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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Baroque
Vintage Chic Square Silver Plated Brass Vide-Poche, Hermes Paris 1970's.
By Hermès
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Chic Square Silver Plated Brass Vide-Poche, Hermes Paris , France 1970's.
Silverplate Vide Poche or Cigar Ashtray.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and V...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Handmade Hollywood Regency Brass Palm Tree Sculpture
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Inspired by the beaches of Malibu, this collection was born out of an iconic star piece: the Californian palm. In a shiny finish, this decorative lamp is made of polished brass; and ...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Large Monumental Aluminum Munich TV Television Tower Scale Design Model, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Scaled model of the Munich television tower. Hand-spun in metal. A nice architectural sculpture for every living or mans room. Also nice to display at your desk like seen in pictures...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Unique and Large Crucifix with a Rare Size Hand Crafted Ceramic Corpus of Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and artistic crucifix from the European Midcentury Modern era.
Over the centuries the life and teachings of Christ have inspired many an artist to create His image in just as many ways as there were artist. In more recent decades the way in which Christ on the cross has been portrayed has changed significantly from how He was portrayed in previous centuries. Just like Christ was portrayed very differently in the early 20th century as opposed to how He was seen and portrayed in, for example, the Baroque era. And this way will keep changing as evolve. Just like with the other Styles, this modernist version of Christ either speaks to you or it does not and the way in which different people will see and experience this Christ will be very different too. That ofcourse also is the job of every artist, to make you think about an artwork and make you feel something at the same time. Not only is this unique modernist sculpture different in design from most Christ sculptures you will have ever seen, it also is all hand-crafted in a very rare material. This ceramic work of religious art also comes with a mild glazing and the unique elongated design makes it even more modern and 'experimental'. Thanks to the perfect metal hook on the back, safely mounting this piece is much easier than one would expect. If you already have a place and space in mind for Him then maybe you should be this sculpture's next custodian.
Mind you, our fair price for this unique and very large, Midcentury crucifix...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
18K Gold Filigree Loop Dangle Earrings In the manner of Buccellati
By Buccellati
Located in Plainview, NY
18K Gold Filigree Loop Dangle Earrings In the manner of Buccellati
Elegant and ethereal, these 18K gold dangle earrings feature a refined filigree design reminiscent of the timeles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Valentino Garavani Alligator Leather Satchel Bag
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a collectible Valentino Garavani Alligator Leather Satchel Bag. It depict a trapezoid like shaped dark brown leather purse with a rect...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Collection of Five Vintage European Leather Medicine Balls
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Collection of five European leather medicine ball, three (the orange, and two tan balls) are from Germany, all were sourced in Italy (circa 1940s/1950s).
Perfectly aged patina with n...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Vintage Faux Reptile Leather Golf Bag
Located in Milano, IT
A beautiful golf bag for golf clubs made in the 1970s of the finest Italian manufacture.
The bag is made of camel-coloured faux reptile leather, which is simply fantastic.
The bag has many compartments and accessories. The central pivot base of the bag has a beautiful cylindrical shape, with a clearly visible round base. From the base we see a large duffel...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Large Vintage Cartier Jewelry Elephant Silk Scarf with Irish Linen Pillow
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 the likes of the Financial Times, and first selling here on 1stdibs in 2016 - our creations are of the absolute top most quality, craftsmanship and finesse. Thank-you for looking.
Title:
Large Vintage Cartier Jewelry Elephant Silk Scarf with Irish Linen Cushion Pillow
Description:
Large custom made one-of-a-kind luxury cushion (pillow) created from an exquisite rare vintage pure silk Cartier fashion scarf in a striking print named ‘La Route des Indes’, translating to English as ‘The India Road’. It illustrates exotic elephants in procession adorned with fabulous opulent jewels. They spiral around the square frame one behind the other whimsically ascending in scale. The most magnificent of all leading at the front in a statuesque pose and elaborate decoration. Their eyes are pave set with previous stones of emerald and amethyst and the gold elephants continue along the boarder as well.
Cartier is a luxury Parisian empire which originated in 1847 with Louis-François Cartier and is recognised all around the world for their high end creations. The lavishly bejewelled exotic oriental creatures appear to be a reference to the brand’s signature necklaces, bracelets and earrings; ‘Tanjore’, and ‘Djigar’ necklaces, “Rajastan’ bracelet and ‘Gupta’ brooch. This particular peachy coral pink with jade green accents and a glorious subtle sheen is one of the most spectacular examples we have come across.
The fabric was personally hand-picked by Katie at antiques market ‘Marche aux Puces Saint-Ouen’ on the outskirts of Paris.
On a sumptuous silk soft to the touch.
Backed in new 100% pure Irish linen, the aristocrat of textiles and certified by the Irish Linen Guild, lined in a layer of natural bamboo cloth...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Textile, Linen, Silk
The Decisive Moment 1st Edition 1952 Henri Cartier Bresson Cover Henri Matisse
Located in Red Lion, PA
Henri Cartier-Bresson – The Decisive Moment – 1st Edition, 1952 – Cover by Henri Matisse – Published by Simon & Schuster
A true cornerstone of 20th-century photography, this is an e...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games 1984 Mascot Figure Candlestick Vintage Yugoslavia
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Original vintage sport Mascot Vučko. it is the Olympic mascot of the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. Nice addition to any collection. The metal figure wobbles a bit, this is probab...
Category
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1950s JHP Metales Casados Chain Link Bracelet Taxco Mexico
By Taxco
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1950s Modernist Metales Casados Chain Link Bracelet Mexico JHP
bracelet is stamped TAXCO MEXICO METALES CASADOS references metals sterling silver, copper, and bra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th Century Italian Wood and Gesso Altar Vase in Rose Silver
Located in Hastings, GB
A hand-crafted wood and applied gesso altar vase, late 18th century with gilt rose silver finish.
Small areas of loss to the gesso and wear to the paint commensurate with the age of...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gesso, Wood
French Art Bronze Brooch St Eloi by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare bronze brooch St Eloi by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin ((French, 1913–1997) circa 1946. Brilliantly designed in the shape of horseshoe with the saint spreading his arms ho...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED Indo-Portuguese sculpture from the 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED
Indo-Portuguese sculpture from the 18th Century
in ivor..... The figure is represented in agony, with cendal draped around the waist. Cross in rosewood wood ...
Category
Early 18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Pair Of Vintage Cased Opera Glasses, French, Brass, Binocular, Mid 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage cased opera glasses. A French, brass and Mother of Pearl Galilean binocular, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Honeycomb Money Clip
Located in New York, NY
This beautifully formed Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Honeycomb Money Clip originates from the United States during the latter half of the 20th Century. The piece features a minimal ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Carl Auböck Model #4500 'Lucky Pig' Polished Nickel Figurine Keyring
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4500 'Lucky Pig' polished nickel figurine keyring. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural object is hand fabricated in polished nickel-plate...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Nickel, Brass
English mid-century modern vinyl record player case by His Master's Voice, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
English mid-century modern vinyl record player case by His Master's Voice, 1950s
Rectangular case vinyl record player. Structure in dark and light b...
Category
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
James Bond 'Dr. No' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Yugoslavian, 1962
Located in Devon, GB
Based on Ian Fleming's novel of the same name, the 1962 release of 'Dr. No' first introduced the world to one of the most enduring characters in Western cinema and kicked off one of the most successful film franchises of all time. Suave British spy James Bond travels to Jamaica to investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent, where he battles a megalomaniac scientist bent on disrupting the US space programme. In the same way that the first film established many of the themes and visual aspects that came to be associated with the James Bond series, the first film posters set a template for the visual representation of Bond that has seen little deviation over the past 60 years. Based on a design by David Chasman, illustrator Mitchell Hooks...
Category
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
Vintage Gold Dollar Cigarettes Advertising Sculpture 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Gold Dollar Cigarettes Advertising Sculpture 1950s
This old BAT (British American Tobacco) advertising figure made of wood and plaster advertising the cigarette brand "Gold ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Mercury Seven Signed Collage Shepard, Glenn, Carpenter, Cooper, Slayton, Schirra
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The Mercury Seven, composed of Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Deke Slayton, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, and Gordon Cooper, was a group of seven fearless astronauts select...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Boxing Ball – France, Circa 20th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage Boxing Ball – France, Circa 20th Century
Add a piece of history to your collection with this classic boxing ball, crafted in France in the early 20th century by an unknown m...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Vintage Hand-Engraved Perpetual Calendar in Brass, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hand-engraved perpetual calendar in brass. Shaped as a lion featuring the option of setting the day, month and year. Originally made as a 28 years calendar from 1967-1994. The Gregor...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
1970s W & M Sterling Silver Turquoise Ring
By Wheeler
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Stunning Sterling Silver W & M Turquoise Ring
Southwestern WM Co Wheeler Sterling Silver Turquoise Ring
.75 diameter x .5 W
maker stamp
size 8
Preowned vintage condition
Refer to images
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Sterling Silver
Original Exhibition Catalog – Setembre 1970 by Joan Miró, Sala Gaspar
By Joan Miró
Located in Barcelona, ES
Original Exhibition Catalog – Setembre 1970 by Joan Miró, Sala Gaspar
Artist: Joan Miró
Exhibition: Setembre 1970 – Sala Gaspar, Barcelona
Year: 1970
Language: Catalan
Dimension...
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1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Alexander Calder and His Magical Mobiles Art Book, Lipman & Aspinwal, 1st Ed.
Located in Vienna, AT
A great art book about sculptor Alexander (Sandy) Calder by Gene Lipman, a long-time friend of Calder, and Margaret Aspinwall. 1st Edition from 1981.
7.5X10.25“, 96 pages, 95 illustrations, hardcover with dust jacket.
The book describes the life and career of the twentieth-century artist and includes illustrations of a variety of his works and a guide to his sculptures in museums and public spaces. It focuses on his representative mobile works and also features early wire works, commercial sculptures...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Brass and Copper Airplane Jet Aviation Model, France circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a stunning large brass and copper airplane model made in France circa 1960. The piece features an impressive all-metal jet plane model on a thi...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Vintage Lions Club International Metal Plaque / Painted Advertising Sign, 1940´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Vintage Antique Lion´s Club International Plaque / Sign with mostly original hand paint. It has some age wear, but overall very good conditions.
Vintage Lions Club International metal plaque...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
RS Barcelona 'Ella' Special Edition Pink Futbolin: Female Players
By RS Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
"RS Barcelona 'Ella' Special Edition Pink Futbolin: Female Players"
Manufacturer: RS Barcelona, Spain
Special edition: Pink lacquered finish
Players: All female
Year...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Walter Bosse Cow Figurine Table Thermometer by Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming sculptural Austrian midcentury desk thermometer, displaying a cow with a lantern-shaped thermometer. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
1980 Basquiat magazine article (Basquiat Glenn O'Brien)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Graffiti 80: The State of the Outlaw Art by Glenn Obrien
June 1980 edition edition of High Times featuring in important early profile of Bassuiat aka SAMO by writer & key early supp...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Silver Magnifying Glass with Antler Horn Handle
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
We love seeing this sitting atop antique books on a coffee or side table as well as functional on a desk in an office. Fantastic patina on this vintage magnifying glass.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
1940s Leather Boxing Ball, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- good original condition with minor signs of use
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
1950s Gas Station Object Gulf Oil Tin Bug Spray Can Advertising Graphics Prop
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Gulf Oil Corporation Spray Can
USA, c.1957
Spray can with red, white, green, and blue text on white label and insect graphics. Round blue removable cap. No leaks, No holes.
Dia 3 x H...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
1950 Aldo Tura Italian Design MidCentury GoatSkin Brown Ashtray
By Aldo Tura
Located in Brescia, IT
Ashtray
Aldo Tura
Italy, 1950
Brown Goatskin and metal details
Excellent Condiction
Size: 21 cm
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Sterling Silver Horseshoe Pendant Charm Style Hermes
By Taxco
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Sterling Silver Horseshoe Pendant Charm
style of Hermes
.75 w x 1.13 h x .13 thick
stamped initials ATI 925
Preowned vintage
refer to images listed
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Ashtray Stand in the Manner of Carl Auböck in Brass, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Nice light patina. A second ashtray in the same design is also on offer here on the platform.
Very nice proportions.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
Radio TSF Radialva Super-As 55, 1950s, Bakelite
Located in Antwerp, BE
Original made of dark brown bakelite with brown knobs. Behind the glass station shell is a red and black painted metal plate that has been blackened behind the transmitter division. ...
Category
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
Pop Art Exhibition Catalogue 1964 Stockholm Museum of Modern Art
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Unique catalogue of an exhibition in the Moderna Museet in Stockholm in 1964.
Amazing cover with the iconic artwork of Roy Lichtenstein.
106 works of: Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Ro...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Cute Little Vintage Dutch Children's Rolling Wood Cart with Pull String
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Dutch wood cart with pull string and wheels. In original condition with heavy, visible wear including paint splatter, stains and chipping. Wear is consistent with its age and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Tin Plastic Futuristic Blizzard 2000 Friction Toy Car Vintage GDR 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous vintage sheet metal and plastic Toy car. Operated by a friction engine. In very good condition, with Aging in a few spots but is still a great collectible.
A beautiful decor...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
London Mid-19th Century Vanity Kit Set Sterling Silver
Located in Brescia, IT
Not easy to find this original box, with this kit set composed of 8 pieces for nail manicure. A piece to collect or to add in a wunderkammer.
In sterling silver, all marked.
With ce...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
4 Vols Vintage English Maps, John Speed, Cartography Folio, Reproduction, C.1953
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage 4 volume compendium atlas of England by John Speed. An English, cartography folio, reproduced and presented in slip cases by John Arlott, dating to the mid 20th ce...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Marcel Duchamp & André Breton Le Surréalisme en 1947 Iconic First Edition
By André Breton
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rare first edition of Le Surréalisme en 1947, a seminal work curated by André Breton and featuring the iconic cover design Prière de Toucher by Marcel Duchamp. Published in Paris by ...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair of Miguel Garcia Martinez Modernist Taxco Mexico Sterling Cuff Links
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of Miguel Garcia designed modernist cuff links from Taxco Mexico . One Marked " Miguel Mexico " the second marked "925 Sterling " .
Miguel Garcia Martinez was a well known de...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Checkers Game "The Solitaire" in Wood by Artek, Italy, 1970s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Rome, IT
Checkers game "The Solitaire" in wood by Artek. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
It comes with its original box and instruction paper. The original label is still attached on the botto...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
18th Century German Salt Glaze Tobacco Jar with Pewter Mounts
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine example of a German Baroque tobacco jar with original pewter lid. The rich ocher salt glaze decorated with raised floral motifs. A handsome addition for the collector of pipes...
Category
Early 18th Century German Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Herman Siersbøl Ring in 14 Carat Gold w. Purple Stone
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Midcentury ladies ring size 17/57 on ring measurer. Its made from solid 14 carat yellow gold and is set with a faceted dark amethyst with both blue and purple tonalities. Designed an...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Amethyst, Gold
Art Deco Spitfire Wooden & Aluminum Airplane Desk Model, Asprey, ca 1940's
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco / Cubist Spitfire wooden & aluminum airplane desk model. Asprey London- ca 1940´s. RAF Supermarine spitfire aluminum airplane desk model, mounted over a display stand.
Airpl...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
'20000 Leagues Under The Sea' Original Vintage British Quad Movie Poster, 1955
Located in Devon, GB
A rare British quad poster for the first UK release of Walt Disney's 1954 live-action sci-fi adventure '20,000 Leagues Under The Sea', based on the 1870 novel by Jules Verne. From th...
Category
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Paper
Large Controlled Bubble Glass Match Striker Holder by Thomas Webb Crystal
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Superb large Thomas Webb English controlled bubble glass match striker. Acid etched relief marked "Webb England" with a company mark used from ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal
Modernist Brutalist Silver Belt Buckle Style Spratling
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Brutalist Belt Buckle Sterling Silver
Modernist style of William Spratling and Antoñio Pineda Mexico
stamped 925
1.75 W x 1.25 H x 0.44 thick
Scu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Donald Duck driving his yellow DD1 cabriolet
By Walt Disney
Located in Valladolid, ES
Extremely Rare and amazing Walt Disney Donald Duck in Yellow Car Polyresin Figurine Statue
The famous and very funny image of a very angry Donald Duck in his yellow convertible.
This...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Resin
Set of Four Vintage Weights, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of four vintage weights: 5, 2, 1 and a half kilograms. By unknown manufacturer, circa 1920. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with ...
Category
1920s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1950s, Miriam Haskell Mineral Jewel Parure Set Vintage Designer Costume Jewlery
By Miriam Haskell
Located in Hyattsville, MD
All pieces are signed Miriam Haskell. No broken or cracked pieces. Some patina noticed on the brass hardware.
Necklace L: 16.5 in.
Nine strands of orange, pink, russet & lime dia...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Art Glass
Model of Danish Corner Chair in the Manner of Finn Juhl
By Finn Juhl
Located in New York, NY
Apprentice cabinet makers would make models of furniture as a part of their training. A lovely addition for a collector of miniature chairs and a generally appealing decorative acces...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
MRT Peruvian Sterling Silver Wide Panel Story Bracelet
Located in Chula Vista, CA
MRT Peru Peruvian Sterling Silver Wide Panel Story Bracelet
stamped MRT Peru 925
7.38 x 1.75
preowned vintage condition
Refer to images
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Mid-20th Century Peruvian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling 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.