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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Early 1900s
Antique Walking Stick with Roe Deer Horn
Located in Vo', Veneto
Walking Stick in Blackthorn and Horn
Measurements: H. 92 cm - L. 24 cm
Period: about 1900
Origin: Austria
Wood: Blackthorn
Description
Ancient walking stick, in blackthorn wood an...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Rustic Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chestnut
19th C. French Miniature Buffet
Located in Winter Park, FL
A late 19th c. French miniature doll furniture buffet made of walnut with rosewood trim and oak as a secondary wood. Two small dovetailed drawers above cabinet doors opening to an in...
Category
19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak, Rosewood, Walnut
Pair Of Antique Decorative Figures, English, Cast Iron, Rubenesque, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique decorative figures. An English, painted cast iron putto on elm base, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1870.
Delightfully unusual figures with Rubenesq...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Edward H. Bohlin Parade Saddle Set
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Edward H. Bohlin (Swedish/American, 1895-1980); Hollywood Saddlery Co. (USA)
Marking(s); notes: signed, marking(s)
Materials: tooled leather, sterling ...
Category
19th Century American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Works of Oliver Goldsmith-10 Vols.-Turk's Head Edition-in a Fine Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Goldsmith, Oliver.
Title: The Works Of Oliver Goldsmith.
Publisher: NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1908.
Description: The Turk's Head Edition. 10 vols., 9-3/8" x 6-1/2", ...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
19th Century French Gothic Sacrament Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Gothic Sacrament cabinet was artfully sculpted from solid oak and fruitwood to create a remarkable religious artifact designed to be appreciated throughout the ages! The trapezoidal form of the casework is in keeping with the Gothic style, which historians concur originated in the Cathedral of St. Denis during the middle of the 12th century. Boldly molded crown follows the complex contours and overlooks the case below which features a single door flanked by cornerposts that feature pilasters facing front as well as the sides, with recessed arched panels topped with recessed circular frames above filled with carved rosettes highlighted in gold. The arched recesses facing the front are also filled with carved floral and wheat motifs also highlighted in gold, representing the Bread of Life. The door panel, however, steals the show, with a gloriously carved relief work depicting both wheat and fully laden grapevines adding the significance of the Blood of Christ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fruitwood, Oak
ANTIQUE ENGLISH 18 PIECE HARDWOOD WALL MOUNTED SNOOKER POOL BiLLIARDS CUE HOLDER
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Mahogany snooker or pool cue wall mounted holder that takes 18 cues
Please note the del...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
Complete Writings of Bret Harte, 19 Volumes, 1899, In A Fine Leather Binding!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: HARTE, Bret.
Title: The Complete Writings of Bret Harte.
Publisher: Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1899.
THE RIVERSIDE EDITION. 19 vols., 7-5/8" x 5-1/4", engraved f...
Category
1890s American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Oil on Tin Retablo Our Lady Refugio of Sinners or Madonna and Child
Located in Dallas, TX
Oil on tin retablo nuetra señora del refugio ( Mary Refuge of Sinners ) or madonna and child, She is crowned and is holding baby christ, who is also crowned she is wearing blue and o...
Category
19th Century Mexican Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Small herbalist pharmacy wooden jars, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Set of two small wooden herbalist's apothecary vases (Thistle flowers, Myrtle berries) in the purest neoclassical style. The surface is finished with cream-white pastiglia with saffr...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Italian Cross With Blessing Pot From The 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian Cross With Blessing Pot From The 19th Century
Beautiful 19th century Italian cross with a carved glass blessing jar. The cross has a wooden str...
Category
1860s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Superb Model Steam Engine
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine example of a mid 19th century model steam engine with boiler and a circular saw.
Category
19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Antique 19th Century Victorian Games Compendium & Card Press c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian games compendium featuring intricate brass applied decorations throughout the exterior. At the centre, a card press is displayed, with two compartments...
Category
19th Century British Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
19th Century Anatomical Model of Dissected Wax Head Mounted on Framed Board
Located in London, GB
Antique Anatomical Model, Anatomical Wax Model, Antique Wax Head, Medical Antique, Anatomical Antique, Vintage Anatomical Model, Antique Cabinet of Curi...
Category
Late 19th Century German Gothic Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Exceptional Pair of Antique Hand Painted Venetian Grotto Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Outstanding pair of Venetian carved and pierced wood grotto style side chairs. Beautifully painted by an artisan featuring faux marble seat supported by a garden urn. A very unique p...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Nautical Musical Automaton, circa 1860
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique French Nautical Automaton, likely from Marseilles, circa 1860, a glass domed diorama with windmills and cottages on hillside, overlooking harbor with ship rocking on waves to a musical tune. The interior of glass dome has a hand painted landscape with trees, village and expansive sky; the diorama features a carved or molded cottage and windmill with figures winding along path down to the water's edge; a paper or papier-mache barque rides on a blue tissue paper sea; a pull-string activated mechanism plays music, rocks the ship on the sea...
Category
1860s French Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Clay, Glass, Paper
Victorian Visions of the New World: A Detailed Tallis Map of North America, 1851
Located in Langweer, NL
The map presented here is an intricate example from the series of maps produced by John Tallis & Company. Tallis maps are known for their detailed and elaborate style, often includin...
Category
1850s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Brass Surveyors Level by Troughton & Simms, London
By Troughton & Simms London
Located in Norwich, GB
Brass Surveyors Level by Troughton & Simms, London
Sixteen inch extending telescope with original lacquer finish and spirit level.
The compass ha...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Celestial Nymph Female Cameo Brass Brooch
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Nouveau Brass pin and pendant showcase a female cameo of a celestial nymph. The intricate design features delicate detailing, capturing the beauty of its feminine silhouette with...
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
19th Century Ships Salt Beef Barrel, Oak and Brass Ships Storage Tub
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century Ships Salt Beef Barrel, Oak and Brass Ships Storage Tub
A survivor from the 18th Century, this excellent piece would have been used for sto...
Category
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Vintage Chinese Imperial Eighteen White Pearls Bracelet
Located in 景德镇市, CN
Vintage Chinese Imperial Eighteen White Pearls Bracelet – A Symbol of Elegance, Purity, and Prestige
This Vintage Chinese Imperial Eighteen White Pearls Bracelet embodies timeless e...
Category
19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pearlware
Tall Late 19th Century Brass Repousse Church Pricket, Candlestick
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Originally used in a French chapel, this exquisite brass repousse pricket or candlestick from the late nineteenth century stands at over two and a half f...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
English Gothic Style Ibach Upright Piano Carved Oak Traditional Folk Art Motifs
Located in Leeds, GB
English Gothic style, 1895, Ibach upright piano with a carved, oak case and ornate brass candlesticks and handles. Cabinet features traditional folk art motifs and carvings.
Pilasters carved with hearts and stylised trees. Piano cheeks feature a carved sun in a half hex and stylised bird in flight.
Front panel inlaid with folk elements including trinity tulips symbolising faith, hope and charity in a central urn with stylised foliage.
Piano legs are turned with carved spiraling detail .
Piano pedals feature a raised, ornate brass footplate in a curlicue design.
Repeating, carved barrel vaults...
Category
Early 19th Century German Gothic Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Fine Cast Berlin Iron Necklace, Early 19th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Berlin iron jewelry was produced in Germany by the Berlin Royal Foundry beginning in 1804. However, it reached a high point of popularity between 1813 and 1819. To fund the War of L...
Category
Early 19th Century German Georgian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Berlin Iron
American Darting Gun Toggle Iron Harpoon, Marked Macy, for Bark Sunbeam
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique American Darting Gun Toggle Iron Harpoon, made by E.B. and F. Macy, New Bedford, for the Larboard Boat on the Whaling Bark Sunbeam (1856 - 1908), having an improved toggle head with acute barb (standing nearly at a right angle), and an unusual ridged cheek, with the maker's mark MACY stamped on the right cheek (the mark of E.B. & F. Macy, blacksmiths of New Bedford: 1861-1904), the ship stamp BK SB on the left cheek (for the Bark Sunbeam, and the dot punched boat mark L B (for the Larboard, or Second, or Port-side Stern whale boat); mounted on a round shank slightly kinked from use, ending in the spike end necessary for use with a darting gun, and the loop for splicing on the iron strap. An amazing artifact retaining a tremendous amount of historical documentation.
The harpoon remain in very good condition with a still very sharp cutting edge and deep brown patina and no corrosion. The head is frozen, but in the absence of rust it would very likely free up with a little lubrication if so desired. The tip of the front barb has a small chip off tip. The slight kink to the shank comes from use and is considered by most to be a a good feature.
The Bark SUNBEAM was built in Mattapoisett in 1856 and enjoyed a long career in the New Bedford whale fishery of 17 voyages to the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Clifford Ashley...
Category
1860s American Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
6 Volumes. R.S. Surtees, The Works
Located in New York, NY
6 Volumes. R.S. Surtees, The Works. Titles include "Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tours," "Handley Cross," "Ask Mama." Bound by Bayntun in 3/4 red morocco with red linen boards. Gilt-tooling...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
10 Volumes. Jared Sparks, The Works of Benjamin Franklin
Located in New York, NY
10 Volumes. Jared Sparks, The Works of Benjamin Franklin, with notes and a life of the author. Rebound in full red morocco. Gilt-tooling on the covers and raised band spines. All edg...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
19th Century Indo- Portuguese Rosewood Altar from Goa
Located in West Hollywood, CA
An incredibly gorgeous 19th century altar from Goa. This Indo-Portuguese piece is crafted from rosewood and reflects the unique blend of Indian and Portuguese artistic influences cha...
Category
19th Century Indian Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rosewood
Peter Hertz 1857 Denmark Vesta Cigar Cutter Lighter Box In .925 Sterling Silver
By Peter Hertz
Located in Miami, FL
Multifunctional vesta lighter box designed by Peter Hertz (1811-1885).
Beautiful antique vesta case, created in Copenhagen Denmark at the silversmiths workshop of Peter Hertz in 185...
Category
1850s Danish Early Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Large Antique Photo Album with Wooden Carved Cover, Brienz ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Antique Photo Album with Wooden Carved Cover, Brienz ca. 1900
A lovely antique photo album featuring a lindenwood carved cover depicting a hunte...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th Century Oil on Canvas Painting of The Assumption in Original Frame
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exceptional size antique 19th century oil on canvas painting of The Assumption in original carved gold-leaf frame.
Category
19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Wood
19th Century Religious Silver Parasol with Cross
Located in Madrid, ES
Cet intrigant parasol religieux du XIXe siècle présente une croix en argent et un tissu cousu avec du fil d'or. Il est en excellent état et conserve son étui d'origine. Lorsqu'il est...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Collection of 9 Folky English Victorian Brass Shoe and Boot Mantel Ornaments
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A collection of 9 brass shoe mantel ornaments.
Each in the form of a lady's boot or shoe.
Some with applied buttons and etched decorations.
Most ...
Category
19th Century American Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Rare Hand Carved 1587 Fighting Scots City of York Coat of Arms Armoiral Crest
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand carved wall plaque coat of arms for the city of York Fighting Scots dating from 1587
This is a very good looking and well made ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Mid-Century Modern Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Empire Miniature Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Empire miniature commode. A well executed miniature chest made of walnut and veneer of walnut with two large drawers below a smaller top drawer and with solid walnut columns. Inscription written in ink on the back of each of the large drawers: Don D...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
Wall Plaque Sculpture Medallion Woman Figure Signed B. Feinberg, Late 19th C
Located in Labrit, Landes
Terracotta woman figure medallion, wall plaque
Signed by Bernanowitch Hirsch Feinberg, Russian artist with an international carrier between
Good condition with good patina due to ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Terracotta
French Beaux Arts Decor Ormolu Wreath and Floral Escutcheon Keyhole Cover
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Add an elegant Parisian touch to your decor with this beautiful antique French ormolu, Beaux Arts escutcheon, circa 1900-1910. Designed to cover a keyhole on either a salon door, arm...
Category
Early 1900s French Beaux Arts Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Pink Painted Porcelain Huqqa
Located in London, GB
This beautiful porcelain huqqa (or hookah) is of Continental, possibly Russian, origin and was created in the late 19th Century. The item is finely painted and decorated with photo-r...
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Islamic Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Chinese Mother of Pearl Snuff Bottles
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th century by Western diplomats. Initially reserved for ranking members of Qing-dynast...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl
19th century Papier Mache Table Top Hinged Screen Butterfly and Bird Motif
Located in Savannah, GA
Unusual small size papier mache tabletop screen featuring hand painted flowers, a colorful bird and butterfly. Three brass hinged panels. Half round s...
Category
1860s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Taxidermy Natural History Collection of 20 19th C Microscope Specimen Slides
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A collection of 20 Victorian glass microscope specimens slides, with hand penned titles and catalogue numbers.
Glass with a paper covering and a decorative tartan border, age relat...
Category
19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Natural Fiber, Glass, Paper
George III Gallery Magnifying Glass
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A George III gallery magnifying glass, the circular glass within a mahogany frame, the baluster handle screwing into a brass bracket in the rim, the handle with a brass collar. Engli...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Gilt Bronze Tabletop Cigar Lighter in the Form of a Beared Man
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very unusual 19th century silvered bronze tobacco cigar table lighter.
The finely cast and chiseled features of a bronze man with a top hat and a large beared. The beared can be us...
Category
Late 19th Century American Early Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
6 Miniature Cannons from the, 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely collection of small cannons from the end of the 19th century.
All the canons have different dimensions
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Shooting Print after Thomas Blinks, Waiting for the Guns.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Thomas Blinks Photogravure, Waiting For The Guns.
A wonderful titled colour photogravure of four hunting dogs, setters, after Thomas Blinks original painting, Waiting For The Guns. F...
Category
1890s British Sporting Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Andrew Lang, the Blue Poetry Book, Publisher's Presention Copy, 1891
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Lang, Andrew.
Title: The Blue Poetry Book.
Publisher: London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1891.
Description: publisher's presention copy. 1 vol., 7-3/16" x 5-1/4", blind stamped publisher's presentation to title page, illustrated by H. J. Ford & Lancelot Speed...
Category
1890s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Antique Amethyst and Guilloché Enamel Cat-Shaped Cane
Located in London, GB
Antique amethyst and enamel cat-shaped cane
French, Late 19th Century
Height 87cm, width 4.5cm, depth 4.5cm
This remarkable antique cane, dating back to late 19th century France, ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Amethyst, Enamel
Antique Cast Iron Pharmacy Scale from Spain, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
A unique piece of scientific equipment, this antique cast iron scale would have been used in a Spanish pharmacy during the 1800s. The main cast...
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
English Sterling Silver Charm Neckless Long Antique Neck Chain, 1860s
Located in Wembley, GB
An open curb link charm necklace which had hung various charms, including a fire engine, motorcycle, trolley bus, doctor’s bag, dunce hat, barrel organ, an...
Category
1860s English Early Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique National Cash Register Co. Model 422X with Paper Receipt Ink Printer
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique National Cash Register Co. Model 422X with Paper Receipt Ink Printer
Classic American vintage at its finest, this cash register is beautiful...
Category
Late 19th Century American American Empire Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird Sandpiper (Tringa subarcuata) mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
19th Century traditional Russian Religious Icon “The Holy Family”
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Russia / 19th century / Religious Icon / oak / Baroque / Antique
Beautiful antique traditional Russian Icon “The Holy Family” from the estate of a collector. Hand painted in tempura...
Category
19th Century Russian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Refracting Mahogany Telescope Signed Watkins, Charing Cross
Located in Norwich, GB
Refracting mahogany telescope signed ‘Watkins, Charing Cross’, C.1810
The telescope retains it's original mahogany carrying case.
Jeremiah Watkins ...
Category
19th Century British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
1905-1906 The Biographical Edition of the Works of Charles Dickens
Located in Bath, GB
The complete Biographical Edition of this Charles Dickens collection, profusely illustrated and bound in attractive signed half calf by Bayntun.
The Biographical Edition. Complete i...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Lithograph Map of Lower Manhattan, New York
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
1859 hand colored map of Lower Manhattan or New Amsterdam by George H. Moore.
Category
19th Century English Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare Carved Hand Nude Goddess Meerschaum Pipe in Case, Circa 1890
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare carved hand nude goddess Meerschaum pipe in case.
Circa 1890.
Category
1890s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Foam
Antique Weapon Golok Klewang Keris Ceremonial Sword Dagger Southeast, 19/20c
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Weapon Golok Klewang Keris Ceremonial Sword Dagger. Nice keris
Additional information:
Material: Bronze & Metal, Wood / Bamboo
Region of Origin: India/Indonesia
Period: 19th century...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Rare Set of 3 Map Samplers by A Charles. Italy, Spain & France
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Set of 3 Map Samplers by A Charles. All depict countries, cities, seas and landmarks of the respective countries. The first entitled, 'SPAIN and PORTUGAL'. The second, 'MAP OF FRANCE...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen
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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