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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Art Nouveau
Style: Rococo
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, First Edition, First Printing, in Dust Jacket, 1957
By Ayn Rand
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Rand, Ayn. Atlas Shrugged. New York: Random House, 1957. First edition, first printing. Thick octavo. In the publisher’s original first issue dust jacket, green cloth boards, stamped...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Paul Evans Patchwork Copper Large and Small Humidors w Cigar Ashtray, c 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fantastic set of Paul Evans 'Patchwork Copper' smoking accessories, manufactured by C.C. Design Inc and retailed by Directional in the 1970s, with beautiful light patina and age, p...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Pewter
Vintage Leather Chaps Horse Riding Gaiters
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Equestrian Leather Chaps Gaiters
item listed is a pair
1/2 chaps 12 h x 6 d x 4 w
Preowned vintage
Refer to images provided.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer Signed Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Jack Nicklaus is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. He won 117 professional tournaments in his career and his major championship record remains unequall...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Kartell 1968 Catalog: Lampade e Arredamento
Located in New York, NY
November 1968 catalog for the iconic Italian design company Kartell, divided into two sections: Lamps and Furnishings. Square 8vo with printed plasticized wrappers, 55 pages, lavishl...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Speaker 4040 by Elipson, 1970s, Set of 2
By Elipson
Located in bruxelles, BE
White plaster and wood speaker, very good sound. Wear due to time and age of speakers.
For shipping, request us for receive the best price.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Silver Lady Woman Ex Voto religious Folk Art, Antique European, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A cute petite religious Ex Voto. I do not know what it is made of, thin and light filigree silver or silver plated metal. It is handmade, embossed an...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate, Sheet Metal
Carl Auböck Model #5734 'Hand' Brass Figurine Keyring
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #5734 'Hand' brass figurine keyring. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural object is hand fabricated in polished brass.
Price is per item....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
'The Man with the Golden Arm' Original Movie Poster by Saul Bass, British, 1956
By Saul Bass
Located in Devon, GB
Based on a novel by Nelson Algren, Otto Preminger's controversial and groundbreaking 1955 drama "The Man with the Golden Arm" starred Frank Sinatra in an...
Category
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
"Herman Miller" Tractor Trailer Truck Toy with Original Box by Winross USA
Located in San Diego, CA
Very cool and collectible "Herman Miller" diecast tractor trailer truck toy with original box by Winross USA of Rochester, NY, circa 1980's. This is new old stock and appears to hav...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Collection Antique German Art Nouveau Jewelry Brooch Watch Chain Pendants 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This lovely collection of Antique Jewelry was found at an Estate sale in Germany. All items are circa 1900s or older.
A very pretty lot of 10 antique jewellery items which would ma...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ormolu
Immaculate Conception. Wood, glass, silver. Portuguese school, 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Immaculate Conception. Carved and polychrome wood, glass, silver. Portuguese school, 18th century.
Sculpture made of wood showing a young Mary, with her hands together in front of h...
Category
18th Century European Rococo Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Other
San Francisco Examiner Newspapers for January 1944 in Hard Bound Book (Complete)
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fairly rare item to find: San Francisco Examiner Newspapers, complete and original in actual real size format, from January 1st, 1944 through January 30th 1944; hardbound mounted front and back in very good and readable condition----pages turn with ease and approximately 700 to 800 pages of World War II news, sports, advertisements, editorials, society pages, Sunday "Funnies", classified advertisements, and local San Francisco Bay Area news. War news stories about Germans, Russians, and Japanese battles...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Complete Decorative Set of 6 Graham Greene Books Designer Edition, England
Located in Palm Springs, CA
We purchased a entire collection of books from a local (Rancho Mirage, CA) art collector/philanthropist chic and perfectly designed home library. We have decided to start selling the...
Category
Early 2000s English Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century German Spring Bending Dumbbell, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Spring Bending Dumbbell, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Material: Metal, Wood
Color: Black
Styles: Mid-Century Mod...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
DIETER RAMS 1973 Braum Cubism Desk Lighter In 18Kt Yellow Gold And Lapis
By Dieter Rams
Located in Miami, FL
Fabulous desk lighter designed by Dieter Rams for Braum.
This is a fabulous ultra-modernist T3 Domino desk lighter, created in West Germany by the architect and designer Dieter Rams...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Gold
1970s Sterling Silver Turquoise Pendant Attributed Pal Kepenyes Spores
By Pal Kepenyes
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Style of Pal Kepenyes Sterling Silver Pendant Turquoise Stone
1.63 w x 2 1/16 h x .75 d
Attributed of Pal Kepenyes Pendant, Unsigned. Design consistent with Kepenyes work.
Preowned ...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Sterling Silver
Golf is My Game, Signed by Bobby Jones, Second Edition, 1960
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Jones, Robert (Bobby) Tyre, Jr., Golf Is My Game. New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1960. Second edition, inscribed and signed by Bobby Jones on first free endpaper. Presented in ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1970s Pal Kepenyes Brutalist Brass Cuff Bracelet Milagros
By Pal Kepenyes
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1970s Pal Kepenyes Brass Bracelet Cuff Milagros Series
Brutalist inspired
3h x 2.25 w x 1.75
Signed at bottom
Original vintage unrestored condition.
Refer to images
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
4 Desk Top Model Aeroplane, KLM, Britannia, EvaAir and Emirates
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
4 Desk Top Model Aeroplane, KLM, Britannia, EvaAir and Emirates
These are 4 pieces of Aeronautical nostalgia
Vintage
KLM Boeing 767-300 KLM
BRITANNIA 757-200
EVA AIR CARGO CARGO
...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Audoux Minet Rustic Nautical Rope & Green Glass Ball Table Lamp, circa 1960
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A mid-century French Riviera Marine themed Audoux Minet table lamp, circa 1960.
An Iconic design – a green blown glass ball modeled on the buoys used by French fisherman...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rope, Blown Glass
1970s Gorgeous Smoking Set by Lalique, Signed on the Bottom, Made in France
By Lalique
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous smoking set in crystal by Lalique. made in France. The both pieces are signed on the bottom. Made in France. The table lighter works perfectly.
The items are in excell...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal
Beautiful Silver Lady Woman in Alpine Costume Ex Voto, Antique European, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A cute petite religious Ex Voto. I do not know what it is made of, thin and light filigree silver or silver plated metal. It is handmade, embossed an...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate, Sheet Metal
Vintage Suzuki Musique Flute
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Vintage Suzuki Musique Flute
27.13 long x 1.75 diameter
Preowned vintage condition unrestored.
Refer to all images listed
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
'Tintin et les Oranges Bleues' Original Vintage French Movie Poster, 1964
By Hergé
Located in Devon, GB
A delightful French Moyenne poster illustrated by Belgian cartoonist Hergé for the second live-action feature film to be based on his beloved comic book series 'The Adventures of Tin...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Paper
Vintage Army Green Enameled Metal Tool or Storage Box with Leather Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage green metal tool box with leather handle. In original condition with visible wear, including enamel loss, discoloration and scratches. Wear is...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Modernist Bracelet Silver Bangle Taxco Mexico
By Taxco
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Handcrafted Modernist Bracelet Bangle Silver Taxco Mexico
cutout designs
2 15/16 outside diameter 2.5 inside diameter x 3/16 thick
Stamped Mexico 925
Preowned vintage
Refer to listed...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Kings Guardsman Wood Toy by Kay Bojesen, 1970s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Wooden kings guardsman in lacquered beech. It was designed by Kay Bojesen in 1942. It features movable head, arms and legs and it still has it original riffle. This example was manuf...
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Beech
1950s Ronson Limited Vintage Chrome Lighter Tripod Stand England
By Ronson
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Ronson Limited Vintage Chrome Lighter on Tripod stand from England
Vintage lighter with tripod shape, chrome plated.
Stamped Ronson, Mad...
Category
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Bdg, Vintage 10k Gold Frameless Child's Eyeglasses, United States, circa 1948
Located in Chatham, ON
BDG - vintage 10k yellow gold child's eyeglasses - featuring rimless prescription lenses - Fine quality frames with Edwardian details - signed 10K BDG (unknown / unidentified maker -...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Pair of Metal Military Red and Blue Gasoline Tanks, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of metal military red and blue gasoline tanks, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
The Golden Age of the American Poster by Victor Margolin
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Golden Age of the American Poster by Victor Margolin. Softcover book, 128 pages. Stated first Ballantine Books edition, published in 1976. Includes 48 colorplates. Printed in the...
Category
1970s American Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Marcel Duchamp & André Breton Le Surréalisme en 1947 Iconic First Edition
By André Breton
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rare first edition of Le Surréalisme en 1947, a seminal work curated by André Breton and featuring the iconic cover design Prière de Toucher by Marcel Duchamp. Published in Paris by ...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1960s Sterling Silver Fish Skeleton Pendant Taxco
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Sterling Silver Fish Skeleton Pendant
in the style of Antoñio Pineda Taxco Mexico
stamped
1.5 long x 0.63
Preowned Condition
Refer to listed...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Reproduction 17th Century Map of Europe, American, Cartography, Blaeuw
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage reproduction map of Europe. An American, paper stock cartography print in frame after the work by Blaeuw, dating to the late 20t...
Category
Late 20th Century Central American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Sears Tower Constellation Portable Typewriter W/Metal Case. Circa 1960s.
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Sears Tower Constellation Portable Typewriter W/Metal Case. Circa 1960s.
Manufactured for SEARS is the equivalent of a Smith-Corona Classic 12.
Features a stylish mid century...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Mixed Metals on Quartz Anchor Sculpture by C. Jere for Artisian House
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice mixed metals on quartz base anchor and sea gulls sculpture by C. Jere for Artisian House, circa 1971. The piece is in great vintage condition with a wonderful patina and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Quartz, Brass, Bronze, Iron
Art Since 1945 Book, By Marcel Brion, New York, Abrams, 1958
By Abrams Publishers
Located in New York, NY
Art Since 1945 book. Printed in New York by Abrams, 1958. Hardcover, text in English. No dust jacket. Including 60 color plates and 120 gravure pla...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Important Silver Plate Champagne Bucket or Ice Bucket from Jack E. Leonard 1971
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large silverplate champagne bucket or ice bucket which was given to Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme by Gladys & Jack Leonard. Jack Leonard was a well-known actor and comedian in the...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Joseph Kutchinsky 9ct Yellow Gold & Steel Cigar Cutter Hallmarked London 1966
By Joseph Kutchinsky
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Joseph Kutchinsky 9ct Yellow Gold & Stainless Steel Mounted Slide-Action Engine Turned Textured Cigar Cutter
Hallmarked 375 KV London 1966
Creator: Joseph Kutchinsky (Jeweler)
Heig...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Stainless Steel
T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture of Classical Greece
Located in Hudson, NY
This handsome book records the discovery and contemporary re-creation of Greek furniture designs virtually ignored for more than two thousand years. T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, internat...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Ward Bennett Designs for Brickel Associates (2 Volumes)
Located in New York, NY
Two catalogs presenting Ward Bennett’s product designs for Brickel Associates, published circa 1977. Bennett (1917-2003) was an influential and acclaimed artist, sculptor, interior d...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Paper
Elegant Wall Barometer in Brass & Glass by Taylor
By D. Taylor
Located in San Diego, CA
The beautiful design on this wall barometer by Taylor in patinated brass and glass can be hung on the wall or table top.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
'Superman Flies Again' Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1954
Located in Devon, GB
Superman jets off on this super rare stone lithography daybill poster for the Australian release of 'Superman Flies Again,' a 1954 compilation of three episodes of the hit US televis...
Category
1950s Australian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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
Antique Russian Carved Sleigh
Located in Queens, NY
Russian (18/19th Cent) ornately painted and carved sleigh with carved shell front sleigh
Category
Late 18th Century Russian Rococo Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
East of Eden by John Steinbeck, First Trade Edition, in Original DJ, 1952
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Steinbeck, John. East of Eden. New York: The Viking Press, 1952. Octavo. First trade edition, first printing. In original lime green cloth boards with green titles to the spine and o...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, First Edition, 1943
By Ayn Rand
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Rand, Ayn. The Fountainhead. New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1943. First edition printing. Octavo. Rebound in modern half red Moroccan leather and marbled boards, with gilt tooling and titles to the spine, and the original dust jacket bound-in.
Presented is a first edition printing of The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
1970s Chunky Wide Link Sterling Silver Bracelet
By Taxco
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Modernist Chunky Wide Link Sterling Silver Bracelet
stamped
7.38 w x 1.38
Preowned vintage
Refer to images listed
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Rocking Sheep with Real Sheepskin Coat and Carved Face and Feet
By Povl Kjær
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cute little wooden rocking sheep with real sheep coat, carved face and feet, with wood handles. In original condition, with visible wear and patina. In orig...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wool, Wood
1970s French Lucite Aquarium Ashtray
Located in Torquay, GB
Vintage 1970s French lucite aquarium ashtray.
Made pearly seashells and aquatic / marine life encased in a chunky lucite acrylic block.
Large sized cen...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stainless Steel
Japan Furniture Exhibition '61
By Sori Yanagi
Located in New York, NY
Catalog accompanying an exhibition held in the United States in 1961, sponsored and published by the Japan Export Furniture Manufacturer Association (JEFMA), a trade organization of 48 leading furniture makers in Japan, in collaboration with their government-run National Industrial Arts Institute, with the dual purpose of stimulating the production of Japanese “Good Design” in furniture, and introducing the results to the U.S. market. According to the introduction to this, the second iteration of this exhibition, “it is full three years since the First Exhibition was held in the United States in 1958…these recent years, we Japanese furniture manufacturers have increasingly equipped with facilities for mass production, so that we are now in a position to offer the products of better quality at lower prices. At the same time we have been making efforts to create furniture of graceful design with Oriental taste, using Japanese traditional craftsmanship. We have mainly selected the furnitures which are ready for mass production, and added some pieces of Japanese taste.”
The 24 page catalog presents chairs, tables, and case pieces by prominent Japanese architects and designers including Katsuo Matsamura, Taichiro Nakai, Kozo Asari, Hideo Saito, Takeshi Mineo, Yujiro Yamaguchi, Ryuchi Ise, Fukuji Suzuki, Masaharu Ito, Keisuke Nakamura, Yo Yamagishi, Shigeru Imai, Shiro Kodo, Tadao Kawanami, Akira Sogi, Tomoichi Yoshida, Sori Yanagi, Taichiro Nakai, Toshio Miyake, Motoi Kojima, Fukui Suzuki, Akira Takayabu, Selichi Watanabe, and T. Nii, along with works from the Industrial Arts Institute and an armchair by American ex-pat Noemi Raymond, wife of architect Antonin Raymond. Manufacturers include. Manufacturers represented in the exhibition include Akita Mokko Co, Bokai Industry Co, Fuji Furniture Co, Haneda, Kosajujo Co, Inada & Co, Iwai Kogyo Co, Imada Mokko Co, Kobe Wood Chemics Assoc., Kosuga & Co, Kotobuki Seating Co, Kobyashi Fukuzo & Co, K.K. Shimada Seisakusho, Kubo Shoten Co, Kassai Manufacturing Co, Miyoshi Mokko Co, Okamura Mfg. Co, Sakigake Furniture, Santa Kogyosho Corp, Tendo Mokko, Tsuji Mokko Co, Tottori Kagu Kogyo Co, Taihei Mokko Co, Toki Mokko Co, Toyohashi Mokko Co, Yamaguchi Co...
Category
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Fossil Money Clip Wood Metal
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Fossil Money Clip Wood Silver Metal
Modernist design
1 x 1.88 x .38
Preowned original vintage condition
Refer to images please
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Original Midcentury Carl Auböck Comb Made from Horn
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale is a beautiful half-moon shaped comb. The item was hand-crafted from horn and designed by the renowned workshops of Carl Auböck in Austria. It's a remarkable example of the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Horn
Schneider Glass, French-English Book by Edith Mannoni, 1992
Located in Atlanta, GA
Schneider, French and English Book by Edith Mannoni, 1992.
This book traces the factory's history and presents a hundred reproductions of original plates and sketches from the 1920s....
Category
1990s French Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Drawing Instrument Set, German, Draughtsman's Tools, Schcenner, C.1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage drawing instrument set. A German, nickel draughtsman's tool case by Schcenner, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1930.
Fine German instrument set in fold-out carry case
Displaying a desirable aged patina throughout
Silver nickel presents a lightly tarnished appearance, commensurate with age
Presented within a textured carry case with four fold design
8 pieces offering the essential tools for the travelling draughtsman
Comprises a pair of compass, two bow compass and ruling pen...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Nickel
Art Nouveau Pewter & Cabochon Tree Ring Stand Holder By G L Connell London
Located in Norwich, GB
A lovely Art Nouveau pewter & cabochon tree ring stand. William Hutton for G L Connell, London. Circa 1900.
The stand is of triangular obelisk form with applied turquoise cabochon t...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Pewter
Important Early 18th Century Italian Carved Monstrance Reliquary Tabernacle
Located in Forney, TX
Important and historic, acquired from the estate of legendary American businessman, the late T. Boone Pickens, we're proud to offer this exceptional carved giltwood reliquary - monstrance from the early 18th century.
Elaborately hand carved in period Rococo - Rocaille taste, with superb scrollwork, openwork, fanciful acanthus leaf and shell, ornate detailing, polychrome painted warm pastel colors, now beautifully distressed, muted tones, with remnants of gold gilded accents.
Pieces such as this were used in early churches for convenient exhibition or public display of some object of piety and other important religious relics...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Giltwood
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.