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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
French Virgin and Child Chromo-Lithograph, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Virgin and child chromo-lithograph, French, late 19th century
Golden frame
Good antique condition
For shipping: 5 x 31.5 x 47.5 cm 0.8kg.
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Fine Steinway & Sons Wedgwood Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Baby Grand Piano Model M
Located in Roslyn, NY
Steinway & Sons Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Baby Grand Piano
Model M, serial no. 244684, circa 1926
With Wedgwood Light Blue Jasperware / Wedgwood Framed Ov...
Category
20th Century American Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$50,000 Sale Price
23% Off
Industrial Turners Cube Scale Design Model Desk Sculpture, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A nice scaled model of a turner cube made in the 1970s. This unique object, termed a Turner’s Cube, was traditionally an exercise given to a novice machinist to test their knowledge ...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Ettore Travertino Marble Backgammon Board
By Giobagnara
Located in Milan, IT
This stunning backgammon box is the ultimate gift for a game lover and a superb decorative object for any interior. Its functional structure is in Trave...
Category
2010s Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
$3,398 / item
Jerusalem and Temple Imaginary Map by Blome, Published London 1689
Located in Langweer, NL
Imaginary Plan of Jerusalem by Blome after Villalpando, 1689
This impressive antique engraving presents an imaginary plan of Jerusalem by Richard Blome, published in 1689. The engra...
Category
Late 17th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A Large 19th Century Brass Library Telescope Marked A. Bardou, Paris
By A. Bardou
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and impressive 19th century French brass library telescope marked A. Bardou, Paris.
(Denis Albert Bardou; 1841 - 1893)
The telescope mounted on a brass and cast iron tripod ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
The Decisive Moment 1st Edition 1952 Henri Cartier Bresson Cover Henri Matisse
Located in Red Lion, PA
Henri Cartier-Bresson – The Decisive Moment – 1st Edition, 1952 – Cover by Henri Matisse – Published by Simon & Schuster
A true cornerstone of 20th-century photography, this is an extremely rare and collectible first edition of The Decisive Moment (Images à la Sauvette...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Tibetan Telescoping Long Horn
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty Tibetan Dungchen ceremonial long horn crafted with copper and brass in a dramatic telescoping sculptural form.
Retracted height: 25".
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Bauhaus, Weimar 1919-25 Dessau 1925-28, Museum of Modern Art, 1938 First Edition
Located in Stamford, CT
Bauhaus, Weimar 1919-25 Dessau 1925-28
Alfred H. Barr jr. (preface)
Published by Museum of Modern Art, 1938
This hardcover is a first edition copy printed by The Museum of Modern A...
Category
Early 20th Century American Bauhaus Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
"Rally Freemen!..." Civil War Recruitment Broadside
Located in York County, PA
"RALLY FREEMEN! …COME ONE! COME ALL! AND SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR THE BEST COUNTRY ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH." A CIVIL WAR RECRUITMENT BROADSIDE FOR THE...
Category
1860s American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century French Provincial Antique Monumental Copper Tabernacle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A late 19th Century, antique large French Provincial monumental church Tabernacle made of hand crafted copper, in good condition. The pyramid, partly...
Category
Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Copper
Giraffe Taxidermy Mount, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Giraffe taxidermy mount. Just over 7 feet tall. Beautiful expression to face. Overwhelming presence in the room. Good coloring to fur and go...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fur, Glass, Wood
Antique Map of the Bildt Region by Schotanus, 1664
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'De Grietenije van der Bildt (..)' Map of the Grietenij of Het Bildt, Friesland, The Netherlands. Multiple cartouches, key and coat of arms. Originates from ""Besc...
Category
17th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Girl in beautiful Dress, Antique German Dollhouse Doll Toy 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare and exquisite miniature antique German Bisque Head, Arms and Leg Doll is a must-have for Dollhouse and Doll collectors and enthusiasts alike. With its beautiful Outfit, it is suitable for any room and adds a touch of elegance to your Dollhouse.
The set includes The Doll with the Outfit, all in very good condition. Made of Fabric, Bisque Porcelain parts and handmade by skilled craftsmen, this original piece is a testament to the rich history of German toys. Whether you're a fan of entertainment or vintage items, this dollhouse toy...
Category
Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain, Fabric
Birds a Collection of 25 Bird Figures and Music Boxes
Located in New York, NY
A lifetime collection of birds. A set of 25 some made of porcelain some carved from wood or resin. Of the 25 of them 5 are music boxes.
I actually think it's quite charming.
Siz...
Category
Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain, Resin, Wood
Greater Sage Grouse Male & Female Taxidermy Game Bird Wall Mount 43"
Located in Dayton, OH
A very large and impressive wall mount game bird taxidermy featuring two Greater Sage Grouses flying out from the grasses.
Dimensions:
36" x 19" x 43" (Width x Depth x Height)
Category
Late 20th Century American Country Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Large 19th C. Hand Crafted Birdcage on Stand Antique Decorative Interior Design
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Large 19th C. Hand Crafted Birdcage on Stand Antique Decorative Interior Design. Rare and imposing Chateau large 19th century walnut hand carved and hand forged crafted Birdcage from...
Category
19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Iron
$22,400 Sale Price
22% Off
A Fine Adams, London Culpepper Microscope
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A late 18th century brass lacquered Culpepper design microscope by Adams, London in the original mahogany case. The two drawers contain a good selection of lenses and accessories.
Th...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Educational botanical cross-sectional model of the inner part of sunflower flower
Located in Milan, IT
Educational botanical model in section of the sunflower flower showing its inner part, this is an enlarged and decomposable inner tubular corolla of a concrescent petal section in th...
Category
1950s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
Living the Modern Way: Form and Colour in Interior Decoration (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Edited by Giulio Peluzzi & Rivista Dell'Arredamento
With today's many new designs in furniture, the development of new fabrics and the imaginative use of construction materials, ther...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
French Victorian Brass Opera Glasses
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian mother of pearl and brass opera glasses with handle
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Yacht Blueprint of "Gurnet" a Fifty-Foot Ketch – Spectacular Graphics
Located in Norwell, MA
First-class piece of maritime art is this original blueprint of a sailing yacht. The legend panel reads "Cabin plan for Auxiliary" centerboard cruising ketch, scale 3/4 inch equals o...
Category
1930s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
IMCO 1000 Ifa-Storm 1924 Julius Meister Thumbwheel Mechanical Lighter In Brass
Located in Miami, FL
IMCO mechanical lighter made by the Julius Franz Meister Company.
This is an amazing authentic petrol lighter original from the art deco period. This industrial piece was originally designed and patented by Hans Silverknopf and was made in Austria back in 1925-26 by the Julius Meister Company, JMCO commonly know as IMCO. This is the final 4th model storm thumbwheel, called IFA-1000. It was crafted in solid polished brass and is fitted with mechanical sliding elements. This lighter has the rare sub-variety in the snuffer, is rounded and domed on top. The function is very simple, the metallic wheel on the lighter, when pushed down by one's thumb, will rub against the ferrocerium to produce a scorching spark. Simultaneously, the petrol vape is released, which is vaporized (depressurized) as soon as it exits the container. This lighter is original not a reproduction and has been cleaned and polished to bring back his original splendor.
IMCO
The company was founded by Julius Franz Meister in 1907, the Julian Meister Co. (JMCO/IMCO) began as a button and metal goods factory in Vienna. Bernhard Silberknopf became a company partner during 1911. The factory began manufacturing lighters after World War 1. The first lighter model, the "Imko Feuerzeug" was patented in 1920 and several other models were produced during the early 1920s based on this patent. Hans Silberknopf patented the design for the famous "Ifa" Sturmfeuerzeug in 1925. IMCO produced other several models based on this patent. The design was copied by multiple U.S. and Japanese companies during the 1930s and 1940s and countless replicas have been produced. Frequently deceptively characterized as "trench lighters...
Category
1920s Austrian Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Steel
$448 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage Laboratory Microscope, German, Scientific Instrument, Carl Zeiss Jena
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage laboratory microscope. A German, enamelled metal scientific instrument by Carl Zeiss Jena, dating to the late 20th century, circa ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
Impressive Large Size and Deeply Carved Oak Gothic Church Wall Bracket / Corbel
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique large Gothic Revival wall bracket with carved acanthus leafs
This handcrafted and hand-carved, Gothic Revival wall bracket is one of the largest we ever had the pleasure of offering. Together with the natural flowing and deeply carved, acanthus leafs and the Gothic rosettes around the upper rim it also has the most wonderful organic shape. The sheer size of this church relic, its striking design and its ancient patina makes it an absolute joy to own and look at. This is a great bracket for displaying a large saint statue...
Category
Early 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Celestial Table Globe, Charles-François Delamarche, Paris, 1791
Located in Milano, IT
Celestial table globe
Charles-François Delamarche
Paris, 1791
It measures: 17.13 in in height, Ø max 27.7 in; the sphere Ø 7.09 in
(h 43.5 cm x Ø max 27.7 cm; the sphere Ø 18 cm).
W...
Category
1790s French Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Sterling Silver & CZ Pendant Necklace, Vintage, Stamped
Located in Warrenton, OR
Sterling Silver & CZ Pendant Necklace, Vintage, Stamped.
The open rectangle pendant has what we think are tiny CZs in it. It is stamped on the back of the rectangle and also on the c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Historic 1864 Civil War Map of Pennsylvania and New Jersey with Coastal Focus
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Historic 1864 Civil War Map of Pennsylvania and New Jersey with Coastal Focus
Description: This meticulously crafted antique map, titled "Johnson's Pennsylvania and New Jerse...
Category
1860s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Ronson 1930 Pik a Cig Magic Penguin Touch Tip 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, N...
Category
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Steel
$4,387 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Dragon Snuff Bottle
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Chinese porcelain dragon snuff bottle, cylindrical pillar form with high shoulder, short neck, everted lip and concentric grooved base painted in underglaze cobalt blue of a single f...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Empire Style Birdcage Model of Chateau de Luneville, Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The wood and wire birdcage faithfully depicting the chateau.
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$16,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Victorian Walking Stick; Bone Carved Dog Head Handle; Cherrywood Circa 1880
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fine quality cherry wood 19th century rare bone carved dog head handle walking stick from the fabulous collection of Prince Moritz (1926-2013) who was well known for his extensive co...
Category
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone, Cherry
19th Century Andrew J. Lloyd Boston Brass Telescope on Wooden Tripod with Case
Located in Milford, NH
A fine antique brass telescope, stamped Andrew J. Lloyd Company, a Boston, MA retailer active 1850-1875. Brass tubes and fittings, includes the original collapsible wooden tripod sta...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Impressive Early 19th Century Model Chateau
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Extraordinary Early 19th Century Chateau Model found untouched in its original painted finish. impressive attention to detail with some carved brickwork,...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
WWII Ship's Bell from the Minesweeper HMS Queen of Thanet, Dated 1941
Located in London, GB
A WWII ship's bell from the Royal Navy minesweeper HMS Queen of Thanet, dated 1941.
Pendant number J-30.
Diameter: 27cm - 10 ½ inches.
Height: 28 cm - 11 inches.
HMS Queen of Thanet (J30), formerly HMS Melton, was a Racecourse-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. She was built by William Hamilton & Company in Port Glasgow, Scotland. Melton was launched in March 1916 with the pennant number 898. During World War I she served with the Auxiliary Patrol. Post-war she was transferred to the Mine Clearance Service.
Between the wars Melton was sold to Hughes Bolckow Shipbreaking Co in 1927. She was bought by The New Medway Steam Packet Company in 1929 and converted for excursion work on the River Medway and River Thames. She was renamed Queen of Thanet. For the next twelve years she could be found working from Sheerness and Southend. Regular excursions took her to Gravesend, Margate, Clacton and Dover as well as cross-channel voyages to Calais, Boulogne and Dunkirk.
In September 1939 she was requisitioned by the Admiralty for minesweeping duties once more and commissioned as HMS Queen of Thanet, pennant number J30. In May 1940 she took part in the Dunkirk evacuation rescuing 4,000 men in four trips. Of that number, 2,000 were transferred from the ex-LNER steamer Prague, after the latter had been damaged by near misses from shells and dive bombers off Gravelines. For Operation Overlord in June 1944 she was stationed at Selsey as the Mulberry Despatch Control Ship. After the war she was returned in 1946 to her owners to recommence excursion work around the Thames Estuary.
In January 1949 she was sold to Red Funnel and transferred to Southampton. After refitting at Thorneycroft's yard at Northam she was commissioned in the spring as the company's second Solent Queen. For the next two years she operated excursions from Southampton in the summer. In June 1951 while slipped for survey and repair, she caught fire and was written off as a constructive loss. She was scrapped by Dover Industries Ltd at Dover Eastern Docks in 1951
Literature on HMS Queen of Thanet see: Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Original Antique Hand-colored World Map with or without Frame, '1696'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique world map titled 'Mappe-Monde dressee sur les Observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences (..)'. Beautiful original antique world map...
Category
Late 17th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$4,243 Sale Price
20% Off
Cartier High Jewelry Exhibition Coffee Table Book, 1997
Located in New York, NY
CARTIER 1900 - 1939
Paris, London, New York.
This special hard-cover book was published in honor of the exhibition, 'Cartier 1900 - 1939', held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from April 2, 1997, through August 3, 1997, and the British Museum, London, from October 3, 1997, through February 1, 1998. This exhibition was organized jointly by the two museums.
Foreword by: Dr. Robert G. W. Anderson, Director, British Museum
"The firm of Cartier is widely recognized as one the world's greatest designers and manufacturers of jewellery and objects d'art. This exhibition is timed to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the founding of the company in Paris in 1847."
Preface: Judy Rudoe, Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities, British Museum
"Previous exhibitions devoted to Cartier have encompassed the entire period of the firm's history, from 1847 to the present. The aim of this exhibition is to take a fresh look at a more closely defined period, from around 1900, when the firm's distinctive style becomes identifiable, to the end of the 1930s, which saw a dramatic change of style that led to a quite different aesthetic."
A gorgeous exhibition book highlighting the first four decades of the 20th century when the renowned Paris-based firm known as Cartier expanded to London and New York. Specially taken photographs present a breathtaking array of necklaces, bracelets, brooches, rings, as well as cigarette cases, clocks, and objects d'art. 450+ illustrations, 350 in full color. A great piece to start a collection, add to one, display on a coffee table, library shelf, etc.
Author: Judy Rudoe
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York, NY, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Published: 1997
Language: English
Printed and bound: Italy
Binding: Hard Cover with cloth binding in red burgundy with silver embossing
Dust-Jacket: High-gloss, four-color process.
Designed by: Harry Green...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Madonna Carved Wood Sculpture Gold Leaf and Polychrome, Spain, Mid-18th Century
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A wood sculpture wonderfully carved depiction of the Virgin Mary with Jesus Child gilded with gold leaf and polychrome painted, Spain, mid-18th century...
Category
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
$5,162 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique German Girl Figural Cigar Cutter for Pocket Watch Chain, FOB, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful cigar cutter, showing a dancing lady. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of silver-plate metal. Marked Germany it the base. A beautiful nice collecti...
Category
1890s German Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique Chinese Silver & Malacca Walking Stick Cane 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Chinese gentleman's silver pommel and Malacca walking stick, circa 1880 in date.
This decorative walking cane features an exquisite Chinese silver pomme...
Category
1880s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
1940s Isamu Noguchi Black+White Train Clock Modernist Japanese Industrial Design
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Sale includes both, and both clocks are untested, thus graded DISTRESSED, despite being cosmetically good.
Category
1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
$15,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Victorian taxidermy ebonised mounted elephant ear.
Located in London, GB
Victorian taxidermy ebonised mounted elephant ear.
A rare Victorian taxidermy ebonised mounted elephant ear. This item is very rare due to its subject matter, presentation and accompanying Cites Article 10 certificate. The framed artifact...
Category
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Natural Fiber
Rolling Stones 1997/98 World Tour Concert Letterman's / Bomber Jacket - Rare
Located in San Diego, CA
Hard to find Rolling Stones 1997, 98 World Tour concert letterman's / bomber jacket, circa 1997. Truly a great piece of rock & roll history from arguably the greatest rock band of ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Wool
Bose 901 Series Speakers On Eero Saarinen Tulip Bases
By bose, Eero Saarinen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of newly finished and upholstered, mid-century modern, Bose 901 series speakers on tulip base stands designed by the Finnish-American designer and architect Eero Saarinen, circa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Carved Pine Rocking Horse
Located in Cheshire, GB
Carved and painted pine rocking horse with leather saddle and harness on trestle rocker.
Dimensions
Height 47 inches
Width 66 inches
Depth 19...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
$2,383 Sale Price
40% Off
LMS LNER Loch Awe Original Vintage Travel Poster by Norman Wilkinson, 1930s
Located in Devon, GB
Produced for London Midland & Scottish Railway and London & North Eastern Railway to promote rail travel to the Scottish Highlands, this scarce British quad royal travel poster by No...
Category
1930s British Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Paper
Leonardo Da Vinci The Complete Paintings Hardcover Coffee Table Book
By Leonardo da Vinci
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Leonardo da Vinci. The Complete Paintings.
Book by Pietro Marani
Da Vinci in detail: Leonardo's life and work all paintings.
One of the most fully ac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A Hermitage of American Paintings from the National Gallery of Art
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Hermitage of American Paintings from the National Gallery of Art by William James Williams. A leather bound, hardcover book published by Hammond Inc. of Maplewood, New Jersey. Stat...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Marble Chess Board
Located in New York, NY
A substantial black and red burgundy marble chess or checkers game board (less the game pieces.) Board makes a great decorative object or can even be used for entertaining (trivet, s...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
STUNNING DECORATIVE VINTAGE PERSIAN CHESS BOARD WiTH STAUNTON STYLE CHESS PIECES
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very good looking well made and decorative Persian Chessboard with Staunton style chess pieces
A trul...
Category
20th Century French Arts and Crafts Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Boxwood
United States Yacht Ensign Flag in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Yacht ensign on wood pole and three black and white yacht photographs mounted into a shadowbox frame. The flag has an embroidered anchor and thirteen ...
Category
1960s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Edwardian Sterling Silver-Mounted Threaded Crystal Amber Colored Match Striker
Located in New York, NY
Rare, Edwardian Period, sterling silver-mounted, deep amber-colored threaded crystal match striker, probably England, Ca. 1915. The striker measures approximately 2 1/2 inches high...
Category
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Regal Elegance: The Reeves's Pheasant - A Flying Taxidermy Masterpiece
Located in New York, NY
Majestic Flying Reeves's Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii), a stunning avian specimen native to China, meticulously preserved to capture its intricate beauty and remarkable history. N...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Feathers
Original Sail Plan Blueprint for the 260 Class Yacht, by George Lawley
Located in Norwell, MA
George Lawley 260 Class blueprint. Rich blue plan showing mast and sail dimensions. This is a double ended design by C. Raymond Hunt. This plan is for a thirty one foot yacht and was...
Category
1940s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Italian Medieval Gothic Carved Stone Saint Statue
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered hand carved stone medieval statue depicting a Saint . Italy 16th century. Weathered, small losses and old repair.
H:51cm W:18cm D:13cm
Category
16th Century Italian Gothic Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
$1,502 Sale Price
50% Off
19thC. Walking Stick With Sterling Silver Horn Simulated Handle American Ca 1880
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fine quality hand made craftsmanship to this 19th century Victorian walking stick; hand carved of premium hardwood (possibly pecan), with a continuous twist design. The top is decora...
Category
1880s American Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
The History of the Colony Club by Ann F. Cox Book
Located in Stamford, CT
The History of the Colony Club by Ann F. Cox. Hardcover, 1st edition. 1984. Privately printed by the club.
The Colony Club is a women-only private social club in New York City.
Category
1980s American Belle Époque Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Russian Agate & Silver Gilt Walking Cane Stick 19th Century 88cm/34.5 in
Located in London, GB
A decorative antique Russian silver gilt and agate handled walking cane, Circa 1880 in date.
It has a beautiful cylindrical agate pommel topped with a decorative silver gilt lizard,...
Category
19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate, Silver
Antique Map of Cuba, Haiti and Porto Rico by W. G. Blackie, 1859
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'The Leeward or North Caribbean Islands'. Original antique map of Cuba, Haiti and Porto Rico. This map originates from ‘The Imperial Atla...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$235 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Radiophonograph RR126 and Record Player by Castiglioni, Brionvega 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Radiophonograph RR126 and Record Player by Castiglioni Brothers for Brionvega, 1960s.
RR126 radio phonograph and turntable with a rectangular wooden base with dark brown prof...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage 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.
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