs
Illustr...
Category
20th Century Asian Moorish Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Apocalypse of S. John with 22 Drawings by Giorgio De Chirico, Autographed
Located in Torino, IT
Apocalypse of Saint John with 22 drawings by Giorgio De Chirico.
Bestetti Publisher.
Volume n ° 1028/1099
Autographed by De Chirico
Origin
Italy
Period
1977.
Author
Te...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Switzerland Aircraft Bar Trolley
Located in Paris, FR
Trolley Switzerland aircraft bar, unique design, Swiss
white cross. Trolley on wheels with lock option included.
Available with full red front door or wit...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stainless Steel
White House: a Historic Guide, Inscribed by Jack and Jackie Kennedy, 1962
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: PEARCE, Mrs. John N. (John & Jacqueline Kennedy).
TITLE: The White House: A Historic Guide.
PUBLISHER: WDC: White House Historical Association, 1962.
DESCRIPTION: I...
Category
1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Joan Miro Life and Work by Jacques Dupin, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Joan Miro Life and Work by Jacques Dupin. Published by Harry N. Abrams, 1962, New York. 1st Ed hardcover with Brodart covered dust jacket. A Catalogue Raisonne of Miro's paintings from 1914-1961. 596pp. 1158 illustrations, including 46 color hand-tipped plates...
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1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage 1940s Store Gas Station "No Smoking" Porcelain Advertising Display Sign
Located in San Diego, CA
A great original vintage porcelain over metal sign reading "No Smoking" and dates from the 1940s. Was hung up in a bar, restaurant, gas/service station or store. Would go great in an...
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Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Santa Decoration Ball in Transparent Red Glass with Gold Leaf by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Santa decoration ball in transparent red glass with gold leaf by Venini, 2020
Blown Balloton technique
Additional information:
Material: Glass...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Two Ming Porcelain Masterpieces from an Important Collection Sotheby's Hong Kong
Located in valatie, NY
Two Ming Porcelain Masterpieces from an Important Collection, Sotheby's Hong Kong, October 8, 2019. The sale features two outstanding masterpieces of 15th century blue and white porcelain assembled by a connoisseur with an eye for the finest examples of Chinese porcelain: a Chenghua palace bowl painted with scrolling daylilies and a Xuande reverse-decorated ‘pomegranate’ dish. Sir Q.W. Lee was a banker and philanthropist well-known for his passion for collecting outstanding Chinese works of art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Man Who Was Vogue: The Life and Times of Conde Nast, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Man Who Was Vogue: The Life and Times of Conde Nast, by Caroline Seebohm. Published by The Viking Press, NY, 1982. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Em...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
West Side Story
Located in London, GB
Original Polish film poster for West Side Story.
This poster used for the films first Polish release in 1973.
The Polish artist Marian Stachurski (19...
Category
1970s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paint
Ferraro: My Story, Signed by Geraldine Ferraro, First Edition, 1985
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Ferraro, Geraldine, with Linda Bird Franke. Ferrero: My Story. New York: Bantam Books, 1985. Signed by Ferrero on free front endpaper. Octavo. In publisher’s original cream cloth spine over cream boards and original pictorial dust jacket.
Presented is a signed, first edition of Geraldine Ferraro’s memoir, Ferrero: My Life. The book was published by Bantam Books in New York, in November of 1985. It is signed “Geraldine Ferrero” on the free front end page, in black felt-tipped ink. The book also has a lovely gift inscription to the previous owner, explaining the circumstances and date of the signing, as well as a color photograph of Ferraro signing books. The book is presented in its publisher’s original cream cloth spine over cream boards, with copper embossed titles to the spine, and original pictorial first edition dust jacket. The book is protected with a new, archival slipcase.
In this memoir, Geraldine Ferraro reflects on her experience as the first woman nominated by a major party to run on the presidential ticket. This book reveals the process that led to her nomination as the 1984 Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate with Walter Mondale and gives a revealing behind-the-scenes look at campaign politics, especially the criticism directed at her and her family throughout her campaign.
Ferraro shines a light on the dynamics of women in Congress and discusses how their different life experiences affect the policy making process. She also gives thanks and credit to the pioneering women, like Bella Abzug...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Coral Necklace
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Salmon color coral necklace.
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coral
Brunschwig & Fils Style by Murray Douglas & Chippy Irvine
Located in Bradenton, FL
Brunschwig & Fils Style by Murray Douglas & Chippy Irvine. Published by Bulfinch Press in 1995. First Edition, hardcover, illustrated, 195 pages.
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1990s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Original Tourism Posters Promoting Mexico 68 Olympic Games Bursting with Colors
By Lance Wyman
Located in Mexico, DF
Striking original large posters printed for promoting tourism to Mexico´s 68 Olympic Games. Each poster is dedicated to a specific Mexican craft or tradition, such as "Fireworks", "Piñatas", "Ceramic doves", Textiles and flowers. The poster illustrations were commissioned to different artists, with very varied styles. The first version printed (before the graphic identity program was completed) had simply the word "MEXICO" with a Roman font, the later version portrays at the top or bottom of each -as a unifying element- the games´ logo that integrated very successfully "Mexico 68...
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Works of Oliver Goldsmith-10 Vols.-Turk's Head Edition-in a Fine Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Goldsmith, Oliver.
Title: The Works Of Oliver Goldsmith.
Publisher: NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1908.
Description: The Turk's Head Edition. 10 vols., 9-3/8" x 6-1/2", ...
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Early 1900s American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Ciclotte Bike in Red Steel by Luca Schieppati
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ciclotte Bike is an innovative exercise bike, designed and made in Italy, that combines idea, form and technology rethinking the traditional aesthetic an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Vintage Mid-Century Glass Ashtray Ruby Red Triangular
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage modernist mid-century glass ashtray ruby red triangular.
Mid-century glass ashtray circa 1960's - 1970's USA.
Large and stunningly beautiful art glass ashtray by Viking in...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Art Glass
Spielmann & Jerrold, Hugh Thomson His Art, First Edition 1931 in a Fine Binding!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: SPIELMANN, M. H. & Walter Jerrold.
Title: Hugh Thomson His Art His Letters His Humour And His Charm.
Publisher: London: A. & C. Black, Ltd., 1931.
Description: Firs...
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1930s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
The Concerned Photographer 2, Cornell Capa, Editor, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Concerned Photographer 2, Cornell Capa, Editor. Published by Grossman Publishers, New York, 1972. 1st Ed softcover. A collection of the work of six photographers (Werner Bischof,...
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1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
James Rosenquist by Carter Ratcliff, 1st Ed Ltd '1/2500' Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
James Rosenquist by Carter Ratcliff, Scott Rothkopf and Sarah Bancroft. Publisher Haunch of Venison, 2006. 1st Ed hardcover (1/2500) exhibition catalog. For an Exhibition at Haunch o...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Moukarzel, Roger - Le Voile: the Journey of the Veil - Deluxe Portfolio Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Moukarzel, Roger.
Title: Le Voile: The Journey of the Veil. 12-25 December, 2007.
Publisher: Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation (ADMAF), 2007.
Description: Deluxe portfolio edition. 2-1/4" x 23-3/4" x 17-3/4", ten colored photographs (22-1/4" x 16-1/4"), each signed by Moukarzel in print. In the original maroon cloth bound portfolio with the book (text in English and Arabic), and veil.
Condition: Like new
Additional information: Roger Moukarzel is an internationally published documentary and fashion photographer. Born in Beirut in 1962, Moukarzel’s interest in war photography began when he was a teenager. For fifteen years, he worked for news agencies Sygma and Reuters, photographing the essence of combat and the resilience of humanity under the harshest circumstances.
Moukarzel’s photo-documentaries have been featured in many international publications. France’s legendary Paris Match printed one of his photographs – a scene of destruction and mayhem on a Beirut street – on the cover of its 40th anniversary issue.
Years spent documenting turmoil and disaster took a mental and physical toll on Moukarzel. He eventually shifted to fashion photography, a more glamorous (and less dangerous) field. In his own words, he explains: "A shift from scenes of death… to scenes of life A shift from the ugly face of war...
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Early 2000s Emirian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
David O Selznick's Hollywood by Ronald Haver, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
David O Selznick's Hollywood by Ronald Haver. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York City, 1980. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Spectacular book d...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Maasai by Teplit Ole Saitoti Vintage Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Book: Maasai by Teplit Ole Saitoti Hardcover book
Maasai Saitoti, Tepilit Ole, Beckwith, Carol.
The author recounts ancient Maasai legends and songs, and powerfully describ...
Category
Late 20th Century African Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Stalingrad to Berlin The German Defeat in the East by Earl Ziemke, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Stalingrad to Berlin: The German Defeat in the East by Earl F Ziemke. United States Army, Office of the Chief of Military History, Washington, DC, 1968...
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1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Waugh, Evelyn, Waugh in Abyssinia, First Edition, Presentation Copy, 1936
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Waugh, Evelyn.
Title: Waugh in Abyssinia.
Publisher: London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1936.
Description: First Edition Presentation Copy. 1 vol., inscribed on the ...
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1930s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Mallette Dean, a Printmaker and His Art by John Hawk, 1st Ed, #Y/26
Located in valatie, NY
Mallette Dean, a Printmaker and His Art by John Hawk. Book Club of California, 2018. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. He was a major figure in the hist...
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2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Turner by Michael Lloyd, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Turner by Michael Lloyd. Published by National Gallery of Australia, 1996. 1st Ed softcover. Fifty years before impressionism, J.W.M. Turner brought a se...
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1990s Australian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Samson Young: Silver Moon or Golden Star, Which Will You Buy Of Me? 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Samson Young: Silver Moon or Golden Star, Which Will You Buy Of Me? by Orianna Cacchione, G. Douglas Barrett and Seth Kim Cohen. Smart Museum of Art, Unive...
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2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
American Furniture, Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods in The Winterthur Museum
By Joseph Downs
Located in valatie, NY
American Furniture, Queen Anne and Chippendale periods in The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. New York: The Viking Press, 1952. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Unpaginated. A...
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20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique and Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities for Sale
Antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities can bring whimsy and wonder to any interior.
Decorating with old scientific instruments, historical memorabilia and vintage musical instruments, as well as other authentic collectibles and curiosities that can be found on 1stDibs, presents an opportunity to create a unique, natural history museum-like atmosphere in your home that can provoke conversation as often as it pays tribute to how far we’ve come in understanding our world.
And bringing collectibles and curiosities into your space is actually on trend — Wunderkammern, or curiosity cabinets, were all the rage in Europe during the 1500s and continued to have adherents there and in the U.S. in the following centuries. Today, however, they’re experiencing a real surge in popularity and influencing how many interior designers are furnishing and decorating homes — combining contemporary with antique, scientific with tribal, earthly with extraterrestrial, Les Lalanne tables with Flemish tapestries.
The original Wunderkammern were entire rooms filled with objects demonstrating their owners’ worldly knowledge: A proper one included artificiala or preciosa (objets d’art); naturalia (such as skeletons, shells, minerals); exotica (taxidermy or dried plants); and scientifica (scientific instruments), frequently alongside religious relics and ancient artifacts.
Pay tribute to a history of rich and diverse musical traditions that have taken shape all over the world by decorating your home with a collection of antique and vintage musical instruments — with a little help from strong hanging wire or some wall hooks, vintage brass instruments such as a gong, French horn or trumpet can help elevate a home office or complement the efforts you’ve made to ensure a welcoming vibe in your home’s entryway. Bells or antique wind instruments can add provocative metallic contrasts to dark woods as tabletop decorative objects.
Create an intriguing focal point with Georgian scientific instruments, such as stick barometers with mahogany cases or lacquered brass telescopes. These items stem from an era named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who ruled England in succession starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). Just as there was beautiful jewelry produced during the period that today is coveted by collectors, there is much to be found in the collectibles and curiosities realm too.
Wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design are contributing factors to certain trends in decorating — just as vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or home accents in a bedroom or foyer, decorating with globes, maps or nautical objects is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes.
Find a wide range of antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities on 1stDibs.
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From Spanish-style courtyards to fanciful fountains, these acclaimed structures abound in surprising and elegant details.
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