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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Style: Neoclassical
Style: Napoleon III
Red & Black FDR's Fala Scotty Dog American Glass Ice Bowl, circa 1930-1940
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A charming pre midcentury ice bucket or ice bowl, American clear glass, circa late 1930s-early 1940s. The Scotty dog glass collectible craze began when President Franklin D. Roosevel...
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Mid-20th Century American American Classical Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass

Mid-19th Century British Yacht Half Hull Model "Vivid"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
2.44 yacht half hull model of a racing sloop. An 1840s-1850s "Plank on Edge" cutter half block hull with applied stem, keel and rudder. The deck with stubbed bowsprit, stub mast, and...
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19th Century American Classical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century Neoclassical Automaton Windmill Sewing Box
Located in Essex, MA
Rare early 19th century working automaton sewing box with hidden compartments for necessaries and sewing implements. Original handmade clockwork inside which operates a working windm...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Alabaster

1830 Mexico and United States Framed Map
Located in Stamford, CT
Map of North America published circa 1830. Map shows United States into Canada. Mexico extending into the upper California territory. Texas appears in name but prior to the period of...
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1830s American American Classical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Large Venetian Glass Pipe
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). The elongated shaft with moulded g...
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1890s Italian Napoleon III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Art Glass

Empire Portrait Painting of Julie and Desiree Clary by Robert Lefevre
By Robert Jacques LeFevre
Located in Essex, MA
Period First Empire portrait of the Sisters Julie and Desiree Clary, Future Queens of Spain and Sweden by Robert Jacques Francois Lefevre (1755...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Canvas

American Realism A Pictorial Survey from the Early 18th Century to the 1970s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
American Realism, a pictorial survey from the early 18th century to the 1970s. Mathey, François Published by Portland House, 1987 Title: American Realism: A pictorial survey from....
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Late 20th Century American American Classical Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

PH Choisy French Creamware Neoclassical Palais à Paris Architecture Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French neoclassical faïence transfer printed creamware plate, circa 1820-1830. A black transfer of an architectural image on a creamware body, depicting the Palais de la Chambre...
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Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Creamware

PH Choisy French Creamware Neoclassical Fontainbleu à Paris Architecture Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Neoclassical faïence transfer printed creamware plate produced by P&H Choisy, circa 1824-1836. A black transfer of an architectural image on a creamware body, depicting t...
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Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Creamware

Pair of Children, Polychromed Pine Wood, Spain, 18th Century and Later
Located in Madrid, ES
Couple of children. Polychrome pine wood, Century XVIII. Pair of polychrome pine wood carvings that represent two children in an attitude of playing a musical wind instrument, both seated, with their hands towards their faces, and slightly raising one leg to add some movement to a posture that, otherwise, it would be perhaps too static. Due to their postures and attitudes, they would be part of a large and quality altarpiece, judging by the size, the details, the hair, the proportions, etc., elements in which the musical angels were not something strange. Note that those present do not have wings, calling themselves in these cases "putti" and being, in the same way, figures of habitual presence in religious environments despite having emerged from Renaissance classicism and its sources from Antiquity. The proportions of the sizes, the anatomy, the symmetry, the certain plasticism of the hair, etc. are elements that speak of an influence of Neoclassicism in these sculptures. Likewise, a certain resemblance to works from the 18th century of the Castilian school can be appreciated." Size: 22 x 42 x 85 cms / c/peanas 37 x 37 x 180 cm. Weight is merely orientative. Bases and wooden instruments...
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18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Other

1930s Cast Iron Checkered Potted Geranium Floral Bouquet Painted Doorstop
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage cast iron doorstop showing a geranium plant set inside a woven checkered flower pot on an iron plinth. Retaining the original painted finish. Beautiful patina. Circa 1930 ...
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Choisy French Creamware Neoclassical Arc de l’ Étoile Paris Architecture Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French neoclassical faïence transfer printed creamware plate produced by P&H Choisy, circa 1824-1836. A black transfer of an architectural image on a creamware body, depicting t...
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Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Creamware

Early Panorama Children’s Book Hiawatha Illustrated by Willy Pogany London 1914
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Antique panorama children’s book illustrated by Willy Pogany and retold by Edith L Elias. A total of 14 panels, one side with illustrations, and the other with text. Published by George G. Harrap & Company. This book is part of a children’s series by Willy Pogány of folding panoramas illustrations and text, inspired by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1855 epic, The Song of Hiawatha. Lines from Longfellow run underneath Pogány’s illustrations, which follow the Ojibwe child Hiawatha from his early kinship with the wild animals, through his struggles with Nahma, King of Fishes, and his own estranged father, Mudjekeewis, up to his courtship of Laughing Water (Minnehaha). The prose text by Edith Elias, printed on the verso of the panorama, carries Hiawatha’s story farther, through the death of Minnehaha and the coming of “the Pale-Face Chief.” Pogány’s dynamic frames, with their striking use of negative space, show the influence not only of Golden Age illustrators like Walter Crane, but also the new generation of cartoonists like Winsor McCay...
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1910s English American Classical Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

French Crucifix Vitrine and Oval Frame, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Crucifix in its oval vitrine, French, late 19th century Golden frame Good condition For shipping: 9/51/60 cm, 3.3 kg.
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass, Wood

19th Century Porcelain Huqqa with Bird Paintings
Located in London, GB
This huqqa (or hookah) is a wonderful item which is crafted from porcelain and finely hand painted and parcel gilt. The huqqa was created in the late 19th century, most likely in Rus...
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Late 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Porcelain

Arquebus. Miguel de Zegarra. Madrid, Spain, 1773-1774.
By Miguel de Zegarra
Located in Madrid, ES
Marks: cannon (inscription, trademarks and countermark); key (punch); trigger guard (punch); medal with rope (inscription). Date: 1774 cannon; key of 1773. Author: Miguel de Cega...
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1770s Spanish Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold, Steel

Four Antique Italian Extreme Erotica Hand Painted Pottery Tiles of Monks & Nuns
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This set of four antique hand painted pottery tiles are all unsigned, so no specific artist can be identified, but are presumed to have be...
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Pottery

Devotional Pendant, Gold, Enamel, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Mary Magdalene and John the Baptist. Possibly mallorquin. One of the glasses is fractured. Oval pendant ornamented in its outline by turned gold loops and small metallic pearls. On ...
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18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Other

Ropes and Tackle for 19th Century Waling Vessel
Located in New York, NY
Tools ropes and tackle for 19th century waling vessel.
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19th Century American American Classical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Rope, Maple

19th Century Large Civil War Era Bronze and Tin Pitcher
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a fabulous historic treasure of times past, namely, a 19th century large Civil War Era bronze and tin pitcher. From circa 1850, this is an American frontier piece. I...
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Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Copper, Tin

19th Century Swiss Gold Musical Vinaigrette
Located in New Orleans, LA
This early 19th century Swiss gold vinaigrette has the charming addition of a musical mechanism. The entire box is crafted of 14-karat yellow gold envelo...
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19th Century Swiss Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold, Enamel

French Crucifix Vitrine and Frame, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Crucifix in its vitrine, French, late 19th century Golden frame Good condition For shipping: 46/38/8 cm 2.4 kg.
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Immaculate Conception Chapel, Second Half of the 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Sculpture, carved wood, glass, metal. Carved wooden chapel with decoration on the top of balustrade and balusters in the shape of a vase of a certain Baroque memory, which presents t...
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18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Other

Saint Nicholas Devotional Pendant on Support, Bronze, Textile, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Saint Nicholas devotional medal on support. Gilded bronze, textile, metal, 18th century. Golden bronze devotional medal placed on a support by wires that has an oval frame enhanced ...
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18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze, Other

H.M. Tomlinson "The Sea and The Jungle" 1st Edition Woodcuts by Clare Leighton
Located in San Francisco, CA
H.M. Tomlinson "The Sea and The Jungle" First Edition with woodcuts by Clare Leighton, circa 1930 Rare First Edition. Very good condition. Fantastic woodcuts by noted artist Clare...
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other

Bronze Weight, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Weight of the 18th century. Bronze. Bronze weight, incomplete, with the container glass and two of the smallest, all decorated in cold with incised and...
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18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

The New Clay Techniques and Approaches to Jewelry Making, book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The New Clay: Techniques and Approaches to Jewelry Making. A wonderful book, with over 100 color photos, on making intricate beads and jewelry using modeling clays such as "Fimo" and "Sculpey." Everything you need to know to work with the new polymer clays is covered clearly in this book. Excellent working diagrams show how easy it is to make the most complex looking designs. One of the first books...
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20th Century American American Classical Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Mobilier Louis-Philippe Napoleon III by Colette Lehmann, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Mobilier Louis-Philippe Napoleon III by Colette Lehmann. Paris: Èditions Ch. Massin, 1976, French text. Hardcover with dust jackets. 81 pp. Illustrates the beds, seating, tables, cas...
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Late 20th Century French Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Bronze Devotional Plaque, St Vincent of Saragossa or Martyr, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Devotional plaque, San Vicente Mártir, or Huesca or Zaragoza, or Valencia. Bronze, 19th century. Oval bronze plate with a circular element at the top and a frame to enhance the reli...
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19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Door Lock, Large Decoration, 19th Century, with Key
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Door lock, large decoration, 19th century, with key Measures: H 17 cm, W 11 cm, P 3 cm.
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Late 19th Century Terrestrial Globe, French
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). By Charles Delagrave, Paris. On eb...
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1890s French Napoleon III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Italian Neoclassic Walnut Miniature Commode
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with diamond inlay over three drawers with similar inlay, slight cabriole legs.
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1790s Italian Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Maitland Smith Style Obelisks with Travertine and Marble Veneer
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of handsome and high quality stone veneered obelisks. Done in a pale travertine outlined with gray marble borders, the upper part raised on four marble balls above a rectangular...
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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Travertine

19th Century Silver-Gilt Bracelet with Micromosaic Medallions
Located in Paris, FR
Silver-gilt bracelet composed of three medallions decorated with micromosaics on a black onyx background. The micromosaics feature multicolored bouquets of flowers, and the setting i...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Onyx, Silver

Bronze Mortar with Inscription, Spain, 1846
Located in Madrid, ES
Mortar with inscription. Bronze. Spain, 1846. Mortar made of bronze with flared mouth and truncated cone body developed without discontinuity and decreasing in diameter to the base....
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1840s Spanish Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Galician Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). The backplate pierced with a vase ...
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Late 18th Century Polish Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Still, Copper, Iron, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Still with flared copper body, cap on the top with the usual piece on these objects and a simple support to place the appliance on the fire. It has four iron handles to move it. This...
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19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Copper, Iron

Compendio Historico De Los Arcabuceros De Madrid, Soler, Isidro, Madrid, 1795
By Isidro Soler
Located in Madrid, ES
Historical summary of the arcabuceros of Madrid ... Soler, Isidro (fl. circa 1795), Madrid, 1795. Original, leather binding. 86 pages perfect state of conservation. "Historical Comp...
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1790s Spanish Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Other

Antique Napoleon III Period Oak and Silvered Bronze Tobacco Cabinet by Diehl
Located in London, GB
Crafted by the acclaimed cabinetmaker, Charles-Guillaume Diehl (1811-1885), this tobacco (humidor) cabinet is a truly exquisite piece of antique oak furniture...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Portrait Miniature American School, circa 1805
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). A Gentleman, wearing dark blue coat...
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Early 1800s American American Classical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

14-Karat Gold Broock with Garnet and Diamond, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
14-carat gold clasp with garnet and diamond. 14-carat gold-plated oval brooch finished with a gold-plated beaded cord adorned at the front with a curved composition that leaves smoo...
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Late 19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold Plate

A Large Swedish 18th C. Tole Swag Architectural Element Mounted on Metal Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish 18th century large tole architectural swag mounted on an iron stand. This antique swag came from a building in Sweden. This unique piece consists of a rich foliage motif that appears to be draping on its stand. The general color of this unique piece is a moss-green tone. With its classical elegance, this 18th century Swedish architectural...
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18th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Tôle, Metal

Italian Bronze Mortar and Pestle, Signed, Christopher Eberhardt, Circa 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
Italian bronze mortar and pestle. Christopher Eberhardt, Anno J667 Grabavw, Early 19th Century. Measures: 7.25" diameter at top, 5.75" diamete...
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1830s Italian Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Clothing Press in Oak Wood, Holland, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Clothing press in oakwood, Holland, 19th century. On four turned legs (three of them secured with a straight chambrana) the press rises, with a drawer underneath. As it is a purely u...
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19th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Oak

Monumental Pair of Italian Obelisks Covered in 19th Century Sheet Music
Located in San Francisco, CA
Italian monumental pair of wood obelisks made in the 20th century. Resting on four gold painted wood spheres and square bases, all covered in 19th century sheet music.
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Collectibles and Curiosities

19th Century Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock and Barometer by Dasson
Located in London, GB
This fine set comprises a cartel clock and barometer, each of which are crafted entirely in gilt bronze. The clock and barometer cases are identical, and take the form of a lyre. The...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Antique Sevres Style plaque - "The last Supper"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large Antique French Sevres Style Porcelain Hand Painted Plaque Depicting "The Last Supper" after Leonardo da Vinci, within an exceptional Onyx and Champleve enamel frame. Circa 18...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Porcelain

Spanish Arquebus, Salvador Cenarro, Madrid, 1761-1793
Located in Madrid, ES
Marks: In key, chamber of the cannon and trigger guard. Date: between 1761 and 1793. Author: Salvador de Zenarro. "Real Arcabucero". Origin / Provenance: Madrid, Spain. Material:...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold, Steel

French Smoker Set in Red Glazed Earthenware 19th Napoleon III, De Bruyn Fives
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Five-piece smoker set. Four pots including a covered tobacco pot and a red faience tray which has a floral pattern. Very nice enamelled earthenware work. ...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic

Napoleon III Period Gilt Bronze Clock and Barometer, Attributed to Raingo Frères
Located in London, GB
This stunning gilt bronze clock and barometer pair was created in circa 1860 in France. The two have been attributed to Raingo Frères, the prestigious, ...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

19th Century French musical automaton clock
Located in London, GB
This fine, antique mantel clock is constructed in ebonised wood by the renowned Parisian maker of automata, Xavier Tharin (French, active mid 19th Century). The clock face is set onto a curled, stylized pediment atop the clock case. The face is of white enamel, featuring black Roman numerals and signed 'Tharin a Paris', and is bordered in beaded ormolu. The pediment in which the face is set is decorated with ormolu mounts of stylized acanthus leaf form. The pediment is set onto a rectangular frame of ebonised wood, inside which is set a musical automaton...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Enamel, Ormolu

Bas Rilief with Profile of Ferdinando IV Borbone, 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Bas Rilief with profile of Ferdinando IV Borbone, dressed as a Roman Emperor. Beginning of 19th century. Wax sculpture within circular hickory frame. Very fine piece belonging to ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Hickory

The Life Record of HW Graber Texas Ranger Dedicated First Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a very rare first edition hardback copy of The Life Record of H.W. Grabber, A Terry Texas Ranger 1861-1865 Sixty-Two Years in Texas. Copyright ...
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

19th century American Southern Portrait by Benoni Irwin
By Benoni Irwin
Located in Savannah, GA
Oil on canvas portrait entitled:Mr. Bowles of Kentucky, painted by Benoni Irwin (1840-1896) an American portraitist born in new market, Ontario, Canada. He moved to New York as a you...
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Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Clothing Press in Oak Wood, Holland, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Clothing press in oak wood, Holland, 19th century. Garment press with closed cupboard in its lower part made of oak wood in Holland. As is normal in these utilitarian elements, it la...
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19th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

18th Century French or Swiss Military Watercolor, Signed and Dated
Located in Stamford, CT
Very interesting drawing of two soldiers in uniform one most likely French holding a rifle with bayonet and the other, Swiss, dressed in a fancy red outfit with codpiece and odd hat holding a menacing looking mace. Behind them on either side are burning castles...
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Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

18th Century Carved Wooden Representing Christ on the Cross
Located in Miami, FL
Carved wooden representing Christ on the cross.
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Late 18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Paint

English Porcelain Armorial Plate Hand Painted Eagle Motto By Industry and Hope
Located in Katonah, NY
This armorial plate features a crest with an Eagle with outstretched wings and the motto "By Industry and Hope." Made by Chamberlain's Worcester, the plate has a wide border with forest green ground and three cartouches, each showing a beautiful hand painted single flower. The plate was made in England by Chamberlain's Worcester during the reign of George IV, circa 1825. The armorial may be blazoned as follows: Crest: On a rock, an eagle with wings elevated and addorsed proper pendant from the beak, a shield azure charged with a hank of cotton also proper. Motto: Industria et spe [By Industry and Hope]. Dimensions: 9 inches diameter Condition: Excellent Price: $360 The crest was granted by the Kings of Arms at The College of Arms...
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Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Porcelain

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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