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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: 1910s
People, Passions, Pastimes, and Pleasures: Staffordshire Figures, 1810-1835
Located in Philadelphia, PA
People, Passions, Pastimes, and Pleasures: Staffordshire Figures 1810-1835 – by Myrna Schkolne. First Edition 2006, limited to a run of 1000. The first comprehensive collectors’ r...
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Early 2000s American International Style Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Rudyard KIPLING. La Guerre Sur Mer. 1919 - FIRST FRENCH EDITION - SIGNED !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: KIPLING, Rudyard. TITLE: La Guerre Sur Mer. PUBLISHER: Paris: Payot et Cie, 1919. DESCRIPTION: FIRST FRENCH EDITION SIGNED. 1 vol., signed by Kipling above his name on th...
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1910s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fabric

Charming Pepe le Pew: Black and White Taxidermy Skunk Delight
Located in New York, NY
Meticulously crafted black and white taxidermy skunk, elegantly mounted to captivate the eye and heart alike. Immerse yourself in the essence of sophistication as you welcome your ve...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fur

Boeing Engine part CFM56 Side Table
Located in Paris, FR
Side table Boeing Engine part CFM56 made with CFM56 engine part in titanium nickel and aluminium alloy. From Boeing 737 and Airbus A320, with polished a...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Collectibles and Curiosities

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Aluminum, Nickel

"I, Me, Mine" Book and Slipcover Publisher's Edition Signed by Roylances'
Located in San Diego, CA
I ME MINE (PUBLISHER'S COPIES) The Boxed Set, 2017 Cherished by fans and collectors, I ME MINE is the closest we will come to George Harrison's autobiography. This edition has been ...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Christo & Jeanne-Claude, on the Way to the Gates, Central Park, New York City
Located in Bradenton, FL
Christo and Jeanne-Claude, On the Way to the Gates, Central Park, New York City. Book by Jonathan Fineberg with photographs by Wolfgang Volz. Published in conjunction with a major ex...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Pietro Cicognani Architecture and Design Book by Karen Bruno
Located in New York, NY
Pietro Cicognani Architecture and Design By: Karen Bruno Photography by Francesco Lagnese Foreword by Isabella Rossellini For the past thirty years, Itali...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Cecily Brown - Dore Ashton - 1st Edition, New York, 2008
Located in London, GB
Published by Rizzoli, 1st edition, New York, 2008. Hardback with English text. Cloth-bound in a salmon-coloured cover, profusely illustrated with coloured and black-and-white reprod...
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Early 2000s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Cartier I Love You - Bruce Weber - 1st Edition, teNeues, Italy, 2009
Located in London, GB
First Edition Hardback in Dust Jacket, published by teNeues, Italy, 2009. Text in English. Commissioned by Cartier to celebrate their 100th anniversary, this is a brilliant collecti...
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Early 2000s Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Ice Cold, ‘A$AP Rocky’, Limited Ed Book with Black & Signed Fine Art Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The definitive photographic history of how hip-hop blinged out and redefined the world of jewelry, luxury, and style. Signed black-and-white pigment print on Canson Platine paper, 16 x 20 in.; hardcover volume in a slipcase, 9.8 x 13.4 in., 6.29 lb., 388 pages. Whether it’s diamond-encrusted grills, oversized “truck” style chains, bust-down Rolex and Patek Philippe watches, or a Tiffany necklace, jewelry is a cornerstone of hip-hop culture. Glittering, blinged-out jewels are the shining statement of a collective identity: unapologetic, charismatic, and street savvy. Spanning the history of hip-hop jewelry, from the 1980s to today, Ice Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History is a stunning compilation of storytelling and visuals. Hundreds of extraordinary images of every major hip-hop artist on record celebrate how “ice” has become a proclamation of identity and self-expression. Starting with Run-DMC’s gold Adidas pendants and Eric B. & Rakim’s ostentatious dookie rope chains and Mercedes medallions, the jewelry then transforms from street style into a booming design culture. The hip-hop tradition of “show up and show out” reaches new heights with artists like Pharrell Williams, Jay-Z, Gucci Mane, and Cardi B...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Faux Leather, Paper

Francis Sultana Designs and Interiors Book by Bronwyn Cosgrave
Located in New York, NY
Francis Sultana Designs and Interiors By: Bronwyn Cosgrave Edited by Bronwyn Cosgrave Foreword by Yana Peel Contributors Gianluca Longo, Brook Mason This book, investigating Francis Sultana’s work as an interior designer, celebrates the 10th anniversary of his eponymous London studio and highlights an important professional achievement. Since 2015, Francis Sultana has ranked consecutively on the ‘AD100’. This exclusive annual list, published by the U.S. edition of Architectural Digest, features 100 of the world’s best architects and designers. Sultana’s clients are predominantly art collectors and his design flair is to merge the residential requirements of a domestic space with often large-scale visual art, sculpture and installation pieces. Sultana’s palatial home at Albany, the Piccadilly landmark known to be London’s first apartment complex, and also his sixteenth-century palazzo in Malta – the country where he grew up and for which he now serves as an Ambassador of Culture – have also appeared on the covers of the world’s leading interior design magazines. The complete spectrum of Sultana’s work – from his professional beginnings, to his signature furniture collections plus the array of sumptuous domestic spaces he has masterminded for tastemakers and business titans in landmark buildings around the world – is chronicled herein by journalists who are recognized as design authorities. Bronwyn Cosgrave’s journalism about design, fashion and film has appeared in Architectural Digest, Harper’s Bazaar, The Hollywood Reporter, the New York Times, the international editions of Vanity Fair and Vogue as well as every important British newspaper. Cosgrave is the author of best-selling fashion...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Hermes Travel Size Playing Cards
Located in New York, NY
2 Decks of travel sized playing cards both featuring an abstracted graphic H pattern. Hermes, Paris.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Hudson River Journey Images from Lake Tear of the Clouds Signed 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Hudson River Journey Images from Lake Tear of the Clouds to New York Harbor by Hardie Truesdale and Joanne Michaels. Signed Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket by Countryman Pre...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Bill Brandt, A life - Paul Delany - 1st Edition, London, 2004
Located in London, GB
Published by Jonathan Cape, 1st edition, London, 2004. Hardback with English text. A wonderful association city inscribed by Mike Leigh to Jim Broadbent from their time together wo...
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Early 2000s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

"Alraune", Original German Movie Poster
Located in London, GB
Original German movie poster for the silent 1919 horror film. The film tells the story of a woman who is forced to mate with a mandrake root, prod...
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1910s German Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Rose Quartz Crane Pair Sculpture on Rock Crystal and Black Marble Mineral Base
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful hand carved semi precious rose quartz stone crane pair, with carnelian beaks, fluorite crests, and brass legs. The pair of cranes are mounted on a rock crystal quartz min...
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2010s Brazilian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Multi-gemstone, Quartz

Rock Crystal Butterfly Sculpture on Pink Geode Obelisk Base
Located in Toronto, ON
A stunning decorative mineral specimen, composed of a rock crystal butterfly with brass body, on a pink geode obelisk on black marble base. A beautiful acc...
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2010s Brazilian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Quartz, Stone

Cathy B. Graham Full Bloom Book by Cathy B. Graham
Located in New York, NY
Cathy B. Graham: Full Bloom By: Cathy B. Graham Text by Clinton Smith Foreword by Christopher Spitzmiller From the author of the acclaimed second bloom ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Snooker billiard pool table refectory jacobean oak
Located in Radstock, GB
A rare solid oak full size billiard or snooker table of refectory or Jacobean form by the "original" Burroughes and Watts of London. The cushion friezes are fitted with ebony and fr...
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1910s British Jacobean Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Oak

The Maine House II Book by Maura McEvoy, Basha Burwell, and Kathleen Hackett
Located in New York, NY
The Maine House II By: Maura McEvoy, Basha Burwell, and Kathleen Hackett Photography by Maura McEvoy The authors of the highly successful The Maine House continue their quest to rec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Rose Quartz Hummingbird Pair Sculpture on Rock Crystal and Marble Mineral Base
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful hand carved semi precious rose quartz stone hummingbird pair, with brass beak and feet, mounted on a rock crystal quartz and green marble...
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2010s Brazilian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Multi-gemstone, Quartz

Vintage Hickory Brassie, Golf Club
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Golf Club, Brassie (Fairway Wood). Persimmon head socket head brassie/spoon with hickory shaft and a leather grip. The head is possibly stamped 'Jersy Hill, Harrogate', face ...
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1910s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Hickory

Post War & Contemporary Art Design, Barbara Jakobson Collection, 2005 Christie's
Located in Rochester, NY
Post - War & Contemporary Art and Design: From the Collection of Barbara Jakobson - May 12, 2005 Christie's New York auction catalog. Proceeds partially to benefit future acquisition...
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Aluminum Missile Display Mock Up
Located in Canterbury, GB
Our missile is a mock up, made by a university engineering team to demonstrate the complexity and skill involved to create and manufacture aluminium to aluminium welding. A great con...
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2010s Other Collectibles and Curiosities

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Aluminum

David Netto
Located in New York, NY
David Netto by David Netto Illustrations by Mita Bland 250 color, b+w illustrations ISBN: 978-0-86565-392-4 Hardcover with jacket The first monograph of...
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2010s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Douglas Dc-3 Aircraft Model, Big Size, Richly Detailed, Streamlined Metal Plane
Located in Milano, IT
Plane Sculpture - Shelf Decor Decorate your living room, bedroom or mancave in style with this huge model of the Douglas DC-3 - the most iconic aircraft of the Twentieth century, th...
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2010s Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

London Living Town and Country Book by Simon Upton
Located in New York, NY
London Living Town and Country By: Simon Upton Foreword by Nicky Haslam Edited by Karen Howes A unique look into the homes of London–based interior designers, antique dealers, music...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Great Escapes: Italy Angelika Taschen and Christiane Reiter Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Great Escapes: Italy Angelika Taschen and Christiane Reiter Hardcover Book. To travel through Italy is as close as one gets to being in paradise. For centuries, writers, artists, architects, and merchants have been drawn here, inspired by the beauty of Venice, Florence, Naples, and Rome. Countless books, paintings, poems, and sculptures are evidence of its undying appeal, and over the past 60 years, the country has become one of the world’s top travel and holiday destinations. The loveliness of Italy—its architecture, landscapes, culture and food (some of the world’s finest!)—if not eternal, is certainly enduring, and the easygoing and relaxed Italian lifestyle, il dolce far niente, is still unrivaled. Here, some of Italy’s most amazing landscapes are brought to life, like Lake Como (residence of George Clooney), Venice, Florence and Tuscany, the Amalfi Coast, and no less magical, the Aeolian Islands off the coast of Sicily. In these mythical surroundings are legendary hotels full of atmosphere, where novels are set, movies are made, weddings are celebrated, and famous love stories consummated: Villa d’Este on Lake Como, the Hotel Splendido...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Charlotte Moss Decorates: The Art of Creating Elegant and Inspired Rooms
Located in valatie, NY
Charlotte Moss Decorates: The Art of Creating Elegant and Inspired Rooms by Charlotte Moss. Hardcover with dust jacket published by Rizzoli International Publications. The interior d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Tiffany's Palm Beach by John Loring
Located in Bradenton, FL
Tiffany's Palm Beach by John Loring. First edition, published in 2005 by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. of New York. Hardcover with dustjacket, illustrated, 335 pages.
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Country Life Book by William Abranowicz and Zander Abranowicz
Located in New York, NY
Country Life Homes of the Catskill Mountains and Hudson Valley By: William Abranowicz and Zander Abranowicz A celebrated photographer focuses his lens on distinctive period and contemporary residences amid the natural beauty of New York’s Catskill Mountains and Hudson River Valley The majestic panoramas, lush vegetation, and bucolic vibe of the Catskill Mountains and Hudson River Valley in upstate New York have long proved irresistible for city dwellers seeking respite from urban life and inveterate country lovers alike. Their homes, whether hundreds of years old or brand new, all resonate with their natural surroundings, as each of the 20 houses that photographer William Abranowicz captured for this volume attests. They range from the historic houses of Thomas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

El Lissitzky - A Suprematist Tale of Two Squares
Located in London, GB
Published by Tate Publications 2014 About Two Squares is a children’s book about a black square and a red square that fly to earth from afar. For Lissitzky they symbolized the supe...
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2010s British Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

World War 1 era (1914-18) Director No 5 Mark 1 Brass Artillery Director Gun/Case
Located in Canterbury, GB
A very rare and well preserved World War 1 era (1914-18) Director No 5 Mark 1 brass artillery director theodolite gun sight, (reference no.5 mk1) complete with wooden transit case. ...
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1910s Other Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

20 Years Dolce & Gabbana - Sarah Mower - 1st Edition, Milan, 2005
Located in London, GB
Published by 5 Continents Editions, 1st edition, Milan, 2005. Hardback with English text. Housed in a black cloth-bound slipcase identical with the book cover. This celebratory edi...
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Early 2000s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Backgammon set in leather case with needlework board & vintage counters - Green.
Located in London, GB
The saddle leather case opening to reveal a needlework board, vintage counters and dice in a veg tan throwing cup. Made in UK by Nick Plant These beautiful unique boards are made in small English workshops using traditional materials. Dimensions: 10cm (h) x 55cm (w) x 37cm (l) / 3.9" (h) x 21.5" (w) x 14.5" (l) Two colours...
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2010s British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

Black Bear Taxidermy Rug
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black bear rug. Double felt black and barn red. 75" nose to tail, 65" wide. Nice dark rich color. Great lodge piece. Perfect for floor, bed or wall in ...
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2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Other

Decorative Antique MODEL CARS, Rare Rolls Royce Cream Car Franklin Mint 1911 UK
Located in Hampshire, GB
Arising from the collaboration of the automobile brands, this exclusive antique model car is a 1:24 scale model that took over 4,000 hours to develo...
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1910s British Hollywood Regency Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metallic Thread, Aluminum, Berlin Iron, Brass, Bronze, Cut Steel, Foil, ...

Signature Spaces Well-Traveled Interiors Book by Paolo Moschino & Philip
Located in New York, NY
Signature Spaces Well-Traveled Interiors by Paolo Moschino & Philip Vergeylen By: Paolo Moschino and Philip Vergeylen Foreword by Min Hogg Photography by Simon Upton This lavishly illustrated volume explores the interior world of Paolo Moschino and Philip Vergeylen, the talented duo behind the award-winning design studio Paolo Moschino for Nicholas Haslam Limited. Acknowledged by Architectural Digest as one of the top 100 designers in the world, Moschino and Vergeylen not only create inspiring home environments for elite clients, but also design their own line of furniture, lighting, fabrics, and accessories. The process by which their varied sources of inspiration translate into material form is explored in detail in Signature Spaces. The book takes you on a visual journey through Moschino and Vergeylen’s world. Illustrated with hundreds of stunning photographs and drawings, the book reveals projects from all over the world, together with pictures of people and places that continue to be a source of inspiration for them on their continuous search for beauty. Born and raised in Italy, Paolo Moschino studied social science in Florence. It was after university that he came to London. Paolo bought Nicholas Haslam Ltd. in 1995 and has grown the company into one of the most prominent names in the design world. Born and raised in Belgium, Philip Vergeylen studied Commercial Management Engineering in Brussels. Philip lived in New York, Washington, DC, Amsterdam, and Frankfurt before settling in London. In a radical career change, Philip joined Nicholas Haslam Ltd. six years ago, where he now heads up the Interior Design Studio. Founding editor, in 1981, of The World of Interiors magazine...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Great Escapes South America By Christiane Reiter Taschen The Hotel Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Great Escapes South America By Christiane Reiter The Hotel Hardcover Book. Continuing its quest to seek out the world's most unique and inspiring hotels, TASCHEN takes on South America. This diverse selection of hotels, posadas, and haciendas highlights the most exceptional destinations on the continent. Among the breathtaking paradise spots are a hotel on a Patagonian natural reserve, a hacienda perched high in the Andes mountains, an adobe hotel in the Chilean desert, a converted monastery in Peru, a hotel built entirely of salt in Bolivia's Uyuni salt desert, and an ""ecolodge"" on a natural reserve in the Amazon rain forest. For the love of nature, tango dancing, and caipirinhas, nothing beats these exotic escapes...
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21st Century and Contemporary South American Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

A Kind of Magic The Kaleidoscopic World of Luke Edward Hall Book by Luke Edward
Located in New York, NY
A Kind of Magic The Kaleidoscopic World of Luke Edward Hall By: Luke Edward Hall Photography by Billal Taright Foreword by Nicky Haslam An aesthetic cornucopia of interior design in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Marvel Comics Library, Avengers, Vol. 1. 1963–1965, Limited Collector's Ed Book
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes Assembling the definitive Marvel Age Avengers anthology By early 1963 the foundations of the Marvel Universe had been laid. Following the introduction of the Fantastic Four in 1961 came the amazing (Spider-Man), the astonishing (Ant-Man), the strange (Doctor, that is), the incredible (Hulk), the invincible (Iron Man) and the mighty (Thor). Still, Marvel editor in chief Stan Lee realized something was missing. “I was writing these characters and I thought it would fun to put them together in a team,” he recalled. So Lee and artist Jack Kirby assembled Iron Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Thor, and the Hulk...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Aluminum

Inside Tangier Houses & Gardens Book by Nicolò Castellini Baldissera
Located in New York, NY
Inside Tangier Houses & Gardens By: Nicolò Castellini Baldissera Photography by Guido Taroni Foreword by Hamish Bowles Introduction by Umberto Pasti A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Laura Gonzalez: Interiors
Located in New York, NY
Known for her chic mix-and-match style, one of Paris’s most in-demand interior designers presents her most standout projects in a highly anticipated debut monograph. A designer and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

The Clive Sherwood Collection; Early Oak Furniture, Metalwork, Works of Art
Located in Rochester, NY
The Clive Sherwood Collection: Early Oak Furniture, Metalwork and Works of Art - 2002 Sotheby's, London. Decorated softcover auction catalogue. 273 pages - two sessions w/ 406 beautifully color illustrated lots of rare and important 15th century, 16th century, 17th century, 18th century oak furniture...
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Early 2000s English Elizabethan Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

JAPAN - Michael Kenna - 1st Edition, 2003
Located in London, GB
Published by Nazraeli Press, 1st edition, 2003. Hardback with English text. Edition of 4000, hardbound in red silk cover, housed in a Japanese folding black silk chemise slipcase wi...
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Early 2000s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Heidi Caillier: Memories of Home: Interiors
Located in New York, NY
In her debut book, designer Heidi Caillier shows how to mix moody color with layers of pattern, natural materials, and textures to create spaces that are both beautifully curated and comfortably livable. Heidi Caillier believes that our homes should create a sense of place, and serve as the setting for lifelong memories. In her first book, she shares twelve houses from across the country, from the islands of Puget Sound to the Berkshires. The rooms of these houses are simultaneously nostalgic and of the moment. Caillier is a master of mixing patterns, combining florals with graphic lines and shapes, as well as using deeper, muddy colors to create coziness and warmth. There is a tension between masculine and feminine...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Robert Rauschenberg Combines, 1st Edition, 2005
Located in London, GB
Published by MOCA in Collaboration with Steidl, 1st edition, 2005 Could there ever have been more enigmatic artist than Raushenberg, much like Cocteau and Picasso he appears to ha...
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Early 2000s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Concorde Supersonic Plane Display Mounted Sculpture in Polished Stainless Steel
Located in Milano, IT
Decorative Item - Concorde Model - Stylish Decor Spinzi is a Milano based creative atelier specialised in furniture design as well as sourcing and trading relevant mid-century colle...
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2010s Italian Space Age Collectibles and Curiosities

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Stainless Steel

Jamie O’Brien’s personal Pipeline surfboard by Y.U (Yoshinori Ueda)
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Jamie O’Brien’s personal Pipeline surfboard made by Y.U (Yoshinori Ueda). Features O’Brien’s signature pink airbrush-fade with jet black rails. Made specifically for riding barrels at iconic Hawaiian...
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2010s Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood

The Red Houses - Margareta Kjellin 1st Edition 2005
Located in London, GB
Red painted wooden houses have long occupied a special standing in The Red Houses - Margareta Kjellin 1st Edition 2005 Swedish architectural tradition and have done much to shape t...
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Early 2000s American Classical Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Dick Morrill: A Part to Play in the Process, Published by Katharine T. Carter
Located in valatie, NY
Dick Morrill: A Part to Play in the Process, Published by Katharine T. Carter. 1st Ed softcover. Outstanding and vibrant photographs of this artist's work. "Dick Morrill makes narrat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Second Bloom Cathy Graham’s Art of the Table Book by Alexis Clark
Located in New York, NY
Second Bloom Cathy Graham’s Art of the Table By: Alexis Clark Foreword by Joanna Coles Photographs by Quentin Bacon and Andrew Ingalls People in the know turn to entertaining guru C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Sunnylands America’s Midcentury Masterpiece Revised Edition Book by Janice Lyle
Located in New York, NY
Sunnylands America’s Midcentury Masterpiece Revised and Expanded Edition By: Janice Lyle Principal photography by Mark Davidson Foreword by Michael S. Smith The definitive story of the most ambitious and glamorous midcentury modern house in the United States—Sunnylands, the estate of Walter and Lenore Annenberg, in Rancho Mirage, California—now revised and expanded In Palm Springs, the mecca of midcentury modern architecture, Sunnylands is the undisputed masterpiece. With its celadon green and yellow interior and giddy pink roof, it was a Downton Abbey for the Space Age. There is no other house like it anywhere. Designed by one of California’s most important architects, A. Quincy Jones, it possesses the only completely preserved interior by Hollywood’s decorator-to-the-stars, William Haines. Completed in 1966, Sunnylands was built by ambassadors Walter and Leonore Annenberg, and became a seat of power where presidents, movie stars, and corporate leaders met, relaxed, and ran the world— with nobody watching. To mark the 10th anniversary of the opening of Sunnylands to the public, this revised edition adds 32 pages of brand new photography, including: the contemporary visitor center designed by Frederick Fisher & Partners; the mature 15 acres of contemplative gardens by James Burnett...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Lalanne(s) - Daniel Abadie - 1st Edition, Flammarion, Paris, 2008
Located in London, GB
First Edition Hardback in Dust Jacket. Published by Flammarion, Paris, 2008. Text in English. One of the great artistic partnerships, Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne have been pe...
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Early 2000s French Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Montana Buffalo Shoulder Mount
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Montana buffalo bison taxidermy mount. This lovely contemporary shoulder mount features two toned fur in light tan and chocolate brown colors. Horns ar...
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2010s American Rustic Collectibles and Curiosities

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Animal Skin

An Entertaining Life
Located in New York, NY
An Entertaining Life: Designing Town and Country By: Paolo Moschino, Philip Vergeylen Foreword by Bunny Williams 250 color illustrations ISBN: 978-0-86565-426-6 Hardcover Join two ...
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2010s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Great Escapes Mediterranean Hardcover Book by Taschen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Great Escapes Mediterranean. The Hotel Book. Explore the breathtaking destinations of the Mediterranean in this updated edition from TASCHEN’s Great Escapes...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Haute Bohemians Greece Book by Miguel Flores-Vianna
Located in New York, NY
Haute Bohemians: Greece By: Miguel Flores-Vianna A glorious, intimate homage to this magical country from bestselling photographer and writer Miguel Flores-Vianna A land immortaliz...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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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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