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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: Late 20th Century
Decorative Valley Harp Sculpture Piece Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Decorative Valley Harp, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
Valley was designed to enhance luxury interiors. A decorative harp lacquered...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
PH Grand Piano PH150 Excellence, cognac leather with chrome, Modern, Sculptural
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. Please contact us for individual shipping quote and for any questions.
The PH Grand Piano...
Category
2010s Danish Bauhaus Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome, Aluminum
The Order of Things by Fashion Photgrapher Schoerner
By Schoerner
Located in NYC, NY
A unique book first edition print set on a circular format retains its original case.
Category
Late 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Paper
Bruce Weber by Bruce Weber, 1st Limited Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Bruce Weber by Bruce Weber. Published by Twelvetrees Press, Los Angeles, 1983. Stated 1st Limited Edition (1/5000) hardcover with dust jacket. Beautifully illustrated with over 50 full-page photogravure plates of male models and actors, a few tinted with halftone colors. Contains subjects: Brothers, Matt...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Post-Modern Marble Domino Set
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool post-modern marble domino set in Domino shaped lidded box, circa 1980's. The set is in very good condition, includes 28 dominoes and measures 6.75"W x 2.5"D x 2.5"H. #3590
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Located in London, GB
Original American film poster for Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom's 1978 comedy directed by Blake Edwards.
This fabulous art work was only on this Style B US poster.
This poster is conser...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Colt Government Handgun Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage table lighter in the shape of a Colt handgun. Works perfectly. Modeled after a Colt Government handgun. Made of metal in Japan. Good working condition and fun object. Sold ou...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Chess Game by Michel Dumas
By Michel Dumas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chess game by Michel Dumas. Located in NYC
Category
Late 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lucite, Mirror
Alexander Serebriakoff, Portraitiste D'interieurs (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A beautifully produced book, in a presentation box. Being one of a limited edition of only 5000 that were printed by Franco Maria Ricci, 148 pages with text in French and 43 tipped in color illustrations, four of which are double page and 39 single pages. Fabled houses such as Le Chateau de Groussay and Hotel Lambert...
Category
Late 20th Century Rococo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Chic Square Silver Plated Brass Vide-Poche, Hermes Paris 1970's.
By Hermès
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Chic Square Silver Plated Brass Vide-Poche, Hermes Paris , France 1970's.
Silverplate Vide Poche or Cigar Ashtray.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
David Hockney Hand Signed First Edition Book Pictures by David Hockney, 1979
Located in Studio City, CA
A David Hockney hand-signed first edition/ first printing (there was no hardcover book. This copy is the true first edition) softcover art book "Pictures by David Hockney" (Edited a...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Island Hopping Amanda Lindroth Design Book by Amanda Lindroth
By Lindroth
Located in New York, NY
Island Hopping
Amanda Lindroth Design
By: Amanda Lindroth
Photography by Tria Giovan
Illustrations by Aldous Bertram
NOW WITH 16 NEW PAGES
White duck,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Luxurious Large Bottega Veneta Cabat Signature Leather Tote
Located in Hopewell, NJ
The Cabat is Bottega Veneta’s most iconic design—a deceptively simple seamless tote that’s finished as beautifully on the inside as it is on the outside. Designed to be both spacious...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Irving Penn Regards the Work of Issey Miyake - 1st Edition, Johnathan Cape, 1999
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Jonathan Cape, London 1999.
Collecting photographs taken between 1975-1998, this bright and still forward-thinking...
Category
1990s British Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Impossible Collection of Wine
Located in NEW YORK, NY
In this stunning addition to the Assouline Ultimate Collection, Enrico Bernardo, the world’s best sommelier, imagines the perfect cellar filled with the most exceptional wines of the twentieth century: The Impossible Collection of Wine...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
4 Vintage Empirical Embassy Flags, Commonwealth, Ensign, Oak Mount, Union Jack
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 4 vintage Empirical embassy flags. A Commonwealth, cotton official flag upon an oak mount, dating to the mid 20th century and later.
Comprising the classic United Kingdom Union Jack, the Australian red ensign for Merchant Navy use, the Canadian red ensign with earlier green maple...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
1970s British Classic Blue & Chrome AC.GMT.Co. Industrial Wall Clock Black Dial
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Rescued from Industrial scrap yards and brought back to life in our UK workshop, our expert process allows us to create a high quality clock of luxury standards.
At A.C GMT Co. we ...
Category
1970s English Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
A Newport Summer Book by Ruthie Sommers
By Ruthie Sommers
Located in New York, NY
A Newport Summer
By: Ruthie Sommers
Photography by Nick Mele
An intimate love letter to summertime in Newport from photographer Nick Mele, the “modern-day S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1970 Seiko Blue and Tobacco Retro Vintage Industrial Antique Steel Quartz Clock
By Seiko
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Seiko super tanker slave clock original aqua marine green finish
A reclaimed and restored maritime slave clock.
These clocks were used in great numbers on super tankers, cargo ...
Category
1970s Japanese Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Cut Steel
Bertoia, The Metal Worker Book
Located in New York City, NY
A celebration of the rich and varied work of Italian-born American artist, designer, and master of metal, Harry Bertoia from chapel altarpieces and bronze fountains, to wire chairs a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Breakfast: The Cookbook
Located in New York City, NY
Start the day with the definitive cookbook of authentic home-cooking breakfast dishes from around the world
Breakfast is the most important, and comforting, time of day for billion...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Art of Home
Located in New York, NY
The first book from designer Sara Story, who combines a global bohemian sensibility with a passion for art to curate clean but striking rooms that balance s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
GUFRAMINI Pratone by Ceretti, Derossi & Rosso
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The mini Pratone® plays with the juxtaposition of a "large-small" proportion by reducing to 7/8 the giant Pratone that was designed in 1972 by Ceretti, Derossi, and Rosso, and exhibited that year at the MoMA as part of the Italy: The New Domestic Landscape exhibition. Just like the original version, the base of the "mini" sculpture shows the writing ‘Pratone’ on one of the sides, and 42 soft stems stretching in different directions complete the radical look of this little icon.
As if in a fairy tale, the Gufram icons have become smaller and have now turned into Guframini®! The most radical Italian design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Foam
GUFRAMINI Miniature Cactus by Drocco & Mello
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The miniature Cactus, one of the radical design symbols par excellence. Gufram offers its fans a version identical to the original designed by Drocco and Mello in 1972. The mini mold...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Foam
The Museum of Lost Art by Noah Charney
Located in New York City, NY
True tales of lost art, built around case studies of famous works, their creators, and stories of disappearance and recovery
From the bestselling author of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Maharam Bear by PIN-UP
Located in New York, NY
Maharam Bear by PIN-UP
001 Terracotta
Initially created for PIN–UP’s Fall/Winter 2016/2017 issue, the Bear is handmade by a small-scale Canadian produ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Seiko Ship's Nautical Analog Clock, 1980s
Located in Nantucket, MA
From a decommissioned Japanese ship, black Seiko analog clocks with brushed nickel faces. Battery mechanism updated and an easy opening on the back side. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Marc Newson Works
By Marc Newson, Alison Castle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The gospel according to Marc.
Marc Newson's complete works to date.
He has designed chairs, restaurants, boutiques, cars, planes, and even a spaceship. For Australian Industrial designer Marc Newson, the sky is no limit. From mass-produced objects to limited edition furniture to fashion, Newson has blurred boundaries, mapped new territories, and made himself an international superstar.
This comprehensive tome leaves no stone unturned in cataloguing all of Newson’s works to date, from early pieces such as Lockheed Lounge (which holds the world record for the highest price paid for a piece of designer furniture, at over two million dollars) through designs of household objects and more recent, large-scale projects such as the interior of Qantas’s A380 and the Aquariva boat.
Encyclopedia-style entries, arranged chronologically by categories: Furniture, Objects, Interiors and Architecture, Timepieces and Jewelry, Transport, and Unreleased Projects.
Extended, in-depth case studies for a selection of Newson’s most important projects: the Kelvin40 plane, Qantas Airbus A380, Gagosian art editions, Ford 021C, Ikepod watches...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Provence Style Decorating with French Country Flair Book by Shauna Varvel
Located in New York, NY
Provence Style
Decorating with French Country Flair
By: Shauna Varvel
With Alexandra Black
An intimate tour of quintessential Provencal style, featuring chic homes and interior deta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Naomi Campbell
By Allen Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edition of 1,000 + 200 APs.
Hardcover with four fold-outs, signed by Naomi Campbell, 496 pages, 33 x 46.2 cm (13 x 18.2 in.), plus companion volume, ...
Category
2010s Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Selection of Coffee Table Books - Furniture Design Interior Design Fashion Art
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Coffee Table Books, priced at $150 each. If one of the books is sold, it will have SOLD next to the title below. These books are all from the estate of . was the President of The Art Deco Society of New York City and had an incredible library of books on furniture design, interior design, art, photography, and fashion. Many of the books focused on Art Deco or mid century modern design. Please see our other listings for more books from the same estate. Please note that we are not specialists in books. All of the books are in very good condition and were well cared for in a smoke and pet free environment. There may be some small tears to slipcovers, scratches, rubs, and wear commensurate with age and use.
The books in this listing are:
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Dagobert Peche and The Wiener Werkstatte by Neue Galerie
Josef Frank Architect and Designer
Billy Baldwin by Adam Lewis
New Dimensions by Paul Frankl
Jean-Michel Frank by Rizzoli
Jean Michel Frank by Editions Du Regard
A House Is Not A Home Bruce Weber Photography
Art Deco by Skira
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Jean Dunand by Anthony Delorenzo
Jean Dunand
Ruhlmann Master of Art Deco
Jean Dunand His Life and Works...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pablo Picasso: the Impossible Collection
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Pablo Picasso redefined artwork throughout his extraordinary career, becoming indisputably one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. In this evocative volume, the artist’s granddaughter, Diana Widmaier Picasso, curates the 100 quintessential, unique works that define the evolution of this illustrious artist, creating a stunning compendium of pieces that simply could never all be acquired by a single collector. Casual art lovers know his Cubist work and the Guernica, but Picasso: The Impossible Collection...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen
Hanging Pheasant
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Decorative hanging pheasant.
Fresh taxidermy.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Feathers
Home at Last: Enduring Design for the New American House
Located in New York, NY
Author Gil Schafer III, Photographs by Eric Piasecki
Bestselling author and popular American architect Gil Schafer returns with the final installment in his trilogy on the rewards o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
House of a Lifetime: A Collector’s Journey in Tangier
Located in New York, NY
Author Umberto Pasti and Ngoc Minh Ngo, Foreword by Madison COX
A photographic tour of an exceptional villa in Tangier with a special focus of its museum-worthy collections of Morrocan artworks...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Humanscale 1/2/3 a Portfolio of Information Sizes People Seating Considerations
Located in Seguin, TX
Humanscale 1/2/3; A Portfolio of Information: Sizes of People, Seating Considerations and Requirements for the Handicapped and Elderly. Human Engineering & Design by Niels Diffrient...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1970s Vintage Ocean Pacific Dolphin Mural Artwork Surfboard
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Vintage 1970s Ocean Pacific dolphin mural artwork surfboard. Features sleek black tint with breathtaking airbrushed mural depicting dolphins breaching the water. Round pintail shape ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
Marcel Duchamp Mental Chess Board, 1991, Limited Edition 167/850
Located in New York, NY
A rare and vintage Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) Chessboard art set made in 1991 composed of a wood box reproducing the artist’s Mental Chess Board from 1937 and containing an exhibitio...
Category
1990s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paper
A Very Serious Cookbook Contra Wildair
Located in New York City, NY
The first cookbook by the wunderkind New York chef duo Jeremiah Stone and Fabián von Hauske of Contra and Wildair.
This is the story of two places beloved by chefs and foodies worl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
TAG Heuer Link Quartz 32mm Watch Bezel with Diamonds, White Dial & Steel
Located in Austin, TX
"A scintillating diamond edition (0.91 CT) of the Link Lady Quartz with a very feminine dial in luminous white mother of pearl. Feminine glamour, quartz-powered reliability and steel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stainless Steel
Formula 1: the Impossible Collection
Located in NEW YORK, NY
A six-point safety harness wraps over your shoulders and between your legs, a head and neck brace clamps down your chest. The world ahead is visible only above a rim at eye level; the world behind is seen only through two mirrors little bigger than cigarette boxes. The start lights begin to illuminate red, and when they extinguish, your life will enter another dimension: this is not a fighter jet or a spacecraft, you are on the starting grid of a Formula One track, strapped into the world’s most technologically advanced racing car. The turbocharged engine, with more than 1,000 horsepower, is about to kick you in the backside, hurtling to 100 kph in 2.5 seconds, careening toward the first corner of the track. For the average reader, even driving a single lap of a Grand Prix would be impossible. But for the world’s twenty best racing drivers in the series’ ten teams, it is a way of life that is extreme in almost every facet.
Selected by veteran F1 journalist Brad Spurgeon, Formula 1: The Impossible Collection chronicles the milestones that lifted Formula One from a gentlemen’s club in 1950 to a global sport with hundreds of millions of fans around the world, third in popularity only to the Olympics and World Cup soccer. Highlighting exceptional technical innovations, remarkable drivers’ achievements and exciting race finishes, this volume illuminates immortal names such as Juan Manuel Fangio, Jim Clark, Bruce McLaren, Enzo Ferrari, Colin Chapman, Bernie Ecclestone, Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Jean Todt, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vitamin C Clay and Ceramic in Contemporary Art
Located in New York City, NY
A global survey of 100 of today's most important clay and ceramic artists, chosen by leading art world professionals.
Vitamin C celebrates the revival of clay as a material for con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
California Captured Mid-Century Modern Architecture, Marvin Rand
Located in New York City, NY
The style and mythology of Mid-Century Modern California architecture as seen through the expert lens of Marvin Rand
Los Angeles photographer Marvin Rand created iconic images of so...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Aska
Located in New York City, NY
Aska is the debut cookbook from chef Fredrik Berselius, following the reimagining and rebuilding of his two-Michelin-starred restaurant.
He celebrates the heritage and tradition of...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Brae - Recipes and stories from the restaurant
Located in New York City, NY
The debut book from Dan Hunter, the celebrated award-winning Pioneer of modern Australian food
In the countryside outside Melbourne, Chef Dan Hunter has transformed a rustic farmhou...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Concrete Architecture
Located in New York City, NY
The ultimate book of concrete architecture, featuring 300 buildings of every type and style from the past 100 years
A singularly impressive volume featuring 300 examples of the most...
Category
2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Universe: Exploring the Astronomical World
Located in New York City, NY
Explore the stars and planets and beyond through art over the ages, an international panel of experts take you on a journey through man's record of the universe, from ancient cave pa...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Grace Thirty Years of Fashion at Vogue
Located in New York City, NY
A chronicle of Grace Coddington's formative years at Vogue, now available as a jacketed paperback Grace: Thirty Years of Fashion at Vogue showcases some of the most memorable photogr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Yves Saint Laurent Accessories
Located in New York City, NY
An exclusive homage to, and retrospective of, the iconic fashion designer's couture accessories.'
One can never overstate the importance of accessories. They are what turns a dress ...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Atlas of Never Built Architecture
Located in New York City, NY
A comprehensive global survey of more than 300 extraordinary unbuilt architecture projects from the 20th century to the present day
The Atlas of Never Built Architecture features hu...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Story of Art (2024) Luxury Edition
Located in New York City, NY
Exquisite cloth-bound edition of the classic art-history text – the ideal gift for every art connoisseur and student
For more than 70 years Sir Ernst Gombrich’s The Story of Art has...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mapplethorpe Flora
Located in New York City, NY
The definitive collection of Robert Mapplethorpe’s flower photographs in a sophisticated new edition
Robert Mapplethorpe is one of the twentieth century’s most important artists, kn...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Art Book for Children
Located in New York City, NY
‘A perfect introduction to art for parents and children to enjoy together.’ – The Guardian
A brand-new combined, revised, and expanded edition of the ground-breaking, iconic art boo...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A Family of Trees
Located in New York City, NY
A read-aloud, poetic introduction to forests for children aged 2-4 that, when unfolded, creates a forest-scape that is as long as a king-size bed!
In this first book of forests for ...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Quadro set Consul design de Florian Seiffert Germany 1970 Space Age
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Service fumeur Quadro set "consul "designer Florian Seiffert vert pomme dans sa boite d'origine.
Il se compose de trois cendriers carrés et d'un briquet assorti. excellent état
Flor...
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1970s German Space Age Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
ANGELOU, Maya. I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings. INSCRIBED / SIGNED
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: ANGELOU, Maya.
TITLE: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings.
PUBLISHER: NY: Random House, 2002.
DESCRIPTION: INSCRIBED BY MAYA ANGELOU. 1 vol., later printing, inscribed on the...
Category
Early 2000s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Vintage Wild Boar Trophy on Wooden Plaque, Germany, 1970s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage wild boar tusk trophy on wooden plaque, Germany 1973
A vintage Black Forest wild boar tusk trophy on wooden plaque. The tusks are mou...
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Late 20th Century German Rustic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Andy Warhol, Love, Sex, and Desire, Drawings 1950–1962
By Andy Warhol, TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and intimate addition to the Warhol canon
Well before Andy Warhol’s rise to the pinnacle of Pop Art, he created and exhibited seductive drawings celebrating male beauty. Andy Warhol Love...
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Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
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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The sought-after designer worked with the team at Hoffman Creative to produce a monograph that beautifully showcases some of Studio Shamshiri's most inspiring projects.
Moroccan Artworks and Objects Take Center Stage in an Extraordinary Villa in Tangier
Italian writer and collector Umberto Pasti opens the doors to his remarkable cave of wonders in North Africa.
Montecito Has Drawn Royalty and Celebrities, and These Homes Are Proof of Its Allure
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Whaam! Blam! Pow! — a New Book on Pop Art Packs a Punch
Publishing house Assouline and writer Julie Belcove have teamed up to trace the history of the genre, from Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Yayoi Kusama to Mickalene Thomas and Jeff Koons.
The Sparkling Legacy of Tiffany & Co. Explained, One Jewel at a Time
A gorgeous new book celebrates — and memorializes — the iconic jeweler’s rich heritage.
What Makes a Gem-Encrusted Chess Set Worth $4 Million?
The world’s most opulent chess set, weighing in at 513 carats, is literally fit for a king and queen.
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