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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Early 1900s
19th Century FRENCH MODEL FIELD GUN / CANON
Located in TEYJAT, FR
19th Century FRENCH MODEL FIELD GUN
This model canon with a 10mm bored tube of 19cm in length is raised upon an oak carriage on cast iron and painted spo...
Category
19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Italian Brass Land-Surveyor Instrument Made in 1860 with its Original Walnut Box
Located in Milan, IT
Land-surveyor squaring, measuring instrument made of brass, Italian manufacture, from the second half of the 19th century, complete with original walnut box. It is a topographic inst...
Category
1860s Italian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
19th Century Austrian Silver Gilt, Enamel & Rock Crystal Drinking Horn, c.1880
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Austrian exceptionally rare solid silver gilt, enamel and rock crystal drinking horn, by Hermann Ratzersdorfer, Vienna, circa 1880s. The drinking horn is made of...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rock Crystal, Silver, Enamel
Antique Chemist's Mortar & Pestle, English Brass Apothecary Aid, Victorian, 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique chemist's mortar and pestle. An English, brass apothecary aid, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1850.
Graced with a bright appearance and pleasingly tactile...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Mid-19th Century Bird's-Eye Maple Simulated Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming mid-19th century simulated bird's-eye
Maple miniature chest of three long drawers
With original turned wooden knobs raised
On original plinth
(There is often debate ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Spanish Colonial Polychrome Nino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite Spanish Colonial carved wooden figure of the Infant Jesus ("Niño Jesús"), from Guatemala. This devotional figure is finely detailed with a lifelike expression, large bro...
Category
19th Century Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gesso, Glass, Wood, Paint
Antique, French, mercantile seed and grain decimal scales. Circa late 1800's
Located in CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, FR
This beautiful decimal scale works on the principal of a ratio of 10:1. First developed in the late 1800's, they were used to facilitate the weighing of heavier items, without the ne...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Alfred Dunhill Ladies Pocket Vanity Lighter with Secret Compartment and Lipstick
Located in Northampton, GB
Dunhill Lighter Circa 1930
From our Accessories collection, we are pleased to offer this Dunhill Ladies Pocket Vanity Lighter. The Dunhill Lighter of petit size with leather panels upon a silver plate frame with petrol lift arm stamped Dunhill. The body of the lighter contains some secret compartments for ladies vanity accessories which is accessed via a thumb tab in the base which hinges up to reveal a mirror and two separate removable trays for make up. There is also a secret lipstick holder which is hidden in the side pocket mirroring the fuel tank. The base of the lighter is marked Prov. Pat. 14444/28 Reg.d. No 737179 and dates to the Mid-Century Modern period Circa 1930.
Measurements (inches) 2.36 x 2.36 x 0.6
Dunhill Alfred Dunhill was Born September 30th 1872. From 1890 Dunhill ran a company that sold motoring accessories through mail order under the name Dunhill’s Motorities. In 1902 he opened a shop on Conduit Street, Mayfair which sold clothing and accessories to chauffeurs and their employers. In 1904 he developed the “windshield pipe”, which would allow motorists to smoke whilst driving, and went on to open a tobacconists in St. James in 1907. The shop offered tailored tobacco blends and its success meant that Dunhill could expand to shops in New York and Paris in the 1920’s. With his international ambitions Dunhill created a modern luxury goods market. In 1921 the company received its first royal warrant, as a tobacconist to Edward Prince of Wales. Dunhill also supplied Winston Churchill and Siegfried Sassoon...
Category
Early 19th Century British Art Deco Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Early 19th Century French Barometer
Located in Charlottesville, VA
This elegant 19th-century French barometer is a beautifully crafted antique weather instrument housed in an octagonal giltwood frame. The a...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
1894 The Works of Charles Dickens
Located in Bath, GB
An excellent uniform collection of the 'Crown Edition' of Charles Dicken's works, bound in signed calf by Bumpus.
A lovely set comprising the complete seventeen volumes that make up...
Category
1890s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Giant Victorian Taxidermy Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An extremely rare giant Victorian taxidermy Loggerhead sea turtle
England, 19th century
The extremely large animal with a nice patina, with some parts professionally restored and...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Animal Skin, Epoxy Resin, Paint
Sterling Silver Folding Opera Glasses - Antique Victorian (1895)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of sterling silver folding opera glasses; an addition to our Victorian silverware collection.
These exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver folding opera glasses have a circular form with a plain rectangular bridge.
The eye pieces and lenses are encompassed with plain circular frames, conjoined with swept bridges.
Each pair of lenses are hinged to a plain frame ornamented with the numerals 1 to 5, accented with a sliding focus dial.
The central frame is further embellished with a hinged fingerpiece, accented with a lobed terminal.
Such impressive and high quality examples are rare to the market.
Condition:
These antique Victorian opera glasses...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
The Great Republic by the Master Historians, Edited by Charles Morris, 4 Vols
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Morris, Charles (editor). The Great Republic by the Master Historians. New York, Pittsburgh, Chicago: The R. S. Belcher Co., 1902. Rebound in 3/4 brown leather and marbled boards, wi...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Antique Walking Stick Cane Silver Duck Head Handle dated 1909 94cm 37inches
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful Antique English sterling silver duck head handle walking stick bearing hallmarks for London 1909.
This charming walking cane features a finely cast sterling sil...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Tall Antique Display Showcase, English, Glass, Taxidermy, Dome, Victorian, 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall antique display showcase. An English, glass and stained pine taxidermy or ornament dome, dating to the early Victorian period,...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Pine
Antique Ecclesiastical Encaustic Tile Panel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of four antique glazed encaustic 4 ¼ inch tiles (unmarked) together forming a decorative ecclesiastical tile panel depicting a cardinal moline cross within a quatrefoil with fl...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Clay
Large 19th Century Hourglass
Located in Firenze, IT
Shipping policy No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included).
A large 19th century hour glass, o...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood
1802 German Map of Kashmir and Surrounding Regions by Weimar, Based on Gentil
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1802 German Map of Kashmir and Surrounding Regions by Weimar, Based on Gentil
Description: This rare and finely detailed antique map, titled Charte von Kaschemir, was pub...
Category
Early 1800s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Delightful Early 19th Century Horse Tricycle
Located in Round Top, TX
A very charming early 19th century child's horse tricycle in wood and iron. A wonderful accent piece.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Antique Miniature Oak Blanket Chest 19 Century Dutch
Located in Den Haag, NL
For sale this beautiful miniature blanket chest. Solid oak with Ebony details.
early 19th century three panels on the front. Very nice patine on the oak wood.
Hand carved. Still ...
Category
1820s Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Large Studio Portrait Camera
Located in Peekskill, NY
Cameras are not my expertise but we could not pass up on this beauty. The camera is signed ANSCO and the large lens reads DARLO OPTICIEN, PARIS 35436. I'm told that this lens is the most valuable...
Category
Early 19th Century Industrial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Edward H. Bohlin Parade Saddle Set
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Edward H. Bohlin (Swedish/American, 1895-1980); Hollywood Saddlery Co. (USA)
Marking(s); notes: signed, marking(s)
Materials: tooled leather, sterling ...
Category
19th Century American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Pair of Victorian White Kid Leather Lady's Boots, American, Circa 1890
Located in Incline Village, NV
Dress up your wardrobe with these authentic, vintage, high top white kid leather boots with a generous amount of shoelace loops; wearable and in very nice condition--small size; lady...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Monumental 19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Mosaic Mural Entombment of Jesus
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite 19th-century Italian micro mosaic mural panel is a true masterpiece of artistry and devotion. Painstakingly crafted by skilled artisans of the time, it depicts the poi...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
English Victorian Antique Silverplate Barrel “Match Safe” Cane Walking Stick
Located in Shippensburg, PA
VICTORIAN SILVERPLATE BARREL-FORM "MATCH SAFE" HANDLED EBONIZED CANE
Underside of screw-on lid hallmarked with serial numbering "C 4071"
Probably English, circa 1870s
35 1/2" H x s...
Category
19th Century European Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Pleyel Upright Piano Satinwood Neoclassical Inlay Fluted, Columnar Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
An 1893, Pleyel upright piano with a satinwood cabinet.
Entire cabinet features intricate, Neocalssical style inlay. The front panels feature a symmetri...
Category
1890s French Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Rare Pair of Late 19th Century Tattoo Specimens From A French Sailor Curiosity
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A very odd and rare pair of preserved human tattoos, believed to be from a French sailor. Depicting a Prussian solider and a young lady. Later housed and mounted in period maple fram...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Natural Fiber, Glass, Maple
Antique 6 Bell Music Box with Enamel Bee Strikers by Karrer, c. 1875
Located in London, GB
A lovely quality antique music box made by Karrer of Geneva, Switzerland in c. 1875.
The fully serviced musical movement features a highly attractive arrangement of 6 individually e...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel
Henry Troemner Apothecary Cast Iron & Metal Balance Scale #1, Circa 1890s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Henry Troemner Apothecary Cast Iron & Metal Balance Scale #1—Circa 1890s
This Henry Troemner balance scale #1 is a remarkable antique cast iron scale, likely manufactured between th...
Category
Late 19th Century American High Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Iron
Map of Haute-Garonne France with Toulouse and Garonne River by Vuillemin, c.1850
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Haute-Garonne France with Toulouse and Garonne River by Vuillemin, 19th c
Description:
This finely engraved 19th-century map of the department of Haute-Garonne, located in so...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Map of Gard France with Pont du Gard and Wine Regions by Vuillemin, 19th c
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Map of Gard France with Pont du Gard and Wine Regions by Vuillemin, 19th c
Description:
This finely engraved 19th-century map of the department of Gard in southern France was...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Map of Finistère France with Brest, Quimper and Brittany Coastline, 19th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Finistère France with Brest, Quimper and Brittany Coastline, 19th Century
Description:
This richly engraved 19th-century map of Finistère, the westernmost department of mainl...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Map of Eure-et-Loir France with Chartres Cathedral and Marceau Portrait, c.1850
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Eure-et-Loir France with Chartres Cathedral and Marceau Portrait, 19th c
This detailed and elegantly illustrated 19th-century map of the Eure-et-Loir department in north-cent...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Map of Eure France with Evreux, Poussin and Normandy Countryside, 19th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Eure France with Evreux, Poussin and Normandy Countryside, 19th Century
Description:
This 19th-century engraved map of the Eure department in the Normandy region of northern ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Map of Doubs France with Besançon and Swiss Border Landscape, 19th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Doubs France with Besançon and Swiss Border Landscape, 19th Century
Description:
This decorative 19th-century map of the department of Doubs in eastern France was drawn by Al...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Serrurier-Bovy: From Art Nouveau to Art Deco by Jacques-Gregoire Watelet (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Serrurier-Bovy was a Belgium born Architect and Furniture designer who has been credited as being one of the founding fathers of the Art Nouveau style. This book is a photographic do...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Map of Côtes-du-Nord France with Saint-Brieuc and Brittany Coastline, c.1850
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Côtes-du-Nord France with Saint-Brieuc and Brittany Coastline, 19th c
Description:
This elegant 19th-century map of Côtes-du-Nord, the historic name for what is now known as ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Map of Côte-d'Or France with Dijon and Burgundy Wine Region, 19th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Côte-d'Or France with Dijon and Burgundy Wine Region, 19th Century
Description:
This beautifully engraved 19th-century map of Côte-d'Or, located in the historic region of Bur...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Map of Corsica France with Ajaccio and Napoleon Portraits, 19th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Corsica France with Ajaccio and Napoleon Portraits, 19th Century
Description:
This finely engraved 19th-century map of Corsica, the Mediterranean island region of France, was...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Map of Corrèze France with Brive, Tulle and Dordogne River Landscape, c.1850
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Corrèze France with Brive, Tulle and Dordogne River Landscape
Description:
This finely detailed 19th-century map of the Corrèze department in southwestern France was publish...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Map of Cher France with Bourges, Sancerre Vineyards and Engraved Vignettes, 1850
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Charente-Inférieure France with La Rochelle and Coastal Vineyards, 19th c
Description:
This decorative 19th-century map of the former department of Charente-Inférieure, now k...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Map of Charente-Inférieure France with La Rochelle and Coastal Vineyards, c.1850
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Charente-Inférieure France with La Rochelle and Coastal Vineyards, 19th c
Description:
This decorative 19th-century map of the former department of Charente-Inférieure, now k...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Nautical Portolano of Isle De Poro by Antoine Roux, France, 1844
By Antoine Roux
Located in Milan, IT
Antique portolano, nautical map of Isle De Poro engraved on a copper plate by Antoine Roux, Marseille France 1844, from his work Recueil des principaux plans des ports et de Rades de...
Category
1840s French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Russian Garnet & Tourmaline Engraved Silver Bracelet
Located in Worcester, GB
Antique Russian Garnet & Tourmaline Engraved Silver Bracelet
Late 19th to Early 20th Century
This elegant Russian bracelet features 21 mixed-cut garnets and tourmalines, set in intr...
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stunning, Large and Hand Carved Renaissance Revival Court Jester Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Marvelous antique French jester sculpture.
This large and amazing sculpture of a sitting court jester in the Renaissance Style truly is a rare find. ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
1875s Pair of Carved and Polychrome Wood Mmodels, Arab-Andalusian Style.
Located in Marbella, ES
Set of two reliefs in carved and polychrome wood that reproduce in great detail architectural elements of Arab-Andalusian art. Each piece evokes the characteristic decoration of the ...
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Godey’s Lady’s Book, Leather Bound, Volume LXXX – 1870 Edition
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An 1870 leather bound, hard cover edition of Godey’s Lady’s Book, Volume LXXX published by Louis Antoine Godey.
Godey’s Lady’s Book was a 19th-century American magazine known for i...
Category
Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
19th Century English Folk Art Encased Ship Diorama
Located in London, GB
19th Century Folk Art Encased Ship Diorama
A delightful and highly decorated example of a late 19th century English folk art ships model diorama...
Category
19th Century British Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood
Swiss Shako Helmet Made From Leather and Felt
Located in London, GB
Swiss Shako helmet made from leather and felt
Swiss, 19th Century
Height 30cm, width 20cm, depth 26cm
This fantastic piece is a 19th century Swiss military...
Category
19th Century Swiss Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Very Large 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Ebony and Bronze Hourglass
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Standing at 16 inches in height, this large scale nineteenth century Napoleon III period hourglass features three turned ebonized wood disks joined by bronze supports and finished wi...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Map of Charente France with Cognac Region and Château de La Rochefoucauld, 1850
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Charente France with Cognac Region and Château de La Rochefoucauld, 19th c
Description:
This richly illustrated 19th-century map of the Charente department in southwestern Fr...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Map of Cantal France with Aurillac, Volcanic Peaks and Rural Life, 19th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Cantal France with Aurillac, Volcanic Peaks and Rural Life, 19th Century
Description:
This finely engraved and hand-colored 19th-century map of Cantal, a mountainous departme...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Map of Calvados France with Caen and Cider-Brandy Region, 19th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Calvados France with Caen and Cider-Brandy Region, 19th Century
Description:
This finely engraved 19th-century map of the Calvados department in Normandy, northwestern France...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Map of Bouches-du-Rhône France with Marseille and Rhône Delta, 19th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Bouches-du-Rhône France with Marseille and Rhône Delta, 19th Century
Description:
This finely engraved 19th-century map of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southeastern Fra...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Map of Aveyron France with Rodez, Millau and Wine Routes, 19th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Aveyron France with Rodez, Millau and Wine Routes, 19th Century
Description:
This detailed and decorative 19th-century map of Aveyron, a department in southern France, was dr...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Map of Aude France with Carcassonne and Languedoc Vineyards, 19th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Aude France with Carcassonne and Languedoc Vineyards, 19th Century
Description:
This elegant 19th-century map of Aude, a department in southern France along the Mediterranean...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Gothic Revival Carved Oak and KPM Porcelain Triptych
Located in London, GB
The triptych comprises a trio of porcelain plaques, depicting the patron saints of the German city of Cologne (Köln) by the renowned Berlin manufacturer KPM (Konigliche Porzellan-Man...
Category
19th Century German Gothic Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain, Oak
Map of Aube France with Troyes and Champagne Wine Region, 19th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Aube France with Troyes and Champagne Vineyards by Vuillemin, 19th c
Description:
This 19th-century map of the Aube department in the Grand Est region of northeastern France ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French 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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