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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Connection CCY Architects
By Phaidon
Located in New York City, NY
Connection is a monograph of ten residences that articulate the office's design process and exploration of creating architectural solution rooted in natural place.
Connection provid...
Category
2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Inside Milan Book by Nicolo Castellini Baldissera
Located in New York, NY
Inside Milan
By: Nicolo Castellini Baldissera
Photography by Guido Taroni
A revealing glimpse into the home of Milan’s foremost creative residents
Inside Milan ventures behind close...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Yachts by Flavio Serafini Coffee Table Book
Located in New York, NY
A chic coffee table book, Vintage Yachts of the World, by Flavio Serafini, 2003. Print in Italy. Published in Germany. All details outline below. An incredibly beautiful and detailed...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Collection Yves Saint Laurent et Pierre Berge (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a very good set of the sales catalogues produced by Christie's for the sale of the magnificent collection put together by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge, 23rd - 25th Feb...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
American Mid Century Atomic Age Walnut & Brass Wall Thermometer & Baromether
By Springfield Armory
Located in San Diego, CA
A classic wall Thermometer by Springfield circa 1950s, nice walnut case in great condition working.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
17th/ 18th Century Italian Baroque Marble Holy Water Font or Stoup
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful Baroque marble holy water font or stoup,
Unique and original period piece. Italy, circa 1650-1750. Weathered condition.
Measures: H:10,5cm W:21,5cm D:19-26cm.
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
Ornament is Crime Modernist Architecture Matt Gibberd and Albert Hill
Located in New York City, NY
An unprecedented homage to modernist architecture from the 1920s up to the present day
Ornament Is Crime is a celebration and a thought-provoking reappraisal of modernist architectu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Okitenugui Kabuto Samurai Helmet Shaped as a Head Towel Saika, Early Edo Period
Located in Milano, IT
Okitenugui kabuto
Samurai helmet shaped as a head towel
Saika, early Edo period, 17th century
The Haruta armorers who moved to Kii province in the early 17th century, took the name from the village where they worked, Saika, near Wakayama, possibly on request of the local daimyo, Asano Yukinaga, a great armour amateur. Specialised in the construction of plate helmets, they produced mainly two typologies of kabuto: one with six plates covered with a chrysanthemum-shaped plate on top and one shaped as a “head towel”, called okitenugui. The latter type of kabuto employs very heavy plates crafted in a curved manner and was improved in order to make it resistant to firearms.
This okitenugui kabuto features some distinctive decorations of the Haruta school, including the application of cut-out iron elements, including eyebrows, washers and lozenge-shaped decorations on the sides. The ring on the top, however, is a rare feature and could be used to hold a small war flag.
Category
17th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Yacht Club Commodores Flag
Located in Norwell, MA
Nautical boat flag in frame. Yacht Club Commodores flag showing three stars surrounded by a knotted rope. White hoist with brass grommets. Set into a custom frame.
Weight: 5 lbs
Ove...
Category
1930s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen
Imperium Romanum: A Detailed Map of the Roman Empire in its Zenith, 1880
Located in Langweer, NL
This original antique map, titled "IMPERIVM ROMANVM", is a detailed depiction of the Roman Empire at the height of its power. The main map encompasses the vast expanse of the Roman t...
Category
1880s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
North African Coasts: Marmarica to Mauretania in Roman Times, Published in 1880
Located in Langweer, NL
The map with the title "MARMARICA, CYRENAICA, AFRICA, NUMIDIA, MAURETANIA secundum Italiam Poetarum" presents a historical geographical view of the northern coast of Africa, detailin...
Category
1880s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Asia Minor and Provinces: A Roman Empire Map from Spruner-Menke Atlas, 1880
Located in Langweer, NL
This authentic map of the 19th century, titled "PONTUS ET BITHYNIA, ASIA, LYCIA ET PAMPHYLIA, GALATIA, CAPPADOCIA, SYRIA, CRET, CYPRVS," details the regions of Asia Minor and surroun...
Category
1880s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
"Hi-Fi The History of High-End Audio Design" Book
Located in New York City, NY
A beyond-cool look at the world of high-end audio design for passionate collectors, obsessive audiophiles, and design fans At a time when sales of vinyl records have hit a 25-year hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the Sunda Islands Including Sumatra, Java, and Borneo, 1705
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: “Antique Map of the Sunda Islands Including Sumatra, Java, and Borneo”
This print is a beautifully detailed and relatively rare map of Western Indonesia, encompassing the reg...
Category
Early 1700s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Framed Nautical Flag with Yacht Club Badge
Located in Norwell, MA
Nautical Flag for a boat with embroidered patch with W.Y.C and Fouled anchors. White linen flag with hoist and grommets. Mounted to a custom frame.
Weight: 4 lbs.
Overall Dimensions...
Category
1960s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen
Sunnylands America’s Midcentury Masterpiece Revised Edition Book by Janice Lyle
Located in New York, NY
Sunnylands
America’s Midcentury Masterpiece Revised and Expanded Edition
By: Janice Lyle
Principal photography by Mark Davidson
Foreword by Michael S. Smith
The definitive story of the most ambitious and glamorous midcentury modern house in the United States—Sunnylands, the estate of Walter and Lenore Annenberg, in Rancho Mirage, California—now revised and expanded
In Palm Springs, the mecca of midcentury modern architecture, Sunnylands is the undisputed masterpiece. With its celadon green and yellow interior and giddy pink roof, it was a Downton Abbey for the Space Age. There is no other house like it anywhere. Designed by one of California’s most important architects, A. Quincy Jones, it possesses the only completely preserved interior by Hollywood’s decorator-to-the-stars, William Haines. Completed in 1966, Sunnylands was built by ambassadors Walter and Leonore Annenberg, and became a seat of power where presidents, movie stars, and corporate leaders met, relaxed, and ran the world— with nobody watching. To mark the 10th anniversary of the opening of Sunnylands to the public, this revised edition adds 32 pages of brand new photography, including: the contemporary visitor center designed by Frederick Fisher & Partners; the mature 15 acres of contemplative gardens by James Burnett...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Oak Revolving Snooker, Billiard Cue Rack
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Revolving Oak Snooker, Billiard or Pool Cue Stand.
A fine quality oak billiard / snooker cue rack raised on three bun feet and revolving around a central turned pillar. The stand is ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
'7'19th Century British Real Estate Land Indentures Lease Documents 1867 Framed
Located in Dayton, OH
(7) 19th century British real estate land indentures lease documents 1867 framed
1860s European land indentures. Each is neatly framed with mat allowin...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Fabergé-Style Gold, Diamond, and Rock Crystal Model of Strawberries
By Peter Carl Fabergé
Located in London, GB
Fabergé-style gold, diamond, and rock crystal model of strawberries
Continental, 20th Century
Height 13cm, width 6cm, depth 4cm
This exquisite Fabergé-style model depicts a bloomi...
Category
20th Century European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Opal, Gold
British United Vickers VC10 Model Airplane, circa 1960
Located in London, GB
A rare 1960's scale model of a Vickers VC10 in British United Airways livery mounted on original stand and with original wooden case.
The Vickers VC10 wa...
Category
1960s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
A late 19th century scale model of field cannon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late 19th century scale model of field cannon, the barrel with a flared muzzle on an oak carriage with twin twelve spoke steel rimmed wheels and steel mounted body, a single ammuni...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
1970s Japanese Industrial Brass, Bronze and Stainless Steel Search Light Tripod
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
A statuesque vintage industrial floor lamp. The stainless steel and brass searchlight has been paired with a timber and bronze tripod to create a bes...
Category
1970s Japanese Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Stainless Steel
Antique Nautical Chart Brass Magnifiers
Located in New York, NY
Each with domed glass set within a brass surround. Of large size.
Dimensions:
One: Height: 4 x Diameter: 8.5 inchesThe Other: Height: 4.5 x Diameter: 11 inches
Category
Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
AMERICAN THEMED Romantic Dagger - early to mid 19th century - Spanish
Located in TEYJAT, FR
SUPERB AMERICAN THEMED ROMATIC DAGGER : EARLY TO MID 19THE CENTURY
- Spanish, with 14.75cm flattened diamond shaped tapering blade and heavy cast bronze grip comprising a pair of opposing dogs head quillions surmounted by a frontiersman in traditional dress of the early 19th century carrying a flintlock long rifle, associated tasselled bag and powder horn with an animal fur skin...
Category
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Antique Victorian Art Nouveau Cast Brass Wall Hanging Alcohol Thermometer 8.5"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th century Victorian brass wall hanging thermometer. Simple art nouveau styling with scallops and flowers. Indicates temperatures up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit and 50 degrees C...
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Of Gardens; Four Books by Rene Rapin & John Evelyn the Younger
Located in Middletown, NY
RARE: John Evelyn the Younger's first book, rare first issue with title date 1672.
Rapin, René (1621-1687) and Evelyn, John (the Younger 1655 -1699), translator
Of Gardens; Four Boo...
Category
17th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Rare AMERICAN OFFICER'S SWORD - pre Civil War
Located in TEYJAT, FR
This is a very rare American Officer's sword that dates back to the period before the American Civil War.
The sword has a 79cm straight blade with a flat back, counter-edged and gut...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Ancient Gaul: A Cartographic Overview of Gallic Tribes and Roman Provinces, 1880
Located in Langweer, NL
The print titled "GALLIA," is a historical map of ancient Gaul, which corresponds to modern-day France and parts of its surrounding countries. Here are the features and details noted...
Category
1880s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Gentlemen's Clubs of London (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This book takes a fascinating look into nearly 50 clubs in London and with more than 400 specially commissioned photographs shows a way of life that still plays a part in the daily l...
Category
19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
British Royal Navy Signal Flag Letter Z
Located in Norwell, MA
Linen nautical signal flag representing the letter “Z” in the Royal Navy. Sturdy white hoist with brass grommets. Custom frame.
Weight: 7 lbs.
Overall Dimensions: 23"H x 27"W
Made: ...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen
Italian modern triangular silver plastic table lighter RO 456 by Rowenta, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern triangular silver plastic table lighter RO 456 by Rowenta, 1970s
Table lighter mod. RO 456 with a triangular base with rounded corners, entirely in silver plastic. The...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, First Trade Edition, in Dust Jacket
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First trade edition, first issue. In the original first-state dust jacket and publisher’s black cloth boards. Presented in a new archival ¼ leather and cloth clamshell case, with raised bands, gilt tooling, and titles to the spine.
Presented is a first trade edition, first issue of Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms. The book was published by Charles Scribner’s Sons in New York, in September of 1929. This first printing is presented with its original first issue dust jacket. The dust jacket, as designed by Cleonike Damianakes Wilkins, is considered by many to be one of the greatest of the 20th century and rivals even The Great Gatsby in its collectibility.
Set during World War I, A Farewell to Arms tells the story of a young American Lieutenant serving as an ambulance driver in Italy struggling through love and war. The story is told through first person narration detailing many aspects of war that would have been very familiar to readers at the time, as the book was published only 11 years after the 1918 armistice. The simple, direct tone his character uses when giving his unromanticized account of the war later defined Hemingway’s writing style.
A Farewell to Arms is loosely based on Hemingway’s own experiences. The author briefly served overseas as an ambulance driver in the Italian Army, sustained injuries, and met a nurse who he eventually proposed marriage to but was declined. The novel’s post-war disillusionist subject assigned Hemingway to the “Lost Generation” of Modernist artists.
A Farewell to Arms was Hemingway’s most successful publishing venture to date. Charles Scribner's Sons issued seven impressions of the novel in the short time between September and December of 1929, with over 100,000 volumes sold. The novel secured Hemingway’s place as a popular American author and became his first bestselling book.
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was an American author and journalist. His distinctive writing style, characterized by economy of words and dry understatement, strongly influenced 20th-century fiction, as did his life of adventure and his public image. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. Hemingway published seven novels, six short story collections, and two non-fiction works during his lifetime; a further three novels, four collections of short stories, and three non-fiction works were published posthumously. Many of his works are now considered classics of American literature.
The book’s striking dust jacket design was illustrated by the artist Cleonike Damianakes Wilkins, who worked under the pen name of Cleon. Wilkins was known for her distinctive fusion of Art Deco and Hellenistic styles. She designed the dust jackets for Hemingway’s earlier The Sun Also Rises in 1926 and his later publication In Our Time in 1930, as well as Conrad Aiken’s Great Circle, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s All the Sad Young Men,and Zelda Fitzgerald’s Save Me the Waltz.
Wilkins was chosen by Hemingway’s celebrated editor at Scribner’s, Maxwell Perkins. In order to differentiate Hemingway’s tale from other, competing WWI novels on the bookshop shelves, Perkins sought to widen its appeal through the dust jacket. The resulting design was Wilkins’ interpretation of Sandro Botticelli’s epic oil painting “Venus...
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1920s American Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Authentic Antique Map of the Caribbean, Gulf Coast and Central America, 1787
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Les Isles Antilles et le Golfe du Méxique'. Original old map of the Caribbean, Gulf Coast and Central America. With inset map of Bermuda. Originates from 'Histoir...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Nudy Lady Thermometer
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Celluloid nude lady Art Deco thermometer.
Category
20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Cartographic Elegance of the Mughal Dominion in a Hand-Colored Antique Map, 1705
Located in Langweer, NL
This original antique map titled “'T Ryk van den Grooten Mogol” by Nicolas Sanson from 1705 is an interesting historical artifact. It depicts the extent of the Mughal Empire in North...
Category
Early 1700s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
SET OF SIX SPOONS AND LADLE IN PORTUGUESE SILVER 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
SET OF SIX SPOONS AND LADLE IN PORTUGUESE SILVER
19th Century
with relief and openwork decoration with 'Boar II' hallmarks of 833 milesimas, dated 1887-1937.
In original case.
Signs...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Empires of Antiquity: The Persian Realm and Beyond Engraved, Published in 1880
Located in Langweer, NL
The map is titled "ORBIS TERRARUM regni Persici tempore," which translates from Latin to "The World at the Time of the Persian Empire." This map is particularly interesting for sever...
Category
1880s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Near & Far Interiors I Love Book by Lisa Fine
Located in New York, NY
Near & Far
Interiors I Love
By: Lisa Fine
Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna
Foreword by Deborah Needleman
In Near & Far, Lisa Fine invites us into...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Bronze Ganesha Seated Meditation Four Hands Hindu Ganapati Sculpture
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Antique Bronze Ganesha Seated Meditation 4 Hands Hindu Ganapati Sculpture of Ganesha, also known as Ganapati, is a revered Hindu deity widely worshipped as the remover of obstacles a...
Category
Early 1900s Anglo-Indian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Inside Yucatán Hidden Mérida and Beyond Book by Susana Ordovás
Located in New York, NY
Inside Yucatán
Hidden Mérida and Beyond
By: Susana Ordovás
Photography by Guido Taroni
Foreword by Martina Mondadori
Exploring forgotten regions of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, Susan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Ultimate Collector Cars, Double Volume, Special Edition Book
By C & P Fiell, TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dreamwheeling.
The stories behind 100 of the world’s most coveted automobiles.
From the adrenaline-filled 24 Hours of Le Mans to the legendary Goodwood Festival of Speed, Lake Como’s famed Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este to the premier Monterey Car Week, the collector car calendar and market has shown one of the most extraordinary growth trajectories of recent years. As thousands flock to specialized meet ups, rallies, auctions, and Concours d’Elegance around the globe, asking prices for the rarest motors have revved higher and higher. So much so, that the value of the 100 cars included in this book exceeds a staggering $ 1 billion.
For the seasoned car collector or the awestruck newcomer, this double-volume is the unrivaled collector car anthology. Curating 100 of the most exquisite, remarkable, and desirable cars of all time to tell a spellbinding story of automotive design-and-engineering endeavor in the tireless pursuit of ever-greater performance both on and off the track, from the first Indy 500-winning 1910 Marmon Wasp to the futuristic 2020 Aston Martin Valkyrie.
Laps ahead of any generic catalog, this superlative volume exudes authority and elegance, settling for nothing less than the very best of the best, and presenting each model with the lavish spreads it deserves, complete with stunning imagery taken by the world’s leading car photographers alongside rare archival treasures, from original factory photos to famous motorsports event posters. Each entry is also accompanied by expert descriptive texts and specs, detailing each car’s make, model, year, engine size, horsepower, top speed, transmission, and all-important production numbers.
By passionately tapping into their transatlantic expertise and insider knowledge of car auctions, museums, and collections around the world, design authors Peter and Charlotte Fiell survey the autoworld's finest cars of all time. Their carefully curated selection spans the whole history of the automobile, taking in such rare models as a 1912 Stutz Model A Bearcat, as well as lesser-known jewels such as the astonishing 1937 Talbot-Lago T150-C SS “Goutte d’Eau” Coupé by Figoni et Falaschi.
This definitive compendium includes a foreword from Rob Myers, the founder of RM Sotheby’s, and includes an introduction from the authors that gives a unique perspective on the ins and outs of car collecting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Roman Balkans: Pannonia, Illyricum, Dacia, Moesia, Thracia, Macedonia and Thyris
Located in Langweer, NL
This original antique map showcases the Roman provinces in the Balkan region and parts of Central and Eastern Europe. The title "PANNONIA, ILLYRICUM DACIA, MOESIA, THRACIA, MACEDONIA...
Category
1880s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Lithography Map, South America, English, Framed, Cartography, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique lithography map of South America. An English, framed atlas engraving of cartographic interest by John Rapkin , dating to the early Victorian period and later, circ...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Silver Jorma Laine Turun Hopea 1973 Necklace Pendant
By Jorma Laine
Located in Buffalo, NY
Jorma Laine (1930-2002) was a Finnish jewelry designer, whose work in bronze and silver (more seldom gold) is easily recognizable. He developed a style of his own, very modernistic a...
Category
1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Magnus Gym Weights Set N.2 (2, 4, 6 KG Weights) by Gio Bagnara
Located in New York, NY
GIOBAGNARA
Renowned for its elegant creations that convey luxury
without ostentation, GIOBAGNARA adheres to the
highest standards of craftsmanship. By pursuing
a philosophy that incorporates traditional know-
how with leading-edge technologies, and offering a
limitless color palette of quality leathers and suede,
founder Giorgio Bagnara has been able to experiment
and push the technical boundaries of his craft in
order to create pieces that are both beautiful and
functional.
Launched in 1999, the GIOBAGNARA brand
has quickly earned a reputation for expert leather
workmanship, and its founder has become a key
partner for a large number of interior designers
as well as a select group of yacht and private jet
designers who rely on his specialized knowledge
to realize made-to-measure commissions.
In 2015, Giorgio Bagnara expanded his leather
goods portfolio with the acquisition of saddle leather
specialist RABITTI1969.
In 2017, Bagnara initiated a collaboration with French
designer Stéphane Parmentier, who was appointed
creative director of GIOBAGNARA and its affiliate
brands.
In 2018, the company’s portfolio grew with the
strategic acquisition of PIGMENT FRANCE...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
ANTIQUE LIBERTYS LONDON ART NOUVEAU STYLE MAHJONG COMPLETE SET WiTH 4 RACKS J1
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite Antique Chinese Mah-jong set, dating back to circa 1920s, is now available for purchase. It is a complete set, including the origin...
Category
20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, First Edition, First Issue, 1925
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Fitzgerald, F. Scott, The Great Gatsby. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1925. First edition, first printing. Rebound in full blue morocco leather with gilt tooling, raised bands a...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Art Nouveau business catalog by Jean Cussac Art Printer-Publisher. 1900 - 1920
Located in CADALSO, ES
Rare to find in this condition
20 pages
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1950s Coppola e Toppo Sculpted Crystal Collar Necklace Smokey Red Surrealism
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Statement Collar Necklace, with an intricate design of Smokey Crystal Beads with Shades of Deep Blood Red & Bright Red Crystal Beads Woven into a Sculpted Design. Coppola e Toppo Sig...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal
The Poetical Works of John Milton. 7 vols. - 1801 - THE ROBERT HOE COPY !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MILTON, John (Rev. Henry John Todd)
TITLE: The Poetical Works of John Milton - WITH - Some Account of His Life And Writings.
PUBLISHER: London: for many, 1801 - 1809.
DES...
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Early 1800s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Original Old Composite of Several Maps of the Ancient World on One Sheet, 1880
Located in Langweer, NL
This original antique map is from Karl Spruner von Merz's "Atlas Antiquus", later edited by Theodorus Menke. The map is a detailed depiction of the ancient world. The atlas it comes ...
Category
1880s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Map of The Italian Peninsula with the islands of Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, 1880
Located in Langweer, NL
This map, titled "ITALIA, Sicilia, Sardinia, Corsica," represents the Italian Peninsula along with the islands of Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica. Inset maps offer detailed views of "R...
Category
1880s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Russian Icon depicting Mother of God 'Tikhvinskaia', Mid-19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
This beautiful orthodox icon from the mid-19th century in Russia depicts the Mother of God Tikhvinskaia. It originates from the town of Kineshma, 335 kilometres northeast of Moscow.
...
Category
Mid-19th Century Russian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Hinamatsuri Doll 'Goninbayashi' Flute 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a doll which we use for Hinamatsuri day. This person is one of Goninbayashi.
This person had one flute but we don't find anymore. So it will not come with a flute.
This doll ...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Plastic
Small brass compass supplied to the US army during ww2
Located in Milan, IT
Small brass travel compass, issued to the U.S. Army during World War I, shaped like an onion pocket watch, an instrument consisting of a magnetized needle free to rotate in a horizon...
Category
1910s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
The Private World of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé Book by Robert Murphy
Located in New York, NY
The Private World of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé
By: Robert Murphy
Photography by Ivan Terestchenko
One of the most talented and influential couturiers of his time, Yves Sai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Nautical Signal Flag Representing The Letter "I" India
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed nautical signal flag representing the letter “I” for India. Lined flag with a yellow field with round black sewn on panel. White canvas hoist with Manila rope and wood toggle....
Category
1920s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen
Carousel Motorcycle - Motorbike by Fonlupt, France, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Carousel Motorcycle - Motorbike - Motor Bike by Fonlupt France.
A French vintage child's motorbike used on the roundabout - merry-go-round - fairground - funfair.
A 1950s metal r...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
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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