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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 1920s
Vintage 1970s lucite Ronson table lighter
By Ronson
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Vintage 1970s lucite Ronson table lighter
Space Age design - Modern office decor
Measures : 8,5cmx6,5cm H 12cm
Material : Lucite
Wear consisten...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lucite
RONSON England 1929 Art Deco RonDeLight Table Lighter In Steel And Leather
Located in Miami, FL
A ball table-desk lighter designed by Ronson.
Very beautiful and extremely rare RonDeLight desk lighter, created in England by The Ronson Lighter Co. during the art deco period, bac...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Vintage model of a Ferrari Hydroplane 1954 50cm 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb Vintage model of a Ferrari Hydroplane from 1954.
Ferrari motor cars are adored on all corners of the globe and are seen as the ultimate status symbol for the rich a...
Category
1950s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Old Large 5 Gallon Gas Station Oil Can Vintage Industrial Style Decoration Item
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Antique Petroliana find 5 gallon zinc galvanized metal gas and oil can. Condition shows some dents and dings present. Vintage patina with rusty finish. A great piece for your garage,...
Category
1930s American Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage Style Ski Photography, Framed Alpine Ski Photograph, Courageous Jump
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
'A COURAGEOUS JUMP', a modern framed and mounted black and white photograph after an original 1930's skiing photograph. The frame is black with a burgundy undercoat, the glazing is clarity+ premium synthetic glass. Black & white alpine photos are the perfect addition to any home or ski lodge, so please do check out our other ski photos...
Category
1930s British Sporting Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Wood
Sky Divers Pinball Arcade Game, 1964 USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 'Sky Divers' pinball machine from 1964. Designed by Ted Zale and manufactured by Bally Manufacturing Co. Only 2,250 produced. In excellent working condition. Great visuals an...
Category
1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1960s Stunning Blue Table Lighter in Murano Sommerso Glass By Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Stunning red and yellow table lighter in Murano sommerso glass By Flavio Poli for Seguso. Made in italy
The item is in excellent condition and it works perfectly
Dimension:
2,7...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Murano Glass
Arc de Triomphe Paris Souvenir Building Paper Weight Marble Base
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A decorative Arc de Triomphe Paris souvenir building sculpture. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal and a marble base. T...
Category
1960s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Metal
Blue, Green, & White Semiprecious Stone Pendant Necklace
Located in Warrenton, OR
Blue, Green, & White Semiprecious Stone Pendant Necklace
A pretty, polished stone pendant on silvertone chain. Pendant is 1.25" long plus the bail.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOLLOWS; ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
1950’s Leather Gym Pommel Horse - GYM Turngeräte Fabrik, Switzerland
Located in Bern, CH
Rare 1950’s Leather Gym Pommel Horse. Made in Switzerland. With height adjustable iron legs and solid wood handles. Beautifully patinated leather body. Heavy iron base with rubber fe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Antique Taxidermy Peasant Stand, Decoration Object Pheasant Mounts Home Decor
Located in Wembley, GB
A large artistically created birds for table decor, taxidermy pheasant. This figure is Classic Hollywood Regency! They are each unique from one another, with slightly different positions and physical characteristics. Its is very well-weighted and well-balanced piece, beautifully crafted with rare bread of colourful pheasant. The spirit of this bird is a great problem-solver and can invent a way for any of your troubles. Native American lore states that the pheasant symbolises protection and concealment because the bird spends most of the time squatted down in the grass. The presence of a pheasant at your home is, therefore, symbolic of protection from evil eye and power
This superb Ringneck Pheasant specimen comes from a Taxidermy collection...
Category
1920s Danish Hollywood Regency Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Animal Skin, Feathers
D-Day Flag, 1940s, one of the first American flags flown on June 6th, 1944.
Located in London, GB
Bayliss Rare Books are delighted to present the Earliest Known American Flag Flown on D-Day (As seen in The Telegraph)
Flown on USS-YMS-381, one of the first vessels to enter the assault channels at Utah Beach on D-Day, this battle-worn, 48-star U.S. flag is a rare and significant piece of military history. Its provenance sets it apart: it is the earliest known American flag from D-Day to ever surface, and uniquely, it is the only flag flown from a minesweeper vessel to ever surface for sale. This makes it an artifact unlike any other, with historical weight far beyond its fabric.
The flag comes with customs documentation that traces its origin directly to the Normandy beaches, where Captain William Beckham sent it home in September 1944. This direct link to the events of June 6, 1944—when the flag was among the first to be seen by German forces—is confirmed through careful research and verification. As one of the first flags to fly on the French coast during the D-Day landings, it was part of the early waves of vessels involved in Operation Neptune, the maritime portion of the broader Operation Overlord.
In addition to its extraordinary provenance, this flag is in remarkable condition for its age and use. With metal grommets and a 30-inch masthead, the flag bears the faintly visible stamp “US Ensign,” further confirming its military authenticity. It was mailed back to a recipient in Tarrytown, NY, in September 1944, accompanied by its original signed U.S. Customs Declaration...
Category
1940s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Circa 1920s Pair of Port & Starboard English Ship's Oil Lanterns
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1920s pair of Port & Starboard ship's oil lanterns, English. Handsome copper with brass mounts and scrolled plaques with fresnel glass lens on each over red & green conforming ...
Category
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper
Nautical Signal Flag of Letter "E" in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
International maritime signal flag of letter 'E', 'ECHO,' set into a shadowbox frame. The cotton flag has a white canvas hoist with a sisal rope and wood toggle, with the maker's lab...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Swiss Powder Compact in Mother of Pearl & Gold Plating
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish vintage powder compact with mirror executed in gold plated metal and showcasing a front tiled with mother of pearl. Swiss made circa 1930-60. Measurements: D: 8 cm, H:dept:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate
An art glass table lighter by Murano, mid 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A vintage Italian art glass lighter by Murano, design attributed to Flavio Poli, circa 1950 - 1960. In tones of violet, azure, and hibiscus pink.
I had this piece appraised and authe...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Corum Swiss 18K White Gold Mid Century Modern Ladies Women’s Watch
By Girard Perregaux
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Modern 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
Breakfast at Tiffany's, Signed by Truman Capote, First Edition, 1958
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Capote, Truman. Breakfast at Tiffany's: A short novel and three stories. New York: Random House, 1958. First edition, first issue printing. Signed by Truman Capote. In the original publisher’s orange first issue dust jacket and yellow cloth binding. Presented with an archival clamshell case.
This is a signed, first edition, first issue of Truman Capote's classic novella chronicling the adventures of the free-spirited Holly Golightly, Breakfast at Tiffany's. In addition to the title novella, the book also includes three other short stories: House of Flowers, A Diamond Guitar, and A Christmas Memory. The book is issued its first issue dust jacket with the 10/58 date code one the front flap. "First Printing" is stated on the copyright page and the book signed by the author “Truman Capote” on the front flyleaf.
Capote originally sold his story Breakfast at Tiffany's to Harper's Bazaar for $2,000, with intended publication in its July 1958 issue. Shortly after the publication was scheduled, Harper's editor Carmel Snow was ousted by the magazine's publisher, the Hearst Corporation, and Hearst executives began asking for changes to the novella's language as there was concern that Tiffany's & Co., a major advertiser, would react negatively. The story was removed from the Harper’s Bazzar publication schedule but Capote soon resold the work to Esquire for $3,000. His novella appeared in Esquire’s November 1958 issue.
A collection of the Breakfast at Tiffany’s novella and three short stories by Capote was published by Random House in the same year. The novella received glowing reviews. "If you want to capture a period in New York, no other book has done it so well. He could capture a period and place like few others" (Norman Mailer). The novella was quickly adapted for the 1961 hit film starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard.
Truman Capote was born in New Orleans and educated in New York and Connecticut. He worked in the Art Department of The New Yorker and as a writer on a television show before going on his own as a full-time writer. His first novel at age 24, Other Voices, Other Rooms, brought him literary fame and a strong following, which continued throughout his life, reaching a peak with the success of his "nonfiction” true...
Category
1950s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1950s Dutch Industrial Scientific Convex Lens Brass Stand Cast Iron Tripod Base
Located in Haarlem, NL
Scientific school or laboratory convex shaped lens on a brass stand with cast iron tripod base.
The heavy convex glass lens is 7 1/2 cm (2.95") th...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron
Vintage Tin Plate Wind Up Toy Tank. American, 1930's
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful display piece
Made By Marx Toys, USA
Working order
Obvious signs of rusting
Fre UK Shipping
Category
1930s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Vintage 14K Yellow Gold Emerald-Cut Smoky Quartz Cocktail Ring Size 5
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Transport yourself to an era of glamour with this Vintage 14K Yellow Gold Emerald-Cut Smoky Quartz Cocktail Ring. Delicately sized at 5, this exquisite piece showcases a mesmerizing ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Vintage Georg Jensen Silver Ring No. 91 by Nanna Ditzel
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Nanna Ditzel for Georg Jensen sterling silver ring. Designed as a curved undulating sculptural form. It sits beautifully on the finger, catching light from different angles. The ri...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Danish Modernist Silver Plate Ashtray or Incense Burner by Carl Cohr, 1950s
By Carl M. Cohr
Located in San Diego, CA
Egg-shaped silver plated brass ashtray or incense burner. Titled The Smile, it was designed and manufactured by Carl Cohr in Fredericia Denmark. Stamped Cohr, Denmark, 1950s.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
WWII Ship's Bell from the Minesweeper HMS Queen of Thanet, Dated 1941
Located in London, GB
A WWII ship's bell from the Royal Navy minesweeper HMS Queen of Thanet, dated 1941.
Pendant number J-30.
Diameter: 27cm - 10 ½ inches.
Height: 28 cm - 11 inches.
HMS Queen of Thanet (J30), formerly HMS Melton, was a Racecourse-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. She was built by William Hamilton & Company in Port Glasgow, Scotland. Melton was launched in March 1916 with the pennant number 898. During World War I she served with the Auxiliary Patrol. Post-war she was transferred to the Mine Clearance Service.
Between the wars Melton was sold to Hughes Bolckow Shipbreaking Co in 1927. She was bought by The New Medway Steam Packet Company in 1929 and converted for excursion work on the River Medway and River Thames. She was renamed Queen of Thanet. For the next twelve years she could be found working from Sheerness and Southend. Regular excursions took her to Gravesend, Margate, Clacton and Dover as well as cross-channel voyages to Calais, Boulogne and Dunkirk.
In September 1939 she was requisitioned by the Admiralty for minesweeping duties once more and commissioned as HMS Queen of Thanet, pennant number J30. In May 1940 she took part in the Dunkirk evacuation rescuing 4,000 men in four trips. Of that number, 2,000 were transferred from the ex-LNER steamer Prague, after the latter had been damaged by near misses from shells and dive bombers off Gravelines. For Operation Overlord in June 1944 she was stationed at Selsey as the Mulberry Despatch Control Ship. After the war she was returned in 1946 to her owners to recommence excursion work around the Thames Estuary.
In January 1949 she was sold to Red Funnel and transferred to Southampton. After refitting at Thorneycroft's yard at Northam she was commissioned in the spring as the company's second Solent Queen. For the next two years she operated excursions from Southampton in the summer. In June 1951 while slipped for survey and repair, she caught fire and was written off as a constructive loss. She was scrapped by Dover Industries Ltd at Dover Eastern Docks in 1951
Literature on HMS Queen of Thanet see: Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Antique Eumig, Electric R, 8mm Video Camera
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Eumig, Electric R, 8mm video camera. With a leather case, robust and compact design, this 8mm camera stands out for its textured metal body in a greenish beige tone and its three rot...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Gothic Revival Carved Oak Umbrella Stand with Carved Rail and Zinc Liner Tanks
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful Gothic eyecatcher to come home to, umbrella or stick stand.
If first impressions count then you cannot go wrong with this Gothic Revival stand in your entrance. Not only i...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Gothic Revival Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Zinc
Lonsdale Library Equestrian Book
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Horsemanship - The Way Of A Man With A Horse, Lonsdale Library Book.
One of the volumes from Lonsdale Library, Horsemanship - The Way Of A Man With A Horse. The book with over ninety illustrations, the first is of The Right Hon. The Earl of Lonsdale on 'Marble'.
The Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games & Pastimes, Editors The Right Hon. The Earl of Lonsdale, Sir Theodore Cook & Mr. Eric Parker...
Category
1930s British Sporting Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1964 Israel Katzman Book Architecture La Arquitectura Contemporanea Mexicana
By Javier Senosianin
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Book
Limited Availability Book by Israel Katzman titled La Arquitectura Contemporanea Mexicana
Hard Cover. Published 1964. Original Dust Jacket.
Modern masters of contemporary Archit...
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pinocchio
Located in London, GB
Original artwork used to create the British front of house stills. Gouache on artboard.
This original artwork features the films scene where Pinocchio is under the sea.
Exceptionally rare. Original artworks rarely surface, as the majority were destroyed.
Pieces on the Classic Disney films are always highly prized. This original artwork only recently surfaced, and was previously owned by an English lady, who had been given this piece in the 1940s. Prior to this discovery no other Pinocchio artwork for posters or front of house stills had been seen.
Walt Disney's second animated feature film was made after the success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, (1937). Pinocchio, the world’s most famous wooden puppet, is originally the creation of the Italian writer and social commentator Carlo Collodi. Entitled The Adventures of Pinocchio...
Category
1940s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paint
Vintage 18K Gold, Diamond And Emerald Cocktail Ring
Located in Norwood, NJ
Beautiful 18K yellow gold, diamond and emerald cocktail ring.
Approx. 2.25cts diamond weight.
H-I color.
VS-2 Clarity.
Size 7 1/4.
Marked 18K
Category
Mid-20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
A Grand Tour Plaster Temple of Vespasian
Located in Savannah, GA
A modern grand tour souvenir gilded plaster model of the Temple of Vespasian, circa 1950s.
8 by 8 by 25 ¼ inches tall
Category
1950s Italian Grand Tour Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
La Tapisserie Gothique by Goeblins, 1st Ed, Leather Bound, Presentation Copy
Located in valatie, NY
La Tapisserie Gothique, par Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins, by E. Planès, Directeur de la Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins. Published by Albert Morancé...
Category
1920s French Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Pair of steel bookends depicting sailboat sailing circa 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of bookends made of steel and depicting a sailboat sailing upwind.
English manufacture of the 1950s.
Bon état. Measures 11.5x8x15.5 cm - inches4.5x3.2x6.2.
The last photo is the...
Category
1930s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Rare Artisan Christoforus Sklavenitis "Minoan" Ancient Greek Bronze Chess Set
By Christoforus Sklavenitis
Located in St. Louis, MO
Rare handmade bronze complete chess set by Christoforus Sklavenitis, a famous Greek-Crete artist who was a student of Modigliani. The pieces were made with the lost-wax method, one s...
Category
1960s Greek Archaistic Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
1964 Raleigh RM4 49CC Moped
Located in Houston, TX
This is a 1964 Raleigh RM4 moped. The Raleigh Bicycle Company is a British bicycle manufacturer founded in 1885, it is one of the oldest and largest, b...
Category
1960s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Large Original Vintage Map of the United Kingdom, circa 1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of The United Kingdom
Unframed
Original color
By John Bartholomew and Co. Edinburgh Geographical Institute
Published, circa 1920
Free shipping.
Category
1920s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Early 1960s Elegant Christian Dior Prong Set Blue & Clear Crystals Necklace
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning early example of a 1960s Christian Dior necklace, with prong-set blue and clear crystals. The necklace is a classic example of Dior's elegant and sophisticate...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Plaster Religious Traditional Wall Artwork of The Last Supper, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional religious plaster wall artwork depicting The Last Supper. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear con...
Category
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
Vintage Child's Toy Tin Large Spinning Top by Chein Company, American, Ca. 1950
Located in Incline Village, NV
Highly colorful and completely operational hard to find LARGE tin child's toy spinning top made by the J. Chein Company, Harrison, New Jersey, Circa 1950. It works great and is in co...
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
1960s Pierre Cardin French Fashion Icon Chrome "PC" Logo Chain Necklace Pendant
Located in St. Louis, MO
Minimalist 1960 / 1970s MOD Pierre Cardin designed Haute Couture chrome plated "PC" logo on chain, necklace pendant. Chain is 23" l , PC logo is 2"h x 1.82"w x 0.07"d. Stamped France...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
"November 26, 1963" JFK Limited Edition Book Signed by Ben Shahn & W. Berry
By Ben Shahn
Located in San Diego, CA
"November Twenty Six Nineteen Hundred Sixty Three / November 26, 1963" John F. Kennedy book with sleeve signed by artist, Ben Shahn and poet, Wendell Berry, circa 1964. This limited ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Lady's Vintage Black Mink Hat by I. Magnin & Co. Circa 1965
By I. Magnin
Located in Incline Village, NV
Well made black mink hat designed and sold by I. Magnin & Company in the mid 1960's. The style, undoubtedly worn and made popular by Julie Christie in t...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fur
Giant-Sized King's Guardsman by Kay Bojesen
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Weesp, NL
A very rare and monumental giant-sized model of the Royal Danish King's Guardsman hand crafted in wood having retaining its vivid original paint.
Thi...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Braun FS-80 Television by Dieter Rams, 1964
By Braun, Dieter Rams
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Braun FS-80 Television designed by Dieter Rams ca. 1964 in plastic, glass, and powder coated steel. A rare offering, these televisions rarely surface. Recently seen in the Apple TV a...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Penknife Pocket Knife Germany "Native American" - 1960s or older
Located in Nuernberg, DE
We are offering a small souvenir penknife/pocket knife from 1950s or older produced to commemorate the Native Americans. The overall condition is very nice with celluloid scales and ...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Cini Boeri Model 'Maquette of "Casa Alla Maddalena" Sassari, Italy, 1966/67
Located in Sacile, PN
Model of Cini Boeri, Casa alla Maddalena, Punta Cannone, La Maddalena, Sassari, 1966-1967
This house is perfectly adapted to the steep slope of the lan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cork, Paper
Vintage Ski Photography, Antique Alpine Ski Photograph, 'OPPS'
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Ski Photography, antique Alpine Ski photograph.
'OPPS!', a new mounted black and white photographic image after an original 1930s skiing...
Category
1930s English Sporting Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mid-20th Century Antoñio Pineda Silver and Moonstone Brooch, Taxco, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th Century Antoñio Pineda (1919-2009) Silver and Moonstone Brooch, Taxco, Mexico
This beautifully crafted silver brooch contains eight oval-cut moonstone cabochons set in a curved row above six stylized leaves. The marks on the back of the pin are: TAXCO SILVER BY TONO, Made in Mexico, with a 17 eagle stamp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Vintage Dimple Pattern Golf Ball Mould.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Two-Part Dimple Golf Ball Mould.
An interesting un-named dimple pattern golf ball mould. The steel moulds with locating slots to ensure the correct alignment of the pattern, ...
Category
1930s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Mixed Metals on Quartz Anchor Sculpture by C. Jere for Artisian House
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice mixed metals on quartz base anchor and sea gulls sculpture by C. Jere for Artisian House, circa 1971. The piece is in great vintage condition with a wonderful patina and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Quartz, Brass, Bronze, Iron
1920s Japanese Lacquered Paper Mache Boxed Pin-Up Card Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Japan, a hand-painted, lacquered papier-mache boxed card set, holding two complete decks of cards, circa 1920s.
The holder is lacquered in orange and hand-painted with a gold a...
Category
1920s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Decorative Moroccan Arabian Jambiya
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique decorative Moroccan Arabian khoumaya or Jambiya, which is the name in Arabic Ornate with brass and silvered steel hammered element and wood handle. The decorative dagger is v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Islamic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1950s Tommy Gun Movie Prop Theatrical Toy Weapon
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Measures: L 32.5 x W 8 x Thk 6 in.
Category
1950s American Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
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 tail of the hound was ingeniously shaped into a small handle. This unique lighter...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century West German Made Weather Station by Relative Hygrometer
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-Century "Sputnik" table barometer weather station made in West Germany by Relative Hygrometer. This desktop space-age Sputnik-style weather station Features an acrylic ball housi...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel
1950s Sterling Silver Toggle Bracelet Cha Cha Mexico Taxco Spratling Style
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Sterling Silver Toggle Bracelet Ball DNA Cha Cha Mexico Taxco
stamped 925
design attributed to William Spratling
7 long x .38 diameter
Preowned vintage condition
Refer to images
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Modern Cabinet Console Record Player attributed to Ico Parisi design
By Ico Parisi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Cabinet Console of the 1930s in burr walnut and walnut flame applied veneered. Cabinet with two shelves, the upper with central flap drawer with internal turntable Record...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
Classic 1963 Sears Men's 26" Flightliner Bicycle
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic 1963 Sears Men's 26" Flight-liner Bicycle .. Great Modernist Space-age design,, smooth ride, great riding bike, working head-lights,, older replaced seat. newer pedals . new...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
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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