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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: 1980s
Period: 1930s
Art Déco – Panneaux et Plafonds – Stephen Calloway 1st edition 1988
Located in London, GB
1st edition 1988 language French language oversized soft back as issued.
Art deco interior and panel designs from the 1920s chosen by Stephen Calloway, curator of the Victoria and A...
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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
1930s Rockwell Kent Bacchus Copper Cigarette Box Chase Art Deco Relief Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
"An incredibly rare piece of American Art Deco history. A "Bacchus" cigarette box designed by Rockwell Kent (American, 1882-1971) for the Chase Company. On...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Diamond Stick Pin, 1 Ct Mine Cut Diamonds, 18K White Gold
Located in Toledo, OH
Antique 1 ct diamond stick pin. 18K white gold, tested. 19 mine cut diamonds totaling 1 ct. 2 5/8" long, top is 1/2" diameter. 3.1 grams. Has locking end, not photo'd.
Category
1930s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Art Deco Pin Brooch Dove in Sterling Silver
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylized pin brooch in the shape of a dove. A classic symbol of love and peace. It is executed in 925/1000 sterling silver. Unknown Scandinavian maker circa 1930. Inscribed 925 to ...
Category
1930s Scandinavian Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage French Leather Boxing Ball, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A decorative strapped ball in patinated tanned leather. These were originally used as a sling, a medical or a boxing ball. This example was handmade in France circa 1930-40 and its i...
Category
1930s French Bauhaus Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Kiki and Montparnasse 1900-1930, French Book by Billy Kluver, 1989
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Kiki et Montparnasse 1900-1930 (Kiki and Montparnasse 1900-1930), a French book by Billy Kluver and Julie Martin.
Kiki Montparnasse or the ennobled bohemian. The surprising story tel...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Alfred Dunhill Briquet Rollagas Cigarette Lighter with Original Box and Papers
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Alfred Dunhill Briquet Rollagas Cigarette Lighter
Vintage boxed Dunhill lighter with booklet stamped at purchase 1988
Stamped Dunhill and Swiss Made on base.
Category
1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate
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
Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Hardcover Book
Located in Bradenton, FL
Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, the Hermitage, Leningrad, the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington. Hardcover book with dustjacket. ...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Red and Brown Vintage English Pond Yacht
Located in Port Chester, NY
A charming vintage model yacht with sails made from old sail cloth and original brass accents. Stand is recent to hold the ship upright and stabile. Measurements include the stand.
Category
1930s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage English Brown Pond Yacht
Located in Port Chester, NY
A charming vintage model yacht with sails made from old sail cloth and original brass accents. Stand is recent to hold the ship upright and stabile. Measurements include the stand.
Category
1930s 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
Naldun 1930 Art Deco Pocket Lighter Sterling Silver & Essex Glass Horse Intaglio
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco petrol lighter designed by Naldun.
Very beautiful and useful petrol lighter, created in America by the Naldun Company, back in the 1930. It was crafted as a slider piece...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Paris Couture Années Trente (exhibition catalogue) - French designers 1930'S
Located in London, GB
Musée de la Mode et Du Costume, Palais Galliera. Paris. 1st edition 1987. softcover text French
Rare Catalogue showcasing the major French fashion designers of the 1930's. a great r...
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage English Wide Hull Pond Yacht
Located in Port Chester, NY
A charming vintage model yacht with sails made from old sail cloth and original brass accents. Stand is recent to hold the ship upright and stabile. Measurements include the stand. ...
Category
1930s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Architecture of William McCall, Jr., Designer in the Classical Tradition
Located in valatie, NY
The Architecture of Wm. Frank McCall, Jr., FAIA: A Complete Designer in the Classical Tradition. Stated 1st Ed and 1st printing hardcover with dust jacket. By William Robert Mitchell, Jr., and photographed by Van Jones Martin. Frank McCall Jr., FAIA was a noted architect who like his colleagues, Edward Vason Jones, James Means, Philip Shutze, et al. practiced in the classical tradition. Born April 14, 1916, in Gainesville, Florida, McCall later lived briefly in Albany, Georgia, and moved to Moultrie...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
London After Midnight by Marie Coolidge Rask, Photoplay Edition, 1928
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a photoplay first edition of London After Midnight by Marie Coolidge Rask. This printing was published by Grosset & Dunlap, in New York, in 1928. The book has been beautifully rebound in striking ¼ green leather and cloth boards, with raised bands and gilt stamps and tiles to the spine, and a matching green archival slipcase. The book is illustrated with eight stills from the original silent film.
One of the most collectible Grosset & Dunlap photoplay editions, this book was a novelization of the 1927 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer mystery horror film of the same title, co-produced and directed by Tod Browning. The movie starred Lon Chaney in a dual role of Scotland Yard Inspector and vampire; this was his only movie role as a vampire. Due to the success of the film, Marie Coolidge Rask penned the novelization of the movie. Rask worked from Tod Browning’s screenplay as well as the original source material, Browning’s short story "The Hypnotist.” The book was published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1928 and included eight stills from the silent film.
The last known copy of the film was destroyed in the 1965 MGM vault fire, along with hundreds of other rare early films, making it one of the most sought-after “lost” silent films. Copies of the film have never surfaced. This 1928 book is therefore important and collectible, as it is one of the few remaining records of the film’s content and storyline.
Alexander Grosset and George T...
Category
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Zenith 12S2 67 Shutter Dial 12 Tube Console with Bluetooth Restored Rare
By Zenith
Located in Oakland, CA
Zenith 12S2 67 Sutter Dial 12 Tube Console with Bluetooth Restored. This console radio, introduced as part of Zenith’s 1938 line in June 1937, is a much-coveted set that is rare and hard to find today. This is a 1938 Zenith...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Art Deco Dunhill of London Engine Turned "Square Boy" Model Petrol Lighter 1937
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Art Deco Dunhill of London Diamond Engine Turned "Square boy" Model Petrol Lighter 1937
Silver plated Dunhill London lighter Made in Switzerland
UK Patent Number 477768
USA Patent...
Category
1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Mir Space Station USSR CCCP Original Scale Model; Soviet Scene
Located in Mortsel, BE
Presenting an extraordinary piece of aerospace history - the original Mir prototype scale model from Russia. This remarkable artifact has been in our possession for the past 30 years, cherished as a prized collectible. Acquired from the individual who first imported it from Russia, it stands as a testament to the ingenuity and engineering prowess of space exploration.
This scale model is truly one-of-a-kind, bearing witness to the pioneering spirit that led to the construction of the iconic Mir space...
Category
1980s Russian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
King Kong by Delos W. Lovelace, First Photoplay Edition, 1932
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Lovelace, Delos W. King Kong. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. 8vo. Rebound in 1/4 green leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt stamps, and gilt titles to spine. New matching archival slipcase.
Presented is a first edition of Delos W. Lovelace’s adaptation of King Kong. This printing was published by Grosset & Dunlap, in New York, in December of 1932, just months before the March 1933 film premiere of King Kong. The book has been beautifully rebound in handsome ¼ green leather and cloth boards, with raised bands and gilt stamps and tiles to the spine, and a matching green archival slipcase.
RKO producer Merian Cooper and writer Edgar Wallace originally conceived of the story about a remote island inhabited by a huge silverback gorilla, among other creatures. After Wallace’s untimely death, the thrilling screenplay was finished by James A. Creelman and Ruth Rose. Just as the RKO film of King Kong was finishing production, Cooper asked his friend Delos Lovelace to adapt the film's screenplay into a novelization. On the novel’s cover, Lovelace’s name was overshadowed by the phrase, “conceived by Edgar Wallace and Merian C. Cooper.” The Grosset & Dunlap book was published later that month, on December 27, and served as part of the film’s advance marketing campaign. The book would go on to see numerous reprints, furthering King Kong's status as a cultural phenomenon.
Alexander Grosset and George T...
Category
1930s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Large French Art Deco Three-Masted Barque Ship Model, 1930s
By Anthoine Art Bois
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large French Art Deco three-masted barque ship by Anthoine Art Bois, France, 1930s. Wood and metal. Painted white metal sails, wood hull and painted black base
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique French 1930 Art Deco Astrolabe chrome desk decoration kinetic sculpture
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Very decorative & most rare this antique Art Deco Astrolabe from the 1930s
Made from polished chrome, with 5 turning rings and a large center sphere.
This would make a stunning decorative piece on any desk or office space
Amazing for collectors of scientific antiques
The Astrolabe remains in great antique condition with only a minor patina on the metal
Turns smoothly and looks great!
This antique Astrolabe...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
The Dream Come True - Great Houses of Los Angeles
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Dream Come True - Great Houses of Los Angeles, text by Brendan Gill, photographs by Derry Moore. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Stated first U.S. edition. Published in 1980 by L...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Jewellery 1920-1949 - Melissa Gabardi - 1st edition, 1989
Located in London, GB
Published by the Antique Collector’s Club, 1st edition, 1989. Hardback, 1989.
A truly sumptuous tome brimmed with Art Deco fine jewellery pieces, a true feast for the eyes of the co...
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Crosley Art Deco 179 "Dual Four" Antique Tombstone '1934' Radio
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco Crosley radio from the earlier 1930s. The radio is highly decorative with a “skyscraper” shape, a chevron book-match face, silver-painted sides, and a highly detailed frame ...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Aeronautical compass signed by Henry Browne & Son Sestrel of the 1930s C8928
Located in Milan, IT
Aeronautical compass signed Henry Browne & Son Ltd Sestrel of the 1930s, no. C 8928 brass and glass, mounted on custom-made walnut and brass board. Excellent fully functional conditi...
Category
1930s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Signed Cricket Bat, Kent, Middlesex, Hampshire & Leicestershire
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Autographed Cricket Bat, Chris Tavaré Benefit Year' 88.
A Gray-Nicolls 'For Autographing Purposes Only' cricket bat with signatures from Kent, Middlesex, Hampshire & Leicestershire for Kent's Chris Tavaré Benefit Match, 1988. The willow cricket bat with a total of 49 original pen signatures on the front and back of the bat. The bat with decal 'Kent County Cricket Club, Chris Tavaré Benefit Year' 88, Gray-Nicolls'. Signatures are hard to decipher but some of the names we believe to be on the bat are Kent:- Tavaré, Cowdrey, Taylor, Marsh, Penn. Middlesex:- Butcher, Daniel, Slack, Brown, Fraser. Hampshire:- Smith, Parks, Cowley, Andrew. Leicestershire:- Gower, Willey, Whitticase.
Christopher James...
Category
1980s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Willow
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
From Marseille to New York 1940-1945, French/English Book, by Bernard Noel, 1985
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Marseille - New York. 1940-1945, une liaison surrealiste (Marseille - New York. 1940-1945, a surrealistic link), French/English book by Bernard Noel, 1985.
Through archival photograp...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
T. E. LAWRENCE - Seven Pillars Of Wisdom - 1935 - FIRST TRADE EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: LAWRENCE, T. E.
TITLE: Seven Pillars Of Wisdom. A Triumph.
PUBLISHER: London: Jonathan Cape, 1935.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST TRADE EDITION. 1 vol., 4to., 10" x 8", Illustrated throughout with a photogravure portrait frontispiece of Lawrence from the plaster bust, 47 plates, 4 folding maps, and several in-text line drawings; the majority by Eric Kennington...
Category
1930s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
A History of Textile Art by Agnes Geijer
Located in valatie, NY
A History of Textile Art by Agnes Geijer. Hardcover with plastic covered dust jacket. Published by Rizzoli Intl Pubns, 1982. From the Preface: This volume is a revised translation of...
Category
1980s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Golf Book, Brought Forward, by H.m. Bateman
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Humorous Book Of Sport Drawings, Brought Forward By H.M. Bateman.
An amusing book of drawings, first published in 1931, hard back book with original colour pictorial cover wi...
Category
1930s English Sporting Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
New Parade, 1939
Located in Roma, IT
News Parade is an original film from the 1940s.
It includes original packaging.
8 mm or 16 mm.
Good conditions.
Category
1930s European Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
New Parade, 1939
Located in Roma, IT
New Parade is an original film from the 1940s.
It includes original packaging.
8mm or 16mm.
Good conditions
Category
1930s European Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Vintage White and Black English Pond Yacht
Located in Port Chester, NY
A charming vintage model yacht with sails made from old sail cloth and original brass accents. Stand is recent to hold the ship upright and stabile. Measurements include the stand.
Category
1930s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Miniature Rooms Book, The Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago, 1983
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Miniature Rooms: The Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago," by Kathleen Aguilar and Michael Anderson.
Generations of visitors to the Art Institute of Chicago have been fascinated by the Thorne Miniature...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Issey Miyake & Miyake Design Studio 1970 -1985: Works, Words, Years
Located in London, GB
Published by Ōbunsha Co. Ltd. 旺文社, 1st edition, Tokyo, 1985. Soft cover with dustwrapper, Japanese text.
A true collector’s piece, one of the rarest and most stunning Issey Miyake b...
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare Set of Three Grape Christmas Ornament Vintage, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Christmas ornament set of three. Each is made from mouth blown glass, this would be a great addition for your Christmas or feather tree. Size alw...
Category
1930s German Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wire
New Parade, 1939
Located in Roma, IT
New Parade is an original film from the 1940s.
It includes original packaging.
8mm or 16mm.
Good conditions
Category
1930s European Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
French Signed Lalique Crystal Tokyo Table Lighter with Frosted Floral Medallions
By René Lalique
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
When it comes to defining elegance and affluence as a lifestyle, Lalique crystal comes to mind for most people. From its earliest days to present times, the Lalique Company has consi...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Normandie, The Epic of the Giant of the Seas, French Book by Bruno Foucart, 1985
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Normandie, L'Epopé du Géant des Mers, (The Normandie, the Epic of the Giant of Seas), French book by Bruno Foucart, 1985.
The Normandie, that French quality liner, also named Floatin...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Baccarat, The Perfume Bottles, French Book by Cristallerie de Baccarat, 1986
Located in Atlanta, GA
Baccarat, Les Flacons a Parfum - The Perfume Bottles, by Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat and edited by Henri Addor and Associés, Paris in 1986....
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1935 Ronson Hound Dog Table Striker Lighter by Ronson
By Ronson
Located in Van Nuys, CA
In 1935, a desk-mounted striker lighter was crafted. It featured a basset hound canine adorned with a layer of chromium plate, positioned on a sleek black enameled metal base. The ta...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Located in Bradenton, FL
Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Charles S. Moffett. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Published in 1985 by The Metropolitan Museum o...
Category
1980s Swiss Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Automatic Vending Machine With Coin, Italy, 1980s
Located in Palermo, IT
Vintage automatic vending machine with coin, Italy, 1980s
in use in a bar in my city. It works with a 1 euro coin. Distributes rubber balls. Intact a...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique Bakelite Nº11 Cubist NYC Art Deco Cherry Red Charm Necklace
Located in Hyattsville, MD
USA c.1930s. Unknown Maker. Celluloid linked chain and Bakelite cube charms. With a good clasp, this necklace is ready to wear.
Fair Condition because one smaller cube is chipped a...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
Laurel and Hardy
Located in London, GB
Original US studio photograph for the 1930's
This piece is framed in a Sapele wood frame with acid free card mounts and UV plexiglass. The size given is before framing.
This piece ...
Category
1930s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Tin Wind-up Toy "Doughboy" by J.Chein Company. American Circa 1930
Located in Incline Village, NV
Of American manufacture, by the J. Chein Toy Company in New York City; this early 1930's vintage tin toy depicts a World War I "Doughboy" or American infantryman wearing his back pack and green "fatigues", and when wound up and released on the floor, he walks along (more like waddles along) in a "happy go lucky" manner ------works great! (see attached video).
The toy is in excellent and completely all original condition with no restoration and no touch up paint. The lithography and paint is bright and shows little wear except for a couple of superficial scratches on the back (see images).
Dimensions: 6" high x 2 3/4" wide x 2 3/4" deep.
Provenance: From a recently acquired prominent collection of vintage tin...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Memphis, Barbara Radice 1984 First Edition
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Rizzoli, 1984
‘Research, Experiences, Result, Failures and Successes of New Design’
Founded in 1981 by designer Ettore Sottsass, the Italy-based Mem...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
THE JAM: A Beat Concerto - Paolo Hewitt
Located in London, GB
Published by William Clowes Limited, 1st edition, London, 1983. Soft cover, English text.
The Jam is a rock trio who were known for their mod image, quintessential English flavour and the distinct stylistic mixture of psychedelic rock and 1960s beat music...
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
English Country Houses Georgian series, set of three volumes
Located in London, GB
A three-volume series, housed in its original slipcase.
Reprinted by the Antique Collectors’ Club in 1984, first published by Country Life magazine in 1955. Softback.
A rare colle...
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1930s Art Deco Bakelite + Celluloid Linked Necklace Dark Green Arching Dangles
Located in Hyattsville, MD
USA c.1930s. Unknown Maker, possibly Mazor. A light green Celluloid linked chain and (11) dark green Bakelite dangles. They have an organic feeling of arching reeds or arcing grass...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
Winston CHURCHILL. Marlborough His Life and Times - ALL 1ST EDITIONS - 4 VOLS
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston S.
TITLE: Marlborough His Life and Times.
PUBLISHER: London: George G. Harrap, 1933, 34, 36, 38.
DESCRIPTION: ALL FIRST EDITIONS. 4 vols., 9" x 6-1/4",...
Category
1930s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Vintage Art Deco Metal Perfume Atomizer Made in France
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare, unique and exceptional perfume atomizer. This beautiful and sculptural atomizer is representative of its period. Clean lined and modernist in presence, this piece is a function...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Miró's Posters - J. Corredor-Matheos
Located in London, GB
Published by Chartwell Books Inc, 1st English edition, New Jersey, 1980. Hardback with English text translated from the Spanish edition.
Miró’s oeuvres have been interpreted from v...
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Gallé Ceramics, French Book by Musée de l'Ecole de Nancy, France 1984
By Emile Gallé
Located in Atlanta, GA
La Céramique de Gallé (The Gallé Ceramics), French Book by the Musée de l'Ecole de Nancy in France, 1984.
Émile Gallé, the founder of the School of Nancy, is unanimously recognized a...
Category
1980s French Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
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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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The sought-after designer worked with the team at Hoffman Creative to produce a monograph that beautifully showcases some of Studio Shamshiri's most inspiring projects.
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Italian writer and collector Umberto Pasti opens the doors to his remarkable cave of wonders in North Africa.
Montecito Has Drawn Royalty and Celebrities, and These Homes Are Proof of Its Allure
Hollywood A-listers, ex-pat aristocrats and art collectors and style setters of all stripes appreciate the allure of the coastal California hamlet — much on our minds after recent winter floods.
Whaam! Blam! Pow! — a New Book on Pop Art Packs a Punch
Publishing house Assouline and writer Julie Belcove have teamed up to trace the history of the genre, from Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Yayoi Kusama to Mickalene Thomas and Jeff Koons.
The Sparkling Legacy of Tiffany & Co. Explained, One Jewel at a Time
A gorgeous new book celebrates — and memorializes — the iconic jeweler’s rich heritage.
What Makes a Gem-Encrusted Chess Set Worth $4 Million?
The world’s most opulent chess set, weighing in at 513 carats, is literally fit for a king and queen.
Tauba Auerbach’s Geometric Pop-Up Book Is Mighty Rare, Thanks to a Hurricane
This sculptural art book has an epic backstory of its own.
Step inside the Storied Mansions of Palm Beach’s Most Effervescent Architect
From Spanish-style courtyards to fanciful fountains, these acclaimed structures abound in surprising and elegant details.
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