Collectibles and Curiosities
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Color: Silver
Yehia Yemini Silver Plate Candleholder, Bezalel School, Jerusalem Signed
By Yehia Yemini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice candleholder by the very well known silversmith and jeweler Yehia Yemini ( Yihye Yemini, 1896-1983) Bezalel School Jerusalem .This candleholder made in Star of David shape ...
Category
1980s Israeli Post-Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Sterling Silver Cricket Trophy, circa 1923
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a handsome sterling silver trophy dating to circa 1923. Detailed in raised relief on the the goblet-shaped trophy is an energetic cricket scene. It shows a cricket batter as ...
Category
1920s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Russian Silver 84 Clutch Purse with Horses Moscow
Located in San Mateo, CA
Russian silver clutch or evening purse. This has repousse horse heads with outstanding detail in the left corner. The clutch is .875 fine silver. There is a glass cabochon for the cl...
Category
1910s Russian Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
20th Century Sculptural Italian Chess Game
Located in VALENZA, IT
Brass chess board and chess game made with the ancient casting technique.
After casting, the finish was chiseled and subsequently silvered and finished with 24-carat gold plating.
The figures are in Florentine medieval style then painted with antioxidant treatment using a special transparent lacquer.
The two-tone mirrored glass chess top which highlights the high quality of execution.
Italian silverware, already with a centuries-old tradition, had a great development in the twentieth century and produced pieces of the highest quality that the whole world envies. Italian craftsmanship had a kind of new Renaissance after the war.
A great many high-quality silverware was born where exceptional pieces were produced that now decorate the most prestigious houses.
Made entirely by hand in the artisan workshop of piero Benzoni...
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1980s Medieval Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid Century Sterling Silver Harp Model or Trophy - Barnards London 1970
By Barnards
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1970 by Barnards, this charming, Sterling Silver Model of a Harp, is well modelled, and presented on a green marble base with a silver plaque for engraving. T...
Category
1970s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Art Deco Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Glass Owl-Form Match Striker
Located in New York, NY
Rare, Art Deco Period, sterling silver-mounted glass owl-form match striker (with original glass eyes), London, England, year-hallmarked for 1925. Excellent detail.
Matches are stru...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Judaica Hannukah Menorah in Repousse Silver
Located in London, GB
This large antique silver menorah features a central column with fine detailing using the repousse technique, surmounted by an eagle finial whic...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Native American Shalako Kachina Pendant by Esther Wood
Located in Toledo, OH
Native American Shalako Kachina Pendant by Esther Wood. Esther Wood is a Navajo silversmith and jeweler. She has had several pieces in the Smithsonian. Thi...
Category
Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1990s Sterling Silver Fish Pendant Artist Studio
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage 1990's sterling silver sculptural fish pendant. Lost wax cast sterling silver fish pendant by Linda Thompson (20th/21st century) Texas, uns...
Category
1990s American Rustic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Hill Tribe Silver Spiral Cuff Bracelet, Hand-Engraved, Thailand, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This unique tribal cuff bracelet originates from the Karen Hill Tribe of Northern Thailand via tribal silversmith techniques that have been handed...
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
20K Silver Leaf with Crystals Embossed Leaves Metal Bowl
By dlsc
Located in New York, NY
20K:bowl embossed leaves with crystals.
This bowl is an artisanal special piece. A primmer is applied to smooth out the surface then it is sanded, this process is repeated 2-3 times...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Gold Leaf
"Gilt Oval" Silver Intricate Patterned 20K Leaf Box
By dlsc
Located in New York, NY
The "Gilt Oval"
This box is an attention magnate. It is made with sections that are attached by hand. The inner lip is molded to the shape. Then filler is used to cover all of that ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Russian Tsarist Silver Cigarette Case
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Russian Tsarist silver cigarette case.
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Vintage 1991 Large Brutalist Sterling & Patinated Copper Opal Studio Brooch
Located in Seguin, TX
Large architectural 1991 artist made bold dimensional formed sterling silver and patinated copper brooch. Signed, dated and titled "Windows (Inside #2)" ...
Category
1990s American Brutalist Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Copper
Chinese Ruyi Hairpin, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Although eyes were certainly drawn to the high, fan-shaped headdresses that Qing-dynasty women affixed to back of their heads, it was the finishing touch of a hairpin or two that com...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Anglo Indian Fine Large Silver Embossed Deity Oval Locket Dated 1880
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and large antique Anglo-Indian silver oval shaped locket heavily embossed with three figures dated September 1880. The large hinged locket has an internal recessed compar...
Category
1870s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Antique English Victorian Dinner Gong with Sheffield Silver-Plated Bovine Horns
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Victorian dinner Gong with Sheffield silver-plated Bovine horns.
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sheffield Plate
Antique Sterling Silver Combination Chamberstick and Cigar Cutter
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Victorian English sterling silver combination chamber candlestick and cigar cutter; an addition ...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Edwardian Sterling Silver-Mounted Threaded Crystal Match Striker
Located in New York, NY
Unusual, sterling silver-mounted threaded crystal match striker with hand-blown light green handles, London, circa 1910. Hallmarks are rubbed in ...
Category
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1990's Large Brutalist Sterling & Patinated Copper Studio Brooch
Located in Seguin, TX
Large sculptural circa 1990's artist made sterling silver and patinated copper brooch. Signed Linda Thompson (20th/21st century). All riveted and hand wr...
Category
1990s American Brutalist Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Copper
Vintage 1990s Sterling Silver & Red Coral Cross Artist Studio
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage 1990's artist made sterling silver and red coral sculputral cross pendant. Lost wax cast sterling silver cross with bezel set cabochon red coral center by Linda Thompson (20t...
Category
1990s American Rustic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Reliance Post War Lift Arm Chrome Pocket Benzine Lighter
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Post war lift arm chrome pocket benzine lighter by Reliance
Text on bottom of lighter: "Reliance Made in occupied Japan".
Category
1940s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 12 Art Deco Silver-Plated Knife Rests in the Manner of Christofle
By Christofle
Located in London, GB
Set of 12 Art Deco Silver-plated knife rests in the manner of Christofle
French, 20th Century
Fish (eg.): 3cm x 10cm wide x 2.5cm depth.
This charming set consists of twelve Art...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
1990's Sterling & Hematite Artist Studio Handmade Earrings
Located in Seguin, TX
Artist studio hand wrought sterling silver and hematite earrings by Linda Thompson. Circa 1990's, sterling post, bezel set hematite cabochon stone, hammered finish. Overall patina, v...
Category
1990s American Brutalist Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Vinaigrette on Chain With Floral Grille
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful hand made Sterling Vinaigrette on delicate chain - opens to a fine, hand made Flower grille. For todays purposes, could be used as a ...
Category
20th Century European Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bibelot 19th/20th C. Horn Cyclist Trophy Drinking Cornucopia Horn of Plenty CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Bibelot 19th/20th C. Horn Cyclist Trophy Drinking Cornucopia Horn of Plenty CA
Mounted in silver plated cover on top a lion holding coat of arms.
Oak Tree Holding up the Scottish Trophy Elaborate Embossing and Engraving with a rarely seen cyclist figure standing by his bicycle. End of Victorian Era. A very large drinking horn or 'Horn of plenty' Very elaborated decorative engraving and embossing on the copper and metal parts, a real impressive piece. Antique Dealer Los Angeles West Hollywood Melrose Ave La Cienega blvd.
This beautiful garniture on a desk a table or a console will add instant elegance. vibrant and charmin In a modern interior design or an old world charm traditional, decorative object for interior decoration design, A perfect gift during the holiday season, or special house warming present. It will be a great addition to your special collection in a library as part of the bibelot
This beautiful trophy goes to the time at the end of the beautiful Victorian Era
When the Scotts had incredible Cyclists with the formal attire and high boots.
It reminds me as well of the movie “ Chariots of fire...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century Zuni Triple Strand Fetish Native American Necklace
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century Zuni triple strand Fetish native American necklace
A dramatic triple-strand fetish necklace is festooned with birds, fish, b...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Silver
Eigil Jensen Designed for Anton Michelsen Sterling & Enamel Brooch & Earring Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This brooch and earring set was designed by Eigil Jensen for Anton Michelsen of Denmark in approximately 1960 in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Spanish Colonial Baptismal Font Vessel and Altar Garniture Pair
Located in Forney, TX
Spanish Colonial set of three Mexican religious folk art pieces. Ornate, highly decorative, silver tone with gilt accents, including two church altar ...
Category
19th Century Spanish Colonial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver and Porcelain Miniature of Wood Stove
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver / porcelain wood stove miniature.
The main structure was made of sterling silver while the central body is hand painted porcelain.
Some pa...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Revival Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1990s Sterling Silver Hand Symbol Pendant Artist Studio
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage 1990's sterling silver sculptural hand symbol pendant. Lost wax cast sterling silver hand pendant by Linda Thompson (20th/21st century) Texas, unsigned. With glass trade bead...
Category
1990s American Rustic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1990's Large Sterling Silver Copper Shell Artist Studio Brooch
Located in Seguin, TX
Large one of a kind circa 1990's artist made sterling silver and patinated copper brooch. Signed Linda Thompson (20th/21st century). Artistic dimensional...
Category
1990s American Brutalist Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate, Sterling Silver, Copper
Turkaman Tribal Silver Jewelry Choker
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Tribal jewelry vintage chocker , leather strap with colorful glass beads . the main object artistically hand made from silver and brass with one piece of glass embedded in the cent...
Category
19th Century Turkestan Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Brass
Mid-20th Century Antoñio Pineda Silver and Moonstone Brooch, Taxco, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th Century Antoñio Pineda (1919-2009) Silver and Moonstone Brooch, Taxco, Mexico
This beautifully crafted silver brooch contains eight oval-cut moonstone cabochons set in a curved row above six stylized leaves. The marks on the back of the pin are: TAXCO SILVER BY TONO, Made in Mexico, with a 17 eagle stamp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Joseph Crossard French Silver Gold Plated and Engraved Traveling Liqueur Bottle
By Joseph Crossard 1
Located in Delft, NL
Joseph crossard French silver gold plated and Engraved traveling liqueur Bottle, 1900.
A French Art Nouveau crystal bottle, richly decorated with gol...
Category
Early 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Jewish Silver, Enamel and Jewel Torah Crown Keter
Located in London, GB
This Torah crown is a small (15cm high), exquisitely-crafted and lavishly-decorated piece of Judaica.
The Torah – the first of five books of the Hebrew...
Category
19th Century European Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Set of Eight Italian Silver Crab-Form Boxes by Buccellati
Located in London, GB
These charming silver boxes, which could have been made as salt and pepper or pill pots, are each crafted to resemble a small crab. Crafted with great precision and superbly realisti...
Category
20th Century Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stunning English Solid Sterling Silver 1936 Art Deco Style Cigarette Dispenser
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely 1936 solid sterling silver art deco cigarette dispenser
A very good looking and well made piece, full...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Small Oval Dutch Silver Gold Plated Box with a Scene of the Goddess of Victory
Located in Delft, NL
A small oval Dutch silver gold plated box with a scene of the Goddess of Victory.
A small oval Dutch silver gold plated box.
A silver box, gold plated with a style cut cabuchon i...
Category
20th Century Dutch Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Etruscan Style Cuernavaca Sterling Necklace and Earrings
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Stunning Cuernavaca sterling necklace and earrings, each fully marked: M.D. O.925 Hecho En Mexico Cuernavaca. c.1935-50 in Etruscan style. Work identical to that of Rafael Dominquez....
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Other Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1991 Artist Made Sterling Copper Agate Necklace & Earrings
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage 1991 artist made dimensional sterling silver, red tigereye, copper and agate sculptural asymetrical necklace and earrings by Linda Thompson....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Bohemian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate, Sterling Silver, Copper
Small Oval Dutch Silver Gold Plated Box with a Scene of the Birth of Venus
Located in Delft, NL
A small oval Dutch silver gold plated box with a scene of the birth of Venus
A silver box, gold plated with a style-carved cameo in stone. The stone with a scene of a mythological...
Category
20th Century Dutch Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Vintage 1991 Large Brutalist Sterling & Etched Copper Studio Brooch
Located in Seguin, TX
Large 1991 bold dimensional artist made reticulated sterling silver and etched patinated copper brooch. Signed Linda Thompson (20th/21st century) signed,...
Category
1990s American Primitive Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Copper
Sterling Silver Native American Indian Motif "Note Holder" American, Circa 1880
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very rare and unusual piece, a sterling silver "note holder" fronted by an Indian Chief on the front in high relief. A bale on top provides for a necklace and hanging as a decorative...
Category
1880s American Native American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Artist Studio Turquoise Sterling Silver Necklace & Earrings
Located in Seguin, TX
Circa 1990's artist made sculptural turquoise, coral and sterling silver multistrand necklace and earrings by Linda Thompson. Necklace is 24" long not counting drops which are 2" lon...
Category
Late 20th Century Bohemian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Pair of Hollow Silver Incised Bracelets, China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century pair of hollow silver incised bracelets, China
A pair of beautifully made hollow silver bracelets with incised floral and geometric designs. The interior circumfe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Count Gleichen’s shrapnel paperweight. Russian and English, 1854
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Count Gleichen’s Russian shell paperweight, the tooth shaped fragment of a Russian armament shell set above another of rectangular form both raised on a silver mount on an ebonized rectangular plinth, applied with a plaque reading ‘Two fragments of a Russian shell fired at Mr Fred Burne assist.t paymaster and Mr Henry Crave St John midshipman of H.M.S. Cumberland in Aug.t 1854 from Tsee Fort Bonarsund whilst conveying refreshments to the English camp – for their messmate – H.S.H. Prince Victor of Hohenlohe Midshipman landed with the Naval Brigade in 1854’. With a framed caricature of Count Gleichen inscribed Vanity Fair, London, July 5, 1884. Vice Admiral H.S.H Count Gleichen – the Queen’s Nephew.Russian and English, 1854.
The print has the following biography on the reverse and on the mount ‘His Serene Highness Prince Victor …. of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, is better known in England as Count Gleichen and as the Queen’s nephew. Born fifty years ago, he was sent to school at Dresden; but at the age of fourteen he conceived ideas not to be bounded within the confines of the small life of a German principality. So he ran away from school to go to sea, and his aunt the Queen of England, being informed of the fact, proposed to her sister to let her adventurous nephew become naturalised as an Englishman and enter the English Navy. This was accordingly done, and Prince Victor, as he was then called, was appointed to the Powerful on the Mediterranean Station, in 1848. He served in the Crimean War and in the operations in China he proved a popular officer and a good sailor-man, and was three times wounded in battle. In 1861 he married the daughter of Admiral Sir George Seymour, sister of the fifth Marquis of Hertford on which occasion it was that he put down his title of Prince and took up for future use that of Count. He became, in due course a Vice-Admiral, and in the meantime he also became a sculptor. It is in the latter art that he now mainly busies himself, and he has created many pleasing busts of his royal relatives and some works of greater pretensions than family portraits. An Alfred the Great, a Beaconsfield, and a Prince Imperial...
Category
1880s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Silver
1941 Sterling Silver 'Grenade' Table Lighter by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co.
Located in London, GB
Goldsmith’s and Silversmith’s Company, hallmarked 1941
A fine and unusual novelty Sterling silver regimental table lighter, realistically modelled as a Mills ‘No.5’ grenade...
Category
1940s British Other Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Sterling & Pearl Tone White Enamel Bracelet Norway "A" 925
Located in Toledo, OH
Vintage gilded sterling silver and white or pearl tone enamel figure eight links bracelet with "A" 925 stamped on the back. Similar styling as David Anderson and Arne Nordlie...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver Nurses Belt Buckle from 1901 by John Tiley
By John Tiley
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London 1901 by John Tiley, this stylish, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Belt Buckle, measures 3.75"(9.5cm) wide a...
Category
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Edwardian Solid Silver & Horn Lizard Shaped Cigar Lighters, C.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century Edwardian solid silver & horn mounted pair of table cigar lighters. The two blackbuck antelope horns are mounted with a ...
Category
20th Century British Edwardian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Rare English Silver & Enamel Picture Frame, Allies of 1914
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent and rare English sterling silver photograph frame by the top notch silversmith, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company L...
Category
1910s European Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Art Deco Solid Silver & Guilloche Enamel Ashtrays, C.1929
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th century Art Deco pair of solid silver ash trays, applied with a beautiful blue enamelled borders, Hallmarked English Silver (925 standard), Birmingham, year 1929 (E), Ma...
Category
20th Century British Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique English Sterling Silver Cigar / Cheroot Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver six finger cigar/cheroot case; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique sterling silver cheroot case has a rounded rectangular shaped form.
The lobed surface of this antique case is plain and unembellished.
This exceptional cigar/cheroot case secures with a hallmarked push fit catch, allowing access to the six-channelled interior.
Such six-fingered examples are becoming increasingly difficult to locate.
Condition
This antique cheroot holder...
Category
1930s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Victorian Carved Bamboo Pelican Cane
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian bamboo cane having a handle carved as stylized pelican with a silver collar and brass tip.
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Brass
19th Century Italian Jesus Christ on the Cross Silver
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Refined and delicate figure of Jesus Christ on the cross in silver, 1880s. Great artistic quality please look at the details from the face to...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Choker Necklace by Jaana Toppila-Ikalainen 1998 Finland
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely silver necklace with wave shaped bars chained together by designer Jaana Toppila-Ikalainen -Finland 1998. The silver bars has a twisted shape. Natural patina and good vintage ...
Category
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
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
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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