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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Early 20th Century
14 Volumes. Anthony Trollope, The Barsetshire Novels.
Located in New York, NY
14 Volumes. Anthony Trollope, The Barsetshire Novels. Shakespeare Head Edition. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco and linen boards, bordered in gilt-tooling....
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Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1 Volume. Edward Fitzgerald, Rubiáiyát of Omar Khayyám.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Edward Fitzgerald, Rubiáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco and linen boards, bordered in gilt-tooling. The spines display raised bands, bordering, panel detai...
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Early 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

4 Volumes, George Rawlinson, History of Herodotus
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. George Rawlinson, History of Herodotus. Second Edition. Bound in 3/4 green morocco and linen boards double bordered in gilt-tooling. The spines display raised bands, borde...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

10 Volumes, Samuel R. Gardiner, History of England
Located in New York, NY
10 Volumes. Samuel R. Gardiner, History of England. Bound in full brown calf with the covers displaying borders, floral corner flourishes, and a central crest, all gilt-tooled. The s...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1 Volume. Edward Fitzgerald, The Rubaiyát of Omar Kháyyám.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Edward Fitzgerald, The Rubaiyát of Omar Kháyyám. Bound in 3/4 red morocco and linen boards bordered in gilt-tooling. The spine displays raised bands, bordering, floral pane...
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Early 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1 Volume, T.E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. T.E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom. First Trade Edition. Bound in full brown morocco with gilt-tooled borders, panel details, and label lettering with raised bands. All...
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Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1 Volume, Edward Fitzgerald, Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Edward Fitzgerald, Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Bound in full brown morocco with the cover displaying floral gilt-tooled detailing with red inlay. The spines display raised ba...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

8 Vols. Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Located in New York, NY
8 Volumes. Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Bound in full tan calf with the covers displaying a floral border and a central crest, both gilt-to...
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19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

4 Volumes, John Milton, the Poetical Works
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. John Milton, The Poetical Works. Limited edition. Bound in full tan morocco with the covers displaying ornate floral open-tooled detailing and bordering. Raised bands with...
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Early 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1 Volume. Laurence Housman, Arabian Nights.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Laurence Housman, Arabian Nights. Limited Edition. Bound in full vellum with the covers and spines displaying gilded and blue titles and decorative details. The top edge is...
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Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

3 Volumes. G.N. Wright, The People's Gallery of Engravings.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. G.N. Wright, The People's Gallery of Engravings. Bound by John Mylrea in 3/4 red calf and marbled boards bordered in floral open-tooling. The spines display a black morocc...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

2 Volumes, Edward Fitzgerald, Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Edward Fitzgerald, Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. First Edition. Bound by Pagnant in full brown morocco with the covers displaying ornate bordering and central floral gilt-tool...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

52 Volumes, William Makepeace Thackeray, the Works
Located in New York, NY
52 Volumes. William Makepeace Thackeray, The Works. Limited Edition. Bound in full tan calf with the covers displaying a ruled border and f...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1 Volume, Richard Burton, the Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû El-yezdî
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Richard Burton, The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî. Limited Edition. Bound by Bennett in 3/4 black morocco and marbled boards, bordered in gilt-tooling. The spines display r...
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Early 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1 Volume. W.S. Gilbert, The Bab Ballads
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. W.S. Gilbert, The Bab Ballads. Bound by Bayntun Riviere in full brown morocco with the cover displaying a double-ruled gilt-tooled border and gilt-tooled depictions of char...
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Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

4 Volumes. Sir Thomas Mallory, Le Morte D'Arthur
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Sir Thomas Mallory, Le Morte D'Arthur. Limited Edition. Bound by Riviere in full blue morocco with the covers displaying gilt-tooled borders and open-tooled false latches ...
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Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

2 Volumes. W. Fraser Rae, Sheridan: A Bibliography
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. W. Fraser Rae, Sheridan: A Bibliography. Extra-Illustrated Edition. Bound by Bayntun in full blue morocco with the covers displaying an intricate gilt-tooled border. The s...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

19 Volumes, Bret Harte, the Writings
Located in New York, NY
19 Volumes. Bret Harte, The Writings. Autograph Edition. Bound by Stikeman in full blue morocco with the covers displaying ornate gilt-tooled bordering with floral details. The spine...
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Late 19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

2 Volumes, Thomas Archer, Pictures and Royal Portraits
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes, Thomas Archer, Pictures and Royal Portraits Illustrative of English and Scottish History. Bound in the publisher's pezux binding in full red morocco with the covers displa...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1 Volume. C.S. Goldman, With General French and the Cavalry in South Africa
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Charles S. Goldman, With General French and the Cavalry in South Africa. Extra Illustrated Edition. Bound by Riviere in full red morocco with a rectangular onlay of navy mo...
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Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Three Framed Plates from "L'ornement Polychrome" Edited by Racinet
By Auguste Racinet
Located in Hanover, MA
Three mounted and giltwood framed chromolithograph plates from L'Ornement Polychrome: Motifs de tous les styles, art ancien et asiatique, Moyen Age, Renaissance, XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles, by A. Racinet, 1869-1873. Published by Firmin-Didot, Paris. Specifically, the three framed plates are Middle Ages, Renaissance and 17th century. This reference work “created to render major services to our industrial arts” brings the archeological art...
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Giltwood

2 Volumes. Anthony Trollope, Orley Farm
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Anthony Trollope, Orley Farm. Bund in 3/4 green morocco and linen boards. The spines display raised bands, gilt-tooled floral details, and ...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1 Volume. W.C. Whitney, The Whitney Stud
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. W.C. Whitney, The Whitney Stud. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco and marbled boards. The spines display raised bands, floral panel details, bordering, and label lettering, all gi...
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Early 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Taxidermy Composition with Rare Exotic Birds in a Large Bowed Glass Case
Located in Leuven , BE
A wonderful glass case with a selection of 20 rare exotic birds in a natural environment of tree branches and grass. The case has a rare bowed front glass and is in good condition fo...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Organic Material

1 Volume, Rudyard Kipling, Just So Stories for Little Children
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume, Rudyard Kipling, Just So Stories for Little Children. First Edition. Bound in full red morocco with raised bands and panels displaying border...
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Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

A meershaum pipe: a woman's head with with flower in hairstyle, Vienna 1890
Located in Milan, IT
Carved meerschaum pipe, with amber mouthpiece and gold band. In the bowl of the pipe, a woman's head is depicted with hair gathered with a hairstyle of ribbons and flowers. Vienna, A...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Stone, Gold

Bearded Vulture 'Gypaetus barbatus', II/A -Cites dd 09/03/2019
Located in Leuven , BE
A vulture is a scavenging bird of prey. The New World vultures are found in North and South America; Old World vultures are found in Europe, Africa, and Asia, meaning that between the two groups, vultures are found on every continent except Australia and Antarctica. A particular characteristic of many vultures is a bald head...
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1910s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Organic Material

Large Antique Soild Oak Sculpture of Saint John the Baptist w. Lamb of God 1850
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique hand carved church statue of Jewish prophet, John the Baptist, circa 1850. When you think of the life of Saint John the Baptist (or Baptiste as it is spelled here) then you can only come to the conclusion that in fact he was one of the most important human beings in the history of the world in general and of Christianity in particular. Saint John is sometimes depicted with a lamb to symbolise his recognition of Jesus as the Son of God. When John baptised Jesus in the River Jordan he said 'Behold, the Lamb of God'. In this case the sculptor chose to portray a standing lamb which is a rare feature and this antique was obviously carved in the Baroque Style. This Style is less detailed (or some would say 'more naive') than for example the Renaissance Style, but there are many collectors who love and collect this Style. Also, because it was most used in antique churches all over Europe and this Style also is most used in antique religious paintings of the old masters. Just like with 17th century Baroque Saint...
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Mid-19th Century French Baroque Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood, Oak

Photograph of the U.S.S. Isla De Cuba Warship from Glenview Naval Air Station
Located in Chicago, IL
Removed to the Glenview Naval Air Station in Glenview, Illinois that closed in 1995. The USS Isla de Cuba was a former Spanish Navy cruiser, captured by and commissioned into the Uni...
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1890s American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Photograph of USS Wilmette Warship, Late 1918 from Glenview Naval Air Station
Located in Chicago, IL
Photographs from the Glenview Naval Air Station, Glenview Illinois. Naval warfare: USS Wilmette After the sinking of the SS Eastland, at port of Chicago, the salvage was sold to the...
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1920s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Late 19th Century Iraqi Silver Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Unique silver Hanukkah lamp, Iraq, circa 1880. On four feet, a handmade silver tray with nine candle holders for eight days of Hanukkah, and one for t...
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Late 19th Century Iraqi Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

19th Century Miniature French Sedan Vitrine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Charming miniature vitrine in the style of a Sedan chair. Very rare and unique piece to display a favorite item from your collection..
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19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Pair of Black & Plum Leather Falconry Hoods
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A highly decorative pair of falconry hoods, later mounted on matching period brass and ebonised turned stands. The larger example is second quarter of the 20th century in age, black...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

19th Century Dutch Miniature Secretaire Cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
19th century miniature secretaire cabinet made from Oakwood. Decorative object, can be used as jewelry/letter box. Originates Netherlands, dating, circa 1800
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak

Antique Fine Handcarved Oak Gothic Revival Wall Shrine / Chapel for Statuette
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and good condition, Gothic-art shrine for standing or wall-hanging. This handsome and decorative, Gothic wall shrine is completely hand-crafted out of solid oak and it will look awesome, no matter where you decide to mount or place her. It must have taken its creator quite a few days to first draw this intricate design on paper and then hand carve the entire piece out of solid oak. The Gothic Style elements are deeply handcarved in both doors and they make this shrine highly decorative and an absolute joy to own and look at. This cabinet chapel (or chapel cabinet) comes with its brass lock in perfect working order and also with its original gothic style key. The handgrip is in fact a Gothic trefoil symbol (for the trinity). What also makes this piece extra attractive is the Gothic church window-like frame behind the doors. It is among the finest we have seen to date and on top of that this antique also has a beautiful and rich patina. By the way, the bronze Mary statuette is not included in our price. Finally, thanks to the hook in the back, mounting this antique chapel...
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Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Early Single-soled Curling Stone
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Granite Curling Stone. A late 19th century single-soled curling stone with a brass (gun metal) and wood handle. The handle is fixed to a bar that is set into the top of the s...
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1860s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Granite

Antique Hand Carved Gothic Revival Wall Bracket or Shelf for a Saint Statue
Located in Lisse, NL
Good size and great looking Gothic Revival bracket for displaying a statuette. This Gothic console for wall mounting dates from the early 1900s and it has the most timeless design a...
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Early 1900s European Gothic Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Antique and Quality Hand Carved Oak Gothic Church Wall Bracket or Shelf / Table
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful and superbly hand carved, 19th century Gothic Revival bracket / side table. This all handcrafted, Gothic Revival wall bracket has the ideal size and shape to be used as ...
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Late 19th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood, Oak

Antique 1915 Mahogany Chicago Cable Company Carolina Inner Player Upright Piano
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian player piano by The Cable Company of Chicago which features a Carolina Inner-player. Circa 1915. Includes: I Love Paris and Oh Lady Be Good by Max Kortlander, Hey There and Mack the Knife by J Lawrence Cook, Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White by Sid Laney, If You Knew Susie Fox Trot, Bye Bye Blackbird Fox Trot, Loving You Has Made Me Bananas by Dick Watson, and two unmarked. The Cable Piano Company, Chicago established 1880 by Herman D. Cable born in New York in 1849. The Cable Piano Company was originally with the Wolfinger Organ Co., which later changed to the Western Cottage Organ Co., and then to Chicago Cottage Organ Co. In 1890 H. D. Cable consolidated with Conover Bros. and his two brothers, Fayette S. and Hobart M. Cable. Cable and Conover acquired the Schiller Piano Co. of Oregon, Ill. By 1920 The Cable Piano Co. had two factories. One factory located in Chicago at 22nd Street, Paulina and Dale Place. The second factory at St. Charles, Ill. In the 1920s George J. Dowling was president and The Cable Co. was manufacturing Conover, Cable, Kingsbury; and Wellington, and Schiller pianos. Player piano names Conover Carola Inner-Player, Conover Solo Carola Inner-Player, Carola Inner-Player, Solo Carola Inner-Player, Euphona Inner- Player, and Solo Euphona Inner-Player. “Tonarch” and “Crownstay”, trademarks of the Cable Co., Chicago. “Tonarch” a patented sounding-board-and- frame construction used in uprights and “Crownstay” designed to maintain the curvature of soundboards in grands. Other owners of the Cable Company include Aeolian with the factory at 2718 Pershing Ave., Memphis, TN., Jackson & Wabash, Chicago, Ill., and Winter & Co. The Cable Piano Company claimed to be "the world's greatest manufacturer of pianos, inner player pianos, and organs." Cable built a factory in 1901 in St. Charles on 3.5 acres west of the Fox River. Cable Piano Company became known not only for its products, but also for its working conditions. During the factory's heyday in the early 1900s, there were as many as 500 employees, many of whom were women. Employees could enjoy the company sponsored brass band and male chorus, or play on the company baseball team. With its own electric plant and fire protection...
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1910s Edwardian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mahogany

Edmé Beauchêne disarticulated human skull with museum provenance, France
Located in Leuven , BE
Edmé François Chauvot de Beauchêne (1780, Île-de-France – 1830, Paris), was a French physician, surgeon and anatomist. He was Chief of l'hopital Saint-Antoine Paris, the Deputy Chief...
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19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Large French 19th Century Hand Carved Wooden Fragment of a Marionette
Located in Buisson, FR
Very nice handcarved fragment of a marionette. France, circa 1850. Weathered, small losses and old repairs Measurement include the wooden base.
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19th Century French Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Textile, Wood

Large Antique Catholic Crucifix Pendant Brass Ormolu & Nickel, Antique Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This antique Cross Pendant is hand made of metal. It looks very beautiful and will be a nice item on your wall or just do place it in your collection of relics and christianity items...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Rhodes, James Ford, History of the United States, 7 Vols, in a Fine Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: RHODES, James Ford. TITLE: History Of The United States From The Compromise of 1850 To The Final Restoration Of Home Rule At The South In 1877. PUBLISHER: NY: The Macm...
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1910s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Early 19th Century Parcel Gilt Gothic Revival Harp By Sebastian Erard
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine and elegant Regency Satinwood and parcel-gilt double action Harp from the workshop of the famous harp and piano maker Sebastian Erard (1752-1831), decorated in the Grecia...
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Early 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Antique & Rare Pair of Church Brackets for Saint Statues with Angel Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
All handcrafted and matching pair of colorful & meaningful church wall brackets / shelfs. If you are a private collector of ecclesiastical art or if you are looking for the perfect ...
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Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wrought Iron

1920s Whiting Sculptoscope Coin Op Stereo Card Viewer
Located in Peekskill, NY
Original whiting sculpt scope coin-operated stereo card viewer from the 1920s. Deposit a penny, pull trigger and look through the viewer to flip through st...
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Early 20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

19th Century Victorian Solid Silver & Enamel Playing Cards Box, London c.1898
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late-19th Century Victorian solid silver playing cards box. Featuring a plain silver exterior and is adorned with an enamelled heart latch to the lid. Inside, it houses two s...
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1890s British Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver, Enamel

Antique Toy Wind-Up Double Decker Bus by Ferdinand Strauss Toy Co. Circa 1925
Located in Incline Village, NV
Antique Wind-Up Double Decker open air bus by the Ferdinand Strauss Toy Company, New York; circa 1925; is quite a large and substantial toy resembling very closely, buses of that era...
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1920s American Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Tin

Set of 4 Blue Leather Bound Books. The Works of J.M Barrie, C.1924
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Nice set of The Works of J.M Barrie Published C.1924 Blue leather with gilt tooling Gilt facsimile monogram of Barrie on the fronts of 3 of the volumes Good condition/ minor chip...
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1920s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Paper

Antique German Hartleben's Volks Atlas Book World Maps
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique circa 1900 A. Hartleben's Volks-Atlas. Published by A. Hartleben's, Germany. Folio hardcover with decorated olive cloth binding and brown leather spine. Gilt title to spine...
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Early 20th Century German Aesthetic Movement Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

1854 Autographs for Freedom Abolitionist Book
Located in Seguin, TX
Autographs for Freedom edited by Griffiths, Julia. Published by Alden, Beardsley & Co; Wanzer, Beardsley & Co, Auburn 1854. A collection of Anti-Slavery Testimonies from the Roch...
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Mid-19th Century American Rustic Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

1911 Photographic History of the Civil War Books - Set of 10
Located in Seguin, TX
The Photographic History of the Civil War by Francis Trevelyan Miller. Published by The Review of Reviews, 1911, New York. Bright blue cloth binding with blind stamp flags, gilt ti...
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Rare Pug Bulldog Dog Celluloid Figurine vintage, Austria 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare pug or bulldog Figurine bought in Austria. It is made of Celluloid and very delicate, this would be a great addition for your Toy or Bulldog collection. It is in nice conditio...
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1920s German Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wire

Black Forest Sika Deer Trophy on Wooden Plaque - Germany ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Black Forest Sika Deer Trophy on Wooden Plaque - Germany ca. 1900s Item e6944 An antique uneven 8 pointer sika deer (Cervus nippon) trophy from the Black Forest. The trophy was shot ...
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Collectibles and Curiosities

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Antler, Wood

Antique Wild Boar Teeth Trophy on Wooden Plaque, Black Forest ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Wild Boar Teeth Trophy on Wooden Plaque, Black Forest ca. 1900s Item e6927 A large antique Black Forest wild boar (Sus scrofa) trophy on a handcarved wooden plaque. The teeth...
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Abnorm Siberian Deer Trophy Mount on Wooden Plaque ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Abnorm Siberian Deer Trophy Mount on Wooden Plaque ca. 1900s Item e6941 A large abnorm Siberian deer (Capreolus pygargus) trophy on a wooden turned plaque with black finish. The trop...
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Antler, Wood

Large Siberian Deer Trophy Mount on Wooden Plaque ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Siberian Deer Trophy Mount on Wooden Plaque ca. 1900s Item e6940 A large antique Siberian deer (Capreolus pygargus) trophy on a wooden turned plaque with black finish. The trop...
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Antler, Wood

White Tailed Deer Trophy Mount on Wooden Plaque ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
White Tailed Deer Trophy Mount on Wooden Plaque ca. 1900s Item e6943 A lovely antique white tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) trophy on a wooden plaque with dark finish. The troph...
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Antler

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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