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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
1927 Dictionary of Modern English Usage H.W. Fowler Oxford Antique Leather Book
Located in Dayton, OH
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage - by H.W. Fowler - Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927 - Printed in England at the Oxford university Press by John Johnson - Soft cover, black ...
Category
1920s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
$372 Sale Price
20% Off
French Game Ball Boule de Petanque Marked #2
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Petanque is a game played in the south of France not unlike bocce ball in Italy. The French Petanque makers went all out to hand craft their game balls. The wooden ball is covered wi...
Category
Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
British aviation brass glass and Bakelite compass signed SMITHS of 1940
Located in Milan, IT
British brass, glass, and Bakelite aviation compass, signed SMITHS Made in Great Britain Type KCA-1401K from the 1940s, and mounted on wooden board.
Compass diameter cm 11.5-in 4.5....
Category
1940s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Staunton Style Chess Set
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Large Antique Staunton Style Chess Figures.
A large Staunton style chess set with Ebonised and Boxwood weighted chess pieces. The pieces with wide bases for added stability, underside of each chess piece being covered with felt allowing the pieces to slide more easily across the chess board. The chess set comprises of thirty-two pieces, four Knights featuring the head and neck of a horse. Two kings, being the tallest pieces at 11½ cm high, both with a crown topped with a cross whilst the two Queens feature a coronet topped with a tiny ball (10 cm high). The four Rooks are towers (castles) with a crenelation top and the four Bishops with mitres. The sixteen Pawns are the smallest pieces at 5½ cm high and are topped by a plain ball. All the pieces with a collar except the rooks and knights, with a single white Rook with a red crown painted onto the top.
The antique mahogany box...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Boxwood
$2,653
Duke & Duchess of Windsor Sotheby's, (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a three volume boxed set of sale catalogues which were produced by Sotheby's in 1999 for the disposal of the effects of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. It ranges from large scale pieces of furniture from their homes in France to many personal items...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Qui Etes-Vous, Polly Maggoo?
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster for The 1966 French New Wave film
Qui Etes-Vous, Polly Maggoo? This film was directed by William Klein and starred Sami Frey, Grayson Hall and Donyale...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Brass and Gold Watch-Key
Located in Delft, NL
19th Century Brass and Gold Watch-Key
19th century brass and gold Watch-Key in round flat shape with eyelet
The measurement is 3,7 cm high (incl. eyelet) and 1,3 cm diagonal
The w...
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Brass
19th Century French White Pony Tricycle
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century French velocipede of a white pony, the horse of polychromed wood with horsehair mane and set upon an iron tricycle.
Deaccessioned from the MacLean Collection of Asian...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Five Rare Christmas Ornaments Vintage, German, 1910s to 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare set of 5 Christmas ornaments. Each is made from thin mouth blown glass, this would be a great antique addition for your Christmas or feather tree. Included is a nice Reflector ornament from the 1930s, 2 small walnut feather tree ornaments from the 1910s and two flower bunch ornaments with glass balls and Dresden Sebnitz Christmas paper...
Category
1930s German Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wire
F E Olds & Son Ambassador Trumpet, circa 1952
Located in High Point, NC
F E Olds & Son Ambassador trumpet in original case. The trumpet measures 19 L x 4.38 D x 6 H. The trumpet was made in Los Angeles and the serial number is 81069, which dates its pr...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Italian Medieval / Renaissance Style Full Meal Suit of Armor
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Medieval / Renaissance-style metal life size suit of armor with etched sunburst breast plate on a square wooden base.
Condition: (Base is 20 inches w x 24 inches d x 10 inch...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Tall Late 19th Century Brass Repousse Church Pricket, Candlestick
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Originally used in a French chapel, this exquisite brass repousse pricket or candlestick from the late nineteenth century stands at over two and a half f...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
WWII Carl Zeiss Kriegsmarine binoculars
By Carl Zeiss
Located in Aspen, CO
This is an exceptional 20th century WWII German 12x60 Kriegsmarine binocular, presented on an adjustable wooden or chrome Tripod. The binoculars were manufactured by the company Carl...
Category
1940s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
1816 Large Southern Hindostan Map by J. Thomson – New General Atlas
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1816 Southern Hindostan Map by J. Thomson – New General Atlas
This map, titled "Southern Hindostan," was published in 1816 as part of J. Thomson’s *New General Atlas*. The ma...
Category
1810s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$500 Sale Price
20% Off
The State Russian Museum - Russian Odyssey
Located in Bradenton, FL
The State Russian Museum - Russian Odyssey. Hardcover book with dustjacket from the exhibition which took place at The Florida International Museum from November 1st, 2003, through A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
c1920's French Art Deco World Globe on Pedestal
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1920's French Art Deco Worl Globe On Pedestal. Rare form, this globe stands beautifully on this original base.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Silver & Malacca Walking Stick Cane 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Chinese gentleman's silver pommel and Malacca walking stick, circa 1880 in date.
This decorative walking cane features an exquisite Chinese silver pomme...
Category
1880s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Antique The Standard Computing Scale Co Dry Goods General Store Countertop Scale
By Standard Computing Scale Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique The Standard Computing Scale Co. Porcelain Enamel Dry Goods General Store Scale with Beveled Glass Mirrors. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 30" H x 18" W x 20" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Noa Noa
Located in Richmond, VA
Hardcover edition of Noa Noa by Paul Gauguin, translated by Jonathan Griffin. Published by Reynal & Company in 1960.
A vivid, sensuous travel diary from Gauguin’s first trip to Tahi...
Category
1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$175
19th Century Indo-Persian Dhal Separ Steel Shield
Located in Redding, CT
19th Century Indo-Persian Dhal Separ Steel Shield . Intricate decorative design with Brass inlay. Convex steel and iron shield with gold inlay and applied...
Category
Early 19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel, Iron
$1,045 Sale Price
41% Off
Antique English Brass Cased Compass Reg. No. For 1903
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome cased late Victorian or Edwardian compass with hinged lid, the little button on the top used to open; just like a full hunter pocket watch.
The dial is lucky enough to ha...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Horn Gold Mounted Walking Cane Stick Late 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique English horn handled gold mounted handle walking stick/swagger stick, circa 1880 in date
The striking stick features an ornate gold mounted horn crutch h...
Category
19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Rare Biedermeier Bathing Doll, Porcelain, c. 1820, Germany
Located in Hamburg, DE
This exquisite Biedermeier porcelain bathing doll, dating back to around 1820, is a fascinating piece of early toy history. During the 19th century, these dolls were used as floating...
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Japan, The Cookbook
Located in New York, NY
The definitive, home cooking recipe collection from one of the most respected and beloved culinary cultures
Japan: The Cookbook has more than 400 sumptuous recipes by acclaimed food writer Nancy Singleton Hachisu. The iconic and regional traditions of Japan are organized by course and contain insightful notes alongside the recipes. The dishes - soups, noodles, rices, pickles, one-pots, sweets, and vegetables - are simple and elegant.
Nancy Singleton Hachisu lives on a farm in Japan with her family, and is a James Beard Award-nominated author of two cookbooks: Japanese Farm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$50 / item
Antique Novel, The Snow Ship, Percy St John, English, Fiction, Victorian, C.1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique novel The Snow Ship by Percy St. John. An English language fiction book with secondary title Merchant of Yakoutsk, dating to the Vict...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Concorde Model Supersonic Aircraft
Located in Paris, FR
Model supersonic concorde aircraft
with structure and base in polished aluminum.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
$413 / item
Spectacular French Mid-Century Clipper Ship Wall Light, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Spectacular iron wall light, France, circa 1950. Square three-masters clipper. Ambient and decorative wall light. Measures: height : 28"(71cm), width : 16.9"(43cm), depth : 7.2"(18.2...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
The Wandering Jew by Eugene Sue Complete Edition with Illustrations
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a rare first edition hardback copy of The Wandering Jew by Eugene Sue, Complete Edition IN ONE VOLUME with Illustrations by GAVARNI and GIRARDET, published by George Routl...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Exclusive Royal SPOON Sterling Silver Coronation Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
Located in Wembley, GB
A Rare case of antique valuable royal sterling silver Spoon. An elegant Vintage Sterling Silver Spoon case.
Celebrating the 1977 Coronation Jubilee of Quee...
Category
1970s British Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
$658 Sale Price
71% Off
Carl Auböck Model #5732 'Hand' Brass Keyring
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #5732 '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
Wild Card Tournament Backgammon Set by Alexandra Llewellyn
Located in London, GB
The thrill of a game of cards as the stakes raise higher and higher is magnificently interpreted in our Signature Wild Card Marquetry backgammon set. The perfect gift for the card shark in your life, the intricacy of the wood inlay is incredible, with the top hands in poker inlaid into the blue Madrona burr and black Tulipwood playing surfac
The geometric playing surface is an Alexandra Llewellyn...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Other Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
1910-1919 Bakelite Expedition Burroughs Wellcome & Co London Medicine Bottles
Located in Haarlem, NL
Fourteen black Bakelite Burroughs Wellcome & Co of London medicine bottles.
Medicine bottles like these where used on the British Terra Nova Antarctic...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
$2,080 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Francois Catroux Designer Book by David Netto
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Francois Catroux Designer Book by David Netto.
Francois Catroux innovator interior designer.
He mastered the idea of being contemporary.
This book looks at his work projects ranging ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
15th C Gothic Tabernacle 4 ft.+ Rare Architectural Religious Art, Museum Quality
Located in Vero Beach, FL
15th century period Gothic Tabernacle, extremely rare (Medieval) architectural religious art, museum quality ecclesiastical altar piece.
This is an ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier German Medieval Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint
$16,000 Sale Price
50% Off
Brass Fox Animal Figural Cigar Cutter and Ashtray, Vintage German Art Deco 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful cigar cutter and ashtray. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of brass. Steel cutting blade at the tail. Blade rusty but this does not affect the func...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
Rare and Collectible 1960's Horikawa Space Station Toy
Located in Redding, CT
Rare and Collectible 1960's Horikawa Space Station Toy. Perfect for that space age toy collector. Tin Lithograph sphere that says Nasa Space Station on t...
Category
1960s Japanese Space Age Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
American Folk-Art Steam Ship Encased Diorama
Located in London, GB
American Folk-art Steam Ship Encased Diorama
We share what we love, and we love this turn of the century hand crafted American folk-art encased steam ship model...
Category
Early 1900s Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage Chinese "Go" or ""Weiqi" Board and Game
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice and well contructed vintage Chinese "Go" or ""Weiqi" board and game with play instructions, circa 1970s. The set is in very good condition and comes with a large wood boa...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$1,050 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Set Of 3 Miniature Amber And Silver Harley Davidson Style Motor Bikes
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of 3 Miniature Amber and Silver Harley Davidson Style Motor Bikes
925 stamped silver.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
$380 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Intriguing Set of 4 Spanish Wooden Molds Used in Shaping Toile and Other Soft
Located in Round Top, TX
An intriguing set of 4 Spanish Wooden Molds used in shaping toile and other soft metals. A wonderful collection for any bookcase or table top. Super patin...
Category
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
4 Volumes. Cervantes. Don Quixote.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Cervantes. Don Quixote. Translated From The Spanish by PA. Motteux. Bound in full green morocco, top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt panels, marbled endpapers. Hand-Colored...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
$5,500 / set
Marco Zanuso, Richard Sapper, TS 502 Cube Radio, Brionvega 1964 Original working
Located in London, GB
Marco Zanuso, Richard Sapper, (designers)
TS 502 ‘Cube’ radio
Designed 1964, produced from 1965 by Brionvega, Italy. This example dating from the 1960s.
ABS plastic case in two equ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
GUCCI Set of Double Vintage Playing Cards
By Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Gucci vintage set of poker playing cards including 2 brand new decks of cards and original box / Made in Italy
Width: 6.5 inches / Depth: 5 inches / Height: 1.5 inches
1 set ava...
Category
20th Century Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$300 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Exquisite Albino Peacock Taxidermy: A Majestic Display of Rarity and Elegance
Located in New York, NY
This magnificent taxidermy specimen showcases an albino (leucistic) peacock, skillfully mounted on an oval wooden base. The intricate details of the peacock's unique coloring are cap...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Late Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Feathers
Vintage Santa Claus Belsnickel Wax Candle German Christmas 1930s or older
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful German Belsnickle / Santa Claus Candle. Was probably made before World War two in Germany. Scattered wear due to age. It is made of wax and is hand-painted. Nice addition...
Category
20th Century German Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Vintage Toot-a-loop Radio by Panasonic, Japan, 1970s
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Vintage Toot-a-Loop radio (model nr: Panasonic R-72): an emblematic radio, designed and fabricated by Panasonic Japan in the early 1970s. The radio was designed to be wrapped and car...
Category
1970s Japanese Other Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Copper & brass fuel measures by Sutherland Astell
Located in London, GB
Two copper and brass metric "Checkpump" fuel measures by Sutherland Astell, circa 1950.
Made for the County Borough of Blackpool.
Marked: 10 and 20 litres, at 20°.
20L, Height: 23...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper
Fine Victorian Walking Stick; Bone Carved Dog Head Handle; Cherrywood Circa 1880
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fine quality cherry wood 19th century rare bone carved dog head handle walking stick from the fabulous collection of Prince Moritz (1926-2013) who was well known for his extensive co...
Category
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone, Cherry
Vintage 1960s Blue Pedal Car Convertible
Located in Chicago, IL
Vibrant, sleek and full of character, this vintage pedal car was once the prized possession of children all across America. A popular toy since the late 19th century, pedal cars expe...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Space Mission Pinball Arcade Game, 1976 USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 'SPACE MISSION' pinball machine from 1976. 4 players can play. Made by Williams Electronics. In excellent working condition, recently restored. Great visuals and sounds. Extr...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Donald Duck driving his yellow DD1 cabriolet
By Walt Disney
Located in Valladolid, ES
Extremely Rare and amazing Walt Disney Donald Duck in Yellow Car Polyresin Figurine Statue
The famous and very funny image of a very angry Donald Duck in his yellow convertible.
This...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Resin
Antique maritime navy compass
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Antique maritime navy compass in very nice original condition.
Category
19th Century European Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Gruchon & Emons Paris 1918 magnetic compass for U.S Engineer Corps
Located in Milan, IT
Rare nautical survey magnetic compass, brass pocket, signed Gruchon & Emons Paris No. 81 1918, made for U.S Engineer Corps and in use by officers during World War I. This is a smal...
Category
1910s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage Red Pop Art APC Pouring Paint Can Bank
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A perfectly Pop Art 1980s pouring paint can piggy bank/sculpture. Metal paint can with a quarter-sized coin slot in its bottom appears to be defying gravity by resting on a pouring ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
French Late 19th Century Bronze Armillary Sphere Depicting the Titan Atlas
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French bronze armillary sphere depicting Atlas carrying the world from the late 19th century with verdigris patina. Created in France during the last quarter of the 19th century, t...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Banksy Graffitied Walls and Wasn’t Sorry Book
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
A clever, quirky biography of a leading contemporary artist, for children
Banksy is a world-famous graffiti artist who secretly spray paints pictures on streets and walls while no o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble
Located in VALENZA, IT
Impressive sterling silver chess board medieval style chess set.
The chess board, made by ARVAL ARGENTI VALENZA, was made in white marble and sodalite is supported by a STERLING SILVER frame made with the casting method and finished with a chisel, subsequently burnished and reproducing the bricks of a wall of a fortress. This "frame" is supported at the four horses two tone...
Category
2010s Italian Medieval Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Sterling Silver
Amazônia, SUMO, Limited Edition Signed Book & Exclusive Renzo Piano Bookstand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collector’s Edition Book (No. 401–2,400), numbered and signed by Sebastião Salgado, with corresponding bookstand designed by Renzo Piano exclusively f...
Category
2010s European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Backgammon Table by Laura Gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
The limited edition backgammon games table is made with exquisite, multicolor stone marquetry of green, cream and amber onyx. Supported by cylindrical plexiglas legs adorned with bra...
Category
2010s French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Onyx, Travertine, Marble
Jacques Adnet Chess Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning and rare original chess board and set of thirty-two game pieces were designed by French designer Jacques Adnet (1901-1984) in the 1950s. The bi-color leather board disp...
Category
1950s French Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
$9,500 / set
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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Whaam! Blam! Pow! — a New Book on Pop Art Packs a Punch
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