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Clam Shell Seashell White Natural
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, relatively large, white natural clam shell seashell. Seashell is real. Beautiful as a stand-alone piece or fill with your favorite fruits, vegetables, etc. Seashell meas...
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20th Century Organic Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
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Shell
Royal Doulton Golf Plate, Series Ware
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Royal Doulton Series Ware Golf plate.
Royal Doulton rack plate with polychrome golf scene and the proverb, "EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY, AND EVERY MAN HIS HOUR", designed by Charles Crombie. The rear of the plate with Royal Doulton trade mark, pattern No. D3395 and impressed into the plate '4.33'.
Charles 'Chas' Crombie (1885 - 1967) was an illustrator whose work is well known to the collector. His pictures can be found in many forms, on postcards, calendars, in books and on Royal Doulton ceramics.
Royal Doulton Golf...
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1910s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Christie's Imperial Design From Stockholm to St. Petersburg, 25 November 2008
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's Imperial Design From Stockholm to St. Petersburg, 25 November 2008. Auction catalog, 1st Ed consists of 190 pages with 134 lots illustrated ...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Made in Italy Sound Amplifier, White Ceramics, Customizable Speaker, 2022
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Description
This is an amplifier compatible with all smartphones in which the speaker is positioned at the bottom, near the microphone. It will allow you to increase the volume of your smartphone by 15/20 decibels!
European Design Patent filed n. 005778529
Materials
Handmade in 100% Italian ceramic and non-toxic glazes, i.e. free of lead and other substances harmful to the health of workers (as required by EU regulations).
Method Of Use
Just insert your smartphone in the appropriate space and start your favorite music to hear it clear and loud at home, outdoors or wherever you want! It has a hole for passing the power cable.
Eco-Sustainable Production
The production method is characterized by an ethical and eco-sustainable approach. Ceramics of controlled origin, non-toxic glazes and photovoltaic panels are used to guarantee the functioning of the electric ovens...
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2010s Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
G. Mchardy Special White Gutty Golf Ball
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Gutta Percha Golf Ball, G. McHardy Special.
A moulded mesh patterned white Gutta Percha golf ball in original condition manufactured by G. McHa...
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20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rubber
Royal Doulton Golf Plate, Series Ware
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Royal Doulton series ware golf plate.
Royal Doulton rack plate with polychrome golf scene and the proverb, "HE HATH A GOOD JUDGMENT WHO RELIETH NOT WHOLLY ON HIS OWN", designed by Charles Crombie. The rear of the plate with Royal Doulton trade mark, pattern No. D3395 and '21'.
Charles 'Chas' Crombie (1885 - 1967) was an illustrator whose work is well known to the collector. His pictures can be found in many forms, on postcards, calendars, in books and on Royal Doulton ceramics.
Royal Doulton Golf...
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1910s English Sporting Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Royal Doulton Golf Plate, Series Ware
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Royal Doulton Series Ware Golf plate.
Royal Doulton rack plate with polychrome golf scene and the proverb, "EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY, AND EVERY MAN HIS HOUR", designed by Charles Crombie. The rear of the plate with Royal Doulton trade mark, pattern No. D3395 and '18'.
Charles 'Chas' Crombie (1885 - 1967) was an illustrator whose work is well known to the collector. His pictures can be found in many forms, on postcards, calendars, in books and on Royal Doulton ceramics.
Royal Doulton Golf...
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1910s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Houses by Thierry W. Despont, 1st Limited Ed, With Letter to Herbert Kasper
Located in valatie, NY
Houses by Thierry W. Despont. Published by Office of Thierry Despont, New York, 1990. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Private edition with personal letter to Sandra and Herbert Kasper. He was an American fashion designer known as Kasper. He studied English and advertising at New York University and fashion at the Parsons School of Design in New York from 1951–53 and l'Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne in 1953. He left NYU to serve in the US Army in Europe. After World War II he enrolled at Parsons, where he became a protégé of milliner Fred Frederics. After graduating, he returned to Paris for two years developing his skills in design while working for Jacques Fath, Christian Dior, and Marcel Rochas. When he returned to the US, he worked for Frederics at Mr. John. He was also a famous art collector. He was an avid art collector, and in 2011, the Morgan Library and Museum devoted an exhibition, called “Mannerism and Modernism: The Kasper Collection of Drawings and Photographs,” to the designer.unnumbered copy of a run of 1000. With letter from Despont to his client. Mr. Despont was Associate Architect for the Centennial Restoration of the Statue of Liberty and has completed the restoration of Clayton, the Frick family mansion in Pittsburgh. Mr. Despont designed the Decorative Arts Galleries of the new J. Paul Getty Museum and, in collaboration with Richard Meier, was responsible for the interior design of the museum's sculpture and painting galleries. The office also completed the 50,000 square foot flagship store on Bond Street for Ralph Lauren. In the US, the firm designed the Edmond J. Safra Synagogue on East 63rd Street in New York and the flagship store for Harry Winston in Beverly Hills, California. Mr. Despont and his office have completed several very high end hotel projects. Among them are the renovation of the Carlyle Hotel in New York, Claridge's and The Dorchester in London, and Boca Raton Resort & Club in Florida. Current hotel projects include the renovation of the Ritz Paris, the Dorchester Collection's new 45 Park Lane Hotel in London, The Chatwal in New York, and the Divan Hotel in Istanbul. volume with its own dustjacket. These books were given only to clients of the firm. Privately printed set, issued between 1990 and 1995 in a special case. Volume I. 1990, unnumbered copy of 1000 published. Illustrated with photographs by Philippe-Louis Houze and watercolors by Bonnie Glasser. Provides high quality photographs of exteriors and interiors of important houses planned...
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1990s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Gio Ponti, Una Collezione Sotheby's Sale Catalogue, 2005, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Gio Ponti, Una Collezione Sotheby's Sale Catalogue, 2005 in Milano. 1st Ed softcover auction catalog. Sotheby's auction catalogue of a sale of works by the influential and one of the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Royal Doulton Golf Plate, Series Ware
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Royal Doulton Series Ware Golf plate.
Royal Doulton rack plate with polychrome golf scene and the proverb, "ALL FOOLS ARE NOT KNAVES, BUT ALL KNAVES ARE FOOLS", designed by Charles ...
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1910s English Sporting Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
X Years Of COLL & CORTÉS
Located in valatie, NY
X Years Of COLL & CORTÉS. Published by Coll & Cortes, 2014, Spain. 1st Ed exhibit catalog. "To our surprise, it dawned on us that Coll & Cortes was rapidly approaching its tenth birthday. In ten years, a small office staffed by Nicolas, myself, and his six dogs, became prominent premises in the heart of Madrid and London, fourteen employees and - despite all the pessimists saying that the market in Spanish old masters...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Croquis de Ruhlmann (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A hard covered folio with 54 loose plates which show the wonderful sketches, ideas and designs of Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann for the furniture that he designed and produced from the earl...
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Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Large Victorian Key Wind Mechanical Scary White Cat Toy, As Found
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique mechanical toy is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Europe, possibly England or Austria in approximately 1880 and done in...
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Late 19th Century Austrian High Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique Print of the Triumph of Justice by Elinksterk, c.1828
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Zinnebeeld der Geregtigheid - Symbole de la Justice'. The Triumph of Justice; allegorical scene with Justice standing at centre, blindfolded and holding scales,...
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19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Scott Henderson Design for Mint Inc. White Porcelain Pig Shaped Piggy Bank, 1980
Located in Miami, FL
Scott Henderson Design for Mint Inc. White porcelain open top pig, piggy bank, animal sculpture Mid-Century Modern.
Marked at Base, Makers Trademark.
...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
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Porcelain
Whitman, Walt, Song of the Open Road, Limited Editions Club, Signed, 1990
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Whitman, Walt.
Title: Song of the Open Road.
Publisher: NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1990.
Signed Limited Edition. 1 vol., fo...
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1990s American Collectibles and Curiosities
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Leather
Royal Doulton Golf Bowl, Series Ware
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Royal Doulton Series ware Golf bowl.
Royal Doulton bowl with polychrome golf scene designed by Charles Crombie. The bottom of the bowl with Royal Doul...
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1910s English Sporting Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Print of Designs for Ebberston Lodge, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'The Elevation of Ebberston Lodge (..)'. Designs for Ebberston Lodge, near Scarborough, Yorkshire, England.
This print originates from 'Vitruvius Britannicus' ...
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18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
The White Hotel by D. M. Thomas, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The White Hotel by D. M. Thomas. Published by Viking, 1981. The White Hotel is a novel written by the British poet, translator and novelist D. M. Thomas. It was first published in Ja...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Old Print of Genoese Armour of Genoese Crossbowmen, 1842
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'A Suit of Genoese Armour, in the possession of Sir Samuel Meyrick K.H.'.
Old print of Genoese armour. The Genoese crossbowmen was ...
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1840s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Print of the West Front of Rolls House by Campbell, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'The West Front of the Rolls in Chancery Lane (..)'. Print of the west front of Rolls House, Chancery Lane, London. This print originates from 'Vitruvius Britann...
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18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Print of the Villa Salamandre in France, Chabat, c.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Villa Salamandre Houlgate (Calvados) Mr. Baumier Architecte'. This print depicts the design of a building in France. Originates from 'La Brique et La Terre Cuit...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Dog God in Blue Underglaze Porcelain & Sterling Pendant, Marked Siam, 925
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Dog God in Blue Underglaze Porcelain & Sterling Pendant, marked Siam, (pre-1949), 925, and sterling. The cobalt is well controlled, dating the porcelain plaque after 1830. 2 5/8" dia...
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Early 20th Century Thai Collectibles and Curiosities
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Silver
Antique Print of the Great Hall of Houghton Hall, England, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Section of the great Hall of Houghton in Norfolk (..)'. Section of the Great Hall for Houghton Hall, Norfolk. This print originates...
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18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of the Mouth of the Amu Darya River by Reclus, 1881
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Bouches de L'Amou - Daria'. Original antique map showing the river mouth of the Amu Darya river in Central Asia. This original old antiqu...
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19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of the Island of Java by Van Der Aa, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Map: 'L'Ile de Java'. (The island of Java.) This map shows the Indonesian island of Java. With compass rose and scale. This plate originates from the very scarse:...
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18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Architectural Impression of Villa a Pont a Mousson in France, Chabat, c.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Villa Weber, Mr. Paul Sédille Architecte'. This print depicts the design of a building in France. Originates from 'La Brique et La Terre Cuite' by P. Chabat. Ar...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Pl. XXV Villa Marguerite a Houlgate, Chabat, c.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Villa Marguerite a Houlgate, Mr. E.M. Auburtin, Architecte'. This print depicts the design of a villa in France. Originates from 'La Brique et La Terre Cuite' b...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Pl. VII Villa a Luzarches, Chabat, C.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Villa a Luzarches, Mr. Tronquois, Architecte'. This print depicts the design of a building in France. Originates from 'La Brique et La Terre Cuite' by P. Chabat...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Pl. 12 Antique Print of an Orangery and Garden Plan by Le Rouge, c.1785
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Jardins de Bessingen (..)'. Copper engraving showing a garden plan and orangery (or orangerie). This print originates from 'Jardins A...
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18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Georgia O'Keeffe Studio Book
Located in valatie, NY
Georgia O'Keeffe. New York: The Viking Press, 1976. Unpaginated softcover. Folio size book of work by Georgia O'Keeffe with reproductions and text that cover...
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20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Print of Designs for Pembroke House Whitehall, London, England, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Elevation of the Right Honourable the Lord Herbert (..)'.
Designs for Pembroke House, front elevation and plans of the principal storey and the attic storey o...
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18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Print of the New Garden Room of Hall Barn by Campbell, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Section of a New Garden Room at Hall Barn (..)'. Plan of the garden room for Hall Barn, near Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. This print originates from 'Vitruvius Britannicus...
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18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Pl. VIII Villa a Luzarches, Chabat, c.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Villa à Luzarches, Mr. Tronquois, Architecte'. This print depicts the design of a villa in France. Originates from 'La Brique et La Terre Cuite' by P. Chabat. A...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Pl. XXVI Villa Marguerite a Houlgate, Chabat, c.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Villa Marguerite a Houlgate, Mr. E.M. Auburtin, Architecte'. This print depicts the design of a villa in France. Originates from 'La Brique et La Terre Cuite' b...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Print of the East Front of Beddington Place by Campbell, 1717
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'The East Prospect to the Gardens of Beddington Place in Surrey (..)'. Elevation of Beddington Place (also known as Boddington or Carew Manor), England. This pri...
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18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of the Friendly Islands by Cook, 1803
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map Friendly Islands titled 'Kaart van de Vrienden-Eilanden'. Antique map of the Friendly Islands depicting Rotterdam or Anamocka, Middelburg or Eaoowe and Amsterdam or Tonga...
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19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
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
Antique Map of the Maluku Islands by Van der Aa, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Les Iles Moluques (..).' (The Moluccan Islands, Maluku, Moluccas, Spice Islands, Indonesia.) Extremely rare in this edition. This plate originates from the very s...
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18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Print of the Monuments of Herculaneum by Bayardi, 1762
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print originating from 'Le Antichita di Ercolano Esposte'. A vast survey of the bronzes, statues, wall-paintings, and monuments of Herculaneum. This monumental work was the f...
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18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of the Isthmus of Mount Athos by Choiseul-Gouffier, 1809
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Plan de l'Isthme du Mont Athos'. Old map of the isthmus of Mount Athos, a mountain and peninsula in northeastern Greece and an important centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism. This map originates from 'Voyage pittoresque de la Grèce' by M.G.F.A. de Choiseul...
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19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of the Kai Islands by Stemler, c.1875
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'De Kei- of Evar eilanden.' (Kai Islands.) This map shows the Indonesian Kai Islands. Originates from 'Tijdschrift Aardrijkskundig Genootschap', published by C. F....
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19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of part of Europe by Scherer, c.1703
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled map of Europe depicting Calais, Münster, Paris, Lion, Prag, Wien, Berlin, Clermont and many other cities. Printed for Scherer's 'Atlas Novus' (1702-1710). Artists and Engrav...
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18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Pl. XXXIII Villa Eugène Decan, Chabat, c.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Villa Eugène Decan, Villers-Sur-Mer'. This print depicts the design of a building in France. Originates from 'La Brique et La Terre Cuite' by P. Chabat. Artists...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Pl. XL Beuzeval 'Calvados', Chabat, c.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Villa Brodu, Beuzeval (Calvados) Mr. Baumier, Architecte'. This print depicts the design of a villa in Calvados, France. Originates from 'La Brique et La Terre ...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Pl. XLIII Villa a Fontenay-Sous-Bois, Chabat, c.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Villa A Fontenay-Sous-Bois Mr. Ed. Jandelle-Ramier, architecte'. This print depicts the design of a villa in France. Originates from 'La Brique et La Terre Cuit...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Pl. XIX Maison de Jardinier, Chabat, c.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Maison de Jardinier Mr. Pierre Chabat, Architecte'. This print depicts the design of a building in France. Originates from 'La Brique et La Terre Cuite' by P. C...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Pl. XXVIII Ecuries, Chabat, c.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Ecuries (Boulevard Beauséjour) Mr. Pierre Chabat Architecte'. This print depicts the design of buildings in France. Originates from 'La Brique et La Terre Cuite...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Jean Puiforcat: Orfevre Sculpteur (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is one of a limited edition of only 3,000 copies of this soft backed book which was produced after his death to celebrate the genius of Jean Puiforcat, who could probably be loo...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Print of Palazzo Dei Conservatori by De Rossi, c.1710
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Porto del Archivio nel Palazzo de Sig. Conservatori di Roma in Campidoglio (..)'. Old print of a porto in Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome. This print originates ...
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18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of the City of Enkhuizen by Merian, 1659
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Enckhuysen'. This print depicts the city of Enkhuizen, the Netherlands. This print originates from 'Topographia Germaniae Inferioris (..)' by C. Merian. Artists a...
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17th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Print of Duncombe Park by Campbell, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Elevation of Duncomb Park in Yorkshire (..)'. Old engraving of Duncombe Park, Yorkshire. Duncombe Park is the seat of the Duncombe family whose senior members a...
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18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Architectural Print of French Pavillon de la Grande Tuilerie, Chabat, c.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Pavillon de la Grande Tuilerie de Bourgogne (de Montghanin) Exposition Universelle de 1889, Mrs. Wulliam et Farge Architectes'. This print depicts the design of...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Architectural Print of Ecuries Avenue Raphaël, Paris by Chabat, c.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Ecuries Avenue Raphaël Paris, Mr. A. Feine Architecte'. This print depicts the design of a building in France. Originates from 'La Brique et La Terre Cuite' by ...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Architectural French print of Pavillon du Concierge in France, Chabat, c.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Bureau d'Architecte a Houlgate, Pavillon du Concierge a Bénéreville, Mr. Edouard Lewicki Architecte'. This print depicts the design of a building in France. Ori...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Print of the Monuments of Herculaneum by Bayardi, 1762
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print originating from 'Le Antichita di Ercolano Esposte'. A vast survey of the bronzes, statues, wall-paintings, and monuments of Herculaneum. This monumental work was the f...
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18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of the Bukhari and Surroundings by Bellin, 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de la Petite Bukharie et Pays Voisins'. Old map of the Bukhari (Sinkiang in north-western China) and neighboring countries. Artists and Engravers: Jacques-N...
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18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of Southern Asia by Walker, c.1840
Located in Langweer, NL
"Original antique map of Southern Asia, the East Indies and the Indian Ocean. Also shows part of Australia. Published circa 1840. Artists and Engravers: ...
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19th Century Antique 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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