Collectibles and Curiosities
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Style: Neoclassical
Color: Beige
Pair of Neoclassical Apothecary Jars by Maison A Collin Porcelaines & Cristaux
By Old Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Neoclassical Apothecary Jars by Maison A Collin Porcelaines & Cristaux
France, Circa 1870s
Signed : Maison A Collin Porcelaines & Cristaux a Collin paris 90 Rue de Rivoli
W...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Large Antique French Neoclassical Brass Scale
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Antique French Neoclassical Brass Scale, by Berenger & Co, Lyon
France, Circa 1870
A stunning Large Antique French Neoclassical Brass Scale, crafted by the renowned Berenger & Co of Lyon during the mid to late 19th Century. This remarkable brass shop keepers, assay or pharmacist scale...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Jean-Gabriel Domergue's French Academician Sword
By Odette Domergue
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important and unique sword was presented to the famed French painter Jean-Gabriel Domergue to commemorate the painter's election to the illustrious Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1950. One of the highest honors bestowed on a French artist, the ceremonial induction into the French Academy has been accompanied by the presentation of a sword since the age of Napoléon. Rather than a weapon, the sword became part of the Academician's uniform, and, over time, its design came to represent the interests and aspirations of its recipient. This example was designed entirely by Domergue's wife Odette, a great sculptor in her own right, and thus it represents both a highly personal gift and an important art historical relic.
The design of the sword is simply magnificent. Odette Domergue found her inspiration in antiquity, a theme that is also seen in the neoclassical sculptures that occupy the gardens of the couple's famous home, Villa Fiesole - also known as Villa Domergue - in Cannes. The impressive weapon boasts a solid gold handle that takes the form of a sinuous caryatid, who is nude save for a single swath of drapery. While the female figure recalls the sculpted supports prevalent in ancient Greek architecture, she also calls to mind the subjects for which Domergue was renowned - languorous, slightly risqué women with a seductive air.
Other decorative elements such as fauna, cypresses, and grotesque heads enhance the whimsy and imagination of the incredible neoclassical design. Furthermore, the scabbard that contains the finely etched blade is also an impeccable work of art. Crafted of black Moroccan leather in imitation of the snake skin, it displays intricately engraved foliage patterns with a lion's head and Domergue's coat of arms.
Though imagined by his wife, the sword was expertly chiseled by the celebrated goldsmith R. Delsinne and assembled by the atelier of the famed sculptor and medalist Raymond Delamarre...
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20th Century Neoclassical Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Letter from Theodore Dreiser Dated 19 Dec 1916 to Eliza Calvert Hall
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A FABULOUS Original hand-written Letter from Theodore Dreiser dated 19 Dec 1916 to Eliza Calvert Hall.
The letter is entirely hand written with pen and signed by the re...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare Collection of 35 Antique Plaster Medal Models
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Rare collection of 35 plaster casts from XIX century, as Grand Tour Souvenir.
I found them like this: You can put them in frame according to the size...
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Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
Vintage Whiting & Davis Evening Bag
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
A perfect elegant vintage American evening bag! All beaded by Whiting & Davis Co. - For You, now. With classic style and color, this vintage ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Acrylic
Antique Rand McNally & Company Schoolmap. Ancient Oriental Empires. Historical
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
This is a real unique map made by the famous Rand McNally Company. This rare schoolmap is probably made in the late 1920's. The map of all the ...
Category
1920s American American Classical Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Paper
1864 U.S. Coast Survey of the Potomac River, from Indian Head to Georgetown
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique nautical map with hand-painted color accents entitled "Potomac River (in four sheets): Sheet no. 4, from Indian Head to Georgetown". Created b...
Category
19th Century American Classical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Carnelian-plated Obelisk by Maison Jansen, France 1970
Located in Brussels, BE
Large brass mounted and carnelian-plated obelisk.
In the style of Emilio Terry.
By Maison Jansen, France 1970.
Category
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Carnelian, Brass
Boy With Thorn "Spinaro" Sculpture Alabaster 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Pretty alabaster sculpture of a young man removing a thorn from his foot.
Theme taken up many times in the sculpture, the oldest known example of the boy with thorn...
Category
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Alabaster
American Car Design Now: Inside the Studios of America's Top Car Designers
Located in North Hollywood, CA
American Car Design Now: Inside the Studios of America's Top Car Designers
by C. Edson Armi.
This title provides in-depth examinations of the creative process behind more than 30 c...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Important Teddy Roosevelt Letter of June, 1911
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a very important Teddy Roosevelt Letter of June 1911 .
On ‘The Outlook’ letterhead. Typed and personally signed and amended by President Theodore Roosevelt.
Dated June 20th 1911.
What makes this letter so important is the author, the office and the content.
It refers to the beliefs and opinions of the then President and First Lady (Edith) towards the women’s sufferage and empowerment movement that was the ‘hot topic’ of the time.
It is addressed to Eliza Calvert Hall/Obenchain who was a well known author at the end of the 19th Century and Early 20th Century. In 1905, Teddy referred to her book “Aunt Jane of Kentucky’ in a speech and recommended that every man in America should read it to understand ‘the plight of their womenfolk’. He regularly corresponded with her and we have a number of those letters in our collection. It appears that both he and Edith became big fans of Mrs Hall/Obenchain who was also heavily involved in the Suffragist movement.
The letters also provide a fascinating and historic record of Roosevelt’s personal beliefs and feelings on female empowerment.
The Letter Reads:
The Outlook
287 Fourth Avenue
New York
Office of Theodore Roosevelt
June 20th, 1911
“My dear Miss Hall:
I am touched by your sending me “To Love and To Cherish”. But then, I am one of those included in the dedication, for I well know and dearly love ” Aunt Jane of Kentucky”. Mrs. Roosevelt and I do not feel that the hero ought to have yielded to his wife’s feelings ! Ultimately it was doing an injustice to her and to his children, as well as to the State. It is a good thing to have a Governor’s wife a woman who can be as gracious a hostess, and of as fine a type, as Dolly Madison...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Important Teddy Roosevelt Letter of January 1918
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a very important Teddy Roosevelt letter of January 1918.
On ‘Sagamore Hill’ letterhead. Fully handwritten and personally signed by President...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Round Commemorative Plate of President Nixon 37th President
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A circular cream round commemorative plate of President Nixon. Reads Richard M. Nixon 37th President. Gold detail around the edges, with the image of P...
Category
20th Century North American American Classical Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Large Custom Framed 1857 U.S. Coast Survey of the Chesapeake Bay
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique 1850's nautical map with hand-painted color accents entitled “Chesapeake Bay; Sheet no. 2: Head of the Bay to the Mouth of the Potomac River”....
Category
1850s American American Classical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Early Panorama Children’s Book Hiawatha Illustrated by Willy Pogany London 1914
By Willy Pogany
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Antique panorama children’s book illustrated by Willy Pogany and retold by Edith L Elias. A total of 14 panels, one side with illustrations, and the other with text.
Published by George G. Harrap & Company.
This book is part of a children’s series by Willy Pogány of folding panoramas illustrations and text, inspired by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1855 epic, The Song of Hiawatha. Lines from Longfellow run underneath Pogány’s illustrations, which follow the Ojibwe child Hiawatha from his early kinship with the wild animals, through his struggles with Nahma, King of Fishes, and his own estranged father, Mudjekeewis, up to his courtship of Laughing Water (Minnehaha). The prose text by Edith Elias, printed on the verso of the panorama, carries Hiawatha’s story farther, through the death of Minnehaha and the coming of “the Pale-Face Chief.” Pogány’s dynamic frames, with their striking use of negative space, show the influence not only of Golden Age illustrators like Walter Crane, but also the new generation of cartoonists like Winsor McCay...
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1910s English American Classical Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Four Antique Italian Extreme Erotica Hand Painted Pottery Tiles of Monks & Nuns
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This set of four antique hand painted pottery tiles are all unsigned, so no specific artist can be identified, but are presumed to have be...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pottery
18th Century French or Swiss Military Watercolor, Signed and Dated
Located in Stamford, CT
Very interesting drawing of two soldiers in uniform one most likely French holding a rifle with bayonet and the other, Swiss, dressed in a fancy red outfit with codpiece and odd hat holding a menacing looking mace. Behind them on either side are burning castles...
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Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
A Rare and Important American Marble Sculpture of Thomas Jefferson, Circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Important American White Marble Sculpture of Thomas Jefferson Holding The Declaration of Independence. Circa 1870, in the Manner of Horatio Stone (1808 –1875).
Inscribed on scroll: 'The Declaration of Independence, It becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another. etc. etc. T. Jefferson.
The present work is unsigned but is reminiscent of Horatio Stone's life-size marble figure of John Hancock...
Category
19th Century American American Classical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
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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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Victorian Taxidermy Bird of Paradise Attributed to Rowland Ward, 1848-1916
By Rowland Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A taxidermy case with Raggiana’s bird of paradise (Paradiseae raggiana) with trade label to the underside reading ‘The Jungle, Rowland Ward’ London, circa 1900-1910
With a collector’s label, centre bottom reading: No. 153, Bird of Paradise (Paradise Raggiana). The Peter Farrington...
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19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Rare Antique Print of Various Medals of Sweden & Norway ‘III’ , 1843
Located in Langweer, NL
Plate 46: 'Zweden en Noorwegen'. Seraphijnen Orde. This print originates from ‘Geschiedkundige beschrijving der oudere en nieuwere, thans bestaande Ridderorden. - Afbeeldingen der Ri...
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1920s Whiting Sculptoscope Coin Op Stereo Card Viewer
Located in Peekskill, NY
Original whiting sculpt scope coin-operated stereo card viewer from the 1920s. Deposit a penny, pull trigger and look through the viewer to flip through st...
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Early 20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
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Steel
Portrait Miniature Jean-Baptiste Couvelet, French, 1772-1830
Located in Firenze, IT
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A girl, head and shoulders, her da...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Oak
Large Collection of Tall Decorative Scandinavian Antique Leather-Bound Books
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A collection of 15 sets of 10 large tall-size decorative Swedish leather-bound books from the 1950s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 10.63 in W 1.97 in D 5.91 in
Jean Prouve/Serge Mouille Book
Located in New York, NY
DeLorenzo 1950, Jean Prouve/Serge Mouille, 1985 exhibition catalog.
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19th Century American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Double Bronze/Brass Apothecary Scale
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a gilt bronze/brass double apothecary scale. It depicts an upside down bronze Corinthian column that holds two different set of balance brass ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Brass
Vintage Leather Punching Bag, Heavy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Time to upgrade your personal gym to include a stylish punching bag? This piece is made of vintage leather and has seen some action though is in great sha...
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20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Rare Solid Bronze Armorial Crest Coat of Arms Lovely Verdigris Patination
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique solid bronze coat of arms armorial crest with lovely natural verdigris patina
This is a very good looking and well made coa...
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20th Century English Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
H 11.03 in W 7.88 in D 1.97 in
Beautiful Glass Apothecary Jar - price per piece
Located in Brussels, BE
Cut-glass top and blown glass jar beautiful quality.
Multiple available
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20th Century European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Vintage Natural Leather Punching Bag
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage punching bag with handsome, worn genuine leather. A stylish addition to a home gym, this hanging punching bag is approximately 30lbs and is i...
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Steel
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American Marble Bust of George Washington, After Houdon, C. 1890
Located in New York, NY
An American Marble Bust of George Washington, After Houdon, C. 1890.
Made from hand-carved white marble, a nice quality sculpture of George Washington.
Signed Houdon to the bac...
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19th Century American American Classical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Marble
Rare American Marble Portrait Presentation Bust of George Washington, C. 1835
Located in New York, NY
A rare American marble portrait presentation bust of George Washington, C. 1835.
A finely carved half length, high-relief marble presentation bust presented by Major Henry Wilso...
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Early 19th Century American American Classical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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H 11 in W 8.5 in D 1.5 in
Antique Cast Iron Bulldog Piggy Money Bank Painted in Brown, 1920s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An antique cast iron bulldog piggy bank. Created in the 1920s, this piece is painted in brown and cream. And would make a fabulous addition to a nurs...
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1920s American American Classical Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
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Iron
Miniature Plaster Bust of Napoleon as Caesar after Canova
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A miniature plaster bust depicting Napoleon as Caesar.
After Canova's famous 1804 model.
Simply a wonderful bust for the curio cabinet or Wunderkammer!
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Theodore Roosevelt Letter from October 1910
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A Theodore Roosevelt Letter from October 1910.
On ‘The Outlook’ letterhead. Typed and personally signed and amended by President Theodore Roosevelt.
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19th Spanish Sculpture, Baby Jesus, Cap i Pota, Wood and Glass
Located in Valladolid, ES
Stunning Spanish carving sculpture, made in the early nineteenth century representing a sweet baby Jesus. It is a vestidera image, known as Cap i Pota. This...
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Biography of Andrew Jackson by Goodwin, 1852
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a very rare book, namely, The Biography of Andrew Jackson by Goodwin 1852.
Headed “Biography of Andrew Jackson, President of the United St...
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Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Small 18th-19th Century French Carved Alabaster Madonna with Child
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful small carved alabaster Madonna with child, France, circa 1780-1850.
Weathered and some minor losses.
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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French 19th Century Marble and Brass Culinary Scale
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An amazing 19th century French culinary scale, made of marble, with original brass plateaux. The plateaux are handsomely patinated and bear numer...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Marble, Brass
1940s Metal Locker Room Basket with Number Plate 62
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Large vintage metal locker room basket. These baskets were used in locker rooms in America in schools. Students would use these numbered baskets to store clothing and shoes while cha...
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20th Century American American Classical Collectibles and Curiosities
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Silver Card Case, with Hallmarks, Robert Thornton, Birmingham, England, 1877
Located in Madrid, ES
Silver card case, with hallmarks, Robert Thornton, Birmingham, England, 1877.
Card case with opening (hinge) on one of its smaller sides, made of silver in its color and decorated w...
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1870s English Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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H 3.75 in W 2.76 in D 0.28 in
Pair of Coade Stone Figurative Panels
Located in London, GB
A pair of Coade stone figurative panels. Stamped Coade, Lambeth, 1786.
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1780s English Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Stone
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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