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Mid-20th Century Brutalist Iron Hanukkah Lamp Menorah by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
Hand forged, iron Hanukkah lamp Menorah in the style known as “Brutalism”, David Palombo, Jerusalem, Israel, circa 1950.
David Palombo (1920-1966), was a sculptor and painter. He wa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Cast Iron Mortar
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A cast iron mortar with a bas-relief band in the center.
Category
19th Century American Industrial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Dreams Through the Glass Windows from Bergdorf Goodman by Linda Fargo, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Dreams Through the Glass: Windows from Bergdorf Goodman by Linda Fargo. Assouline, NY, 2003. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Each window is a fantastic tableau, a narrative, a piece of theater inviting the viewer into rich imaginary worlds of fashion and surrealistic luxury. Window design is a vanishing metier, but it remains an enduring art form providing rare views through the glass into fantastic realms of dreams and fantasy. In these pages, Linda Fargo, the renowned window artist for Bergdorf Goodman, opens up her portfolio of magical tableaux created especially for this crown jewel of the retail world. Her palette is wonderfully rich and eclectic, juxtaposing relics of the past and the present, symbols of art and literature, western culture and exotic lands, moving easily between the marvelous and the everyday. These windows continue to astonish and delight all who flock to them for the traditional annual Christmas displays...
Category
Early 2000s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Dutch Miniature Secretaire Cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
19th century miniature secretaire cabinet made from Oakwood.
Decorative object, can be used as jewelry/letter box.
Originates Netherlands, dating, circa 1800
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Sotheby's Chateau de Cornillon, Loire, France, October 2006
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Chateau de Cornillon, Loire, France: Important Gothic and Renaissance Furniture, Works of Art & Textiles. London: Sotheby's, 2006. Softcover. 126 pp. Château de Cornillon i...
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Late 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Arcimboldo by Roland Barthes (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A beautifully produced book by Franco Maria Ricci, one of a limited edition of 3,000 numbered copies, this being 388. 175 pages with tipped in color plates with additional drawings and sketches, the text is in English. Arcimboldo has become best known for his portraits of human heads made up from vegetables, plants, fruits, sea creatures and tree roots, which were greatly admired by his contemporaries and remain of great fascination to this day. each was carefully constructed and as can be seen with the main image, the Librarian...
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16th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Tiffany & Co. Vision and Virtuosity, 'Icon Edition'
Located in NEW YORK, NY
When Charles Lewis Tiffany opened his first store in 1837 in New York City, selling “fancy goods” imported from Paris, he could not have imagined the visions of glamour that his name would conjure around the world. Tiffany & Co. has transformed from a modest purveyor of gift items to a globally renowned byword for luxury and romance, sublime and rare gemstones, joyful objects of love and an inimitable mix of tradition and modernity. Tiffany is a name that resonates across generations and cultures, part of the fabric of social and cultural history, an American institution gifted to the world, an emporium of escapism, a repository of dreams.
During its 185 years, Tiffany & Co. has continued to evolve creatively, embracing artistic and cultural influences, finding exciting ways to renew its rich legacy. Since the 1950s,Tiffany has brought on designers who have become iconic names, from Jean Schlumberger to Elsa Peretti and Paloma Picasso, ensuring that Tiffany remains dynamic and relevant to each generation. The company’s design-driven dynamism honors and perpetuates the founder’s pioneering spirit.
Today Tiffany continues to bring fantasy to its annual high jewelry collections, while also speaking to new generations through original collections that offer personal self-ex-pression, so much part of Charles Lewis Tiffany’s original concept. The beat goes on, the pulse of New York and of creativity, the quest for modernity and originality intertwined with reverence for Tiffany’s great heritage.
Conceived as the catalog to accompany the exhibition Vision and Virtuosity at the Saatchi Gallery in London, this volume encapsulates all the romance and heritage of this world-famous American icon, highlighting Tiffany’s creative inspirations, witty advertisements and window displays, Blue Book jewel collections and diamond expertise, plus the stories behind the blue box, the classic film Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the fabulous yellow Tiffany Diamond.
Jewelry historian Vivienne Becker is an award-winning journalist and author of many books on the history of jewelry design. Based in London, Becker is a contributing editor to Financial Times How to Spend It magazine, writes for newspapers and magazines around the world, and lectures and broadcasts on her subject. She organized and wrote the catalog for the first major exhibition of the jewelry of René Lalique, and curated Jewels of Fantasy...
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen
Art Deco Style
Located in NEW YORK, NY
At the dawn of the twentieth century, the world yearned for a new design style that would embody contemporary culture. Efforts to create a design language suited to the needs and tastes of the modern world took shape during the first decades of the new century, crystallizing in Paris with the 1925 Exposition International des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes. The Art Deco period encompassed a multitude of decorative influences, including the updating of historical styles, the introduction of exotic elements and the adaptation of avant-garde art currents such as the geometric abstraction of Cubism.
Not a single style or a unified movement, Art Deco is a design idiom that reflects a decorative approach to designing appealing consumer goods during the interwar period. Encompassing every discipline within the applied arts, Art Deco manifested itself to some extent everywhere around the world, perhaps the first design idiom ever to do so. Art Deco’s fundamental appeal lay in its decorative qualities, which consumers found attractive and glamorous. From skyscrapers, locomotives, automobiles and ocean liners to fashion, advertising and everyday home furnishings and appliances, Art Deco style...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Sotheby's, Collection Klaus Otto Preis, Paris, 11/9/05
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: Collection Klaus Otto Preis Paris 11/9/05 sale 5022. Softcover auction catalogue of 264 lots. He worked for Nina Ricci, Italian-born French fashion designer. Sale of paint...
Category
Early 2000s French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Taxidermy Composition with Rare Exotic Birds in a Large Bowed Glass Case
Located in Leuven , BE
A wonderful glass case with a selection of 20 rare exotic birds in a natural environment of tree branches and grass. The case has a rare bowed front glass and is in good condition fo...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Organic Material
Bearded Vulture 'Gypaetus barbatus', II/A -Cites dd 09/03/2019
Located in Leuven , BE
A vulture is a scavenging bird of prey. The New World vultures are found in North and South America; Old World vultures are found in Europe, Africa, and Asia, meaning that between the two groups, vultures are found on every continent except Australia and Antarctica. A particular characteristic of many vultures is a bald head...
Category
1910s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Organic Material
“The Paris Salons”, 1895-1914 Furniture ‘Book’
Located in Montelabbate, PU
This is the third in a multi-volume collection providing a visual catalogue record of the decorative arts of the Paris Salons. Included in this volume are reproductions of the catalo...
Category
Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Fairbanks Scale Co American Doctors Scale
Located in Cheshire, GB
Fairbanks doctors scale in black with brass adjustable measuring stick, and cast iron pressure plate. Retaining there original weights.
Dimensions:
Heig...
Category
Early 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Iron Hanukkah Lamp Menorah by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
Hand forged, iron Hanukkah lamp Menorah in the style known as “Brutalism”, David Palombo, Jerusalem, Israel, circa 1950.
David Palombo (1920-1966), was a sculptor and painter. He wa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
The Gentlemen's Clubs of London (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This book takes a fascinating look into nearly 50 clubs in London and with more than 400 specially commissioned photographs shows a way of life that still plays a part in the daily l...
Category
19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Fornasetti Designer of Dreams by P. Mauries (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Piero Fornasetti lived and worked in Milan from 1935 until his death in 1988. during this long career he established an enduring reputation as a designer with a style that was all hi...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
George Marshall, the Two-Tone Story, 1993
By George Marshall
Located in London, GB
Second edition, published by S.T. Publishing, 1993
The two-tone story is a fun, concise history of the Ska revival and the two-tone movement, led by Jerry Dammers and the specials...
Category
1990s British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Christie's, Important European Furniture & a Collection of Magnificent Mirrors
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's, important European Furniture, sculpture and tapestries, including, reflected glory, a Private collection of magnificent mirrors, Thursda...
Category
Early 2000s English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Luxurious Large Bottega Veneta Cabat Signature Leather Tote
Located in Hopewell, NJ
The Cabat is Bottega Veneta’s most iconic design—a deceptively simple seamless tote that’s finished as beautifully on the inside as it is on the outside. Designed to be both spacious...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
David Bailey, NY JS DB 62, Signed
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
Signed first edition, published by Steidl, 2007.
NY JS DB 62 compiles photographs taken by David Bailey, one of the most successful British fashion and portrait photographers of his...
Category
Early 2000s German Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Gothic Revival Wrought Iron Chandelier for Dining Room / Restaurant Etc
Located in Lisse, NL
Great quality workmanship, forged in fire Gothic Art candle chandelier or pendant light.
This beautiful quality and all hand forged chandelier comes with clearly visible, Gothic qua...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron
1920s 35 Zeiss-Ikon 35 Cm Cinema Projector
By Zeiss Ikon
Located in London, GB
A late 1920s 35 mm Zeiss-Ikon cinema projector.
Lens: Neokino 52.5/110 by Emil Busch A.-G. Rathenow.
Original black paint.
Lamp house contain...
Category
Early 20th Century German Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
German Art Deco Desk Top Barometer and Weather Station
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
German Art Deco desk top barometer and weather station.
German desktop barometer, thermometer and hydrometer. This station is unsigned and made...
Category
20th Century German Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Interiors for Contemporary Living 1st Edition, 1960
By The Architectural Press Co.
Located in London, GB
Published by The Architectural Press Co. 1st Edition, 1960
This beautiful book is a comprehensive survey of modern European ideas on interior decoration.
More than 220 photograph...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Early 1900s Bronzed Terracotta Christ Sculpture Religious Bust, Signed S. Marton
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and stunning sculpture of Christ.
Even from up-close most people think this is a bronze. That's how good the surface and bronzed patina of this impressive sculpture are. The sc...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Terracotta
Art Deco Nudy Lady Thermometer
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Celluloid nude lady Art Deco thermometer.
Category
20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Authentic Art Deco Black Bakelite Bangle Bracelet with Sterling Accent
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Black Bakelite bangle bracelet with sterling silver band adornment.
Measures: 2 3/8" inside circumference.
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Toppai kabuto, Signed Haruta Yoshimasa and dated 1802
Located in Milano, IT
Toppai kabuto,
Samurai helmet from the Kajiwara clan.
Edo period, dated 1802.
Signatures:
筑藩士官 梶原 景泰 命春田 昌芳造之 享和二年壬 秋也
Chikushū (?) Shikan (officer) Kajiwara Kageyasu (?) Mikoto (lo...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Africa, Tribal Art of Forest and Savanna
Located in London, GB
Africa, Tribal Art of Forest and Savanna, 1st edition, Published by Thames & Hudson, 1980.
Over 200 treasures of African art drawn from rarely seen private collections and beautiful...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
"FritzHansen-Furniture" Catalog, 1963
By Fritz Hansen
Located in New York, NY
Hardcover catalog of Fritz Hansen furniture featuring work by Arne Jacobsen, Borge Mogensen, Hans Wegner, Verner Panton, Kaare Klint, Karen and Ebbe Clemmensen, Kristian Vedel, Mogen...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage German Barometer Wrapped in Leather, Adnet Style
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage leather and brass hanging German Barometer.
Polished brass German barometer with readings in English.
Wrapped in a leather black strap with ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Era German Tin Litho Mechanical Coin Bank
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This lithographed tin coin bank was produced in Germany in circa 1935 in the period Art Deco style. The bank is shaped like a coin box with a man's face on the front. When the lever ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Beautiful Taxidermy Onagadorie Rooster
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful taxidermy Onagadorie rooster.
Onagadori is a chicken breed from the prefecture of Kochi in Japan that, due to the presence of the Gt g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Feathers
"Alphaville" Original Japanese Movie Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese movie poster for Jean-Luc Godard's 1965 French New Wave film starring Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff.
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Samuraï Maeda Armor
Located in Paris, FR
Armor Samuraï Maeda, ceremonial armor
with handcrafted helmet and protects.
Made with original japanese fabrics only use for
samuraï armor confection, ...
Category
1930s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Glass
Vintage Rotating Gambling Chip Holder
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th century
Somewhere in the 1920's / 1930's These were created
Vintage rotating gambling chip holder.
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
L'art Brut de Jean Dubuffet 1st Edition 1953
By Jean Dubuffet, Georges Limbour
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Pierre Matisse, New York, 1953.
One of 1000 numbered copies, this being n°
The dustjacket is an original lithograph by Dubuffet. This catalogue, creat...
Category
1950s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Batman
Located in London, GB
Original Lebanese film poster for Tim Burton's 1989 Batman staring Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton and Kim Basinger. The artwork on this poster is very dif...
Category
1980s Lebanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Bronze Pipe
Located in Copenhagen, K
Fantastic bronze pipe from the Vienna tobacco museum’s collection, from Belgian Congo.
Category
19th Century Congolese Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Dutch VOC Silver Shipwreck Treasure Coins From The Akerendam Shipwreck 1724
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Origin: Holland
Value: 2 pennies / 2 stuiver
Date: 1724
A VOC Akerendam shipwreck treasure of nine 2 stuivers minted by the Province of Holland ...
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Very Rare 19th Century Cast Iron Jockey Hitching Post
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare 19th century cast iron equine hitching post in the form of a jock-ey. The jockey is classically dressed in the 19th century riding attire, com-prising of a black riding hat, red jacket and cream jodhpurs. The jockey is poised on a moulded blue plinth...
Category
19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Ronson USA 1929 Art Deco RonDeLight Table Lighter In Black Lacquer And Steel
Located in Miami, FL
A ball table lighter designed by Ronson.
Very beautiful RonDeLight Junior desk lighter, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Co. during the a...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
A Hizen Katana in koshirae
Located in Milano, IT
A Hizen Katana in koshirae
Signed 肥前國河内大掾藤原正廣
Hizen kuni kawachi daijō Fujiwara Masahiro
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Early Edo Period (1615-1867)
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NBTHK Hozon Tōken
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Nagasa [leng...
Category
17th Century Japanese Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey, Grosset & Dunlap Edition, Circa 1940
By Zane Grey
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Grey, Zane. Riders of the Purple Sage. A Novel. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1912 (1940s). Illustrated by Douglas Duer. Presented in full gray Moroccan leather with gilt tooling to fr...
Category
1940s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Moon Shot, Signed by Alan Shepard, First Edition in Original Dust Jacket, 1994
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Shepard, Alan, Deke Slayton, Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon. Atlanta: Turner Publishing, 1994. First Edition. Signed by Alan Shepard on the full title page...
Category
1990s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Ronson England 1929 Deco RonDeLight Steel Table Lighter Black & Cream Lacquer
Located in Miami, FL
A ball table lighter designed by Ronson.
Very beautiful RonDeLight Junior desk lighter, created in England by The Ronson Co. during the art deco period, b...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Ice Cold, a Hip-Hop Jewelry History
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The definitive photographic history of how hip-hop blinged out and redefined the world of jewelry, luxury, and style.
Whether it's diamond-encrusted grills, oversized “truck” style chains, bust-down Rolex and Patek Philippe watches or a Tiffany necklace, jewelry is a cornerstone of hip-hop culture. Glittering, blinged-out jewels are the shining statement of a collective identity: unapologetic, charismatic, and street savvy.
Spanning the history of hip-hop jewelry, from the 1980s to today, Ice Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History is a stunning compilation of storytelling and visuals. Hundreds of extraordinary images of every major hip-hop artist on record celebrate how “Ice” has become a proclamation of identity and self-expression.
Starting with Run-DMC’s gold Adidas pendants and Eric B. & Rakim’s ostentatious dookie rope chains and Mercedes medallions, the jewelry then transforms from street style into a booming design culture. The hip-hop tradition of “show up and show out” reaches new heights with artists like Pharrell Williams, Jay-Z, Gucci Mane, and Cardi B...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Outdoor Victorian Jockey Hitching Post
Located in New York, NY
Outdoor Victorian-style (19/20th Century) painted white metal large jockey figure hitching post. Please note only blue jockey is still available.
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Jean Dubuffet , Cerceaux ‘Sorcellent Limited Edition, 1st 1967
Located in London, GB
Jean Dubuffet. Cerceaux ‘Sorcellent by Max Loreau. Edition Jeanne Bucher, Editions Beyeler, Paris, 1967. Limited edition of 800 of which this is no. 496.
Contains 20 original colo...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Moon Paradise
Located in NEW YORK, NY
For centuries the moon had been synonymous with mystery, an unknown. But over the years, mankind has studied this brilliant satellite and even managed to venture there. Mystery becam...
Category
2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen
Ken Fulk: The Movie in My Mind
Located in NEW YORK, NY
**Pre-order starting June 1 - books will commence shipping on June 15th**
For over 30 years interior designer and worldbuilder extraordinaire Ken Fulk has...
Category
2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
National Cash Register
Located in Alpha, NJ
Vintage condition national cash register from the early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Large Iron Ship's Chain Converted to Stand
Located in Nantucket, MA
Large iron ship's chain converted to a stand and as of this writing we have two pieces. Each link measures 4.25" x 7.25" and have been welded together and mounted on a teak base. A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Russian Princess with Tiara and Elaborate Jewelry Portrait Miniature
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Russian princess with tiara and elaborate jewelry portrait miniature
This young woman is wearing elaborate jewelry and a golden tiara....
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Italian Chic Book
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Taly is a country synonymous with style and beauty in all aspects of life: the rich history of Rome, Renaissance art of Florence, graceful canals of Venice, high fashion of Milan, signature pasta alla bolognese of Bologna, colorful architecture of Portofino and winking blue waters of Capri and the Amalfi Coast, among many others. Italians themselves live effortlessly amid all this splendor, knowing instinctively just the type of outfit to throw on, design element to balance, or delectable ingredient to add.
Daria Reina and Andrea Ferolla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Set of 6 Rare French 19th Century Antique Doll Carriages
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Bought in the south of France this set of antique doll carriages are an enchanting collection with wooden handles, original paint, and working wh...
Category
19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique Brown Leather Riding Boots with Trees, 1890s Austria
By Rudolf Scheer & Söhne
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
A pair of exquisite decorative brown leather riding boots made by Austrian Imperial shoemaker Scheer - Purveyor of the imperial and royal court of the Austrian and Hungarian empire.
...
Category
1890s Austrian Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
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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