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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: 1980s
Period: Early 1900s
Alicante in a 1901 Antique Map: Maritime Gateway of Spain's Costa Blanca
Located in Langweer, NL
An original antique map of the province of Alicante, dated 1901. It is part of the atlas series by D. Benito Chias y Carbo, featuring cartographic elements.
Here are some characteri...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Crossroads of Continents: Spain's North African Enclaves in 1903
Located in Langweer, NL
The image for sale is a historical map of Spanish possessions in North Africa, dated 1903. The map includes the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, the Chafarinas Islands, the Alhucemas I...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Zaragoza: Crossroads of Heritage - The 1901 Cartographic Chronicle
Located in Langweer, NL
The print on sale is a historical map of the province of Zaragoza, Spain, dated 1901. The title on the map is "ZARAGOZA. 1901." This map details the geo...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Lot of 149 Disney Comic Books Donald Duck Mickey Uncle Scrooge Magazine
Located in Dayton, OH
1980s - 1990s Walt Disney comics. 19 Donald Duck, 29 Donald Duck Adventures, 13 Donald and Mickey, 23 Comics and Stories (featuring Donald), 30 Uncle Scrooge, 16 Uncle Scrooge Advent...
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Harley Davidson Motorcycle Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage table lighter in the shape of a Harley Davidson Motorcycle. Made completely of metal with a hollow body. Great dark patina on the silver metal with great details. Cool tobacco accessory and conversation piece. Made in Japan in the 1980s. Working lighter.
Other motorcycle lighters...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Silver and enamel Emile Dropsy pendant
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Silver and enamel Emile Dropsy pendant
Madonna Regina Virginium motif
Materials: Solid silver and enamel
Perfect condition includes its original box from the Carassole house of Buenos Aires, Argentina...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique MODEL CARS, Collectible Black Car including Tonka/Burgao, Italy.
Located in Hampshire, GB
Arising from the collaboration of the automobile brands, this exclusive antique model car are 1:10 scale model that took over 4,000 hours to develop...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Hollywood Regency Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Berlin Iron, Brass, Bronze, Cut Steel, Foil, Iron, Nick...
Honda Gold Wing Motorcycle Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage table lighter in the shape of a Honda Gold Wing motorcycle. Made completely of metal with a hollow body. Beautiful burnished silver color with intricate details. Cool to...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Thirty-Five Works by Le Corbusier: 1987 Sotheby's, London - Auction Catalog
By Le Corbusier
Located in Rochester, NY
Thirty-five Works by Le Corbusier - December 8, 1987 Sotheby's, London - Softcover Auction Catalog w/ card - Sotheby's International Realty & Le Corbusier - Les Maisons Jaoul, Neuil...
Category
1980s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique New Williams Arts & Crafts Leather Treadle Belt Sewing Machine Cum Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Under-appreciated but exceptionally made Antique New Williams Company treadle sewing machine with leather belt and working mechanism. Inside it ...
Category
Early 1900s Canadian Arts and Crafts Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Decorative Antique MODEL CARS, Collectible Cream Car Tonka/Burgao, Italy.
Located in Hampshire, GB
Arising from the collaboration of the automobile brands, this exclusive antique model car is a 1:10 scale model that took over 4,000 hours to develo...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Hollywood Regency Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metallic Thread, Aluminum, Berlin Iron, Brass, Bronze, Cut Steel, Foil, ...
1903 The Works of Arthur Conan Doyle
Located in Bath, GB
A limited edition set of the collected works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, an illustrated set signed by Conan Doyle.
A limited edition of one-thousand copies, of which this is numbered...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Decorative Antique MODEL CARS, Collectible 3pcs, Tonka/Burgao, Italy.
Located in Hampshire, GB
Arising from the collaboration of the automobile brands, these exclusive antique model cars are 1:10 scale models that took over 4,000 hours to deve...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Hollywood Regency Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Foil, Metal, Aluminum, Berlin Iron, Brass, Bronze, Cut Steel, Iron, Nick...
Lot of Eight Miniature Antique German Dollhouse Toys Accessories 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare and exquisite miniature set of 8 antique German Dollhouse Miniatures is a must-have for Dollhouse and Doll collectors and enthusiasts al...
Category
Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pewter
A Philip Johnson Townhouse: 1989 Sotheby's - Important 20th C. Furniture
Located in Rochester, NY
A Philip Johnson Townhouse - Important 20th Century Furniture Collection - May 6, 1989 Sotheby's, New York. 1st Edition. Dark gray cloth hardcover book with silver lettering and dust...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
René Cerbelaud's Perfumery and Pharmacy Book
Located in Milano, IT
We invite you to embark on a timeless journey of discovery, as we unveil a genuine relic from the past: René Cerbelaud's rare book, dating back to 1909. Titled "Formulaire des Principales Spécialités de Parfumerie et de Pharmacie par René Cerbelaud," this extraordinary tome is a true repository of secrets and traditions from the captivating worlds of perfumery and pharmacy. Originally published in French and subsequently translated into numerous languages, this book has traversed the centuries, preserving the wisdom of a bygone era.
Each page of this precious book holds a story of expertise and passion within the realms of perfumery and pharmacy. Despite more than a century having passed since its publication, the contents of this book continue to exert a fascinating allure. René Cerbelaud meticulously documented a wide range of recipes, including serums, ointments, liqueurs, and various extracts, offering us a comprehensive overview of ancient pharmaceutical and perfumery practices. Reading this book is akin to taking a journey back in time, an extraordinary opportunity to explore the traditions and knowledge of a bygone era.
This antique book stands...
Category
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
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
2 Miniature Picture Frames Erhard & Söhne Antique German Dollhouse Toy 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare Set of two Pictures framed in Gold plated ormulu frames is a must-have for Dollhouse and Doll collectors and enthusiasts alike. With its beautiful intricate design, it is suitable for any room and adds a touch of elegance to your Dollhouse. You will get 2 Erhard and Söhne Frames and one framed pictures with a landscape to place it in your dollhouse.
Made of high-quality gold-plated metal 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 Erhard & Söhne dollhouse toy...
Category
Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
Art Deco Jewelry - Sylvie Raulet - New York, 1989
Located in London, GB
A Rizzoli publication, New York, 1989. Hardback with English text translated from the original French edition.
This splendid volume is an Aladdin’s cave full of visual stimuli and sensual delights in the realm of exquisite, opulent but also rigorously geometrical Art Deco jewellery...
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
MIMMO PALADINO Etchings Woodcuts and Linocuts 1983 - 1986 - Exhibition Catalogue
Located in Rochester, NY
MIMMO PALADINO - Etchings Woodcuts and Linocuts - 1983-1986 Waddington Galleries, London - Exhibition Catalogue. Copyright Waddington Graphics 1986. 1st Edition. Oblong soft cover ...
Category
1980s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1900 ANGLO INDIAN INLAID CHESSBOARD AND PIECES STUNNiNG TIMBER
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this extremely rare circa 1900 Anglo Indian Export Chessboard and pieces
A truly stunning and highly colle...
Category
Early 1900s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood, Boxwood, Walnut
Boy dressed in Sailor Outfit 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 Sailers 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
Alfred Dunhill Briquet Engine Turned Rollagas Cigarette Lighter With Dunhill Box
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Alfred Dunhill Briquet Engine Turned Rollagas Cigarette Lighter With Original Blue Dunhill Box
Stamped Dunhill and Made in Switzerland to Base
US Pat RE24163
Category
1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Shepherd & Wooly Sheep Putz Toy Set Antique German Christmas 1900s, original Box
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Antique German set of eleven Putz stick-legged sheep with a shepherd boy and his dog. All of them are genuine antique German Christmas nativit...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Composition
Italian modern Heidi board game by Clementoni, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Heidi board game by Clementoni, 1980s
Heidi board game with rectangular box, containing the pieces necessary for the game. On the top there is an image depicting the c...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Paper
From Bauhaus to Our House by Tom Wolfe, 1980s, Coffee Table Art Book
Located in Brugge, BE
From Bauhaus to Our House, Tom Wolfe
Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, 1981
Hardcover
14cm x 20.5cm
Good condition
Category
1980s American Bauhaus Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Italian antique vintage Analogue floor camera in wood and brass, 1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian antique vintage Analogue floor camera in wood and brass, 1900s
Analogue floor camera in wood and brass. The structure is composed of two solid wood uprights with brass cylind...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
A History of the American People, Signed by Woodrow Wilson, Alumni Edition #29 o
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Woodrow Wilson. A History of the American People. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1902. Alumni Edition #29 of 350 copies. Volume I signed by Woodrow Wilson...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Quad Esl 63 Speakers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Introducing the Quad ESL 63 Speakers: Timeless Elegance, Unrivaled Sound
Key Features:
Electrostatic Purity: Immerse yourself in sound like never before. The ESL 63 employs advance...
Category
1980s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Opium Parfum Made in France Collectible Bottle 1980's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Opium Parfum made in France Collectible Bottle 1980's
This is vintage, hard to find, discontinued, collectible per...
Category
1980s French Chinoiserie Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
1907 Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
By Edward Fitzgerald
Located in Bath, GB
A sumptuously bound copy of this noted work, presented here in a highly decorative Bumpus binding, with exquisite gilt detail and watered silk pastedowns.
The 1907 edition of the wo...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Polished Antelope Horns on Brass Base
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Polished antelope horns mounted on brass base.
Category
1980s Kenyan Hollywood Regency Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Horn
Antique Golf Ball, St. Mungo Patent Colonel Bramble Pattern Golf Ball
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Patent Bramble pattern golf ball by St. Mungo.
A good example of 'The Colonel' bramble patterned rubber core golf ball. The golf ball is in good condition a...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rubber
Sonia Delaunay - Arthur A. Cohen - New York, 1988
Located in London, GB
Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, New York, 1988. Hardback with English text.
A lavishly illustrated volume with black-and-white and coloured reproduced photographs, t...
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Metronome system Johan Maelzel (1772-1838) in wood from the early 1900s.
Located in Milan, IT
Metronome system Johan Maelzel (1772-1838) from the early 1900s. This is an instrument used to measure the tempo of music; the sound of the pendulum accurately signals the speed of ...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Gilbert & Barker Red Self Measuring Type 208 Vintage Curbside Gas Pump
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Gilbert & Barker Red Self Measuring Type 208 Vintage Curbside Gas Pump. Item featured weighs approx 180 lbs, remarkable red color, original lab...
Category
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage Golf Club Walking Stick, Sunday Club.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Sunday Club, Golf Club Walking Stick.
A desirable walking cane with the handle in the shape of a golf club head. The gentleman's walking stick has a persimmon socket head han...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hickory, Wood
Golf Club Walking Stick, Sunday Club.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Sunday Club, Golf Club Walking Stick.
A desirable walking cane with the handle in the shape of a golf club head. The gentleman's walking stick has a persimmon socket head han...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hickory
Vintage 1980 McCoy Twin Fin Surfboard by Greg Pautsch
By Greg Pautsch
Located in Haleiwa, HI
1980 McCoy twin fin surfboard shaped by Greg Pautsch. Featuring a beautiful airbrush fade design with glass on twin fins. Restored to original condition by a surfboard restoration expert with over 40 years of experience.
Geoff McCoy is a legendary surfboard designer and shaper from Byron Bay, Australia. McCoy started shaping in the early 1960s and over the years became known for his cutting edge short board designs such as the Lazor Zap. Geoff has built surfboards for many of the worlds best surfers including Mark Richards...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam
Icon Jesus Christ Crucified
Located in Chorzów, PL
Icon of the Mother of God Umilenije "Balkinska".
Tempra on board, chalk-gypsum base, gilding.
There are two claws on the back of the icon.
Jesus Christ Crucified.
The scene is ver...
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Oversized Wooden Chess Set, 1980s USSR
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large oversized folding wooden chess set made in the USSR in the 1980s. Box unfolds into chess board. Good condition with nice surface patination on board...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
C R Ashbee. Made by The Guild of Handicrafts. An Arts and Crafts Copper chalice.
Located in London, GB
C R Ashbee. Made by The Guild of Handicrafts. An Arts and Crafts Copper chalice. The lid with semi-precious red stone to the wirework handle rising from...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Perfume & Scent Bottle Collecting with Prices - Jean Sloan - 1989
Located in London, GB
Published by Wallace-Homestead Company, updated and revised edition, 1989. Hardback with English text.
This comprehensive volume, complemented by a handy price guide, is the ultimat...
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Rugby Ball Inkwell.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Rare Novelty Rugby Inkwell.
A wonderful leather covered travelling inkwell in the shape of a rugby ball. This is a very desirable, rare and unusual object made from brass and covered...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
American modern headboard and case by Randall with zebra animalier fabric, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
American modern headboard and case by Randall with zebra animalier fabric, 1980s
Headboard and case covered with zebra fabric. The case rests on four black plastic wheels and has two...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1901 Art Nouveau Cricket Trophy Shield, by Walker Hall and Sons
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
1901 Art Nouveau Sheffield Plate Cricket Trophy Shield, by Walker Hall and Sons
This is a fantastic piece, a work of art, the Oak shield has an embossed Sheffield Silver plate, in t...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
VALENTINO - André Leon Talley - 1st edition, Milan, 1982
Located in London, GB
Published by Franco Maria Ricci Editore, 1st edition, Milan, 1982. Hardback with Italian and English text.
This very scarce catalogue is numbered 415 among only 600 copies published in 1982. This beautiful publication is made possible by the concerted effort of Franco Maria Ricci’s directive guidance and Valentino archives’ general offering of rare couture sketches...
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Prints Giuliano Ercoli 1st Edition 1989
Located in London, GB
First English edition. Translated from the Italian by Linda Fairburn. Table of contents, endnotes, biographical sketches of significant artists. 232 color plates. Color frontispiece and illustrations in text. Focuses on the French pochoir...
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Liberty & Co attr Arts and Crafts silver & enamel hat pin with Celtic decoration
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co, attributed in the style of Archibald Knox. An Arts and Crafts silver hat pin with Celtic decoration touched with blue, orange, and green...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Keith Haring Eight Ball 1989 'Hardcover Book'
By Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eight Ball by Keith Haring:
Superbly rendered 1989 Keith Haring monograph featuring standout collage-based imagery by the legendary New York artist. Beautiful bright colors throughou...
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
El Negro - Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
El Negro" by Robert Motherwell is a meticulously crafted artist's book showcasing nineteen lithographs, notable for their vibrant colors and the inclusion of Chine collé in three of ...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
WMF. A hand beaten brass chalice, the bowl raised on three organic supports.
Located in London, GB
WMF. A hand beaten brass chalice, the bowl raised on three organic supports standing on a circular base. Originally silverplated.
Category
Early 1900s German Arts and Crafts Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique VictorLA Model VV-XI Phonograph in Queen Anne Style Mahogany Cabinet
Located in Plainview, NY
The Antique VictorLA, a quintessential exemplar of auditory refinement, emerges in the form of the illustrious Model VV-XI phonograph Record Player, meticulously crafted by Victor Talking Machine and Co. This auditory marvel is enshrined within an exquisite mahogany wood cabinet in Queen Anne style, wherein the harmonious union of artistry and functionality takes center stage.
The cabinet's form graciously accommodates two designed shelves, each adorned with a pair of doors that serve as gateways to a treasury of auditory treasures.
The VictorLA phonograph cabinet comes with a venerable collection of 75 original records, offering a sonic voyage through a bygone era, where melodies and voices once echoed from the depths of this magnificent phonographic apparatus. The historical significance of this trove, capturing the essence of a bygone auditory epoch, renders this antique phonograph a cherished heirloom of both aesthetic and cultural value.
Notably, the phonograph cabinet bears the indelible mark of its distinguished manufacturer as shown in the listing photos. In the embrace of this Antique Victoria...
Category
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Two Golf Cigarette Cards, Harry Vardon, James Braid.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Ogden Tabs Golf Cigarette Cards.
The two 'Ogden's Cigarettes' cards show the Open Golf Champions of the past, 241 James (misspelt 'John') Braid and 242 ...
Category
Early 1900s British Sporting Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique French Cast Iron Scale
Located in High Point, NC
This cast iron scale was made in France, circa 1900. A ubiquitous classic in the home or the market, scales of these dimensions were commonly used to weig...
Category
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
Decorative Art 1880 -1980, Dan Klein & Margaret Bishop - 1st edition, 1986
Located in London, GB
Published by Phaidon · Christie’s, 1st edition, Oxford, 1986. Hardback with English text.
This is a comprehensive volume on the Decorative Arts of the twentieth century, containing...
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Bussey Fishtail Tennis Racket, the Gordon
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
George Bussey Wooden Fishtail Tennis Racket, The Gordon
A lawn tennis racket by Bussey, 'The Gordon'. A nice ash frame with convex walnut wedge. The wedge is stamped 'The Gordon', to...
Category
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ash
1908 The Natural History of Selborne
By Gilbert White
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful Riviere bound copy of this popular natural history work by ornithologist Gilbert White. An exceptionally bound work, with natural history motifs gilt tooled to the spine....
Category
Early 1900s British 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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