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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: 1950s
Enzo Mari silver ring from "Collezione Magic di Arnolfo di Cambio", 2001
Located in London, GB
Enzo Mari silver ring from "Collezione Magic di Arnolfo di Cambio", 2001
with original box and booklet
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Michael Del Piero: Traveled and Textural (Hardcover)
Located in Chicago, IL
Interiors designed by Michael Del Piero are full of delightful contradictions. She designs minimalist rooms rich with historical character, meticulously edited gallery-like spaces th...
Category
2010s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Paper
Ballerina Fashion’s Modern Muse Book by Patricia Mears, Laura Jacobs, Jane
Located in New York, NY
Ballerina
Fashion’s Modern Muse
By: Patricia Mears, Laura Jacobs, Jane Pritchard, Rosemary Harden, and Joel Lobenthal
Ballerina: Fashion’s Modern Muse is a revelatory, irresistible ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A Newport Summer Book by Ruthie Sommers
By Ruthie Sommers
Located in New York, NY
A Newport Summer
By: Ruthie Sommers
Photography by Nick Mele
An intimate love letter to summertime in Newport from photographer Nick Mele, the “modern-day S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Alyssa Kapito: Interiors
Located in New York, NY
Known for her modern approach to classic elegance, Alyssa Kapito presents her most extraordinary residential projects in this anticipated debut.
With degrees in art history from Col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Italian Pale Pink/Peach Large Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Skilled artisans carved this luxury chess set from Italian Alabaster, a natural stone native to Volterra, Italy. Each piece of Alabaster has a unique vein pattern so the colors may v...
Category
2010s Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Lapis Blue/Peach Large Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Skilled artisans carved this luxury chess set from Italian Alabaster, a natural stone native to Volterra, Italy. Each piece of Alabaster has a unique vein pattern so the colors may v...
Category
2010s Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Alabaster
Mamma Milano Lessons from the Motherland Book by J.J. Martin
Located in New York, NY
Mamma Milano
Lessons from the Motherland
By: J.J. Martin
Embrace female empowerment with J.J. Martin, founder of world–renowned Milanese lifestyle brand La DoubleJ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Caftans From Classical to Camp Book by Cameron Silver
Located in New York, NY
Caftans
From Classical to Camp
By: Cameron Silver
Join Cameron Silver, founder of LA’s famous—and highly influential—vintage boutique Decades, on a romp through the history and countless manifestations of the caftan, the world’s most universal garment
Caftans are never out of style, and this gorgeous book by vintage guru Cameron Silver shows why: Arguably the world’s oldest known garment, the caftan appears in every culture, from the chitons depicted on urns and murals in ancient Greece and Rome to diaphanous versions wafting down today’s red carpets, from the flowing garb immortalized in pre–Raphaelite paintings to the striped stunner worn by Isaac Hayes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Brooke Astor Auction at Sotheby's, NY September 2012, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Brooke Astor Auction at Sotheby's, NY September 2012. 1st Ed softcover auction catalog. Brooke Astor was the ultimate New York philanthropist marrying...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Manners Begin at Breakfast, Revised & Updated Edition Book by Princess Marie
Located in New York, NY
Manners Begin at Breakfast, Revised and Updated Edition
Modern Etiquette for Families
By: Princess Marie Chantal of Greece
Foreword by Tory Burch
Introduction by Dr. Perri Klass
Illustrations by Nicholas Child
Princess Marie-Chantal’s perennial, must–have parenting resource for the modern age, now fully revised and updated
The founder of a successful children’s clothing line, author of an influential parenting blog, and mother of five children, Marie-Chantal of Greece is constantly asked how she manages to do it all. So many of these queries—about proper etiquette for children in our fast–paced, technology-centered world—led her to recognize the need for a modern handbook on children’s manners. First published in 2020, Manners Begin at Breakfast addresses rules of etiquette, including table manners...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
John Hardy Diamond 18K Yellow Gold Sterling Silver Cabochon Crystal Earrings
By John Hardy
Located in New York, NY
Stunning estate pair of John Hardy diamond, 18K yellow gold, sterling silver and cabochon crystal earrings
Provenance: from the estate of a noted New York City psychiatrist and colle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
"Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson" Signed by Herbert Hoover, Sixth Printing, 1958
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hoover, Herbert. The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1958. Signed and inscribed by Herbert Hoover. Sixth printing. Original dust jacket...
Category
1950s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Penny machines "Chad" Oliver Whales collection - Ruffler & Walker Collection
By Ruffler & Walker
Located in Brussels , BE
Very original piece of decor
Category
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Frank Lloyd Wright Autograph & Associated Memorabilia - Beth Sholom
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An autograph and associated memorabilia.
A framed autograph from Frank Lloyd Wright.
With a series of Philadelphia Inquirer articles on the Beth Sholom Synagogue, and an program fr...
Category
1950s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1957 The Fall
By Albert Camus
Located in Bath, GB
A superb copy of the first UK edition of this philosophical novel from French existentialist author, Albert Camus.
The first UK edition, first impression with no further impressions...
Category
1950s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
2005 Never Let Me Go
By Kazuo Ishiguro
Located in Bath, GB
A signed first edition of Kazuo Ishiguro's award winning work of speculative science fiction. A lovely copy of this important work.
The signed first edition, first impression of thi...
Category
Early 2000s British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Plaster Religious Baby Jesus Traditional Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional religious plaster figure of a baby Jesus.
Embodied within this exquisite plaster figure, portraying the beloved infant Jesus, is a sacred aura of tradition.
Crafted in ...
Category
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
Cabana Anthology Book by Martina Mondadori Sartogo
Located in New York, NY
Cabana Anthology
By: Martina Mondadori Sartogo
Celebrating ten issues of the gloriously opulent, bi-annual Cabana magazine, founded in 2014 by Martina Mondadori Sartogo, scion of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage English Silver Walking Stick Cane William Comyns & Sons 2007
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful vintage sterling silver pommel walking stick bearing hallmarks for London, dated 2007, by the renowned silversmith William Comyns & Sons.
The striking stick fea...
Category
Early 2000s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Shells... and what they hide inside
Located in New York City, NY
A richly illustrated, informative, and interactive introduction to shells for children aged 2-4, with over 40 flaps to lift and discover
In this board book companion to What a Shell...
Category
2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Dutch Colonial Homes in America Signed by Roderic Blackburn & Geoffrey Gross
Located in valatie, NY
Dutch Colonial Homes in America by Roderic H. Blackburn, Photography by Geoffrey Gross and Susan Piatt, introduction by Harrison Frederick Meeske. Hardcover with dust jacket. 240 pp....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Sunnylands America’s Midcentury Masterpiece Book by Janice Lyle
Located in New York, NY
Sunnylands
America’s Midcentury Masterpiece
By: Janice Lyle
Foreword by Michael S. Smith
Photography by Mark Davidson
The definitive story of the most ambitious and glamorous midcentury-modern house in the United States—Sunnylands, the estate of Walter and Leonore Annenberg, in Rancho Mirage, California—now revised and expanded
The pinnacle of midcentury style, an English country estate reimagined for the American desert, there is no other house like Sunnylands. A stately home, designed by A. Quincy Jones, one of California’s most signifi cant architects, it contains the only completely preserved interior by Hollywood’s legendary decorator-to-the-stars, William Haines, that is open to the public. A new book, Sunnylands: America’s Midcentury Masterpiece (The Vendome Press, October), offers an intimate tour of this legendary property. It was the early 1960s when Walter and Leonore Annenberg visited the Palm Springs area, bought hundreds of acres of desert, and created a modernist dream house at the center of their own golf course. Like the landed British aristocracy—Walter Annenberg had been the Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s in London—the couple built a retreat, where politicians, movie stars, and corporate leaders could meet, relax, and refl ect in comfort and privacy. For four decades, an invitation to New Year’s Eve at Sunnylands was the ultimate social prize. Their good friends, Ronald and Nancy Reagan, would land Marine One on the greens. Frank Sinatra was married there. Richard Nixon’s golf clubs still sit in the men’s locker room. It was a vortex of plaid pants, sherbet pastel hats, de la Renta gowns, and socio-economic power. In hundreds of photographs and architectural drawings, Sunnylands captures the careful restoration of the estate’s historic rooms, examining the drawers and the closets, the trapunto quilting and embroidery on Haines’s iconic furniture, the dinner seating charts...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Estate David Wysor 18K Yellow Gold Sterling Silver Huggie Hoop Earrings
Located in New York, NY
David Wysor 18K yellow gold and sterling silver cable twist huggie hoop earrings with omega clip backs
Signed Wysor, 750 for 18K gold and 925 for sterling silver
Designed for non pie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
Boeing 747 Bar Made with Half of a Boeing 747 Air Intake
Located in Paris, FR
Bar Boeing 747 made with half of a Boeing 747 air intake,
in shiny polished aluminium finish, riveted aluminium. With
a round glass top and with one black ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Picasso Ceramic Plate Portfolio Book
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and special portfolio of Picasso Ceramics published by Albert Skira, Inc., 1955. Foreword by Suzanne and George Ramié. This incredible portfolio contains 18 colorplates of Pic...
Category
1950s Swiss Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Herend Finest Quality Hand Painted Porcelain Foal Baby Horse Reclining Figurine
By Herend
Located in Tustin, CA
Beautifully handmade estate porcelain Herend "Foal" or baby horse figurine has been expertly hand-painted by the legendary Hungarian master artisans of Herend. Special black fish sca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Other Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Summer to Summer Houses Book by the Sea by Jennifer Ash Rudick
By Jennifer Ash
Located in New York, NY
Summer to Summer
Houses by the Sea
By: Jennifer Ash Rudick
Photography by Tria Giovan
From the rocky coast of Maine to the sandy beaches of the Hamptons, from Nantucket to Newport, from Fire Island to Fishers Island, from Martha’s Vineyard to Provincetown, summer hours are as varied in style as the people who hightail it to the beach as soon as the temperature climbs. In this lushly illustrated book, author Jennifer Ash Rudick has sought out some thirty of the best. She invites us to a minimally decorated, Isamu Noguchi–designed home in Northeast Harbor, Maine, and Sister Parrish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
2009-20 Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies, Mirror and the Light
By Hilary Mantel
Located in Bath, GB
A striking signed first impression set of Hilary Mantel's magnum opus, a trilogy following the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell.
All three of the volumes are first editions, first i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Veere Grenney Seeking Beauty Book by Veere Grenney
By Veere Grenney
Located in New York, NY
Veere Grenney
Seeking Beauty
By: Veere Grenney
Photography by Francesco Lagnese
Revered English fabric and interior designer Veere Grenney welcomes us into his three spectacular homes
World–renowned interior visionary Veere Grenney takes us on an in– depth tour of his impressive residences in Tangier; Suffolk, England; and, for the first time, his new London home. The book begins with his beloved Tangerine villa—a decade–long labor of love and must–see for all garden enthusiasts, completed with the help of friend and expert in wild garden design Umberto Pasti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
An Entertaining Life Book by Paolo Moschino, Philip Vergeylen
Located in New York, NY
An Entertaining Life
Designing Town and Country
By: Paolo Moschino, Philip Vergeylen
Foreword by Bunny Williams
Join two of the world’s most celebrated designers, Paolo Moschino and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1970s Replica Owl Chapman Underground Hawaii Pintail Surfboard
By Owl Chapman
Located in Haleiwa, HI
1970s Replica Owl Chapman Underground Hawaii pintail surfboard made in the early 2000s. Features beautiful amaranth and purple stain with complimentary glass-on single fin. Dual pins...
Category
Early 2000s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
Mannequin of a Young Girl in Black Dress, Shop Display, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Original shop window display child mannequin for primary school clothing, she wears a black dress as an example for children's uniforms from the 1950s.
Category
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paint
James Huniford At Home, 2020, Monacelli Press, Brand New Condition
Located in Chicago, IL
Brand new copy of James Huniford At Home, hard cover by Monacelli Press, 2020. Just bought it at a Barnes and Noble closing sale to realize I already have it! Oops. My loss is your g...
Category
2010s American Classical Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
WWII Admiralty Morse Code Signal Floor Lamp
Located in Telluride, CO
Morse Code Shutter Floor lamp reclaimed from a Mid-Century US Naval warship. These lamps were a common fixture on U.S. warships as can be seen in WWII period photography. They were u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Sterling Silver liturgical chalice
Located in VALENZA, IT
Liturgical chalice made of sterling silver.
Chalice with a round and elegant shape, features an embossment over its entire surface
On the cup and base, embossing and chiseling with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hanging Pheasant
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Decorative hanging pheasant.
Fresh taxidermy.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Feathers
De Coene Furniture Music Box and Speakers, Blue Tooth
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful collectors De Coene 50s sideboard with renewed built-in stereo Bluetooth installation and original 50s Philips speakers in perfect working condition, it fills your interior...
Category
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood
The Palm Beach Collection Book by Jennifer Ash Rudick
By Jennifer Ash
Located in New York, NY
The Palm Beach Collection
By: Jennifer Ash Rudick
Photography by Jessica Klewicki Glynn and Nick Mele
Take a guided tour through the entrancing homes and lush private gardens of Palm Beach, a subtropical island that has long boasted some of the most spectacular residences in the country, in this two–volume, slipcased set
The allure of living in Palm Beach has continued unabated for more than a century, and no one is a greater authority on the island’s residences than Palm Beach native Jennifer Ash Rudick. Here, in The Palm Beach Collection, she has selected 50 of the most extraordinary homes—from restorations of iconic Mediterranean Revival mansions by legendary architects Addison Mizner, Marion Sims Wyeth, Maurice Fatio, and John Volk to charming bungalows, sprawling ranches, ultra–modern villas, and chic apartments. All are exceptionally designed by a who’s who of the interior design world, with names including Peter Marino, the late Carleton Varney, Tom Scheerer, Mark D. Sikes, Mimi McMakin, Amanda Lindroth, and Frank de Biasi. The homes’ lush settings are as beautiful as the interiors, with the help of such superb landscape architects as Jorge Sánchez...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Waimea Bay Big Wave surfboard by Dick Brewer
By Dick Brewer
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Waimea Bay Big Wave pintail surfboard made by the late Dick Brewer (1936-2022). Features beautiful red tint with vibrant yellow plumeria flower logo. Thruster (tri-fins) with redwood...
Category
2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
Military Aircraft Microphone converted into Speaker
By Aviation Technology Group
Located in Telluride, CO
This missile age microphone has a wonderfully solid feel to it. This microphone was used by military dating back to the 1920's, the Speaker features a built-in Bluetooth JBL Mini Spe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Haas Tic-Tac-Toe
Located in Irving, TX
Inspired by rediscovering the joy of being with family and friends, L'OBJET Haas Brothers games facilitate revelry that goes late into the night. Tic-Tac-Toe set crafted from mother ...
Category
2010s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Big Wave Balsawood Pintail Surfboard Shaped by Dick Brewer
By Dick Brewer
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Big wave balsawood pintail surfboard shaped by the late Dick Brewer (1936-2022) in the early 2000s. Features tri-stringer design with beautiful Hawaiian koa wood fins and 10 piece w...
Category
Early 2000s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Hardwood, Softwood
1968 Replica Lahaina Clinton Blears model surfboard by Dick Brewer
By Dick Brewer
Located in Haleiwa, HI
1968 replica Lahaina Clinton Blears model surfboard. Shaped by the late Dick Brewer (1936-2022). Features very limited Brewer Lahaina plumeria flower logo which was used for a short ...
Category
2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
The English Country House Book by James Peill
By James Peill
Located in New York, NY
The English Country House
By: James Peill
Foreword by Julian Fellowes
Photographs by James Fennell
“I am sure that this book will give great pleasure to any who open its covers.” —Julian Fellowes, from the Foreword Stately, grand, and a testament to the generations who have cared for them, the 10 English country houses featured in this volume are architecturally distinctive and filled with evocative family memorabilia, from commissioned portraits to monogrammed heirloom dinner services to the bells that once summoned the downstairs staff. Like the fictional Downton Abbey, these real homes are still in the hands of descendants of the original owners. From Kentchurch Court, which has been the seat of the Scudamore family for nearly 1,000 years, to a delightful Gothic house...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Haas Poker Set
Located in Irving, TX
Inspired by rediscovering the joy of being with family and friends, L'OBJET Haas Brothers games facilitate revelry that goes late into the night. Lacquered wood poker set includes or...
Category
2010s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Haas Just-an-Hour 60 Minute Timer
Located in Irving, TX
Return to the sumptuous fantasy world with the second chapter of L'OBJET Haas Brothers, filled with uplifting collectibles that transform ordinary, everyday moments into the extraord...
Category
2010s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Haas Chess Set
Located in Irving, TX
Inspired by rediscovering the joy of being with family and friends, L'OBJET Haas Brothers games facilitate revelry that goes late into the night. Chessboard inlaid with black and whi...
Category
2010s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Brass
Garrard Georgian Style Large Sterling Silver Armoreal Shield Pendant Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Rare estate Garrard substantial stering silver Georgian style armoreal shield pendant necklace
Provenance: from the estate of a notable New York City psychiatrist and collector of u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Georgian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Interiors of the Eighteenth Century Hardcover by John Whitehead
Located in North Hollywood, CA
French Interiors of the Eighteenth Century Hardcover by John Whitehead 2009.
Hardcover coffee table book.
Red cloth boards with gilt spine lettering with color pictorial DJ, color il...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French French Provincial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Haas Just-a-Minute 1 Minute Timer
Located in Irving, TX
Return to the sumptuous fantasy world with the second chapter of L'OBJET Haas Brothers, filled with uplifting collectibles that transform ordinary, everyday moments into the extraord...
Category
2010s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Rare Estate Ilana Goor Dionysus Sterling Silver Gem Set Statement Necklace
By Ilana Goor
Located in New York, NY
Rare estate Ilana Goor Dionysus sterling silver, gem set large statement necklace
Provenance: Estate of a notable New York City psychiatrist and collector of rare, often one-of a kin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Midcentury Sailor Scottish Terrier Drinking Beer Cigarette Box, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Midcentury sailor Scottish terrier drinking beer cigarette box, France, 1950s. Wood, metal and synthetic. Glass eyes. Measures: Height 8.2" (20.8cm), width 9" (22.9cm), depth 5.3" (1...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Country Life Book by William Abranowicz and Zander Abranowicz
Located in New York, NY
Country Life
Homes of the Catskill Mountains and Hudson Valley
By: William Abranowicz and Zander Abranowicz
A celebrated photographer focuses his lens on distinctive period and contemporary residences amid the natural beauty of New York’s Catskill Mountains and Hudson River Valley
The majestic panoramas, lush vegetation, and bucolic vibe of the Catskill Mountains and Hudson River Valley in upstate New York have long proved irresistible for city dwellers seeking respite from urban life and inveterate country lovers alike. Their homes, whether hundreds of years old or brand new, all resonate with their natural surroundings, as each of the 20 houses that photographer William Abranowicz captured for this volume attests. They range from the historic houses of Thomas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Ferrari. Signed, Collector's Edition Book & Marc Newson V12 Engine Casing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Il Fascino Ferrari - A monument to Italy’s driving force.
Few are the men and brands that have come to define a century. For seven decades and counting, the Italian powerhouse found...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Mirror Mirror Reflections on Design at Chatsworth
Located in New York, NY
The world’s most important contemporary designers showcase their work within the historic setting of Chatsworth House to shine light and spark conversation on the intriguing juxtaposition of the old and the new, the past and the future, and the evolution of design histories and practices.
Chatsworth is an extraordinary environment to experience design: a repository for great works of fine and decorative art commissioned by generations of the Cavendish family for over four centuries. Expanding on the eponymous 2023 exhibition at Chatsworth, Mirror Mirror features the works of sixteen contemporary artists through captivating in-situ photography with accompanying artist biographies and essays that unearth how historic artifacts and environments inform and inspire modern artists' practices today. This diverse group of artists includes Michael Anastassiades, Ini Archibong, Wendell Castle, Andile Dyalvane, Ndidi Ekubia, Najla El Zein, Formafantasma, Joris Laarman, Max Lamb, Fernando Laposse, Jae Sae Jung Oh, Samuel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Altamira: Italian Furniture Glassware Lamps Accessories
Located in New York, NY
Catalog showcasing high-end Italian furnishings and accessories, published circa 1956 by the fabled Altamira design center located at 18 East 50th St in New York City. Per the introduction, “Altamira is the only center in this country where Interior-Architecture by Italy’s foremost architects is represented together with furniture, handicrafts, accessories and every other element essential to the modern interior.” Altamira commissioned a line of furniture from Gio Ponti in 1953, crafted by Giordano Chiesa in Milan. Included were a number of Ponti’s iconic mid-century designs—the Distex lounge chair and a self-described masterpiece, the two-drawer desk, model AP 1025, are shown in the present catalog. Shown, too, are furniture designs by Ponti’s fellow “interior architects” and designers Marco Zanuso (produced by Arflex Milano), Enrberto Carboni, Enrico Peresutti of BBPR, Carlo Pagani, Enrico Taglietti, Nino Zancada, Ico and Luisa Parisi, Ignacio Gardella...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Johnny Halliday Rock in the Blood French Edition Signed by Gilles Lhote
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Johnny Halliday Rock in the Blood French Edition Signed by Gilles Lhote author, paperback book.Johnny Halliday, Rock in the Blood - French Edition - Dedication, signed by the author ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique and Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities for Sale
Antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities can bring whimsy and wonder to any interior.
Decorating with old scientific instruments, historical memorabilia and vintage musical instruments, as well as other authentic collectibles and curiosities that can be found on 1stDibs, presents an opportunity to create a unique, natural history museum-like atmosphere in your home that can provoke conversation as often as it pays tribute to how far we’ve come in understanding our world.
And bringing collectibles and curiosities into your space is actually on trend — Wunderkammern, or curiosity cabinets, were all the rage in Europe during the 1500s and continued to have adherents there and in the U.S. in the following centuries. Today, however, they’re experiencing a real surge in popularity and influencing how many interior designers are furnishing and decorating homes — combining contemporary with antique, scientific with tribal, earthly with extraterrestrial, Les Lalanne tables with Flemish tapestries.
The original Wunderkammern were entire rooms filled with objects demonstrating their owners’ worldly knowledge: A proper one included artificiala or preciosa (objets d’art); naturalia (such as skeletons, shells, minerals); exotica (taxidermy or dried plants); and scientifica (scientific instruments), frequently alongside religious relics and ancient artifacts.
Pay tribute to a history of rich and diverse musical traditions that have taken shape all over the world by decorating your home with a collection of antique and vintage musical instruments — with a little help from strong hanging wire or some wall hooks, vintage brass instruments such as a gong, French horn or trumpet can help elevate a home office or complement the efforts you’ve made to ensure a welcoming vibe in your home’s entryway. Bells or antique wind instruments can add provocative metallic contrasts to dark woods as tabletop decorative objects.
Create an intriguing focal point with Georgian scientific instruments, such as stick barometers with mahogany cases or lacquered brass telescopes. These items stem from an era named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who ruled England in succession starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). Just as there was beautiful jewelry produced during the period that today is coveted by collectors, there is much to be found in the collectibles and curiosities realm too.
Wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design are contributing factors to certain trends in decorating — just as vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or home accents in a bedroom or foyer, decorating with globes, maps or nautical objects is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes.
Find a wide range of antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities on 1stDibs.
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A gorgeous new book celebrates — and memorializes — the iconic jeweler’s rich heritage.
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