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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: 1980s
Period: Early 1900s
Alphonse Mucha - the Complete Graphic Works
Located in Bradenton, FL
Alphonse Mucha - the Complete Graphic Works. Softcover book. First edition, published in 1980 by Harmony Books of New York. Printed and bound in Hong Kong. Illustrated, 192 pages.
Category
1980s Hong Kong Art Nouveau 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
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
Jackson Pollock: Drawing into Painting - Bernice Rose - 1st edition, 1980
Located in London, GB
Published by The Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, 1980. Softcover with French text.
This book was originally an exhibition catalogue published alongside a Po...
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
Three Cigarette Cards, Ogden's Tabs
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Ogden Tabs Golf Cigarette Cards.
The three 'Ogden's Cigarettes' cards show the Open Golf Champions of the past, James (misspelt 'John') Braid and Harry ...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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
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
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
Vintage Golf Book, F.g. Tait, a Record, by J.l. Low
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Golf Book, F.G. Tait "A Record, Being His Life, Letters And Golfing Diary".
A very well produced first edition golf book, F.G. Tait "A Record, being his life, letters & golfing diary" The book was published in three bindings: in both red and green decorative cloth and in red decorative vellum. This is a hard bound copy with the original red cloth cover with gilt title to front with a gilt image of a golf bag and clubs with a sword. Spine with gilt title 'F.G. Tait "A Record", J.L.Low, Nisbet & Co.'. The cover in reasonable condition for age (see images) all 304 pages are there, printed in London. Illustrated with 16 plates (with tissue-guards) from photographs, including frontispiece photogravure portrait of Tait with facsimile autograph. A good copy, some light foxing and staining to some pages. All profits from original sales of this book were donated to the Black Watch Widows' and Orphans' Fund. Edited by John L. Low with an introduction by Andrew Lang, published J. Nisbet & Co., Ltd., 21 Berners Street. Inscribed copy signed 'Mrs Tait' dedicated to Colour Sergeant Mitchell (Black Watch Regiment...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Miniature Flower Stand Basket Erhard & Söhne Antique German Dollhouse Toy 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare and exquisite miniature antique German Flower Stand Basket is a must-have for Dollhouse and Doll collectors and enthusiasts alike. With its beautiful intricate design, it is suitable for any room and adds a touch of elegance to your Dollhouse.
The set includes also a bouquet of flowers and the stand, all in very good condition. Made of high-quality gold-plated metal 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 Erhard & Söhne dollhouse toy...
Category
Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
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
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
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
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
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
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
Winston CHURCHILL. Lord Randolph Churchill - 2 VOLS. - FIRST EDITION - 1906
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston.
TITLE: Lord Randolph Churchill.
PUBLISHER: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 2 vols., 8-11/16" x 5-7/8", illustrated with ...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
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
Brass letter holder depicting vessel with sails unfurled England 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Brass letter holder with two compartments depicting vessel with unfurled sails, lost-wax casting, early 20th century English manufacture.
Measures 11.5x11x14.5 cm - inches 4.4x4.3x5...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Cast Iron Book Press with Brass Handle and Newer Wood Base
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast iron book press with brass handle and newer wood base. Nice pin striping. Great Condition.
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
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
John MORLEY. The Life Of William Ewart Gladstone - 3 vols. - IN A FINE BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MORLEY, John.
TITLE: The Life Of William Ewart Gladstone.
PUBLISHER: NY: Macmillan Company, 1903.
DESCRIPTION: 3 vols., 9" x 6-1/4", frontis portrait plate, illustrated, ...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Antique Victor Talking Machine VV-XI Record Player V
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victor Talking Machine VV-XI Record Player Victrola Mahogany Floor Model. Circa Early 1900s. Measurements: 44" H x 19" W x 23" D.
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
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
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
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
early 1900s Russian Jesus Icon With Silver Rizza
Located in Vienna, AT
Early 1900s Russian icon of Jesus Christ with finely detailed, hand-hammered and silver hallmarked.
Category
Early 1900s Russian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Paris in the Thirties, French Book by Jacques Lanzmann, 1987
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paris des Années 30, (Paris in The Thirties), French Book by Jacques Lanzmann, 1987.
Numerous photographs in black and white from the Keystone press agency in Paris illustrating the ...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Lawn Tennis Racket, the Match
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique lawn tennis racket, "The Match".
An original lawn tennis racket with double central stringing called "The Match". It has a good straight ash frame with red horizontal string...
Category
Early 1900s English Sporting Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ash
New Architectural Pleasures, French Book by George Pompidou Art Center, 1985
By Centre Georges Pompidou
Located in Atlanta, GA
Nouveaux Plaisirs d'Architectures (New Architectural Pleasures), French book published by The National Center of Art and Culture Georges Pompidou in Paris, 1985.
Les pluralismes de la Creation en Europe et aux Etats-Unis depuis 1968 vus a travers les collections du Deutsches Architekturmuseum de Francfort. (The Pluralisms of Creation in Europe and the United States since 1968 seen through the collections of the Deutsches Architekturmuseum in Frankfurt.)
This first edition of the book was published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name, co-produced with the Center de Création Industrielle and the Deutsches Architekturmuseum, presented from February 21 to April 22, 1985.
This book takes up the outline of this exhibition, which presents a panorama of various architectural trends from 1968 to 1985 in Europe and the United States through the collections of the German Museum of Architecture in Frankfurt, inaugurated in 1984. It is also an extension of the Images et Imaginaires d'Architecture event presented at the Center Pompidou by the CCI in 1984.
A set of two hundred original drawings, thirty-five models, and a few paintings and sculptures testify to a new plurality of research and the current proliferation of architectural creation.
This panorama reflects through some forty projects (nearly half of which were finished), many recent currents, and not just postmodernism.
The reader discovers, for example, representatives, side by side:
- the rationalist movement, such as Giorgio Grassi...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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
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
1925 The Memory Years, French Book by Editions Larousse, 1988
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
1925, Les Années-Mémoire (1925, The Memory Years), French book by Editions Larousse, 1988.
Relive the year 1925 as if you were there. This volume will make you relive, with emotion, the facts and events of the interwar period. Because that year, in France, we hear everywhere humming, "When We Are Two, It's Not The Same Thing" by Maurice Chevalier.
Street music and music hall contribute to a good mood. And yet, the economic situation is hardly smiling, and the French government knows many setbacks: in April, Edouard Herriot yields his place as president of the Council to Paul Painlevé, and in October, Aristide Briand, in his turn, replaces it. Inflation in Germany is still rife, and the mark value is almost zero. 1925 is also rich in artistic and sporting events.
American crews completed the first circumnavigation of the globe by plane in 175 days. French actor Michel Simon is first seen in Marcel L'Herbier's film "Feu Mathias Pascal."
Classical music is not to be outdone, Maurice Ravel composes Tzigane, and Honegger triumphs with his King David.
A new phenomenon, sport fascinates more and more French people and attracts many followers. Our tennis players excel at Wimbledon while the All Blacks come to give us a rugby lesson.
In Monaco, we happily celebrate Louis II...
Category
1980s French Modern 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
Edwardian Camera on Tripod Stand
Located in Altrincham, GB
Edwardian Sanderson Ensign half plate camera, on hickory tripod stand, circa 1910 - 24" diam x 65"h set up - Sanderson Cameras
Sanderson cameras, both field and 'Hand and Stand' for...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Hickory
Vintage Sterling Silver Snooker, Pool, Billiards Cue Chalk Box
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome English solid /sterling silver cue chalk holder fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1982 in superb unused condition with it's original (plastic) presentation box which has don...
Category
1980s British Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
Materials
Paper
Think Big Giant Matches and Matchbox
By Think Big
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic set of oversized matches and matchbox, made by Think Big NYC in 1984. Set contains all 8 original matches. Box slides open as a normal matchbox...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Felt, Wood, Paint, Plastic, Paper
Great America, French Book by PML Editions, 1988
Located in Atlanta, GA
Geniale Amerique (Great America), French book by Editions PML, 1988.
America is a rich and immense land of incredible beauty, sometimes still primitive; a complex continent in comple...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Winston CHURCHILL. Liberalism And The Social Problem - FIRST EDITION - 1909
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston.
TITLE: Liberalism And The Social Problem.
PUBLISHER: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1909.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 7-7/16" x 5-1/8", bound in ...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Superb Large Painted Iron Balance Scales by Holliday & Co London 1907
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Superb Large Painted Iron Balance Scales by Holliday & Co London 1907
This very large and attractive beam balance scale is set on a cast Iron base the central upright columns are a...
Category
Early 1900s Industrial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Wooden Lawn Tennis Racket, Wonder
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Wooden Lawn Tennis Racket, WONDER
A nice ash frame lawn tennis racket with unusual long and narrow shape head, with convex walnut wedge. The wedge ...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ash
Vintage Meccano Building Game in Original Box
By Meccano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Embark on a journey through time with this original Meccano building game, presented in its vintage box. Crafted by Meccano Limited in England, this piece of history invites you to u...
Category
1980s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Keith Haring Love Ball art 1989 (book)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Keith Haring illustration art 1989 (Love Ball centerfold illustration by Haring):
Rare published program highlights the iconic May 10, 1989 Love Ball, a high-end, celebrity-studded c...
Category
1980s 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
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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