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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: Late 20th Century
Carl Auböck Model #5608 'Donkey' Brass Figurine Keyring
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #5608 'Donkey' brass figurine keyring. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural object is hand fabricated in polished brass.
Price is per ite...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Rare Chanel Brooch, 1994 Spring, Robert Goossens & Maison Gripoix, Lagerfeld
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
A beautiful early signed and dated Chanel brooch from the 1990s made by Robert Goossens Paris. The beautiful green and red glass stones from the House of Gripoix, centered around on...
Category
1990s French Gothic Revival Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate
1970s Vintage Ocean Crystal Wave Mural Surfboard Shaped by Clyde Beatty Jr.
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Vintage 1970s Ocean Crystal wave mural surfboard shaped by Clyde Beatty Junior. Features beautiful airbrushed full length wave mural artwork and tiger head art piece on the bottom. R...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
Maharam Bear by PIN-UP
Located in New York, NY
Maharam Bear by PIN-UP
008 Nightfall
Initially created for PIN–UP’s Fall/Winter 2016/2017 issue, the Bear is handmade by a small-scale Canadian produc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
1970s Vintage Lightning Bolt Surfboard shaped by Rory Russell
Located in Haleiwa, HI
1970s Vintage Lightning Bolt surfboard shaped by Rory Russel. Features sleek black tint with white lightning bolt and complimentary rail bolts. Winged pintail shape design. Signed on...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
Hermanos Calavera Conquistador in Oiled Mahogany by Miguel &Ilse Silva for Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
These handsome but quirky brothers designed by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda are the result of an engaging mix of personality, love, fun and mischievousness. Los Hermanos Calavera(...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood, Mahogany, Wood
Matthew Weiner, 'Mad Men', Art Edition A 'Script Edition'
By Matthew Weiner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With its brilliant writing, spot-on acting, faultless art direction, and impeccable costume design, Mad Men is a landmark for cable television. Never before has a period series offered such compelling plotlines alongside such painstaking attention to detail and accuracy. As the show’s personal and professional machinations evolve, so too are the minutiae and the milestones of history in motion, from the shifting height of hemlines to the struggles of the civil rights movement.
This book is Taschen’s tribute to Mad Men’s television art. Volume 1 chronicles the show’s seven seasons with sequential stills alongside key script excerpts. From a sideways glance to a cavorting office Christmas party, each frame captivates in its masterful visual storytelling, its choreography of people, places, and situations down to the most discrete, dynamic detail.
Volume 2 brings a wealth of behind-the-scenes insights with on-set photographs, production ephemera, costume designs, notes from the writers’ room, as well as extensive and candid interviews with the show’s creator, Matthew Weiner; the “Writers’ Room” (Lisa Albert, Semi Chellas, Jonathan Igla, Andre & Maria Jacquemetton, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy, Tom Smuts, Carly Wray); Scott Hornbacher (executive producer and director); Phil Abraham (cinematographer and director); Chris Manley (director of photography); Dan Bishop (production and set designer); Janie Bryant (costume designer); and Jon Hamm (actor and director).
From the plot twists that took our breath away to the unforgettable outfits, from the shapes and textures of ’60s decor...
Category
2010s European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage 1970s Ocean Pacific Wave Mural Surfboard
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Vintage 1970s Ocean Pacific (Op) wave mural surfboard. Features stunning airbrushed work of art depicting a nocturnal wave mural. Rounded pintail shape design. A beautiful example of...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
Vintage English Brass, Copper, and Pewter Chess Set
By Harrods
Located in Skokie, IL
Vintage English Brass, Copper, and Pewter Chess Set
This is a very fine English brass, copper, and pewter gaming set, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980. The chess board is...
Category
1980s English British Colonial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper, Pewter
Sebastião Salgado "GENESIS" Signed, Limited Edition SUMO Book, with stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collector's Edition Book measures: 18.4 x 27.6 in.
Total weight: 130 lb.
The Collector’s Edition is limited to 2,500 copies (No. 501-3,000), numbered and signed by Sebastião Salg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cherry, Paper
1970s Vintage Pez Witch Candy Dispenser U.S, Pat. 2.620.061 No Feet
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Stunning Pop Art PEZ dispenser from Austria. Made of plastic, in the 1970s. Marked made in Austria and US Pat. 2.620.061. It is a No Feet dispenser. Found at an estate sale in Vienna...
Category
1970s Austrian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Pair Decorative 6ft Bronze Artillery Cannons 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an interesting vintage pair of French bronze cannons dating from the late 20th century.
The cannons have highly decorative barrels and splendid openwork carriages.
They a...
Category
1990s French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Barbie(TM): The World Tour
Located in New York, NY
Author Margot Robbie and Andrew Mukamal, Photographs by Craig McDean, Foreword by Edward Enninful, Introduction by Margaret Zhang, Afterword by Greta Gerwig
For the press tour following the record-breaking release of Greta Gerwig’s award-winning, acclaimed Barbie movie, producer and star Margot Robbie and her stylist Andrew Mukamal immersed themselves in some of Barbie’s most iconic outfits and curated vintage pieces, then approached designers, from Giorgio Armani to Donatella Versace, to create looks inspired by the doll-size originals. Many of these looks were not seen as the official Barbie press tour was cut short—so Margot and Andrew worked with renowned fashion photographer Craig McDean to shoot her in the looks exactly as they were curated: Schiaparelli in Los Angeles, Vivienne Westwood in London, vintage Chanel with matching Steamline luggage at the airport, and beyond.
Accompanying McDean’s sumptuous photography are original Barbie dolls...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Neo-Romantic and Surrealist Art from the Collection of Pierre Le-Tan, Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's, London: Neo-Romantic & Surrealistic Art from the Collection of Pierre Le-Tan. October 25, 1995. 210 lots, Including artwork by: Beaton, Ber...
Category
1990s English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
"Interiors The Greatest Rooms of the Century" 'Merlot Red' Book
Located in New York City, NY
More than 400 of the world’s best living spaces created by over 300 of the most influential people in interior design in one luxurious book
Oversized and available in four collectab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Volkswagen 'Bug' Beetle Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fun vintage table lighter in the shape of a Volkswagen Beetle. Made completely of metal with a hollow body and painted in a classic taxi cab yellow. Great details throughout and fini...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Lot of Five Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Bronze Crucifix Cross Wall Decoration
By Egino Günther Weinert
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist 1970s to 1980s German bronze Crosses for Wall Decoration. Found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. They are not marked, attributed to Egino Weinert...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
City of Dreams: Los Angeles Interiors: Inspiring Homes of Architects, Designers
Located in New York, NY
The longtime Angeleno and celebrated photographer Tim Street-Porter offers this sweeping survey of the best of both historic and contemporary Los Angeles houses that have tremendous ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Spectacular Geometric Cuff, Isaky, Paris c. 1980
By Isaky
Located in St Ouen, FR
Half object, half jewel this sculptural bangle is composed of two parts ; a sand blasted resin triangle and an acrylic bracelet allowing the cuff to be closed.
Both parts bear the ha...
Category
1980s French Space Age Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Resin
Marching Band by Hasharat
Located in New York, NY
Marching Band by Hasharat, 2022
Black canvas box with hinges, gold trim, white interior.
Measures: 10.25" x 15.25"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
Art Deco by Victor Arwas, 1st Edition
Located in Bradenton, FL
Art Deco by Victor Arwas, hardcover book with dustjacket. First edition, published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. of New York in 1980. Printed and bound in Japan. 416 Illustrations, includ...
Category
1980s Japanese Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Spectacular Geometric Cuff, Isaky, Paris c. 1980
By Isaky
Located in St Ouen, FR
Half object, half jewel this sculptural bangle is composed of two parts ; a sand blasted resin triangle and an acrylic bracelet allowing the cuff to be closed.
Both parts bear the ha...
Category
1980s French Space Age Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Resin
Spectacular Geometric Cuff, Isaky, Paris c. 1980
By Isaky
Located in St Ouen, FR
Half object, half jewel this Sculptural bangle is composed of two parts ; a sand blasted resin triangle and an acrylic bracelet allowing the cuff to be closed.
Both parts bear the ha...
Category
1980s French Space Age Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Resin
1970s Gorgeous Turquoise and White Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster Handmade Made
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous turquoise and white chess set in Volterra alabaster. Handmade Made in Italy, the items are in excellent condition. So rare to find in this color
This chess set is a be...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Alabaster
Michael Del Piero: Traveled and Textural (Hardcover)
Located in Chicago, IL
Interiors designed by Michael Del Piero are full of delightful contradictions. She designs minimalist rooms rich with historical character, meticulously edited gallery-like spaces th...
Category
2010s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Paper
1970s Joey Thomas Single Fin Surfboard an Santa Cruz Surf History Artifact
Located in Oakland, CA
1970s era surfboard by Santa Cruz shaper / surfer Joey Thomas, this example has a single foiled wooden fin, swallow tail, beak nose, down rail with a resin pin line along the rails c...
Category
1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass, Polyester
Vintage Gold Plated Manicure Set by Gosol Sollingen, Germany 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Decorative yet very useable vanity or travel manicure set consisting of 10 parts including the leather pouch and Gold Plated Cup. The manicure set was made by Gosol in Germany circa ...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate, Steel
Alyssa Kapito: Interiors
Located in New York, NY
Known for her modern approach to classic elegance, Alyssa Kapito presents her most extraordinary residential projects in this anticipated debut.
With degrees in art history from Col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Summer to Summer Houses Book by the Sea by Jennifer Ash Rudick
By Jennifer Ash
Located in New York, NY
Summer to Summer
Houses by the Sea
By: Jennifer Ash Rudick
Photography by Tria Giovan
From the rocky coast of Maine to the sandy beaches of the Hamptons, from Nantucket to Newport, from Fire Island to Fishers Island, from Martha’s Vineyard to Provincetown, summer hours are as varied in style as the people who hightail it to the beach as soon as the temperature climbs. In this lushly illustrated book, author Jennifer Ash Rudick has sought out some thirty of the best. She invites us to a minimally decorated, Isamu Noguchi–designed home in Northeast Harbor, Maine, and Sister Parrish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Refractions by Hasharat
Located in New York, NY
Refractions by Hasharat , 2024
Black canvas box with hinges, gold trim, black velvet interior.
Measures: 10.25" x 10.25"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
Veere Grenney Seeking Beauty Book by Veere Grenney
By Veere Grenney
Located in New York, NY
Veere Grenney
Seeking Beauty
By: Veere Grenney
Photography by Francesco Lagnese
Revered English fabric and interior designer Veere Grenney welcomes us into his three spectacular homes
World–renowned interior visionary Veere Grenney takes us on an in– depth tour of his impressive residences in Tangier; Suffolk, England; and, for the first time, his new London home. The book begins with his beloved Tangerine villa—a decade–long labor of love and must–see for all garden enthusiasts, completed with the help of friend and expert in wild garden design Umberto Pasti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1980 The Journal of Joseph Banks in the Endeavour
By Joseph Banks
Located in Bath, GB
A striking limited edition facsimile of the travel journals of Joseph Banks, a smart work signed by Prince Philip, who wrote a preface for this edition.
A limited edition of five hu...
Category
1980s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1980s Charles O. Perry Brass Mathematic Puzzle Sculpture Vintage Museum Souvenir
Located in Hyattsville, MD
USA, circa 1980s. Vintage Charles O. Perry brass ball puzzle sculpture. Originally designed in the 1960s. Precision craftsmanship, mathematical design. Can be dis-assembled and re-as...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
The Gardens of Bunny Mellon Book by Linda Jane Holden
Located in New York, NY
The Gardens of Bunny Mellon
By: Linda Jane Holden
Photography by Roger Foley
Introduction by Sir Peter Crane
Rachel Lambert Mellon was born an heir to a great fortune—her grandfathe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Leather Card Suit Batwing Chaps
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Vintage batwing chaps with outside pockets, leather conchos and basketweave belt. Leather is a light, beige color with warm, natural brown pockets, decorative card suits, and concohs...
Category
Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Goodbye Picasso, 1974
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Picasso book by David Douglas Duncan, 1974, printed in Switzerland. Beautiful cover and a staple coffee table book to have in your collection.
The award-winning photojourna...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Brass & Wood Nautical Maritime 6 Spoke Sail Boat Ships Wheel Helm 24"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century wood and brass ship's steering wheel / helm. Traditionally styled with six turned spokes and brass center mount.
Dimensions:
24" x 2" x 24" (Width x Depth x Height)
Category
Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Aluminum Ships Engine Order Telegraph
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships bridge telegraph by Japanese Maker. Faceplate shows ships commands in english with astern and ahead, slow, half, full, finished with engines and stop.
Also on plate: Manufac...
Category
1990s Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Maitland Smith French Tooled Leather Wedding Photo Album Scrap Book 15"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage late 20th century Maitland Smith French Regency style photo album / scrap book. Bound in mottled tooled leather with panel of faux fur at the center, and accented with a shie...
Category
Late 20th Century Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
1978 Gibson Estate Fresh ES 335 TD Semi Hollow Body Electric Guitar
Located in Ferndale, MI
Out of long term storage. Very original Gibson ES 335-TD guitar. Td model is equipped with Gibson " dirty fingers " Humbucker . This allows for higher outpu...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
2005 Never Let Me Go
By Kazuo Ishiguro
Located in Bath, GB
A signed first edition of Kazuo Ishiguro's award winning work of speculative science fiction. A lovely copy of this important work.
The signed first edition, first impression of thi...
Category
Early 2000s British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1979 The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Located in Bath, GB
The first edition of this incredibly popular science fiction novel, a smart copy in the original second state dust wrapper.
The first edition, first impression. Uncommon to see the ...
Category
1970s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Beautiful Taxidermy Onagadorie Rooster
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful taxidermy Onagadorie rooster.
Onagadori is a chicken breed from the prefecture of Kochi in Japan that, due to the presence of the Gt g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Feathers
Chess Set
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Chess set
Category
1970s European Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage Leather R. T. Frazier Shotgun Chaps
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Vintage leather R.T. Frazier shotgun chaps with outside buck stitched pockets, fringe and conchos. Assume owner's initials or brand "AL." Maker marked. Leather is a light beige color...
Category
Late 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
1984 Nights at the Circus
By Angela Carter
Located in Bath, GB
A fine first edition copy of this unique and thrilling novel by Angela Carter, a wonderful example of postmodern fiction, signed by the author to the title page.
The first edition, ...
Category
1980s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
20° Century Italian Sterling Silver Liturgical Chalice
Located in VALENZA, IT
Liturgical chalice made of sterling silver.
The body was made using the casting technique while the chalice cup was made from a lathe-turned silver sheet and then plated with 24kt g...
Category
1990s Italian Other Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
1976 The Log of H.M.S. Providence 1791-1793
By William Bligh
Located in Bath, GB
A scarce and fine limited edition of William Bligh's log of his second breadfruit voyage of 1791, on board the H.M.S. Providence.
A scarce work, this is number sixty-three of five-h...
Category
1970s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Thierry Despont, Houses (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Privately published in 1990 by the office of Thierry Despont to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Thierry W Despont Ltd, . One of a limited edition o...
Category
Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Leather Heiser Batwing Chaps
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Vintage leather Heiser batwing chaps. With two outside pockets, basketweave stamped belt and metal conchos. Great condition with excellent patina and nice coloring. Would display ni...
Category
Late 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Frog Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage table lighter in the shape of a seated frog. Made completely of metal with a hollow body. Beautiful silver color with details like small spots all over the frogs bogs. C...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Exquisite Taxidermy Display: Yellow Oriole Perched on Naturalistic Branch
Located in New York, NY
A Taxidermy Yellow Oriole expertly mounted on a lifelike branch, this piece captures the vibrant essence of the species. Also known as the plantain and small corn bird, and called 'g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Feathers
Hermes Stuffed Toy Hermy Horse
By Hermès
Located in Munich, DE
Hermes Hermy The Horse small plush toy 100% authentic. The outside is 100% acrylic, while the inside is 100% polyester, as shown on the label. The hors...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage Tiffany & Co. Ring 925/- Sterling Silver and 18 ct. Gold
Located in Münster, DE
A ring from Tiffany & Co. made of 925/- sterling silver and 18 ct. yellow gold that is as special as it is designed for everyday wear. The yellow gold element is wrapped around the s...
Category
1980s North American Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Silver
Designed for Life The World’s Best Product Designers
Located in New York City, NY
A global survey of 100 of the most creative and innovative product designers working today
Designed For Life showcases 100 of the most exciting designers around the world and, through their work, shines a lens on what is happening at the forefront of contemporary product design. The boundaries between design, art, craft, fashion, and architecture have been blurred in recent years and a new generation of designers has emerged, working across different fields and genres. Products illustrated in the book range from furniture, lighting, and objects, to limited editions, glassware, and office systems, making Designed for Life the ideal route to new talent throughout the field of product design and the perfect way to assess exactly what is being created in the design scene today
Chosen by an international line up of influential industry experts – design critics, museum curators, entrepreneurs, journalists, and gallerists – the nominated designers comprise young product designers who have emerged in the last few years, but who have already produced outstanding, creative, and innovative pieces of design, such as Mac Collins, Nifemi Marcus-Bello, Minjae Kim...
Category
2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Snuff Garrett's "Charlie Russell Rider" Chaps
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
A pair of buckaroo chinks by "Grizzly Saddlery / Great Falls, Mont." with fringe and personalized "Garrett" on the belt. The chaps have overlaid "CRR" on the legs. Includes a tooled ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
The Century by Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster Published by Doubleday 1998
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Century by Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster Published by Doubleday 1998.What was it like to watch the Wright Brothers soar into the sky? To hear the first crackling voice aired o...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage English Silver Walking Stick Cane William Comyns & Sons 2007
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful vintage sterling silver pommel walking stick bearing hallmarks for London, dated 2007, by the renowned silversmith William Comyns & Sons.
The striking stick fea...
Category
Early 2000s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
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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