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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: 1960s
Period: Early 1900s
Golf Club Walking Stick, Sunday Club.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Sunday Club, Golf Club Walking Stick.
A desirable walking cane with the handle in the shape of a golf club head. The gentleman's walking stick has a persimmon socket head han...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hickory
Pair Post Modernist / Spaceage Fiberglass Stereo Speakers Empire , Jupitar 6500
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pair Post Modernist / Spaceage Fiberglass Stereo Speakers Empire , Model Jupitar 6500, Fully tested and sound amazing..Great original condition,, minor nicks and scratches.
Category
1960s American Space Age Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Fiberglass
1964 The Giving Tree
By Shel Silverstein
Located in Bath, GB
A lovely first impression copy of Shel Silverstein's important and influential children's novel, illustrated by Silverstein throughout, in an early im...
Category
1960s European Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Robin and the Seven Hoods
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card number 6 for the American Musical comedy directed aGordon Douglas.The film starred Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Falk. This i...
Category
1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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
Vintage Bussey Fishtail Tennis Racket, the Gordon
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
George Bussey Wooden Fishtail Tennis Racket, The Gordon
A lawn tennis racket by Bussey, 'The Gordon'. A nice ash frame with convex walnut wedge. The wedge is stamped 'The Gordon', to...
Category
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ash
C R Ashbee. Made by The Guild of Handicrafts. An Arts and Crafts Copper chalice.
Located in London, GB
C R Ashbee. Made by The Guild of Handicrafts. An Arts and Crafts Copper chalice. The lid with semi-precious red stone to the wirework handle rising from...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Mid Century Swiss Air DC-8 Chrome Plated Ashtray
By Buhler
Located in Weesp, NL
Introducing a Collector's Dream: Rare 1960s Swiss Air Chrome-Plated Ashtray with a DC8 Airplane Model!
Are you ready to own a piece of aviation history that's not just functional bu...
Category
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Vintage Allcock Fly Fishing Rod
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Allcock Hughes-Parry Spinning Rod.
The Allcock Hughes-Parry 8' 10" two piece split cane spinning rod is with maker's gold oval logo "Made In England, Allcocks, Regd. Trade mark, U.K....
Category
1960s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
2.4 Liter Leaf Green Porsche 912 Sunroof Hotrod, 1968
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful 1968 Porsche 912 Hot Rod in leaf green with sunroof. Classic short wheel based Porsche that is just over 55 years old. 2.4 liter engine from a 1...
Category
1960s German Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Vintage Rugby Ball Inkwell.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Rare Novelty Rugby Inkwell.
A wonderful leather covered travelling inkwell in the shape of a rugby ball. This is a very desirable, rare and unusual object made from brass and covered...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
MOBILIER 1900-1925 - Edith Mannoni & Chantal Bizot - 1st ed., Paris, early 60s
Located in London, GB
Published by Editions CH. MASSIN, 1st edition Paris, early 60s. Hardback with French text.
A beautiful book on French furniture innovations and the most ...
Category
1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1960s Gorgeous Smoking Set in Onyx. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous smoking set in onyx. The table lighter works perfectly. Made in Italy. The items are in excellent condition.
Dimension:
Table Lighter
diameter 2,36" x 4,72" H inches
d...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Onyx
1901 Art Nouveau Cricket Trophy Shield, by Walker Hall and Sons
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
1901 Art Nouveau Sheffield Plate Cricket Trophy Shield, by Walker Hall and Sons
This is a fantastic piece, a work of art, the Oak shield has an embossed Sheffield Silver plate, in t...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Nice Acupuncture Model Statue Sculpture, Composition on Wood Stand Vintage 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A decorative Acupuncture Model. Some wear with a nice patina. Made of composition, metal and a wooden stand. It is painted in different colors and covered with clear varnish. Found a...
Category
1960s German Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Composition, Metal
Picasso: Les Dames de Mougins. Secrets d'alcove d'un atelier, 1964
Located in London, GB
Published by Éditions Cercle d’Art, 1st edition, Paris 1964. Hardback with French text.
This scarce catalogue of Picasso’s oeuvre is like an imaginary museum plentiful of paintings, sculptures, and other papier-mâché works made by Picasso during his time in Mougins. Many of the works inside were newly discovered at the time and have never appeared inside a catalogue or have been included in an exhibition. A visual feast of sorts and an intimate invitation into Picasso’s Atelier...
Category
1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Kartell 1968 Catalog: Lampade e Arredamento
Located in New York, NY
November 1968 catalog for the iconic Italian design company Kartell, divided into two sections: Lamps and Furnishings. Square 8vo with printed plasticized wrappers, 55 pages, lavishl...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Liberty & Co attr Arts and Crafts silver & enamel hat pin with Celtic decoration
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co, attributed in the style of Archibald Knox. An Arts and Crafts silver hat pin with Celtic decoration touched with blue, orange, and green...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Set of Two Mushrooms Scientific Models Europe , Germany 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare vintage set of two different types of mushrooms, show Models which are native to middle Europe. This kind of items are used as teaching material in German schools. Colorful...
Category
1960s German Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Wood
Radiophonograph Brionvega RR 126 by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Italy
Located in Argelato, BO
Radiofonografo R126 in Noce Canaletto, di Achille e Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Brionvega, Italia, 1965
It is one of the most iconic and refined works of the famous pair of Italian ar...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Large Mid 20th Century Teak Ships Wheel A wonderful decorative piece
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large Mid 20th Century Teak Ships Wheel
A wonderful decorative piece, heavy and made in solid teak with Turned spindles radiating out from the centra...
Category
1960s British Colonial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Teak
Jade 18K Gold Ring
By G. None
Located in Bronx, NY
This impressive 18K gold & jade ring was designed & custom made by Merrin jewelers of New York in the 1960’s. It features a spectacular sculpted setting with a huge solid domed dark ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Jade, Gold
WMF. A hand beaten brass chalice, the bowl raised on three organic supports.
Located in London, GB
WMF. A hand beaten brass chalice, the bowl raised on three organic supports standing on a circular base. Originally silverplated.
Category
Early 1900s German Arts and Crafts Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Les Ateliers L&M Bordeaux Barometer stich leather 1960s France
Located in Den Haag, NL
Les Ateliers L&M Bordeaux Barometer Green Stich Leather, Savannah made in France. Ship decor .Works perfect .
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Antique French Cast Iron Scale
Located in High Point, NC
This cast iron scale was made in France, circa 1900. A ubiquitous classic in the home or the market, scales of these dimensions were commonly used to weig...
Category
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
Two Golf Cigarette Cards, Harry Vardon, James Braid.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Ogden Tabs Golf Cigarette Cards.
The two 'Ogden's Cigarettes' cards show the Open Golf Champions of the past, 241 James (misspelt 'John') Braid and 242 ...
Category
Early 1900s British Sporting Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique VictorLA Model VV-XI Phonograph in Queen Anne Style Mahogany Cabinet
Located in Plainview, NY
The Antique VictorLA, a quintessential exemplar of auditory refinement, emerges in the form of the illustrious Model VV-XI phonograph Record Player, meticulously crafted by Victor Talking Machine and Co. This auditory marvel is enshrined within an exquisite mahogany wood cabinet in Queen Anne style, wherein the harmonious union of artistry and functionality takes center stage.
The cabinet's form graciously accommodates two designed shelves, each adorned with a pair of doors that serve as gateways to a treasury of auditory treasures.
The VictorLA phonograph cabinet comes with a venerable collection of 75 original records, offering a sonic voyage through a bygone era, where melodies and voices once echoed from the depths of this magnificent phonographic apparatus. The historical significance of this trove, capturing the essence of a bygone auditory epoch, renders this antique phonograph a cherished heirloom of both aesthetic and cultural value.
Notably, the phonograph cabinet bears the indelible mark of its distinguished manufacturer as shown in the listing photos. In the embrace of this Antique Victoria...
Category
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
1908 The Natural History of Selborne
By Gilbert White
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful Riviere bound copy of this popular natural history work by ornithologist Gilbert White. An exceptionally bound work, with natural history motifs gilt tooled to the spine....
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Brass barometric altimeter signed J. Hicks Maker London from the early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Brass compensated barometric altimeter complete with magnifying glass signed J. Hicks Maker London from the early 1900s. Diameter cm 7 - inches 2.8, thickness cm 3.2 - inches 1.3. Bu...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Mexican Abstract Brutalist Modernist Bracelet 925 Sterling Silver Cuff, 1960s
By Jack Boyd
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful abstract bracelet cuff. All in sterling silver haute couture - iconic. This piece is not only a ready to wear creation but also the most dynamic piece of modern sculpture. ...
Category
1960s Mexican Brutalist Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling 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
Antique Fossilized Diplomystus Fish Slate Rock Burlap Gold Frame Wyoming 12"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique fossilized Diplomystus fishes in slate rock, mounted to burlap, framed in gold circa 1968.
Diplomystus is an extinct genus of freshwater fishy fish clupeomorph fish distantl...
Category
1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
ORIGINAL 1ST EDITION 1962 BRIAN WILDSMITH SiGNED ABC CHILDREN'S BOOK
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare, highly collectable original 1st Edition signed Brian Wildsmith 1962 children’s A.B.C book
B...
Category
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Bertrand Goldberg Chicago Architecture Model Marina City Building, Beam Bottle
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful piece of decor, a hard to find retro Chicago skyline model of the famous Marina City towers. Signed, Numbered, Dated 1962, C.Miller for J.B. Beam, etc. in the mold, see ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
LAST OF ITS KIND BRAND NEW IN THE BOX 1969 PRINCE CHARLES INVESTITURE ARMCHAiR
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this unique opportunity to purchase the last of its kind, a brand new in the box 1969 Prince Charles Investiture armchair complete with an archive of documentation including all the original order paperwork
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote, please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price.
What can I say, this is a Museum exhibit right here, the Investiture chair...
Category
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
French Book on Bathroom Interiors, 'Salles de Bains et Salles D'Eau', 1965
Located in London, GB
First edition 1965 Salles des Bains et Salles D'Eau by Herve de Looze.
A truly amazing book of historical importance but also amazing for bathroom ideas...
Category
1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Miniature Corner Shelf Erhard & Söhne Antique German Dollhouse Toy 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare and exquisite miniature antique German corner shelf is a must-have for Dollhouse and Doll collectors and enthusiasts alike. With its beau...
Category
Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
Red Seal Hockey Balls, Set Of Six.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Chingford Red Seal Hockey Balls.
Six Chingford Red Seal hockey balls in excellent condition. The balls were retailed by A. Reader & Co., Teston Kent. According to 'Hockey News' in Ap...
Category
1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rubber
Collection of Ogdens' Tab Cigarette Cards
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Thirteen Ogden Golf Cigarette Cards.
The collection of thirteen 'Ogden's Tab Cigarettes' cards from the 'F series, General Interest' which contained 420 different subjects. The cards are with distinctive black borders, white block print 'Ogden's Cigarettes' and a main photo image with the golfers name. There are eight different professional male golfers Harry Vardon (3 identicail), Douglas McEwen, J.E. Laidley, T.T. Gray, Ryder Richardson, Ben Sayers (2 different cards),John graham, Lieut. Tait, James Braid...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Modern Architectural Model of an Atlantic City Hotel, circa 1960
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very cool Mid-Century Modern Architectural Model of an Atlantic City hotel, incredible detail, housed in lucite box, circa 1960.
Category
1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lucite
Scandinavian Modern Necklace by KE Palmberg for Alton ca 1960's
By Alton
Located in Örebro, SE
Cool scandinavian modern necklace by KE Palmberg for Alton ca 1960's.
Good vintage condition, wear and patina consistent with age and use.
Measurements: length ca 48 cm, width 6,8 cm...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Antique Antiphonarium Cisterciense, Par Hiemalis, Choir Book for Winter, 1903
Located in San Francisco, CA
Published by Westmalle of Belgium in 1903, this elaborate hardcover choir book is black morocco over board with metal fore edge clamps, large metal holy cross centerpiece to the uppe...
Category
Early 1900s Belgian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Four Ladies Cigarette Cards by Ogdens
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Ogden Tab Cigarette Cards Of Ladies Golfers.
The four Ogden Tab Cigarette cards are of two lady golfers, Miss Issette Pearson and Miss Armstrong. The Ogden's cigarette cards are with...
Category
Early 1900s British Sporting Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Dr. No
Located in London, GB
Original American film poster for Dr. No starring Sean Connery is the first James Bond film. Based on the 1958 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. The film was the first of a succ...
Category
1960s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Scandinavian Modern Silver Brooch and Screw Back Earrings, Victor Jansson -1964
Located in Örebro, SE
Beautiful Scandinavian Modern silver brooch and screw back earrings by Victor Jansson, Sweden -1964. Signed with makers mark.
Measurements brooch:...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Icon Jesus Christ Crucified
Located in Chorzów, PL
Icon of the Mother of God Umilenije "Balkinska".
Tempra on board, chalk-gypsum base, gilding.
There are two claws on the back of the icon.
Jesus Christ Crucified.
The scene is ver...
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Vintage Golf Book, the Life of Tom Morris
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
The Life Of Tom Morris, With Glimpses Of St Andrews & Its Golfing Celebrities.
One of the most collectable golf books on one of golf's most influential figures 'Old Tom'. An original 1908 first edition copy, one for the true connoisseur. This is a hard bound copy with black letter title "The Life of TOM MORRIS, With Glimpses of St Andrews & Its Golfing Celebrities, W.W. Tulloch, Member of the Royal & Ancient Club of St Andrews'. The original green pictorial cloth cover with a scene showing Old Tom Morris and another golfer playing on the links of St Andrews. Gilt title to spine with illustration of crossed clubs and ball, publisher's icon and illustration of crossed clubs and balls on rear cover. The book with all twenty-seven illustrations (Mr George Glennie, page 96 loose as is page 194, monument to 'Young Tom') including frontispiece with tissue guard, 'Tom Driving Off - Fore'. As far as we can ascertain all 334 pages are there, slight foxing to edges, in a few cases creeping onto the pages. Colston & Co. Limited, printers, Edinburgh.
One of the true classics of golf literature, Reverend Tulloch wrote this to be presented for Tom Morris's 87th birthday.
"To Tom Morris. Dear Old Tom, Will you accept for your eighty-seventh birthday this account of your long and honourable life, and of the many great matches in which you have taken part and been interested? I trust it may recall to you many happy days and many memorable triumphs in the game with which your name and that of your distinguished son will always be associated. It will also, I hope, help to preserve to new generations of golfers the charm of your personality and the memory of the "brave days of old." With all good wishes, Ever yours...
Category
Early 1900s British Sporting Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
One Million Years B.C.
Located in London, GB
Original American film poster for the 1966 adventure fantasy film staring Raquel Welch.
This film was directed by Don Chaffey.
This poster is conservation linen backed and it would b...
Category
1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Miniature Bimini Glass Antique German Hand-blown Decanter Set for Dollhouse
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare and exquisite miniature antique German Bimini decanter set is a must-have for Dollhouse and Doll collectors and enthusiasts alike. With its b...
Category
Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Collection of 14 Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarette Cards
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Fourteen Ogden Golf Cigarette Cards.
The collection of fourteen 'Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarettes' card show twelve different professional male golfers, two are duplicates. The cards s...
Category
Early 1900s British Sporting Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Four Deer Antler Mount Trophy Black Forest Carved Wood Plaque German Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A set of four vintage Black Forest deer antler trophies on hand carved, Black Forest wooden plaques. All dated between 1906 - 1915. Measurement's given in dimensions section refers t...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Antler, Wood
Measuring Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Measuring stand in wood
France, circa 1900
Dimensions: 20W x 20D x 95H
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
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.
Embossed 'Brussels...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Metal
Antique Automaton The Whistler by Phalibois
Located in London, GB
Rare Automaton Whistler by Henry Phalibois, with papier-mache character head modeled with puckered, slightly-open lips, defined cheek bones, slender neck, threaded blue paperweight e...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Satin
18K Gold Black Onyx Cufflinks
Located in Toledo, OH
18k yellow gold cufflinks with black onyx center stones. Beautiful form, 18K spring clip high polished onyx. Excellent condition, like new. 13 grams. Onyx stone is 1/2" x 7/16", whol...
Category
1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Onyx, Gold
Corum Swiss 18K White Gold Mid Century Modern Ladies Women’s Watch
By Girard Perregaux
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Simple and elegant 18K white gold watch by Swiss luxury watch manufacturer, Corum. This watch has a round dial with an 18K white gold case and bracelet. Marked 18K on the back of ca...
Category
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
1960s Pierre Cardin Acrylic Coffee Table Lighter Signed
Located in San Gabriel, CA
Rare acrylic and brass table lighter with laminate backing by Pierre Cardin. Signed piece.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique French Cast Iron Scale
Located in High Point, NC
This cast iron scale was made in France, circa 1900. A ubiquitous classic in the home or the market, scales of these dimensions were commonly used to weig...
Category
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
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.
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