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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Louis XV
Art Deco Dunhill of London Engine Turned "Square Boy" Model Petrol Lighter 1937
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Art Deco Dunhill of London Diamond Engine Turned "Square boy" Model Petrol Lighter 1937 Silver plated Dunhill London lighter Made in Switzerland UK Patent Number 477768 USA Patent...
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1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver Plate

Big Jeweler Style Art Deco in Wood, 1920, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco Year: 1920 It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an icon of distinct...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Silver plated Art Deco Mandalan evening handbag. 1920 - 1930
Located in CADALSO, ES
The item are in a very, very good condition. The close are silver plated. The little colours squares are enameled. The colours are llike the first day.
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1920s German Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver Plate, Enamel

Kramer Retro 1940s -50's Amethyst /Rhinestone Art Deco Brooch
By Kramer of New York
Located in Buffalo, NY
Kramer Retro 1940s -50's Amethyst /Rhinestone Art Deco Brooch
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1950s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Amethyst, Crystal

A 1930s silver and black enamel fairy brooch
Located in Central England, GB
A very well made 1930s continental silver brooch. At the centre of this highly decorative piece, there is a finely cast figure of a seated fairy holding a bouquet of flowers both her...
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1930s European Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947 Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base. Signed "D. H. Chiparus". Measures: 56cms. alt. total and 19 cms. diam. base ( 22....
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Architecture book by Le Corbusier published in France in 1938
Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR
"Canons, ammunition? Thank you ! Homes... PLEASE" book by Le Corbusier in 1938. Editions l'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui, Collection de l'Equipement de la Civilisation Machiniste, 1938,...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Art Deco Ashtray Stand, Chrome and Bakelite by Demeyere, Belgium, 1930s
Located in Saarburg, RP
Art Deco ashtray stand This beautiful and rare Art Deco Ashtray Stand from the 30s/40s is in the streamline modern art deco style. The designer of this extraordinary object has succ...
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1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Chrome, Iron

Art Deco Brass Airplane desk Model, U.K. 1930´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Brass Airplane desk Model, 1930´s. Lovely Aviation Desk model, made in United Kingdom 1930´s. Excellent restored conditions. The airplane can be...
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Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Tall Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947 Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base. Signed "D. H. Chiparus". Measures: 67 cms. alt. total and 49 cms. diam. base (26,...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

French Art Deco Bronze Crucifix, 1930
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco bronze crucifix by HARTMANN, France, 1930s. Height: 10" (25.3cm), Width : 7.3"(18.5cm), Depth : 1.2"(3cm). Engraved signature "Hartmann" on a side (see photo)
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Naldun 1930 Art Deco Pocket Lighter Sterling Silver & Essex Glass Horse Intaglio
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco petrol lighter designed by Naldun. Very beautiful and useful petrol lighter, created in America by the Naldun Company, back in the 1930. It was crafted as a slider piece...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Bonzo Chad Valley Comic Toy, 1930s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Chad valley comic Bonzo toy dog from the 1930s. This cream velvet fully jointed Bonzo toy has airbrushed features and a red felt tongue. He's jointed at ...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Velvet

Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947 Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base. Signed "D. H. Chiparus". Measures: 52 cms. alt. total and 17 cms. diam. base Good...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Pin Brooch Dove in Sterling Silver
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylized pin brooch in the shape of a dove. A classic symbol of love and peace. It is executed in 925/1000 sterling silver. Unknown Scandinavian maker circa 1930. Inscribed 925 to ...
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1930s Scandinavian Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Sterling Silver

Antique "No. 1A Kodak Junior" Folding Camera c.1914-1927 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT The body of camera is leather wrapped with a leather handle and brass and chrome accents. It folds smoothly closed to 1.75 inches. Sold for decorative purposes only. May or...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Brass, Chrome

Antique "No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak, Model AB" Camera c.1900 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT The Kodak No.3 Model AB is an early model. The body of camera is all leather with a leather handle and unique leather covered lens. it folds smoothly closed to 1.75 inches. ...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Rare Antique 1901 Steinway Model B Rosewood Grand Piano Louis XV Rococo Restored
Located in Dayton, OH
Fully Restored 1901 Steinway & Sons Model B Louis XV Baroque Rococo Grand Piano – Serial Number 99151, Full 88 key keyboard. The most exquisitely d...
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Early 20th Century American Louis XV Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fruitwood, Rosewood

Wurlitzer Juke Box Model 700 Original and Restored Art Deco Circa 1940
Located in Oakland, CA
Wurlitzer 700 was a design masterpiece by Paul Fuller, its smooth art deco lines have stood the test of time, and it is a beautiful creation. This model plays 78-style records and th...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

London After Midnight by Marie Coolidge Rask, Photoplay Edition, 1928
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a photoplay first edition of London After Midnight by Marie Coolidge Rask. This printing was published by Grosset & Dunlap, in New York, in 1928. The book has been beautifully rebound in striking ¼ green leather and cloth boards, with raised bands and gilt stamps and tiles to the spine, and a matching green archival slipcase. The book is illustrated with eight stills from the original silent film. One of the most collectible Grosset & Dunlap photoplay editions, this book was a novelization of the 1927 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer mystery horror film of the same title, co-produced and directed by Tod Browning. The movie starred Lon Chaney in a dual role of Scotland Yard Inspector and vampire; this was his only movie role as a vampire. Due to the success of the film, Marie Coolidge Rask penned the novelization of the movie. Rask worked from Tod Browning’s screenplay as well as the original source material, Browning’s short story "The Hypnotist.” The book was published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1928 and included eight stills from the silent film. The last known copy of the film was destroyed in the 1965 MGM vault fire, along with hundreds of other rare early films, making it one of the most sought-after “lost” silent films. Copies of the film have never surfaced. This 1928 book is therefore important and collectible, as it is one of the few remaining records of the film’s content and storyline. Alexander Grosset and George T...
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1980s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Paper

Art Deco Steelcraft Metal Pull Toy, the 'Little Giant Zeppelin'
By Murray Ohio Manufacturing Company
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique metal pull toy zeppelin was manufactured by the Murray Ohio manufacturing company during the 1930s in the Art Deco style and marked stee...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

Art Deco Kodak Vigilante Junior Six-20 Folding Camera c.1940-1948
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An Art Deco Kodak Vigilante Junior Six-20 Folding Camera with a leather wrapped body, chrome accents and flip out view finder. Folds neatly to 1.5 inches. Shown with life siz...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Antique "No. 1A Kodak Junior" Folding Camera c.1914-1927 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT The body of camera is leather wrapped with a leather handle and brass and chrome accents. It folds smoothly closed to 1.75 inches. Solid brass "Marshall Field and Company" t...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Large French Art Deco Three-Masted Barque Ship Model, 1930s
By Anthoine Art Bois
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large French Art Deco three-masted barque ship by Anthoine Art Bois, France, 1930s. Wood and metal. Painted white metal sails, wood hull and painted black base
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Vintage Ram's Horn and Silver Snuff Mull
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 20th century taxidermy snuff mull of natural sheep's or ram's horn with a silver plate compartment with lid on one end that rises into a horn spiral a...
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20th Century English Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Eastman Kodak "No. 2 Folding Pocket Brownie" Camera c.1909
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original "No. 2 Folding Pocket Brownie" camera with leather wrapped body, brass and chrome accents. Autographic film window in back with iron stylus for writing notes dir...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Brass, Chrome

Accordion by Sabatino Nocentini & Figli Made in Florence, Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Italian custom made accordion by Sabatino Nocentini Castiglion & Figli. Antique pearl white accordion, Italian accordion with profuse inlay decoration, gorgeous hand made wi...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Art Deco Traditional Wooden Hand Large Artist Mannequin Scale Model
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A handmade wooden Artist mannequin hand model - all joints move as they should. Found on an Estate sale in Vienna, Austria. Shows some minor wear - but looks beautiful on display! So...
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Antique 14K Gold Articulated Snake Bracelet
Located in Norwood, NJ
Art Deco 14k gold, diamond, Jade and amethyst enameled and articulated bracelet in the form of a snake. 8 rose cut diamonds. Jade and amethyst cabochons with multicolored enamel. 4...
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Amethyst, Jade, Gold, Enamel

Antique Bakelite Nº11 Cubist NYC Art Deco Cherry Red Charm Necklace
Located in Hyattsville, MD
USA c.1930s. Unknown Maker. Celluloid linked chain and Bakelite cube charms. With a good clasp, this necklace is ready to wear. Fair Condition because one smaller cube is chipped a...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bakelite

French 1930 Art Deco Parisian Moorish Kiosk Cigarette Dispenser Mechanical Box
Located in Miami, FL
Mechanical cigarette dispenser box. An exceptional and very beautiful desk piece, created in France during the art deco period, back in the 19...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Paris Ephemeral Decorations, French Book by André Granet, Original 1948 Edition
By General Decoration
Located in Atlanta, GA
Décors éphémères: Les Expositions Jeux d'Eau et de Lumière, (Ephemeral decorations: water and light games exhibitions,) French book by André Granet, Original edition 1948, Preface by...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Art Deco Sabino Artistic Glass Opalescent Fish by Marius Ernest Sabino
Located in Lisbon, PT
An Art Deco fish opaline glass figure miniature with mouth up by Marius Ernest Sabino. Circa 1933 “Sabino” signed.
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20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass

1930s Architecture in Paris, French Book by Jean-Marc Labordiere, 2009
By General Decoration
Located in Atlanta, GA
L'Architecture des Années 30 a Paris (1930s Architecture in Paris), French book by Jean-Marc Larbodiere. The International Style comes from the Modern Movement (Bauhaus in Germany, Le Corbusier, and the Esprit Nouveau in France), an extension of Art Nouveau. This book invites the Parisian walker and tourists to recognize the buildings built in Paris by the greatest architects of the 1930s. After the excitement of the Roaring Twenties, France faced a major economic crisis and political and social uncertainty. Cultural life sees the emergence of mass culture. In architecture, modernism is spreading in society. In 1926, Le Corbusier set...
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Early 2000s French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

1930s Art Deco Bakelite + Celluloid Linked Necklace Dark Green Arching Dangles
Located in Hyattsville, MD
USA c.1930s. Unknown Maker, possibly Mazor. A light green Celluloid linked chain and (11) dark green Bakelite dangles. They have an organic feeling of arching reeds or arcing grass...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bakelite

Antique French 1930 Art Deco Astrolabe chrome desk decoration kinetic sculpture
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Very decorative & most rare this antique Art Deco Astrolabe from the 1930s Made from polished chrome, with 5 turning rings and a large center sphere. This would make a stunning decorative piece on any desk or office space Amazing for collectors of scientific antiques The Astrolabe remains in great antique condition with only a minor patina on the metal Turns smoothly and looks great! This antique Astrolabe...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Chrome

Art Deco Kodak Senior Six-16 Folding Camera c.1937-1939 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An Art Deco Kodak Senior Six-16 Folding Camera with a leather wrapped body, chrome and black accents and flip out view finder. Shown with life size hand. Sold as decorative o...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Chrome

"Kodak Special Model A" Sealskin Folding Camera c.1915-1920 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT The body of the Kodak Special, Model A incorporates several unusual design features. The most immediately obvious of these is the Bakelite panel on either side of the lens a...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Paul Jouve Book Paperback AFRIQUE ÉQUATORIALE FRANÇAISE Terres et races d'avenir
Located in Ulm, DE
AFRIQUE ÉQUATORIALE FRANÇAISE, Terres et races d'avenir Text by René Maran / illustrated by Paul Jouve paperback including 11 original full-page, black, off-text compositions printed...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique "No. 1A Kodak Junior" Folding Camera c.1914-1927
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT The body of camera is leather wrapped with a leather handle and brass and chrome accents. It folds smoothly closed to 1.75 inches. Sold for decorative purposes only. May or...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Brass, Chrome

1938 Zenith "WALTON" 9-S-232 Shutter Dial Tombstone Art Deco Radio
Located in Oakland, CA
1938 Zenith “WALTON” 9-S-232 Shutter Dial Tombstone Art Deco Radio in pristine restored condition. Sought after of all of these old radios and displayed...
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1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Kodak Compur Model Six-20 Folding Camera c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An Art Deco Kodak Compur Model Six-20 Folding Camera with a leather wrapped body, chrome accents and flip out view finder. Black and silver Art Deco design on both sides Show...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Chrome, Metal

Vintage Georg Jensen Smoker’s Set 639 by Harald Nielsen
Located in Hellerup, DK
Sterling silver Georg Jensen Art Deco smokers set, including a cigarette box and matchstick stand, design #639 by Harald Nielsen from the early 1930s. ...
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20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

1935 Ronson Hound Dog Table Striker Lighter by Ronson
Located in Van Nuys, CA
In 1935, a desk-mounted striker lighter was crafted. It featured a basset hound canine adorned with a layer of chromium plate, positioned on a sleek black enameled metal base. The ta...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Chrome

Antique Eastman Kodak "No. 2 Folding Pocket Brownie" Camera c.1909
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original "No. 2 Folding Pocket Brownie" camera with leather wrapped body, brass and chrome accents. Autographic film window in back with iron stylus for writing notes dir...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Brass, Chrome

Antique "No. 1A Kodak Junior" Folding Camera c.1914-1927 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT The body of camera is leather wrapped with a leather handle and brass and chrome accents. It folds smoothly closed to 1.75 inches. Sold for decorative purposes only. May or...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal, Chrome, Brass

Cinderella, Edited by C.S. Evans, Signed by Arthur Rackham, Edition de Lux, 1919
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Evans, C.S. (editor). Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). Cinderella. London & Philadelphia: William Heinemann and J.B. Lippincott Co., 1919. Numbered #53/325 copies of the Edition de Lux...
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1910s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Sevres Boulogne-Billancourt, Independent Ceramic, French Book by F. Slitine 2007
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sevres - Boulogne-Billancourt, La Ceramique Independente (Sevres - Boulogne-Billancourt, The Independent Ceramic), French Book by Florence Slitine, 2007. Preface by Emmanuel Bréon and David Caméo. What happens when Emmanuel Bréon - Chief Curator of the Museum of the 1930s in Boulogne-Billancourt, and David Caméo, Director of the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, conceive the project to discover the ceramic heritage of their respective cities? They decided to show them in a joint exhibition and this book. The book writing was entrusted to Florence Slitine, project manager at The Manufacture. With the help of collectors and several museums who lend their pieces and exchange their knowledge, this is the first book that takes stock of the work of these artists. From the end of the 19th century to the 1960s, those industrial ceramic artists worked in Boulogne-Billancourt and the town of Sèvres, on the fringes of the productions of the famous Manufacture. It allows them to restore, in their geographical context, the work of leading artists, to discover ceramists hitherto unknown, and to take stock of the production carried out in Sèvres but outside the National Manufacture. This book publishes unpublished works, marks, and documents, which will fascinate lovers of modern ceramics. It contains entries relating to the following 25 artists: Paul Beyer...
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Early 2000s French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

French Art Deco Mother & Child Sculpture, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco mother & child statue by René Mercier, France, 1930s. Wood. Hand carved statue of mother & child. Height : 11.7"(29.8cm), width : 6.3"(16cm), depth : 4.1"(10.5cm).
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Vintage Stuffed Mickey Doll, Children's Toy
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage stuffed Mickey Doll. A Mickey Mouse children's toy circa 1930 - 1940. This Mickey doll is stuffed with straw, has glass eyes, a teddy open mouth,...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mohair, Cotton, Glass

Vintage 1946 Wurlitzer Model 1015 Bubbler Phonograph Original Rare
Located in Oakland, CA
Vintage Original 1946 Wurlitzer Model 1015 Bubbler Collector Multi-Selector Phonograph. This Jukebox is in exceptional condition, fully restored, and with a full set of 78s. The sound is amazing, the amp was rebuilt, and the original 15″ speaker. Special electronics allow you to surpass mechanical coin operations to make as many selections as you like. Contact us by message and I can send you a video with sound of it playing. This posting is for the Wurlitzer JukeBox...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Chrome, Nickel

French Art Deco Crucifix, 1930, Poor Clares
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco bronze & oak crucifix from the Sainte-Claire de Mur de Barrez monastery (Poor Clares, read below), France, ca.1930. Close to the work of Ate...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze

Art Deco Kodak Junior Six-20 Bimat Folding Camera c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An Art Deco Kodak Compur Model Six-20 Folding Camera with a leather wrapped body, chrome accents and flip out view finder. Black and silver Art Deco design on both sides Show...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Chrome

"No. 1 Kodak Junior" Folding Camera c.1914-1927 with Case (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A rare model that offered many lens/shutter combinations. The body of camera is leather wrapped with a leather handle and chrome accents. It folds smoothly closed to 1.5 inc...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Dunhill of London Longtail Logo Rollgas Cigarette Lighter With Dunhill Box
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Dunhill of London Longtail Logo Rollgas Cigarette Lighter With Guarantee Card and Original Dunhill Presentation Box Box Inspired by the dunhill archive, a palladium-plated brass li...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Sabino Artistic Pink Glass Opalescent 'Fish' by Marius Ernest Sabino
Located in Lisbon, PT
An exquisite Art Deco pink Sabino fish miniature in opaline glass Signed “Sabino”.
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20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass

Rene Lalique Blue Glass 'Ceriser' Bracelet
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique blue glass 'Ceriser' Bracelet. The bracelet consists of 14 rectangular, cylinder-half shaped tablets, strung together with elastic. Cer...
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1920s Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass

Zenith Model 6-S-229 Tombstone Radio (1938) With Adapter for Bluetooth
Located in Oakland, CA
Zenith Model 6-S-229 Tombstone Radio (1938) With Adapter for Bluetooth. Zenith 6-S-229 black-dial tombstone is one of several similar models where the ...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Berlin Iron

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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