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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 1920s
Amazing cherry wood with inlay Game Box, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Amazing cherry wood with inlay Game Box, circa 1950s
Very good original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Cherry
Antique 16th Century Florentine carved Jesus Christ with Shroud in Glas Display
Located in Doha, QA
This is an absolutely outstanding and extremely expressive sculpture of Crucified Jesus Christ in carved polychrome wood, on the background of a 16th century Silk Florentine fine fab...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Dunhill Short Automatique "Rollalite" Chrome Pocket Lighter
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The Dunhill automatic short Rollalite Lighter, features a unique rolling ignition mechanism. Known for its sleek design and craftsmanship, it remains a classic collectible from Dunhi...
Category
1940s English Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Salvador Dali Rare Hand Signed Midcentury Book A Study Of His Art In Jewels 1959
Located in Studio City, CA
A quite scarce and coveted hardcover book in slipcase - "Dali: A Study of His Art-In-Jewels (The Collection of the Owen Cheatham Foundation)".
Bound into the book are color photographs of 28 jewels designed by Dali with comments and captions written by the artist himself. The book was published by The New York Graphics Society in 1959 - a quite collectible first edition/first printing (with no other printings noted) of the art book.
The book is boldly hand-signed and dated (in the year of publication - 1959) by Dali on the lower corner of the first blank page/ front free endpaper. As such, exceedingly rare (we only know of two other existing copies, and only one was also signed in the year the book was published).
A scarce signed edition. Would be a great addition to any collector of Dali's work or those who appreciate his fine art jewelry...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Italian Terracotta Madonna & Child Sculpture by S. Melani for Arnova
Located in Dallas, TX
Embodying grace and quiet devotion, this finely modeled terracotta sculpture of the Madonna and Child was crafted in Italy circa 1950. Designed by S. Melani and produced by Arnova, a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Terracotta
1960s Gumps Black Brocade Bag Jade Clasp Hong Kong
By Gumps
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Gump's San Francisco Black Clutch Bag Jade Clasp
floral silk brocade pattern
antiqued gold tone hardware
Stylish wristlet strap
Silk lining
interior pocket
approximately 6 h x...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Metal
Large 18th century Spanish Colonial Religious Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large oil painting of the holy family on hand woven canvas.
Peruvian or Bolivian.
Acquired from an estate in the San Francisco Bay Area f...
Category
18th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
A Royal Air Force P11 Aircraft Compass No. 11242 D
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Royal Air Force P11 Aircraft Compass No. 11242 D
The compass has a brass body finished in black, it comes in its battleship grey painted wooden...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Large School Teaching Display Anthill of the Red Wood Ant
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large School Teaching Display Anthill of the Red Wood Ant
A vintage school teaching glass display of the anthill of the red wood ant. It shows the hill and inhabitants thereof, the ...
Category
1950s German Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood
Rare English Sheffield wick trimmer with wick collection box, c. 1790
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Rare Sheffield wick trimmer fitted with a hall marked steel wick trimmer blade. The finger loops, wick box, and wax pick are decorated with scollop shell elements. The trimmer is rai...
Category
Late 18th Century British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Barometer Weather Station Mid-Century Modern, 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Barometer weather station Mid-Century Modern, 1960s
Original condition
it is working.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
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
Floor Standing Telescope by Piet G. Meesters
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This beautiful floor standing telescope, 60mm f/15 NEDOPTIFA, dates from the 1930s and was made by Piet G. Meesters.
One of the most famous Dutch amateur astronomers of the last cent...
Category
1930s Dutch Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
18th Century Spanish Baroque Carved Giltwood Altar Ornament with Angel Head
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful baroque altar ornament with Angel head. Great and unique item.
Spain circa 1750
Weathered, losses and old repairs.
More photo's available on...
Category
18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Brass nautical compass signed DIRIGO Eugen M. Sherman Seattle USA 1920
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical compass on gimbal signed DIRIGO Eugen M. Sherman Seattle USA 1920s, mounted on custom-made walnut and brass board. Eight-twenty rose complete with protractor circle. The com...
Category
1920s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Print of a Moorish Song by Shaw, 1773
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'De Mizmoune'. Old print depicting a music sheet with the 'Mizmoune' (Moorish song), a Dance and a Turkish song. Originates from the first Dutch editon of an int...
Category
18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
20th Century Japanese Pair Of Naval Bridge "Big Eye" Binoculars By Nikon c.1940
By Nikon
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A rare set of Japanese naval bridge “big eye“ binoculars by Nikon manufactured during WWII by Tokyo Kogaku Kikai (Tokyo Optical Company). They have been expertly cleaned and hand pol...
Category
1940s Japanese Other Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Boletus Reticulatus teaching model known as Boletus Aestivalis 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Educational model of the summer porcine, Boletus Reticulatus, also known as Boletus Aestivalis.
It´s all about one of the most well-known and sought-after mushrooms.
Often called s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Crucifix Cross Cloisonné Enamel Mounted on Onyx Europe, 1920
Located in Paris, FR
Crucifix Cross in decorated in cloisonné enamel mounted on Onyx Europe 1920
Very nice work , all mounted on brass, in good condition due to its age.
The cloisonné enamel show very ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Brass, Enamel
18th Century Processional Painted Sunburst on a Baroque Silver Gilt Altar Vase
Located in Hastings, GB
A rare and exquisite 18th century iron processional sunburst with a painted central image of Holy Mother Mary presenting the rosary to Saint Dominic to one side and Ave Maria to the ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Dunhill London Silver Plate Rollalite Petrol Lighter
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Dunhill London Silver Rollagas Lighter: This wonderful vintage Silver plate Alfred Dunhill Lighter is called a Rollagas inscribed with the initi...
Category
1950s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Picasso: His Life and Work (with an Inscription and Drawing by Roland Penrose)
By Roland Penrose
Located in New York, NY
First edition of Roland Penrose’s monograph on his friend Pablo Picasso, published in 1958 by Victor Gollancz. With a full-page mixed media (crayon, pen-and-ink) rendering on the hal...
Category
1950s British Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Cameraman
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card for The Cameraman, 1928.
This silent comedy was directed by Edward Sedgwick and an uncredited Buster Keaton. The film stars Keaton, Marceline Day and Harold G...
Category
1920s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Natural Coral on Custom Wood Base
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Natural Coral set on a custom wood base.
Category
1940s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coral
Serge Mouille Luminaires (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a scarce soft covered catalogue "Le Regard D'Alan" which features twenty-light fittings designed and produced by Serge Mouille during his short career in this particular fiel...
Category
Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
PAIR OF VICTORIAN STYLE VINTAGE CAST IRON DECORATIVE 153CM LONG GARDEN CANNONs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of Vintage Victorian style English cast Iron cannons
Please note the delivery fee listed...
Category
1940s British Late Victorian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Vintage French Box of 25 Prosthetic Eyes by Roger Beauraing Circa 1930s
Located in London, GB
Prosthetic Glass Eyes, Vintage Prosthetic Eyes, Vintage Glass Eyes, Medical Glass Eyes, Medical Antique, Anatomical Antique, Anatomical Model, Scientific Antique, Gothic Antique, Cab...
Category
1930s French Gothic Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Faux Leather, Glass, Blown Glass, Plastic, Paper
The Antient City of Jerusalem and Places Adjacent, Hand-Colored Map, 1699
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "1699 Hand-Colored Bird's-Eye Plan of Jerusalem with Ancient and Biblical Landmarks"
This beautifully hand-colored, imaginary bird's-eye plan of Jerusalem, published in 1699,...
Category
1690s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Savoy Cocktail Book Cradock Harry London Constable 8° Illustrated Orig
Located in Munich, DE
First edition of this iconoc, definite text on cocktails features highly decorative pictorial endpapers. The book is illustrated throughout in Art Deco manner by Gilbert Rumbold. On ...
Category
1930s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Painted Beech Zebra Figurine by Kay Bojesen, Denmark, 1950s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Wooden toy zebra figurine. Material: Beech. Color: White and black.
Design: Kay Bojesen. Origin: Denmark. Period: Manufactured in the 1950s (Designed i...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Beech
Antique Art Deco Compact Pierrette with Blue Eyes Card Fabric Tulle Felt
Located in Munich, DE
This compact is designed as a pierrette and was hand crafted in 1920 ca. The circular lid of the compact is made from card that is decorated with hand printed Art Deco ornaments. The...
Category
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Felt
Model of the 4-6-0 steam locomotive the Black Knight
Located in London, GB
3 ½ inch gauge model of the 4-6-0 steam locomotive the Black Knight. Circa 1955.
Mounted on a display track.
Length of Locomotive: 31 inches - 79 cm.
Length of Tender: 19 inches -...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper, Steel
Original Exhibition Catalog – Pinturas by Pablo Picasso, Sala Gaspar, 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Original Exhibition Catalog – Pinturas by Pablo Picasso, Sala Gaspar, 1960
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Exhibition: Pinturas – Sala Gaspar, Barcelo...
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
One-of-a-kind cool Coca-Cola cooler from the 1950s. in white and red colors.
Located in Mexico, DF
This is a beautiful and rare vintage metal cooler for Coca-Cola bottles from the 1950s. (Drink Coca-Cola very cold!) It was manufactured in Méxic...
Category
1950s Mexican International Style Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome, Sheet Metal
Bronze Mortar - Italy - 16th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb Italian Renaissance bronze mortar with his pestle - 16th century
Very beautiful model with AN in its center surmounted by a cross below .
The mortar is decorated with several...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Italian Tabernacle Door Fragment
Located in San Angelo, TX
18th Century Italian Tabernacle Door Fragment. Unique piece that can go anywhere. Perfect for a sculpture on the wall in a hallway or niche.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Old Map Depicting Turkey, Persia, Arab and Black Sea Etc, 1778
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Turquie d'Asie, Arabie, Perse, Tartarie Independante'.
Old map of Turkey in Asia. The map shows all of Turkey and the Black Sea, and extends east to include t...
Category
1770s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
CARTIER 1935 Paris Art-Deco Pocket Petrol Lighter In .925 Sterling Silver
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco lighter designed by Cartier.
This is a beautiful petrol pocket lighter, created in Paris France by the atelier-Frontin for the jewelry house ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Old Detailed Trade Route and Shipping Map from Italy to the Low Countries, c1671
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map of Italy titled 'Carta Nova accurata del Passagio et strada dalli Peis Bassi per via de Allemgna per Italia et per via di Pesi Suizeri a Geenea, Lione et Roma (..)'. Detailed trade route and shipping map...
Category
17th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mid-20th Century French Patinated Brass Music Stand with Lyre Motif
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Display your music score or a book on this decorative, antique stand! Crafted in France, circa 1950, the music stand sits on four feet base decorated with floral motifs, and features...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Antoñio Pineda Silver and Moonstone Brooch, Taxco, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th Century Antoñio Pineda (1919-2009) Silver and Moonstone Brooch, Taxco, Mexico
This beautifully crafted silver brooch contains eight oval-cut moonstone cabochons set in a curved row above six stylized leaves. The marks on the back of the pin are: TAXCO SILVER BY TONO, Made in Mexico, with a 17 eagle stamp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Italian mid-century Filofort sewing chest of drawers by Tre Cerchi ISC, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century Filofort sewing chest of drawers by Tre Cerchi ISC, 1940s
Filofort sewing chest of drawers with light wood structure, with walnut colored handles.
Produced by Fil...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
King Edward V111 Royal Commemorative Pottery Beaker, May 12th 1937
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a royal commemorative earthenware (pottery) beaker celebrating the planned coronation of King Edward V111th on May 12th 1937.
The tapering...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Earthenware
Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Letter, 1942
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original signed letter from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Honorable John Godfrey Saxe, a NY lawyer and State Senator. The one-page typed letter is written on...
Category
1940s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The California Wine Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The California Wine Book by Bob Thompson, Hugh Johnson. !st Edition by Morrow, 1976.Publisher description: This book, based on 15 years of close observation, is intended to explain w...
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Wooden Sled, 1930s-1940s
Located in Uppsala, SE
Wooden sled with metal runners under the rockers. The legs and rockers have the original red paint and the seat has its original dark stained wood with ve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Ronson USA 1938 Art Deco Touch Tip Lighter Junior Bar In Steel & Lacquer
Located in Miami, FL
Junior barman with touch tip lighter designed by Ronson.
An exceptional and very beautiful desk piece, created in New Jersey United States by The ...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
17th Century Thai Bronze Bust Of The Buddha
Located in Stamford, CT
A Thai bronze head of the Buddha. Sukothai period, late 16th-early 17th century. His face with serene expression, arched eyebrows above incised eyes a...
Category
Early 17th Century Thai Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Rare 1757 Jesuit Map of California and Baja, Dedicated to the King of Spain
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Rare 1757 Jesuit Map of California and Baja, Dedicated to the King of Spain
This rare and detailed map, titled *Carte de la Californie Levee par la Société des Jésuites*, wa...
Category
1750s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1926 Collected Works of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester
By John Wilmot
Located in Bath, GB
A fine limited edition of the works of the Earl of Rochester, in a sumptuous full crushed morocco binding by Bayntun Riviere.
Number 285 of a 1050 copy limitation.
In a beautiful c...
Category
1920s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Monumental Malachite Obelisks In Malachite Quartz (Rock Crystal) And Gilt Bronze
Located in Madrid, ES
Monumental Malachite Obelisks In Malachite Quartz (Rock Crystal) And Gilt Bronze
Italian Monumental Malachite Obelisks SPECTACULAR OBELIKS IN MALACHITE Quartz (rock crystal) AND GILT...
Category
1950s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Malachite
Bronze Pax or Pax Board, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Peacekeeper. Bronze. Century XVI.
Bronze purse with a handle on the back in the shape of an esse in the same material and a decoration in light relief on the front that shows, unde...
Category
16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
1940s Vornado Vintage Electric Metal Table Fan Restored
By Vornado
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Large size Vornado vintage antique electric fan powerful performance
Art Deco era electric table desk top fan with modern industrial design.
One speed operation.
18.75 H x 16 W x 8...
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
The Americana Collection of the Late Mrs. J. Amory Haskell. Part 6, Parks-Bernet
Located in valatie, NY
The Americana Collection of the Late Mrs. J. Amory Haskell. Part Six. Parke-Bernet NY Feb. 10th, 1945. Mrs. J. Amory Haskell was a preeminent collector of early American decorative a...
Category
1940s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large 1940s Vintage Industrial Apothecary Laboratory Teaching Scale Balance
Located in Lafayette, IN
Rare 1940's vintage large-scale teaching scale/balance. Scale stands a massive 50" tall and was originally used as an instructional scale in a Purdue University...
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Iron
Vintage Coastal Monumental Tridacna Gigas Clam Shell #9
Located in west palm beach, FL
Infuse your space with the tranquil beauty of the sea with this Vintage Coastal Monumental Tridacna Gigas Clam Shell. Perfect for American-style interiors, this grand shell features ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Cabinet of Curiosities Sculptural Wall Shelving Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster figures and pieces in a wooden drawer. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. Olot has a long tradition in the produc...
Category
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Mechanical Equatorial Sundial, Johann Michael Bergauer, Ante 1745
By Johann Michael Bergauer
Located in Milano, IT
Johann Michael Bergauer (Simonsfeld, 1676 - Innsbruck, 1745 circa)
Mechanical equatorial sundial
Signed: Michael Bergauer Insprugg? Innsbruck?
Ante 1745
Gilded and silvered brass; glass.
Measures: closed 1.29 x 3.50 x 4.92 in (33 x 89 x 125 mm); open 5.19 x 3.50 x 3.81 in (132 x 89 x 97 mm).
Weight: the sundial 0.49 lb (224 g); the case 0, 20 lb (95 g)
Original wooden case covered in brown leather.
State of conservation: very good. It has some signs of use. The spring that allowed for the two parts of the instrument to remain open is missing (absent even in the comparative specimens kept in museums).
The sundial is composed of two overlapping plates hinged together on the north edge.
The base plate is octagonal and is supported by three turned legs. The upper face is gilded and a compass with a magnetic variation index has been inserted. The rest of the surface is occupied by a rich decoration of engraved scrolls, centered around the inscription “Michael Bergauer Insprugg”. A foldable oval support with a plumb-bob is attached with a hinge on the southern edge. On the reverse of the base plate a table of the latitudes of some European cities (expanded with the vertical writing “Meiland 40” on the edge and “Rome” deleted) and of Jerusalem has been engraved. A Cam marked for 0 °-70 ° is applied near the northern edge. This can be adjusted to change the inclination of the upper plate according to the latitude; originally a spring, now lost, made it possible to keep the two plates of the clock open.
The second plate is round, has a toothed edge and measures 3.26 in (83 mm) in diameter: it is slightly smaller than the octagonal base which it rests upon and overlaps when the instrument is closed.
The recto is gilded and there are three concentric graduated circles engraved on it:
- the outermost is the equatorial hour dial, numbered I-XII, I-XII;
- the second-one is that of days 1-30 of the lunar month and has “Aetas lunae” engraved on it;
- the third, silvered, is a subsidiary hour dial, with double numbering 1-12; originally it could have been rotated.
The engravings of the first two circles are enameled in red.
In the center - on the polar axis - there is an alidade, at the end of which is associated the silvered minute dial. This, in turn, is welded, perpendicularly, to a small disc, also silvered, with a triangular gnomon. The plate, alidade and minute dial are connected to each other by toothed mechanisms.
Below is the procedure for measuring the time:
1) Adjust the Cam under the base of the clock, based on the latitude of your location;
2) Place the watch on a flat surface using the plumb-bob and with the side closest to the compass facing south;
3) Keeping the instrument still, manually rotate the alidade until the shadow cast by the triangular gnomon on the small silvered disc falls on the line marked below it;
4) The hour and minutes can therefore be read on the hour and minute dials set on the alidade respectively.
Johann Michael Bergauer, who sometimes only signs his works as Michael Bergauer, was born in Simonsfeld, north of Vienna. His apprenticeship as a watchmaker took place in Landshut and he probably worked as a laborer in Augsburg before becoming a watchmaker at the court of Karl Philipp von der Pfalz in Innsbruck in 1708. In the following years, his repeated attempts to obtain Innsbruck citizenship are documented and, in 1721, he is listed as a resident. In 1724 he was admitted to the guild of watchmakers, with which however he had continuous problems. In 1732 he presented a "masterpiece". This is the last reference to his business; he must have died before or in 1745 because in that year his widow appealed to the City Council.
The mechanical sundial...
Category
1730s Austrian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
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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