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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Style: Art Nouveau
Style: Louis XVI
Giltwood Thermometer & Perpetual Calendar Attributed to F.Linke, France, c. 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant Louis XVI style set comprising a thermometer and a perpetual calendar attributed to F. Linke. Each consisting of a metal plaque, painted with floral motifs on a beige backgro...
Category
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sheet Metal
Unger Bros Art Nouveau Loves-Me-Loves-Me-Not Daisy Match Safe
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau sterling silver match safe. Made by Unger Bros in Newark, ca 1900. Curved with whiplash scrolls and hinged cover. On front in relief the poignant scene from Goethe’s Faus...
Category
Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Automathic Piano-Pianola from France
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
20th Century Luché "ELCE" mechanical piano, France.
Roller and crank in perfect working condition.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Lorelei Match Safe
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau sterling silver match safe. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark, ca 1890. Shaped with hinged cover and strike. On front in relief the Lorelei rise out of roiling water with...
Category
Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Four Antique German Art Nouveau Jewelry Memory Pendants Ormolu, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Four lovely stylish sentimental pendants made to keep a photo of loved one. Made in Germany, circa 1900. Each one has a picture inside.
A very pretty piece of antique jewellery whic...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ormolu
Large Antique Silver Hand Arm Ex Voto, Antique European, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A cute petite religious Ex Voto. I do not know what it is made of, thin and light filigree silver or silver plated metal. It is handmade, embossed an...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate, Sheet Metal
Art Nouveau Waterman 'Ideal' 14 Karat Gold Fountain Pen, circa 1910
By Waterman
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An early 1900s Waterman 'Ideal' fountain pen in 14 karat gold pierced and engraved filigree design, with a lever filling system. Missing its original bladder but otherwise intact. No...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Louis XVI Style GBaby Grand Piano by Gaveau à Paris
By Gaveau
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted baby grand Piano by Gaveau à Paris.
Serial number 67874.
This fine baby grand piano has a quarter-veneered top with a stiff leaf cas...
Category
1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ormolu
Basilique Bonsebours Souvenir Building Architectural Model vintage France 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A decorative building sculpture as a souvenir. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is due to age. Made of metal. This item was purchased as a souvenir in Paris, France and was pro...
Category
1930s French Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Exceptional Atlas Puzzle by Léon Saussine, ca.1900
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French atlas puzzle edited by Léon Saussine, France, ca.1900. Exceptional puzzle composed of 7 boards entitled Mappemonde (world map), France par départements (France by departments)...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique German Art Nouveau Jewelry Pocket Watch Chain with Fob, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This lovely pocket watch chain with sentimental FOB, pendant with a picture of a loved one, is still a beauty. It is circa 1900s or older.
A very pretty antique jewellery item whic...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ormolu, Metal
Alphonse Mucha - the Complete Graphic Works
Located in Bradenton, FL
Alphonse Mucha - the Complete Graphic Works. Softcover book. First edition, published in 1980 by Harmony Books of New York. Printed and bound in Hong Kong. Illustrated, 192 pages.
Category
1980s Hong Kong Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art Nouveau Silver and Glass Mounted Walking Stick
Located in London, GB
Art Nouveau silver and glass mounted walking stick
French, c. 1900
Height 91cm, diameter 2.5cm
Dating back to late 19th century France, this exceptional walking stick reflects the ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
King Edward VII Royal Bluthner Piano Exhibited in Paris Exhibition 1900
Located in Leeds, GB
An 1899, Bluthner grand piano with a rosewood case, decorated with Art Nouveau and Empire style elements. It was showcased at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. Piano bought by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in the Coronation year of 1902 to be situated in the ballroom of Malborough House. It was sold in 1936 to Major Maconochie in Bath. This piano is in great original condition having only had two previous owners. A rare opportunity to acquire a royal piano.
The piano cheek side panel is inlaid with an Art Nouveau design featuring a stylised female head surrounded by whiplash lines and foliage. Musical instruments sit centrally in the design. Columnar, Empire style gilt mounts stand each side of the inlay. Napoleonic emblems of stars, palmettes and foliage feature here. Symmetrical female heads with flowing tresses and floral...
Category
Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ormolu, Metal
Schneider Glass, French-English Book by Edith Mannoni, 1992
Located in Atlanta, GA
Schneider, French and English Book by Edith Mannoni, 1992.
This book traces the factory's history and presents a hundred reproductions of original plates and sketches from the 1920s....
Category
1990s French Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
18th Century Louis XVI Giltwood Wall Barometer
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A beautifully carved and giltwood 18th century Louis XVI wall barometer having its original mercury tube and mechanism but presently with the mercury missing.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Giltwood
Rare and Unusual 19th Century Louis XVI Style Dog/ Doll Bed or Baby Crib
Located in Buchanan, MI
Rare and unusual 19th century Louis XVI style dog/ doll bed or baby crib. The ultimate in luxury for your little furry friend.
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
F. Goldscheider - large woman bust Polychrome Terracotta - Art Nouveau signed
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful terracotta bust from the factory of Friedrich Goldscheider from the art nouveau period. Girl with flowers.
Polychrome terracotta
It represents a female bust with her head t...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Terracotta
18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Church Torchère Converted to Floor Lamp
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Tall giltwood church torchère with deep foliate carvings, Italy late 18th century. This piece is finely hand carved in precise detail with deep foliate carvings decorated with acanth...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
Art Nouveau Double Sided Walnut and Rosewood Desk by Lajos Kozma, 1930
By Lajos Kozma
Located in Rome, IT
This rare large double sided desk was designed by Lajos (Ludwig) Kozma, who had an unprecedented influence on the European design through his drawings, buildings and furniture.
Th...
Category
1920s European Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
1910s Art Nouveau Lemaire-Like Brass Binoculars/Glasses and Leather Case, France
Located in North Miami, FL
1910s Art Nouveau Lemaire-like gilt brass expandable sportier binoculars/opera glasses with leather case, France
By: LeMaire Paris (in the style of)
Material: brass, copper, metal, ...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper, Zinc
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak By Grand Bazar
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak By Grand Bazar 1910s Liege Belgium
High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade...
Category
1910s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Art Nouveau Flacon in Mother of Pearl Scent Gilt Pendent, France
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Mother of Pearl chatelaine perfume scent or snuff bottle. Very intricate details including a butterfly on the base. Wonderful piece to add to a collection of these desirable...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Crown Staffordshire Large Porcelain Tudor House Pastille Burner c.1906
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and rare antique porcelain pastille burner modelled as a Tudor House set within a walled garden by Crown Staffordshire and dating from around 1...
Category
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
1910s Sterling Silver Blankinton Match Safe • Automobile Chauffeur Driver
By Blankinton & Co.
Located in Lancaster, PA
A striking and highly detailed sterling silver match safe, this c. 1910s example attributed to Blackinton features a bold raised depiction of a whimsical chauffeur gripping a steerin...
Category
1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
1910's Sterling Silver Cigarette Case w/ Cobalt Blue Enameled Checker Pattern
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Introducing the Vintage Sterling Silver Cigarette Case with a captivating cobalt blue enameled checker pattern. This exquisite piece showcases a timeless design, combining the elegan...
Category
Early 1900s British Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Walking cane, depicting an elephant head, Signed Maurice Daurat, France 1910.
By Maurice Daurat
Located in Milan, IT
Jewel walking stick: silver handle, which depicts an elephant head with rolled trunk in pure Art Nouveau style. In the lower edge of the barrel, six peridot stones, emerald cut, are ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Silver, Copper, Iron
Art Nouveau Veiled Female Portrait Brooch by Rine Pewter
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early turn of the 20th century Art Nouveau veiled female portrait brooch/pin by Rine Pewter. The portrait is reminiscent of female portraits painted by Alphonse Mucha.
The elegant w...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pewter
"20 hrs. 40 mins. Our Flight in the Friendship", Signed by Amelia Earhart, 1928
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Earhart, Amelia. 20 Hrs. 40 Min. Our Flight in the Friendship. New York: G. P. Putnam's and Sons, 1928. First trade edition. Signed on the free endpage. Rebound in maroon ¼ leather a...
Category
1920s American Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Energetic Glass Buddha by Almeric Walter, Pate de Verre, France, 1900s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Amalric Walter (français, 1870-1959)
A wonderful energetic Glass or Chrystal Shakyamuni Buddha by Almeric Walter from the Art Nouveau, Art Deco period ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Art Glass
Art Nouveau Rose Quartz, Gold, Ruby, Emerald and Diamond Walking Stick
By Fabergé
Located in London, GB
Art Nouveau rose quartz, gold, ruby, emerald and diamond walking stick
Russian, c. 1900
Height 91cm, width 7cm, depth 1.5cm
This superb walking stick, crafted around 1900, embodi...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Gold
Antique Brass and Malachite Scales by Halstaff & Hannaford
Located in Northampton, GB
Malachite Base Mounted in Brass
From our Accessories collection, we are delighted to offer these Bronze Gilded Malachite Postal Scales by Halstaff and Hannaford, London. The scales ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Malachite, Brass
Basquiat Keith Haring Roy Lichtenstein The Paris Review
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Roy Lichtenstein: The Paris Review 1982-1992:
Vintage editions of The Paris Review, with one uniquely featuring an...
Category
1980s Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rene Lalique Electric Blue Coloured Glass 'Graines' Pendant
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique electric blue coloured glass 'Graines' Pendant. This pattern features a branch with berries. Threaded tassles and necklace. Engraved makers mark, 'Lalique'. Book referen...
Category
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Art Nouveau by Klaus-Jurgen Sembach
By TASCHEN
Located in Bradenton, FL
Art Nouveau by Klaus-Jurgen Sembach. Softcover book, published in 2002 by Taschen. Printed in Italy, illustrated, 240 pages.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Louis Comfort Tiffany Masterworks Hardcover Book by Bedoyere D. E. La Camilla
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Louis Comfort Tiffany Masterworks Hardcover Book by Bedoyere D. E. La Camilla.Louis Comfort Tiffany was highly skilled in jewellery design, as well as ceramics, enamels, and metalwor...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Badminton, Tennis or Squash Rackets in Red White and Blue Set of 6
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Vintage set of six badminton, tennis, or squash rackets in red white, and blue. Each racket is made from wood and in wonderful vintage condition. This set would make a great focal po...
Category
20th Century American Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Nephrite, Diamond and Enamel Frog-Shaped Cane
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century nephrite, diamond and enamel frog-shaped cane
Continental, c. 1900
Height 81cm, width 7cm, depth 2.5cm
Crafted around 1900, this delicate walking stick is filled ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Metal
Ignatius Taschner Jugendstil Brass and Copper Monkey Cheroot Cutter, circa 1900
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual German Jugendstil brass, copper and steel cheroot cutter modeled as a monkey sat within a rounded tray. The tail lifts and acts as the cutting edge with a small ho...
Category
Late 19th Century German Jugendstil Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
18th Century Parisian Giltwood Barometer Thermometer
Located in Dallas, TX
This lovely giltwood barometer and thermometer was hand-carved during the Louis XVI period in Paris, France. During the late 1700’s, barometers were typically only owned by wealthy families. Over time, barometers began to be viewed as works of art and could be found in middle class homes throughout Europe.
The highly detailed crown of our apparatus depicts a footed vase bursting with a floral display. The garland trails down in an arch shape until it reaches an angular platform adorned with molding and vertical fluting. The flowered swag continues behind the platform, transitioning into a pair of gadrooned leaves. Each gadrooned leaf terminates in a husked cornucopia overflowing with laurel leaves. A large circular barometer dial is positioned in between the cornucopias.
Under the barometer is a looping lambrequin that borders the top half of the thermometer. A pair of gadrooned leaves runs behind and through the lambrequin, flanking the lower half of the thermometer. A fluted base beneath the thermometer sits in a gadrooned cup.
The detail of the carvings on this late 18th century Parisian...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Evening Little Bag in Silver Mesh "Minaudière" to be Admired
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
G/409 - A very antique beautiful perfect little bag in silver mesh for your evenings.
It's so elegant! Beautiful to admire or for a woman You love.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Gorgeous Munich Child Souvenir Pewter Catchall Bowl Antique German, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A Historical Souvenir plate plaque from Munich, Germany. Made of Pewter showing the well known Munich Child. Everyone knows this historical Figure from ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pewter
1900s Brass Bell With Silver Pleated Bear
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful and special brass bell with the handle shaped as a bear with stone eyes. Made in Vienna, Austria in the 1900s.
Category
20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Silver, Brass
Doulton Burslem Series Ware Golfing Scenes Vase by Charles Dana Gibson
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very rare Doulton Burslem series ware porcelain vase decorated with golfing scenes by renowned American illustrator Charles Dana Gibson (American, 1867-1944) and dating between 190...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
American Art Nouveau Glass Hardcover 1968 by Albert Revi
Located in North Hollywood, CA
American Art Nouveau Glass Hardcover 1968 by Albert Revi.
Nelson, 1968. Hardcover. First edition. Quarto. Good with a some tears and a touch of soiling on the dust jacket. A very nic...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
18th Century Gold Sewing Box with Wax Case, Scissors, Seal
Located in Paris, FR
A 18th century set presented in trapezoidal case made of light wood and inlaid with marquetry. The vanity case includes a gold wax case decorated with fl...
Category
1780s French Louis XVI Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1880 LIBERTY LONDON ART NOUVEAU SMOKERS PIPE BOX + PERIOD PIPEs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning Libertys of London Art Nouveau Smokers pipe box including two original antique pipes
A very w...
Category
1880s English Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Important self-playing piano "La Victoire" stamped Blanche-Petit & Goffart
Located in Paris, FR
Important automatic self-playing piano called "Bastringue", from the beginning of the XXth century, working with an interchangeable cylinder stamped by the organ and piano makers "J....
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Art Nouvau walking stick, knob with flowers by Henri-Victor Miault, France 1900.
By Henri-Victor Miault
Located in Milan, IT
Art Nouveau walking stick: gilded silver knob in the shape of a milord depicting flowers in relief with cabochon opal stones and diamont-cut yellow sapphires. Ebony wood shaft. Metal...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Opal, Metal, Silver
French 19th Century Bronze Wall Thermometer Attrib. to François Linke
Located in North Miami, FL
Original 19th Century wall mounted thermometer measuring in centigrade in the Louis XVI style. All bronze and very elegant thermometer attributed to François Linke. All weather m...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Keith Haring book art 1982-1989 (Vintage Keith Haring)
By Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Keith Haring Cover Art 1982-1989:
A set of 3 1980s books featuring original (offset) cover design by Keith Haring during his lifetime:
Keith Haring 1982 for The Paris Review.
Keith Haring 1986 for Brion Gysin The Last Museum.
Keith Haring for AIDS: TRADING FEARS FOR FACTS (Hein).
Medium: Set of 3 individual vintage books with offset illustrated cover art. 1982-1989.
Measuring approximately: 4 x 7 inches each; soft cover books; the full edition of each; bound.
Each in good to very good overall vintage condition. Minor age related wear.
Each, unsigned from an edition of unknown. Highly collectible.
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Keith Haring (b. 1958 Reading, PA):
Keith Haring’s first major works were his subway drawings. Haring produced a large number of these public works between 1980 and 1985, integrating his motifs outlined figures into everyday public space in a way that directly engaged its viewers.
Haring's 1st solo exhibition was held at Westbeth Painters Space in 1981 and a celebrated show debuted at the historic Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York the following year.
Throughout the 1980s, Haring was committed to democratizing the art experience and along with paintings, he also created theater sets, billboards, murals, advertising campaigns and even a line of Swatch watches. In 1986 he opened the Pop Shop in SoHo, selling apparel, posters and toys bearing his drawings. This was a controversial move, as many galleries criticized Haring for “de-valuing” the art object while others, such as Andy Warhol, championed Haring’s insistence on making art accessible and affordable. Pop Shop was highly influential to contemporary crossovers of art and merchandise that are now so dominant, as in the work of Jeff Koons, Yayoi Kusama, KAWS and Takashi Murakami.
In addition to this ideology of accessibility, Haring was also very socially engaged and used his striking imagery to promote awareness of various political and social campaigns. His many notable public works included a mural on the western side of the Berlin Wall, the Crack is Wack mural in New York, and a mural for the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty in 1986. Haring was diagnosed with AIDS in 1988 and used his presence in the arts community to raise awareness of the crisis. In 1989, a year before his death, he established the Keith Haring Foundation, whose mission is to raise funds for AIDS organizations and children’s literacy and arts programs.
Since his death in 1990, Haring has become one of the most widely-recognized and celebrated artists of the 20th century.
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1980s Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art Nouveau Celestial Nymph Female Cameo Brass Brooch
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Nouveau Brass pin and pendant showcase a female cameo of a celestial nymph. The intricate design features delicate detailing, capturing the beauty of its feminine silhouette with...
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Gong Brass & Hammered Copper
Located in Fulton, CA
A transitional Art Nouveau / Arts & Crafts gong made of solid hammered copper and brass. Circa. 1910. Striker is not original to gong.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper
Jewel walking stick, signed Evald Nielsen, Copenhagen, Denmark 1920.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: Art Nouveau jewel walking stick, smooth 925/1000 silver knob, pleasant to the touch, L-shaped with gold relief decorations, which delimit curved lines with semi-precio...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Gold, Silver
Weather in Style: Exquisite 18th-Century French Barometer by Charles Desnioulin
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite 18th-century French barometer, crafted in 1778 by Charles Desnioulin (Signed), is a true masterpiece of both science and art. The finely carved wood frame, adorned wi...
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Glass
Pinocchio: The Story of a Puppet by C. Collodi, Illustrated by Kirk, Deluxe Ed.
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Collodi, Carlo. Pinocchio: The Story of a Puppet. Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott, 1920. Illustrated by Maria L. Kirk. Deluxe Edition. In the publisher's original green cloth front board stamped with gilt titles and Pinocchio illustration, the original tan cloth spine lettered in gilt, rebacked in green cloth. With 14 color plates and numerous border illustrations and decoration throughout. Presented with a new archival slipcase.
Presented is a charming English edition of Carlo Collodi’s children’s tale, Pinocchio: The Story of a Puppet. This book was published in Philadelphia and London by J. B. Lippincott, as a special "Deluxe Edition," in 1920. It features 14 full color plates by illustrator Maria Kirk and charming green borders and chapter decorations throughout the whole book. It is presented here in its original green cloth front board, stamped with gilt titles and Pinocchio illustration, the original tan cloth spine with gilt titles, newly rebacked in green cloth. The book is protected by a new custom archival slipcase with an inlay of Pinocchio in a forest.
Collodi’s La Storia di un Burattino (trans: The Story of a Puppet) first appeared in serial form in the Italian weekly publication for children, Giornale per i bambini. The first installment was published on July 7, 1881 and continued for nearly four months and 15 chapters. Following the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio, the original series was written as an educational tale of warning to Italian children, stressing the importance of morality, responsibility, and obedience to one’s parents and authority. In the original, serialized version, the flawed and irresponsible Pinocchio is penalized and hanged for his numerous poor decisions and faults of character at the end of Chapter 15.
At the request of his editor and by the demand of his many readers, Collodi resumed his serialized story in February of 1882. In these later chapters, Chapters 16–36, the Fairy with Turquoise Hair rescues and revives Pinocchio and eventually transforms him into a real boy. Pinocchio acquires a deeper understanding of himself and his moral responsibilities, making the story more palatable for children. In February 1883, the story was published in Italy as a single book, illustrated by Enrico Mazzanti. It was a huge publishing success.
The Adventures of Pinocchio is the world's third most translated book, after the Bible and The Little Prince. Pinocchio was first translated into English by Mary Alice Murray in 1892, whose translation was added to the widely circulated Everyman's Library in 1911. The first US edition was published in 1901, translated and illustrated by Walter S. Cramp and Charles Copeland...
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1920s American Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Paper
Victorian Art Nouveau Gibson Girl Portrait Pin Girl Brooch
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original late Victorian Gibson girl portrait pin captures the iconic elegance of the Art Nouveau eras. The finely detailed brooch features a young woman with up-swept hair and delica...
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1890s American Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
The Works of William Shakespeare, Mayfair Edition Bound in English Niger Leather
By Albert Maurin
Located in Morristown, NJ
The Works of William Shakespeare - The Definitive Text, With Notes and Glossary, The Mayfair Edition, New York Three small octavo volu...
Category
1920s American Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
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.
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