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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: Early 2000s
Period: 1920s
Chaplin 'Burlesque on Carmen' Original Linocut Movie Poster, Swedish, 1920
Located in Devon, GB
An extremely rare early linocut poster for the first Swedish release of Charlie Chaplin's 1915 comedy short 'Burlesque on Carmen,’ his thirteenth film for Essanay Studios. A parody of Cecil B. DeMille’s 1915 ‘Carmen’ starring Geraldine Farrar and the near simultaneous release of William Fox’s ‘Carmen’ starring Theda Bara...
Category
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Paper
Early 19th Century English Pewter Travel Slab Flasks Prohibition Gustavian Style
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Set of Five Included.
Wonderful forms, decor conversation pieces. Two double chambers, and three single chamber flasks, no punctures. Bent, dented and scratched from normal uses.
...
Category
1920s English Late Victorian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pewter
Six Foot Model of Cup Yacht Puritan
Located in Norwell, MA
Six foot model of the Boston built America's Cup yacht Puritan. Fine model with planked deck, skylights with brass bars, suit of sails, etc. Mounted on a ma...
Category
Early 2000s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Taxidermy Fox's Mask by Spicer of Lemington
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Fox Mask By Peter Spicer.
This prepared fox mask, fox head, is mounted on a good quality oak shield impressed to reverse 'P. Spicer & Sons, Leami...
Category
1920s English Sporting Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Animal Skin
Casket Art Deco from 1930
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
We present casket Art Deco from 1930
Every piece of furniture that leaves our workshop from the beginning to the end is subjected to manual renovation, so as to restore its origin...
Category
1920s Polish Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
Nineteenth Century Small Ship's Wheel
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique boat wheel from a yacht circa 1890. With highly polished brasses, six turned spokes, the outer ring is heavy brass. This is an exceptional h...
Category
1920s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 67 cms. alt. total and 49 cms. diam. base
Good condition.
Demétre Haralamb Chiparus was a Romanian Art Deco era sculptor who lived and worked in Paris, France.
He was one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco era.
Sculptures of Chiparus represent the classical manifestation of Art Deco style in decorative bronze and ivory sculpture...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Look At The Birdie, Signed by Kurt Vonnegut, Easton Press Limited Edition, 2009
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Vonnegut, Kurt. Look at the Birdie. Norwalk: The Easton Press, 2009. Limited Edition, of 1000 copies. Signed by Vonnegut. 8vo. Original pictorial blue leather stamped in black and gi...
Category
Early 2000s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Silk, Paper
First Edition Jacques Adnet Book by Gaelle Millet & Alain-Rene Hardy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
First Edition Jacques Adnet Book by Gaelle Millet & Alain-Rene Hardy.
260 Page book on the life and legacy of one of the most prolific French designers of the 20th century, Jacques...
Category
Early 2000s French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald, First Edition, 1922
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Beautiful and the Damned. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. First edition, first state. Rebound in ¼ leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt titles, and tooling to the spine. Gilded edges. New archival cloth slipcase.
Presented is a first edition, first state of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Beautiful and the Damned. The book was published by Charles Scribner’s Sons in New York in 1922. It is presented here, rebound, in gorgeous blue ¼ leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt titles, and gilt tooling to the spine, and a new archival slipcase.
The Beautiful and the Damned was Fitzgerald’s second novel, following his debut This Side of Paradise. The book is an exploration of the nouveau riche, New York City nightlife in the 1920s, and the inner dynamics of two young and reckless newlyweds. Semi-autobigraphical, Fitzgerald modeled the characters of Anthony Patch and Gloria Gilbert on himself and his new spouse Zelda Fitzgerald and the story draws circumstantially upon the early years of Fitzgeralds' tempestuous marriage.
Fitzgerald started writing The Beautiful and the Damned in August of 1920, while in Westport Connecticut. Having reflected upon the criticisms of his debut novel This Side of Paradise, Fitzgerald sought to improve upon the form and construction of his prose in this second book. He relied heavily on editorial suggestions from his friend Edmund Wilson...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Wooden Churches Columbia County Legacy by Arthur A Baker, 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Wooden Churches: Columbia County Legacy by Arthur A Baker. Columbia County Historical Society, 2003. 1st Ed softcover. Columbia County, NY has a rich h...
Category
Early 2000s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, Later Printing, 1929
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First Edition, Later printing. Octavo, Rebound in quarter leather an...
Category
1920s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Julius Shulman: Palm Springs - Michael Stern & Alan Hess - 1st ed. signed 2008
Located in CA, CA
A Rizzoli publication, 1st edition, New York, 2008. Hardback with English text.
“His work will survive me. Film is stronger and good glossy prints are easier to ship than brute conc...
Category
Early 2000s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Bronze Figure Dancer by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus (1886 - 1947)
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 52 cms. alt. total and 17 cms. diam. base...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
IMCO 1000 Ifa-Storm 1924 Julius Meister Thumbwheel Mechanical Lighter In Brass
Located in Miami, FL
IMCO mechanical lighter made by the Julius Franz Meister Company.
This is an amazing authentic petrol lighter original from the art deco period. This industrial piece was originally designed and patented by Hans Silverknopf and was made in Austria back in 1925-26 by the Julius Meister Company, JMCO commonly know as IMCO. This is the final 4th model storm thumbwheel, called IFA-1000. It was crafted in solid polished brass and is fitted with mechanical sliding elements. This lighter has the rare sub-variety in the snuffer, is rounded and domed on top. The function is very simple, the metallic wheel on the lighter, when pushed down by one's thumb, will rub against the ferrocerium to produce a scorching spark. Simultaneously, the petrol vape is released, which is vaporized (depressurized) as soon as it exits the container. This lighter is original not a reproduction and has been cleaned and polished to bring back his original splendor.
IMCO
The company was founded by Julius Franz Meister in 1907, the Julian Meister Co. (JMCO/IMCO) began as a button and metal goods factory in Vienna. Bernhard Silberknopf became a company partner during 1911. The factory began manufacturing lighters after World War 1. The first lighter model, the "Imko Feuerzeug" was patented in 1920 and several other models were produced during the early 1920s based on this patent. Hans Silberknopf patented the design for the famous "Ifa" Sturmfeuerzeug in 1925. IMCO produced other several models based on this patent. The design was copied by multiple U.S. and Japanese companies during the 1930s and 1940s and countless replicas have been produced. Frequently deceptively characterized as "trench lighters...
Category
1920s Austrian Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Steel
Webster & Sons 1925 Art Deco Red & Black Enamel Smoking Set in Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Rare smoking set designed by the E. G. Webster Company.
Very cool and beautiful smoking set, created in America during the art deco period, circa 1925. This colorful set is composed...
Category
1920s North American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Postmodern 2000s Menorah Seven Arm Blue Fused Art Glass Bronze signed
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a contemporary Jewish 7 Arm Menorah Jerusalem Sea blue fused art glass and bronze.
The seven lamps allude to the branches of human knowledge, represented by ...
Category
Early 2000s Mexican Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Chic Vintage English Gong
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Stylish ceremonial gong with sleek Art Deco ambiance.Crafted with walrus tusks and silvered metal, presented on a Classic mahogany stand. The gong itself i...
Category
1920s Great Britain (UK) Anglo-Indian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Evening Dress Hardcover Book First Edition By Alexandra Black, 2004 Rizzoli
By Giovanni Rizzoli
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Evening Dress Hardcover Book First Edition of 2004, By Alexandra Black is a tribute to the most elegant form of the fashion arts chronicles.The book is an entire journey through the ...
Category
Early 2000s French Baroque Revival Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Historia Plantarum Biblioteca Casanatense Ms 459
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Limited run of 750 copies (ours bears No. 529) of the anastatic reproduction of Ms. 459 also known as "Tacuinum Sanitatis" preserved at the Biblioteca Casanatense in Rome. We are dea...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Other Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Velvet, Paper
Heinrich Fisher & Co Woman in Apron Antique Windup Tin Toy Collectables 1920s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An antique windup tin toy depicting a woman or maid in an apron designed by Heinrich Fisher & Co. When the toy is wound with the key, the woman walks. Made in Germany, circa 1920s. A...
Category
1920s German Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Rare Ships Engine Order Telegraph
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ships telegraph by Scottish maker Mechans Limited of Scotstoun Glasgow. With porcelein faceplate displaying ships commands full, half...
Category
1920s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Aviation Motoring Goggles In Original Case. Triplex "A3"
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Rare Triplex "A3" Aero - Motor Goggles In Original Case.
An excellent and scarce pair of early aviation or motoring glasses made by Triplex. The goggles come in their original hard case with a paper label "Triplex "A3" Goggles, Clear" and embossed in gilt "Triplex Safety Glass, STG, Aero-motor Goggles". The tinted oval goggles with metal frames are backed with fur-trimmed 'sprung' soft fabric and an elastic headband...
Category
1920s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Steam Yacht "Erin"
Located in Norwell, MA
Exhibition quality model of Sir Thomas Lipton's private yacht, "Erin." Mahogany cabins, planked deck. Six lifeboats, railings, skylights, funnels, etc.. Mounted into a mahogany displ...
Category
Early 2000s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Old Map of North Africa Depicting Libya, Morocco, Algeria, Tunis Etc, 1922
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map of Africa titled 'Northern Africa'.
Old map of North Africa depicting Libya, Morocco, Algeria, Tunis and surroundings. This map originates from 'The Times' atlas.
...
Category
1920s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Extraordinary Walking Stick Horn Handle Silver
Located in Berlin, DE
massiv horn handle
silver shaft
robust stick
(V-215).
Category
1920s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Horn
Antique Scottish Sterling Silver Gilt Medallion
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V sterling silver gilt medallion; an addition to our ornamental presentation collection.
This exceptional antique George V cast sterling silver medallion has a circular form.
The anterior surface of this antique silver medallion...
Category
1920s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
American Nautical Brass Perko Marine Lantern with Orig. Fresnel Lense NY C. 1920
By Perko Co.
Located in Charleston, SC
American Nautical brass Perko marine lantern with the original Fresnel lense, exterior side mounts, vents, and locking interior oil font. Stamped ...
Category
1920s American American Craftsman Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper
Early 20th Century Argentinian Silver and Gold Torah Crown
Located in New York, NY
Silver and gold Torah crown, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1925.
On silver base decorated with a small gold Stars of David. The lower ribs decorated with applie...
Category
1920s Argentine Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Gold
VISIONAIRE 34: Paris Hedi Slimane for Dior Homme (4994/6000) (shrink wrapped)
By Visionaire
Located in Kleinburg, ON
From the Visionaire website:
Curated by Hedi Slimane, former design director of Dior Homme, 34 PARIS is in many ways a reaction to our tendency toward the baroque – one that we had just fully indulged in the previous issue, 33 TOUCH. The issue is a testament to Hedi’s reductionist aesthetic and an exploration of a burgeoning new movement: art that has its base in architecture. To this end, architect Greg Lynn designed a lacquered gray monolith with an interior topography engineered to hold the bound book as though suspended in space. Contributors include architects Neil Denari, Andreas Angelidakis, and Dominique Perrault; video artist Chris Cunningham...
Category
Early 2000s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Agate & Copper Match Holder Ashtray
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage Argo Ashtray, a unique and stylish piece that exudes timeless charm. This exquisite ashtray features a beautiful green color, adding a touch of elegance to any space. What se...
Category
1920s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate
Nine 1920s Geometric Cardboard Science Crystals School Teaching Material Models
Located in Haarlem, NL
Nine stackable very decorative early 20th century large brown speckled cardboard crystal teaching forms
These crystal models used to be used as teaching material at school, to sh...
Category
1920s Czech Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Life-Sized, Antique, Bronze, Thai Buddha
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful, circa 1920, cast bronze Buddha in mid-stride atop a stylized lotus blossom. The figure is clad in see-through drapery, and is surmounted by whirls of hair capped...
Category
1920s Thai Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Malta 360° Book by Daniel Cilia and Enrico Formica
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Panoramic Malta 360 Degrees - The Miranda 20th Anniversary Limited Edition. Geoffrey Aquilina Ross. Published by Miranda Publishers, Sliema
Presented in a slipcase. Miranda Publica...
Category
Early 2000s Maltese Country Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Sterling Silver Breastplate - Judaica - London 1922 Jacob Rosenzweig
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1922 by Jacob Rosenzweig, this Antique Sterling Silver Breastplate, is of traditional form, decorated with two Lions of Judah holding a depiction of the Crown...
Category
1920s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Miniature Table Top Drawered Chest Circa 1920
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A beautifully made fully functional miniature chest of drawers. This three-drawer chest of mahogany with inlaid panels of satinwood and pencil inlay. Only 11 inches tall, this chest ...
Category
1920s European Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Rare Art Deco Bronze Crucifix, 1920
By Peter Hartmann
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Bronze Crucifix by Peter Hartmann, Switzerland, 1920s. Elegant and rare French Art Deco bronze crucifix by Swiss sculptor Peter Ha...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Ships Navigators Quadrant From 18th Century
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique T frame quadrant with engraved bone makers plate from Gilbert of London. With scale that reads to ninety degrees. (Scale shows repairs). There are two sun filters and two hor...
Category
1920s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Gaetano Pesce, "Spaghetti" series bracelet, prod. Fish Design 2004
Located in Rivoli, IT
"Spaghetti" series bracelet, designed by Gaetano Pesce and produced by Fish Design on 10/11/2004
A unique and original piece, it is the result of a manufacturing process where desig...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Resin
Art Deco Ford Trimotor Desk Airplane Wooden Model, ca. 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Ford Tri-motor desk airplane wooden model - ca. 1925.
Fantastic desk / counter airplane, made of polished wood and polished aluminium. Fully Restored and ready to display.
Some History:
The Ford Trimotor...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Assouline: Oscar Niemeyer Architecture Coffee Table Book, First Edition
Located in New York, NY
Oscar Niemeyer one of the fathers of modernist architecture, is remembered through Assouline's handmade limited-edition Ultimate Collection volume.
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Dale Velzy Shaped Balsa Wood Longboard Surfboard
By Dale Velzy
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Early 2000s Velzy balsawood longboard shaped by the late Dale Velzy (1927-2005). Features a triple redwood stringer design with beautiful balsawood and redw...
Category
Early 2000s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Hardwood, Softwood
French America by Ron Katz
Located in North Hollywood, CA
French America by Ron Katz photographs by Arielle de la Tour d'Auvergne.
French America: French architecture from colonisation to the birth of a nation.
Condition is very good.
A tig...
Category
Early 2000s American Country Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Original ‘Ball Rack’ with Lignum Vitae Bowling Balls, Made to Order
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A collection of twenty-seven (27) regulation sized antique lignum vitae, lathe turned bowling balls, supported by a bowling ball rack designed and cr...
Category
Early 2000s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945 Hardcover Book by Ken Burns
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945 Hardcover Book.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover.
First edition of this companion volume to the doc...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare French Art Deco Crucifix, 1920, Poor Clares
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Rare French Art Deco bronze & oak crucifix from the Sainte-Claire de Mur de Barrez monastery (Poor Clares, read below), France, 1920s. Close to the work of Ateliers de Marolles. Heig...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Tipp & Co Clockwork Motorcycle With Rider & Pillion Passenger
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Tipp & Co. Toy Clockwork Tinplate Motorcycle.
A rare, desirable, tinplate wind-up motorcycle by the renowned German manufacturer, Tipp & Co or TippCo. The original tin windup motorbike with a civilian male rider and female pillion passenger. The clockwork toy...
Category
1920s Sporting Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
"Angelic Archers, " Poetry Booklet with Nude Male Cover Illustration by Scheibe
By Scheibe
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and beautifully produced, this small booklet of poetry by Alfred Richard Meyer was published in 1921 with a stylized cover illustration by Richard Scheibe...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1920 ART DECO CASION CHIP POKER SET WiTH BAKELITE HANDLE CASE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very nice circa 1920 Art Deco casino chip / poker set in the original wood case with Bakelite handle
A...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Solid Brass Ships Telephone On Pedesta
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished brass ships telephone on pedestal. Meticulously polished andl lacquered head by Hose-McCann Telephone Co, Inc., Brooklyn New York. Type A, model WTP, with phone insid...
Category
1920s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Guinco 1923 Large Table Desk Semi Automatic lighter In Solid Polished Brass
Located in Miami, FL
Desk table lighter designed by Samuel E. Ghinn.
This is a superb and very rare table desk semi automatic petrol lighter, created in Cincinnati Ohio by Samuel E. Ghinn, back in 1923. This lighter was manufactured at the S.E. Guinn Mfg. Co. with geometric patterns in solid polished brass. The ignition mechanism is semiautomatic, with a very unusual and complicate system. Guinn is best known for his distinctive automatic table and desktop Bell Lighters, Samuel Guinn was an important early American designer and manufacturer. Guinn's first lighter design was patented in 1917, an automatic ferrocerium sparking attachment for gas kitchen stoves. His first full automatic petrol lighter design was patented in 1923, more than three years before the more famous Ronson "one motion" design. Guinn patented several variations of his original lighter design during the mid 1920, reflecting both mechanical improvements and different design variations targeted for home and commercial use. Lighter production continued until the early 1930s when the company went bankrupt, Guinn passed away in 1935. This piece is very gorgeous with an outstanding look and great eye appeal. This will be a great conversation piece and magnificent important addition to any tobacco or lighter collector.
Weight: 1,465.3 Grams, (3.23 Pounds).
Size: Large table desk...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel
Carved Dolphyn Marine Barometer by Salom of London
Located in Norwell, MA
Exceptional nautical library clock and barometer. This item has an awesome carved dolphyns in sea grass supporting the clock and barometer. A trident spear rises from the top. Plynth...
Category
1920s European Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
TASCHEN Magazine Fall 2002 Cover Marilyn by Andre de Dienes
Located in North Hollywood, CA
TASCHEN magazine fall 2002 published on Sep 30, 2002.
Cover with Marylin Monroe.
To present the new book: Marilyn by Andre de Dienes (Taschen, 2002).
Reproduction Cover Magazine ...
Category
Early 2000s German Country Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Charlotte Perriand Complete Works Vol 1-4
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The complete works of Prolific French designer, Charlotte Perriand. Includes volumes 1-4 encompassing her life and works from 1903-1999. Volume 1 and 3 in French and Vol 2 and 4 in E...
Category
Early 2000s French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique English Folding Brass Linen Thread Counter c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
Dating to the early twentieth century, c.1900/1920, this is an antique cast brass linen thread counter, of course usable to magnify whatever you wish.
Heavy solid cast brass with a ...
Category
1920s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
2000s Italian Teal Green Gold Murano Art Glass Cactus Plant with Orange Flowers
By Fornace Mian
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Italian highly collectible potted glass cactus of limited edition, entirely handcrafted in Murano, with modern Minimalist design blown by Fornace Mian, with a lifelike organic modernist shape in crystal overlaid teal green textured Murano glass highlighted with branches and 3 orange bloom flowers, planted in a lime green Murano glass pot worked with pure gold, adding a pearl...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Organic Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Casket Art Deco from 1930
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
We present casket Art Deco from 1930
Every piece of furniture that leaves our workshop from the beginning to the end is subjected to manual renovation, so as to restore its original...
Category
1920s Polish Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
Antique Bird Print, Signed by Archibald Thorburn, Partridge, Spring
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Signed Game Bird By Archibald Thorburn.
A game bird colotype print by Archibald Thorburn, titled 'Spring'. This is a single picture from a set of four called 'The Seasons'. Each sea...
Category
1920s British Sporting Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paint, Giltwood, Paper
Antique and Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities for Sale
Antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities can bring whimsy and wonder to any interior.
Decorating with old scientific instruments, historical memorabilia and vintage musical instruments, as well as other authentic collectibles and curiosities that can be found on 1stDibs, presents an opportunity to create a unique, natural history museum-like atmosphere in your home that can provoke conversation as often as it pays tribute to how far we’ve come in understanding our world.
And bringing collectibles and curiosities into your space is actually on trend — Wunderkammern, or curiosity cabinets, were all the rage in Europe during the 1500s and continued to have adherents there and in the U.S. in the following centuries. Today, however, they’re experiencing a real surge in popularity and influencing how many interior designers are furnishing and decorating homes — combining contemporary with antique, scientific with tribal, earthly with extraterrestrial, Les Lalanne tables with Flemish tapestries.
The original Wunderkammern were entire rooms filled with objects demonstrating their owners’ worldly knowledge: A proper one included artificiala or preciosa (objets d’art); naturalia (such as skeletons, shells, minerals); exotica (taxidermy or dried plants); and scientifica (scientific instruments), frequently alongside religious relics and ancient artifacts.
Pay tribute to a history of rich and diverse musical traditions that have taken shape all over the world by decorating your home with a collection of antique and vintage musical instruments — with a little help from strong hanging wire or some wall hooks, vintage brass instruments such as a gong, French horn or trumpet can help elevate a home office or complement the efforts you’ve made to ensure a welcoming vibe in your home’s entryway. Bells or antique wind instruments can add provocative metallic contrasts to dark woods as tabletop decorative objects.
Create an intriguing focal point with Georgian scientific instruments, such as stick barometers with mahogany cases or lacquered brass telescopes. These items stem from an era named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who ruled England in succession starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). Just as there was beautiful jewelry produced during the period that today is coveted by collectors, there is much to be found in the collectibles and curiosities realm too.
Wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design are contributing factors to certain trends in decorating — just as vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or home accents in a bedroom or foyer, decorating with globes, maps or nautical objects is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes.
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.
The Sparkling Legacy of Tiffany & Co. Explained, One Jewel at a Time
A gorgeous new book celebrates — and memorializes — the iconic jeweler’s rich heritage.
What Makes a Gem-Encrusted Chess Set Worth $4 Million?
The world’s most opulent chess set, weighing in at 513 carats, is literally fit for a king and queen.