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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: 1940s
Period: 1910s
Antique German aneroid barometer from the early 1900s made of turned marble.
Located in Milan, IT
Antique German aneroid barometer from the early 1900s made of turned marble, brass, and glass.
Good state. Working order.
Diameter cm 17 - inches 6.7, thickness cm 5- inches 1.9...
Category
1910s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
Set Of 10 Mid-Century Aluminum And Brass Pots, Baking Pan And Sieve 1940s
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 10 Mid-Century Aluminum and Brass Saucepans, Baking Pan and Sieve 1940s
The large pots have a diameter of 27 cm.
Good condition, signs of aging.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Cast Iron Scotty Doorstop, Early 20th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
Cast iron scotty doorstop early 20th century.
Category
1910s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Elegant Radiator Emblem, Aero-Club de Cannes, France from the 1930-40s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Very elegant Radiator Emblem, Aero-Club de Cannes, France from the 1930-40s. Made in chrome with gilt details. Number 111 in the Aero-Club de Cannes.
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
1940s French Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Solid Brass Ships Porthole Made into a Table
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships porthole that has been meticulously polished and lacquered, then mounted into a mahogany table stand. Weight is 33 pounds.Measures: Diameter of table is 24 inches. Height is 19...
Category
1940s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique 14-Karat Gold Filigree Eye of Shiva Shell Ring
Located in Norwalk, CT
Hallmarked 14-karat. Ring size: 3.5. Weight: 2.6 dwt.
Category
1910s Edwardian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Cox and Stevens Blueprint of Yacht Robador
Located in Norwell, MA
Blueprint of the 184 foot motor yacht "Robador" from the offices of yacht broker Cox and Stevens of Fifth Avenue New York. Deck plan shows three levels in great detail showing the la...
Category
1910s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Vintage Kodak Glass Beaker
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage 1940s glass Kodak developer beaker. This amazing piece is minimal and cool, and features a large 32 ounce capacity for holding and measuring liquids. Used primarily in dark rooms for photo developer solution, this beaker would be a great gift for that avid photographer, or use as a very unique flower vase...
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Pre World War I Nautical Compass by E.S.Ritchie
Located in Norwich, GB
Pre World War I Nautical Compass by E.S.Ritchie
Nautical compass mounted by a brass gimbal into a copper brass bound case with sloping glazed aperture with heavily bevelled glass. Flat brass bezel with five holding screws signed ‘E.S.Ritchie’ and numbered 5779. Side opening compartment for a lighted wick with drawer beneath.
The compass is mounted in a heavy painted brass bowl with very fine copper pivot supporting the floating direction card. A diaphragm is located in the base of the bowl for temperature compensation. c.1910
E.S.Ritchie founded the business in 1850 to manufacture mechanical, electrical and scientific instruments. In 1857 he turned his attention to navigational instruments and begun making marine bearing compasses for the U.S.Navy before the American civil war. At the time the British admiralty dry mounted nautical compasses were considered by all navies and commercial shipping companies as the highest technological standard of the day, however, in 1860 Ritchie had received a US patent for the first successful and practical liquid-filled marine compass for general use. A major step forward in the technology of the compass. With the damping provided by the liquid, together with gimbal mounting, the floating card of the Ritchie compass...
Category
1910s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Solid Brass Ships Porthole Repurposed as a Bistro Height Table
Located in Norwell, MA
Authentic solid brass ships porthole that has been meticulously polished and lacquered, then fitted to a bistro height table. Table has four tapered legs and lower shelf in the form of a ship's grating. Maritime furniture...
Category
1940s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Two Deer Antler Mount Trophy Black Forest on Wood Plaque Austria Folk Art 1940s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A set of two antique deer antler trophies on hand carved, Black Forest wooden plaques. They are dated. Both were shot on the Sonnleitberg during the hunt in 1941. Measurement's give...
Category
1940s Austrian Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Antler, Wood
Original WWI 1917 Brass Button Polisher
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Original WWI 1917 Brass Button Polisher
The polisher is in excellent working condition it has an age darkened patina, a unique piece designed for use by the army
This collectable it...
Category
1910s Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage 1912 Arizona and New Mexico Statehood Flag
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
25th Design Patriotic American silk flag with 48 stars. Arizona Statehood Feb 14, 1912; New Mexico Statehood Jan 6, 1912
Period: 1912
Origin: United States
Size: 12" x 17".
Family ...
Category
1910s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silk
Mid 20th Century French Hermes Solid Silver Gilt Smoker's Requisites c.1940
By Hermès
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Stylish mid 20th Century French Art Deco Hermes 3 piece vermeil solid silver smoker's requisites, contained in the original Hermes fitted grosgrain case, comprising four cigarette ca...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Vintage Decorative Jesus Metal Statue on Ebonized Wooden Base, Germany 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic decorative Jesus statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of a kind of Metal (probably white metal) on a wooden base. Ver...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Automobile Petrol Measure, R Walker & Co., Liverpool
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Automobile Petrol Measure, R Walker & Co., Liverpool
Brass Two Gallon Automobile Petrol Measure, R Walker & Co., Liverpool, this is a large and very heavy piece made in brass and l...
Category
1910s Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
BENEY 1940 Art Deco Penge Model Petrol Pocket Lighter In Chromed Steel
Located in Miami, FL
Petrol pocket lighter designed by Robert Ernest Beney.
This is an unusual petrol pocket lighter, created in London England by the Beney company back in the 1940. This lighter is the Penge semiautomatic model and has been crafted with modernist art deco patterns in solid chromed steel with engine turned geometric designs. The lighter is in near mint condition with very little trace of use. This lighter is a treasure from the past, that embodies the elegance and style of its era, making it a must-have for collectors and enthusiasts alike.
Brand & Model: Beney, Penge
Mechanism: Petrol, push button semi-automatic.
Material: Chrome, steel and brass.
Year: 1940-1946.
Weight: 49.5 Grams, (31.75 Dwt).
Measurements: 53 mm by 40 mm by 10 mm (2.09 x 1.58 x 0.39 Inches).
Hallmarks: The lighter is stamped at the base with British marks and signed in full, "BENEY PENGE MODEL MADE IN ENGLAND".
The Beney Company
The Beney Company was founded by Robert Ernest Beney in 1918, who invented and sold the first Beney mechanical lighter in 1919, three years prior to Dunhill. Beney also designed an automatic mechanism for Dunhill's hunting horn lighter...
Category
1940s English Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel, Chrome
French Art Bronze Brooch St Eloi by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare bronze brooch St Eloi by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin ((French, 1913–1997) circa 1946. Brilliantly designed in the shape of horseshoe with the saint spreading his arms ho...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Brass and aluminum aviation compass complete with azimuth circle 1940 U.S.A
Located in Milan, IT
Brass and aluminum aeronautical compass complete with azimuth circle, supplied to U.s: Army Air Force aircraft during the world War II. Good condition and functioning. Compass diame...
Category
1940s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Brass Boat Compass in Varnished Wood Box
Located in Norwell, MA
Classic early 20th century boat compass by American Maker. The gimballed compass has been meticulously polished and lacquered. This classic marine instrument is fitted to its origina...
Category
1940s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Rare Alexander Girard Detrola Radio, circa 1946, Modernist
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nice original working condition,, replaced back..
Signed with stamped manufacturer’s mark to underside: [12132].
USA
Medium
Design/Decorative Art
Manufacturer
Detrola Radio...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Traditional Folding Metal Lantern, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional textile and metal lantern. By unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1940. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful ...
Category
1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Montague J Dawson, ‘Valetta Harbour’
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Montague J Dawson (1895-1973), ‘Valetta Harbour’, oil on board, painted in a grisaille palette with a British Hunt Class Type II destroyer in Valetta Harbour, Malta, signed ‘Montague Dawson’, English, 1940.
Footnote: Montague Dawson RMSA, FRSA (1890–1973) was born in West London, in Chiswick in 1895, Montague Dawson was the grandson of Victorian landscape painter Henry Dawson. He studied under the seascape artist Charles Napier Hemy...
Category
1940s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paint
Graz Clocktower 1910s Souvenir Building Metal and Marble Base antique Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Graz Austria Clocktower 1910s Souvenir building architectural model. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal on a marble base. This was bought as a so...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Metal
WW2 Sterling Silver Vintage Dunhill Military Trench Service Lighter
By Dunhill
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This sterling vintage Dunhill Service Lighter, crafted from 925 sterling silver, dates back to the World War II era and was made in the USA. Known as a trench or military lighter, it...
Category
1940s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
A Brass Bezalel Dreidel, Jerualem Circa 1910
Located in New York, NY
A Brass Bezalel Dreidel, Jerualem Circa 1910
In 1906, Schatz opened the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Crafts in Jerusalem, named after the Biblical architect Betzalel ben Uri: “I have...
Category
1910s Israeli Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Horse Head Cigar Cutter, silvered Metal 1940s or older
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1940s or older silvered Metal Cigar Cutter. Very rare large size cigar cutter in the form of a horse head. Found at an estate sale in Leipzig, Germany. It has its all o...
Category
1940s German Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Teaching Aid Human Torso Model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Teaching Aid Human Torso Model
Mounted onto a newer looking wooden plaque this early example of a plaster and natural human fibre model would likely have been use...
Category
1940s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone, Plaster
Miniature Brass Cannon in a Presentation Case
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A miniature brass cannon in a presentation case, the 5-stage cannon and carriage in a rectangular, glazed presentation case, raised upon tiers of reeded, ...
Category
1910s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Sicilian Paladin Heads with marble base, 1940s, height 90 cm
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 2 Sicilian Paladin heads with marble base, 1940s, height 90 cm.
The heads rest on brass and copper parts of equestrian parade harnesses of the time.
Special furnishing objects...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Brass
Cigar Holder In The Representation Of A Pig, early 20th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A cigar/cigarette holder representing a pig in silver plated zinc alloy (zamac) with its old aged patina.
2 Brass removable containers for cigars or cigarettes
Height 10.8 cm, length...
Category
1910s French Other Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Zinc
Historic Houses of the Hudson Valley by Harold Donaldson Eberlein
Located in valatie, NY
Historic Houses of the Hudson Valley by Harold Donaldson Eberlein and Cortlandt Van Dyke Hubbard. Published by Bonanza Books 1942, New York, NY. Hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrat...
Category
1940s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Comptoir Canoë Canadien Et Méthacrylate
Located in SAINT-SEVER, FR
Sur la base d'un piètement d'atelier industriel en fonte, monté sur roulette, repose solidement un canoë canadien, distribue par Manufacture Saint-Etienne dans les années 1940. Le canoë est recouvert d'un épais plateau en méthacrylate formant un comptoir, un mange debout...
Category
1940s French Sporting Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fruitwood
1920s Cameo
Located in Madrid, ES
1920s Cameo
Elegant cameo from the 1920s carved in a shell and decorated with gilded brass.Dimensions:2x1,5x0.5 cm
Category
1910s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
1940s Doll Mold of a Baby Face
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s Toy mold of a baby doll face.
Category
1940s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Brass and Silver Vintage Button Collection in Custom Wood Case
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-642 brass and silver button collection encased in a wood frame set on a green velvet board.
Category
1940s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Brass
Sioux Child's Moccasins
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Sioux child's moccasins. 5 1/2" brain tanned elk. Classic Sioux buffalo hoof design with yellow crosses with red faceted beads and commercial tanned elk hide.
Period: circa 1940.
Or...
Category
1940s American Native American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Milan 1910/20 F.lli Koristka Antique Microscope Wooden Box with Accessories
Located in Milan, IT
Tri-ocular optical microscope Euskop model, antique scientific instrument of painted brass and chromed steel, with four-magnification turret n. 40122 by Fratelli Koristka, Milano, ci...
Category
1910s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Major-General Abner Doubleday & Major-General John Robinson in the Civil War
Located in valatie, NY
Major-General Abner Doubleday and Brevet Major-General John C. Robinson in the Civil War [In Memoriam: Abner Doubleday 1819-1893 and John Cleveland Robinson 1817-1897]. Published by the State of New York, J.B. Lyon Co. Albany NY, 1918. In many of the world's military establishments, a brevet was a warrant giving a commissioned officer a higher rank title as a reward for gallantry or meritorious conduct but may not confer the authority, precedence, or pay of real rank. An officer so promoted was referred to as being brevetted. Abner Doubleday 1819-1893 was a career United States Army officer and Union major general in the American Civil War. He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter...
Category
1910s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Nuremberg Castle 1910s Souvenir Building Metal and Marble Base Paperweight
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A Nuremberg Castle 1910s Souvenir building architectural model. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal on a marble base. This was bought as a souvenir in Nu...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Metal
Elk Antler Bookends
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Elk antler bookends or candle holders from British Columbia. Was a massive elk. Goes great with our other antler furniture and accessories.
Period: first...
Category
1910s Canadian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Antler
Solid Brass Ships Porthole Mounted To A Mahogany Table Base
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass boat porthole that has been meticulously polished and lacquered, then mounted to a custom mahogany table stand. Oval glass. Weight is...
Category
1940s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique English Rifle Gun Shoot Trophy Award Plaque Silver plate Shield c1910
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Rifle Gun Shoot Trophy Award Plaque Silver plate Shield c1910.
Direct from England, just arrived in our most recent container, we have...
Category
1910s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Authentic Reproductions Sales Cat. of the H.C. Valentine & Co. with 10-Booklets
Located in valatie, NY
Antiques - Authentic Reproductions Sales Catalogue of the H.C. Valentine & Co., Antiques Co., East Franklin St., Richmond, Virginia VA, c1940. A hard-cased catalog containing 10-booklets: English Sheffield Silver, Lawn & Garden Furniture from Old Virginia...
Category
1940s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany, Paper
Steel Shafted Tom Morris Golf Club, St Andrews
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Steel Shafted Tom Morris Golf Club.
An early steel shafted golf club, No. 7 iron, stamped Tom Morris, St Andrews. The club head has a curved hollowed back and is stamped 'Walker Cup...
Category
1940s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Traditional Paper Lantern, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional textile and metal lantern. By unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1940. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful ...
Category
1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
America's Best Small Houses Inscribed by William J. Hennessey
Located in New York, NY
1949 survey of small modernist houses in America, compiled and edited by William J. Hennessey based on selections by a jury of architectural photographers in...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Silvered Bronze Armillary Sphere – 1950s AND 115 C
Located in Madrid, ES
This impressive, large armillary sphere from the 1950s is a beautiful representation of celestial design, crafted from silvered bronze with intricate hand-engraved zodiac symbols. St...
Category
1940s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Rare WWII Italian Prisoner of War Work Model of Italian Cruiser 'Zara'
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Rare WWII Italian Prisoner of war work model of Italian heavy cruiser 'Zara' with finely detailed superstructure and armament in a cedar and pine glazed c...
Category
1940s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
Located in London, GB
Original British trade advertisement for the 1949 adventure, fantasy science film Tarzan's Magic Fountain.
The film was directed by Lee Sholem and starred Lex Barker, Brenda Joyce, ...
Category
1940s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Exceptionally rare big tobacco box, Julius Dressler, Vienna, Art Nouveau Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Breathtaking tobacco box from the well-known manufacturer Julius Dressel, a masterpiece that is incredibly rare. Made between 1915 and 1920, it is an original, marked Art Nouveau obj...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Notable Paintings by Old Masters: from the Late Mr and Mrs Charles E. F. McCann
Located in valatie, NY
The Art Collection of the Late Mr and Mrs Charles E. F. McCann, Together With Property from The Daniel & Florence Guggenheim Foundation, Parke-Bernet Galleries. 91 lots some photogra...
Category
1940s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The NB Golf Ball
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Bramble Pattern NB Golf Ball.
A good rare example of a 'NB' bramble patterned rubber core golf ball. The NB golf ball is very rarely seen, is in good original condition and is manufa...
Category
1910s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rubber
Antique Pulley Hook in Metal, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Metal Pulley Hook, by unknown manufacturer, circa 1940. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Materials: Metal ...
Category
1940s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Catalogue of the Vernay Collection A Special Sale Prior to Retirement, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Catalogue of the Vernay Collection of Early English Furniture, Porcelains, Old English Silver, Glassware and Other Art Objects, "A Special Sale Prior ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Plaster Saint Traditional Sculptural Figure, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional religious signed plaster figure of a Saint. Made in traditional Catalan atelier, Spain, circa 1930. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and u...
Category
1940s Spanish Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
Plaster Hand Painted Traditional Figure of a Saint, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional religious hand painted plaster figure of a Saint. Originally stamped. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1940. Olot has a long tradition i...
Category
1940s Spanish Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
Antique German Bisque Doll 971 A 2 M Armand Marseille, Ric#004
Located in Norton, MA
Beautiful Armand Marseille 14" bent knee baby in her factory original clothing and mohair wig. Her bisque socket head is good with no evidence of mish...
Category
1910s German Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Composition
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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