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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 1910s
Antique Map of the Nassau Region in Western Germany
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nassovia Principatus (..)'. Detailed map of the Nassau region in western Germany between Koblenz, Hadamar, Giessen, Frankfurt and Mainz. The map is filled with in...
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Hon-kozane ni-mai do tosei gusoku
Located in Milano, IT
Hon-kozane ni-mai do tosei gusoku
Samurai armor in revival style
Edo Period, 17th to 18th century
Signature on kabuto: Jōshū jū Saotome Ietada
Kabuto [helmet]: A russet iron (tetsu sabiji) sixty-two plate kabuto, each mounted with twenty-five small tapered standing rivets (ko-boshi) of decreasing size; the front plate, larger than the others, is fitted with two lines of rivets, while the rear one is left empty, for a total of 1.550 rivets.
The typical "Saotome-byo", an extra rivet which is almost an additional signature of the Saotome armorers, is visible inside.
Maedate [helmet crest]: Kuwagata (stylized horns) with shakudo kuwagata-dai (support) fitted with three hanabishi (flower-shaped family crest) and a large gilt-wood peony
Menpō [mask]: A russet iron (tetsu sabiji) ressei-men (mask with fierce expression)
Dō [cuirass]: Ni-mai dō (made in two parts) with hon-kozane (true scale) construction. Stencilled leather plates with engraved shakudo borders, fine pierced kanamono (application) bearing a hanabishi.
Sode [shoulder guards]: Large type (ō-sode), with fine kanamono and decorations.
Kote [sleeves]: In russet iron, with a hanabishi on the back of the hand (tekko).
Haidate [thigh guard]: Of hakama type (full trousers), made of tied rectangular iron plates.
Suneate [shin guards]: Finished in black urushi lacquer.
Accessories: A saihai (commander’s baton); high-level kara-bitsu (storage box)
With its large sode (shoulder guards) and old-fashioned construction, the style of the armor is reminiscent of the medieval suits...
Category
Late 17th Century Japanese Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Italian Parchment Map of the City of Pisa Dated, 1640
Located in Roma, IT
An antique map of the Tuscan city of Pisa engraved for The 'Itinerarium Italiæ Nov-antiquæ' by Matthäus Merian the Elder and printed in 1640....
Category
1640s Italian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
"Men Wanted For the Army" Vintage WWI Recruitment Poster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a vintage U.S. Army recruitment poster, dating to World War I. The poster depicts an Army officer conferring with a soldier. They stand next to an artillery battery, manned by two soldiers. Their fort looks over a cliff, with water and clouds completing the background. The text "Men Wanted for the Army" is printed in bold red letters at the top of the poster. The bottom margin of the poster includes a cartouche where the name of the recruiting station can be filled in.
The color lithograph was illustrated by Michael P...
Category
1910s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Greece, Turkey and surroundings with original coloring
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van Europisch Turkyen na de alderlaatste ontdekking in t licht gebracht'. Antique map of Greece with Crete and Cyprus, Turkey and the Black Sea. Publ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Indochina, the Malaysian Peninsula and Northern Sumatra
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van India over de Ganges of van Malakka, Siam, Cambodia, Chiampa, Kochinchina, Laos, Pegu, Ava, enz'. Original old map of Indochina, the Malaysian Pe...
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
18th Century Italian Baroque Reliquary
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and detailed reliquary holder with its original gilding,
Italy, circa 1750. Weathered and small losses.
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
17th Century forged Iron Safe strong box
Located in Madrid, ES
17th Century Iron Safe
Old safe for collecting money or valuables from the 17th century in hand-forged iron and including its original key. The lock works pe...
Category
17th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large 17th Century French Slate Octagonal Sundial
Located in Madrid, ES
A Large 17th century French Slate Octagonal Sundial
With wrought iron gnomon and profusely engraved with latin letters.Size:39x39 cm.With latter hanging ...
Category
Mid-17th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Slate
Christ , 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Christ , 18th century.
Crucifix, Christ, beautiful carved and gilded wood frame, 18th century.
Dimensions: H: 61cm, W: 39cm, D: 7cm.
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Italian 18th Century Pair Baroque Carved Wooden Reliquary Shrines
Located in Buisson, FR
Very rare hand pair carved wooden reliquary shrines with wonderful decoration and color/gilding,
Italy, circa 1750
Weathered, small losses and old re...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Map of the Westphalia region of Germany
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Circulus Westphaliae (..)'. Original old map of the Westphalia region, Germany. Published by Justus Danckerts, circa 1696.
Justus Danckerts I (11 November 1635 ...
Category
Late 17th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
SEITZ. Paul Jones, His Exploits In English Seas During 1778-1780. FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SEITZ, Don C.
TITLE: Paul Jones, His Exploits In English Seas During 1778 - 1780, Contemporary Accounts Collected From English Newspapers With A Complete Bibliography.
PU...
Category
1910s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Two fragments from a 17th century Royal Door from an iconostasis, Annunciation
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Two fragments from a 17th century Royal Door from an iconostasis, depicting the Annunciation.
Russia, 17th century
Dimensions: 22 x 36 cm. and 19 x 36 cm.
Category
17th Century Russian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Map op Siberia and Chinese Tartary with original hand coloring, 1732
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van Tartarie na de alderlaatste ontdekking int ligt gebragt'. Map op Siberia and Chinese tartary. In the north Novaya Zemlya curls back to attach its...
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
18th Century Chinese Porcelain Dollhouse Miniatures Blue and White Vases
Located in Delft, NL
18th Century Chinese Porcelain Dollhouse Miniatures Blue and White Vases
Two miniature Chinese porcelain dollhouse vases. Chinese porcel...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
IMPORTANT PORTUGUESE ORATORY WITH CALVARY 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
IMPORTANT PORTUGUESE ORATORY WITH CALVARY 18th Century
Portuguese, from the 18th century
in carved Brazilian rosewood.
Decoration with interrupted pediments, volutes, floral motifs...
Category
Early 18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
An apothecary bronze mortar and pestle, Italy 1700.
Located in Milan, IT
Bronze Apothecary mortar, fitted with mortar pestle. Italy early 18th century.
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Antique American Ship Model, circa 1910
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique ship model of an American warship. Scribed deck, cabins, hatches, companion way, etc. The model is rigged with full standing and running ri...
Category
1910s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Map of Ancient Spain and Portugal, Published in circa 1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Hispania Antiqua (..)'. Map of ancient Spain and Portugal. Engraved by G. Delahaye. Published circa 1760, by or after Sanson & Vaugondy.
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the North Sea and Dunkirk
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled map of the North Sea, top left a large compass rose, bottom right Dunkirk (Duinkerke / Dunkerque), France. Part of a bundled collection of plans of battles and cities renown...
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
18th Century Hirate Clan Samurai Armor with Signed Kabuto Helmet
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This is a truly exceptional set of 18th century Samurai armor that is sure to impress any collector or enthusiast. The patinated iron used in its construction has aged beautifully, giving the armor a truly unique appearance that is sure to catch the eye. The brocade silk and cotton padding used to line the armor not only provide a comfortable fit for the wearer, but also add an extra layer of decorative flair.
One of the most striking features of this armor is the crests of the Hirate samurai clan that adorn it. These crests are a symbol of the clan's identity and heritage, and their presence on the armor speaks to the deep connection between samurai warriors and the clans they belonged to.
The Kabuto...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Antique Hand-colored Map of Brandenburg, Germany
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Marchionatus Brandenburgicus'. Original antique map of Brandenburg, with Königsberg and Stettin, Germany. Published by J. Janssonius, circ 1650.
Jan Janssonius ...
Category
Mid-17th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
SAINT PAUL: Statuette in carved and gilded polychrome wood Late 18th century
Located in TEYJAT, FR
SAINT PAUL: Statuette in carved and gilded polychrome wood,
Late 18th century. Saint Paul, also known as the Apostle Paul, was an important figure in early Christianity and is often...
Category
Late 18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Map of the Empire of the Great Mogul
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Magni Mogolis Imperium'. This map depicts the Empire of the Great Mogul in northern India including the region from Iran to Burma. The Indus and Ganges Rivers are...
Category
Late 17th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Original Hand-Colored Antique Map of Ancient Germany, circa 1630
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Germaniae Veteris typus'. Very attractive map of ancient Germany. Published by G. Blaeu after A. Ortelius, circa 1630.
Willem Jans...
Category
Mid-17th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Ventilatore Marelli, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
L'azienda nasce nel 1891 a Milano come ditta individuale per iniziativa di Ercole Marelli, operaio in gioventù alla Tecnomasio Italiana di Milano. Inizialmente l'azienda produceva di...
Category
1650s Italian Industrial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Antique Crown New York Standard Philadelphia Case 14k Gold Fill 7J Pocket Watch
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 14k gold filled New York Standard Watch Co, Crown, Philadelphia Watch Case Co pocket watch, Circa 1917.
Philadelphia Watch Case Co 7251928
Location: Philadelphia
Years of Operation: c. 1889 - 1953
Sold to Keystone Watch Case...
Category
1910s Edwardian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Ovale miniature painted on ivory, England end of XVIII century.
Located in Milan, IT
Oval miniature with brass gilt frame, painted watercolour on ivory, depicting a bust of a woman wearing a cap. England end of XVIII century.
(SHIP TO EU ONLY)
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Map of the Northwestern Coast of Spain
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Gallaecia Regnum'. Original old map of the northwestern coast of Spain, extending from the Asturias de Oviedo region and Aviles in the Northeast to Bayona and the...
Category
Mid-17th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Small 18th Century Carved Baroque Spanish Baby Christ, Nino, Santo
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful small baby Jesus with its original color,
Spain, circa 1750. Weathered, small losses. Measurement with the base.
Category
18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
17th/18th Century Baroque Period Carved Polychrome Santo Altar Statue
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Baroque period Spanish or Italian hand carved polychrome painted wood Santo sculpture with inset colored glass eyes, original white robe garb and later wood rosary.
Intrica...
Category
Early 18th Century European Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
Pre-17th Century Extremely Rare & Complete Elephant Bird Egg, Madagascar
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An extremely rare elephant bird egg, completely intact. The Elephant Bird, formally categorised as Aepyornis Maximus, is an enormous flightless bird ...
Category
Early 17th Century Malagasy Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Eggshell
Antique Map of Africa with Original Hand Coloring
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Kaart van Afrika door den Heer d'Anville'. Detailed original old map of Africa, with very small inset map titled 'Vlaamsche Eilanden', which shows the Azores. Pub...
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Charting Eastern Tartary: An 18th-Century Jesuit and English Collaboration, 1757
Located in Langweer, NL
The antique map titled 'Carte de la Tartarie Orientale pour Servir a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages Tiree des Cartes Levees par les P.P. Jesuites' is an original old map that covers...
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Cyprus and Asia Minor with Medallions and Vignettes
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Asiae Peninsula sive Asia intra Taurum'. Decorative map of Cyprus and Asia Minor, featuring the geographical features known to the ancients and decorated with a v...
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Eastern Turkey, Caucasus, Israel through Iraq and part of Arabia
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van Irak Arabia, Kurdistan, Diarbek, Turkomannia, Syrie en het Heilige Land'. Beautiful map including eastern Turkey, the Caucasus, Israel through Ir...
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED Indo-Portuguese Sculpture from the 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED
Sinhalese-Portuguese sculpture, from the 17th century
in ivor... The figure is represented dead wearing cendal draped around the waist. With cross in exotic w...
Category
17th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Opulent 18th Century Baroque Reliquary of Blood of Saint St. Francis '15th Cent'
Located in North Miami, FL
Opulent 18th century Baroque carved giltwood reliquary (a container for relics) monstrance with curled scroll design. It houses a first-class relic of the blood of the15th Century sa...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Rococo Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Antique Map of the Empire of the Great Mogol and the Kingdom of Kachimere
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Genealogie des Empereurs Mogols depuis Tamberlan ou Tamerlan'. Two maps, a genealogical tree and three indigenous views of the Mogol Empire on one sheet with desc...
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Ptolemaic Map of Ceylon or nowadays Sri Lanka
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Tab XII. Asiae Taprobanam'. Ptolemaic map of Sri Lanka. Ptolemy drew on the accounts of travelers and sailors and though the information was secondhand and often ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A Miniature 17th Century Greek Icon Triptych of St. Constantine & St. Helen
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A rare miniature Greek Ottoman Period (1453-1821) hand painted icon triptych. The diminutive hand carved wooden case affixed with a pair of conforming hinged panels, opening to reveal an arched niche centred by hand painted images executed in pigmented tempura & gold leaf, depicting Saint Constantine (Konstantinos) & Saint Helen...
Category
17th Century Greek Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Map of Germany and Central Europe
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'S. Imperium Romano-Germanicum oder Teutschland mit seinen angrantzenden Königreichen und Provincien'. Original antique map of Germany...
Category
Late 17th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the Holy Land, with vignette of the Garden of Eden
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Hondius his Map of Paradise'. Beautiful map of the region bounded by the Holy Land. Syria, Mesopotamia, Chaldea and part of Arabia. With decorative vignette of th...
Category
Mid-17th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Sea Chart of the Western Coast of Africa
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Paskaert van de Kust van Genehoa (..)'. This attractive sea chart covers the western coast of Africa from Cape Blanco (Ras Nouadhibou) to Cape Verde (Dakar...
Category
Late 17th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Indo-Portuguese cross of 100 cm
Located in Madrid, ES
Large Indo-Portuguese cross of 100 cm
large Portuguese cross from the end of the 18th century in carved, gilded and polychrome solid wood. Good condition. Dimensions: 100x51 cm. Chri...
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Map of the French Coast at Boulogne and Picardy
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Les Costes du Boulenois et de la Picardie'. Map of the French coast at Boulogne and Picardy. Left a large wind rose. Part of a bundled collection of plans of batt...
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
IMPORTANT PORTUGUESE ORATORY WITH CALVARY 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
ORATORY WITH NICHE
Portuguese, niche from the 17th century
in carved and gilded wood, decorated with plant motifs, angels and birds.
Box in mahogany wood.
Interior with Calvary - ...
Category
17th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
RARE Newspapers July 2018 San Francisco Examiner WW. I, Women's Suffrage, B.Ruth
Located in Incline Village, NV
Wonderful entertaining rare item consisting of the actual newspapers from the San Francisco Examiner dated July of 2018---all issues; complete.
Condition:
They are bound in a hardc...
Category
1910s American Other Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Exploring Ancient Persia: Ptolemaic Map of Iran and Iraq by Ptolemy and Mercator
Located in Langweer, NL
Claudius Ptolemy was a mathematician, astronomer and geographer who worked in Alexandria, then a part of the Roman Empire, in the 2nd century AD. One of the most learned and influent...
Category
1610s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Edo period samurai full set of armor (yoroi) with unique original helmet
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Excellent set of Samurai armor Edo period. According to the inscription on the Dou(cuirass), Armor was commissioned by a leading member of Wada Samurai family, Wada Masatada to a renown armor maker, Myochin Munetaka. 18th century. Pristine condition, with only minor abrasions and losses due to significant age. PRICE and other inquiries, please send a message. It holds prestigious Tokubetsu Kitcho Shiryo (especially important cultural item), papers by Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozon Kai (The Association for the Research and Preservation of Japanese Armor...
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Gold and ivory snuffbox depicting Mars, Venus and Cupid, France 1750.
Located in Milan, IT
Ivory and tortoiseshell snuffbox with 18 K gold rim. A grisaille miniature depicting Mars, Venus and Cupid. France second half of 18th Century. (SHIP TO EU ONLY)
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Antique English Rifle Gun Shoot Trophy Award Plaque Silver plate Shield c1910
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Rifle Gun Shoot Trophy Award Plaque Silver plate Shield c1910.
Direct from England, just arrived in our most recent container, we have...
Category
1910s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Map of Delfland, Schieland and Islands of Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Delflandia, Schielandia, et Insulae (..)'. Original antique map of Delfland, Schieland and islands of Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands. The 'Zuid-Hollandse Eilanden'...
Category
Mid-17th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Fluorite cluster
Located in BAARN, UT
This fluorite specimen is highly fluorescent, bearing a vibrant green fluorescence under both longwave and shortwave UV. Fluorite is a halide mineral...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Old Ptolemaic Map of the Region Between the Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea, 1598
Located in Langweer, NL
"Tabula Asiae V", Ptolemy/Ruscelli
Subject: Persia - Iran
Period: 1598 (published)
Publication: Geografia di Claudio Tolomeo Allessadrino…
Claudius Ptolemy was a mathematician, ast...
Category
16th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Late 18th Century, Votive Madonna
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful votive figure depicting the Madonna with silk clothes and silver crown, on a wooden base painted with imitation marble.
Small size, southern Italy manufacture in the secon...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Antique Map of Macedonia, Northern Greece and part of Turkey in Europe
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Macedonia Epirus et Achaia'. Original old map of Macedonia, northern Greece, and part of Turkey in Europe. Published by W.J. Blaeu, circa 1640.
Willem Janszoon ...
Category
Mid-17th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
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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