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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: 1980s
Period: 1930s
Early Gilt Bronze Necklace by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gilt bronze necklace with chain and a square plaque on the subject of "Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden" with apple tree in the center, designed and made by Line Vautrin in her e...
Category
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Aristitde Maillol Illustrated: Daphnis & Chloe
By Aristide Maillol 2
Located in Middletown, NY
According to Eleanor Garvey "The Artist and the Book" (p. 122) this work is "perhaps the most harmonious of Maillol's illustrated books."
Aristide MAILLOL, illus.; LONGUS author
Daphnis and Chloe; A Most Sweet, and Pleasant Pastoral Romance for Young Ladies, translated out of the Greek of Longus by Geo. Thornley.
London: A. Zwemmer [printed in Paris by Philippe Gonin], 1937. Limited Edition.
8vo, 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (200 x 132 mm); pp. vi, 211,colophon,12;
Copy 21 of 250 numbered copies on hand-made Maillol paper and SIGNED BY THE ARTIST on the colophon, with 52 original woodcuts, and 4 woodcut initials, printed in bistre; leading and bottom edges deckled. Full vellum with laced-in thongs, gilt lettering on spine, faint; pencil notations and tipped in label from earlier booksellers on inside front cover, edges stained on first 2 and last 2 blanks.
EXTRA SUITE of 45 WOODCUTS in a separate vellum portfolio, printed in black.
Fine copy in simple cardboard slipcase.
Colophon: "Aristide Maillol engraved with his own hand the wood-cuts which illustrate this book, The text is that of Thronley's translation of 1657, revised and augmented. Philippe Gonin of Paris undertook the achievement of this work, and printed it on his hand-press, for A. Zwemmer, London. Paris December 7th, 1937", followed by MAILLOL'S SIGNATURE IN PENCIL.
Garvey 174; Garvey Wick 22; BNF32393010
Condition: FINE
An ancient Greek novel written during the Roman Empire, the only known work of the 2nd century AD Greek novelist and romance writer Longus, translated by George Thornley...
Category
1930s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Parchment Paper
Masterpieces of German Expressionism at the Detroit Institute of Arts 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Masterpieces of German Expressionism at the Detroit Institute of Arts by Horst Uhr. Published by Hudson Hills Press LLC, 1982. Stated 1st Ed ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare Pierre Cardin Pop Art Futuristic Ambiance Phone
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Rare and highly collectable Pop Art futuristic Ambiance phone.
Category
1980s Taiwanese Futurist Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Toy Wind-Up "Baby L" Speedboat by Lindstrom Toy Co., American Circa 1933
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage toy speed boat manufactured by the Lindstrom Toy Company of Bridgeport Connecticut, circa 1933 or earlier; the Lindstrom company having been founded in 1913, made quality tin...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Contents of Broadhollow, Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y. Property of Percy Uris
Located in valatie, NY
The Contents of Broadhollow, Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y. The Property of the Estate of Mrs. Percy Uris, by Christie's (New York). This auction catalog consists of 122 pages with 1,...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Weather Station made from a Wooden Airplane Propeller, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual, sculptural and one of a kind weather station made from the center-piece of a large wooden airplane propeller. It was professionally re-purposed by hand in Denmark during the...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Scratch-Built Clockwork Boat
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century scratch-built clockwork boat
A brilliant example of an early 20th century scratch-built clockwork tugboat. Hand crafted from found o...
Category
1930s British Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
RONSON 1937 Art Deco T-T Smoker's Desk Double Box & Touch Tip Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
T-T Smoker's desk box with lighter made by Ronson.
This desk box for cigarettes is exceptional and very rare. Has been created in the city of Newark, New Jersey United States by The...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Chrome
Bronze Tabernacle Crafted by Cheret Ateliers d'Art Liturgique
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a bronze tabernacle crafted and stamped by Cheret Ateliers d'Art Liturgique, a workshop known for its high-quality ecclesiastical and liturgical artistry. The tabernacle has a cylindrical shape with a conical top, crowned by a spherical finial, giving it a distinctive and elegant presence.
The tabernacle is made of solid bronze and has a rich, aged patina that enhances its sacred and antique appearance. The front is adorned with a Chi Rho...
Category
1930s French Renaissance Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Architecture and Interior Design A Basic History Through the 17th C, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Architecture and Interior Design: A Basic History Through the Seventeenth Century by Victoria Kloss Ball. John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1980. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Interior des...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair of 1930s Tlingit Totems
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Tlingit culture is divided into two moieties, or groups: Eagles and Ravens. These groups, also called clans, are exogamous – which means they marry out to the other group – and are m...
Category
1930s American Native American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cedar
XX Century Italian Sterling silver golf ball holder
By Mario Vallè
Located in VALENZA, IT
Unusual accessory, ideal as a gift for a golfer, in solid silver.
The object is composed of a round base and a stem on which is housed a silver sphere that can be opened with a slidi...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
The Man Who Was Vogue: The Life and Times of Conde Nast, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Man Who Was Vogue: The Life and Times of Conde Nast, by Caroline Seebohm. Published by The Viking Press, NY, 1982. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Em...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Treasures of the Smithsonian by Edwards Park
Located in valatie, NY
Treasures of the Smithsonian by Edwards Park. Published by Smithsonian Books, Harry Abrams, 1987. Hardcover with dust jacket. With more than four hundred ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Thick Walking Stick with a Large Silver Handle, Stamped 800
Located in Berlin, DE
large walking stick with thick silver handle. From Germany
around 1930
ebonized wood.
Category
1930s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Rare First Edition Magic Game of "Juego de Magia Borras", 1933
Located in Barcelona, ES
First edition of the well-known Spanish magic game 'Juego de Magia'. Manufactured by Borras Plana in 1933. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, ...
Category
1930s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Collection of Six Santa Claus Christmas Bottles, vintage German 1930s or older
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A really beautiful collection of six Santa Claus Belsnickle and Gnome Art Deco decanter bottles. Some have original cork stoppers. In very good condition with no chips, with signs of...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Art Glass
20th Century Italian Solid Silver 800 Nine Lights Chanukkiyah
Located in VALENZA, IT
Jewish candelabra completely handmade in solid 800 silver.
The round base is raised from the support surface with 4 feet made with the casting techni...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Art Deco Cast Iron Stagecoach Door Stop with Original Paint, 1930
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Great example of a western stagecoach in original paint. Colors are still vibrant. C1930 with precise castings. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
Category
1930s American Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Petite Collection of Three Vintage Micro Mosaic Jewelry Millefiori Venice, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous petite micro mosaic jewelry lot. No restoration has been carried out on this charming little piece, which remains in very stabile and f...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Life Size Mannequin Boy with Blue Eyes, circa 1980
Located in Barntrup, DE
Life-size mannequin boy with blue eyes, circa the early 1980s, England, by Adel Rootstein.
An expressive life-size boy mannequin with beautifully hand-pa...
Category
1980s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1931 The Iliad and The Odyssey
By Alexander Pope, Homer
Located in Bath, GB
A fine, limited edition set of Pope's translation of the Iliad and the Odyssey with excellent provenance.
Limited edition, With Homer numbered 1051 and The Iliad numbered 1196. With text in both Latin and Greek. The Nonesuch Press specialised in limited edition and private press. They were founded by Francis Meynell, his second wife Vera Mendel and their friend David Garnett. Their aspiration was for their publications to be aligned with the same aesthetic standards as the private press movement. They were unusual as they used a small Albion press...
Category
1930s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Picasso and Braque - Pioneering Cubism
Located in Bradenton, FL
Picasso and Braque - Pioneering Cubism by William Rubin. Softcover book, published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1989. Print...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Set of Five Bell & a Pinecone Christmas Ornaments Vintage, German, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Christmas ornament set off five bell and one Pinecone glass ornaments. Each is made from thin mouth blown glass, this would be a great antique addition for your Christmas or f...
Category
1930s German Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wire
Antoine Caron Peintre des fetes et des massacres by Jean Ehrmann, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Antoine Caron: Peintre des fetes et des massacres by Jean Ehrmann. Published by Flammarion, 1986. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket, French text. In b&w and color. Important book on ...
Category
1980s French Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1980s Large Industrial Cast Aluminium and Glass Explosion Proof Pendant
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
A large cast aluminium explosion proof pendant built to with stand the most adverse conditions at sea.
These lamps were reclaimed from a super tanker that would have transported h...
Category
1980s Japanese Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Tiffany's 150 Years by John Loring
Located in Bradenton, FL
Tiffany's 150 Years by John Loring. First edition, published in 1987 by Doubleday & Company Inc. of Garden City, New York. Hardcover with dustjacket, 192 pages.
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Seaplane model by ART BOIS 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco seaplane on a wave by Anthoine ART BOIS, France, 1930s. Wood and metal. Width : 16"(40.5cm), Length: 13.8"(35cm), Height : 12.4"(31.5cm)
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
French Style, Slessin Cliff, 1st Edition Hardbound with Jacket - 1982
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Style by Suzanne Slessin and Stafford Cliff, 1st Edition Hardcover with Dust Jacket – 1982
French Style captures the celebrated art de vivre of the contemporary French life-...
Category
1980s American French Provincial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Jean Prouvé Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Two Master Metal Workers Book
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Edited for the occasion of the May 1985, New York. Exhibition and the fall of 1985 Paris exhibition.
Jean Prouvé (8 April 1901-23 March 1984) was a French metal worker, self-taught architect and designer. Le Corbusier designated Prouvé a constructer, blending architecture and engineering. Prouvé's main achievement was transferring manufacturing technology from industry to architecture, without losing aesthetic qualities. His design skills...
Category
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1930s Old Drago Vintage Wolf of Mother Rome Heavy Metal Ashtray Bronze/Brass
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Uncommon ashtray from Rome, early 20th century. Appears to be patinated Bronze or Brass, footed, sharp casting, heavy. No makers markings.
Dia 4.75 x H .75 in
Wt. 10.25 oz / 291 gr
Category
1930s Italian Greco Roman Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Escada Vintage Salmon Pink Pearl Necklace with Gold Toned Rhinestone Closure
By Escada
Located in Bochum, NRW
Vintage Escada necklace with rhinestone-studded ball screw clasp, made of 14 mm [0.55 in.] fashion jewelry beads/ faux pearls light copper colored with...
Category
1980s German Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Basquiat Keith Haring Roy Lichtenstein The Paris Review
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Roy Lichtenstein: The Paris Review 1982-1992:
Vintage editions of The Paris Review, with one uniquely featuring an...
Category
1980s Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Ashtray Stand, Chrome and Bakelite by Demeyere, Belgium, 1930s
By Demeyere
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
Art Deco ashtray stand
This beautiful and rare Art Deco Ashtray Stand from the 20s/30s is in the streamline modern art deco style. The designer of this extraordinary object has succ...
Category
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome, Metal, Iron
Andy Warhol Diaries, Hard-Cover Library or Coffee Table Book, 1989
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
'The Andy Warhol Diaries' book is hard-cover, first edition, May 1989.
The Andy Warhol Diaries is the dictated memoirs of the American artist, Andy Warhol, posthumously published, May 1989, USA. It was edited by his frequent collaborator and long-time friend, Pat Hackett...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antonio’s Girls (Autographed) & Thousand and One Nights 1st ed. Antonio Lopez
Located in Miami, FL
Authograph First Edition copy of “Antonio’s Girls” 1982 & “Antonio’s Tales From The Thousand and One Nights” First Edition 1985. Both in English.
Antonio’s Girls – Collection of the works of Antonio Lopez varied and prolific fashion illustrations and his own private works from the 1970s and early 80s. Some of his outrageous shoes designs, photographs & stories from celebrities ( Grace Jones, Tina Chow, Pat Cleveland, Jerry Hall & others) are included. Hard bound book First Edition with 128 pgs. manufactured in USA 1982. English language copy.
Signed: Antonio 83 on 1st page and two gold dots in left side of the dust jacket front both with a gold pen.
Dimension: 11 1/2 inches x 9 3/8 inches.
Antonio’s Tales From The Thousand and One Nights – This book consists of the 13 stories from the Thousand & One Nights book per translation by Sir Richard Burton...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Bent Wood and Metal Furniture 1850-1946 by Derek Ostergard
Located in valatie, NY
Bent Wood And Metal Furniture 1850-1946 by Derek Ostergard. Published by NY American Federation Arts, 1987. 1st Ed softcover. 368pp., b&w. illustrations. Profusely illustrated collec...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Exclusive Book Antológica Berrocal 1955- 84 Sculptures & Work of Miguel Berrocal
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Exceptional and extensive compilation of the magnificent work and autobiography of Miguel Berrocal, ranging from exhibitions and collections to his monumental works, passing through ...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
French Art Deco Unique Mother & Child Sculpture, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Unique Hand-made. French Art Deco Mother & Child Statue by René Mercier, France, 1930s. This exceptional Art Deco piece, crafted by the talented French sculptor René Mercier in the 1...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Spage Age Model "Discoverer" Television Designed by Philips, Netherlands, 1980's
By Philips
Located in Antwerp, BE
Space Age vintage model "Discoverer" television 14 GR 1220 GB manufactured by Philips, Netherlands, 1980s. The space age design outstanding shape tv makes this design piece so fascin...
Category
1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Acrylic, Plexiglass
RONSON 1939 Art Deco Dureum Brass Nautica Desk Touch-Tip Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
Dureum brass desk Nautica lighter designed by Ronson.
This very rare Ronson Nautica Classic Touch-Tip lighter was made in 1938 by the Ronson Art Metal Works Inc. located in Newark, ...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
The Andy Warhol Collection Americana & European & American Paintings & Prints
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: The Andy Warhol Collection Americana and European and American Paintings, Drawings and Prints, Vol. V, Friday, April 29 and Saturday,...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Christie's 1987 Kitley House Devon, 1st Ed
By Christie's
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's 1987 Kitley House Devon. Softcover auction catalog with 894 lots on 171 pages. Illustrated in color and black & white.
NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a l...
Category
1980s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Complete Alice & the Hunting of the Snark, Illustrated by Ralph Steadman
Located in valatie, NY
The Complete Alice & The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll. Published by Salem House Publishing Topsfield, MA, 1987. First edition thus ha...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Carolina Rice Plantation of the 50's Signed by the Illustrator, Publisher's Copy
Located in valatie, NY
A CAROLINA RICE PLANTATION OF THE FIFTIES: Narrative By Herbert Ravenel Sass, With Chapters From The Unpublished Memoirs Of D.E. Huger Smith.
Publisher, New York: William Morrow, 1936. Signed 1st Ed hardcover with book plate of Ellen Doubleday, publishers personal copy. Illustrated with reproductions of 30 paintings in watercolor by and signed by Alice R. Huger Smith. The magic of the Low Country, the rice coast of South Carolina and Georgia has been captured with rare beauty and fidelity in the paintings of Alice R. Huger Smith. Her water-colors of sea-island beaches, of sea marshes, of black waters in cypress swamps...
Category
1930s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Harley Davidson AMF Motorcycle Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage table lighter in the shape of a AMF Harley Davidson motorcycle. In 1969, the AMF corporation (American Machine and Foundry) took over production of Harley-Davidson moto...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Winston CHURCHILL. Great Contemporaries - FIRST EDITION - 1937
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston.
TITLE: Great Contemporaries.
PUBLISHER: London: Thornton Butterworth, Ltd., 1937.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 8-1/2" x 5-3/4", illustrated, bo...
Category
1930s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Art at Auction: the Year at Sotheby's, 1985-1986, 1st Ed
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Art at Auction: The Year at Sotheby's, 1985-86, Edit by Georgia Fogg. Printed by Sotheby's, London. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. This annual reference work provides a view of t...
Category
1980s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Beautiful Santa Claus Figure Vintage German Christmas
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare "walking" Santa figure with a tree in his hand. Nice beard and moveable arms. Glitter on the ground symbolized the snow. Velvet clothing. Not a ...
Category
1930s German Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Composition
1930's "My Buddy" Metal Tackle Or Tool Box with Stacking Trays by Falls City
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Falls City, 1930's "My Buddy" metal tool box with handle and stacking trays. In original condition with visible wear consistent with its age and use.
Category
1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Sotheby's NY Catalog Magnificent Jewels October 25th and 26th, 1989, Sale #5911
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Catalog Magnificent Jewels October 25th and 26th, 1989, sale #5911. Sotheby's NY, 1989. First Edition softcover. 408 lots all photographed in color and fully described.
...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Miniature Rooms Book, The Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago, 1983
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Miniature Rooms: The Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago," by Kathleen Aguilar and Michael Anderson.
Generations of visitors to the Art Institute of Chicago have been fasci...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare Santa, Clown and Lantern Christmas Ornament Vintage, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Christmas ornament set of three. Each is made from mouth blown glass, this would be a great addition for your Christmas or feather tree. Clown Head is approx. 3 1/4" high and 1 3/4" at the widest point, think it is approx. 1940s or older. Lantern is approx. 2 5/8" high (1910s) and the little Santa...
Category
1930s German Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wire
Metal Sauceboat, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Metal Sauceboat, Circa 1930. by unknown manufacturer, France. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Materials: Me...
Category
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1938 Pull Down Anatomy Chart, Denoyer-Geppert, Artist P.M. Lariviere
Located in Buffalo, NY
1938 pull down anatomy chart, Denoyer-Geppert. Artist P.M. Lariviere. KL3 circulatory system. Stunning image, screenprint on linen.
Category
1930s American Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen
Pair of Glass Pharmacy Jars, Italy, 1930s
Located in Palermo, IT
Pair of glass pharmacy jars, Italy, 1930s
Found in an old disused pharmacy.
Good condition. One has an imperceptible chip on the edge.
Being handcra...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Black Cigarette Case for Handbag Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Cigarette case for handbag in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fired enamel. Opening with spring button.. Measure cm. 6.3 x 9.7 x 1.5. Weight gr.210. Created in the Art Deco style...
Category
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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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Medal-Worthy Memorabilia from Epic Past Olympic Games
Get into the games! These items celebrate the events, athletes, host countries and sporting spirit.
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The sought-after designer worked with the team at Hoffman Creative to produce a monograph that beautifully showcases some of Studio Shamshiri's most inspiring projects.
Moroccan Artworks and Objects Take Center Stage in an Extraordinary Villa in Tangier
Italian writer and collector Umberto Pasti opens the doors to his remarkable cave of wonders in North Africa.
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Hollywood A-listers, ex-pat aristocrats and art collectors and style setters of all stripes appreciate the allure of the coastal California hamlet — much on our minds after recent winter floods.
Whaam! Blam! Pow! — a New Book on Pop Art Packs a Punch
Publishing house Assouline and writer Julie Belcove have teamed up to trace the history of the genre, from Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Yayoi Kusama to Mickalene Thomas and Jeff Koons.
The Sparkling Legacy of Tiffany & Co. Explained, One Jewel at a Time
A gorgeous new book celebrates — and memorializes — the iconic jeweler’s rich heritage.
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