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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Gilt Silver Reliquary – 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Interesting religious reliquary in gilt solid silver filigree, dating from the 19th century. This is a piece of exquisite craftsmanship, featuring an openwork design of plant motifs ...
Category
19th Century Spanish Romantic Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
1970s Spine Shaped 'Proteo' Halogen Table Lamp, Italy
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Bold spine shaped and articulated Proteo halogen table lamp.
Playful, easy adjustable in various sculptural shape.
Well made solid construction with PVC parts and rubber joint.
Measure: 21 in. high when curl as pictured, 36 in straight up.
2 intensity switch.
50 watt 2 pin light...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
PVC
Maharaja & Mughal Magnifice (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Christies 2019 The Al Thani Collection
This is the lavish sale catalogue which Christies produced in June 2019 for the sale of the magnificent Al T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Revolver Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This handsome lighter is cast in the shape of a revolver. Perfect for any collector of smoking paraphernalia or firearm enthusiast. Meticulous attention to detail throughout makes fo...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique County Map, Shropshire, English, Atlas Engraving, Richard Blome, C.1673
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique county map of Shropshire. An English, framed atlas engraving by Richard Blome, dating to the 17th century and later.
A treat for the collector or county native, ...
Category
17th Century British Restauration Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Rhodes, James Ford, History of the United States, 7 Vols, in a Fine Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: RHODES, James Ford.
TITLE: History Of The United States From The Compromise of 1850 To The Final Restoration Of Home Rule At The South In 1877.
PUBLISHER: NY: The Macm...
Category
1910s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Succession De M. Henri Samuel (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Christie's Monaco, Sunday 15th December 1996.
Henri Samuel (1904 1996) was one of the foremost French interior designers of the twentieth century, hailed by Architectural Digest as a "supreme master of progressive historicism". He was a leading interpreter of le gout Rothschild after the Second World War and helped restore Chateau de Ferrières...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Cigarette Case Art Deco style for Cartier USA in 1980s spring button Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Handbag cigarette case in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fire enamel. Opening with spring button. Size cm. 6.3 x 9.7 x 1.5. Weight gr. 215. Created in Art Deco style for Cartie...
Category
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Ebony Square Lighter and Ash Tray Set
Located in Milan, IT
A dramatic accent to any modern living room decor, this square lighter and ash tray set will elevate any coffee table or desk surface with its timeless allure. Modern-inspired with a touch of vintage...
Category
2010s Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Mounted Wooden Painted Model of a Sailing Ship with Full Crooked Sails
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Hand Crafted Decorative Model of a Sailing Ship, similar to the USS constitution, however not labeled as such.
The wooden body is painted and the fabric on the fully crooked sails...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Large Antique Toy Polychrome Tin & Wood Model Horse Drawn Carriage C1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
Large Antique Toy Polychrome Tin & Wood Model Horse Drawn Carriage C1930
Measures- 11"H x 9"W x 13.75"D
Category
Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
The State Russian Museum - Russian Odyssey
Located in Bradenton, FL
The State Russian Museum - Russian Odyssey. Hardcover book with dustjacket from the exhibition which took place at The Florida International Museum from November 1st, 2003, through A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Aquascapes II: Water in Japanese Landscape Architecture
Located in Richmond, VA
ESCRIPTION
Vintage hardcover monograph on the role of water in contemporary Japanese landscape architecture. Published in 1994, 224 pages. Text in English and Japanese, printed in Ja...
Category
1990s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
6 Vols British Birds and Their Nests, Butler, Avian Reference Book, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a superb antique set of six volumes of 'British Birds with their Eggs and Nests', authored by Arthur G. Butler and illustrated by F.W. Prohawk and dating to the late Victoria...
Category
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Grandfather Clock Radio by Silvertone, Circa 1931
By Silvertone
Located in Fulton, CA
Scarce, Silvertone clock radio. Made by the Colonial Radio Company in 1931 and retailed under the Silvertone name by Sears Roebuck Company. Exceptional con...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Lot of Three Indian Terracotta Processional Figures
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Lot of three Indian terracotta processional figures.
Krishnanagar, Bengal, 19th Century.
Painted terracotta figures, depicting two males and one female musician...
Category
19th Century Indian Tribal Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Terracotta
Karl Gerstner: The Forms of Color
Located in Richmond, VA
Vintage hardback coffee table book on color theory and geometric perception. By Karl Gerstner, published by The MIT Press in 1986. English translation from the original German editio...
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Violin In Majolica Manufacture Rouen Early 1800s French Musical Ceramics
By Rouen
Located in Milano, MI
French Faience Violin Manufacture of Rouen Beginning 1800 with a side pocket and two holes for hanging on the wall by means of a string, missing. This stanniferous glaze majolica vi...
Category
Early 19th Century Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Majolica
Original Antique Map of the American State of Indiana, 1903
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Antique map of Indiana
Published By A & C Black. 1903
Original colour
Good condition
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1933 - A Century of Progress - Chicago Worlds Fair Solid Etched Copper Tray
By Raymond Hood 1
Located in St. Louis, MO
1933 - A Century of Progress - Chicago Worlds Fair solid etched copper souvenir tray, unusual version with handles.
The Century of Progress International Exposition, also known as...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Brushed Aluminum Stacked Level Pool Table, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom made regulation size, three tiered pool table from the 1980s. Made in the USA.
Hidden ball return system allows each pocketed ball to roll internally back to the front of the...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Slate, Aluminum, Brass
1930s Mole-Richardson, Hollywood CA, Movie Set Light, Model 210, #2487, Restored
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1930s Mole-Richardson-Hollywood CA, Movie Set Light, Model 210, #2487 -Professionally Restored, Made in Hollywood, Ca, 1930s
An original, exemplary, example of the rare Model 210, numbered 2487, film studio light made by Mole Richardson, Inc. of Hollywood, CA,
We are offering a professionally restored, remarkably intact version, including the the sliding interior lighting mechanism, the orignal porthole glass shade and rubber lighting cord. The high quality of casting of the brass and chrome parts , many of them with the enameled Mole Richardson logo.
The brass company identification tag is retained, the flood and spot light and the on and off switches are operational.
The lamp is raised on a wheeled tripartite base, with an adjustable height from 4' to 8' feet. Moves easily.
This is a rare opportunity to own the 'Rolls Royce' of movie studio lights, from the golden era of American film.
Overall measurements:
80-inches high, diameter of base 33-inches
The brass and chrome lantern /porthole light...
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain, First Edition
By Mark Twain
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Twain, Mark. Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World. Hartford: The American Publishing Company, 1897. First Edition. Rebound in publisher’s blue cloth laid down, with colo...
Category
1890s American Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Roy Lichtenstein by Diane Waldman (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Roy Lichtenstein helped usher in the pop art movement in America in the 1960s with his large-scale paintings of comic-book panels and his deadpan renditions of consumer-product adver...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Elegant English miniature chest of drawers in walnut burl from Mid-19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant English miniature chest of drawers in walnut burl from Mid-19th Century.
Perfect as a jewelry or collector’s box.
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
Electrohome Mid Century Stereo Model 703 by Gordon Duern Canada
By Clairtone
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A Mid Century round dark walnut stereo cabinet with tulip styled base and satin black top with double tambour doors revealing the stereo unit . Having a Garrard turntable...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Oil on Copper - Virgin Mary with the Christ Child, 18th Century with Carved Wood
Located in Madrid, ES
A beautifully preserved devotional oil painting on copper plate, depicting the Virgin Mary tenderly holding the Christ Child. Executed circa 1700–1750, this 18th-century work embodie...
Category
18th Century European Greco Roman Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Large 19th Century English Brass Scale with Weights and Bull Finial
Located in Atlanta, GA
This monumental 19th-century English brass scale presents a rare double-tiered configuration, combining technical function with sculptural elegance. Standing at 48 inches tall, the s...
Category
19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century 1950s Vintage Vaulting Horse by H. Hunt & Son — Liverpool
Located in Alton, GB
A rare and striking example of mid-century athletic design, this 1950s vintage wooden vaulting horse by the esteemed H. Hunt & Son Ltd, Liverpool, represents the perfect marriage of utilitarian craftsmanship and timeless form. Originally intended for gymnasium use, this solid piece bears all the hallmarks of the British educational athletic tradition—built for durability, but beautifully aged with character and grace.
The branding mark on the leg—“H. Hunt & Son Ltd, Woodend Avenue, Liverpool 24”—authenticates its origin and era, placing it within the heart of British post-war industrial design. This firm, known for manufacturing high-quality physical education equipment, produced gym staples that are now coveted for their robust materials and nostalgic appeal.
Constructed from solid beechwood and topped with a plush, aged tan leather or hide, this vaulting horse has gracefully weathered the decades. It separates into two distinct, fully functional components: a bench and a table—each capable of standing on its own both structurally and stylistically. The top section is luxuriously upholstered and softly worn, making it a welcoming seating option, while the lower structure transforms effortlessly into a charming coffee or display table.
Whether placed in a refined living space, a high-concept retail environment, or a creative workspace, this piece adds a quiet sense of heritage and strength. It invites interaction and admiration without pretension.
The mid-20th century was a golden era for British craftsmanship, where even utilitarian school and gym equipment was made to last. H. Hunt & Son Ltd was one of the key suppliers to UK schools and institutions, known for their dedication to quality and consistency. Items such as this vaulting horse were built to withstand generations of rigorous physical use, and now stand as iconic relics of British design history.
Understated and evocative, this H. Hunt & Son vintage vaulting horse...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Wood
Small French PISTOL FLASK, CUPID, 19th Century
Located in TEYJAT, FR
SMALL FRENCH PISTOL FLASK, 19TH CENTURY
A finely crafted brass and copper flask, measuring 11.5 cm overall, featuring a heavily embossed design of a Cup...
Category
19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Stephen Shore American Surfaces
Located in New York, NY
An updated edition of Shore's groundbreaking book, now with previously unpublished photographs and a new introduction
Stephen Shore's images from his travels across America in 1972-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Early 18th Century English Framed Indenture Document, Framed
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Large Early 18th Century Framed Indenture Document. The document (deed) is written in lengthy hand-written detail. Issued in three parts, indentures were legal documents cut with w...
Category
Early 18th Century English George II Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood
Set of Italian Onyx and White Marble Bookends
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of white and black marble bookends, Italy circa 1960's. Wonderful addition to any home office seeking a classic or modern vibe.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Onyx
Queen Anne silver metal table lighter - Ronson - England 1950's vintage
By Ronson
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very elegant "Queen Anne" table lighter from Ronson in silver metal from the mid-20th century.
This lighter works on gas.
This pretty lighter has an elongated, oval shape decorated with pearls and gadroons.
The lighter has a flame adjustment dial
Under the lighter is engraved the Ronson brand, as well as a label with the control number.
Ronson Queen Anne was a very popular wick lighter...
Category
1940s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
1950's Japanese Fuji Meibo 15 x 80 Binoculars - Full Set with Box & Accessories
By Fuji Meibo
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
The Fuji Meibo 15×80 binoculars are purpose-built for marine navigation, fishing, and scientific or government observation. A vintage professional-use optical instrument manufactured...
Category
1950s Japanese Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Christian Dior Signed 1960s Snake Chain Gold-Tone Metal Graceful Swag Belt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Christian Dior, France, a 1960s Era belt made of five gold-tone snake chains bound at three intervals with soldered rectangular stations. The chains hang in a graceful swag. The Christian Dior stamped...
Category
1660s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique maritime navy compass Francis Barker & Son
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Antique maritime navy compass Francis Barker & Son London
Category
19th Century British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
19th Century Spanish Colonial Santos Shrine With Gilt Wood
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Spanish Colonial shrine for a Santos or statue of the Virgin Mary in the form of a church likely from New Mexico. Topped with three crosses with traces of gilding, two c...
Category
19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Antique French Silver Walking Cane Stick 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique sterling silver pommel walking stick circa 1880 in date
The striking stick features an ornate silver chequered pommel on a gentle tapering ebonized shaft...
Category
1880s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Small Antique Baedeker's South Eastern France Guide Book, Provence, Travel Maps
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a delightful antique edition of Baedeker's South Eastern France guide book, complete with superb fold-out maps, centre-fold maps and informative text. A bound and intact late...
Category
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Oil on Glass Depicting Our Lady of Sorrows — 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Oil on Glass — "Our Lady of Sorrows," 18th Century, Reverse Glass Painting
A refined and emotionally evocative 18th-century devotional painting depicting Our Lady of Sorrows, execut...
Category
18th Century European Greco Roman Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Set of Fourteen Jasperware Cameo Medallions by Wedgwood
Located in San Diego, CA
A really cool set of fourteen jasperware cameo medallions by Wedgwood, circa 1900s. The set includes:
-Pair of Abraham Lincoln including a rare black background.
-Pair of horse hea...
Category
20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Spanish Colonial Giltwood Altar
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Spanish colonial altar of Virgin and child with mirror insets. Piece with original patina. Some mirror pieces show small cracks, consistent with age. The base with ang...
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
'Maison Kuiper' Ocelot Fur Hat, 1950s
Located in Tilburg, NL
'Maison Kuiper' Ocelot fur hat, Model Sissy, The Netherlands, 1950s.
This is a rare beret style hat in ocelot fur made by 'Maison Kuiper' a very high-end...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fur
A Simpler Way of Life: Old Farmhouses of NY & New England by William Morgan
Located in valatie, NY
A Simpler Way of Life: Old Farmhouses of New York & New England by William Morgan and Photos by Trevor Tondro. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Published by North Country Books, 2013. Colonial farmhouses were built not by architects, but by stonemasons, carpenters, and other craftsmen—sometimes by the farmers themselves. These vernacular structures utilize such richly textured materials as wideboard planks, hand-hewn beams, and brick and fieldstone hearths. Current owners have filled their dream houses with authentic decor: hooked rugs, vintage crockery...
Category
Late 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Carl Auböck Midcentury Brass Seahorse Handmade Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist seahorse keyring / key holder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped a...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Vintage Lady's Gentleman's Walking Dress Stick Cane English Bulldog 1900
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stylish Solid Polished Honey Coloured Malacca Wood Lady’s or Gentlemans Walking Stick Dress Cane with Traditional formed Tau shaped handle in Art Nouveau style, possibly of French or...
Category
Late 19th Century British Edwardian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
Regency Mahogany Miniature Bowfront Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Late Regency Period Mahogany Miniature Chest, Of Bowfronted Form, Having Well Figured Top With Ebonised Stringing, Over Two Short And Three Long Drawers Retaining...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Francois Catroux Designer Book by David Netto
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Francois Catroux Designer Book by David Netto.
Francois Catroux innovator interior designer.
He mastered the idea of being contemporary.
This book looks at his work projects ranging ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
F-1 Fighter Jet Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The perfect gift for the history buff or military enthusiast in your life, this lighter is a faithfully cast in the shape of a Mirage F1 fighter jet. Manufactured in Japan and sold b...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Lisa Fonssagrives: Three Decades of Classic Fashion Photography (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
By David Seidner & Martin Harrison
Lisa Fonssagrives was one of the greatest fashion models of the twentieth century and muse to some of the most infl...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
"Interiors The Greatest Rooms of the Century" 'Merlot Red' Book
Located in New York, NY
More than 400 of the world’s best living spaces created by over 300 of the most influential people in interior design in one luxurious book
Oversized and available in four collectab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Late 19th Century French Tricycle Horse
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and complete tricycle horse with its cast iron details with a stunning patina. Amazing period piece.
This type of 19th century French velocipede tricycle horse was origina...
Category
19th Century European Belle Époque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
1952 Invisible Man
By Ralph Ellison
Located in Bath, GB
The sought after first edition, first printing of Ralph Ellison's monumental award winning novel, his first and only work to be published during his lifetime.
The first edition, fir...
Category
1950s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Ezra POUND. Personae. FIRST EDITION - INSCRIBED BY THE DEDICATEE TO POUND’S SON
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: POUND, Ezra.
TITLE: Personae.
PUBLISHER: London: Elkin Mathews, 1909.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION INSCRIBED BY THE DEDICATEE TO POUND’S SON. 1 vol., inscribed on the dedic...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A 19th Century Dutch miniature Doll house silver tea caddy
Located in Delft, NL
A 19th Century Dutch miniature Doll house silver tea caddy
A Dutch silver tea caddy of 2.5 cm high in octagonal shape with a thumb spoon (typical...
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Vintage MCM Domino Set in Wooden Box
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool MCM domino set in lidded wooden box, circa 1970's. The set is in very good condition, includes 28 dominoes and measures 3.5"W x 9"D x 3"H. #4300
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Antique maritime navy compass
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Antique maritime navy compass in very nice original condition.
Category
19th Century European Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique and Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities for Sale
Antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities can bring whimsy and wonder to any interior.
Decorating with old scientific instruments, historical memorabilia and vintage musical instruments, as well as other authentic collectibles and curiosities that can be found on 1stDibs, presents an opportunity to create a unique, natural history museum-like atmosphere in your home that can provoke conversation as often as it pays tribute to how far we’ve come in understanding our world.
And bringing collectibles and curiosities into your space is actually on trend — Wunderkammern, or curiosity cabinets, were all the rage in Europe during the 1500s and continued to have adherents there and in the U.S. in the following centuries. Today, however, they’re experiencing a real surge in popularity and influencing how many interior designers are furnishing and decorating homes — combining contemporary with antique, scientific with tribal, earthly with extraterrestrial, Les Lalanne tables with Flemish tapestries.
The original Wunderkammern were entire rooms filled with objects demonstrating their owners’ worldly knowledge: A proper one included artificiala or preciosa (objets d’art); naturalia (such as skeletons, shells, minerals); exotica (taxidermy or dried plants); and scientifica (scientific instruments), frequently alongside religious relics and ancient artifacts.
Pay tribute to a history of rich and diverse musical traditions that have taken shape all over the world by decorating your home with a collection of antique and vintage musical instruments — with a little help from strong hanging wire or some wall hooks, vintage brass instruments such as a gong, French horn or trumpet can help elevate a home office or complement the efforts you’ve made to ensure a welcoming vibe in your home’s entryway. Bells or antique wind instruments can add provocative metallic contrasts to dark woods as tabletop decorative objects.
Create an intriguing focal point with Georgian scientific instruments, such as stick barometers with mahogany cases or lacquered brass telescopes. These items stem from an era named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who ruled England in succession starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). Just as there was beautiful jewelry produced during the period that today is coveted by collectors, there is much to be found in the collectibles and curiosities realm too.
Wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design are contributing factors to certain trends in decorating — just as vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or home accents in a bedroom or foyer, decorating with globes, maps or nautical objects is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes.
Find a wide range of antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities on 1stDibs.
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