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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: 20th Century
Three Books on Violins and Violin Makers
By Dirk J. Balfoort, Willibaldd Leo Frh-v-Lütgendorff, John H. Fairfield
Located in valatie, NY
Three books on Violins and Violin Makers. Known Violin Makers by John H. Fairfield. New York: The Bradford Press, Inc. 1942. Stated first edition hardcove...
Category
Early 20th Century German Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Life-Size Taxidermy Full Body Deer on Faux ConcreteBase, Barasingha
Located in Stamford, CT
Life-Size Taxidermy Full Body Deer on Faux Concrete Base, Barasingha
Large and Impressive Full Body Barasingha (Indian Swamp Deer) Taxidermy Figure, se...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fur
Charles SOUDANT French Art Deco Bronze Crucifix, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco bronze crucifix by Charles SOUDANT, France, 1930s. Very beautiful stylized Christ surrounded by a halo. At his side, Mary and Mary Magdalene. In bas-relief, the archa...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage French Military Academy Officers Hat, Mid Century
Located in South Salem, NY
A rare French Military Academy Officer's hat or cap from the 1970s. These special and unique hats are part of the uniform of students studying to become officers in the French Milita...
Category
1970s French Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Felt
Italian Mid Century Poker Set Bottle, 1960's
By Gucci
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
This rare item is designed as a bottle and hides a poker set inside and is a real collectors item. All chips and markers are in place as well as well as the original dice. The bottle is made in wood and decorated with cow hide.
We had an exact bottle like this previously produced in 1962, albeit with a little bit different design on the bottle that was stamped Gucci as seen in the pictures. This one does not have a mark that says Gucci but is similar inside on all parts. If you want to see more pictures of that piece let us know.
The three last pictures are of the Gucci poker...
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Cowhide, Walnut
Antique Golf Club, Unusual Deep Face by Gibson of Kinghorn
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Unusual Deep Face Golf Club By Gibson Of Kinghorn.
Hickory golf club iron by William Gibson, Fife. The deep face iron with diagonal line face markings, the rear of the club head is w...
Category
1910s Scottish Edwardian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hickory
14K Gold Mid Century Mens Wristwatch International Watch Co Schaffhausen IWC
By I.W.C. Schaffhausen
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The 14K Gold Mid Century Men's Wristwatch by International Watch Co. (IWC) Schaffhausen encapsulates timeless elegance. Crafted in lustrous gold, its mid-century design exudes sophis...
Category
1950s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
A Wandering Eye Travels with My Phone Book by Miguel Flores-Vianna
Located in New York, NY
A Wandering Eye
Travels with My Phone
By: Miguel Flores-Vianna
Miguel Flores-Vianna’s childhood in Argentina was marked by two constants that he believes shaped the life he chose to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Jewelry Box Apprentice Chest Brass Engraved Thistle Miniature
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Chest of Drawers Jewelry Box Apprentice Chest Brass Engraved
Solid brass apprentice chest of drawers, chest with 5 working drawers all with stylized...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
New Parade, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
News Parade is an original film from the 1960s.
Complete edition. Castle films.
It includes original packaging.
16 mm. Good conditions.
Category
1960s European Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Antique English Brass & Glass Elegant Compass by Spencer & Co London
By Spencer & Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful elegant compass circa 1970's in solid brass with glass bt spencer & Co.
Category
20th Century English Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
WW1 1918 British Army Officer's Compass - Verner's Patent MK VII by French Ltd.
Located in Bath, GB
This is an excellent original example of the MK VII. It is fully functioning, has a brass case and is mounted with lanyard ring. The glass face and numbered brass outer ring are perf...
Category
1910s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage Chunky Navajo South West Native American Silver Turquoise Nugget ring
Located in London, GB
Chunky Vintage Navajo South West Native American Silver Turquoise ring
with large Turquoise nugget,
adjustable size
Conditi...
Category
20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Mid-Century Desk Model of the 'Atomium' Building
Located in London, GB
A small desk top model of the Atomium building in Brussels.
Marble base, metal model.
Belgium, c1960s.
Some small nicks and scuffs, wear commensurate with age.
Location: London G...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Metal
An antique silver vesta case of extra small proportions by William Hair Haseler
Located in Central England, GB
This fine silver vesta case is of an unusual rare small size. It measures Height 3.7cm x width 2.7cm x depth 1cm. It is a high quality very solidly made example. Hallmarked for Birm...
Category
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley, Photoplay Grosset & Dunlap Edition, 1931
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1931]. 8vo. Rebound in red 1/.4 leather and black cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt stamps, and gilt titles to spine. New matching archival slipcase.
Presented is a photoplay edition of Mary Shelley’s masterpiece of horror, Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus. This printing was published by Grosset & Dunlap, in New York, in 1931. One of the most collectible Grosset & Dunlap photoplay editions, this book was published to accompany the 1931 Universal Pictures James Whale horror film starring Boris Karlof, Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boless, and Dwight Frye. It is illustrated throughout with scenes from that production. The book has been beautifully rebound in striking ¼ red leather and black cloth boards, with raised bands and gilt stamps and tiles to the spine, and a matching black archival slipcase.
Mary Shelley was just nineteen when she wrote her classic novel. The circumstances of its composition are by now well known. In 1816, Mary was in Switzerland with Percy Shelley, Byron, and Byron’s physician John Polidori when the evening’s discussion turned to one of Shelley’s favorite topics, the supernatural. Byron proposed that all members of the party write a romance or tale on the subject. The resulting efforts were Polidori’s The Vampyre, Byron’s unfinished narrative about a vampire, and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
The first edition of Frankenstein was published anonymously in London, 1818, and is exceedingly rare. An 1831 edition was published in London, for which Shelley wrote an introduction describing the circumstances surrounding the creation of the work. The first American edition was published in 1833.
Frankenstein has been named “the most famous English horror novel… a defining model of the Gothic mode of fiction, and… the first genuine science fiction novel, the first significant rendering of the relations between mankind and science through an image of mankind’s dual nature appropriate to an age of science” (Clute and Nicholls, Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, 1099).
Alexander Grosset and George T...
Category
1930s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Burl Maple Italian Humidor with Drawer and Interior Divider
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully detailed Humidor made of Burl Maple. The finish is high gloss and stunning. A 1' drawer for accessories, comes with a cigar cutter and box of matches.
The piece is a...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Maple, Burl
Vintage Wooden Hat Form Mold, Vienna, Austria, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Stunning beautiful wooden hat form mold, found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austria. Has the form of the typical Art Deco style. So we believe it was made in the 1920s. Nice decorati...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage Set of Wooden and Brass Marvellous Beers Playing Cards with Poker
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Vintage Set of Marvellous Beers Playing Cards with Wooden Brass Finished Poker Card Box
Item is in vintage condition, cards featured in the images are included in the price.
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Finnish silver bracelet by Alpo Tammi Koru, 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Finnish silver bracelet by Alpo Tammi Koru, 1970s
A silver bracelet with a hard clamp. A beautiful design with round and sleek shapes and a ro...
Category
20th Century Finnish Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Art Deco Airplane Sculpture of the Boeing 314 Clipper Cast Aluminium
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Art Deco Airplane Sculpture of the Boeing 314 Clipper Cast Aluminium.
Aluminum desk model inspired by the Art Deco era of the 1930s and 1940s, showcasing the iconic Boeing 312 Pan Am Flying Clipper Boat design.
This metal airplane...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Early 1960s Elegant Christian Dior Prong Set Blue & Clear Crystals Necklace
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning early example of a 1960s Christian Dior necklace, with prong-set blue and clear crystals. The necklace is a classic example of Dior's elegant and sophisticate...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Antique Metal and Wooden Handle Candle Snuffer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Victorian silver plated and wooden handle candle snuffer.
Candle snuffer with carved wood long and hand carved handle.
Snuffers are great for extinguishing the flames of your...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Book, Modern Practical Farriery, WJ Miles, English, Circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of Modern Practical Farriery, by W.J. Miles et al. An English language, hard bound non-fiction book, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Full title, as follows: Modern practical farriery - a complete guide to all that relates to the horse, its history, varieties, and uses; breaking, training, feeding, stabling, and grooming; how to buy, keep and treat a horse in health and disease, etc.; forming a complete system of the veterinary art, as at present practised at the Royal Veterinary College, London / by W.J. Miles, M.R.C.V.S.L.; with numerous illustrations and a series of anatomical plates, engraved from original drawings from nature, by Benjamin Herring, Esq.; to which is added an essay on the diseases and management of cattle, sheep, and pigs by J.L. Lupton, M.R.C.V.S.
In fair, well-thumbed order. Some pages loose and displaying signs of coloration
Superb frontispiece in colour, redolent of contemporary William Morris print...
Category
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1970s Gorgeous Smoking Set in Onyx. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous smoking set in onyx. The table lighter works perfectly. Made in Italy. The items are in excellent condition.
Dimension:
Table Lighter
2,36" x 2,36" x 3,93" H inches
cm...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Onyx
Another Kingdom Chess Set by Taras Yoom
Located in Geneve, CH
Another Kingdom Chess Set by Taras Yoom
Limited Edition of 21
Dimensions: D 45 x W 45 x H 8 cm
Materials: Metal, plastic, acrylic, wood, silicone.
Chess set “Another Kingdom: Light ...
Category
2010s Russian Organic Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage 1990s Artist Made Tribal Bauxite Pottery Beaded Necklace
Located in Seguin, TX
1990's Artist studio made beaded necklace using bauxite, cow horn, vintage pottery spindle whorls, glass trade beads, brass. By Linda Thompson (20th/21st century) Texas, 22" long, sp...
Category
Late 20th Century American Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Brass
Beaded Ndebele Initiation Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king...
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Wood
Vintage French Military Academy Officers Hat, Mid Century
Located in South Salem, NY
A rare French Military Academy Officer's hat or cap from the 1970s. These special and unique hats are part of the uniform of students studying to beco...
Category
1970s French Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Felt
Romeo Rega Perspex Chess Table, 1970s Italy
By Romeo Rega
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant and beautiful chess table by Romeo Rega. Full chrome base with a thick, heavy, lucite inlay which supports the chess board. Perspex chess pieces are made with lucite bodies a...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Marvella Faux Pearl Necklace and Earrings Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Marvella Sterling Pearl Necklace and Earrings Set: Timeless Elegance in 925 Silver
Marked: "925"
Elevate your style with this exquisite pearl necklace and matching earrings, a true...
Category
1950s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Antique Map of the Region of Tokyo and Nagasaki in Japan, 1922
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map of Japan titled 'Japan - Environs of Tokio & Nagasaki'. Old map of Japan, includes inset maps of Tokyo, Nagasaki and surroundings. This map or...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Another Kingdom Chess Set by Taras Yoom
Located in Geneve, CH
Another Kingdom Chess Set by Taras Yoom
Limited Edition of 21
Dimensions: D 45 x W 45 x H 8 cm
Materials: Metal, plastic, acrylic, wood, silicone.
Combined technique with hack-worki...
Category
2010s Russian Organic Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Silver plated Art Deco Mandalan evening handbag. 1920 - 1930
Located in CADALSO, ES
The item are in a very, very good condition. The close are silver plated. The little colours squares are enameled. The colours are llike the first day.
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate, Enamel
Circle: International Survey of Constructive Art
By Ben Nicholson, Henry Moore
Located in New York, NY
Foundational text of twentieth century modernism in art, architecture, town planning, housing, interior design, and design; edited by Ben Nicholson, Naum Gabo, and J.L. Martin. Layou...
Category
1930s English Machine Age Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage 1966 Austin Cox Chess Set
Located in East Hampton, NY
Marked Austin Enterprises to the bottom of every piece, this wonderful vintage aluminum chess game set from 1966 comes in its original box.
The box can be hung on the wall (see im...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Handmade Miniature Metal Chair with Stick Figure Person Motif
Located in Amityville, NY
Unique handmade vintage miniature chair made from metals with mixed finishes. Geometric in form with a round, concave seat atop an angular, square frame, likely intended to hold an i...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage empire style jewelry or trinkets chest of drawers.
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a Vintage empire style jewelry or trinkets chest of drawers. This chest of drawers features its original solid brass hardware. This diminutive chest of drawers is made of dar...
Category
1950s American Empire Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
2 Antique English Mark Cross Leather Footballs Futbols Soccer Balls 6"
By Mark Cross
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of circa 1930s brown leather footballs / soccer balls manufactured by Mark Cross Company. Made in England.
Dimensions:
5.5" x 5.5" x 5.5" (Width x Depth x Height)
Category
1930s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Cotton
Black Forest Vintage Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque 1947
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Black Forest Vintage Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque 1947
A large vintage deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophy on a wooden carved plaque. The plaque fea...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Antler
Armani Casa Pump Workout Luxury Set Made in Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Armani Casa Pump Workout Luxury Set
Pump is a range conceived for the home fitness signature of designer Giorgio Armani as part of Armani Casa. This minimalist yet incredibly glamourous set includes:
• Mesh and Leather Carrying Workout Bag featuring GA Signature
• Pump Leather Jump Rope with dust bag in mesh fabric featuring GA Signature: Handles can be opened to regulate length of rope.
• Set of two weights (1 kilo or 2.2 pounds) each. Wrapped in eco leather featuring GA Signature.
• Leather water...
Category
2010s Italian Aesthetic Movement Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Yves Saint Laurent Style Paperback 2008 Pink book by Foundation Pierre Berge
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Yves Saint Laurent: Style Paperback 2008 by Foundation Pierre Berge Pink book.
In collaboration with Fondation Pierre Bergé–Yves Saint Laurent.
Yves Saint La...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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
Beautiful, fine Art Nouveau walking stick bronze, silver type 4
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful, fine Art Nouveau walking stick bronze, silver type 4
High quality French walking stick made of high quality handle with bronze fitting.
Solid ebonized beech wood. Bronze...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Antique Book, Religio Medici, Sir Thomas Browne, English Language, Dated 1915
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an an antique copy of Religio Medici by Sir Thomas Browne. An English language book, published by Macmillan & Co, London in the early 20th century, dated 1915.
A seventeent...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
George Nakashima Woodworker Catalog with Price List
Located in New York, NY
Catalog of offerings from renowned craft woodworker George Nakashima, published circa 1990. 4to, 24 pages (unpaginated), photographic wrappers, illustrated with b/w sketches and phot...
Category
1990s American American Craftsman Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A Gothic chess set made in cast clay
Located in Delft, NL
A Gothic chess set made in cast clay
A Gothic chess set with a conversion of a standing wall, which lifts the Chess board. The wall pieces and figures are made of casting clay. The ...
Category
Late 20th Century European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Clay
Large Vintage Native American Navajo Ring Turquoise silver
Located in London, GB
A fine vintage handcrafted Large Native American Navajo Ring Turquoise silver
A particularly fine and attractive Navajo ring with multiple small turquoise cabochons
Makers initia...
Category
20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Haroldo Burle Marx 18K Yellow Gold & Aquamarine "Forma Livre" Necklace
By Burle Marx
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Free Form "Forma Livre" style, Brazil, circa 1970s, segmented rectangular panels choker form yellow gold necklace with baton and plaque drops fringe and tab insert clasp, set with ten (10) free-form carved polished aquamarines, necklace measures 15'' in length, stamped "Burle Marx 750 INDBRAS GB 791," total weigh 4.890 troy oz.
This exquisite Burle Marx 18 Karat Gold Free Form Aquamarine Necklace, crafted in the early 60s, emanates timeless elegance. Originating from Burle Marx's personal collection until the early 80s, this rare piece, now available for purchase, showcases unparalleled craftsmanship.Unlikely to be replicated in the future. As a testament to its extraordinary status, this necklace is deemed a Museum Piece, embodying the artistic mastery of Burle Marx, a renowned jewelry designer whose clientele included luminaries like Cicely Tyson, Madame Ferragamo, and Placido Domingo...
Category
1970s Brazilian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
20th Century Erzgebirge German Noah’s Ark Putz Toy Set, Vintage Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
20th century Erzgebirge German Noah’s Ark. A wonderful example of a 20th century Erzgebirge German Noah’s Ark, With 36 assorted hand carved figures. Typically, children played with t...
Category
20th Century German Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Fantastic quality antique Edwardian oak smokers cabinet
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fantastic quality antique Edwardian oak smokers cabinet having a fantastic quality oak smokers cabinet, with two glass doors to the front opening to reveal compartments for cigars, m...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Ceramic Thermometer by Mithé Espelte with Flower Motif
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Wall thermometer in ceramic by Mithé Espelt. Typical flower decor with the numeral indication of the temperature.
Marie Thérèse Espelt, aka. Mithé Espelt (1923-2020)
Born in the...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Navajo Silversmith Sadie Calvin Jasper and Silver Cuff
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th century Navajo silversmith Sadie Calvin Jasper and Silver bracelet
Four gorgeous red jasper cabochons are set in this nicely stamped silver bracelet...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Hundertwasser Architecture - 1997 Taschen - 1st Edition
By TASCHEN
Located in Rochester, NY
Hundertwasser Architecture 1997 Taschen 1st Edition. Hard cover black cloth with gilt lettering, Includes wrap around die cut band, 317 pages. Catalogue Raisonne of Hundertwasser arc...
Category
1990s German Futurist Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Early 20th Century French Laboratory Scale
Located in High Point, NC
Housed in a wooden and glass vitrine, this small scale was once used for precision measurements. Made at the turn of the 19th Century in France, this mechanical wonder was crafted wi...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique Vintage English Ladys Gentlemas Malacca Wooden Walking Stick Cane 1920
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stylish Well Grained Pale Malacca Wood Ladies or Gentleman's Walking Stick with Crook Handle and decorative rosewood and bone banding of English origin, first Quarter of the Twentiet...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Star Style: Interiors of Martyn Lawrence Bullard
Located in New York, NY
Star Style: Interiors of Martyn Lawrence Bullard
By Martyn Lawrence Bullard
Foreword by Cher
Photography by Douglas Friedman
250 color illustrations
...
Category
2010s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Living Well by Design Melissa Penfold Book by Melissa Penfold
Located in New York, NY
Living Well by Design
Melissa Penfold
By: Melissa Penfold
Principal photography by Abbie Melle
From an international authority on design, how to create a home that engages your sens...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary 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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