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McQueen's Machines, Matt Stone, Chad McQueen, 1st Edition, Motorbooks, 2007
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Motorbooks, Minneapolis, 2007.
No other Hollywood star has been so closely linked with cars and bikes. This book of Classic and rare photos and informa...
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Early 2000s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
French Antique Leather Bound Books
Located in Austin, TX
French antique books with Moroccan leather black spine, gold leaf imprinted title and blue and black covers. A large selection available, also in red, bl...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Christie's Review of the Season 1982 Hardcover Edited by John Herbert, 1st Ed
By Christie's
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's Review of the Season 1982 Hardcover Edited by John Herbert. Abbeville Press, NY, 1982. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Numerous color photos of important lots from all ...
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1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Art of African Textiles 1997
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Art Of African Textiles
Clarke, Duncan. Published by Thunder Bay., San Diego., 2002.
This book offers a fascinating journey through the history and culture of textiles in Afric...
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Late 20th Century African Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
500 Years of Collecting in Antwerp Story of Passions, Library of Herbert Kasper
Located in valatie, NY
500 Years of Collecting in Antwerp, A Story of Passions. Rare copy. From the Personal Library of Herbert Kasper. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. The book was Published by: Davidsfonds, Leuven, 2013. Accompanied by a personal note to Herbert Kasper from Thomas Leysen. Leysen was the Chairman of KBC Group between 2011-2020 and wrote the foreword to this book. The KBC, is a banking and insurance group with activities mainly in Belgium, Central Europe and Ireland. Herbert Kasper was an American fashion designer known as "Kasper." He studied English and advertising at New York University and fashion at The Parsons School of Design in New York from 1951–53 and l'Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne in 1953. He left NYU to serve in the US Army in Europe. After WW II he enrolled at Parsons, where he became a protégé of milliner Fred Frederics. After graduating, he returned to Paris for two years developing his skills in design while working for Jacques Fath, Christian Dior, and Marcel Rochas. When he returned to the US, he worked for Frederics at Mr. John. He was an avid art collector with a famous art collection, and in 2011, the Morgan Library and Museum devoted an exhibition, called “Mannerism and Modernism: The Kasper Collection of Drawings...
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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art At Auction The Year At Sotheby's 1980-1981
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Art At Auction The Year At Sotheby's 1980-1981, by Sotheby's. Published by Sotheby Publications, 1981. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. This annual reference work provides a view o...
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1980s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Sotheby's Art at Auction 1992-93: the Art Market Review 1st Ed
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Art at Auction 1992-93: The Art Market Review. Published by Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Highlights: ...
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1990s American Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Set of Three Hardback Julius Shulman , Modernism Rediscovered Books
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a wonderful set of three hardback large coffee table books of Julius Shulman modernism rediscovered published by the Taschen group 2007
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Early 2000s North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Virginia Woolf. the Years, First Edition, 1937 in a Fine Full Leather Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Woolf, Virginia.
Title: The Years.
Publisher: London: The Hogarth Press, 1937.
Description: First Edition. 1 vol., 7-3/16" x 4-15/16", boun...
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1930s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Hans Hansen Vintage Claw Ring in Sterling Silver by Allan Scharff
By Hans Hansen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Brutalist/modern claw-shaped. ring designed by Allan Scharff and crafted at Hans Hansen Silversmithy in Kolding Denmark. Early version from the late 1970s....
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1970s Danish Brutalist Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Spanish 18th Century Iron Dog Collar
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very interesting 18th century dog collar expertly crafted in iron. Collars such as this one were used to protect the dog from attack. An intriguing ...
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18th Century Spanish Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Collection of Six Vintage Woodworking Files
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Collection of Six vintage woodworking files
United States
20th century
Cast steel
Height on custom display stands: 16.25 - 22.75 in. / 41 - 58 cm.
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20th Century American Other Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Large 2" Live Steam Traction Engine by Dawkins West Wickham
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A large live steam 2” scale model traction engine steam tractor in red livery and brass coat of arms. Produced by Dawkins West Wickham.
The tract...
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Mid-20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Early 19th Century Butchers Steelyard for Weighing Scale
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Early 19th century butchers steelyard for weighing scale.
A good original industrial piece, the balance has blacksmith made sliding hook for adjustm...
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Early 19th Century Georgian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Art at Auction: the Year at Sotheby's, 1985-1986, 1st Ed
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Art at Auction: The Year at Sotheby's, 1985-86, Edit by Georgia Fogg. Printed by Sotheby's, London. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. This annual reference work provides a view of t...
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1980s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Dolce Gabbana Fitted Boots Animal Print
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Dolce Gabbana fitted boots animal print size 35 EU 5 US
Black and white knee fitted boots in cow printed dyed calf hair (Italy).
They’re shaped with a pointed toe and sit o...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Elisabeth Frink Original Prints, Catalogue Raisonne by Caroline Wiseman, Book
Located in London, GB
A beautiful 1st edition book in beautiful condition.
Numerous colour illustrations. Hardcover
written by Caroline Wiseman.
Published by Art Books International
ISBN 10: 187404425...
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20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Splendors of Italy by Guglielmo De Angelis D'ossat, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Splendors of Italy by Guglielmo de Angelis d'Ossat, Director-General of Antiquities and Fine Arts Of Italy. Translated by Geoffrey Braithwaite. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket....
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1960s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
18th Century French Religious Fer a Hosties Eucharist Host Iron Waffle Press
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique, circa 1765, French fer a hosties (cast iron host press / host mold).
Exquisitely hand forged in France in the 18th century, showcasing the blacksmith's high qual...
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Late 18th Century French Medieval Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Romantics and Classics: Style in the English Country House
Located in New York, NY
Text by Jeremy Musson, Photographs by Hugo Rittson Thomas
Living today in the houses of the English countryside, owners blend contemporary style with the old, good bones of manor ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Sotheby's Great Sales 1987-1988, with Duchess of Windsor Jewels, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's great sales 1987-1988 by Sotheby's Institute of Art. Barrie & Jenkins 1988, London. 1st Ed with dust jacket. This annual reference work provides a view of the year's develo...
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1980s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
German 1900s Antique Ear Trumpet medical instrument Made of Ebonite and Rubber
Located in Milan, IT
Ear trumpet, bell and earphone of ebonite and extension of rubber, German medical instrument, manufacture of the early 1900s. Measures: Length 10 cm, 3.9 i...
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Early 20th Century German Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rubber
Collection of 40 Pre WW1 Lead Soldiers, Scots Guards and English Regiments
Located in Port Chester, NY
This collection contains Scots Guards and other English regiments. The soldiers have various poses, these include running attack, laying prone with weapons, standing to attention and...
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Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lead
Vintage Wind-Up Tin Toy Motorcycle with Co-Driver and Key
Located in Schagen, NL
Vintage Wind-up Tin Toy Motorcycle with Co-driver and key.
The piece comes from ca. the 1950s and remains in good condition for it’s age. Normal wear.
...
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1950s Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Savoy Cocktail Book Cradock Harry London Constable 8° Illustrated Orig
Located in Munich, DE
First edition of this iconoc, definite text on cocktails features highly decorative pictorial endpapers. The book is illustrated throughout in Art Deco manner by Gilbert Rumbold. On ...
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1930s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Live Steam Traction Engine
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A large live steam 2” scale model traction engine steam tractor in brown livery and brass coat of arms.
The tractor exudes real craftsmanship and i...
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Mid-20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Antique Victorian Kitchen 40 Pound Scale Cast Iron Balance w/ Ironstone Plate
By Young Son & Marlow
Located in Hyattsville, MD
No chips or cracks to the Stoneware tray. Heavy item about 60 lbs. Seems to be working, but you will need counterweights to use it, that will go on the metal tray.
Ironstone stone...
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19th Century American High Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Merchant Ivory's English Landscape by John Pym, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Merchant Ivory's English Landscape Rooms, Views, and Anglo-Saxon Attitudes
by John Pym. Published by Harry N Abrams, 1995. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. In Merchant Ivory's English Landscape author John Pym's engaging text gives a refreshing account of Merchant Ivory's four English movies (and some of the partnership's earlier works as well), taking the reader behind the scenes of the making of the films, revealing how aspects of the English people and culture were researched and portrayed, locations chosen, and scenes executed. Nearly 100 beautiful film stills and production shots - most are in color and never before seen...
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1990s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Sotheby's Art at Auction, the Art Market in Review 1993-94 by Sotheby's, 1st Ed
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Art at Auction - The Art Market in Review 1993-1994 by Sotheby's. Hightlights: "The Property of a Lady" by Ian Fleming a James Bond short story (commissioned by Sotheby's in 1963), Klimt (Dame mit Facher), David Smith (Cubi V), Harry Winston diamond necklace...
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1990s English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art at Auction 1971 - 1972 the Year at Sotheby's & Parke-Bernet 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Art at Auction 1971 - 1972, The Year at Sotheby's Parke-Bernet. Viking Press, NY. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Numerous color photos of important lots from all of Sotheby's departments and locations.
Trent Antiques has been a respected name in antiques for over 30 years with a large collection of period furniture...
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1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique walking stick/cane, Germany from 1910 with owner's stamp, real silver
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique walking stick/cane, Germany from 1910 with owner's stamp, real silver
antique historical condition.
Please refer to the detailed photos for the condition
(V-222)
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Early 1900s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Sotheby's Art at Auction 1990-1991 Sotheby's Edited by Sally Prideaux, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Art at Auction 1990-1991 Sotheby's. Edited by Sally Prideaux. Published by Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, 1991. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Numerous color photos...
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1990s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Louvre Books - Set of 2
Located in Bradenton, FL
A set of two books on The Louvre. One hardcover book with dustjacket, published by Barnes and Noble in 2003, 320 pages. One softcover book, published in 1996 by Reunion des Musees Na...
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Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Reverse Glass Painting of Saint George and the Dragon
Located in Stamford, CT
Verre églomisé, or reverse glass painting with gilding of Saint George and the Dragon. St George shown riding his steed, slaying the dragon...
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Early 19th Century German Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Set Of Old Bound Books 19th Century France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called " Society for the History of French Protestantism ". Th...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art at Auction: the Year at Sotheby's, 1985-1986, 1st Ed
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Art at Auction: The Year at Sotheby's, 1985-1986, Edit by Georgia Fogg. Printed by Sotheby's, London. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. This annual reference work provides a view of...
Category
1980s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1980s Miniature Ferrari Car
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Miniature Ferrari car.
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Late 20th Century Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
French Hand-Crafted and Painted Ceramic Trinket or Jewelry Box
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful hand-crafted ceramic lidded trinket or jewelry box.
Mid-20th century, French.
Used as decorative item, this piece would enhance any shelf or tabletop.
Measures: 6 1/8...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Andy Warhol Diaries, Hard-Cover Library or Coffee Table Book, 1989
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
'The Andy Warhol Diaries' book is hard-cover, first edition, May 1989.
The Andy Warhol Diaries is the dictated memoirs of the American artist, Andy Warhol, posthumously published, May 1989, USA. It was edited by his frequent collaborator and long-time friend, Pat Hackett...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Lady Liberty Souvenir Building Vintage, USA, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A 1960s souvenir building architectural model. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. A beautiful nice desktop item or jus...
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1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Hopper Drawing by and inscribed by Carter E Foster to Herbert Kasper, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Hopper Drawing by Carter E Foster. 2013, Whitney Museum of American Art. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. This monograph was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, from May 23 to October 6, 2013. The exhibition then traveled to Dallas and finally to the Walker Art Center in 2014. The book was owned by Herbert Kasper and inscribed by the author to him. Herbert Kasper was an American fashion designer known as Kasper. He studied English and advertising at New York University and fashion at the Parsons School of Design in New York from 1951–53 and l'Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne in 1953. He left NYU to serve in the US Army in Europe. After World War II he enrolled at Parsons, where he became a protégé of milliner Fred Frederics. After graduating, he returned to Paris for two years developing his skills in design while working for Jacques Fath, Christian Dior, and Marcel Rochas. When he returned to the US, he worked for Frederics at Mr. John. He was an avid art collector, and in 2011, the Morgan Library and Museum devoted an exhibition, called “Mannerism and Modernism: The Kasper Collection of Drawings and Photographs,” to the designer.
Hopper Drawing is the first major museum exhibition to focus on the drawings and creative process of Edward Hopper (1882–1967). More than anything else, Hopper's drawings reveal the continually evolving relationship between observation and invention in the artist's work, and his abiding interest in the spaces and motifs--the street, the movie theatre, the office, the bedroom, the road—that he would return to throughout his career as an artist. This exhibition showcases the Whitney's unparalleled collection of Hopper's work, which includes over 2,500 drawings bequeathed to the museum by his widow Josephine Hopper...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Christie's Review of the Season, 1986, Mark Wrey 'Editor', 1st Ed
By Christie's
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's Review of the Season, 1986, Mark Wrey (editor). 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Published by Phaidon & Christie's, Oxford, 1986. 504 pp. Dense review of a very busy yea...
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1980s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Obelisk Sculpture Marbled Wood, Black and White, Antique Austria 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful pair of 1900s Austrian obelisk will make a definite statement with their classic form and use of black and white marble finish. Handcrafted from wood with a lacquered ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Sotheby's Art at Auction - 1989-1990 by Sally Prideaux 'Editor', 1st Ed
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Art at Auction - 1989-1990 by Sally Prideaux (editor). 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Rizzoli International Publications / for Sotheby's, ...
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1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art At Auction, The Year At Sotheby Parke Bernet 1978-79, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Art At Auction : the Year At Sotheby Parke Bernet. 1978-79, Edited by Diana De Froment. Published by Philip Wilson Publishers, 1979, Sotheby's London. 1st...
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1970s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
All-American Volume Twelve, A Book of Lessons, Bruce Weber, 1st Edition, 2012
By Bruce Weber
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by teNeues Publishing Group, New York and Germany, 2012.
Presenting a lineup of American talents selected by photographer Bruce Weber for their notable personalities and creative works, this is the twelfth volume Weber has released, over as many years, in this ongoing project on the artists, photographers, essayists, poets and figures who warrant celebration. Whether known or relatively unknown, they reveal something that resonates with Weber as he interviews and photographs each one, here selecting actor and activist Danny Trejo, fashion editor Polly Mellen, musician and producer Nile Rodgers, Chicago-based oral historian Studs Terkel, socialite turned Taos activist Mabel Dodge Luhan...
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2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th c. Expandable Leather Wrapped Binoculars c.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
This is an original pair of leather wrapped expandable binoculars. "LeMaire Fabt Paris" is embossed on each eyepiece. The lens expand out to sharpen the view. The binoculars...
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Late 19th Century French Industrial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Brass Yacht Compass in Mahogany Box
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass gimballed boat compass fitted to a dovetailed varnished box. This is a 19th century compass from Samuel Thaxter & Son in Boston. Awesome Nautical display piece from an in...
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1880s North American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
19th Century Black Wrought Iron Alpine Front Door Bell
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th Century black wrought iron alpine front door bell.
This is a delightful and very unusual item, the brass bell is housed in an attractive wrought Ir...
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Late 19th Century Black Forest Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Basquiat: Boom for Real Herbert Kasper's Estate With 1 of His Paintings Illus
Located in valatie, NY
Basquiat: Boom for Real by Eleanor Nairne and Dieter Buchhart. 1st Ed hardcover no dust jacket as issued. Published by Prestel, Munich, 2017, for exhibitions in London and Frankfurt....
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21st Century and Contemporary German Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Book of Knowledge Cast Iron Mechanical Bank, Trick Pony, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
A vintage book of knowledge trick pony mechanical bank offers polychrome cast construction with white circus horse with embossed title, underside reads "Rep...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Common Threads, Photographs and Stories from the South
Located in Bradenton, FL
Common Threads - Photographs and Stories from the South by Chip Cooper and Kathryn Tucker Windham. Hardcover book with dustjacket. First edition published in 2000 by CKM Press. Illus...
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Early 2000s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Sea Life and Shell Diorama /Shadow Box
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-715 Beautiful sea life diorama including sea shells various crustaceans ,seahorse starfish encased in a walnut frame under glass.
Brass hanging ring
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1950s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Frank Lloyd Wright Schumacher Wallcoverings Wallpaper Catalogue Reference, 1986
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Frank Lloyd Wright interior design book, published by Schumacher, "Wallcoverings." Measures: 12" H x 9" W x 1.5" D. Thia volume was originally part of a three volume box set (a whole...
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Late 20th Century American Mission Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Dutch Silver Purse Mount by Keulemans Rotterdam, 1841
Located in Delft, NL
Antique Dutch silver purse mount by Keulemans Rotterdam, 1841
An antique purse mount with ring and chain. With motif of dolphins and a shell-shaped kn...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Metal Binoculars with Case, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Binoculars with case.
Decoration complements.
Silver metal binoculars with graducation nuts and clean and elegant lines. Inspired by classic models. Weight: 945 gr."
Size: 9 x 15...
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20th Century Unknown Other Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Other
Sotheby's: 1993, Loyd-Paxton Collection of Dallas Texas, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: 1993, Loyd-Paxton Collection of Dallas Texas. This catalog contains selections from the Collections of Loyd-Paxton of Dallas, Texas including: European Furniture and Decorations, Japanese, Indian and Chinese Works of Art...
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1990s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mercedes Retro Racing Model
Located in Paris, FR
Model Mercedes Retro Racing with aluminium structure,
with plastic and aluminium details. Model in black paint finish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
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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