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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 18th Century
Grecian Ivory General Electric Radio Model 62, italy, 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Grecian Ivory General Electric Radio Model 62.
Good condition except for some oxydation and a missing button.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Box of Multicolored Chalks, Conte à Paris, 1970s, Unused, 2C10
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This exceptional vintage box of multicolored chalks by Conte à Paris dates back to the 1970s and remains unused, offering both artistry and nostalgia. The set is housed in its origin...
Category
1970s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
English WW2 Era Brass Ship's Pedestal Binnacle Compass by Sestral
By Henry Browne & Son Ltd Sestrel
Located in Forney, TX
A visually striking smaller scale vintage WWII era maritime salvage ship's binnacle pedestal with compass by Sestrel Henry Browne & Son. circa 1940s
The beautifully aged heavily patinated polished brass binnacle housing a high quality marine navigational instrument, having an enclosed brass bowl English Sestrel compass...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Jewelry Box Art Deco Period
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful antique Art Deco period jewelry box, styled by Jacques Kreisler, circa early-20th Century, New York, New York. Box is an aubergine ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Set of Fourteen Jasperware Cameo Medallions by Wedgwood
Located in San Diego, CA
A really cool set of fourteen jasperware cameo medallions by Wedgwood, circa 1900s. The set includes:
-Pair of Abraham Lincoln including a rare black background.
-Pair of horse hea...
Category
20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Rhodes, James Ford, History of the United States, 7 Vols, in a Fine Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: RHODES, James Ford.
TITLE: History Of The United States From The Compromise of 1850 To The Final Restoration Of Home Rule At The South In 1877.
PUBLISHER: NY: The Macm...
Category
1910s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Departures Photography, 1923-1990
By Edmund Yankov
Located in valatie, NY
Departures Photography 1923-1990. New York: Independent Curators Incorporated, 1991. First edition soft cover. 72 pp. A catalogue produced for the traveling exhibition, by the same name, that toured Worchester, Denver, Omaha, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Savannah starting in September 1991 through February, 1993. The exhibit's subject was modernist and experimental photography. Photographers included are Bill Barrette, John Baldessari, Theodore Roszak...
Category
20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Cartier 18ct Gold Plate Rare Bark Design Cigarette Lighter In Cartier Box
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant and Stylish Rare Cartier Briquet Bark Design Gas Gold Plated Cigarette Lighter Cased With Original Box No.7406489
Fully Working makes an ideal gift for his or her.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
Oil on Glass Depicting Our Lady of Sorrows — 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Oil on Glass — "Our Lady of Sorrows," 18th Century, Reverse Glass Painting
A refined and emotionally evocative 18th-century devotional painting depicting Our Lady of Sorrows, execut...
Category
18th Century European Greco Roman Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
1940's WW2 Binoculars.
By Nikon
Located in Aspen, CO
Nikon marine binoculars mounted on a wooden period tripod, these exceptional binoculars display entirely Original optics in a distinctly Japanese straight-body instrument with 15mm x magnification with 80 mm objective naval lens that have been originally restored in a time-consuming process to reveal a crystal clear Image.A one of a kind pair of Nikon binoculars...
Category
1940s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum, Silver
Late Midcentury Modern Realistic Weather Radio Cube
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Weather Radio WeatheRadio Deskube TW Weather NOAA Radio 12-181B
Radio Shack Tandy
Very minimal and modernist with touch of 70s woodgrain
...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Revolver Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This handsome lighter is cast in the shape of a revolver. Perfect for any collector of smoking paraphernalia or firearm enthusiast. Meticulous attention to detail throughout makes fo...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Original Antique Map of the American State of Indiana, 1903
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Antique map of Indiana
Published By A & C Black. 1903
Original colour
Good condition
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
'Maison Kuiper' Ocelot Fur Hat, 1950s
Located in Tilburg, NL
'Maison Kuiper' Ocelot fur hat, Model Sissy, The Netherlands, 1950s.
This is a rare beret style hat in ocelot fur made by 'Maison Kuiper' a very high-end...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fur
Electrohome Mid Century Stereo Model 703 by Gordon Duern Canada
By Clairtone
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A Mid Century round dark walnut stereo cabinet with tulip styled base and satin black top with double tambour doors revealing the stereo unit . Having a Garrard turntable...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Grandfather Clock Radio by Silvertone, Circa 1931
By Silvertone
Located in Fulton, CA
Scarce, Silvertone clock radio. Made by the Colonial Radio Company in 1931 and retailed under the Silvertone name by Sears Roebuck Company. Exceptional con...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
1970s Gorgeous Piero Fornasetti Chess Board - Game Set Box. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous Piero Fornasetti Chess board - Game set Box for Dal Negro in walnut wood , the set is in excellent condition and includes chess game, c...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Michelangelo - Complete Works
Located in Bradenton, FL
Michelangelo - Complete Works, softcover book. Special edition for the Vatican museums and galleries. Printed in Italy, 78 color illustrations, 96 pages.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Huge Early 20th century English architectural pine model
Located in London, GB
Huge Early 20th century English architectural pine model
A well modelled early 20th century hand carved oversized pine architectural model. Showing natural age and minor loss as sho...
Category
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Hannah Wilke Retrospective Book with Drawing and Signature
By Hannah Wilke
Located in New York, NY
Hard bound first edition monograph on pioneering feminist artist/performance artist Hannah Wilke. Titled "Hannah Wilke: A Retrospective," it was published in 1989 in conjunction with...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Hermes, La Beaute En Voyage (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This beautifully presented book illustrates the collection of luxurious travel objects made by the world-famous brand Hermes. In the latter years of the 19th century Emile Hermes tra...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1970s Spine Shaped 'Proteo' Halogen Table Lamp, Italy
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Bold spine shaped and articulated Proteo halogen table lamp.
Playful, easy adjustable in various sculptural shape.
Well made solid construction with PVC parts and rubber joint.
Measure: 21 in. high when curl as pictured, 36 in straight up.
2 intensity switch.
50 watt 2 pin light...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
PVC
Antique 18th C Spanish Colonial Lifesize Saint Paul Carved Estofado Statue Santo
Located in Portland, OR
A rare antique Spanish Colonial life size carved Santo figure of St. Paul the Evangelist, Mexico, circa 1750.
A wonderful carved colonial statue in the style of the Castilian School,...
Category
Mid-18th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Scottish Art and Design, 5000 Years by Wendy Kaplan
Located in Bradenton, FL
Scottish Art and Design, 5000 Years, edited by Wendy Kaplan. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1991 by Harry N. Abrams Inc. of New York. Printed and bound in England. 215 ...
Category
1990s British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Long Nose Golf Club Putter By Robert Forgan
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Scared Head Forgan Long Nose Putter.
An elegant scared head long nose putter by Robert Forgan of St Andrews. This great looking club has a large lead weight to the rear, traditional ...
Category
Early 20th Century Scottish Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fruitwood, Hickory
Roy Lichtenstein by Diane Waldman (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Roy Lichtenstein helped usher in the pop art movement in America in the 1960s with his large-scale paintings of comic-book panels and his deadpan renditions of consumer-product adver...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Brushed Aluminum Stacked Level Pool Table, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom made regulation size, three tiered pool table from the 1980s. Made in the USA.
Hidden ball return system allows each pocketed ball to roll internally back to the front of the...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Slate, Aluminum, Brass
1930s Mole-Richardson, Hollywood CA, Movie Set Light, Model 210, #2487, Restored
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1930s Mole-Richardson-Hollywood CA, Movie Set Light, Model 210, #2487 -Professionally Restored, Made in Hollywood, Ca, 1930s
An original, exemplary, example of the rare Model 210, numbered 2487, film studio light made by Mole Richardson, Inc. of Hollywood, CA,
We are offering a professionally restored, remarkably intact version, including the the sliding interior lighting mechanism, the orignal porthole glass shade and rubber lighting cord. The high quality of casting of the brass and chrome parts , many of them with the enameled Mole Richardson logo.
The brass company identification tag is retained, the flood and spot light and the on and off switches are operational.
The lamp is raised on a wheeled tripartite base, with an adjustable height from 4' to 8' feet. Moves easily.
This is a rare opportunity to own the 'Rolls Royce' of movie studio lights, from the golden era of American film.
Overall measurements:
80-inches high, diameter of base 33-inches
The brass and chrome lantern /porthole light...
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Chilean Metal Huasos Spurs
Located in Stamford, CT
Early 20th century Chilean huasos metal spurs. Heavy silvered metal stamped Chile on the side. As found with grosgrain ribbon attached.
Category
Early 20th Century Chilean Spanish Colonial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Silver
Carl Auböck Midcentury Brass Seahorse Handmade Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist seahorse keyring / key holder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped a...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Stereo RR-126 radio by Pier Giacomo & Achille Castiglioni for Brionvega, 1960s
Located in bruxelles, BE
Brionvega wood-colored stereo radio. The radio and record player work perfectly, it has been completely overhauled. There is a bluethoot connection for GSM. Dimensions in closed posi...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique Map of Tartary, Also Showing the Great Wall of China
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de Tartarie'. Detailed map of Tartary, consisting of the Eastern part of Russia, Central Asia, China and Korea, first published by Guillaume De L'Isle in 1706. The map extends from the Peninsula of Korea in the east to the Caspian and Black Seas. The Great Wall of China...
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Queen Anne silver metal table lighter - Ronson - England 1950's vintage
By Ronson
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very elegant "Queen Anne" table lighter from Ronson in silver metal from the mid-20th century.
This lighter works on gas.
This pretty lighter has an elongated, oval shape decorated with pearls and gadroons.
The lighter has a flame adjustment dial
Under the lighter is engraved the Ronson brand, as well as a label with the control number.
Ronson Queen Anne was a very popular wick lighter...
Category
1940s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
La Mort de Venise; Illustrated by Edgar Chahine, SUPER DELUXE Edition
Located in Middletown, NY
Chahine, Edgar & Maurice Barrès
LA MORT DE VENISE; Illustré de vingt-six eaux-fortes originales
Paris: Société Nouvelle des Éditions d'Art Devambez, 1926
SIGNED LIMITED EDITION
4to,...
Category
Early 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paper
English Antique Periscope Walking Stick Cane by R & J Beck ca. 1917
Located in Shippensburg, PA
WORLD WAR I BRITISH TRENCH PERISCOPE WALKING CANE
R & J Beck, Ltd., England, ca. early 20th century
Marked "Periscope Mk IV 1917 R & J Beck Ltd. No. 13196"
36" H x 3 3/8" W
An unu...
Category
20th Century English Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper
Colorful Framed Butterflies Taxidermy Mounted Insect Display 9 Pieces
Located in Poperinge, BE
Collection of framed and dried colorful butterflies, 12 pieces in total, nice collection in wooden box with glass, second half of the 20th century.
The collection contains various b...
Category
Late 20th Century European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood
BMT 110 mm Binoculars
By Kazan
Located in Aspen, CO
BMT-110 Soviet Marine Binocular Telescope – 20x110mm Cold War Era Optics, Circa 1950s
Step into the history of Cold War surveillance and maritime observation with this rare Soviet B...
Category
20th Century European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Antique Technical Drawing Set, German, Architect, Cartography, Wichmann
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique technical drawing set. A German, architect's or cartographer's instrument case by Wichmann, dating to the early 20th c...
Category
Early 20th Century German Edwardian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Nickel
Museum Piece, SEVRES 1924 Paris Olympic Games Gold Medal Vase
By Octave Guillonnet, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
1924 Paris Olympic Games gold medal vase by Octave Guillonnet and Emile Louis Bracquemond at Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, 1924. Height : 13.2"(33.5cm), Diameter : 6.3"(16cm). Sta...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Large Vintage Cartier Jewelry Blue Sapphire French Gold Silk Scarf Pillow
By Cartier
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Katie Larmour Studio is the original vintage scarf pillow maker. Gaining notability for her unique idea and creations back in 2013 - featured in the like...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Textile, Linen, Silk
1900s Decorative Wall Hanging „Multimeter“ Scientific Slide Rule Calculator
Located in Vienna, AT
A dekorative appr. 120-year-old, large, wall-mounted round „Multimeter“ analog slide rule calculator. Dated around 1900, made in Germany. It has a rotatable glass disc and offers multiple features like multiplication, division, interest-calculation and square root...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
"The Second World War, " Chartwell Edition by Winston Churchill
Located in Austin, TX
The Second World War (Chartwell Edition-United States) by Winston Churchill from Houghton-Mifflin Company, Boston.
A deluxe edition of Winston Churchill's six-volume memoir, The Sec...
Category
20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Ornate Desk Model Signal Cannon in Bronze and Iron
Located in San Mateo, CA
This large desk top cannon model will actually fire. The barrel is bronze and the carriage is iron. The carriage has been repainted in the past.
Category
Early 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Cigarette Case black lines Art Deco style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Handbag cigarette case in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fire enamel. Opening with spring button. Size cm. 6.3 x 9.7 x 1.5. Weight gr. 215. Created in Art Deco style for Cartier...
Category
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Unique Antique and Large Gothic Revival Hand Carved Oak & Glass Lantern Pendant
Located in Lisse, NL
Truly impressive and great workmanship, hexagonal Gothic light fixture.
If you are a collector of truly amazing Gothic antiques then this large a...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Oak, Wood
Ezra POUND. Personae. FIRST EDITION - INSCRIBED BY THE DEDICATEE TO POUND’S SON
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: POUND, Ezra.
TITLE: Personae.
PUBLISHER: London: Elkin Mathews, 1909.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION INSCRIBED BY THE DEDICATEE TO POUND’S SON. 1 vol., inscribed on the dedic...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Sloan French Carom Billards Dining Table from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont, Blatt Billiards
Located in New York, NY
While Thierry Despont (1948 - 2023) was best-known for his architectural practice—for his integral role in the restoration of the Statue of Liberty, his re-imagining of the Ritz in P...
Category
1990s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mexican Charro Hat Decorative Mariachi Sombrero
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Viva Mexico! Decorative Mexican Charro Mariachi Sombrero Hat
21 d x 24 w x 7 h About 7 3/4
Preowned vintage condition top quality.
Some strings are loose.
Refer to all images
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
1970s Modern Wood Inlay Belt Buckle by Moonscape
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage 1970s Belt Buckle by Moonscape Buckles
3.38 w x 1.75 h x .5 d
Preowned condition
Refer to images
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Outstanding Antique George III Quality Oak Inlaid Hanging Corner Cabinet Out
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding antique George III quality oak inlaid hanging corner cabinet having an attractive stepped and dental moulded cornice above a quality oak crossbanded moulded door with an ...
Category
18th Century European George III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Charming Miniature Sink from the Early 20th Century, Johnson Brothers Hanley Ltd
Located in Knivsta, SE
Charming Miniature Sink from the Early 1900s – Johnson Brothers Hanley Limited, England
Rare and charming miniature ceramic sink from Johnson Brothers Hanley Limited, England. An replica of a full-sized traditional sink, featuring beautiful details and solid craftsmanship.
This miniature sink was likely a promotional product...
Category
Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Doctor’s Beam Scale – 1930-1940
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
Exceptional Medical Balance Scale – A Collector’s Piece
A stunning vintage doctor’s beam scale, originally used in medical offices and pharmacies during the 1930s-1940s. This precis...
Category
1920s French Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Issey Miyake: Making Things
Located in Richmond, VA
Vintage hardback coffee table book featuring the work of designer, Issey Miyake. By the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain in Paris, published in 1999. First edition, 174 page...
Category
1990s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
NCR National Cash Register Special Edition 313 Total Adding Machine 20"
Located in Dayton, OH
The Class 313 Total Adding Cash Register was the most popular model of the Class 300 series of cash registers, which included other models in a variety of widths, key arrangements, a...
Category
Late 20th Century American Classical Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Brass
6 Le Cirque N.Y. Villeroy & Boch 10 12" Dinner Plates Designed Adam D. Tihany
By Adam Tihany
Located in Bridgeport, CT
From pasta primavera to world-renowned decadent desserts, Le Cirque's ubiquitous reputation for presenting its fine dining fare with whimsy and fun, landed it on the map of must-dine...
Category
20th Century Luxembourgish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Lifesize Spanish 16th Century Style Medieval Suit Armor Knight Statue Sculpture
Located in Dayton, OH
Spanish suit of armour of the XVI century, realized on the basis of the ones belonged to Charles V and Philip II, today part of the collection of the Real Armeria in Madrid. The armour has been made from metal with an arabesqued fabric gown, Dragon sword...
Category
20th Century Spanish Colonial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Set of 10 Curated James Patterson Slip-Covered Books Library/ Media Room Display
Located in Palm Springs, CA
We purchased an entire collection of books from a local Rancho Mirage, California art collector/philanthropist’s chic and perfectly designed home library. An amazing collection or Ar...
Category
1990s Unknown Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Antique Toy Polychrome Tin & Wood Model Horse Drawn Carriage C1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
Large Antique Toy Polychrome Tin & Wood Model Horse Drawn Carriage C1930
Measures- 11"H x 9"W x 13.75"D
Category
Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
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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Whaam! Blam! Pow! — a New Book on Pop Art Packs a Punch
Publishing house Assouline and writer Julie Belcove have teamed up to trace the history of the genre, from Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Yayoi Kusama to Mickalene Thomas and Jeff Koons.
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