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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 1980s
Art Nouveau Architecture by Frank Russell
Located in valatie, NY
Art Nouveau Architecture by Frank Russell. Arch Cape Press, NY, 1986. Hardcover with dust jacket. With 68 color and 500 black and white illustrations. Architects of the fin de siècle (end of the century) organized by country, each chapter written by a well-known authority in the field. The introduction, by Roger-Henri Guerrand; Great Britain: arts and crafts and art nouveau, by Tim Benton; Spain: moderismo in Catalonia, by Tim Benton; Belgium: red steel and blue aesthetic, by Maurice Culot; France: Viollet-le-Duc to Tony Garnier: the passion of rationalism, by Francois Loyer; Holland: building towards an ideal: progressive architecture in Holland, by Richard Padovan; Switzerland: the temperate presence of art nouveau, by Jacques Gubler; Germany: Judgendstil: the early morning of the modern movement, by Ian Latham; Italy: liberty architecture in Italy, by Ezio Godoli; Czechoslovakia: the secession in Eastern Europe, by Anna Masarykova; Austria: to the limits of a language: Wagner, Olbrich, Hoffmann, by Ezio Godoli; USA: Louis Sullivan, Greene and Greene...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
102 Favorite Paintings by Norman Rockwell
Located in Bradenton, FL
102 Favorite Paintings by Norman Rockwell with an introduction by Christopher Finch. Hardcover book with dustjacket published in 1978 by Crown Publishers, Inc. of New York. Printed a...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Automatic Vending Machine With Coin, Italy, 1980s
Located in Palermo, IT
Vintage automatic vending machine with coin, Italy, 1980s
in use in a bar in my city. It works with a 1 euro coin. Distributes rubber balls. Intact a...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Baccarat, The Perfume Bottles, French Book by Cristallerie de Baccarat, 1986
Located in Atlanta, GA
Baccarat, Les Flacons a Parfum - The Perfume Bottles, by Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat and edited by Henri Addor and Associés, Paris in 1986.
Illustrated with 71 wash drawi...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Richard Lippold In-House Portfolio
Located in New York, NY
Hand-assembled in-house portfolio by renowned American sculptor Richard Lippold (1915-2002), known for his site-specific geometric constructions using wire as a medium, and for his a...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Paper
Helit Yellow Plastic Ashtray, circa 1980
Located in Barcelona, ES
Yellow ashtray manufactured by Helit, citrca 1980. The bottom is marked, Helit 84005 made in Germany. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preser...
Category
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
MILNE. The House At Pooh Corner. LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY CHRISTOPHER MILNE !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MILNE, A. A.
TITLE: The House At Pooh Corner. London: Methuen Children's Books, 1978.
DESCRIPTION: LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY CHRISTOPHER MILNE. 1 vol, 7-1/2" x 5-1/4", limi...
Category
1970s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Beautiful Abnormal Deer Antler Stag Taxidermy Trophy Vintage, German, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful vintage Black Forest deer antler trophy on hand carved, Black Forest wooden plaque. It measures approximate 9 1/8" high, 5 3/8" wide and 4" deep. A nice addition to your ...
Category
1980s German Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Antler, Wood
Traditional Vintage Metal Lidded Jug, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage metal commemorative metal jug. By unknown manufacturer, made in circa 1970. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful p...
Category
1970s Spanish Rustic Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Sotheby's Important Chinese Ceramics from the J. M. Hu Family Collection, 1985
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: Important Chinese Ceramics from the J. M. Hu Family Collection, June 4, 1985. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Important and catalog feat...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Taxidermy Impala Shoulder Mount
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Big Game Taxidermy, Impala Shoulder Mount.
This prepared game trophy shoulder mount is of an Impala, it may not be antique but it is an impressive piec...
Category
1980s English Sporting Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Animal Skin
Mount Lebanon Shaker Collection by Charles L. Flint, 1st Ed, 1/3000
Located in valatie, NY
Mount Lebanon Shaker Collection by Charles L. Flint, 1st Ed, 1/3000. Published by Mount Lebanon Shaker Village, New Lebanon, New York, U.S.A., 1987. A g...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rolling Stones Band 1989 "Steel Wheels Tour" Custom Made Snooker Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
From the Rolling Stones Band "Steel Wheels Tour" is a custom made Snooker table.
On the 1989 Steel wheels tour table, which was decorated with names of classic Rolling Stones’ hits, had legs mounted with replicas of John Pasche’s famous 1970 “Tongue and Lips” artwork...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Felt, Laminate, Wood
Vintage Israeli Brass Menorah/Chanukia Lamp
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Vintage Israeli Brass Menorah Lamp with ornate scrollwork, floral details, and functional design. Perfect for Hanukkah or year-round display.
Lightbul...
Category
1970s Israeli Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Handmade White Finished Wicker & Rattan Coffee Pot
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern handmade & hand woven white finished wicker, rattan & cane sculpted coffee or tea pot with lid.
Great as toy storage container or for a coffee shop display.
All or...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Cobra Attack Helicopter Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This specific attack helicopter was developed by the US Army during the Vietnam War. The words "Huey Cobra" are engraved across the left side of the plane.
Three silver rotor blade...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1975 Vintage Skip Frye Surfboard
By Skip Frye
Located in Haleiwa, HI
1975 Vintage Skip Frye shaped surfboard. Features beautiful light blue deck with navy blue bottom and complimentary pinstriping. Wooden fin with blue see-through window. A gorgeous example of a full restored vintage 1970s Skip Frye surfboard.
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
Curtis Jere Brass Wire "Schooner" Table Top Sculpture with Base, 1976
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Signed early version C. Jere 1976 Brass Wire Yacht Sculpture, Brass Sailboat Sculpture by Artisan House. Featuring a one piece three dimensional Sloop ...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid-Century Original 1970s Givenchy Precious Stone Choker Necklace
Located in San Diego, CA
Hubert de Givenchy established the House of Givenchy in 1952 in Paris. The young designer quickly gained attention for his elegant and sophisticated designs, characterized by a blend...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate
Checkers Game by Ennio Lucini for Gabbianelli Green & White Ceramic, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Vintage checkers game by the Italian designer Ennio Lucini for Gabbianelli in green and white ceramic.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Faux Reptile Leather Golf Bag
Located in Milano, IT
A beautiful golf bag for golf clubs made in the 1970s of the finest Italian manufacture.
The bag is made of camel-coloured faux reptile leather, which is simply fantastic.
The bag has many compartments and accessories. The central pivot base of the bag has a beautiful cylindrical shape, with a clearly visible round base. From the base we see a large duffel...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
English Country House an Art and a Way of Life, by Olive Cook, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The English Country House: An Art and a Way of Life, by Olive Cook. New York G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1974 (Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1974.) First Edition hardcover...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
American Folk Art Collection of Howard & Catherine Feldman, Sotheby's 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The American Folk Art Collection of Howard and Catherine Feldman Sotheby's, June 1988. 1st Ed softcover 171 lots all photoed in b&w and color each ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Lamp Table Guitar Electric Ion Sunburst Rock&Roll Vintage
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Vintage, rock and roll enthusiasts lamp or guitar that can be strummed or played.
Upcycled from a vintage, guitar for the discerning rock enthusiast. Oozing attitude and style, thi...
Category
1970s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
1970s AD Design Modern Cuff Bracelet Jens Andersen & Erik Dunning Denmark
By Georg Jensen
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Jens Andersen and Erik Dunning for AD Design
silver plated modern bangle cuff bracelet
AD Design Made in Denmark
2.25 tall x 2.75 w x 1 d
Preowned...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Metropolitan Museum of Art: the Renaissance in Italy and Spain, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Renaissance in Italy and Spain. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, 1987. 1st Ed hardcover with dust j...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Monet - Water Lillies by Charles F. Stuckey
By Beaux Arts Press
Located in Bradenton, FL
Monet - Water Lillies by Charles F. Stuckey. Hardcover book with dustjacket. First edition, published in 1988 by Beaux Arts Editions. 99 illustrations, 132 pages.
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Kraftwerk Original Vintage UK Concert Poster, Yeovil, 1975
Located in Devon, GB
A rare silkscreen concert poster for one of the first UK performances by German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk at Johnson Hall in Yeovil, England, on Thursday 18th September 1975, with support from Somerset folk singer A.J. Webber. Formed as a duo in Düsseldorf in 1969 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider, Kraftwerk had expanded to what is now regarded to be their classic quartet line-up by 1975, with the addition of Wolfgang Flür and Karl Bartos. Following the breakthrough international success of their fourth studio album 'Autobahn' and its hypnotic 22-minute title track, the foursome embarked on their first international tour to Canada and the US, before ending the tour in the UK from 5th - 20th September. Appearing on stage in matching suits...
Category
1970s British Post-Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
20th Century Italian Solid Silver 800 Nine Lights Chanukkiyah
Located in VALENZA, IT
Jewish candelabra completely handmade in solid 800 silver.
The round base is raised from the support surface with 4 feet made with the casting techni...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
1970's British Ultimate Gray /Monochrome Black AC GMT Co. Classic Wall Clock
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Quartz sweep seconds / non ticking wall clock finished in ultimate gray pantone 17-5104
Rescued from Industrial scrap yards and brought back to life in our UK workshop, our expert...
Category
1970s English Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Britwell House: The David Hicks Residence. Sotheby's (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The sale catalogue for the contents of Britwell House, sold by direction of Mr David and Lady Pamela Hicks. A collection put together between 1960 and 1979, while they owned and live...
Category
1970s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Keith Haring Iconic Pop Shop Magnets, c. 1985 — Set of 6
Located in Chicago, IL
Keith Haring Iconic Pop Shop Magnets, c. 1985 — Set of 6
Sold at the Pop Shop in New York, c. 1986 (dated 1985). New and unopened, still sealed in the original plastic wrapping. Feat...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
1970s Green Abstract Enamel Pendant Taxco Mexico
By Taxco
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Green Abstract Enamel Pendant
Taxco Mexico
1.5 w x 2.38 H
Preowned original vintage, refer to images listed.
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel
Big Pair of Inox Obelisks Attributed to Maria Pergay, France 1970.
By Maria Pergay
Located in Brussels, BE
Big pair of stainless steel neoclassical obelisks
Nice patina.
Attributed to Maria Pergay 1970..
Category
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stainless Steel
Art at Auction: The Year at Sotheby's 1981-1982, 1st Ed
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Art at Auction : The Year at Sotheby's 1981-1982. Published by Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1982. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. This annual reference work provides a view of the year's...
Category
1980s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art of the Chair in Eighteenth Century France, Bill G.B. Pallot, 1989
Located in San Francisco, CA
The eighteenth century French chair ranks among the most elegant
of furniture forms, admired both for its beauty and for the
essential role...
Category
1980s French Louis XV Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Artists Design Furniture by Denise Domergue
Located in valatie, NY
Artists Design Furniture by Denise Domergue. Harry N Abrams Inc. 1984. Hardcover with dust jacket. 176 pp. with 230 illustrations, 74 in full color. Describes a variety of chairs, so...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Deliverance by James Dickey, First Edition
By James Dickey
Located in valatie, NY
Deliverance by James Dickey. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1970. Stated first edition hardcover with dust jacket. Deliverance is widely considered as Dickey's best novel and was ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Black and yellow kimono kokeshi by Bitoku, 1970s, Japan
Located in Lyon, FR
Kokeshi à kimono jaune et noir, des années 1970, par Bitoku. Une kokeshi rare avec un joli visage souriant, des couleurs chaleureuses et un délicat travail de sculpture et peinture. ...
Category
1970s Japanese Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint
1974 Omega Watch Speedsonic Chronometer Seamaster f300
By Omega
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1974 Vintage Omega Watch Speedsonic Chronometer Seamaster f300
Stainless Steel with Gold tone
Swiss made
watch band 7.5 inches length
battery operated
Preo...
Category
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stainless Steel
Boat Blueprint of the "Melody" from Motor Boating Publications
Located in Norwell, MA
Boat blueprint from Motor Boating's Build a Boat series. This blueprint shows a William Atkin design of the thirty seven foot bridge deck cruiser "Melody."...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage The Clash New Yorker 1978 (Framed)
By The Clash
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Framed Vintage New York Rocker 1978 featuring The Clash:
A framed, complete edition of New York Rocker 1978 featuring a brilliant The Clash cover.
Framed d...
Category
1970s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Greene & Greene: Furniture and Related Designs by Randell L. Makinson (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a two volume set of books on the brothers Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene. Volume One is "Architecture as a Fine Art," is 283 pages...
Category
1970s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Silver Jorma Laine Turun Hopea 1973 Necklace Pendant
By Jorma Laine
Located in Buffalo, NY
Jorma Laine (1930-2002) was a Finnish jewelry designer, whose work in bronze and silver (more seldom gold) is easily recognizable. He developed a style of his own, very modernistic a...
Category
1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Boat Blueprint of the "Sunrise" from Motor Boating Publications
Located in Norwell, MA
Boat blueprint from Motor Boating's Build a Boat series. This blueprint shows a William Atkin design of the "Sunrise", a trunk cabin cruiser. Atkin designed more than 700 boats. Lloy...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Miracle in the Wilderness by Paul Gallico - WHITTINGTON PRESS - deluxe signed ed
Located in Middletown, NY
Illustrated by Janet & Anne Grahame-Johnstone
Copy 48 of 250 copies, number and signed in pen by the author on the limitation page and one of 85 specially bound in hard grain morocco...
Category
1970s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Vintage Gold Cufflinks from Bernhard Hertz, Denmark, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Along with Georg Jensen and Anton Michelsen Bernhard Hertz is probably one of the most internationally known gold- and silversmiths. This because he designed af number of Tiffany & C...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
High Styles Twentieth-Century American Design, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
High Styles : Twentieth-Century American Design, Introduction by Lisa Phillips with Essays by David A. Hanks. New York : Whitney Museum Of American Art In Association With Summit Boo...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Scale Model Vintage Sterling Silver Mercedes 500 K, circa 1980
Located in Bath, GB
Beautifully executed along with it's original solid wooden plinth. Both the sterling silver label and the car have matching hallmarked for 925 silver and the Italian maker mark numbe...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sotheby's: Americana the Collection of M. Austin & Jill R. Fine, 1/1987
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Catalog: Americana from the Collection of M. Austin and Jill R. Fine, January 30, 1987. First edition softcover with 196 lots photographed in color and B&W and fully descri...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Swiss Air Boeing 747 Chrome Plated Ashtray
By Buhler
Located in Weesp, NL
Presenting the Ultimate Collectible: Rare Mid-Century Modern Swiss Air Ashtray with a Boeing 747 Model!
Imagine owning a piece of aviation history an...
Category
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Marine Antiques by Marian Klamkin, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Marine Antiques by Marian Klamkin. Published by Dodd, Mead & Co., 1975. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. The world of marine antiques for the collect...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Salimbeni Cigarette Case Art Nouveau Style Hand-Painted Miniature Pheasant
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular cigarette case with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fire-enameled and hand-painted miniature by painter Renato Dainelli depicting a pheasant....
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1970s by Gabriella Crespi Italian Design Hollywood Regency "Boar" Lighter
Located in Brescia, IT
"Boar" Lighter
Gabriella Crespi
Italy, 1970s
Silver metal.
Perfect working order
"Grabriella Crespi" signed.
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Joy Division Original Vintage UK Concert Poster, Edinburgh, 1980
Located in Devon, GB
A scarce original concert poster for a planned performance by influential British post-punk rock band Joy Division at the Astoria, Edinburgh, on Thursday 8th May 1980. The concert was cancelled due to the ill health of lead singer and lyricist Ian Curtis...
Category
1980s British Post-Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Boat Blueprint of the Yacht "Tally Ho Major" from Motor Boating Publications
Located in Norwell, MA
Boat blueprint from Motor Boating's Build a Boat series. This blueprint shows a William Atkin design of the auxiliary cutter "Tally Ho Major." Atkin designed more than 700 boats. Llo...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Chic Square Silver Plated Brass Vide-Poche, Hermes Paris 1970's.
By Hermès
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Chic Square Silver Plated Brass Vide-Poche, Hermes Paris , France 1970's.
Silverplate Vide Poche or Cigar Ashtray.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and V...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
The Shining
By Vic Fair
Located in London, GB
Original British film poster for The Shining 1980.
This chilling horror was directed by Stanley Kubrick, and stars Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall and...
Category
1980s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
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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