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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 1920s
Hermes Riding Crop
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Hermes riding crop with deer antler handle. The shaft is covered in a beautifully braided leather and finished at the bottom with twine. The...
Category
1960s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Art deco sterling silver Hanukkah Menorah or Hunukkiah made in 1938
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1938 by Britton, Gould & Co., this handsome, George VI, Sterling Silver Menorah, is in the art deco taste. The menorah measures 10.5"(26.5cm) tall, by 10....
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Nobel Prize giulio Natta collection de 1954 in perfect condition available
Located in Guazzora, IT
The Moplen Car is a pedal car that represents an icon of 20th century design and technological innovation. Made entirely of Moplen, a thermoplastic polymer developed in 1954 by the ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Folk Art Music Dance Drum Goatskin Wood Table
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Style African Music Custom Drum Table Goatskin Hide Wood
18w x 19 tall
Original preowned vintage condition
Refer to images
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Goatskin, Hide
Rare Sascha Brastoff Walnut and Enamel Lighter
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a rare mid-century modern lighter made by Sascha Brastoff. The lighter is made of walnut, atomic orange enameled metal, and a W. Germany inserted lighter. You simply remove t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1921. Illustrated by John Tenniel. Octavo. Rebound in full red leathe...
Category
1920s American Edwardian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Ulysses by James Joyce, First Authorized American Edition, 1934
By James Joyce
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Joyce, James. Ulysses. New York: Random House, 1934. First Authorized American Edition. Octavo. In publisher’s original red and black stamped cream cloth boards, original first issue printed dust jacket, and a custom folding slipcase.
Presented is a first authorized American edition of Ulysses, a modernist novel by James Joyce. The book was published in New York by Random House, in 1934. It is presented in its original red and black stamped cream cloth boards, original first issue printed dust jacket, and a custom folding slipcase.
James Joyce originally conceived of Ulysses as a short story to be included in Dubliners, but decided to publish it as a long novel instead. Ulysses takes place on a single day, June 16, 1904, in Dublin, and follows three main characters: Stephen Dedalus, Leopold Bloom and his wife Molly Bloom. Divided into 18 episodes, Joyce drastically shifts narrative style with each new episode, completely abandoning the previously accepted notions of plot, setting, and characters. It is considered by many to be the paramount in Modernist literature.
Ulysses has a very interesting publishing history, with at least 18 editions and numerous variations of each edition. It was first serialized in the American journal The Little Review...
Category
1930s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Marble Column Bookends
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of Neoclassical marble classic style column bookends, Italy circa 1960's.
Great set to add to a formal or informal library office setting.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
1960s General Motors Gas Turbine Concept Model
Located in Ferndale, MI
General Motors gas turbine concept model, The Bison Series.
Possibly by Syd Mead or Tom Semple . The gas turbine Bison series of vehicles were built an...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Art Deco Styled Chrome Lighted Airplane Smoker's Ashtray Stand or Accent Table
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very unique lighted smoker's stand is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in North America, likely the United States, in approximately 1950 in an Art Deco style. This smoke...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Trumpet by William Frank Chicago on Lucite Base
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This piece has a great story. We found this jazz musical instrument with incredible patina and added a thick lucite base and reconstructed this into a one of kind sculpture. The deta...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Chrome
A 20th Century Architectural Wooden Model of a Renaissance Baptistry / Church
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A finely rendered octagonal sided wooden model of a Renaissance Baptistry or Church of very good proportions & scale, showing distinctive Islamic influences as observed in the eight ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut, Plywood
Ernest HEMINGWAY. Green Hills Of Africa. 1935 - FIRST EDITION - PRESENTION COPY
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
TITLE: Green Hills Of Africa.
PUBLISHER: NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION PRESENTION COPY. 1 vol., 8-3/8" x 6", inscribed ...
Category
1930s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Vintage Mid-1960s Inter Island Big Wave Surfboard by Mike Diffenderfer
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Mid-1960s Vintage Inter Island Surf Shop Big Wave Surfboard. Hand made by the late Mike Diffenderfer (1937-2002). Features a big wave Pipeliner shape design with astounding 4” thick balsa wood center string and 4 complimentary redwood stringers and tailblock. An extraordinary example of a 1960s Big Wave Pipeliner surfboard made by esteemed surfboard design...
Category
1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Hardwood, Softwood
'Goldfinger by Ian Fleming, First Edition, 1959
By Ian Fleming
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A first edition of 'Goldfinger' by Ian Fleming as part of the James Bond series. Original dust jacket.
Origin: English
Date: 1959
Item Number: 1001252
Category
Mid-20th Century European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Style Ski Photography, Framed Alpine Ski Photograph, Liebe Im Schnee
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
'LIEBE IM SCHNEE', a modern framed and mounted black and white photograph after an original 1930's skiing photograph. The frame is black with a burgundy undercoat, the glazing is clarity+ premium synthetic glass. Black & white alpine photos are the perfect addition to any home or ski lodge, so please do check out our other ski photos...
Category
1930s English Sporting Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Wood
Air Flight Machine Age Bakelite Hassock Floor Fan
Located in San Mateo, CA
Air Flight machine age hassock fan manufactured by W. W. Welch Company. This fan has a Bakelite top and bottom with clear plastic louvers in between. The f...
Category
1950s American Machine Age Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Bakelite
Bengt Hallberg Silver Ring with Rock Crystal, Midcentury, Sweden, 1969
Located in Bochum, NRW
Bengt Hallberg Silver Ring with Rock Crystal, Mid-Century, Sweden, 1969.
A big Mid-Century Modern silver and rock crystal ring, by Bengt Hallberg, Sweden, 1969.
Marks: Bengt Hallberg makers mark, town mark from Köping, the Three Crowns of the Swedish coat of arms...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rock Crystal, Silver
Brionvega RR126 radio turntable, Italian Mid Century by Achille Castiglioni
Located in Milano, IT
Designed in 1964 by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, two of the most famous Mid-Century Modern era designers, the Brionvega RR126 Radio Turntable is an iconic piece of Italian d...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Plaster Religious Baby Jesus Traditional Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional religious plaster figure of a baby Jesus.
Embodied within this exquisite plaster figure, portraying the beloved infant Jesus, is a sacred aura of tradition.
Crafted in ...
Category
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
Marlborough: His Life and Times, by Winston Churchill, First Edition Thus, 1947
By Winston Churchill
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Churchill, Winston S. Marlborough: His Life and Times. London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1947. First Edition Thus. Two Volume Set. Rebound in tan Moroccan leather boards, with rai...
Category
1940s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
1960s Dunhill Lift Arm Ostrich Leather Lighter
By Dunhill
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Dunhill lift arm lighter made in the 1960s. Body wrapped in ostrich leather that has a perfect patina. Amazing texture and practical size perf...
Category
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage Brother Webster XL-747 Portable Typewriter Baby Blue with Metal Case
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Brother Webster XL-747 Portable Typewriter Baby Blue with Metal Case, Made in Japan. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: Case; 3" H x 12" W x 12" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Antique Narragansett Machine Company Forearm Exercise Machine , 1920s, USA
Located in San Francisco, CA
Collectible Antique Narragansett Machine Company Forearm Exercise Machine is constructed of wood and iron. To operate, one merely turns the grip in different directions to engage dif...
Category
1920s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Vintage Pierre Cardin Abstract Futuristic Modernist Bangle Cuff, 1960s
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful abstract bangle cuff. All in enameled chromium metal by Pierre Cardin haute couture - iconic and sculptural, this bangle is from the height of Cardin's creative output, 'Fu...
Category
1960s French Futurist Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
RONSON 1936 Maltese Art Deco Machine Age Desk Black Clock And Touch-Tip Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
A Maltese clock & touch tip lighter designed by Ronson.
This is an extremely rare Ronson Maltese clock Touch-Tip lighter. This is a very iconic piece made in 1936 at Newark, New Jersey in the United States by the Ronson Art Metal Works Inc. This touch tip lighter began a very successful era for Ronson Touch Tip series of lighters which pushed out the strike lighters from the market. This fabulous Art Deco / Machine Age design, was crafted with streamline patterns. Solid construction in polished chromium plate and parts of the metal body are treated with black lacquer and the lighter base is padded with green felt. This surely is a very decorative piece and a great conversation item in gorgeous and exceptional preserved and almost mint condition. This version with the large dial are more rarer and more prized and desirable for collectors than the small dial version. It is illustrated at the Cummings book as very rare. This piece was used in 1941, in the Hollywood movie titled The Maltese Falcon, there the nick name for this specific model.
Weight: 897.45 Grams, (1.87 Pounds).
Measurements: 108 mm by 64 mm by 103 mm (4.25 x 2.52 x 4.06 Inches).
Marks: Stamped with the maker's mark and signed, "RONSON TOUCH TIP US PATS. 1,986,754-DES PAT. 97,247 BRITISH PAT. APPLY FOR CANADA PAT. 349,148 NEWARK NJ-USA-ART METAL WORKS INC". With all supportive Ronson stickers and labels at the bottom.
The Ronson lighter company
The company started as The Art Metal Works in 1897 and was incorporated on July 20, 1898, by Max Hecht, Louis Vincent Aronson and Leopold Herzig, in Newark, New Jersey. Louis V. Aronson was a huge creative driving force for the company; and, with a few business adjustments, including the addition of Alexander Harris (1910–11) as Business Manager, the company soon became World Famous. In the 1910s The Art Metal Works were producing very good quality Hood Ornaments and gained a reputation as a dependable supplier of same. All accounts state that Louis Aronson was a gifted man, who at 16 years old set up a money-making shop in his parent's home - before receiving a U.S. patent for a commercially valuable metal-plating process he developed when he was 24 years old, and he sold half the rights while retaining the Right to Use. "His experiments, which he has been conducting since his early youth, resulted in 1893 in the discovery of a process for electrically producing tinplate. Much money was expended upon improving the process... and has been of great practical value to the whole industry. Retaining its rights, he sold half the patent rights, and later used part of the proceeds to open the Art Metal Works in Newark, N.J. Soon the company was producing a variety of high-quality Lamps, Book ends, Art Statues and other decorative items, prized today for their detail in the collector marketplace.
Literature: Urban K. Cummings, Ronson, the World's Greatest Lighter : Wick Lighters...
Category
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Nana & Jorgen Ditzel for Georg Jensen Vintage Clementine Bangle
By Georg Jensen
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and highly collectable mid-century Danish Georg Jensen silver Clementine bangle in an original box designed by Nana & Jorgen Ditzel in the 1960’s. The heavily made hollow ...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition in Original DJ, 1940
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom the Bell Tolls. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. First edition, first printing. Octavo. Publisher’s beige cloth boards, first issue dust jacket. P...
Category
1940s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book, A Deluxe Limited Edition, Signed by Rackham
Located in Alamo, CA
"The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book, A Book of Old Favorites with New Illustrations" was published in 1933 by George Harrap & Co. Ltd. It is one of the last books illustrated by Arthur Ra...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
DUPONT 1945 Tall Roller Petrol Pocket Lighter In Plated Sterling
By S.T. Dupont
Located in Miami, FL
A Dupont roller petrol lighter made in France.
This is a very rare pocket petrol lighter created in Paris France during the post war period, back in the 1945. The lighter has been p...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Eight Spoke Ships Wheel with Iron Hub
Located in Norwell, MA
Wood ships wheel with eight spokes and an iron hub. Painted finish. Sturdy and heavy. 40" Diameter.
Made: America
Date: 1920
Weight: 35 lbs.
Category
1920s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Elegant Mid Century Modern Brass Pipe Holder By Carl Auböck, Austria 1950s
Located in München, BY
Elegant midcentury brass pipe stand designed and manufactured by Carl Auböck, Austria circa 1950.
The sculptural pipe stand is cast from solid brass. A great patina covers the bras...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Didactic Resin Anatomical Model of an Enlarged Jaw, Germany, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Didactic anatomical model of an enlarged jaw, mounted on a wooden board with hooks for hanging. In evidence the circulatory system, the roots of the teeth, and two caries. Made in ha...
Category
1950s German Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Resin, Wood
Two-Seat Aircraft Collector's Item Forain Art Exceptional Piece
Located in Paris, FR
Two seats aircraft Forain Art Collector's item,
metal and painted wood. Year 1930.
Exceptional and unique piece.
Available now.
Category
1930s French Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Scale Ship Model of an English Frigate
Located in Norwell, MA
Early twentieth century model of a British Royal Frigate. Rigged with a suit of ten sails. Three decks of guns with cannon running out of the gunports. The shrouds are properly clove...
Category
1920s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage 1950's MARX Pressed Steel and Aluminum A&P Market Delivery Toy Truck
By Marx Toy Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage 1950's MARX Pressed Steel and Aluminum A&P Market Delivery Toy Truck and trailer .. Amazing original condition. rear doors open and close, all whee...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Art Deco Chrome Lighted Smoker's Stand or Ashtray with Electric Lighter
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Art Deco styled lighted smoker's stand is unsigned but presumed to have been made in the United States in the 1950s. The stand features a light at the top and base made of swirled glass of orange and cream hues to replicate alabaster which emits a warm glow when lit. The central post is also accented with a marbled and tapered, possibly alabaster cylinder which is separated by a chrome ring. The top features two removable ashtray cups and a covered tobacco canister...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
DUNHILL 1938 Short Rollalite Petrol Pocket Lighter In Solid .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
A rollalite lighter designed by Alfred Dunhill
This is a very scarce petrol pocket lighter, created in Switzerland by La Nationale company for the Alfred Dunhill Company in London E...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Lonsdale Library Book, Hounds and Dogs
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Hounds & Dogs, Lonsdale Library Book.
One of the volumes from Lonsdale Library, Hounds & Dogs, their care, training & working. The book with over one hundred illustrations.
The Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games & Pastimes, Editors The Right Hon. The Earl of Lonsdale, Sir Theodore Cook & Mr. Eric...
Category
1940s English Sporting Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
DUNHILL PARIS 1952 Aldunil Rectangular Gas Pocket Lighter In solid .800 Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Aldunil gas lighter designed by Alfred Dunhill
This is a very rare rectangular gas pocket-lighter, created in France for the Alfred Dunhill Company in Paris, back in the 1952. This ...
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Art Deco / Machine Spun Aluminum Modernist Lobby Ash Stand / receptical
By Kurt Versen
Located in Buffalo, NY
Art Deco / Machine Spun Aluminum Modernist Lobby Ash Stand / receptical.. Amazing design,, retains original insert.
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
1930's "My Buddy" Metal Tackle Or Tool Box with Stacking Trays by Falls City
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Falls City, 1930's "My Buddy" metal tool box with handle and stacking trays. In original condition with visible wear consistent with its age and use.
Category
1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
RONSON 1937 Art Deco T-T Smoker's Desk Double Box & Touch Tip Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
T-T Smoker's desk box with lighter made by Ronson.
This desk box for cigarettes is exceptional and very rare. Has been created in the city of Newark, New Jersey United States by The...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Chrome
MERCEDES BENZ 1966 Royal London Car Radiator Grill Desk Petrol Lighter Lacquered
Located in Miami, FL
Table petrol lighter designed by Mercedes Benz.
This is a beautiful petrol desk lighter, created for the Royal London Limited, back in the 1966. The desk lighter has been crafted in...
Category
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Beautiful Santa Claus Figure Vintage German Christmas
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare "walking" Santa figure with a tree in his hand. Nice beard and moveable arms. Glitter on the ground symbolized the snow. Velvet clothing. Not a ...
Category
1930s German Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Composition
Vintage Army Green Enameled Metal Tool or Storage Box with Leather Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage green metal tool box with leather handle. In original condition with visible wear, including enamel loss, discoloration and scratches. Wear is...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Brazilian Modern Bronze Ashtray Catchall, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Brazilian mid-century modern solid bronze ashtray or catchall circa 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Herbert Matter Knoll Catalog 1950 Vintage
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic Knoll catalog ca' 1950 designed by Herbert Matter. Spiral bound with approx. 80 pages. Silver cover with big K Knoll logo that became a classic.
Category
1950s Central American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair of Vintage 1950s German Schonherr Superspeed Wooden Skis with Bindings
Located in London, GB
Pair of vintage German Schonherr Superspeed wooden skis with bindings. In good vintage used condition considering their age which I believe to be around 1950s/60s. Please refer to ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Rustic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Tramp Art Crown of Thorns Standing Cross
Located in Savannah, GA
An American folk or tramp art crown of thorns standing cross, circa 1930s.
9 ¾ inches wide by 7 inches deep by 22 inches tall
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Bose 901 Series Speakers On Eero Saarinen Tulip Bases
By Eero Saarinen, bose
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of newly finished and upholstered, mid-century modern, Bose 901 series speakers on tulip base stands designed by the Finnish-American designer and architect Eero Saarinen, circa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Swedish Folk Wooden Dala Horse Toys, circa 1960
By Nils Olsson
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of 4 hand-painted Swedish wooden traditional Dala horse toy. Designed by Nils Olsson in Sweden, circa 1960. Materials: Wood In original condition, with minor wear consist...
Category
1960s Swedish Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vanity Dunhill Lighter, 1930, England
By Dunhill
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Vanity Dunhill lighter 1930 England
Circa 1930 Origin England
It works with benzine (gasoline)
Works. In very good condition
It has a compartment f...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Original 1930s Vintage Black Leather and Chrome Ladies Bag
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this superbly stylish 1930s vintage leather and chrome trim ladies handbag, the size and color are an absolute dream, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Vintage Stag Horn Carving Set by Anton Wingen, Solingen
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Stag Horn Carving Set by Anton Wingen, Solingen
A rustic carving set consisting of fork and knife. The handles are made of genuine stag horn and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Unique Mid Century Sport Gymnastic Rings, Around 1960s / Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1960s
- Completely good original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Wood
Rare 1930s Art Deco Evans Chrome & Enamel Cigarette Case and Matching Ligher Set
By Evans Case Company
Located in Red Lion, PA
Rare 1930s Art Deco Evans Chrome & Enamel Cigarette Case and Matching Trig-A-Lite Lighter Set – Streamline Engine-Turned Design
This rare and exceptional 1930s Art Deco Evans cigare...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
1950 Aldo Tura Italian Design MidCentury GoatSkin Brown Ashtray
By Aldo Tura
Located in Brescia, IT
Ashtray
Aldo Tura
Italy, 1950
Brown Goatskin and metal details
Excellent Condiction
Size: 21 cm
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
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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