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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Style: Art Nouveau
Style: Baroque
17th Century Italian Holy Water Stoup
Located in Brussels, BE
Italian holy water stoup. Second half of the 17th century.
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver, Bronze

17th Century Italian Holy Water Stoup
17th Century Italian Holy Water Stoup

17th Century Italian Holy Water Stoup

“Saint Dominic and Saint Francis”, Colonial School, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
“Saint Dominic and Saint Francis”. Polychromed terracotta. Colonial (South America) school, 18th century. It is narrated in this piece, with a remarkabl...
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18th Century South American Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Terracotta

“Saint Dominic and Saint Francis”, Colonial School, 18th Century
“Saint Dominic and Saint Francis”, Colonial School, 18th Century

“Saint Dominic and Saint Francis”, Colonial School, 18th Century

18th Century Dutch Brass Snuffbox
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
18th century Dutch snuffbox. The petite box is brass with ornate scrolled design throughout. The box will look simply beautiful and elegant on display or on a dressing room vanity.
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

18th Century Dutch Brass Snuffbox
18th Century Dutch Brass Snuffbox

18th Century Dutch Brass Snuffbox

Italian 19th Century Giltwood Altar Piece with Cloudy Sun-Ray Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian 19th century gilded wood richly carved altar stand. This Italian giltwood altar stand features exquisite cloud motifs in its top part with radiating sun-rays draping the back wall of the piece. The polygonal shape is decorated with mirrored panels and alternates mirrored ionic pillars...
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Mirror, Wood

Italian 19th Century Giltwood Altar Piece with Cloudy Sun-Ray Motifs
Italian 19th Century Giltwood Altar Piece with Cloudy Sun-Ray Motifs

Italian 19th Century Giltwood Altar Piece with Cloudy Sun-Ray Motifs

"Virgin with Child Jesus". Spain, End of the 17th-Early 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Spanish Baroque sculpture is one of the most authentic and personal examples of our art, because its conception and its form of expression arose from the people and from the deepest ...
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Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

"Virgin with Child Jesus". Spain, End of the 17th-Early 18th Century
"Virgin with Child Jesus". Spain, End of the 17th-Early 18th Century

"Virgin with Child Jesus". Spain, End of the 17th-Early 18th Century

Bronze Advertising Bank Vaults Sign Circa 1912 Savannah Georgia
Located in Savannah, GA
The Savannah Bank and Trust Company was established here in Savannah, Georgia in 1869 after several banks failed as a result of the Civil War. It first o...
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1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze

Bronze Advertising Bank Vaults Sign Circa 1912 Savannah Georgia
Bronze Advertising Bank Vaults Sign Circa 1912 Savannah Georgia

Bronze Advertising Bank Vaults Sign Circa 1912 Savannah Georgia

German 18th Century Silver And Hardwood Snuff Box
Located in Copenhagen, K
Wonderful carved German or Austrian snuff box hunting motive and silver mounting. Carved to fit "hand in glove." Provenance: Exhibited at the Dome M...
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Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver

German 18th Century Silver And Hardwood Snuff Box
German 18th Century Silver And Hardwood Snuff Box

German 18th Century Silver And Hardwood Snuff Box

Reredos Fragment, Gilded Wood, circa Second Half of the 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Altarpiece. Wood carved and gilded. Baroque, towards the second half of the 17th century. The Solomonic column was an element already known in the Renaissance (and before) that was popularized in art, in large part, thanks to the Baldachin of St. Peter's Basilica of the Vatican by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1624-1633), where he presented branches. In Spain, this type can already be seen in the Silver Tabernacle of the Cathedral of Seville (Juan de Alfaro, 15931596), used in altarpieces from the 1620s; nevertheless, the apogee of the Solomonic column will come from the hand of José Benito de Churriguera, whose altarpieces have an extraordinary importance since the second half of the 17th century and already at the beginning of the 18th century (note similarities and differences between the present altarpiece and that of the Convent of San Esteban...
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17th Century European Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Reredos Fragment, Gilded Wood, circa Second Half of the 17th Century
Reredos Fragment, Gilded Wood, circa Second Half of the 17th Century

Reredos Fragment, Gilded Wood, circa Second Half of the 17th Century

French Bronze Mortar, Early 17th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The mortar with fleurs de lys decoration.
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Early 17th Century French Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze

French Bronze Mortar, Early 17th Century
French Bronze Mortar, Early 17th Century

French Bronze Mortar, Early 17th Century

Louis Majorelle Nancy Signed Sideboard Vitrine, circa 1900
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant French vitrine cabinet signed by renowned Art Nouveau designer Louis Majorelle. The cabinet is composed of mahogany, walnut and multiple exotic...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Louis Majorelle Nancy Signed Sideboard Vitrine, circa 1900
Louis Majorelle Nancy Signed Sideboard Vitrine, circa 1900

Louis Majorelle Nancy Signed Sideboard Vitrine, circa 1900

Original Oil on Panel of St. Anthony of Padua , by Unidentified Artist
Located in Miami, FL
Original oil on panel of Saint offering the Child, by an unidentified artist. --This painting represents St. Anthony of Padua. The scene is one that is often chosen to represent ...
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Mid-17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Original Oil on Panel of St. Anthony of Padua , by Unidentified Artist
Original Oil on Panel of St. Anthony of Padua , by Unidentified Artist

Original Oil on Panel of St. Anthony of Padua , by Unidentified Artist

Pair of Sterling Silver Ashtrays by Tiffany & Co.
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in London, GB
A matched pair of classically-styled Sterling silver ashtrays, each with three cigar rests and edged with an slim Art Nouveau style border and bearing Tiffa...
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Late 20th Century American Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities

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Sterling Silver

Pair of Sterling Silver Ashtrays by Tiffany & Co.
Pair of Sterling Silver Ashtrays by Tiffany & Co.

Pair of Sterling Silver Ashtrays by Tiffany & Co.

Italian 19th Century Painted and Gilded Wooden Reliquary with Angel Face
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian 19th century painted reliquary. This reliquary features a gilded and carved angel face on the door. The sides are flanked with and lions faces with ring pulls. The general...
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Italian 19th Century Painted and Gilded Wooden Reliquary with Angel Face
Italian 19th Century Painted and Gilded Wooden Reliquary with Angel Face

Italian 19th Century Painted and Gilded Wooden Reliquary with Angel Face

Late 17th Century Baroque Court Portrait, Possibly of "Louis, Dauphin"
Located in Essex, MA
Beautiful court portrait of What May Very Well Be Louis XIV's Son, known as "Dauphin". The child in Baroque "Hunting" Attire, holding a bow and arrow, with a Papillon in Stride....
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Late 17th Century French Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Late 17th Century Baroque Court Portrait, Possibly of "Louis, Dauphin"
Late 17th Century Baroque Court Portrait, Possibly of "Louis, Dauphin"

Late 17th Century Baroque Court Portrait, Possibly of "Louis, Dauphin"

Cloudburst Altar Surround
Located in Newport Beach, CA
17th century, gilded wood, cloudburst with sun rays from an Italian altar.
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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Giltwood

Cloudburst Altar Surround
Cloudburst Altar Surround

Cloudburst Altar Surround

19th Century Masterpiece BIG Book "The Superstitions of Humanity"
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century. Impressive book Works illustrated with gorgeous stickers and engravings depicting historical and mythological scenes momuments and copied art objects of the most auth...
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1880s Spanish Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

19th Century Masterpiece BIG Book "The Superstitions of Humanity"
19th Century Masterpiece BIG Book "The Superstitions of Humanity"

19th Century Masterpiece BIG Book "The Superstitions of Humanity"

Antique Bust of a Spanish Knight, Hand Carved with Original Gesso and Paint
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Wooden bust of a knight. A wonderful armored knight carved from lime wood. The knight is well carved with the face (with moustache) looking out of the ...
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Mid-18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Pine

Antique Bust of a Spanish Knight, Hand Carved with Original Gesso and Paint
Antique Bust of a Spanish Knight, Hand Carved with Original Gesso and Paint

Antique Bust of a Spanish Knight, Hand Carved with Original Gesso and Paint

16th Century Spanish Carved & Polychrome Painted Saint Anne with the Infant Mary
Located in Miami, FL
This sculpture represents Santa Ana (Saint Anne) with the infant Mary. Verge
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16th Century European Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

16th Century Spanish Carved & Polychrome Painted Saint Anne with the Infant Mary
16th Century Spanish Carved & Polychrome Painted Saint Anne with the Infant Mary

16th Century Spanish Carved & Polychrome Painted Saint Anne with the Infant Mary

Continental Baroque Style Miniature Mahogany Console Model, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The bombe chest with hinged lifting top.
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Mid-19th Century European Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Mahogany

Continental Baroque Style Miniature Mahogany Console Model, 19th Century
Continental Baroque Style Miniature Mahogany Console Model, 19th Century

Continental Baroque Style Miniature Mahogany Console Model, 19th Century

Early 18th century Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Dome-Top Box
Located in Troy, NY
Unusual carved box with a dome top cover and one-drawer. Nice dried out light color.
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Walnut

Early 18th century Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Dome-Top Box
Early 18th century Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Dome-Top Box

Early 18th century Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Dome-Top Box

Baroque Period, Italian, Marble Tabernacle
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Fabulous, hand-carved and veneered, 1700's, solid marble tabernacle from an Italian church altar. The scrolling, side pillars are surmounted by a ...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Marble

Baroque Period, Italian, Marble Tabernacle
Baroque Period, Italian, Marble Tabernacle

Baroque Period, Italian, Marble Tabernacle

A Portuguese Polychrome & Giltwood Presentoir, 18th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Portuguese Baroque Polychrome & Giltwood Presentoir 18th Century With elaborate scroll and flower carved canopy and framework Height 30 in. Width 18 in. Depth 10 in. ...
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18th Century and Earlier Portuguese Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

A Portuguese Polychrome & Giltwood Presentoir, 18th Century
A Portuguese Polychrome & Giltwood Presentoir, 18th Century

A Portuguese Polychrome & Giltwood Presentoir, 18th Century

Large Baroque Carved and Gilt Wood Angels, Italian 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional and rare pair of carved and gilt hard wood angels. Each is about 2 feet high with incredible detail and presence. Original gilding with excellent original patina. Ital...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Walnut

Large Baroque Carved and Gilt Wood Angels, Italian 18th Century
Large Baroque Carved and Gilt Wood Angels, Italian 18th Century

Large Baroque Carved and Gilt Wood Angels, Italian 18th Century

René Lalique Glass Hatpin, circa 1912
By René Lalique
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
René Lalique (1860-1945) Gros Gland Feuille Moulded-pressed and patinated glass hatpin Chiseled metal mount First introduced in 1912 Illustrated in...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

René Lalique Glass Hatpin, circa 1912
René Lalique Glass Hatpin, circa 1912

René Lalique Glass Hatpin, circa 1912

Extraordinary Art Nouveau Walking Stick Silver, 1905
Located in Berlin, DE
Extraordinary walking stick with beautiful Art Nouveau handle in 800 silver around 1900 Floral Art Nouveau handle slightly tarnished silver.
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Early 1900s Jugendstil Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver

Extraordinary Art Nouveau Walking Stick Silver, 1905
Extraordinary Art Nouveau Walking Stick Silver, 1905

Extraordinary Art Nouveau Walking Stick Silver, 1905

Stunning & Quality Made Spanish Baroque Style, Carved Blanket Chest / Trunk
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful Spanish trunk / chest with an amazing presence. If you like great condition Baroque furniture then we are certain you will like this quality made and very good condition c...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wrought Iron

Stunning & Quality Made Spanish Baroque Style, Carved Blanket Chest / Trunk
Stunning & Quality Made Spanish Baroque Style, Carved Blanket Chest / Trunk

Stunning & Quality Made Spanish Baroque Style, Carved Blanket Chest / Trunk

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ANTIQUE FRENCH TOY THEATER 19th CENTURY
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
ANTIQUE FRENCH TOY THEATER 19th CENTURY DECORATIVE FRENCH THEATER MADE IN PAINTED WOOD AND DECORATED. MEASURES: 75X80X40 CM
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19th Century French Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

ANTIQUE FRENCH TOY THEATER 19th CENTURY
ANTIQUE FRENCH TOY THEATER 19th CENTURY

ANTIQUE FRENCH TOY THEATER 19th CENTURY

Collection of Nine Silver Sacred Heart Ex Voto Monogramed Antique Italy, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A collection of nine cute petite religious Ex Voto. I do not know what it is made of, thin and light filigree silver or silver plated metal. Each is handmade, embossed and then welde...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver Plate, Sheet Metal

Collection of Nine Silver Sacred Heart Ex Voto Monogramed Antique Italy, 1900s
Collection of Nine Silver Sacred Heart Ex Voto Monogramed Antique Italy, 1900s

Collection of Nine Silver Sacred Heart Ex Voto Monogramed Antique Italy, 1900s

18th Century Italian Baroque Reliquary
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and detailed reliquary holder with its original gilding, Italy, circa 1750. Weathered and small losses.
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

18th Century Italian Baroque Reliquary
18th Century Italian Baroque Reliquary

18th Century Italian Baroque Reliquary

Antique Box With Coat Of Arms 19th century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Antique Box With Coat Of Arms 19th century ANTIQUE BOX WITH CREST ELEGANT LEATHER BOX WITH CENTRAL SHIELD.THE INTERIOR IS LINED IN RED.IT HAS ITS ORI...
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19th Century French Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

Antique Box With Coat Of Arms 19th century
Antique Box With Coat Of Arms 19th century

Antique Box With Coat Of Arms 19th century

17th Spanish Sculpture in Carved Silver Gild Wood Saint Michel, Castilia
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind Baroque Spanish St Michel sculpture. A museum piece !! The artistic imprint shows the typical Castilian traces in the conception and interpretation of the subject. This allows us to frame the attribution to a close circle of the stela left by Gregorio Fernández (1576-1636) in the very recognized Castilian circle. The artist responsible for the creation of this magnificent carving has undoubtedly been trained in the footsteps of Fernández in the Castilian Baroque context. He powerfully remembers the Archangel San Miguel preserved in the reliquary of the Church of San Miguel de Valladolid; belonging to the first third of the seventeenth century. Both carvings show great parallels in the spatial conception, in the configuration of the cloths...
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1680s Albanian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

17th Spanish Sculpture in Carved Silver Gild Wood Saint Michel, Castilia
17th Spanish Sculpture in Carved Silver Gild Wood Saint Michel, Castilia

17th Spanish Sculpture in Carved Silver Gild Wood Saint Michel, Castilia

Pair of Antique Friezes in the Shape of a Flower
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Pair of antique friezes in wood in the shape of a flower. They bear traces of lacquering, now erased by time. I just had the centrale part redone, to gi...
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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fruitwood

Pair of Antique Friezes in the Shape of a Flower
Pair of Antique Friezes in the Shape of a Flower

Pair of Antique Friezes in the Shape of a Flower

WMF Ignatius Taschner Jugendstil Copper and Brass Goat & Sleigh Candleholder
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual German Jugendstil copper and brass smokers companion or candleholder formed as a goat pulling a sleigh the design attributed to re...
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Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass, Copper

WMF Ignatius Taschner Jugendstil Copper and Brass Goat & Sleigh Candleholder
WMF Ignatius Taschner Jugendstil Copper and Brass Goat & Sleigh Candleholder

WMF Ignatius Taschner Jugendstil Copper and Brass Goat & Sleigh Candleholder

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Old Brass Hand Bell, Primary School Bell
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Old Brass Hand Bell, Primary School Bell Great little piece one was school bell of calling the children in from break. It is made in solid brass and has a...
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Mid-19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Old Brass Hand Bell, Primary School Bell
Old Brass Hand Bell, Primary School Bell

Old Brass Hand Bell, Primary School Bell

Large 18th Century Wood Carved Statue of "Saint Francis of Assisi"
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare and large 18th century carved religious figure that resembles St. Francis. 159 cm / 62.5 inch tall. Carved in one piece of Balayong wood....
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Mid-18th Century Philippine Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Large 18th Century Wood Carved Statue of "Saint Francis of Assisi"
Large 18th Century Wood Carved Statue of "Saint Francis of Assisi"

Large 18th Century Wood Carved Statue of "Saint Francis of Assisi"

Rare and Important Italian Alabaster Bust Sculpture of Jesus Christ, C. 1860
Located in New York, NY
A rare and important Italian alabaster bust sculpture of Jesus Christ, C. 1860 A modeled bust of Holy Christ wearing a crown of thorns, excep...
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Alabaster

Rare and Important Italian Alabaster Bust Sculpture of Jesus Christ, C. 1860
Rare and Important Italian Alabaster Bust Sculpture of Jesus Christ, C. 1860

Rare and Important Italian Alabaster Bust Sculpture of Jesus Christ, C. 1860

German Saxonian Baroque Style Walnut Veneer Chest of Drawers or Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
Rectangular German Baroque style chest of drawers with curvy front standing on four bun feet and holding three frieze drawers with bronze handles. Top, front and both sides with fine...
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Early 20th Century German Baroque Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze

German Saxonian Baroque Style Walnut Veneer Chest of Drawers or Commode
German Saxonian Baroque Style Walnut Veneer Chest of Drawers or Commode

German Saxonian Baroque Style Walnut Veneer Chest of Drawers or Commode

Early 20th Century Earth Globe
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
Early 20th century earth globe. Wooden base and Globus made of plaster and paper. As you can see in one photo the paper has been damaged in this one plac...
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities

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Plaster, Wood, Paper

Early 20th Century Earth Globe
Early 20th Century Earth Globe

Early 20th Century Earth Globe

Claude Lalanne, a Rare Gilt-Bronze Dragonfly Frame, France, C. 1985
By Claude Lalanne
Located in New York, NY
Claude Lalanne (1925-2019) a rare gilt-bronze dragonfly frame, France C. 1985, Signed on reverse Cl. Lalanne Artcurial 25/450. Measures: 4" high x 3...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze

Claude Lalanne, a Rare Gilt-Bronze Dragonfly Frame, France, C. 1985
Claude Lalanne, a Rare Gilt-Bronze Dragonfly Frame, France, C. 1985

Claude Lalanne, a Rare Gilt-Bronze Dragonfly Frame, France, C. 1985

Cigar Set Art Nouveau Barbotine by Jean Bernard De Bruyn, 1900
By Gustave De Bruyn
Located in Paris, FR
Art Nouveau style cigar tobacco set tabac made in Barbotine faience ceramic by famous De Bruyn, 1900s. Plate L 32 cm, W 28 cm, D 4cm Jars D 4.5, H 7cm D ...
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19th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Ceramic, Faience

Cigar Set Art Nouveau Barbotine by Jean Bernard De Bruyn, 1900
Cigar Set Art Nouveau Barbotine by Jean Bernard De Bruyn, 1900

Cigar Set Art Nouveau Barbotine by Jean Bernard De Bruyn, 1900

Scandinavian Mid-17th Century Bronze Iron, Dated 1646
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Scandinavian mid-17th century bronze iron, dated 1646.
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Mid-17th Century Scandinavian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze

Scandinavian Mid-17th Century Bronze Iron, Dated 1646
Scandinavian Mid-17th Century Bronze Iron, Dated 1646

Scandinavian Mid-17th Century Bronze Iron, Dated 1646

German Globe circa 1900 with Compass
Located in Hamburg, DE
A beautiful, old earth globe with a compass. A particularly beautiful piece with a straight stand and wooden base with embedded compass. "Mang's new earth globe", comes from the Stuttgart publishing house Adolf Mang (1849-1933) and was manufactured in the beginning of the 20th century. The product is in a good and functional condition for over 100 years. However, the earth map...
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Early 20th Century German Jugendstil Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper, Wood

German Globe circa 1900 with Compass
German Globe circa 1900 with Compass

German Globe circa 1900 with Compass

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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