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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: 1840s
10'9 "Gun" Custom Wooden Marquetry Surfboard with Copper Inlay
Located in Nr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
This is a unique custom surfboard featuring a marquetry deck with copper inlay, designed and hand-crafted by the w o o d p o p studio which specialises in...
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2010s British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Copper

Christie's Important English Furniture, from Collections Peter Glenville
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: Important English Furniture including Property from the Collections of Peter Glenville and Hardy William Smith, 10/17/03 New Yo...
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Early 2000s American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Outdoor/Indoor GREEN FOOSBALL TABLE RS3 Max by RS Barcelona for up to 8 players
Located in Rhinebeck, NY
FOOSBALL TABLE RS3 MAX in Green DESIGNED BY RAFAEL RODRÍGUEZ for RS Barcelona The more, the merrier. It’s not just a saying, it’s really true. The RS MAX football table doubles the ...
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2010s Spanish Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Christie's English Furniture Including Private Collection of Julia Lowenthal
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: Fine English Furniture Including the Private Collection of Miss Julia Lowenthal, London 3/10/05. Softcover, 198 pages, 327 lots, full color illustrations. With results. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Stieglitz & His Artists: Matisse to O'Keeffe by Lisa Messinger, Signed 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Stieglitz and His Artists: Matisse to O'Keeffe by Lisa Mintz Messinger. Publisher Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, 2011. The book is signed by the editor with a dedication to Her...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Artistic Inlaid Polychrome Backgammon Set by Fabio Calagna by RARO MILANO
By Raro Milano
Located in Milan, IT
Boasting a luxurious and intricate artisan design, this backgammon set elevates entertainment to new levels of exclusivity. A precious inlay combining blue and beige birch with black...
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2010s Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Martin Logan Ascent / Subwoofer Velodyne / Rótel RSX - 1055 AV Amplifier / Autum
Located in Madrid, ES
Complete Set Hight Definition Martin Logan Ascent Speakers Pair Year of manufacture: 2005/2006 good condition, very lightly used Frequently Asked Questions 35–22,000 Hz ± 3 dB Reco...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Highclere Castle Jewellery Box
Located in London, GB
Over the years, British design company Linley has developed expertise in creating scaled versions of famous architectural buildings including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Royal Albert Hall and the Royal Opera House. In this instance, Highclere Castle...
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2010s British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Maple

Designed for Life The World’s Best Product Designers
Located in New York, NY
A global survey of 100 of the most creative and innovative product designers working today Designed For Life showcases 100 of the most exciting designers around the world and, through their work, shines a lens on what is happening at the forefront of contemporary product design. The boundaries between design, art, craft, fashion, and architecture have been blurred in recent years and a new generation of designers has emerged, working across different fields and genres. Products illustrated in the book range from furniture, lighting, and objects, to limited editions, glassware, and office systems, making Designed for Life the ideal route to new talent throughout the field of product design and the perfect way to assess exactly what is being created in the design scene today Chosen by an international line up of influential industry experts – design critics, museum curators, entrepreneurs, journalists, and gallerists – the nominated designers comprise young product designers who have emerged in the last few years, but who have already produced outstanding, creative, and innovative pieces of design, such as Mac Collins, Nifemi Marcus-Bello, Minjae Kim...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Tom Scheerer Decorates Book by Mimi Read
Located in New York, NY
Tom Scheerer Decorates By: Mimi Read Photography by Francesco Lagnese In a world where over-the-top accessorizing and conspicuous luxury get all the attention, Tom Scheerer has cult...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Original Antique Map of Ireland- Kerry. C.1840
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of Kerry Steel engraving Drawn under the direction of A.Adlard Published by How and Parsons, C.1840 Unframed.
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1840s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Wild the Naturalistic Garden
Located in New York, NY
A stunning exploration of one of the hottest trends in garden design, nature-based planting with an eco-aware approach, featuring the work of leading designers such as Sean Hogan, Pi...
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2010s Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

VISIONAIRE 37: Vreeland Memos (0813/4000)
Located in Kleinburg, ON
From the Visionaire website: 37 VREELAND MEMOS synthesizes an archive of Diana Vreeland's memos contributed by Richard Avedon. Dating from 1966 to 1972, the memos, which were dictat...
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Early 2000s American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Renaissance Splendor Catherine de' Medici's Valois Tapestries 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Renaissance Splendor: Catherine de' Medici's Valois Tapestries by Elizabeth Cleland. Published by The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2018. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 96 pages, with...
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2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Hawaiian Balsa Wood Custom Surfboard Made by Riley
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Custom balsawood surfboard crafted by famed Australian shaper Mark Riley. It's beautiful construction features 7 Australian redwood stringers, cedar rail bands, balsa/redwood nose an...
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2010s Australian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fiberglass, Foam, Hardwood

Wooden Football/Rug by Ball Display Stand
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Oak ball stands. Modern wooden ball stands, ideal for rugby or football balls. The rugby ball can be displayed standing up or on its side. A great way to display your prized balls. The price shown is for the stand only...
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2010s English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Oak

Wenger SA Swiss Army 16999 Giant Knife, 2007
Located in Mexico City, MX
A Wenger SA Giant Swiss Army 16999 giant knife 2007 manufactured in Délemont, Switzerland. This Guinness world record Swiss knife contains 87 tools that ca...
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Early 2000s Swiss Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Stainless Steel

Van Gogh by D. M. Field
Located in Bradenton, FL
Van Gogh by D. M. Field. Softcover book, published in 2006 by Chartwell Books, Inc. Illustrated, 446 pages.
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

MOCA: This Is Not To Be Looked At Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
MOCA: This Is Not To Be Looked At. This Is Not To Be Looked At: Highlights from the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles Hardcover – April 1, 2008 by Paul Schimm...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Architectural Pottery
Located in New York, NY
The first book to document the history of the groundbreaking company Architectural Pottery, tracing its critical influence on midcentury design and its enduring appeal today Architectural Pottery’s strikingly minimalist designs heralded new domestic housewares that could uniquely accent the modern home - inside and out. Formally expressive yet accessible, their refreshingly unembellished, elegant pots and...
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2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

In Search of Norman Rockwell's America
Located in Bradenton, FL
In Search of Norman Rockwell's America. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Published in 2008 by Howard Books.
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

KENNA, Michael. Mont-Saint-Michel. 21st Editions, 2007. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: KENNA, Michael - Henry Adams. TITLE: Mont-Saint-Michel. PUBLISHER: 21st Editions, 2007. DESCRIPTION: SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. 1 vol., 16-3/4" x 14-3/4", limited to 60 numb...
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Early 2000s British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fabric

#95/99 Limited Edition by A$AP Rocky GUFRAMINI X HOMMEMADE Shroom Cactus Mini
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Limited Edition #95/99 Gufram presents the miniaturised version of the Shroom CACTUS® created in collaboration with A$AP Rocky and the artist’s new design studio HOMMEMADE Exactly a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Other

Buffalo Hide Taxidermy
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Extra large Montana buffalo hide. Long winter bi-color hair. Nice dark rich color. Great lodge piece. Perfect for floor, bed or wall in a cabin, drape, robe or lodge. PERIOD: Cont...
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2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Other

Christie's, Property from the Collection of Nelson Grimaldi Seabra, October 2003
Located in valatie, NY
Property from the collection of Nelson Grimaldi Seabra Sale # 1399, 22 October 2003. 1st Ed softcover auction catalogue. Two French masterpieces by the leading French cabinetmakers o...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Carl Aubock Brass Cigar Snuffer #4117
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubock brass cigar snuffer #4117. Produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck workshop in Vienna, Austria using the same standards, high-quality materials, molds and techn...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Colorful Insect Composition in Czech Mouth Blown Glass Globe
Located in Leuven , BE
This lovely colorful composition of five purple wing grasshoppers. Titanacris albipes come from South America and are one of the most beautiful grasshoppers in the world.  
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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Organic Material

Christie's London: "Regence to Faberge. an Apartment by Jed Johnson, " May 2010
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's London: "Regence to Faberge. An Apartment by Jed Johnson”, May 20, 2010 Auction Catalog. 301 Lots on 166 Pages, All Lots Described and Color Illustrated. Jed Johnson was a...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Stephen Shore: The Hudson Valley: Blind Spot Series 01, 1st Limited Ed, 1/1000
Located in valatie, NY
Stephen Shore: The Hudson Valley: Blind Spot Series 01, by Stephen Shore with Laurie Dahlberg, 1/1000. 1st limited Ed (1/1000) hardcover, no dust jacket as p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Marcel Breuer
Located in Richmond, VA
Hardcover monograph on the pioneering Bauhaus designer and architect. Published by Taschen in collaboration with the Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin, 2001. First edition, 158 pages. Text in En...
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Early 2000s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Our Way Home: Reimagining an American Farmhouse
Located in New York, NY
This title publishes September 5th, 2023 and will ship on or after for early orders. Author Heide Hendricks and Rafe Churchill, with Laura Chávez Silverman, Foreword by Asad Syrkett, Photographs by Chris Motallini The glorious Connecticut property of Heide Hendricks and Rafe Churchill (of the architecture and interior design firm Hendricks Churchill...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

The French Country House Book by Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery & Bernard Touillon
By Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery
Located in New York, NY
The French Country House By: Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery and Bernard Touillon Epitomizing what the French call l’art de vivre (the art of good living), The French Country House is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Vitamin V Video and the Moving Image in Contemporary Art
Located in New York, NY
The most comprehensive survey to date of contemporary video and moving-image art from the last decade Video has never been more prevalent in contemporary art than it is today. At a ...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Collectable Chanel 31 Rue Cambon Magazine 2012 Karl Lagerfeld Catalog
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Collectable Chanel 31 Rue Cambon Magazine 2012 Catalog. 31 RUE CAMBON CHANEL MAGAZINE BOOKLET Fall/Winter 2012. Great overall condition. The pages ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Vitamin C+: Collage in Contemporary Art
Located in New York, NY
Over 100 global artists working with collage, as chosen by a team of art experts – an indispensable who's who of the most exciting and innovative names working in the medium Collage is an artistic language comprising found images, fragmentary forms, and unexpected juxtapositions. While it first gained status as high art in the early twentieth century, the past decade has seen a fresh explosion of artists using this dynamic and experimental approach to image making. Organised in an A-Z sequence by artist, the book features both well-known collagists including Njideka Akunyili Crosby; Ellen Gallagher; Peter Kennard; Linder, Christian Marclay; Wangechi Mutu; Deborah Roberts; Martha Rosler; and Mickalene Thomas, and a plethora of lesser-known names deserving of greater attention. Taking a broad definition – from analog cut-and-paste compositions and photomontages to digital composed imagery and animations – Vitamin C+ showcases 108 living artists who employ collage as a central part of their visual-art practice, as selected by 69 leading experts, including museum directors, curators, critics, and collectors. The survey also features an engaging and informative introduction by Yuval Etgar, an internationally renowned expert in the area. The 69 expert nominators include: Cecilia Alemani; Iwona Blazwick; David Campany; Raphael Chikukwa; Patrick Elliott; Max Hollein; Hettie Judah; Christine Macel; Roxana Marcoci; Duro Olowu; Scott Rothkopf; Russell Tovey; Zoe Whitley; and Heidi Zuckerman. Artists include: Njideka Akunyili Crosby; Kader Attia; Adam Broomberg; Sara Cwynar; Moyna Flannigan; Ellen Gallagher; Lauren Halsey; Lyle Ashton Harris; Thomas Hirschhorn; Peter Kennard; Justine Kurland; Linder; Christian Marclay; Wangechi Mutu; Frida Orupabo; Heather Philipson; Tabita Rezaire; Deborah Roberts; Martha Rosler; Dee Shapiro; Eva Stenram; John Stezaker...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Ai Weiwei Limited Edition Signed Collector Book with Silk Scarf by TASCHEN
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This book is a sealed copy of a SOLD OUT Limited Edition by TASCHEN. This book is number 587 of 1000. The volume is wrapped in a silk scarf (110 cm x 100 cm, Habotai silk), based on...
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2010s German Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silk, Paper

Vintage Seiko Wristwatch, circa 1990
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage Seiko wristwatch manufactured and restored by an unknown artisan. In original condition, wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Materials: Metal F...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Christie's Paris Mobilier et Objets d'Art 8 Novembre 2005
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's Mobilier et Objets d'Art, tableaux Anciens et du xixeme Siecle, Ceramiques Europeans et Verre. 8 Novembre 2005. First Edition softcover. Christie's catalog contains 230 p...
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Early 2000s French Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Day Auction Catalogue, London, 2007
Located in View Park, CA
Sotheby’s «Contemporary Art, Day Auction» catalogue, London, Monday 15 October 2007. Featuring work by Matthew Barney, Basquiat, Elizabeth Peyton, Jason Martin, Yue Minjun, Marlene D...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Armani Casa Pump Workout Luxury Set Made in Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Armani Casa Pump Workout Luxury Set Pump is a range conceived for the home fitness signature of designer Giorgio Armani as part of Armani Casa. This minimalist yet incredibly glamourous set includes: • Mesh and Leather Carrying Workout Bag featuring GA Signature • Pump Leather Jump Rope with dust bag in mesh fabric featuring GA Signature: Handles can be opened to regulate length of rope. • Set of two weights (1 kilo or 2.2 pounds) each. Wrapped in eco leather featuring GA Signature. • Leather water...
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2010s Italian Aesthetic Movement Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Marina Abramovic Turned Herself Into Art and Wasn’t Sorry.
Located in New York, NY
The first ever picture-book biography for readers aged 4-7 years of the performance art pioneer – Marina Abramovic Marina Abramovic is a world-famous artist who uses her body to per...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Christie's Millden: a Scottish Lodge
Located in valatie, NY
Millden: A Scottish Lodge Including Property From Endsleigh, Devon; Harewood House, Yorkshire; & Glamis Castle, Angus, by Christie's Auction House, Lond...
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Early 2000s English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

"Snowy Owl" Driftwood Mount
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Snowy owl on driftwood mount. Life-size and realistic however made of white Imden farm goose feathers as a recreation. The beak and claws are sculpted from a resin material. 28"H x 11"W x 15"D including base. Beautiful bright white and soft feathers. Unique and hard to find of this quality. Eye catcher - gets a lot of attention in our 14,000 square foot gallery. A perfect match to our other "Snowy Owls" with different poses. Would make a neat holiday decoration as well.  Currently have four available with slight variations in pose. Origin: Idaho, Cisco's Period: Contemporary. Measures: 28"H x 11"W x 15"D Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare, exceptional, and one-of-a-kind pieces that define the history of America and the Old West. Our pieces range from American Indian to Cowboy Western and include original items of everyday life, commerce, art, and warfare that tamed America’s frontier. Our 14,000 square foot gallery opened in 1996 in beautiful Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Personal Service Cisco’s operates on old fashioned values – honesty and integrity, and all of our items are backed by our money back guarantee. We appreciate the opportunity to earn your business. Whether you desire assistance with a jewelry purchase, choosing a gift, identification, or even selling – we hope to be your trusted source. Mounts, taxidermy, owls, snow owls...
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2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Feathers

Charles DICKENS. David Copperfield. FIRST EDITION IN MONTHLY PARTS A PERFECT SET
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles. TITLE: The Personal History of David Copperfield. (20 Parts in 19). PUBLISHER: London: Bradbury and Evans, May 1849 - November 1850. DESCRIPTION: FIRST ...
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1840s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Art of Structural Design, a Swiss Legacy, Pre-Publication First Edition
By David P. Billington
Located in valatie, NY
The Art of Structural Design, a Swiss Legacy by David P. Billington. Princeton University Art Museum, 2003. Pre-publication first edition with publisher's lett...
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Early 2000s American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

James Franco: Dangerous Book Four Boys by James Franco, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
James Franco: Dangerous Book Four Boys by James Franco, Alanna Heiss (Editor), and Klaua Biesenbach. Published 2012, Skira Rizzoli. 1st Ed hardcover no dust jacket as published. Cons...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

The ABC's of Triangle, Square, Circle
Located in Richmond, VA
Coffee table book featuring Bauhaus theories on design, edited by Ellen Lupton and J. Abbot Miller. First published in 1991, this edition published in 2019. "The Bauhaus has become...
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2010s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Roosevelt Elk Taxidermy Mount
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Great old style mount Roosevelt elk. 6 x 6, 43" wide, 52" H, protrudes 48". Great for lodge, cabin or rustic decor. Period: 20th century Origin: Washington Size: 43" W, 52" H, protr...
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2010s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Other

Sable Antelope Taxidermy
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite specimen features a table mount taxidermy Sable Antelope, expertly crafted and beautifully preserved. The Sable Antelope is a stunning sp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Angolan Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fur

The Haunted Mansion Bathroom
Located in London, GB
Original artwork acrylic and ink on art board for The Haunted Mansion Bathroom This art work was used to create a print sold at Disney theme park. The...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paint

Large coffee sculpture Table Ryosuke Harashima Contemporary Zen Japanese Mingei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Table or sculpture made by Ryosuke Harashima. This work is made of antique Japanese antique sled that was used for caring bamboo charcoal at kiln, coper ...
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2010s Japanese Japonisme Collectibles and Curiosities

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Copper

Set of 12 Christmas Tree Ornaments Vintage Irish Linen Quilted Handbag Handmade
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Set of 12 limited edition artisan Irish linen vintage quilted handbag Ornaments by Katie Larmour This is a luxury box set of artisan made decorative ornaments created with authentic Irish Linen, exclusive to 1stdibs. They are special because they are limited editions from a beautiful mixture of vintage and deadstock fabric in small batches (some even one-of-a-kind) embellished with exquisite copper embroidery and dainty beading. These novelty miniatures are a unique and quirky gift, or a treat to oneself, particularly suitable for the holiday season, all year round occasions, celebrations and home decor. They are inspired by vintage quilted handbags or purses for example Chanel and Lanvin in my own wardrobe, and in palette of pastel pinks and soft leather shades. They are collectible and can be kept as heirlooms. Katie Larmour is an acclaimed Northern Irish designer with a studio based in her hometown of Belfast. Known for heritage textiles, her signature use of Irish Linen and original designs have seen her brand make waves in Europe and beyond. The fabric is 100% pure Irish Linen from a mixture of sustainable sources - vintage, local mill deadstock rolls from one of the last remaining linen mills still active in Ireland today, repurposed antique tablecloths...
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2010s Unknown Collectibles and Curiosities

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Linen

Art and the Empire City New York, 1825-1861, by Dell Upton, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Art And The Empire City: New York, 1825-1861, by Dell Upton, and Catherine Voorsanger. Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, 2000. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Presented in conj...
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Early 2000s American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Ciclotte Bike in Blue Steel by Luca Schieppati
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ciclotte Bike is an innovative exercise bike, designed and made in Italy, that combines idea, form and technology rethinking the traditional aesthetic an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Steel

Treasures of Catherine the Great, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Treasures of Catherine the Great. Published by Hermitage Development Trust and Christie's, 2000. 1st Ed softcover. Catherine the Great, famed 18th-...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Spiderman Bust Sculpture in Carrara Marble
Located in Tivoli Terme, Roma
The sculpture was made from a single block of Carrara statuary marble, one of a kind piece.  
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Carrara Marble

PH Bow Grand Piano, Maple Birch with Brass Details
Located in Copenhagen, DK
- All prices are listed ex works. - 5 year guarantee. - We regularly crate, ship and install PH Pianos worldwide with full insurance. The PH Bow Grand Piano...
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2010s Danish Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Georgia O'Keeffe Living Modern by Wanda M. Corn, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Georgia O'Keeffe: Living Modern by Wanda M. Corn. Published by Prestel, 2017. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Richly illustrated with images of her art and views of the two homes ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities

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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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