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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Style: Baroque
Style: Arts and Crafts
L'art de la Porcelaine en Europe Book, 1984
Located in North Hollywood, CA
L'art de la porcelaine en europe (French) Hardcover – January 1, 1984
by Jan; and Ernould-Gandouet Divis (Author)
The Art of Porcelain in Europe, beautiful objects from the past.
Pub...
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1960s European Arts and Crafts Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Arcon Chest Coffer Leather Armorial Spanish Baroque Gilded Brass Studwork Domed
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, early 17th century, Spanish, leather, ‘Arcon’ or domed travelling coffer with a gilded armorial & ornamented with brass studwork.
Surviving utalitarian pieces such as travel...
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1620s Spanish Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Italian Baroque Walnut Box
Located in Essex, MA
Hinged top, decorated overall with incised carving, lock plate and side handles.
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1670s Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
Devotional Pendant, Oil on Aventurine, Gold, Enamel, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Devotional pendant or reliquary. Oil painting on aventurine, enamel, gold. Spain, 17th century.
Medallion or devotional pendant or reliquary made of aventurine or aventurine with an octagonal shape and faceted fronts, enhanced with a series of enamels combining black and gold, which protect two oil paintings with a Catholic Christian religious theme, located one on each side of the piece. Protected, you can see a very particular Virgin with Child for being inspired by the Icon of the Madonna del Popolo (Rome, Italy), and a simplified Martyrdom of San Lorenzo (the saint, the grill and an angel with a crown and the palm corresponding to the subject). The edges of the piece have been protected with simple metal elements.
The painting of San Lorenzo follows a common composition in the Spanish school, and would recall works such as the painting of the main altar of the Church of San Lorenzo de Huesca, for example, but also others such as the engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi (executed around 1527) in some details. The so-called icon of the Madonna del Popolo was well known for being considered as made by Saint Luke, and was brought to the church of the same denomination by Gregory IX from the Sancta Sanctorum of the Lateran Palace after a flood caused a terrible plague in the city and through a solemn procession with the image of Santa Maria del Popolo.
Regarding the material of the piece, a certain type of glass and a type of quartz (which can be green or reddish-brown, and usually has tiny elements of yellow mica that give it golden reflections) is known as aventurine or aventurine. In the first case, it is known that “aventurine” or “stellaria” appears mentioned in the Murano workshops for the first time during the first quarter of the 17th century, in reference to a very complicated production paste (it is said that the name comes from of this circumstance, that is, that its creation was due to luck or luck) that imitates the effects of that stone (from India and Russia at that time) thanks to the inclusion of copper particles, and that it was used as if out of stone (cut) given the complexity of its use in blowing (practically impossible). And, dealing with this material, it is necessary to mention “The Nativity” by Pietro da Cortona, dated around 1656, which is kept in the El Prado...
Category
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Enamel, Other
Unique Pair of Arts & Crafts Brass and Copper Church Pedestals, Columns / Stands
Located in Lisse, NL
Identical, practical and quality crafted pair of adjustable pedestals.
This top quality pair of former Church stands was all hand-crafted around the turn of the century. This is als...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper
Early 19th Century French Hand-Carved Nutwood Putto Boy Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Lovely putto sculpture in typical Baroque Style.
This beautiful and chubby putto sculpture was probably part of a larger Church ornament/sculpture or ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Nutwood
18th Century Giacomo Guardi Old Master Painting of Venetian Lagoon, Provenance
By Francesco Guardi
Located in Vero Beach, FL
18th century Giacomo Guardi old master painting of Venetian Lagoon. Provenance.
Old master painting in oil on canvas by the artist Giacomo Guardi (1764...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
18th Century Italian Carved Santo Boy Sculpture Icon
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large 18th century Italian carved Santo figural icon sculpture depicting a boy with arms raised dressed in a blue parcel-gilt outfit with boots. Heavily aged and distressed polychrom...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Lacquer, Giltwood, Wood
Baroque Liturgical Vessel, Open Ciborium, Sanctuary Lamp, Aspersoria
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique baroque church liturgical vessel, open Ciborium, sanctuary lamp, Aspersoria.
Late 18th century Italian Baroque open Ciborium, Sanctuary lamp ...
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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver Plate, Brass
18th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Wood Statue of a Saint
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Spanish Colonial statue of a male saint in carved and polychromed wood. The saint's face has a beatific expression and the eyes are made of gl...
Category
Mid-18th Century Philippine Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
17th Century Italian Ballot Voting Urn Carved Blue and Red Painted Wood
Located in Milan, IT
Antique Italian ballot urn shaped wooden box, carved and painted, coming from Tuscany, Monte San Savino near Arezzo in Central Italy. This ballot urn is an excellent example of a 17th century wooden voting box...
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Large 18th Century Repousse Baroque Ecclesiastical Carta Gloria, Venetian
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This original 18th century frame is silver gilded over copper. It is elaborately embossed and chiseled. The cartouche is surrounded by rocaille and volute motifs. The Carta is mounte...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper, Silver Leaf
19th Century French Arts & Crafts Handmade Kite Shield
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th century French Arts & Crafts handmade kite shield
An unusual piece made in France in the Arts & Crafts style, can be wall hung, the shield is curved and Kite Shaped, it is de...
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Early 20th Century Burled Birch Wood and Mahogany Tobacco Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
Smoking may be passé but collecting antique tobacco pieces is never bad for your health. This unique tobacco box in the shape of a barrel is made of highly figured burled birch wood ...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Arts and Crafts Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Birch, Mahogany
"Japanese Print Its Evolution and Essence" Book by Muneshige Narazaki
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Japanese print: its evolution and essence
Book by Muneshige Narazaki.
"In this book the author attempts to place the Japanese print in a very broad historical setting. He has str...
Category
1970s Japanese Arts and Crafts Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large 19th Century Tanggu Drum, Traditional Taiko Japanese Drum
Located in Buffalo, NY
Great decorator piece, strong presence, pictures do no justice.
Tanggu drum.
The tanggu (堂鼓; pinyin: tánggǔ, pronounced [tʰɑ̌ŋkù]; literally "ceremo...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Arts and Crafts Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Animal Skin
Rare Set of Four French Baroque Style Hand Carved Giltwood Processional Crosses
Located in Birmingham, AL
A rare set of four antique French Baroque style hand carved giltwood baton de ceremonies or processional crosses used in a village cathedral in the South of France, circa 1850s. Thes...
Category
1850s French Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
19th Century Compass and Sundial Together
Located in Miami, FL
19th century compass and sundial together.
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Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
19th Century, Compass and Sundial Together
Located in Miami, FL
19th century, compass and sundial together.
Category
Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Set of Eight Quartz Crystal Geode Geologic Specimen Bowls
Located in Ferndale, MI
Eight geological specimen bowls in varying sizes.
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Arts and Crafts Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate
Gilded Bronze Processional Cross Top, 20th Century, after Earlier Models
Located in Madrid, ES
End of processional cross. Ormolu, 20th century.
Latin cross with straight arms with decoration of tongues between moldings on both fronts, rays at the intersection of the arms, an...
Category
20th Century Spanish Baroque Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Large Antique Arrow Hatpin in Silver by Marius Sørensen, circa 1900
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large antique arrow shaped Hatpin or Brooch for Knitwear by Danish Silversmith Marius Sørensen. Stamped 826, MS. Please note that this item has not been ...
Category
Early 1900s Danish Arts and Crafts Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Beautifully Hand Carved Antique Dutch Arts & Crafts Barometer & Thermometer 1910
Located in Lisse, NL
Good size, highly decorative and excellent condition Arts & Crafts barometer.
This unique Arts & Crafts, banjo barometer is another great example of the beauty and the quality of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass, Wood
G M Ellwood, attri. An Arts & Crafts Walnut & Inlaid Piano made by J Brinsmead
By George Montague Ellwood, John Brinsmead
Located in London, GB
George Montague Ellwood, designer (attributed).
A rare Arts and Crafts Walnut and inlaid upright iron framed piano made by John Brinsmead and Sons, London...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
Vintage George VI Arts & Crafts Style English Sterling Silver Chalice
By J. Wippell & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage George VI English sterling silver chalice in the Arts & Crafts style; an addition to our religious silverware collection.
This exceptio...
Category
1940s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Reliquary Pendant, Silver, Enamel, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
One of its fronts presents a textile background under a transparent glass, space that was surely designed to contain relics. The other side has a brightly colored enamel with the Vir...
Category
17th Century European Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Enamel, Other
Mid-20th Century Israeli Silver Arts & Crafts Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver Hanukkah lamp, Israel, circa 1940s.
Beautiful Arts & Crafts Hanukkah lamp by I. Gurevitz. with great hand silver work with solid silver wires in the center, connecte...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Arts and Crafts Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Antique Quality Carved Solid Nutwood Christ with Palm Leaf Sculpture / Statuette
Located in Lisse, NL
Finest quality carved sculpture of Jesus with a marvelous patina.
This marvelous quality, hand-carved sculpture of our Lord Jesus is among the finest we have ever seen and this truly is a work of religious art. It may be relatively small in size, but both the quality in the details and the beauty of His posture are simply majestic. For the sculptor not to leave his signature on this work of beauty, to us, shows his modesty. We believe that most artists in the religious genre felt that their gift/talent was god given and marking their sculptures, to them, was a sign of too much ego. The highly skilled sculptor must have spent weeks rather than days creating this antique statuette...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Nutwood
17th Century Old Master Oil Painting Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Spanish School
Located in Vero Beach, FL
17th century old master oil painting of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. Spanish school.
Dramatic expression and perfect use of chiaroscuro, the art of light and shadow effects, makes th...
Category
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
Collection of 18 Prints of Musical Instruments from Gabinetto Armonico, 1722
Located in valatie, NY
A collection of 18 framed prints from engravings of musical instruments from the book by Gabinetto Armonico, which was published in 1722. The book had a total of 150 instruments. The...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Arts & Crafts Tabernacle with Solid Silver Mary & Archangel Gabriel Panels, 1910
Located in Lisse, NL
Religious artefact with stunning embossed and inlaid silver plaques.
Antique tabernacles are a rare find, so when we got the chance to purchase thi...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Countye of Monmouth, Dated 1610
By John Speed
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The countye of Monmouth with the situation of the townshire described Anno, 1610
The reverse with Monmouthshire, Chapter VI and an alphabetical list of towns.
In a beautiful Flemish oak polished and gilded frame
Cartographer: John Speed...
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1610s English Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
17th Century Early Baroque Flemish Wood Carved Religious Figural Group
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This rare 17th century panel, carved in high relief, is museum quality and without doubt the work of an important Flemish master carver. It represents the biblical scene of Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem for the census. Multiple figures surround the center in a well balanced setting. Rich, deep color and great patina, which developed over about 400 years, make this piece of art exceptional. The panel is mounted on a later dusty rose velvet backing.
Condition: Small part of backdrop on right is missing. Joseph’s left hand is missing.
Measurements:
Image size - 8 ½” W x 12 ¼” H x 2” D
Back panel - 10 ¼” W x 14” H x ½” D
Entire piece - 10 ¼” W x 14” H x 2 ½” D
Weight: 2 lbs. 8 oz.
Category
17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
17th Century Spanish Baroque Chestnut Carving of Christ
Located in Stamford, CT
A large-scale 17th century Spanish carving of Christ on the cross. Possibly of a much earlier date, the features and posture owing much to Byzantine depictions of Christ, especially ...
Category
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chestnut
Early 19th Century Silver-Plated Putti On A Star-Shaped Lucite Base
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early 19th Century silver plated putti on a modern star shaped Lucite base.
Category
Early 19th Century French Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Americas Earliest Known Pyrography Pennsylvania Portrait, 1819
Located in South Burlington, VT
America’s earliest known dated pyrography portrait panel of a Pennsylvania couple.
This unique work of art is hand-incised using a pyrographic (pyrography) wood burned technique and then hand stained/painted.
A Pennsylvania Portrait...
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19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
16th Century Spanish or Italian Baroque Wrought Iron Nails and Furniture Mounts
Located in Stamford, CT
Group of 16th century (or earlier, possibly Gothic) Spanish or Italian wrought iron furniture mounts. These hand-wrought bosses and nails show incredible workmanship. These would have been used to decorate - and to structurally hold together an early chest or casket. The four geometric bosses beautifully made, eight ounces each without the nail! The nails are works of art in themselves, with their heavy geometric heads.
Also two round bosses with the nail integral to the piece, one a mushroom form, the other like a parasol. And a single hand-wrought double sided nail. Great group of early iron.
Provenance: Frances Pratt, Writer, Artist, Collector. New York City.
Approximate sizes:
4 bosses 4.625 inches square 11.75 cm
Round bosses 3 inches diameter the larger 2.5 the smaller 7.6/ 6.35 cm
4.5 in high 11.4 cm
5 nails...
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16th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
18th Hispanic Filipino Crucified Christ Carved Wood Sculpture
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind sculpture of Crucified Christ in carved wood and crystal eyes (one of them its loose), 18th century Hispano Filipino School. The crown, ...
Category
1730s Philippine Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Rare 17th Century Baroque Cabinet, South Germany Probably Augsburg, Wunderkammer
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A small architectural table cabinet, veneered in walnut and mulberry, the centre doors enclosing an arrangement of nine various sized drawers with bone knobs, behind a central door a...
Category
Late 17th Century German Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Early Margot de Taxco Sterling Parure Set Necklace Earrings Cuff Bracelet
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Margot Van Voorhies Carr started producing out of her own studio in 1948, under the name, Margot de Taxco. Previously she had been producing pieces under Antonio Castillo for the William Spratling studio. This four piece sterling silver suite...
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1950s Mexican Arts and Crafts Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Arts & Crafts Shovel with Potentiometer Diagram, circa 1900
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unusual and rare Arts & Crafts hand shovel of flat wide shape with a shaped oak handle, the main body in brass and attached with copper rivets. The body of the shovel has a di...
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Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
19th Century Religious Wood Carving
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Carved oak religious carving, 19th century. This is an excellent quality wood carving with a nice old patina.
Category
Early 19th Century European Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Italian 20th Century Solid Silver rare Bison Sculpture on Marble Removable Base
By L'etruria Oro di Garzi Marcello.
Located in VALENZA, IT
Bison in solid silver made in Arezzo, Italy in the 1950s of the last century by L'etruria Oro di Garzi Marcello.
The sculpture was made in "fusion" and a chisel finish. The burnishi...
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1950s Italian Arts and Crafts Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Women's Tahitian Black Pearl Necklace with a 14 Karat Gold Ball Clasp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage women's Tahitian graduated black pearl necklace is unmarked with respect to a specific maker, but is marked with European g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Substantial Antique Italian Bronze Mortar and Pestle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Substantial antique Italian bronze mortar and pestle, finely cast with shell and floral band, complete with 12" x 1.5" D pestle. The base of t...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bronze Train Sign - 923, 1910s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A very heavy and patinated bronze sign with raised numerals 923. The sign is handmade in 1-2 cm thick stock and weighs in around 8 kg. It comes from a P 923 train that was built by B...
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1910s Danish Arts and Crafts Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
16th Century Spanish Carved & Polychrome Painted Saint Anne with the Infant Mary
Located in Miami, FL
This sculpture represents Santa Ana (Saint Anne) with the infant Mary.
Verge.
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16th Century European Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
20th Century French Painted and Gilt Statue of Jesus Christ, Sacred Heart
Located in Miami, FL
This beautiful statue of Christ was crafted in Spain, circa 1900. The statue features the religious figure standing in a traditional seating pose a...
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20th Century Spanish Baroque Collectibles and Curiosities
Extra Large Crucifix with Hand Carved Oak Corpus of Christ for Church or Chapel
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautifully carved and large size corpus of Jesus, made in the Arts & Crafts era.
This meaningful and unique crucifix from the early 1900s comes with a larger than life, hand carved oak Corpus of Christ. The details in the anatomy of this Christ are very well carved and they clearly reveal the suffering and dehydration that His body endured in the final days of his life. The artist/sculptor is clearly showing us the image of Jesus when or right after he bowed his head and died. The solid oak cross is original to this corpus and it was given a different color so that the unique and impressive corpus stands out perfectly. Have you also noticed the perfectly carved and thick crown of thorns on the head of Christ. The patina of this excellent condition and large corpus is another great feature that will never fail to impress. The former owners gave us the photo that you see in image 3 in this listing and in it you can see where this antique corpus...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
17th Century Lantern Alarm Clock by Johannes Quelch, Oxford
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An English 17th century lantern clock made of brass and iron, circa 1665-1670. The clock consists of going and striking trains, as well as a...
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17th Century British Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Three Hindu Deities of the Siam, Hand-Carved Exotic Hardwood
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1920-1930 three Hindu deities of the Siam, hand-carved exotic hardwood
n. 1 measures cm: H 150, W 35, D 25
n.2 measure cm: H 102, W 35, D 25.
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Early 20th Century Thai Arts and Crafts Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
1930s English Solid Bronze Urn by George Adlam & Sons
By George Adlam & Sons
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An Arts & Crafts heavy lidded urn of solid bronze.
Category
1930s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Stunning Antique Sterling Silver Pair of Rimonim - made in London in 1922
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1922 by Arthur Bowe trading as Noble & Co., this attractive pair of George V, sterling silver Rimonim have ornate lattice work throughout the bodies and featu...
Category
1920s English Baroque Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-18th Century Set of Three Lacquered Wood Boxes with Landscape Scenes
Located in Brescia, IT
These fine wood lacquered boxes are in Baroque style. There are natural landscape and one of these has the scene of the fire in the town of Edimburg...
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Mid-18th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Women's Large Cultured Pearl Choker Necklace with a 14-Karat White Gold Clasp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage women's cultured pearl choker necklace is presumed to have been made in North America in circa 1950 in the Baroque style. The pearls...
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Mid-20th Century American Baroque Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Crown or Crest, Pinewood, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Top or top made of pine wood carved in color with a human bust in the center, located by grabbing two scrolls and thus creating an axis of symmetry for the...
Category
17th Century European Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Silver Medal Document of World Exhibition in Milan 1906 in Arts and Crafts Frame
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and important, museum worthy document in a custom made Arts and Crafts frame.
What we are offering here are actually two unique antiques into one. In the year 1906 the world exhibition...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Nutwood, Paper
Hand Carved Arts & Crafts Era Sacred Heart of Christ Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcrafted work of religious art with a marvelous patina.
This finely carved, wooden statuette of Jesus dates from the earliest years of the 20th century. Well taken care of it is in very good condition and the geometric marble base makes it stand firm and steady. This sacred heart sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
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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