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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 1980s
Tulips, Arabesques and Turbans, Decorative Arts from the Ottoman Empire
Located in valatie, NY
Tulips, Arabesques and Turbans: Decorative Arts from the Ottoman Empire by Yanni Petsopoulos. Abbeville Press, 1982. First Edition hardcover no dust jacket. The author analyzes the p...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Japanese Pipe Tabletop Lighter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique vintage table lighter in the shape of a pipe. Made of metal with a wavy pattern on sides. Label at bottom reads "Comoy's of London." Made i...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
'Deep Throat' Original Vintage Movie Poster by Studio Lem, French, 1975
Located in Devon, GB
Perhaps the most popular X-rated movie of all time, Gerard Damiano's 1972 sexploitation classic 'Deep Throat' was one of the first pornographic films to in...
Category
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage French Military Academy Officers Hat, Mid Century
Located in South Salem, NY
A rare French Military Academy Officer's hat or cap from the 1970s. These special and unique hats are part of the uniform of students studying to beco...
Category
1970s French Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Felt
Mobilier Des Provinces Belges et Des Flanders Françaises 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Mobilier Des Provinces Belges et Des Flanders Françaises by Lucile Olivier. Editions Charles Massin, Paris, 1977. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 80p of great color pictures of in...
Category
1970s French Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
American Poster Renaissance 1890-1900 by Victor Margolin
Located in Bradenton, FL
American Poster Renaissance, The Great Age of Poster Design, 1890-1900 by Victor Margolin. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Stated first printing, published in 1975 by Castle Books. 2...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Metal 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.
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1982 Basquiat Gallery Advertisements (Basquiat 1982)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1980's Jean-Michel Basquiat gallery advertisements (set of 2):
A set of two historic, 1982 Basquiat gallery advertisements published on the occasion(s) of:
Jean-Michel Basquiat Fun...
Category
1980s Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Danish Georg Jensen Orb Egg Sculpture Ashtray Chrome Brass Paperweight Bowl Ball
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Polished two metal petite orb ashtray, marked Georg Jensen Design.
Category
1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Texas Furniture: The Cabinetmakers & Their Work, 1840-1880, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Texas Furniture: The Cabinetmakers and Their Work, 1840-1880, by David B. Warren and Lonn Taylor. University of Texas Press 1975. Pre-publication first...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
How to Create Your Own Painted Lady
Located in Bradenton, FL
How to Create Your Own Painted Lady, a comprehensive guide to beautifying your Victorian home, by Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larson. Stated first editio...
Category
1980s Victorian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Collectible Art Book “Michelangelo: The Complete Sculpture”, 1982
Located in View Park, CA
An absolutely sublime collectible coffee table book: « Michelangelo: The Complete Sculpture. » Printed and bound in Japan by Abrams, 1982. With text by Frederick Hartt (though the bo...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Steve Schapiro, Signed, Limited Edition Book "Taxi Driver"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
You talking to me?
Previously unseen photographs from Scorsese's masterpiece.
Taxi Driver has long been regarded as a cinematic milestone, and Robert DeNiro’s portrait of a tri...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Painted Ladies, San Francisco's Resplendent Victorians
Located in Bradenton, FL
Painted Ladies, San Francisco's Resplendent Victorians. Photographs by Morley Baer, text by Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larson. Published by E.P. Dutton of New York in 1978, printed...
Category
1970s Victorian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Dog Day Afternoon
Located in London, GB
Original International style US film poster for the cult 1975 crime, drama Dog Day Afternoon. This film was directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Al Pacino.
This poster is conservati...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pr. Catalogs, "Arts Decoratifs, Styles 1900 Et 1925, " 1977/78, Sotheby's Monaco
Located in valatie, NY
Publisher: Sotheby Parke Bernet Monaco S.A. 1977 and 1978. 551 lots photographed in color and B&W. Featuring world class photography of rare objets d'art - these are scarce Sotheby's...
Category
1970s Monacan Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Sex Pistols 'Never Mind The Bollocks' UK Promo Poster by Jamie Reid, 1977
By Jamie Reid
Located in Devon, GB
A large screenprinted UK promotional poster issued by Virgin Records to promote the October 1977 release of the Sex Pistols only studio album 'Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's the Sex...
Category
1970s British Post-Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
Twenty Models by Master Modeler Erik Ronnberg, Sr
Located in Norwell, MA
Three display cases of twenty 1/8 scale ancient naval models. Represents ships from the Evolution of Ancient Naval Architecture 750 BC - 1700 AD collection, 1/8th scale, E.A.R. Ronnberg, Sr. With gallery tag from the American Marine Model Gallery, Salem, Mass. Includes boats made between 7500 BC - 1500 BC. Twenty examples of Navel boats and ships through history including dugout canoe...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for Steven Spielberg's 1981 Blockbuster adventure film starring Harrison Ford. The artwork is by Richard Amsel (1947-1985).
This poster is in near mint condit...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Cubo' TS 502 Radio by Richard Sapper & Marco Zanuso
Located in Toronto, CA
A remake of a cult object of Italian design: the legendary radio cubo ts502 designed by Richard Sapper and Marco Zanuso. The same materials of the past. The ZAMAK metal alloy, the 6 ...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Set / Eighteen
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Collection of gilt leather bound library book set of eighteen. Army Life In A Black Regiment By Thomas Went Wentworth Higginson "Collector's Library ...
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Leather
Large 14k Gold Stepped Natural Aventurine Oval Pendent
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Art Deco-style pendant embodies elegance with its luxurious aventurine centerpiece and radiant gold accents. Designed with a classic stepped pattern, the pendant captures the ge...
Category
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Gold
Sotheby's: Important American Furniture, Contents of "Langdon, " 2/1985
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: Important American Furniture, Contents of "Langdon," 2/1985. First edition softcover with 142 lots photographed in color and B&W, fully d...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Getaway
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster for The Getaway 1972,
This film starred Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw and was directed by Sam Peckinpah.
The art work on this Japanese poster is uni...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Naval Binoculars USSR, 20mmx 100mm Magnification, Cold War Period, 1970's.
Located in Canterbury, England
A superb and very rare set of naval binoculars, with ultra high magnification, these were designed primarily for use in naval and maritime operations, and also from port. The 20x mag...
Category
1970s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Sotheby's, Property from the Fowler Museum, NY
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's New York Auction Catalog: Fowler Museum February 1985. 1st Ed softcover. The Fowler Museum at UCLA, or more commonly, The Fowler, is a museum on the campus of the Universit...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mobilier Bourguignon by Lucile Oliver, 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Mobilier Bourguignon by Lucile Oliver. Editions Ch. Massin, Paris, 1980. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. A great collection of full color photos of antique furniture...
Category
1980s French Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Seifert Collector's Model Catamaran "Cat1," Germany 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Seifert vintage collectible catamaran boat produced in Germany in the early 1970s. The hull is finished in red and white vacuum plastic with a painted mahogany wood deck. This catama...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Plastic, Wood
Vintage Navajo KY Sterling Silver Turquoise Coral Cuff Bracelet
Located in Van Nuys, CA
1970 South West Navajo silversmith cuff bracelet, a classic combination of heavy silver and American turquoise and coral stone by jeweler Kathleen Yazzie. The cuff is filled with a m...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Original Poster 24h of Le Mans 1971 by Delourmel
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Fantastic original mid-century poster by photographer Andre Delourmel for the legendary 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans race, held on June 12-13. A real gem!
Category
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
American Churches by Roger G Kennedy, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
American Churches by Roger G Kennedy. Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1982. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. 296 pp. 235 illustrations from 188 color photographs. Beautifully produc...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Silver and Malachite Gemstone Ring Size 9.5
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This silver gem pendant ring is adorned with a mesmerizing Malachite gem at its heart. Surrounding the central beauty are smaller Turquoise and Jasper gems,...
Category
1970s American Bohemian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Malachite
Frank BROOMHEAD. The Zaehnsdorfs (1842-1947). FIRST EDITION - LTD SIGNED EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BROOMHEAD, Frank.
TITLE: The Zaehnsdorfs (1842-1947).
PUBLISHER: Ravelston: Private Libraries Association / Zaehnsdorf Limited, 1986
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 1...
Category
1980s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Bukowski, Mockingbird Wish Me Luck, Presentation Copy First Paperback Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: bukowski, charles.
Title: mockingbird wish me luck.
Publisher: los angeles: black sparrow press, 1972.
Description: presentation copy first paperb...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Keith Haring book art 1982-1989 (Vintage Keith Haring)
By Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Keith Haring Cover Art 1982-1989:
A set of 3 1980s books featuring original (offset) cover design by Keith Haring during his lifetime:
Keith Haring 1982 for The Paris Review.
Keith Haring 1986 for Brion Gysin The Last Museum.
Keith Haring for AIDS: TRADING FEARS FOR FACTS (Hein).
Medium: Set of 3 individual vintage books with offset illustrated cover art. 1982-1989.
Measuring approximately: 4 x 7 inches each; soft cover books; the full edition of each; bound.
Each in good to very good overall vintage condition. Minor age related wear.
Each, unsigned from an edition of unknown. Highly collectible.
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Keith Haring (b. 1958 Reading, PA):
Keith Haring’s first major works were his subway drawings. Haring produced a large number of these public works between 1980 and 1985, integrating his motifs outlined figures into everyday public space in a way that directly engaged its viewers.
Haring's 1st solo exhibition was held at Westbeth Painters Space in 1981 and a celebrated show debuted at the historic Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York the following year.
Throughout the 1980s, Haring was committed to democratizing the art experience and along with paintings, he also created theater sets, billboards, murals, advertising campaigns and even a line of Swatch watches. In 1986 he opened the Pop Shop in SoHo, selling apparel, posters and toys bearing his drawings. This was a controversial move, as many galleries criticized Haring for “de-valuing” the art object while others, such as Andy Warhol, championed Haring’s insistence on making art accessible and affordable. Pop Shop was highly influential to contemporary crossovers of art and merchandise that are now so dominant, as in the work of Jeff Koons, Yayoi Kusama, KAWS and Takashi Murakami.
In addition to this ideology of accessibility, Haring was also very socially engaged and used his striking imagery to promote awareness of various political and social campaigns. His many notable public works included a mural on the western side of the Berlin Wall, the Crack is Wack mural in New York, and a mural for the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty in 1986. Haring was diagnosed with AIDS in 1988 and used his presence in the arts community to raise awareness of the crisis. In 1989, a year before his death, he established the Keith Haring Foundation, whose mission is to raise funds for AIDS organizations and children’s literacy and arts programs.
Since his death in 1990, Haring has become one of the most widely-recognized and celebrated artists of the 20th century.
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Keith Haring 1982. Keith Haring book...
Category
1980s Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare Vintage 1980s Lenci Doll, Serial Number 46
Located in Plainview, NY
The Lenci doll is one of the most beautiful dolls ever made. This rare beautiful vintage original Lenci Doll from 1980s. The doll was purchased from the Nu...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Wool
Atlas Tennis Racket, for Championship Play
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Atlas tennis racket, For Championship Play, by J. Gauthier Fils, 1970.
Measures: H: 69 cm, W: 23 cm, D: 4 cm.
Category
1970s European Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Four Foot Taxidermy Goose, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Taxidermy goose in flight. Beautiful, classic coloring with feathers in black, brown and white. Good overall condition. Good presence.
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
'Manhattan' Original Vintage Us Lobby Card Movie Poster, 1979
Located in Devon, GB
An international style US lobby card for Woody Allen's 1979 romantic comedy "Manhattan," starring co-writer and director Allen as a twice-divorced middle-aged comedy writer dating a ...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Sotheby's: Fine English Furniture, Decorations and Carpets, Perry Ellis, 1987
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby’s fine English furniture decorations and carpets including property of the Late Perry Ellis, New York, June 1987. 234 lots in color and b & w.
NPT Books a division of N.P. Tr...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Sotheby's: The Garbisch Collection, Volume Two, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: The Garbisch Collection, Vol. 2, May 17, 1980, important French furniture, European porcelain Vertu, and rugs. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 588 lots of import...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Splendours of the East Temples Tombs Palaces and Fortresses of Asia
Located in valatie, NY
Splendours of the East Temples Tombs Palaces and Fortresses of Asia by Mortimer Wheeler. Spring Pub., London, New York, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket. 288 pages; illustrated with ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art Nouveau & Art Deco Lighting by Alister Duncan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collectors reference book showing many Art Deco and Art Nouveau lamps from the period. In good condition. Private art dealers collection.
Category
1970s Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Christie's, Contents of Benjamin Ginsburg Antiquary, October 1983
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: Contents of Benjamin Ginsburg Antiquary, October 1983.
NPT Books, a division of N.P. Trent Antiques, has a large collection of used and out of...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Samuel Goldwyn Presents by Alvin H Marill, 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Samuel Goldwyn Presents by Alvin H Marill. A.S. Barnes and Co., NY, 1976. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Samuel Goldwyn Presents offers a comprehensive study of Samuel Goldwyn. o...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Basquiat Keith Haring The Paris Review (set of 2)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring: The Paris Review 1982-1990 (set of 2):
Vintage editions of The Paris Review, with one uniquely featuring brilliant Keith Haring 1982 cover art &...
Category
1980s Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
City of Stuttgart TV Television Tower Aluminum Scale Design Model, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Scaled model of the Stuttgart television tower. Hand-spun in Aluminum, with brass top. A nice architectural sculpture for every living or men’s room. It has ...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
The Blues Brothers
Located in London, GB
Original poster designed and used to promote the soundtrack for the classic 1980 comedy starring John Belushi, Dan Akroyd. This film was directed by John Landis.
This poster is unf...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
X Large Leather Rhinoceros Footstool Dimitri Omersa Abercrombie & Fitch, 70's
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Vintage XL leather rhinoceros decorative footstool designed by Dimitri Omersa for Abercrombie and Fitch, circa 1960s is hand-stitched and features aged leather. This Charming fellow is huge-much bigger than I expected. It measures 20" T x 45" L x 10" D and the seat height is 16" T.
The horn, tail, and eyes are intact. The vintage leather footstool...
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Italian Modernist Hand Carved Marble Chessmen
Located in Garnerville, NY
A complete set of Italian modernist hand carved chess figures. These marble chessmen were fastidiously carved, hand polished and lacquered. The white marble pieces have gray veining ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
I Promessi Sposi by Alessandro Manzoni, Treccani Edition of 1973
Located in Puglia, Puglia
I Promessi Sposi by Alessandro Manzoni - Treccani edition of 1973.
Superb two-volume edition bound in leather, embossed copper cover, work by the s...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Vintage Inflatable Rubber Doll By Libuse Niklova, Czechoslovakia 1970s
Located in Zohor, SK
Rare and unique inflatable rubber doll designed by the queen of toys in Czechoslovakia - Libuse Niklova. Niklova was a leading toy designer in Czechoslovakia, working for Fatra compa...
Category
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
1970's rotating replogle world globe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant world globe by Paul Mc Cobb, the brass patina is much nicer in person
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Pair Giant French Bronze Cannons, Military Artillery
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Impressive pair of large French bronze cannons
Great for a garden or business
Of course being bronze these can live outside with no fear of rusting
Viewings available by appointm...
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Roger Capron, Zodiac Charm Lion, Vallauris 1973
By Roger Capron
Located in St Ouen, FR
Thin sheet of partially glazed stamped porcelain with the motif of a female figure embodying the sign of Lion.
Rare item from a limited series created by the artist in 1973 around t...
Category
1970s French Other Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Lighter Elephant in Travertine attributed to Fratelli Mannelli, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Table lighter elephant in Travertine attributed to Fratelli Mannelli.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Travertine, Marble, Metal
1980's New Old Stock Italian Ottaviani Studio Burl Walnut Poker Set
By Ottaviani
Located in Weesp, NL
For collectors and poker enthusiasts, this pristine 1980s poker set designed by the renowned Studio Ottaviani is a rare find. Encased in luxurious burl walnut, this Italian-crafted m...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Pierre Cardin 1970 Paris Sculptural Artistic Metallic Tie In Steel And Enamel
Located in Miami, FL
Metallic art tie designed by Pierre Cardin.
Very rare metallic tie, created in Paris France by the fashion designer Pierre Cardin, back in the 1970. It was crafted as a piece of art...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Stainless Steel
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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