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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Antique Art Nouveau Photo Album or Book with Brass Stand Up Frame
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique standing photo album is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1900 and done in the period Art Nouveau style. The album is compo...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Barnum & Bailey Circus Horse Collar
Located in Fulton, CA
Vintage and historical leather and painted wood horse collar from Barnum & Bailey Circus. Embossed in leather "Barnum & Bailey" and "King". Assuming the name of the horse was King. C...
Category
20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Piet Mondrian, by Yve-Alain Bois, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Piet Mondrian: 1872-1944, by Yve-Alain Bois, Angelica Zander Rudenstine, Joop Joosten and Hans Janssen. Published by Bulfinch Press/Little, Brown, Boston, New York, Toronto, London, ...
Category
1990s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage 1970s Paolo Soleri Bronze Bells Wind Chime Cosanti Originals Iconic MCM
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and rare variation of a large Paolo Soleri wind chime, with a wind span of 17 inches. No breaks, no loose welds, each bell is signed...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Carl Auböck Model #5607 'Elephant' Brass Figurine Keyring
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #5607 'Elephant' brass figurine keyring. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural object is hand fabricated in polished brass.
Price is per i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Victorian Snuff Box with Mounted Ram's Head – 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
An unusual and remarkable 19th-century Victorian snuff box decorated with a mounted ram's head. It is topped with a lidded silver-plated bronze container for storing snuff.
The ram'...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Map of Eure-et-Loir France with Chartres Cathedral and Marceau Portrait, c.1850
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Eure-et-Loir France with Chartres Cathedral and Marceau Portrait, 19th c
This detailed and elegantly illustrated 19th-century map of the Eure-et-Loir department in north-cent...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Teckell T1.1 Crystal 9-foot Pool Table in Light Bronz by Marc Sadler
By Teckell, Marc Sadler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Teckell T1.1 pool table with light bronze trim lures in both design aficionados and top players. The light dances across its handcrafted glass surfaces and glimmers when it strikes the light bronze aluminum rails. The tempered glass playing field is at least 9/16” thick. A precise leveling system utilizing 12 screws is hidden inside the table’s black, solid oak base.
Available in different options: Black structre
DIMENSIONS:
L 290 W 163 H 82 cm
It features legs made of clear tempered crystal at least 0.59" th. with double-bevel edges that self-stabilize, a support made of solid wood hollowed out for the insertion of the glass, hiding a perfect system of regulation and a playing field made of a single sheet of tempered crystal at least 0.59" th.
Simonis 860 worsted wool playing surface available in 25 colors.
For the perfect game of style, Teckell pool tables’ surfaces are also available with Redaelli Velluti made in Italy cloths. Bases are in solid oak which has been ebonized (a reaction that turns black the open pore wood) with a shiny stainless steel structure. The pockets are made of smoked transparent thermoplastic. Solid aluminum rails with black anodized finish. Accessories included with the pool table: four professional and stylish cues, one set of Pool Balls Aramith and one rack. Cue rack and ceiling lamp are also available on request. Indoor use only.
"T1" is the product of an encounter between an entrepreneur and a designer, a project that becomes a reality thanks to the savoir faire of a group of Italian companies highly specialized in making individual components: glass, steel, wood, but also special high-tech polymers for the pockets and the bumpers.
A great team effort at the service of an original and elegant idea that puts together imagination, entrepreneurial brilliance, technology and ability, in order to reveal and give life to a unique object.
"T1" pool table is available in an eight feet version, ideal for modern homes’ living spaces. The crystal in the T1 pool table now glows with light, its exquisite transparency accentuated. Studio Sadler researched and designed a unique LED lighting system, captivating crystal’s beauty shines. Teckell’s pool tables are a synthesis of innovation and tradition, art and design, technology and craftsmanship. These one-of-a-kind objects are the result of thinking way outside the box and maximizing the capacity of materials.
MARC SADLER, French citizen born in Austria, currently lives in Milan. Experimentation with plastics has often formed a key part of his activity.
He already showed a strong curiosity for the subject choosing it for his thesis at ENSAD in Paris. Citizen of the world (he has lived and worked for many years in Europe, North America and Asia), he is a consultant for companies in the fields of home furnishings, large and small household appliances, lighting, technically advanced products, and sports.
At the beginning of the seventies, he perfect the first ski-boot in thermo plastic material completely recyclable, subsequently commercialized by the Italian firm Caber (later known as Lotto). He quickly gains the responsibility of the entire collections and starts a long and fruitful collaboration which led to the patenting of the ski-boot with a symmetric shell, which was for many years the most widely-sold ski-boot in the world.
This is the origin of his specialization as a sports designer, which led him to close collaboration with the most important multinational sport companies in the United States, Asia and Europe, both in the sport shoes and in other sport fields: ski, tennis raquets, golf clubs, etc. Working in this sector, which has often pioneered research into new materials and techniques, provided the experience to enable him to bring innovation to more traditional areas where is set a concept of design as pure aesthetic shape.
Awarded 4 times with the Compasso d’Oro ADI (Industrial Design association) for the lamps Drop (Flos, 1994), Tite and Mite (Foscarini, 2001), the bookshelf Big (Caimi Brevetti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Bronze
Disco Ball Mirror Mosaic With Rotor, diameter 20 cm, never used
Located in Palermo, IT
Disco ball mirror mosaic with rotor, diameter 20 cm, never used
This object is part of a series found in a warehouse of a shop specializing in the sale of disco products.
Excellent c...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mirror
Hermes Riding Crop
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Hermes riding crop with deer antler handle. The shaft is covered in a beautifully braided leather and finished at the bottom with twine. The...
Category
1960s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
$1,500
Art Deco Cast Iron Stagecoach Door Stop with Original Paint, 1930
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Great example of a western stagecoach in original paint. Colors are still vibrant. C1930 with precise castings. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
Category
1930s American Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Anselm Kiefer Collectible Art Book
By Anselm Kiefer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Title: Anselm Kiefer (Venezia Contemporaneo) Publisher: Brand: Charta Publication Date: 1997 Binding: Soft cover An excellent overview of Anselm Kiefer_s long career. Over the past four decades, Anselm Kiefer has produced a diverse body of work in painting, sculpture and installation that has made him among the most important artists of his generation. His subject-matter ranges over sources as diverse as Teutonic mythology and history, alchemy and the nature of belief, all depicted in a bewildering variety of materials, including oil paint, dirt, lead, models, photographs, woodcuts, sand, straw and all manner of organic material. By adding found materials to the painted surface of his immense tableaux, he invents a compelling third space between painting and sculpture. Synopsis: This monograph presents Kiefer's complete work to date, reproduced in full color. Review: Writing about one of the most important and complex artists of our times requires the erudition, clarity, and broad view of a Daniel...
Category
20th Century Italian Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A Dutch Architectural Bird Cage, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Dutch Architectural Bird Cage, 19th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Description:
The birdcage comprising two levels, the upper floor with a trefoil gallery sur...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
The End Montauk, N.Y. 'Signed'
By Michael Dweck
Located in New York, NY
First edition (stated) photographic essay documenting the surfing subculture on the eastern end of Long Island. Published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, in 2004. Tall 4to, unpaginated...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Christies Sep. 2004 Glory of Gillows & Fine English Furniture, 1st Ed Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Christies Sep. 2004 Glory of Gillows & Fine English Furniture, 1st Ed Auction Catalog. 16th September 2004, No. of lots - 327, No. of pages - 215, Illustrated in color. Great referen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Late 19th C Anthropomorphic Taxidermy Scene Artist & His Muse by William Drew
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Late 19th Century cased anthropomorphic taxidermy scene of two Squirrels and a stoat in bedroom/boudoir setting. One squirrel dressed as an artist in a beret, painting smock smoking ...
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine
Encyclopedia of Country Furniture
Located in Bradenton, FL
Encyclopedia of Country Furniture by Candie Frankel. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1993 by Smithmark Publishers Inc of New York. Illustrated, 193 pages.
Category
1990s Country Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Midcentury Seeburg Styled Wall Mount Jukebox Diner or Soda Shop Tune Selector
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This early wall-mounted coin operated jukebox tune selector is completely unmarked, but being attributed to the Seeburg Corporation of the United States in circa 1955 in the period M...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Rare 1930s Art Deco Evans Chrome & Enamel Cigarette Case and Matching Ligher Set
By Evans Case Company
Located in Red Lion, PA
Rare 1930s Art Deco Evans Chrome & Enamel Cigarette Case and Matching Trig-A-Lite Lighter Set – Streamline Engine-Turned Design
This rare and exceptional 1930s Art Deco Evans cigare...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
B&O Cona Passive Subwoofer (in MOMA) and Speakers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Beovox Cona, designed in beautifully austere fashion by David Lewis and now permanently in the MOMA collection, was the first B&O subwoofer loudspeaker. It was specifically inten...
Category
1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$695 Sale Price / set
26% Off
American Arts & Crafts: Virtue in Design by Leslie Greene Bowman
Located in valatie, NY
American Arts & Crafts: Virtue in Design by Leslie Greene Bowman. Bulfinch Press, 1992. Stated First edition softcover. 255 pp., profusely illustrated with 190 color and 275 b&w plat...
Category
1990s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Ethiopian Bronze Hanging Coptic Censer, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural bronze object is a 19th-century liturgical censer, or thurible, used for guided prayer and ritual ceremony within the Coptic O...
Category
Mid-19th Century Ethiopian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Cabinet of Curiosities Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Exquisite cabinet of Curiosities showcasing a stunning collection of plaster figures and pieces, reminiscent of a Classic sculpture museum.
Olot has been a hub for sculpture and rel...
Category
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Wood
$575 Sale Price
82% Off
Nineteenth Century Ship's Compass by Robert Merrill
Located in Norwell, MA
Fine antique ship's compass by Robert Merrill of New York. Brass bowl on gimbal fitted to a dovetailed timber box. Paper compass card with fleur-de-lis at north. Compass points north...
Category
1860s North American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Exquisite Albino Peacock Taxidermy: A Majestic Display of Rarity and Elegance
Located in New York, NY
This magnificent taxidermy specimen showcases an albino (leucistic) peacock, skillfully mounted on an oval wooden base. The intricate details of the peacock's unique coloring are cap...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Late Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Feathers
Inverary Set of Fifteen Leather Bound Books
Located in New York, NY
Inverary set of fifteen leather bound books. The Annual Register or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the year comprising the years 1765-1792: volume 8, 9, 10, 11,...
Category
18th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Exceptional Vintage Antique Mercury Glass Christmas Tree Topper German, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare large feather tree glass Christmas tree topper. It is made from mouth blown glass, would be a great antique addition for your Christmas or ...
Category
1930s German Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Antique Map of Zeeland 'The Netherlands' by N. Visscher, circa 1690
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Comitatus Zelandiae (..)'. Detailed chart of the province Zeeland, The Netherlands, with details shown pictorially. Published by N. Visscher.
Category
Late 17th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$628 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Kangaroo Scooter Blue 1969
Located in Highland, IN
This rare scooter from 1969 is a re-imagining of a design that originated in 1928. It's an eccentric-hub scooter that is powered by the rider bouncing up and down on the platform, us...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Carroll - Alice in Wonderland - Illustrated & signed by Dali - Limited to 200
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DODGSON, Charles L. (Lewis Carroll) (Salvador Dali - illustrator).
TITLE: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
PUBLISHER: NY: Maecenas Press - Random House, 1969.
DESCRIPTION...
Category
1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Vintage Model 2001 Orange Weltron Radio & 8 Track Iconic Space Age Ball Stereo P
Located in Pasadena, CA
Transport yourself to the groovy days of the 1970s with the Vintage 1970s Orange Weltron Radio & 8-Track Iconic Space Age Ball Stereo Player. A true test...
Category
20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
The Arabian Nights, Translated by Sir Richard F. Burton
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Arabian Nights as translated by Sir Richard F. Burton. Hardcover book with all gilt edges and sewn in ribbon bookmark. Published by Barnes & Noble in 2009, illustrated, 736 pages.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
France Map 1757 – Southern Provinces by Isaak Tirion in Dutch Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
France Map 1757 – Southern Provinces by Isaak Tirion in Dutch Engraving
This original copperplate engraving published in 1757 by Isaak Tirion in Amsterdam presents a highly detailed...
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Tiffany & Co 'The Paget' Yacht Timer / Stop Watch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This yacht timer was recently serviced and runs beautifully.
Category
2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stylish Early 1900s Art Deco Bronze Wall Plaque of Jesus Christ by S. Norga
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautifully handcrafted and meaningful religious plaque.
This heavy and high quality bronze wall plaque depicts Christ with a realistic crown of thorns and a stylized Art Deco halo ...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Unique Custom Made Handcrafted Designer Golf Bag in Western Motif, circa 1955
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a very unique and one of a kind item; consisting of a Custom Made Hand Crafted Leather Designer Golf Bag, in Western Motif; all hand tool and...
Category
1950s American Sporting Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
18th Century Altar Modell, South Germany, with Original Painting, Wood
Located in Epfach, DE
18th century Altar Modell, South Germany, with original painting, wood
A rare altar model with original painting, in the middle Jesus Christus and on the ...
Category
Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
18th Century Hand-Made Oak Stave Butter Churn
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Hand-Made Oak Stave Butter Churn was lovingly crafted by the town's barrel cooper in the same general manner which he produced barrels for food and wine storage. Oak st...
Category
1870s Belgian Rustic Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modernist Brass Menorah signed Morningstar Metalworks
Located in New York, NY
This sleek and elegant Mid-Century Modernist Brass Menorah signed Morningstar Metalworks origiantes from the United States, C. 1998. This piece features a well balanced rectilinear b...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Princess Diana Memorabilia. Set of Stamps of Diana. 1998
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A rare set of stamps celebrating Princess Diana 1961 - 1997
Issued by Royal Mail 1998
The unusual thing about this set is that they haven't been " stamped "
Unused. near mint con...
Category
1990s English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
ANTiQUE 1880 HARDWOOD REVOLVING SNOOKER CUE STAND 18 CUES SIR WILLIAM BENTLEY
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely Antique Victorian Circa 1880 Mahogany Revolving Snooker cue stand with 18 cues some stamped Sir ...
Category
1880s English High Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
18th Century Russian Carved Oak Figure of a Saint
Located in Stamford, CT
A very interesting Baroque period carved oak figure of a saint or prophet said to come from a demolished Russian Orthodox church. This compelling figure is ...
Category
Early 18th Century Russian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Antique English Walking Stick
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Old English walking stick with silver handle, fron the early twentieth century, or older.
The city stamps and the date are not legible.
ref. O/4146.
Category
1890s English Beaux Arts Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Christie's The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Christie's hardback auction catalogue Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th October 1999 New York.
In October of 1999, Anna Strasberg sourced Christie’s, the renowned auction company, to ...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th C Walking Stick With Silver Plate Handle Top Above Hand Carved Cane
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage fine quality American hand crafted silver plated handle top walking stick; the top is meticulously decorated in repousse motifs with great attention to detail. The completely...
Category
1880s American Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique French Lorgnette Binoculars or Opera Glasses in Brass & Mother of Pearl
By LeRoy
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique lorgnette opera glasses were made by LeRoy of France in approximately 1880 in the period Victorian style. These bi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
1950's model of a motor boat named Rainbow
Located in London, GB
A 1950's model of a motor boat "Rainbow" with a 2 cc engine.
Well built model with good scale details, brass window frames, lights, flag poles, decking, seating, interior table, pro...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel
2 Antique Nautical Woven Hemp Rope Braided Marine Ship Boat Bumper Fender Pair
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of early 20th century boat bumpers / fenders, rectagnular shape woven from natural hemp rope with handle.
Dimensions:
13" x 7" x 16" (Width x Depth x Height)
Category
Early 20th Century Bohemian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rope
$372 Sale Price
20% Off
Sword and its scabbard-Diplomatic gift from Negus Menelik II Emperor of Ethiopia
Located in Leuven , BE
This prestige weapon was commissioned by Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia as a diplomatic gift for the renowned French Armenian merchant and honorary French envoy Matig Kevorkoff, a pr...
Category
Late 19th Century Ethiopian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Gervasoni Wind Floor Fan in Handwoven Dark Pulut by Jasper Startup
By Gervasoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Family of floor or table fans that combine aesthetics and functionality, features that make them a genuine piece of furniture in their own right. Available in two sizes, S or L, they...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
1816 Large Southern Hindostan Map by J. Thomson – New General Atlas
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1816 Southern Hindostan Map by J. Thomson – New General Atlas
This map, titled "Southern Hindostan," was published in 1816 as part of J. Thomson’s *New General Atlas*. The ma...
Category
1810s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$504 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage 1970s lucite Ronson table lighter
By Ronson
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Vintage 1970s lucite Ronson table lighter
Space Age design - Modern office decor
Measures : 8,5cmx6,5cm H 12cm
Material : Lucite
Wear consisten...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lucite
Arc de Triomphe Paris Souvenir Building Paper Weight Marble Base
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A decorative Arc de Triomphe Paris souvenir building sculpture. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal and a marble base. T...
Category
1960s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Metal
1847 The Plays of William Shakespeare
Located in Bath, GB
A beautifully bound complete eight volume edition of the dramatic works of William Shakespeare.
A charming eight volume edition of Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies, ...
Category
1840s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Mahogany Windlass Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An extraordinary historical Nautical rope winding Ship's Windlass from the great age of exploration and commerce reinterpreted as a standing table. The windlass section is antique wi...
Category
19th Century American Classical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper, Other
I, Me, Mine Autobiography Memoir by English Musician George Harrison The Beatles
Located in North Hollywood, CA
I, Me, Mine is an autobiographic memoir by the English musician George Harrison, formerly of The Beatles.
It was first published in 1980 as a hand-bound, limited edition book by Genesis Publications, with a mixture of printed text and multi-colour facsimiles of Harrison's handwritten song lyrics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1960s Italian Three Piece Orange Genuine Hand Carved Alabaster Smoking Set
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very decorative 1960s Italian hand carved orange alabaster smoking set by Romano Bianchi.
Consists of a heavy ashtray, also very useful as trinket dish or vide-poche.
A table lighter (which also fits a wax tea light candle).
And a very pretty lidded hinged box, which originally would have held cigarettes but also could be used to keep jewellery or little treasures in.
Cigarette sales peaked in the 20th century, people were allowed to smoke in the office, the cinema, at restaurants, indoors and outdoors. Once women were able to smoke freely, smoking became a social norm and in general it was considered an act of elegance and sophistication. Businessmen in the 1960s were rarely seen without a cigarette in their hand.
So needles to say you needed pretty smoking accessories...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Alabaster
$600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Chopper Motorcycle Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage table lighter in the shape of a two seat chopper motorcycle. Made completely of metal with a hollow body. Beautiful burnished silver color with intricate details. Tip of...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Picasso's Drawings, 1890-1921 Reinventing Tradition Marilyn McCully
Located in valatie, NY
Picasso's Drawings, 1890-1921 : Reinventing Tradition by Marilyn McCully; Susan Grace Galassi. Yale University Press, 2011. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 74 drawings with detail...
Category
2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Hickory Golf Club, Driver By H.Y. Hunter
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Hickory Driver,
A typical period socket head persimmon wood driver by H. Hunter. This great looking golf club has a polished club head, lead weight to the rear, traditional h...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Hickory
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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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
Hollywood A-listers, ex-pat aristocrats and art collectors and style setters of all stripes appreciate the allure of the coastal California hamlet — much on our minds after recent winter floods.
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.
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.
Tauba Auerbach’s Geometric Pop-Up Book Is Mighty Rare, Thanks to a Hurricane
This sculptural art book has an epic backstory of its own.