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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Style: Baroque
Style: Arts and Crafts
French 18th Century Wooden Panel with Mother Ann And Maria
Located in Buisson, FR
Lovely hand-carved wooden panel representing the teaching of Maria by mother Ann.
Most likely it once was a door of a tabernacle. Beautiful weathered.
France circa 1750
Measurements ...
Category
18th Century French Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
A Very Fine and Unusual Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Dinner Gong
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine and unusual late 19th Century Arts and Crafts free standing dinner gong of exceptional quality, the clapper and the beautifully textured copper gong of circular form are ...
Category
19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper, Iron
17th/ 18th Century Italian Baroque Marble Holy Water Font or Stoup
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful Baroque marble holy water font or stoup,
Unique and original period piece. Italy, circa 1650-1750. Weathered condition.
Measures: H:10,5cm W:21,5cm D:19-26cm.
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
Silver boat censer. Spain, 17th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Silver ship. Spain, 17th century.
Naveta formed by forging, with the foot and the ends of the lid obtained by mold casting. Shaped like a symmetrical boat, it stands on a low circul...
Category
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Pieter de Hooch, Complete Edition
Located in Tivoli, NY
Pieter de Hooch, one of the most famous and innovative artists of Holland's Golden Age, played a pioneering role in the Delft School and the advancement of genre painting and natural...
Category
Mid-17th Century American Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Blue Hand Painted Baroque Cherub or Angel Portuguese Ceramic Tile Azulejo
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous blue hand painted Baroque cherub or angel 18th century style Portuguese ceramic tile/azulejo
The tile painted in cobalt blue over white in typical 18th century Portugal set...
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
Blue Hand Painted Baroque Cherub or Angel Portuguese Ceramic Tile or Azulejo
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous blue hand painted Baroque cherub or angel 18th century style Portuguese ceramic tile/azulejo
The tile painted in cobalt blue over white in typical 18th century Portugal set ...
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
Scarce Antique Russian Palekh icon Life of Saint Nicholas of Myra mid 18 century
Located in Sweden, SE
This Icon is real gem for museum and private collection. Such an icon could be seen in very few museums and perhaps in one or two very important private collection! Here is truly uni...
Category
Mid-18th Century Russian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
1911 Photographic History of the Civil War Books - Set of 10
Located in Seguin, TX
The Photographic History of the Civil War by Francis Trevelyan Miller. Published by The Review of Reviews, 1911, New York. Bright blue cloth binding with blind stamp flags, gilt ti...
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Alfred Stieglitz's Camera Notes Book
Located in Seguin, TX
Alfred Stieglitz's Camera Notes by Christian A. Peterson. Published by Minneapolis Institiute of Arts with W.W. Norton, Minneaplolis, New York, 1996. Illustrated softcover binding,...
Category
1990s American Arts and Crafts Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Spaniard Talavera Majolica Decorative Plate Of Don Quixote
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a very large decorating Majolica Plate depicting Don Quixote de La Mancha. These famous character is universally known by the Spanish novel book of Miguel de Cervantes (One o...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Clay, Majolica
Rare Antique Bronze Holy Heart Sculpture / Bust of Our Lord Jesus Christ 1920
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and large antique bronze sculpture of our Lord Jesus.
This gorgeous and sizeable bronze sculpture is another one of our recent great finds. We have never seen a bronze holy hea...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Large 18th Century Italian / Neapolitan Hand Carved Wooden Head of Christ
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique handcarved wooden head of Christ with beautiful expression and glass eyes, once used at processions.
Napels/ Italy, circa 1750-1800. Beautiful example of 18th century craftsma...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gesso, Glass, Wood
18thC Residenza
Located in Livorno, IT
Magnificent Baroque residenza from Napoli, Italy.
Vault with coffered ceiling, four grooved columns with corinthian capitals, high base with center fragment. Entirely hand-carved and...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Silver, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Unique Dutch Arts and Crafts Oak & Coromandel & Brass Chess Table w. Drawer 1910
Located in Lisse, NL
Extremely rare and timeless, Dutch Arts and Crafts chess table.
If you have been selling art and antiques as long as we have then you learn to recognize not only the difference between good quality and top quality, but also between rare and extremely rare. This unique Arts and Crafts chess table with...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Arts & Crafts Hand Painted Church Glass Window Bible Reading Mary, Fire & Angels
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique work of religous art, former church or cloister window.
This 'fire-painted' or stained glass church window possibly depicts a biblical scene or maybe 'just' the image of the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron, Lead, Metal
Impressive and Ancient Italian Armillary Sphere from Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Impressive and Ancient Italian Armillary Sphere from early 20th century,
handcrafted in wood and metal/golden brass with a base on 3 solid wood legs.
Certificate of authenticity....
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Italian Sterling Silver liturgical chalice
Located in VALENZA, IT
Liturgical chalice made of sterling silver.
Chalice with a round and elegant shape, features an embossment over its entire surface
On the cup and base, embossing and chiseling with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Edwardian Brass and Copper Figural WMF Cigar Cutter Attrib: Ignatius Taschner
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Arts and Crafts figural metalwork cigar cutter / ashtray. A brass Billy goat cigar cutter, jointed at the hip with integral cutter leaping over a cylindrical copper receptacle mounte...
Category
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper
French 18th Century Wooden Tabernacle Door Depicting Christ / Salvator Mundi
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful hand-carved Oak tabernacle door depicting Christ/ Salvator mundi.
Beautiful weathered with traces of its original color.
France circa 1750
Measurements include the wooden b...
Category
18th Century French Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Black Crucifix with Tourmaline in Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian crucifix adorned with tourmaline and mounted on tourmaline in a crystal matrix from Brazil.
The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the artist and c...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rock Crystal, Tourmaline
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
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
18th Century Italian Crucifix with Malachite, Calcite, and Raspberry Garnet
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian crucifix mounted on green malachite, calcite with fluorite, and raspberry garnet. The piece is adorned with Carnelian pebbles and garnet. The minerals are from a...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rock Crystal, Carnelian, Malachite
17th Century Sterling Silver Traveler Reliquary Case/Eucharist Bread Keepsake
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a 17th Century Sterling Silver Traveler Reliquary Round Case/Eucharist Bread Keepsake Box Pendant. It depicts a round wide hinged case engraved in the front with an IHS Chris...
Category
17th Century Unknown Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th Century Maria Crown Vermeille Silver Gilded Illegible Hallmarks Flanders
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Crafted from luxurious Vermeille Silver, this exquisite religious artifact hails from Flanders, where it once adorned the sacred statue of Maria. Adorned...
Category
Late 18th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Large Gilt Bronze Medallion Plate with putti, mythology, nymph - Italy - 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful italian medallion plaque in gilded and patinated bronze decorated in the style of pieces from the Northern Renaissance period.
The plaque is decorated with a scalloped...
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Navy Signal Cannon 18th / 19th Century European Brass Barrel And Wood Carriage
Located in Miami, FL
European signal cannon from the late 18th-19th century.
An antique piece made and used in Europe, circa 1800. This kind of small scale toys were made to be used in the navy of some ...
Category
Late 18th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique WWII Swiss Army 1945 MO-05 Military Bicycle Bike with Leather Frame Pack
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique WWII Swiss Army MO-05 Military Bicycle with Leather Frame Pack. Item featuredis being offered as pictured. Bicycle does seem to function nicely and the tires are holding air....
Category
1940s Arts and Crafts Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
18th Century Italian Church Kneeler in Walnut Wood
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An early 18th Century Italian Baroque Kneeler or kneeling stool in walnut.
This rare antique from a church has a drawer as well as a door with a shelf inside. In the interior of this piece, the bible or other catholic religious items...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
17th French Century Iron Figure of The Virgin
Located in Stamford, CT
Wonderful 17th century French Baroque cast iron figure of the Virgin praying. Likely originally part of an outdoor shrine as it has been exposed to the elements. The weathered surfac...
Category
Early 17th Century French Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Oil on Tin Retablo Our Lady Refugio of Sinners or Madonna and Child
Located in Dallas, TX
Oil on tin retablo nuetra señora del refugio ( Mary Refuge of Sinners ) or madonna and child, She is crowned and is holding baby christ, who is also crowned she is wearing blue and o...
Category
19th Century Mexican Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Dunhil's 'Tinder Pistol': 20th C. English Oak Wood/Bronzed Brass Table Lighter
By Dunhill
Located in North Miami, FL
Dunhil's 'Tinder Pistol': early 20th century oak wood and bronzed brass table lighter made in England
By: Dunhill
Material: brass, bronze, copper, metal, oak, wood
Technique: cast, forged, bronzed, hammered, hand-carved, hand-crafted, molded, metalwork
Dimensions: 4 in x 2.5 in x 6 in
Date: early 20th century, circa 1920
Style: Arts and Crafts
Place of origin: England
This 1920s english oak, copper and bronzed brass Dunhill table lighter neatly evokes an 18th century flintlock pistol...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze, Copper
Norwegian 18th Century Hand-carved Burlwood Lion Pipe Head
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Amazing hand-carved 18th Century Norwegian Burlwood lion pipe-head with brass hardware.
Category
Early 18th Century Norwegian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Burl
America's Glorious Quilts by Dennis Duke, Hardcover Book
By Beaux Arts Press
Located in North Hollywood, CA
America's Glorious Quilts by Dennis Duke 1989,
Hardcover oversize book with dust jacket.
America's Glorious Quilts coffee table book
by Dennis Duke a...
Category
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
18th Century Large Antique Bronze Bell 1 lbs Letter Weight
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Antique Bronze Letter bell weight or dumbell 1 lbs.
Category
Late 18th Century Danish Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Chelsea Flower Show Interest - Gold Medal Prize for 1937 Made By Omar Ramsden
By Omar Ramsden
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1936 by Omar Ramsden, this wonderful, Sterling Silver Chalice, is in the Arts & Crafts taste, and features the original gilding and the cast and applied crest...
Category
1930s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th Century Italian Carved Painted Wood Reliquary Altar Figure Bust Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable pair of scarce large Italian Baroque period carved and painted wood church altar reliquary busts.
Born in Italy in the 18th century / possibly late 17th century, figural form, each hand carved from a single log, modeled as opposing figures, parcel gilt polychrome decorated, hollowed central cavity with original glazed glass relic viewing panel, rising on integral marbleized scroll foot base.
Dimensions: (each)
21.25" Tall, 8.5" Wide, 8" Deep;
16.25lbs Total
Condition Report:
Very good original unrestored antique condition with beautifully aged patina. Wear consistent with age and use, including scattered nicks, chips, and chippy paint losses. One glazed panel with losses to sides. Overall in great shape, strong, sturdy, stable, and structurally sound. Presents splendidly
We here at Lynx Hollow Antiques absolutely love decorating with religious antiques! From an antique altarpiece, tabernacle, reredos, shrine niche, baptismal font, crucifix, santo statue, icon, religious folk art, retablo, monastery table to church architectural elements...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Blown Glass, Wood
Arts and Crafts Paper Roll Cutter, Shop Wrapping Paper Dispenser
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Paper Roll Cutter, Shop Wrapping Paper Dispenser
An unusual and very useful item, it has a golden oak frame with clover leaf cut outs...
Category
19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Mortar with pestle. Bronze. Spanish school, 17th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Mortar with pestle. Bronze. Spanish school, 17th century.
Bronze mortar with a convex mouth, a raised base facing outwards and a cylindrical body decorated on the outside with relie...
Category
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Large Antique European Carved Giltwood Church Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent Baroque period monumental carved polychromed gilt wood church altar figure - religious folk art sculpture, depicting Christ, The Good Shepherd.
Exquisitely hand-crafted in Continental Europe around the 18th century, judging by the quality of work this most impressive example was likely commissioned by an important Roman Catholic church as a main altarpiece / altar figure.
The rare one-of-a-kind ecclesiastical work, circa 1750, hand carved from a single large log, with exceptionally fine detailing throughout, gessoed, polychrome decorated, and richly gilded, modeled as standing Jesus figure with sculpted draped garbs, carrying a superbly textured lamb over His shoulders, partial hollowed open verso, rising on plinth base.
Dimensions: (approx)
44" High, 20" Wide, 11" Deep
Condition:
A truly remarkable museum quality example.
Overall excellent original antique condition, with beautifully aged warm rich dark patina and minimal wear.
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Religious folk art is a wonderful way to uniquely decorate your home, while adding inspiration, conversational interest, rich historical depth and significance.
Over the years, Lynx Hollow Antiques has acquired a remarkable collection of religious antiques. Offering collectible and educational decor in the form of wonderful, hand-crafted, one-off works from around the world, including altar, altarpiece, tabernacle, reliquary, monstrance, monastery table, monumental crucifix...
Category
18th Century European Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Giltwood
SET OF SIX SPOONS AND LADLE IN PORTUGUESE SILVER 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
SET OF SIX SPOONS AND LADLE IN PORTUGUESE SILVER
19th Century
with relief and openwork decoration with 'Boar II' hallmarks of 833 milesimas, dated 1887-1937.
In original case.
Signs...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Liturgical chalice in two-tone 800 solid silver with semiprecious stones
Located in VALENZA, IT
Liturgical chalice in two-tone 800 solid silver with semiprecious stones.
The body of the liturgical chalice is slightly hammered.
The conical stem was completely gilded and two frie...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
One of a kind, Dutch royal carriage, restored and ready to use
Located in Worthing, GB
Introducing the epitome of regal elegance and opulence, behold the majestic royal carriage. This exquisite masterpiece of craftsmanship and design stands as a symbol of prestige and ...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Baroque Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Italian Baroque Silver and Rock Crystal Crucifix
Located in Stamford, CT
18th Italian Baroque carved rock crystal crucifix with silver Corpus of Christ flaked by male and female attendants on either side. The stepped base decorated with silver mounts rest...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rock Crystal, Silver
17th Century Italian Baroque Angel Figure with Candleholder
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful angel figure with candle holder. Beautiful traces of the original paint and gilding visible,
Italy, circa 1650-1700. Weathered and old repair
More pictures available on re...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
French, 18th Century, Baroque Gilded Metal Procession Cross
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful baroque gilded metal procession cross with a great patina.
France circa 1750. weathered and small losses.
Measurements include the wooden pedestal.
Category
18th Century French Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
17th Century French Baroque Iron Winged Angel Fragment
Located in Stamford, CT
A very sweet depiction of a winged angel in prayer, late 16th or early 17th century ,likely from a French Baroque shrine. Cast iron with wonderful chase...
Category
Early 17th Century French Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron
Emilio Pucci Fashion Story Oversized Book by Vanessa Friedman Taschen 2010
By Emilio Pucci
Located in North Hollywood, CA
EMILIO. PUCCI Fashion Story by Armando Chitolina Edition and Vanessa Friedman Taschen 2010.
Limited Edition of 10,000 Copies.
Each unique copy is bound with one of a selection of lim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Christ with angels. Possibly Flemish school, 17th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Christ with angels. Oil on copper, ebony frame, textile. Possibly Flemish school, 17th century.
Oil painting on copper enhanced with a textile strip that also presents an ebony wood...
Category
17th Century European Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper, Other
EMILIO PUCCI Fashion Story Limited Edition Covered the Pucci Print Collection
By Emilio Pucci
Located in North Hollywood, CA
EMILIO PUCCI Fashion Story Armando Chitolina Edition by Vanessa Friedman 2010.
Limited Edition of 10,000 Copies.
EMILIO PUCCI Fashion Story.
Limited Edition, each unique copy is boun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Italian Sedan Chair
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th Century Italian Sedan Chair
This is a mid 19th Century piece, it is the Rococo style, in Green and Gold and upholstered inside in a heavy gold brocade, complete with cushion ...
Category
1850s Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Wall Mounted Brass Eagle Head on Oak Plaque Holding a Dinner Gong by Wm. Tonks
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
English Arts and Crafts period "Dinner Gong" by William Tonks & Sons (stamped on back). A well-cast brass or bronze eagle head mounted on an oak plaque of shield form and holding a s...
Category
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Portuguese Baroque Sculpture, 18th Century «Jesus» Statue (1770-1790)
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Baroque Period 18th Century art sculpture of portuguese origin of the Infant Jesus with blue eyes and pink face in polychrome chestnut wood, resting on a marbled podium and a 18th ...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Oversized Book Emilio Pucci Fashion Story Vanessa Friedman Limited Edition 2010
By Emilio Pucci
Located in North Hollywood, CA
EMILIO. PUCCI Fashion Story by Armando Chitolina Edition and Vanessa Friedman Tashen 2010.
"Limited Edition of 10,000 Copies.
Each unique copy is bound with one of a selection of lim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
18th Century Carved and Polychrome ''Virgin of Mercy'' Statue, Baroque Style
Located in Lisbon, PT
A 18th Century figure of the Pietà or the ''Virgin of Mercy'' , carved in polychrome chestnut wood. Our Lady appears seated on the throne with her head covered by a mantle supporting...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Charles II Carved Crest Of The Arms Of Westminster School
Located in Essex, MA
A large crest with shell and scroll carved frame enclosing an azure ground with gilded coat of arms featuring a cross with four birds over lions and fleur de lis and Tudor roses. Onl...
Category
1670s English Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
IMPORTANT PORTUGUESE ORATORY WITH CALVARY 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
ORATORY WITH NICHE
Portuguese, niche from the 17th century
in carved and gilded wood, decorated with plant motifs, angels and birds.
Box in mahogany wood.
Interior with Calvary - ...
Category
17th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Late 18th Century Spanish Silver Baroque Holy Water Font with Gilt Virgin Mary
Located in Madrid, ES
This highly decorative silver holy water font or stoup, is stamped with hallmarks placing its manufacture in Aspiazu, Bilbao, Spain during the l...
Category
Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
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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