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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Victorian
Midcentury Made Art Deco Style Bowl of Hygeia Symbol for Medicine / Pharmacy
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique, sizable and top quality workmanship 'pharmacy sign'. Some antiques you only find once in your life and we believe that we will never again find a handcrafted sign of such ra...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique Book, The Insect, Jules Michelet, English, Nature, Reference, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of The Insect by Jules Michelet. An English language, hard bound study of nature, dating to the Victorian period, this first edition published in 1875. Publi...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

1820s Tyrolean Tole Polychrome-Painted Tin Man Colonial Gentleman Figure
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Very rare painted metal figure. Absolutely stunning. It stands up fine and displays well. 14 inches tall. German or Italian made. In poor vintage condition; one foot is completel...
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1830s European Early Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Tin

Antique English Postal Scale Brass Oak Circa 1880-1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Postal Scale Brass Oak Circa 1880-1890
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Women And Art Contested Territory by Judy Chicago 1st Ed 1999 Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Women And Art Contested Territory by Judy Chicago and Edward Lucie-Smith Hardcover Book. Published: Watson-Guptill. Publications, New York. 1999, First Edition First Printing. This h...
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Victorian Vintage Chinese Ivory Bovine Walking Stick Cane Carved Dragon
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Example of a Chinese Export Hand Carved Bovine Ivory Walking Stick of small proportions, last quarter of the Nineteenth Centu...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Horn, Ebony

English or French Antique Brass Surveyor's Transit Theodolite, last quarter 19th
Located in Atlanta, GA
From Wikipedia: “A THEODOLITE is a precision optical instrument for measuring angles between designated visible points in the horizontal and vertical planes. The traditional use has been for land...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Antique English Mahogany Cased Compass by Stanley, London
By Stanley & Co., London 1
Located in Bath, GB
A very handsome Victorian military explorer's compass dating to around 1840 / 1860 set in a hinged mahogany block measuring 2" square. The compass has a shapely blued-steel needle (...
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1850s British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Peter Hertz 1857 Denmark Vesta Cigar Cutter Lighter Box In .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Multifunctional vesta lighter box designed by Peter Hertz (1811-1885). Beautiful antique vesta case, created in Copenhagen Denmark at the silversmiths workshop of Peter Hertz in 185...
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1850s Danish Early Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Ruhlmann Un Genie De L'Art Deco Editions D'Art, Ruhlmann: Genius of Art Deco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Ruhlmann Un Genie De L'Art Deco by Emmanuel Breon et Rosalind Pepall.(Commissaires). 2004 Ruhlmann: Genius of Art Deco. French Text. Published by Somogy Ed...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Atomium Souvenir Building Sculpture on a Marble Base, Marked Bruxelles 1958
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A decorative souvenir building sculpture. The Atomium is a landmark building in Brussels, Belgium, originally constructed for the 1958 Brussels World's Fair (Expo '58). This on is a ...
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1960s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Marble, Metal

Edgar Brandt - Master Of Art Deco Ironwork - Joan Kahr - 1999 Harry N. Abrams
By Joan Kahr, Harry N. Abrams
Located in Rochester, NY
Edgar Brandt - Master of Art Deco Ironwork - Joan Kahr - 1999 Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers. Hardcover cloth book w/ dustjacket. English text. The first book to document the life ...
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1990s American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Ladys Sterling Silver Claute Pique Malacca Tau Handle Walking Stick Cane
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Fine quality and quite rare Ladys Sterling Silver inlaid dark Malacca Walking Stick of neat proportions, made during the last half of the Nineteenth Century. The Tau shaped handle...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Early 20th Century French Hand-Crafted Pine Processional Merit Pole
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century French Hand-Crafted Pine Processional Merit Pole An unusual hand-crafted example of an early 20th century French school processional marching pole. With painted text detail included the date 1924. This item would have been held at the front of a marching brand parade by the top boy or girl of a local school. A nice example that resembles an antique barber’s pole...
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1920s French Late Victorian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Pine

Antique English Victorian Brass Letter Scale & Weights, Circa 1880-1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Victorian Brass Letter Scale with Weights, Circa 1880-1890.
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

French Art Deco Bronze Virgin Holy Water Font by PONCET, 1920s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Virgin holy water font by PONCET, France, 1920s. Madonna - Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes. Bronze, marble and glass. Height : 11"(28cm), Width : 7.1"(18cm), Depth : 1.9"(4.8cm...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Art Deco Wood and Chrome Airplane SeaPlane Aviation Model, France 1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fantastic French Art Deco chrome and wood airplane/seaplane model mounted on a stylized wood plinth. A superbly crafted rendering of the legendary quadri-propellers seaplane, strik...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Chrome

1930s House of Schiaparelli Studio Green Gripoix Parure Haute Couture Early Set
Located in Hyattsville, MD
The Decadence of Early Haute Couture released by the hands of Elsa Schiaparelli. Early 1930’s -1940’s House of Schiaparelli Studio in France. A Parure Set with Matching Necklace, Br...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Art Glass

14K Gold Hand Tooled with Bone Cigarette Holder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible Hand Tooled 14k Gold Cigarette holder with bone. The piece is exquisitely made, and while it could be used for cigarettes, we might recommend use with 420, or as a decora...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bone

Art Deco Lighted Ashtray Stand with Chrome Airplane
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The Art Deco chrome lighted ashtray stand lamp epitomizes 1920s luxury and functionality. This dual-purpose piece boasts a geometric chrome desig...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Chrome

Late 19th C Gregory Bottley Scientific Collection of Mineral Fossils Shell
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A good collection of Gregory Bottley mineral, fossils and shell all contained in there original teak trays and card board sleeves. Each specimen has its original hand written and nu...
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Natural Fiber, Hardwood

Epns Sandwich Box in Leather Case
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Victorian Sandwich Box. A fine metal sandwich tin, lunch box, in a leather casing. The leather is very fine quality with extra fine stitching, buckle fastening and belt loop ...
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20th Century British Late Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Black Lacquer & Marcasite Cigarette Case & Matching Matchstick Case
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Art Deco Ladies Black Lacquer & Marcasite Cigarette & Matchstick Case 1930's. Both Within a Shagreen Presentation Case. Item Was By Esteemed British Luxury Brand Finnigans of Dean...
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Enamel, Brass

19th Century Masonic Pine Chest This is a best quality box
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th Century Masonic Pine Chest This is a best quality box, it has an original painted finish with the Loge details painted in script on the top The interior is clean, the box is...
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19th Century Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Pine

Davidoff Laque De Chine Pocket Cigarette Lighter Made in France Stamped 1E9DY06
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Davidoff Laque De Chine Pocket Cigarette Lighter Made in France Stamped 1E9DY06 With Black Leather Branded Davidoff Slip Case 2.5" x 1.4" x 0.48"
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20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Lacquer

Vintage Wooden and Felt Hat Form Mold, Vienna, Austria, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Stunning beautiful wooden and felt 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 1930s. Nice...
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

1937 Telechron “Casino” Art Deco Electric Clock with Cobalt Blue Mirror
Located in Van Nuys, CA
It features a stunning cobalt blue mirror, complemented by a polished white Plaskon base and hands. The dial boasts a textured blue surface, while the polished brass bezel is adorned...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass

3 Antique Badminton Library Books, English, Boating, Driving, Cricket, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 3 antique Badminton Library Books. An English language, hard bound reference title on sporting topics, dating to the late Victorian ...
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Treasury Of Botany, Vol 1&2, English Language, Reference Book, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique reference books 'The Treasury of Botany' by Samuel Maunder. Published in English by Longmans, Green & Co of London, in the Victorian period, dated 1884. F...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Taxidermy Egyptian Goose
Located in New York, NY
Meticulously crafted Taxidermy Egyptian Goose. Though often mistaken for a goose, this splendid avian specimen is more accurately aligned with the shelduck family and hails from the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Feathers

Rene Umberto Scarponi 1932 Patented Boat Cigarette & Cigar Holder & Ashtray
Located in Hanover, MA
A combined ash receiver, cigar and cigarette holder made of cast patinated copper in the form of a cabin cruiser boat issued US design patent 87,647 in 1932 to R. U. Scarponi of 1929...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Copper

Zenith Chairside Radio Bar With Glasses Art Deco Rare
Located in Oakland, CA
Zenith Chairside Radio Bar With Glasses Art Deco Rare. This is a 1938 Zenith chairside model 7D241. This is a “Radio Bar” model offered for sale. It is original glassware with gold banded glasses (12 in total) plus two specialty pieces a martini shaker and a decanter. All matching period-appropriate glassware for it. As you can see they look like radio bar glassware. I’ve never seen one of these before and I think they were only made for a short period. Here is a chance for a Zenith collector, bar, or cocktail collector to own a unique restored vintage radio...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Enchanted Illusions: Taxidermy Magician Rabbit Diorama
Located in New York, NY
"Abracadabra!" Taxidermy Magician Rabbit showcased within an exquisite custom-designed stage diorama. This enchanting piece combines the mystique of taxidermy with the whimsical wor...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fur, Wood

Antique Set Imperial Russian Silver Gilt Cloisonne Spoons Feodosii Pekin Moscow
By Feodosii Ivanovich Pekin
Located in Portland, OR
A very good set of five antique Imperial Russian silver-gilt & cloisonne spoons, Moscow, circa 1899. The spoons having silver-gilt to the interior of ...
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1890s Russian Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Art Deco Traditional Wooden Hand Large Artist Mannequin Scale Model
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A handmade wooden Artist mannequin hand model - all joints move as they should. Found on an Estate sale in Vienna, Austria. Shows some minor wear - but looks beautiful on display! So...
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Antique Book in Case, Hillingdon Hall or the Cockney Squire, English, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique cased copy of Hillingdon Hall or The Cockney Squire. An English language novel published in the Victorian era, this edition dated 1888. Originally written in 1845...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Smoking Compendium, James Hennell, c.1880
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian solid silver smoker's compendium, fashioned in the form of a seated dog indulging in a pipe, featuring a pull-off head. The charming design is compleme...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

19th Century hand crafted model of a church altar diorama
Located in London, GB
19th Century hand crafted model of a church altar diorama An important 19th Century paper over pine model of an altar. Covered in gold leaf paper decoration with angels at the crown...
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1870s Unknown Early Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Pine

Antique English Brass Cased Floating Card Explorers Pocket Compass c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A very attractive Victorian explorers compass dating to around 1890. The floating card dial pivots on a bearing and is housed under a glass crystal which is clean and free from any ...
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1890s British Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Chinese Black Lacquered and Mother of Pearl Inlaid Games Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Victorian Chinese export black lacquered wood and mother of pearl inlaid folding games box, backgammon, chess and checkers game. The fine antique Chinese game board in black lacquered wood and mother-of-pearl inlays, decorated with architecture, chinoiserie scenes of animals, figures, boats and landscape on the outside, medallions of floral design on the inside. Handcrafted Chinese black lacquered folding game set box with the exterior designed as chess board the interior as a backgammon board, both boards inlaid intricately carved and etched mother-of-pearl and abalone shell. Dimensions: Length: 25” Width (folded): 11.25” Height: 3” Dimensions: unfolded: 22.75" x 27 x 1.5". Circa 1920s, this great game set remains in good vintage condition. There is no game pieces included just the box. Collectible fine antique Asian game set...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll, 1872
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Carroll, Lewis. Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1872. Illustrated by John Tenniel. First US Edition. Octavo. Rebound in full white lea...
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1870s American Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Paper

Antique Book, The Coaching Age, Stanley Harris, English, Hard Bound, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique reference book, The Coaching age by Stanley Harris. An English language, hard bound non-fiction title, dating to the Victorian period, dated 1888. Fascinating acc...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

19th Century collection of Italian museum religious figures
Located in London, GB
19th Century collection of Italian museum religious figures A rare collection of mid-19th Century hand crafted gesso over pine museum quality religious Italian figures. In the form ...
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1850s Italian Early Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gesso

Cold Painted Bronze Nodding Child with Cigar, Trade Stimulator circa 1890
Located in London, GB
A really novel cold painted bronze of a nodding boy smoking a cigar, I'm told these were used as trade stimulators often selling matches, just the sli...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Exquisite Wall-Mounted Indian Blue Peacock Taxidermy: Feathers in Full Splendor
Located in New York, NY
Indian Blue Peacock taxidermy, showcasing this magnificent bird in all its glory, with its resplendent feathers artfully fanned to captivate onlookers. Elevate your décor with this i...
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20th Century American Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Feathers, Wood

Vintage Handmade Miniature Metal Chair in the Art Deco Style
Located in Amityville, NY
Unique handmade vintage miniature metal chair. Art Deco inspired with a geometric skyscraper - like diamond and rectangle design on the back. The seat surface is flat and can hold a ...
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Late 20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

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...
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Automobile Petrol Measure, R Walker & Co., Liverpool
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Automobile Petrol Measure, R Walker & Co., Liverpool Brass Two Gallon Automobile Petrol Measure, R Walker & Co., Liverpool, this is a large and very heavy piece made in brass and l...
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1910s Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Antique English Field Glasses / Binoculars by Lawrence and Mayo - With Compass
By Lawrence and Mayo
Located in Bath, GB
A superb and very handsome pair of the unusual and sought-after "Lynx" binoculars by Lawrence and Mayo, dating to c.1900. These English pocket sized Field glasses or binoculars are m...
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1890s British Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Vinaigrette Made in Birmingham by Edward Smith in 1845
Located in London, GB
A very fine & unusual cased vinaigrette made in Birmingham in 1845 by Edward Smith This exceptional example is modelled in an unusual, almost square, form with a cast foliate frame ...
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

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...
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Mid-20th Century British Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Unusual Vinaigrette Made in Birmingham by Francis Clarke, 1848
Located in London, GB
An unusual Vinaigrette made in Birmingham in 1848 by Francis Clarke. The Vinaigrette is modelled in an unusual shaped rectangular form. The cover is engraved with an outer border of...
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

4 sets Children Toy Blocks, De Stijl, Amsterdam School, Berlage, 1920's
By Gerrit Rietveld, Theo van Doesburg, De Stijl, Ko Verzuu
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
4 Very nice and decorative toy cubes boxes in two sizes. 1920s the Netherlands. Kropholler, Berlage, de Klerk, Kramer, Gerrit Rietveld, Theo van Doesburg, De Stijl. 2 Large boxes 9,5 cm Wooden ball in every box 2 small boxes 7cm Comes with set small building blocks Very nice in combination with the 1920s Amsterdam School...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

1866 Ensign & Bridgman's Rail Road Map of the United States
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an 1866 issue of “Ensign & Bridgeman’s Rail Road Map of the United States, showing Depots & Stations.” First published in 1856, this is the third edition, following anot...
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1860s American Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Vintage 1946 Wurlitzer Model 1015 Bubbler Phonograph Original Rare
Located in Oakland, CA
Vintage Original 1946 Wurlitzer Model 1015 Bubbler Collector Multi-Selector Phonograph. This Jukebox is in exceptional condition, fully restored, and with a full set of 78s. The sound is amazing, the amp was rebuilt, and the original 15″ speaker. Special electronics allow you to surpass mechanical coin operations to make as many selections as you like. Contact us by message and I can send you a video with sound of it playing. This posting is for the Wurlitzer JukeBox...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Chrome, Nickel

Solid Polished Bronze Massive Spittoon/Pipe Ashtray by Albert Pick & Co.
By Albert Pick & Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare solid bronze spittoon / Pipe ashtray , manufactured by Albert Pick & Company Chicago circa 1940's nice solid and heavy beautiful decor piece with removable top pro...
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20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

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...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Marble, Bronze

1941 Trophy Baseball Radio, Working Condition
By Trophy Radio Company
Located in Milano, IT
This fantastic novelty item is reminiscent of a time when radio was king and radio broadcasts were the most popular way for fans to follow Major League Baseball across the country. E...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

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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