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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Color:  Beige
1965 Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Hot Water Bottle by Duarry Spain
Located in Antwerp, BE
1965 Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Hot Water Bottle by Duarry Spain. A collectible Mickey Mouse rubber hot water bottle with original stopper. This Walt Disney Production Mickey Mouse is made in Spain by Duarry in 1965. Walt Disney character, Mickey Mouse, wears a red pair of trousers and a blue T-shirt with long sleeves and is holding a rifle. This Disney Hunter figurine is made of rubber or latex and is still in very good vintage condition. Beautiful with some traces by age an use. Important: the rubber is not hard and still flexibel and has no bursts or holes. A must have for the Mickey Mouse Collector. Animated Cartoon Character - Mickey Mouse - Vintage Hot Water Bottles...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Rubber

Mid-20th Century Israeli Mezuzah
Located in New York, NY
Early Israeli Mezuzah on velvet mounting with ornate silvered body, and with gilded top and base. Decorated with colored glass and with gilded bell hangin...
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1940s Israeli Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

1950s German Newspaper Advertising Tin Clips Midcentury Graphic Design Set
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Small collection of light duty metal clips, from German newspapers. Silkscreen on thin metal. All working. Kölnische Zeitung (Cologne Gazette) Frankfurter Rundschau Rheinische P...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Tin

Picasso's Variations On Velazquez Painting "The Maids of Honor" Abrams, 1st Ed.
By Pablo Picasso, Harry N. Abrams, Jaime Sabartés
Located in Rochester, NY
Picasso's Variations on Velazquez Painting "The Maids of Honor" And Other Recent Works - With a Personal Reflection by Jaime Sabartes - Harry N. Abrams Inc. Publishers, New York. Pub...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Jane Peterson Autograph with Magazine Article
Located in valatie, NY
Jane Peterson Autograph with Magazine Article. July 1943 Americana Illustrated Volume XXXVII, Number 3. This was a publication of "The American Historical Company," New York City. Wi...
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1940s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Colonial Ironwork in Old Philadelphia The Craftsmanship of the Early Days
Located in valatie, NY
Colonial Ironwork in Old Philadelphia: The Craftsmanship of the Early Days of the Republic by Philip B. Wallace. Architectural Book Publishing Company, 1930. First Edition hardcover ...
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1930s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

naissances d' ahprodite - LUCIEN CLERGUE - 1966 Brussels & Brussels
Located in Rochester, NY
naissances d' aphrodite - LUCIEN CLERGUE - birth of aphrodite - 1966 Brussels & Brussels, New York - Hardcover ivory cloth book w/ black lettering and dust jacket. Exquisite erotic black...
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1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Tarzan's Magic Fountain
Located in London, GB
Original British trade advertisement for the 1949 adventure, fantasy science film Tarzan's Magic Fountain. The film was directed by Lee Sholem and starred Lex Barker, Brenda Joyce, ...
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1940s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Decorative Wedgwood by Alison Kelly, Signed and Inscribed 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Decorative Wedgwood by Alison Kelly. Country Life Limited, 1965. Signed and Inscribed 1st Edition hardcover with dust jacket. The book covers: Josiah Wedgwood and the Taste of His Time, Ideas for Interior Decoration, Chimney-Piece Designs, Jasper Chimney-Pieces, Wyatt, Holland & Cameron (architects), Fonts, Furnishing Details, Tiles and Dairies, Furniture Inset with Wedgwood Ware, the Victorian Revival. A study of Wedgwood's decorative production as it relates to the taste of the times in the applied arts. The author describes the whole range of Wedgwood's output in the field of interior decoration, from the basalt figures and wall plaques to the more esoteric fonts and funeral urns...
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1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Five Rare Christmas Ornaments Vintage, German, 1910s to 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare set of 5 Christmas ornaments. Each is made from thin mouth blown glass, this would be a great antique addition for your Christmas or feather tree. Included is a nice Reflector ornament from the 1930s, 2 small walnut feather tree ornaments from the 1910s and two flower bunch ornaments with glass balls and Dresden Sebnitz Christmas paper...
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1930s German Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wire

Billion Dollar Brain
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1967 action comedy starring Michael Caine and Karl Malden. This film was directed by Ken Russell. This poster is unfolded...
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1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Meubles Usuels Louis XVI by Jacques Mottheau, 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Meubles Usuels: Louis XVI by Jacques Mottheau. Libraire Centrale Des Beaux-arts, Paris, France. 36 B&W plates all printed on one sided heavy stock. On...
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Mid-20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Madman's Drum, A Novel in Woodcuts by Lynd Ward, Second Printing, 1930
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: WARD, Lynd. Title: Madman's Drum. A Novel In Woodcuts by Lynd Ward. Publisher: NY: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930. SECOND PRINTI...
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1930s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fabric

English & Other Silver in the Irwin Untermeyer Collection by Yvonne Hackenbroch
Located in valatie, NY
English & Other Silver in the Irwin Untermeyer Collection by Yvonne Hackenbroch. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1963. This book is limited to English silver from the middle of the sixteenth to the end of the eighteenth centuries, together with a very few objects of silver from other countries. It is a collection which, with some exceptions, was formed at a time when early English silver...
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1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Paintings Drawings and Sculpture in the Phoenix Art Museum Collection, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Paintings drawings and sculpture in the Phoenix Art Museum collection by James Harithas, Compiler. Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, 1965. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 226 pages. Of...
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1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Nicaraguan Antiquities by Carl Bovallius, c.1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
**RARE** Nicaraguan Antiquities by Carl Bovallius From the Swedish Society of Anthropology and Geography, originally published in 1886, republished by the San Jose Publishing and...
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Mid-20th Century Nicaraguan Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Travertine Animals; Elephant, Anteater, Hippo, & Rhino, Flli Mannelli for Raymor
Located in Miami, FL
Midcentury collection of animals rendered in carved travertine designed by Flli Mannelli for Raymor, Italy, 1960s,
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Travertine

1959 American HAR Hargo Creations Cobra Necklace, Bracelet & Earrings Jewellery
By Hargo Creations
Located in London, GB
A stunning vintage costume jewellery set comprised of a HAR (Hargo Creations) matching serpent or cobra snake necklace, bracelet & pair ea...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal, Metallic Thread

Paul Jouve Book Paperback AFRIQUE ÉQUATORIALE FRANÇAISE Terres et races d'avenir
Located in Ulm, DE
AFRIQUE ÉQUATORIALE FRANÇAISE, Terres et races d'avenir Text by René Maran / illustrated by Paul Jouve paperback including 11 original full-page, black, off-text compositions printed...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

The History Of Tom Jones by Henry Fielding 1964
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The History Of Tom Jones By Henry Fielding New York: Random House, 1964. Slip Case. Lawrence Beall Smith. Copyright date is 1964, maroon and black cov...
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Mid-20th Century American Expressionist Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Double Front and Back Lithograph Depicting Portovenere and Pisa in Italy, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Double front and back lithograph depicting Portovenere and Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa, dating back to the thirties. Very good condition. Cm 21.5 x 27.5.  
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1930s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Wire Sculpture
Located in Richmond, VA
Hardback coffee table book featuring ideas on wire sculpture and three-dimensional construction, by Gerald F. Brommer, published in 1968. "This is the excitement for the latter half...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

McLeod, Edyth Thornton, How to Sell Cosmetics, First Edition, Inscribed, 1937
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: McLEOD, Edyth Thornton. TIitle: How to Sell Cosmetics. Publisher: NY: The Drug and Cosmetic Industry, 1937. Description: First edition in...
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1930s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fabric

Nautical magnetic compass, signed by Henry Browne & Son Ltd Sestrel 1942.
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical magnetic compass, signed by Henry Browne & Son Ltd Sestrel 1942, Barking & London 1942. Good condition, slight abrasion on compass rose. The compass is mounted on eboni...
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1940s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

The Terror The Return of Dr Palfrey by John Creasey
Located in valatie, NY
The Terror : The Return of Dr Palfrey by John Creasey. Walker and Company 1966, New York. 1st Ed hardcover. The story of the near-panic that strikes the world's governments when an u...
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1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Mr. Dooley at His Best, by Finley Peter Dunne Edited by Elmer Ellis
Located in valatie, NY
Mr. Dooley at His Best. Edited by Elmer Ellis at the University of Missouri. With a Foreword by Franklin P. Adams. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First edition, 1st printing, one of 520 copies with one page of the author's original manuscript. Frontispiece portrait. 291 pp. Buckram and decorated boards with a leather label. Finley Peter Dunne (1867- 1936) was an American humorist and writer from Chicago. In 1898 Dunne published Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War, a collection of his nationally syndicated Mr. Dooley sketches. Speaking with the thick verbiage and accent of an Irish immigrant from County Roscommon, the fictional Mr. Dooley expounded upon political and social issues of the day from his South Side Chicago Irish pub...
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1930s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Berto Lardera Book
Located in Richmond, VA
Vintage hardback coffee table book featuring the work of sculptor, Berto Lardera. Introduction by Michel Seuphor, published in 1960. First edition, 143 p...
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1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Vintage Juliana D&E Equestrian Jockey Jeweled Parure Gucci Style Horse Charms
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Golden Equestrian Necklace with Jewel Tone Cabochons and Charms. Included is a Bib Necklace with 18 Charms, Charm Bracelet with 13 Charms & Dangle ...
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1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Art Glass

Chips and Shavings: Stories of Upstate New York by George Walter, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Chips and Shavings: Stories of Upstate New York by George Walter. Heritage Press, 1966. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Loaded with interesting stories about the early days of ups...
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1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Mid-Century Modern Architectural Model of an Atlantic City Hotel, circa 1960
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very cool Mid-Century Modern Architectural Model of an Atlantic City hotel, incredible detail, housed in lucite box, circa 1960.
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1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Lucite

Art Deco French Geometric Chrome & Enamel Ladies Powder Compact, c1930s
Located in Devon, England
This is a really cute and rare find, a 1930's Art Deco compact with the most delightful enamel decoration, featuring a red geometric design on a chrome casing. The interior is an eng...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

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Enamel, Chrome

“The Graphic Works of Georges Braque” French Art Book
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage book of art prints of the inimitable George’s Braque. Entitled “L'OEUVRE GRAPHIQUE DE GEORGES BRAQUE” and printed in French. Beautifully printed lithographs in color and blac...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Hermes Silver Cube Lighter, 1960s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent cube lighter by Hermes, Paris, circa 1960s France. Hermes H displayed on all 4 sides. Silver plated. Stamped Hermes, Paris underneath. Heavy a...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal, Silver

Carl Auböck Horn Salad Servers, Austria, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Salad Servers made of Horn, Austria, 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Horn

Birds St. John Perse with Four Etchings by George Braque 1st US edition 1966
Located in London, GB
Published by Pantheon Books, New York, 1966. Hardback. Text in original French with English translation. In 1962, the Nobel-Prize winning French poet-diplomat, Saint-John Perse, com...
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1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Scale Model of the Short Brothers Flying Boat the Golden Hind
Located in London, GB
Scale model of the Short Brothers S.26 G-Class flying boat G-AFCI the Golden Hind. The Short S.26 G-class was a large transport flying boat designed an...
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Mid-20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Aluminum

Botanical Model in Enlarged Section of a Moraceae Syconium, Italy, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Model in enlarged section of a Moraceae syconium (fig for example is a syconium). The model is made of painted plaster and almost certainly made by Paravia in the thirties. Measures ...
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1930s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Plaster

Paris 1937 -- Exposition Internationale
By Eugene Beaudoin and Marcel Lods
Located in London, GB
Original French poster for the Exposition International in Paris, 1937. This award-winning Art Deco design was created by Eugene Beaudoin (1898-1983) and Marcel Lods...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Vintage Collection of 47 Murano Glass Miniature Animals, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s. These 47 miniatures are made in hand-modeled Murano glass. They are all between 1 to 10 centimeters. They are vintage, therefore they might show slight traces...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Murano Glass

Mid-20th Century Silver Tribal Anklet, Berber People, Tunisia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th Century Silver Tribal Anklet, Berber People, Tunisia This is a large silver cuff or anklet with unusual geometric markings and would fit a ...
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Mid-20th Century Egyptian Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver

Bracelet by Line Vautrin – Beige Talosel Encrusted with Violetts Mirrors
Located in Brussels, BE
This beige Talosel bracelet has been meticulously hand-sculpted by scarification to create an organic shape reminiscent of the emblematic creations of Line Vautrin. Each link, there are seven in total, is adorned with purple mirrors subtly embedded in the Talosel to create a very shimmering and luminous effect that perfectly captures Line Vautrin’s poetic aesthetic. The small, irregularly shaped...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Mirror, Talosel

Draped Fanciful Chair for a Young Girl or a Lady
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
M/1040 - Draped fanciful chair, from a Classical Roman imaginary model, - Hollywood Regency Style - May be a gift for the birthday of a young girl or for a special lady ! I...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

1960s Gorgeous Smoking Set in Onyx, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous smoking set in onyx. The table lighter works perfectly. Made in Italy. The items are in excellent condition. Dimension: Table Lighter diameter 3,39" x 4,33" H inche...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Onyx

Williams, Tennessee, Sweet Bird of Youth, 'First Edition, Inscribed, 1959'
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Williams, Tennessee. Title: Sweet Bird of Youth. New York: New Directions, 1959. Description: First edition inscribed. 1 vol., hardcover...
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1950s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fabric

Brooch by Line Vautrin, Beige Talosel Encrusted with Violetts Mirrors
Located in Brussels, BE
This brooch by Line Vautrin is distinguished by its elegance and refinement, thanks to the inlay of rectangular purple mirrors arranged vertically. This arrangement creates a singula...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Mirror, Talosel

Vintage Erskine 200 Sterilized Barber Shop Shaving Brush
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage ERSKINE 200 Sterilized Barber Shop SHAVING BRUSH Nylon Bristles Rubber Stamped Sterile 200 4.5 tall x 1.38 diameter Preowned original vintage...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Nylon, Rubber

Ceramic and metal smoking set on tripod table. Italy, 1950s/60s
Located in Torino, IT
Ceramic smoking set and metal composed of an ashtray, a small mortar and a container, arranged on tripod table. Italy, 1950s/60s ORIGIN Italy PERIOD 1950s/60s MATERIALS Ceramics a...
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1950s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal, Enamel

Kilgore Authentic Anatomical Preparation Human Skull
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Prepared by legendary medical supply company Kilgore International, this is an advanced anatomical reference human skull! An exceptional authentic vint...
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1950s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bone

Gertrude Stein, Operas and Plays, Inscribed by Alice Toklas, Plain Edition 1932
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: STEIN, Gertrude. Title: Operas and Plays. Publisher: Paris: 27 Rue de Fleurus, 1932. PLAIN EDITION INSCRIBED BY ALICE TOKLAS. 1 vol., limited to 500 copies, inscrib...
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1930s French Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

20th Century Made in Japan Brass Opera Binocular, 1950s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice opera binocular from the 50s in its original fabric pouch and box. Made of brass. Removable handle using a small key. Adjustment of the view thanks to a wheel at the fron...
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1950s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Brooch by Line Vautrin, Beige Talosel Encrusted with Amber Mirrors
Located in Brussels, BE
This beige Talosel brooch is a unique piece of jewelry that perfectly captures the aesthetic characteristic of Line Vautrin’s work. It is adorned with small amber colored mirrors, which are intricately embedded in the beige Talosel to create a luminous and textured effect that catches the eye. The circular shape of the brooch recalls the organic and natural themes very present in the creations of Line Vautrin, the small square mirrors artistically arranged recall the meticulous attention to detail that Line Vautrin had for her many works. The Talosel has been carefully sculpted by scarification to create perfect harmony with the amber mirrors...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Mirror, Talosel

Rare Lynn Bogue Hunt Engraving of Ducks Unlimited, 1940
By Lynn Bogue Hunt
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a Rare Lynn Bogue Hunt engraving of ducks unlimited 1940. This piece cam from a wealthy estate in Dallas, TX with the mansion being built...
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Mid-20th Century American Sporting Art Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Flag 1953
Located in Hastings, GB
British Royal Family A Rare And Historical Royal Coronation Flag from The Coronation Of HRH Queen Elizabeth 2nd, June 2nd 1953. Due To The Size T...
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1950s English Empire Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Cotton

Salvador Dali, Dali Edited by Max Gerard 1968
Located in London, GB
Published by De Draeger 1968 First edition of this lavishly illustrated work by Salvador Dali which was organised and edited by Max Gerard who collated the subject of this book. The War: The Landscape; Gala; The still life; eroticism; Mysticism; space-time; Oneros; Towards an imperial classicism; Chronological index; celebrating sixty-four years of Salvador Dali I Domènech...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Once Upon a Time, Lord Snowdon, Robert Glenton, Stella King, 1st Edition, 1960
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Anthony Blond, London, 1960. Presenting 'The Story of Antony Armstrong Jones', known as Lord Snowdon, as he told it to h...
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1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Vintage Handmade Abalone Coral Beaded Statement Necklace
Located in Seguin, TX
Circa 1990's bold artistic dimensional abalone, coral and barnacle beaded necklace by Linda Thompson. 28" long, 1.5" at widest, Good condition minor wear to linen wrapped section.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Bohemian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Beads

The Loom of Art by Germain Bazin, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Loom of Art by Germain Bazin. Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 1962. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. In ten chapters of text and plates, Bazin,...
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1960s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

House & Garden’s Complete Guide to Interior Decoration, Hardcover Book, 1953
Located in Philadelphia, PA
House & Garden’s Complete Guide to Interior Decoration – Hardcover Book, 1953 Edition. First published in New York in 1947 by Simon and Schuster, this is the updated 1953 Edition,...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

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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