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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 19th Century
Vintage 20th Century Pair Of Silver Plated Tennis Trophies c.1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Vintage 20th Century pair of English silver plated tennis trophies. Designed as a racquet and ball on top of an ebonised wooden stand, this pair of trophies would be a great winning ...
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1970s British Other Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver Plate

Rare George III Period Sterling Silver-Mounted and Carnelian Scottish Snuff Mull
Located in New York, NY
Unusual, rare, Georgian (George III) Period, sterling silver-mounted (unmarked, but tested) ram's horn snuff mull, having a hinged lid with a large car...
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1810s English George III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Carnelian, Sterling Silver

Plaster Altar Angels, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of polychromed plaster altar angels, France or Belgium, late 19th century. 11 inches wide by 10 inches deep by 20 ¼ inches tall
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Late 19th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Paint

1990s Belgian Metal & Marble Goblet
Located in High Point, NC
This 1990s Belgian Metal & Marble Goblet is an emblematic tribute to the triumphs of off-road racing, marking a victorious moment in the 1998 Tout-Terrain championship. The goblet it...
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Late 20th Century Belgian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Marble, Metal

1990s Belgian Metal & Marble Goblet
Located in High Point, NC
This 1990s Belgian Metal & Marble Goblet is a symbol of triumph and the indomitable spirit of competition. Awarded for 'Endurance Tout Terrain' in 1995, this goblet is a testament to...
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Late 20th Century Belgian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Marble, Metal

Maitland Smith Brass Nautical Maritime Binnacle Ship Compass Gimbal Oil Lamp 14"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Maitland Smith reclaimed brass nautical / maritime binnacle gimbal ship's compass with double oil lamps. Dimensions: 13.5" x 10" x 10" (Width x Depth x Height)
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Late 20th Century British Colonial Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Christianity Monastery Work Mother & Child in Glass Display Case Antique German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Here I have to offer a fine antique classic late 219th century Glass Display Case with a beautiful Monastery Work inside. A wonderful decorative item, in very nice as is condition. T...
Category

Late 19th Century German Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper, Wood, Glass

19th Century Metal Cigar Cutter
Located in Lučenec, SK
This is a rare French metal cigar cutter featuring a ladz on a bicycle. The cigar cutter is fully functional, in original condition.
Category

1890s French Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Bronze And Cast Iron Signal Cannon
Located in Essex, MA
With bronze cannon mounted on a chassis with green painted cast iron wheels.
Category

1870s American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Views from a Tuscan Vineyard Hardcover Book by Julian and Carey More 1987
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Views from a Tuscan Vineyard by Julian and Carey More (1987, Hardcover).In this unusual father-daughter collaboration, writer Julian More and photographer Carey More explore the worl...
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Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

19th Century Italian Carved Polychrome & Gilt Wall Cherub Candle Holder
Located in Dallas, TX
This charming antique candlestick putti carving was crafted in Italy, circa 1880. The hand carved figure depicts a flying winged cupid holding a torch candle holder; the sculpture fe...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Giltwood

Cast iron standing bear money box by John Harper & Co
Located in London, GB
A late Victorian patinated cast iron standing bear money box, registered design by John Harper & Co. John Harper Co. Ironfounders, Albion Works, Willenhall, Staffordshire, England...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Vintage Warhol Basquiat Boxing Cover 'Brutus'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare vintage 1997 Brutus magazine (Japan) exploring the history of Basquiat and documenting the release of Schnabel's Basquiat film release in Japan in 1997. Cover presents a reprodu...
Category

1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Objects of Myth and Mystery by Corson Hirschfeld Book
Located in Seguin, TX
Objects of Myth and Mystery by Corson Hirschfeld. Self published, 1995. Softcover portfolio of photographs. Includes the dark green die-cut sleeve, bro...
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1990s American Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Victorian Taxidermy Bird of Paradise Attributed to Rowland Ward, 1848-1916
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A taxidermy case with Raggiana’s bird of paradise (Paradiseae raggiana) with trade label to the underside reading ‘The Jungle, Rowland Ward’ London, circa 1900-1910 With a collector’s label, centre bottom reading: No. 153, Bird of Paradise (Paradise Raggiana). The Peter Farrington...
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19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other

Bronze And Cast Iron Signal Cannon
Located in Essex, MA
With bronze cannon mounted on a cast iron base with wheel carriage.
Category

1870s American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Vintage Chinese "Go" or ""Weiqi" Board and Game
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice and well contructed vintage Chinese "Go" or ""Weiqi" board and game with play instructions, circa 1970s. The set is in very good condition and comes with a large wood boa...
Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Antique French Candelabra or Alter Ornament, circa 1890-Boat Shaped
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Magnificent antique boat-shaped candlestick, beautifully decorated with brass grapevine leaves, as well as 5 white opaque glass lilies. Gorgeous patina. Charming ornamented base, and...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Stufa elettrica Olympic maxi 3500, Funzionante, 1970s
Located in Manzano, IT
Stufa elettrica Olympic maxi 3500, Funzionante,1970s H58 x L59 x P25 - Kg 8 DESCRIZIONE PEZZI 1 PERIODO DEL DESIGN 1970 ANNO DI PRODUZIONE 1970 PAESE DI PRODUZIONE Italia PROD...
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1970s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Antique 19th Century Scottish Mahogany with Satinwood Inlay Barometer.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th Century Scottish Mahogany with Satinwood Inlay Barometer.
Category

19th Century Scottish Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

1840 Map of the City of Washington Published by William M. Morrison
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This map, printed in 1840, is a detailed representation of Washington, D.C. in the mid-19th century. The map shows block numbers, wards, and government buildings as well as details o...
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1840s American Federal Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Naïve Coconut Shell “Bugbear” Powder Flask Carved as a Fish
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A naïve coconut shell “bugbear” powder flask carved as a fish with an open mouth surrounded by scales above a man hunting with a rifle and dogs, the underside plain, circa 1805. “Bugbear” coconut...
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Early 1800s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Coconut

Period Style by Mary Gilliatt Elizabeth Wilhide Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Period Style by Mary Gilliatt Elizabeth Wilhide Hardcover Book.Demonstrates how to restore or redecorate a home to particular period specifications, including advice on how to recrea...
Category

Late 20th Century American American Classical Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Christianity Monastery Work Mary & Jesus in Glass Display Case Antique German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Here I have to offer a fine antique classic early 20th century Glass Display Case with a beautiful Monastery Work inside. A wonderful decorative item, in very nice as is condition. T...
Category

Late 19th Century German Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

1837 Mitchell's "Tourist's Pocket Map of the State of Virginia" by J.H. Young
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is J. H. Young's pocket map of the Virginia, which shows county development current to 1835. The map was engraved by E. Yeager and F. Dankworth and published by S. A. Mitchell. ...
Category

1830s American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

19th Century Taxidermy Blowfish Still Life
Located in Ross, CA
Originally from the Costa Brava in Spain, and brought to America near the turn of the last century, this incredible taxidermy blowfish with shells and Mediterranean sea elements rema...
Category

Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Pewter

1923-27 Eight Volumes of Limited Edition Works by Daniel Defoe
By Daniel Defoe
Located in Bath, GB
Eight volumes of limited edition works by the noted writer Daniel Defoe, including his best known works about the popular character Robinson Crusoe, bound in crushed half morocco. L...
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1820s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

1840 "New Map of the City of New York With Part of Brooklyn & Williamsburg"
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a hand-colored, engraved folding map titled "New Map of the City of New York With Part of Brooklyn & Williamsburg" by J. Calvin Smith. The map was issued bound in the bo...
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1840s American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

3 sailing ship's oak & iron pulley blocks
Located in London, GB
Three mid 19th century oak and iron Naval pulley blocks, used on sailing ships. 1: Double sheave tackle block with fixed eye. Height: 17 ½ inches. 2: Double sheave stiff swivel hoo...
Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

JINGASA - ICHIMON-GASA EDO Period 19th Century Samurai Helmet Japan
Located in TEYJAT, FR
JINGASA - ICHIMON-GASA EDO Period 19th Century Jingasa, flat-shaped Samurai headdress made of wood, the exterior covered with black lacquer depicting a brown kamon, a Japanese heral...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Textile, Wood

1991 Vintage BK Hawaii Big Wave Surfboard by Barry Kanaiaupuni
Located in Haleiwa, HI
1991 vintage BK Hawaii big wave surfboard made by Barry Kanaiaupuni. Features pintail shape with striking magenta color tint and neon yellow fin. A superb example of a vintage big wa...
Category

1990s American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood

A rare triple container for Holy Oils, Italy late 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
A rare triple container for Holy Oils: the Oil of the Catechumens ("Oleum Catechumenorum" or "Oleum Sanctorum"), the Oil of the Sick ("Oleum Infirmorum") and the Holy Chrism ("Sacrum...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Gold

Vintage 18K Yellow Gold Saphhire Pearl Dome Cluster Cocktail Ring Size 6.25
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 18K yellow gold cocktail ring featuring a dome cluster of pearls with sapphire at the center and surrounding the base. Dimensions: 0.75" x 0.625" x 1.125" (Width x Depth x H...
Category

Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

Raymor Style Vintage Bronze Black Gold Glazed Ceramic Asymmetric Ashtray Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage glazed black, bronze and gold Ceramic ashtray, vide poche, catchall attributed to Raymor Pottery, Italy. Handcrafted Pottery Ashtray and a highly decorative asymmetric desig...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic

Keith Haring Pop Shop 1986 'Set of 4 Original Pins'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A set of 4 vintage Keith Haring Pop Shop lapel pins, circa 1986-1987 featuring some of the artist's most iconic images. Original circa mid-late 1980s (Not later reproductions) Smal...
Category

1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Fine 19th Century French Marquetry Prayer Kneeler (Prie-dieu)
Located in Austin, TX
French prayer kneeler (prie-dieu), 19thc., of carved marquetry case, having hinge top opening to velvet lined interior, over two drawers, all abo...
Category

19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Vintage 1995 Mike Diffenderfer Strong Current floral longboard
Located in Haleiwa, HI
1995 Vintage Diffenderfer Strong Current longboard shaped by the late Mike Diffenderfer (1937-2002). Features beautiful floral work of art. Hand signed on redwood stringer by the sur...
Category

1990s American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood

Brass telescope with leather handle England circa 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Cannocchiale a sezione tonda brass with leather-covered handle and three-extension focus. Cannocchiale a sezione tonda brass with leather-covered handle and three-extension focus. ...
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1870s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

1997-98 The Complete Works of George Orwell
Located in Bath, GB
A striking complete set of the works of George Orwell, a sought after collection of both his fiction and non-fiction. Complete in twenty volumes. The complete works of George Orwel...
Category

1990s European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

The Gentlemen's Clubs of London (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This book takes a fascinating look into nearly 50 clubs in London and with more than 400 specially commissioned photographs shows a way of life that still plays a part in the daily l...
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19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Henry Hallam, Constitutional History of England, 3 Vols, 1867, Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Hallam, Henry. Title: The Constitutional History of England From The Accession of Henry VII To The Death of George II. Publisher: London: John...
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1860s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Cannocchiale inglese 3 allunghi metà '800 in ottone con impugnatura di mogano
Located in Milan, IT
Cannocchiale in ottone con impugnatura in legno di mogano, messa fuoco a tre allunghi, completo di tappo e di linguetta parapolvere. Manifattura inglese della metà dell'800. Lunghezz...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

B&O Cona Passive Subwoofer (in MOMA) and Speakers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Beovox Cona, designed in beautifully austere fashion by David Lewis and now permanently in the Moma collection, was the first B&O subwoofer loudspeaker. It was specifically inten...
Category

1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Legendary Circus Voltaire Pinball Game by Williams Electronic Games Made in 1997
Located in Sofia, BG
Cirqus Voltaire is a 1997 pinball game, designed by John Popadiuk and Cameron Silver and was released by Williams Electronics Games. The theme involves the player performing many dif...
Category

Late 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

1891 The Letters of Horace Walpole Fourth Earl of Orford
By Horace Walpole
Located in Bath, GB
An illustrated limited edition collection of the letters of Horace Walpole, totalling over two thousands letters written during his lifetime. A limited edition, limited to one hundr...
Category

1890s European Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of The United States of North America, 1882
Located in Langweer, NL
This is a historical map titled "The United States of North America, Central Part" from the 1882 Blackie Atlas. It depicts the continental United States with a high level of detail, ...
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1880s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Vintage Polaroid SX-70 Tan Land Camera by Henry Dreyfuss
Located in Wallkill, NY
A very nice Polaroid SX - 70 camera, developed by Edwin Land and Richard Wareham, designed by Henry Dreyfuss Associates. This was state of the art and re...
Category

1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Stainless Steel

Kitchen Antiques 1790-1940 by Kathryn McNerney
Located in Bradenton, FL
Kitchen Antiques 1790-1940 by Kathryn McNerney. Softcover book, published in 1991. Illustrated, 222 pages.
Category

1990s Rustic Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

English telescope 3 brass extensions and copper handle circa 1870s
Located in Milan, IT
Brass telescope with copper handle, three-extension focus. English manufacture of the second half of the 19th century. Maximum length 62 cm, inches 23.4, minimum cm 20,- inches 7.9 ...
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1870s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

The Works Of Alexander Pope. 10 VOLUMES - NEW EDITION - 1871 - IN FULL TAN CALF
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: POPE, Alexander. TITLE: The Works Of Alexander Pope. Includes Several Hundred Unpublished Letters, and Other New Materials. PUBLISHER: London: John Murray, 1871. DESCRIPT...
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1870s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Rare 1800s Andrews’ Lunar Tellurian
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a rare Weber Costello Scientific Globe Tellurian that dates to around 1880. This is a handsome globe made by, "Weber Costello Co. Chicago Heights, Illinois." The globe sits o...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Brass telescope 3 extensions signed F.M. Newton Optician Halifax 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Brass telescope with leather-covered handle and three-extension focus, signed F.M. Newton Optician Halifax of the second half of the 1800s. Maximum length cm 87.5, inches 34.4 minim...
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1870s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Iron Balance - Antique Brass Scale
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique French intricate brass balance with different weights in solid brass, in good condition. The iron scale is topped with the original polished brass plates. The scale reads ...
Category

19th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Brass, Iron

The Art of the Cigar Label by Joe Davidson
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Art of the Cigar Label by Joe Davidson. Hardcover book, published in 1989 by The Wellfleet Press of Secaucus, New Jersey. Printed in Singapore. Illustrated, 252 pages.
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1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Louvre Paris Great Museums of The World Hardcover 1986
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Louvre Paris Great Museums Of The World Hardcover by editor Ragghianti, Carlo Ludovico.Vintage 1967 'Louvre Paris: Great Museums of the World' Hardcover Book! This book was published...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XIV Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

19th Century Polished Brass Tabernacle
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century polished brass tabernacle with domed top surmounted with a knotted cross and brass Alpha and Omega symbols applied to the doors.
Category

19th Century Irish Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Antique English Silver Plated Dinner Bell Mounted on an Oak Base, Circa 1890's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Silver Plated Dinner Bell Mounted on an Oak Base, Circa 1890-1900.
Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver Plate

Set Of Four Silver Jubilee Commemorative Chairs By Hands Of Wycombe c.1977
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb 20th Century set of four vintage blue velvet chairs modelled after the chairs used by peers in Westminster Abbey during Queen Elizabeth's Coronation in 1952. Recreated for h...
Category

1970s British Other Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Velvet, Wood

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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