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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Victorian
Antique Book, The Life of Charles Dickens, Biography, English, Victorian, C.1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster. An English language biographical account of the Victorian author, dating to the late 19th century, published c...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
The Enchanted Hill The story of Hearst Castle at San Simeon Hardcover 1980
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The enchanted hill: The story of Hearst Castle at San Simeon Hardcover Book published in January 1, 1980 by Carleton M Winslow.
Title: The Enchanted Hill. The Story of Hearst.
Publis...
Category
Late 20th Century American Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Badminton Library Book, Fishing, Reference, English, Sporting Interest
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Badminton Library Book. An English language, hard bound reference title on fishing by Henry Cholmondeley-Pennell, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Map of the American State of Washington, 1889
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of Washington
Drawn and Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston
Published By A & C Black, Edinburgh.
Original colour
Unframed.
Category
1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art Déco French Polished Black Lacquer and Silver Plated Cigarrette Box/Case
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Art Déco french polished black lacquer and silver plated cigarrette box/case
By: unknown
Material: lacquer, metal, silver, silver plate
Technique: cast, molded, metalwork, lacquered, polished, plated, silvered
Dimensions: 3 in x 3.5 in x 1 in
Date: early 20th century
Style: Art Déco
Place of origin: France
This sleek early 20th century french cigarette...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate, Silver
Ronson 1930 Pik A Cig Magic Penguin Lighter Cigarette Dispenser Desk Box
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco magic penguin mechanical dispenser box designed by Ronson.
A beautiful, exceedingly rare and very decorative mechanical dispenser desk box, created in the city of Newark, New Jersey in the United States by The Ronson Art Metal Works Co. during the art deco period, back in the 1930. This is the iconic mechanical Pik-a-Cig Penguin Lighter...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Bronze
Park Sherman 1930 Art Deco Chromed Steel Roller Lid Box With Red Bakelite
By Park Sherman
Located in Miami, FL
Decorative desk box designed by Park Sherman.
Very decorative desk box, created during the art deco period in America by the Park Sherman Company, back in the 1930. This roller-lid ...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Antique 9 Bell Interchangeable Music Box on Table by Nicole Freres, c. 1870
Located in London, GB
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A superb interchangea...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss High Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 1887
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Translated out of the Original Tongues: And with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by His Majesty’s Spec...
Category
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Antique Vintage Lady's Gentleman's Wooden Walking Stick Cane Bone Crook Handle
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stylish Solid Polished Dark Brown Malacca Wood and Sectional Horn Crook Handle in colours Lady’s or Gentleman’s Walking Stick or Cane with Traditional ornately cast Crook shaped hand...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
2 Large Vols Antique Reference Book, Egypt - Historical and Picturesque, English
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is 2 large volumes of the antique reference book 'Egypt - Descriptive, Historical and Picturesque by G. Ebers. An English translation by Clara Bell, wi...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Textile, Paper
Antique Victorian Butterfly Skirt Lifter Dress Holder
Located in Chonburi, TH
Fyfe's patent first registered Sept 21st 1876, Pretty butterfly design skirt lifter.
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Table lighter Lancel - "La boule de Lancel" 1920s
By Lancel Paris
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Table lighter Lancel "Le boule de Lancel" -
Patent Pending.SGDG 75-22 - in brass
One of the early automatic lighters (1920s-1930s)
Golden brass mechanism
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage Specimen Collector's Chest of Drawers, French, Walnut Desk Box, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage specimen collector's chest of drawers. A French, solid walnut four drawer executive desk box, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.
Exceptional figuring and f...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
19th Century German Erzgebirge Noah’s Ark
Located in London, GB
19th Century German Erzgebirge Noah’s Ark
A 19th Century German Erzgebirge Noah’s ark toy set, with aged ark that shows remnants of typical straw work d...
Category
1850s German Early Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
England 1900 Victorian Army Officer Travel Chest In Leather And Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
A military officer chest.
Exceptional square British military officer's travel trunk chest, from the late Victorian era, circa 1900. It was superbly rebuilt and refurbished in beaut...
Category
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Nautical Brass Ship's Clock, Barometer & Bell Grouping
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique nautical brass ship's clock and barometer were made by the Chelsea Clock Company of the United States and date to approximately 192...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Very Rare English Antique Sterling Silver Monkey Pepper Pot - London 1881
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1881, this charming and very rare, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Pepper Pot, is modelled as a Monkey.
The pepper pot measures 2.75"(7cm) tall, by 1.25"...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
George Stubbs - Anatomy of the Horse 1938
Located in Pewsey, GB
George Stubbs - The Anatomy of the Horse - Heywood Hill, London 1938 - Brown Boards and Cloth. lettering in Gilt on brown leather on spine. Something for every library and a large b...
Category
1930s British Early Victorian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Streamline Arcade Machine Gun
By Keeney Arcade Co. 1
Located in Peekskill, NY
I grew up in Brooklyns Coney Island so these early arcade items really bring back memories. This is one of the rare 1939 Keeney Arcade Anti-Aircraft Machine Guns… very high style Dec...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
"Walking Popeye" With Parrots Vintage Windup Toy by Marx Toy Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage 1930's wind-up toy by the Marx Toy Company of New York, portraying the iconic comic character, "Popeye" the sailorman. He is depicted with Parrots in each hand inside of bird...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Ronson USA 1929 Art Deco RonDeLight Table Lighter In Black Lacquer And Steel
Located in Miami, FL
A ball table lighter designed by Ronson.
Very beautiful RonDeLight Junior desk lighter, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Co. during the a...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
DUNHILL 1940 Service Petrol Pocket Lighter In Solid 925 Sterling Silver With Box
Located in Miami, FL
A service lighter designed by Alfred Dunhill
A beautiful military American service lighter, created by the subsidiaries of Alfred Dunhill in the United States during the WW-2, betwe...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
The Complete British Motorcycle The Classics From 1907 To The Present J Carroll
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Complete British Motorcycle The Classics From 1907 To The Present by J Carroll.Hardcover with dust jacket. Profusely illustrated throughout.British motorcycles attract a fanatica...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Holy Bible, Standard Edition, Illustrated Family Bible, 1885
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The “Standard” Edition of The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments and Apocrypha, Translated out of the Original Tongues, Together with Cruden’s Complete Concordance… and Revised New Testament, with Many Other Important and Useful Aids to the Study of the Holy Scriptures, All Written to Increase the Interest in and Simplify the Study of the Word of God. Syracuse: Bible Publishing House, 1885. Standard Edition. Illustrated with steel and wood engravings and chromolithographs. Large quarto, with original full leather carved and gilded boards. Gilded edges and pewter clasps. Presented with a custom-made archival clamshell box.
Presented is a beautifully restored and exquisitely bound Holy Bible from 1885. This family bible was published by the Bible Publishing House, in Syracuse, New York. It contains both the Old and New Testaments, and the Apocrypha and Cruden’s Complete Concordance. It also boasts 100,000 marginal references and readings, Dr. William Smith’s “Standard Bible Dictionary,” a complete history of all the books of the bible, biblical scenery, and “Manners and Customs of the Ancients.” For studying, it includes “Bible Aids for Social and Private Prayer,” the history of translation of the bible, a history of all religious denominations, “Psalms in Meter,” and a “Teachers’ Bible Textbook.” It is decorated with stunning full and half page illustrations, printed as steel engravings, wood engravings, and chromolithographs, illustrating scenes in the life of Christ, bible text events from Genesis to Revelation, natural history, and several maps of the Holy Land engraved by L.B Folger. It also contains a stunning dedication page, a marriage license...
Category
1880s American Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
EVANS 1940 Spitfire Pocket Lighter With Windshield Chromed Steel & Black Lacquer
Located in Miami, FL
Spitfire pocket lighter designed by Evans.
Rare automatic spitfire pocket lighter, created in America by the Evans Company, back in the 1940. This very handsome piece has been crafted with deco-modernist patterns in chromed steel with accents decorations in black lacquer. This model is fitted with the hinged windguard adding extra rarity. It it never used or fired and is offered with the original box. Stunning modernist design, very decorative and surely a great conversation piece.
Model: The Spitfire with windguard pocket lighter.
Year: 1940.
Materials: Chromed steel and black lacquer.
Weight: 50 Grams.
Measurements: 62 mm by 37 mm by 13 mm (2.44 x 1.46 x 0.52 Inches).
Rarity: Rare with windshield and never fired condition.
Marks: Lighter is stamped with the maker's mark and signed as follow; "EVANS FUEL U.S. PAT. REG, 19023".
Evans
The Evans Company first started out as a handbag and accessory manufacturing company, originating from Attleboro, Massachusetts as a novelty company in 1918. However, by the late 1920’s, the company took on a different path and began to manufacture lighters with a “lift arm system”. This system is very similar to the one used by the Alfred Dunhill Company – minus the fact that the flint wheel was located vertically, rather than horizontally. Many lighters were manufactured by the Evans Company with this “lift arm system” with a variety of attractive styles, including enameled cases. In addition, the Evans Company produced complementary cigarette cases and perfume sprays...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Art Deco Cartoon Style Map of Paris possibly by Arthur Zaindenberg circa 1930's
By Arthur Zaidenberg
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco cartoon style map of Paris possibly by Arthur Zaidenberg. The map depicts witty references to Parisians lifestyle, along with drawings of notable landmarks, circa 1930's. T...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Lithography Map, Isle of Thanet, Kent, English, Cartography, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique lithography map of The Isle of Thanet in Kent. An English, framed atlas engraving of cartographic interest, dating to the mid 19th century and later.
Superb litho...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
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
Small Black Leather Incased Box of Dominos Board Game, 28 pieces
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small 28 Pieces Dominos Travel Size Board Game in Small Black Leather Incased Box.
Each piece measures 1.1 by 0.6 by 0.2 inches.
Category
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Plastic
19th century thermometer in original case
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century thermometer in original case circa 1890.
Fine quality thermometer which measures between -45 degrees centigrade and +50. In ful...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Antique Lithography Map, Bedfordshire, English, Framed Engraving, Cartography
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique lithography map of Bedfordshire. An English, framed atlas engraving of cartographic interest, dating to the mid 19th century and...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Pair of french Art Deco Zadounaïsky ashtrays
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Pair of french Art Deco original ashtrays by sculptor Michel Zadounaïsky circa 1930. They're in wrought iron and top in copper, both signed on the base. The elegant shape is typical ...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
Antique Scottish Nautical Oak Ship's Wheel with Brass Accents
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique ship's wheel was made by the MacTaggart, Scott & Co. of Edenborough, Scotland and dates to approximately 1900 and done in the period style. This ship's wheel is composed...
Category
Early 20th Century Scottish Late Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Solid Brass Polished Silent Butler Crumb Catcher
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid brass versatile antique butler with brush and dust pan nice condition multiple uses, circa 1940's.
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vanity Dunhill Lighter, 1930, England
By Dunhill
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Vanity Dunhill lighter 1930 England
Circa 1930 Origin England
It works with benzine (gasoline)
Works. In very good condition
It has a compartment f...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
A Large Galvanised Housemaid’s Bucket A Traditional piece and a very versatile
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Large Galvanised Housemaid’s Bucket
A Traditional piece and a very versatile and strong piece, the housemaid would have carried this one by the swing handle and used the end handl...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Antique Lithography Map, Hertfordshire, English, Framed Engraving, Cartography
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique lithography map of Hertfordshire. An English, framed atlas engraving of cartographic interest, dating to the mid 19th century an...
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Lithography Map, Northamptonshire, English, Framed Cartography, C.1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique lithography map of Northamptonshire. An English, framed atlas engraving of cartographic interest, dating to the mid 19th century...
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Stunning Art Deco Cigar Humidor by Baromdor.. Birdseye Maple and Walnut
By Brand Barometer American Association
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Art Deco Cigar Humidor by Baromdor.. Birdseye Maple and Walnut.. Classic 1930s design. Superior quality and construction,, Great desk accessory, sleek .simple design
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Walnut
Antique Lithography Map, Northumberland, English, Framed, Engraving, Cartography
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique lithography map of Northumberland. An English, framed atlas engraving of cartographic interest, dating to the mid 19th century a...
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Luxury Victorian French Lorgnette Opera Glasses Marked "Iris, Paris", circa 1885
By Iris, Paris
Located in Incline Village, NV
Absolutely exquisite pair of operable mother of pearl high quality luxury, top of the line, French Lorgnette Opera Glasses; with fancy mother o...
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1880s French Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Antique Lithography Map, Lincolnshire, English, Framed, Engraving, Cartography
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique lithography map of Lincolnshire. An English, framed atlas engraving of cartographic interest, dating to the mid 19th century and...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Lithography Map, Gloucestershire, English, Framed Engraving, Cartography
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique lithography map of Gloucestershire. An English, framed atlas engraving of cartographic interest, dating to the mid 19th century ...
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage Alloy, Huntly Putter With Groove Handle
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Huntly Aluminium Mallet Head Putter.
A good example of an aluminium head putter fitted with an original hickory shaft with a 'Huntly Grip'. The wooden shaft is round from the hosel t...
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Ronson England 1929 Deco RonDeLight Steel Table Lighter Black & Cream Lacquer
Located in Miami, FL
A ball table lighter designed by Ronson.
Very beautiful RonDeLight Junior desk lighter, created in England by The Ronson Co. during the art deco period, b...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Antique Book Carpentry, Joinery, Cabinet Making, Nicholson, English, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique carpentry book by Peter Nicholson. An English language, bound reference guide, dating to the Victorian period, published 1854.
Full ...
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Small Antique Pharmacist's Measuring Cup, English, Glass, Apothecary, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique pharmacist's measuring cup. An English, glass and leather apothecary measure, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 190...
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Antique 6 Bell Music Box with Enamel Bee Strikers by Karrer, c. 1875
Located in London, GB
A lovely quality antique music box made by Karrer of Geneva, Switzerland in c. 1875.
The fully serviced musical movement features a highly attractive arrangement of 6 individually e...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel
Antique 6 Bell and Drum Music Box by Charles Lecoultre, c. 1870
Located in London, GB
A magnificent quality six bell and drum cylinder music box made by Charles Lecoultre of Geneva, Switzerland in c. 1870.
The fully serviced musical movement features a central drum an...
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1870s Swiss Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel
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...
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Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique 6 Bell Fortissimo Music Box by J Manger & Co, c. 1885
Located in London, GB
An excellent-sounding Fortissimo 6 bell antique music box made by J. Manger & Co. of Geneva, Switzerland in c. 1885.
The fully serviced musical movemen...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel
Sparton Model 557 "Sled" Radio by Walter Dorwin Teague
By Sparton, Walter Dorwin Teague
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Sparton model 557 radio designed by Walter Dorwin Teague for the Sparks-Worthington Company in Jackson, Michigan during 1936. The radio, known as the "sled" or "3-knob" is considered...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Large Antique Encyclopaedia, Historica Britannica, Multilingual Book, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique reference book, Monumenta Historica Britannica. Printed in English and multiple languages, a later bound encyclopaedia, dating to the Victorian period, published 1848.
Full title: Monumenta Historica Britannica or Materials for the History of Britain from the Earliest Period to the end of the Reign of King Henry VII - Volume I.
Superb collection of reference in English, Anglo-Saxon 'Old English' Latin and Welsh
Charming lithograph engravings illustrate throughout
Later professional binding in a quality green textile cover with gold tooled titling
Pages intact, text perfectly legible - some colouration present
Impressive proportion and weight at 6.52kg (14.3 lb)
This is an fascinating large antique reference book, published by command of Queen Victoria. Presented in multiple languages including modern English, with a selection of charming illustrations and antique records...
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Reference Book, The Greyhound, English, Illustrated Guide, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique reference book, The Greyhound by Stonehenge. An English language, bound and illustrated guide to the breed, dating to the Victorian period, published 1875.
Using ...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Lithography Map, Cornwall, English Framed Engraving, Cartography, C.1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique lithography map of the Duchy of Cornwall. An English, framed atlas engraving of cartographic interest, dating to the early 19th century and later.
Superb lithogra...
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Set of 2 Dentistry Books, English Language, Bound Medical Reference, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 2 dentistry books. An English language title on Crown and `bridge work and Porcelain in Dentistry, dating to the Victorian period and later.
First Title; A Practica...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique 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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