Collectibles and Curiosities
Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Color: Beige
Irving Penn Regards the Work of Issey Miyake - 1st Edition, Johnathan Cape, 1999
By Irving Penn , Issey Miyake
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Jonathan Cape, London 1999.
Collecting photographs taken between 1975-1998, this bright and still forward-thinking...
Category
1990s British Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1970 Seiko Blue and Tobacco Retro Vintage Industrial Antique Steel Quartz Clock
By Seiko
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Seiko super tanker slave clock original aqua blue finish
A reclaimed and restored maritime slave clock.
These clocks were used in great numbers on super tankers, cargo ships an...
Category
1970s Japanese Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cut Steel, Steel
1970 Seiko Blue and Tobacco Retro Vintage Industrial Antique Steel Quartz Clock
By Seiko
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Seiko super tanker slave clock original aqua marine green finish
A reclaimed and restored maritime slave clock.
These clocks were used in great numbers on super tankers, cargo ...
Category
1970s Japanese Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cut Steel, Steel
1970s Seiko Retro Vintage Industrial Antique Steel Quartz Wall Clock, Pink
By Seiko
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Seiko super tanker slave clock original re-finished in Millenial Pink.
A reclaimed and restored maritime slave clock.
These clocks were used in great numbers on super tankers, ...
Category
1970s Japanese Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cut Steel, Steel
An Early Victorian Album: The Photographic Masterpieces, 1st Ed
By Roy Strong
Located in valatie, NY
An Early Victorian Album: The Photographic Masterpieces (1843-1847) of David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson by Roy Strong. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare early 1980s Iggy Pop Announcement
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Iggy Pop Invites You To Join Him for a Private New Year’s Eve Celebration at The Hard Rock Cafe.”
Extremely rare vintage announcement card; New York City c.1981.
4x6 inches.
Good overall vintage condition.
Unsigned.
Iggy Pop is an American rock singer-songwriter, musician, and occasional actor, who is often referred to as the godfather of punk. His role as the outrageous and unpredictable frontman of protopunk band The Stooges...
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage 1990s Artist Made Tribal Bauxite Pottery Beaded Necklace
Located in Seguin, TX
1990's Artist studio made beaded necklace using bauxite, cow horn, vintage pottery spindle whorls, glass trade beads, brass. By Linda Thompson (20th/21st century) Texas, 22" long, sp...
Category
Late 20th Century American Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Brass
Jean-Michel Basquiat The Paris Review, 1989 'Vintage Jean-Michel Basquiat'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat The Paris Review:
1989 The Paris Review book, featuring Jean-Michel Basquiat cover art. Imagery features a reproduction of Basquiat's (untitled) 1982 Jackson.
Offset lithograph on double sided art book.
Measures approximately: 5.5 x 9 inches; soft cover. Approximately 50pgs.
Minor age related wear; in otherwise very good overall vintage condition.
1st edition, 1st printing 1989. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Highly collectible.
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Category
1980s Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1970's British Yellow Illumination & White AC GMT Co. Classic Quartz Wall Clock
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Quartz sweep seconds / non ticking wall clock finished in Yellow Pantone 13-0647 Illuminating.
Rescued from Industrial scrap yards and brought back t...
Category
1970s English Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Rare Pierre Cardin Pop Art Futuristic Ambiance Phone
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Rare and highly collectable Pop Art futuristic Ambiance phone.
Category
1980s Taiwanese Futurist Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Necklace with Tourmaline and Citrine Quartz from Italy
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Italian "torchon" round-neck necklace with tourmaline and citrine quartz. Mounted with gold (gr.4.25).
Unique piece. ref. G/125
Wearable also...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Quartz
William Morris by Linda Perry 1st Ed. 1996
Located in London, GB
Published by the V&A to accompany the centenary exhibition on William Morris
Important reference book as this is the first comprehensive study to be published on William Morris
Category
1990s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Memphis, Barbara Radice 1984 First Edition
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Rizzoli, 1984
‘Research, Experiences, Result, Failures and Successes of New Design’
Founded in 1981 by designer Ettore Sottsass, the Italy-based Mem...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Looking Good a Guide for Men, Charles Hix and Bruce Weber 1st Edition 1977
Located in London, GB
First US edition published by Hawthorn New York 1977
Looking Good; the first book ever to feature Bruce Weber’s photograph and of course it’s a men’s grooming...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Garry Winogrand, Winogrand 1964 Book 2002
Located in London, GB
First edition, hard cover, published by Arena Editions, New Mexico, 2002.
In 1964 Garry Winogrand spent four months travelling America and taking photographs and spent the remainder...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Medical Guide: Sanatorium Treatment for Liver and Biliary Tract, 1J131
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Embark on a journey into medical insights with this vintage book, a valuable guide titled "Санитарно-курортное лечение заболеваний печени и желчных путей" (Sanatorium Treatment for L...
Category
1970s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1986 Antoni Tàpies Book: 'Tapies i la Nova Cultura'
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Explore the artistic genius of Antoni Tàpies with this remarkable 1986 book, titled 'Tapies i la Nova Cultura,' edited by Polígrafa. This is a special illustrated edition, encapsulat...
Category
1980s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
David Hicks on Decoration - with fabrics 1st US Edition 1971
Located in London, GB
Published bye Britwell books 1st US Edition 1971
The use of pattern and fabric took on an entirely new meaning when David Hicks began his illustrious career. Here, he gives detailed ...
Category
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
SIX ORIGINAL DRAWINGS OF YOSEMITE SAM - Signed By Virgil Ross
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
ARTIST: Virgil Ross.
TITLE: Yosemite Sam (Six Original drawings).
PUBLISHER: Warner Brothers Studios, (c.1990's)
DESCRIPTION: SIX ORIGINAL DRAWINGS OF YOSEMITE SAM. 17" x 13-1/2'...
Category
1990s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Haskins Posters by Sam Haskin 1st Edition 1972
Located in London, GB
A beautiful iconic book consisting of 31 pull-out posters designed and photographed by Sam Haskins. Haskins Posters is considered a definitive example of 70’s...
Category
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
David Bailey Monographie 1st French Edition 1999 (book)
Located in London, GB
A major figure of the "Swinging 60's", David Bailey acquires a reputation comparable to that of the celebrities who parade in front of his lens: Catherine Deneuve, Jeanne Moreau, And...
Category
1990s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Dufy text by Alfred Werner 1st Edition 1970
Located in London, GB
1st Edition Published by Thames and Hudson 1970
A beautiful book showcasing Raoul Dufys paintings and drawings. Dufy (3 June 1877 23 March 1953) was a French Fauvist painter. He de...
Category
1970s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
X-Ray, François Nars, 1st Edition, Powerhouse Books, 1999
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by PowerHouse Books, New York, 1999.
X-Ray is a captivating book by François Nars, the renowned makeup artist and founder of the NARS Cosmetics brand. Published in 1999, this book is a retrospective of Nars' work in the fashion industry, showcasing his unique artistic vision and creative process.
Filled with stunning photography, X-Ray features Nars' innovative and boundary-pushing makeup looks, which have graced the pages of numerous fashion magazines and runway shows. The book also includes behind-the-scenes anecdotes and insights into Nars' creative process, offering a rare glimpse into the world of high-fashion makeup artistry.
A great, visually appealing document of 90s fashion...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Out of the Studio by Tom Bianchi, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Out of the Studio by Tom Bianchi. Published by St.Martin's Press, 1991. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. The unself-conscious and affectionate con...
Category
1990s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Bicolor Travertine Chess Game Angelo Mangiarotti Style, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Rare modernist chess game in two colored travertine in the style of Italian design Angelo Mangiarotti.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The minimalistic design of this game set will make a fine table top accessory...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Vintage Coastal Pencil Reed Pagoda
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Coastal tall pagoda. A chic pencil reed construction with a tiny drawer for you to keep your secret treasures. Monumental in size and dr...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Reed
Set of Ashtray and Lighter in Ceramic and Brass by Tommaso Barbi, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing tobacco set of round ashtray or vide-poche and lighter in ceramic and brass by the Italian designer Tommaso Barbi for B ceramiche.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Tommaso B...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
1970s German Industrial Cast Aluminum and Glass T8 Explosion Proof Striplight
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
A vintage Industrial flameproof ceiling striplight / tube light made by Wittenburg of Germany. Originally designed for hazardous areas in factories and on cargo ships.
The build i...
Category
1970s German Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
The Shaker World by John T. Kirk
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Shaker World by John T. Kirk. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. of New York. Printed and bound in Japan. 277 illustrat...
Category
Late 20th Century Shaker Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
in and Out of Fashion, William Klein, 1st Edition, Jonathan Cape, 1994
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1994.
This truly amazing book, published to accompany an exhibition at the International Center of Photography in New York, collects the fashion work of legendary photographer William Klein. Showing his early and inventive work for Vogue and others as he explored and developed styles and techniques, we can see a different side to his work than his radical street photography, and how that in turn would feed back into his fashion work and film work through the years. Covering a broad span of his career with fashion and Classic, subversive films like 'Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?' and 'Mister Freedom...
Category
1990s British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Henri Cartier Bresson and the Artless Art by Jean-Pierre Montier
Located in London, GB
Henri Cartier Bresson and the Artless Art by Jean-Pierre Montier
Published by Thames and Hudson, 1996.
This beautifully curated book delves into Cartier-Bresson's iconic photogr...
Category
1990s European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Table Cigar Lighter Four-Leaf Clover Malachite Stone Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Table cigar lighter in the shape of a four-leaf clover with frames in 925/1000 sterling silvergold plated and real malachite stone. Piezoelectric m...
Category
1970s Italian Other Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Malachite, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Assignments, Lord Snowdon, 1st Edition 1972, Signed
By Lord Snowdon
Located in London, GB
Assignments - Lord Snowdon - 1st Edition 1972 - Signed
Published by William Morrow & Company, Inc, New York, 1972
Lord Snowden invented the idea of t...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Solid Brass Ships Nautical Miles Gauge
Located in Norwell, MA
Made in England by Thomas Walker and Son LTD Birmingham. Triple dial, anchor logo, nautical miles, and per mile and hundred miles gauges. Great piece of nautical décor.
Weight: 8 ...
Category
1970s European Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Walter Albini Published by Carla Sozzani 1st Edition 1990
Located in London, GB
A very scarce book published by Carla Sozzani founder of 10 Corso Como in Milan as a tribute to Walter Albini (1941-1983) and his contribution to Italian...
Category
1990s Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Marble Chess Board
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Inlaid marble chess board.
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
Pair of Solid B&W Telescopic Speakers, 1980
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Pair of solid B&W telescopic speakers - Circa 1980
Adjustable
Very rare and excellent sound
Measures: H 60 x D 20 cm.
Category
1980s European Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Christie's Sale Catalogue of the Contents of Castlegar, Ballinalsoe, Co. Galway
By Christie's
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's Sale Catalogue of the Contents of Castlegar, Ballinalsoe, Co. Galway and remaining contents of Somerton, Castleknock on 24th and 25th May, 1988. 1st Ed softcover auction c...
Category
1980s Northern Irish Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Italian Mid-Century Modern Professional Chess Board with Pawns, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Professional chess board with pawns, 1980s
Professional chessboard in metal, wood and plastic. The game board measures 37.5 x 37.5 cm and the single box measures 4.37 x 4.37 cm. The ...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Solid Brass Ships Nautical Miles Gauge
Located in Norwell, MA
Made in England by Thomas Walker and Son LTD Birmingham. Triple dial, anchor logo, nautical miles, and per mile and hundred miles gauges. Great piece of nautical décor.
Weight: 8 ...
Category
1970s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Book L'Utopie du tout plastique, 1960-1973, Norma Editions
Located in FERROL, ES
L'Utopie du tout plastique, 1960-1973 book. Norma Editions.
Edition by Philippe Decelle, Diane Hennebert and Pierre Loze. Year 1994.
Foundation pour l'architecture, Brussels.
...
Category
1990s Belgian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Music Drum, 1970’s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Vintage music drum, made in the 70’s in Czechoslovakia. It was originally originally part of a drum kit. In good Vintage condition.
Measures: Height: 46 cm...
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Sotheby's Art at Auction, 1994-95: the Art Market Review 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Art at Auction, 1994-95: The Art Market Review 1st Ed. Published by Sotheby Parke Bernet, NY, 1996. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Numerou...
Category
1990s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Trouble and Strife, David Bailey, J.H. Lartigue, 1st Edition, T&H, 1980
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Thames & Hudson, London, 1980.
Best known for his portraiture and fashion photographs of 1960s London, which shaped how this period is remembered and envisaged, David Bailey turns in this book to a more personal subject for a selection of brilliantly creative, playful and devoted photographs of his then-wife, Marie Helvin. With 81 plates, beautifully printed in duotone, these black and white, intimate, nude photographs are stylish, sensual and frank records of a relationship; diaristic and taken with the care that shows them to be, as Bailey says of them, "photographs I take for myself". Easily standing among Bailey's best work, this photobook has an introduction from the artist Brian Clarke...
Category
1980s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art at Auction: The Year at Sotheby's 1981-1982, 1st Ed
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Art at Auction : The Year at Sotheby's 1981-1982. Published by Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1982. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. This annual reference work provides a view of the year's...
Category
1980s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Giuseppe Armani Lady Porcelain Figurine
Located in Plainview, NY
A beautiful and elegant porcelain figurine named " Florence " signed and stamped by the maker Giuseppe Armani. This beautiful is one of the rare authen...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Sotheby's, The Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Softcover, New in Wrapper
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's; The Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. New York: Sotheby's, 1996. First edition softcover, new in wrapper. 584 pages. A catalogue of the Sotheby's auction for the estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Pieces include Jack Kennedy's oak rocking chair, a study for the White House portrait of Jackie, a collection of Lettuce Ware...
Category
Late 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Haziza Jewel Toned Green, Purple, Orange, Pink, Blue Lucite Tic Tac Toe Game
Located in North Miami, FL
This fun never used happy tic tac toe set game is by the lucite artist and sculptor Schlomi Haziza. It is from the 70's and sits its original black box and plastic wrap never touched...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lucite
Warhol on Basquiat, the Iconic Relationship Told in Andy Warhol’s Words. Book
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat’s complex relationship captivated the art world then and now. At a time when Warhol was already world famous and the elder statesman of New York cool, Basquiat was a downtown talent rising rapidly from the graffiti scene. Together, they forged an electrifying personal and professional partnership.
As a prolific documentarian of his own world, Warhol extensively photographed and wrote of his friendship with Basquiat, all played against the backdrop of 1980s Downtown New York City. It reveals not only the emotional depth of their relationship but also its ambiguities, extremities, and complexities.
Produced in collaboration with The Andy Warhol Foundation and Jean-Michel Basquiat’s estate, this book chronicles the duo’s relationship in hundreds of previously unpublished photographs of Basquiat along with a dynamic cast of characters from Madonna to Grace Jones, Keith Haring to Fela Kuti. The shots are accompanied by entries from the legendary Andy Warhol Diaries...
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Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Collectible Art Book “Michelangelo: The Complete Sculpture”, 1982
Located in View Park, CA
An absolutely sublime collectible coffee table book: « Michelangelo: The Complete Sculpture. » Printed and bound in Japan by Abrams, 1982. With text by Frederick Hartt (though the bo...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Curtis Jere Brass Wire Schooner Table Top Sculpture, 1976
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Signed early version C. Jere 1976 Brass Wire Yacht Sculpture, Brass Sailboat Sculpture by Artisan House. Featuring a one piece three dimensional Sloop ...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
The Art of the New Yorker 1925-1995 by Lee Lorenz
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Art of the New Yorker 1925-1995 by Lee Lorenz. First edition, published in 1995 by Alfred A. Knopf of New York. Manufactured in the United States of America. Hardcover with dust ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Portraits by Halsman Hardcover Book, 1983
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An incredible look through the lens of one of the most prolific American photographers of the past 5 decades, Philippe Halsman. "Portraits" contains images of some of the most iconic...
Category
1980s French Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Homecoming, Don McCullin, 1st Edition, Macmillan, 1979
By Don McCullin
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Macmillan, London, 1979.
“My book isn’t about England, I suppose, as much as it’s about me.”
After a lifetime spent relentl...
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1970s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Norman Rockwell’s People by Susan E. Meyer
Located in Bradenton, FL
Norman Rockwell’s People by Susan E. Meyer. Hardcover book with dustjacket. First edition, published in 1981 by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., of New York. Printed and bound in Japan, 242 pa...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Tobacco Set in Travertine Ashtray Lighter and Box by Cerri Nestore, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Tobacco set in travertine marble composed of ashtray, lighter and box by the Italian designer Cerri Nestore, 1970s.
The original label is still attache...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Frank Stella Abstract Artist Metropolitan Museum of Art Book, 1970, New York
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
A hard-cover book with dust-jacket on abstract American artist Frank Stella, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1970, New York, NY. This book presents a decade of Sella's work from 1959 - 1...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Williams, Tennessee. Small Craft Warnings, 'First Edition - Signed - 1972'
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: WILLIAMS, Tennessee.
Title: Small Craft Warnings.
Publisher: New York: New Directions, 1972.
Description: FIRST EDITION SIGNED. 1 vol., hardcover, with the DJ, not ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
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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