Collectibles and Curiosities
Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Color: Brown
20th Century Italian Solid Silver and Briar Double Bass Player
Located in VALENZA, IT
Double bass player in 800 solid silver. The double bass is in briar with silver details.
The double bass bow is in silver.
The player and the double bass ...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
1978 Gibson Estate Fresh ES 335 TD Semi Hollow Body Electric Guitar
Located in Ferndale, MI
Out of long term storage. Very original Gibson ES 335-TD guitar. Td model is equipped with Gibson " dirty fingers " Humbucker . This allows for higher outpu...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Gardening Russian Guide: Building on Your Homestead - A Treasure, 1J130
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Embark on a journey of gardening wisdom with this vintage book, a cherished guide titled "Постройки на приусадебном участке" (Structures on the Homestead), originating from Russia and dating back to 1992. In this thin yet informative volume, author Г.П. Рудаков imparts valuable insights into the art of building on your homestead.
While time has passed since its publication, this softcover book remains in good condition, a testament to its enduring relevance and the care with which it has been preserved. Across 62 pages, readers are invited to explore the world of construction on their own property, gaining practical knowledge and inspiration.
Though slender in size, this book carries a wealth of tips, ideas, and guidance for creating structures that enhance and complement your homestead. From sheds and shelters to garden structures, the pages within offer a glimpse into the art of practical construction.
Perfect for gardening enthusiasts, DIY aficionados, or anyone seeking to elevate their homestead with functional and aesthetically pleasing structures, this book presents a unique opportunity to learn from the past. Embrace the teachings of author Г.П. Рудаков as you explore the nuances of building on your own property.
Add this vintage gardening...
Category
1990s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Oyster Perpetual Datejust Gold Watch, Jewelry, 70s
By Rolex
Located in Valladolid, ES
Outstanding Rolex made in yellow gold, 18 carats. All the characteristics are detailed below... if you want to know any other information, do not hesitate to contact us. Model OYSTER PERPETUAL DATEJUST 6917
- Movement: Automatic mechanical...
Category
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
1970s Leather Ashtray Diego Matthai Mexican Modernism
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Mexican Modernism cigar ashtray leather wrapped with Chrome.
Unmarked, attribution Diego Matthai
8.75 diameter x 1.5 thick
Original preowned...
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Miniature Queen Anne Armed Portrait Chair for Doll, Small Child or Puppy
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Miniature burgundy velvet and wood armed Queen Anne portrait chair perfect for a large doll, small dog, or baby (6 month to small toddler).
Category
Late 20th Century Queen Anne Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Velvet, Wood
La Ley Del Deseo / The Law of Desire
Located in London, GB
Original Spanish film poster from the 1987 comedy, Thriller Atame! / Tie Me Up Tie Me Down. This film was written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Nautical Double Gauge Bubble Clinometer on Teak Back Plate by Conn. Valley Ind.
Located in Nantucket, MA
A double gauge bubble clinometer with precision glass tubing and nickel face mounted on a teak back plate. These tilt gauges were used on vessels to measure the angular slant of the ...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Moroccan Brass Decorative Collector Dagger
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Moroccan brass dagger, mixed metal, copper, nickel and enamel.
Moroccan Hand carved Khoumiya dagger, of typical shape with curved bla...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
20th Century Italian High Quality Mahogany Roulette Wheel by Dal Negro
Located in Sofia, BG
Here we present you a high quality roulette wheel for the home and clubs and events. It is made from solid Sapelli Mahogany - a gorgeous piece of work
Wheel is mounted on 2 rings of ball bearings for perfectly smooth running
Round sided roulette wheel with a single zero - two roulette balls are included.
The piece is made by the world-leading quality gaming equipment...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
1979 Gold Sovereign - Elizabeth II Decimal Portrait
Located in Braintree, GB
A 1979 gold Sovereign featuring Queen Elizabeth II and the George & Dragon design in extremely fine condition. Coin struck by the Royal Mint and provided in a plastic capsule.
Manuf...
Category
1970s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Nautical or Maritime Motif Collapsible Brass Anchor Bookends
Located in Cathedral City, CA
1970s Pair of nautical anchor bookends
Category
1970s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Pezon Et Michel Parabolic Split Cane Trout Fly Fishing Rod
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A fine split cane trout fly fishing rod, Pezon et Michel Parabolic Speciale Normale. The rod is a 9ft, 2-piece split cane rod with alloy screw reel fit...
Category
1970s French Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cane
Ethnic Musical Instrument, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ethnic musical instrument is a unique object realized in the half of the 20th century.
Ethnic musical instrument made by craftsmanship with wood and recycled materials.
Mint c...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Gaetano Pesce Fish Design Catalog
Located in New York, NY
Early, and possibly the first, portfolio catalog of Gaetano Pesce’s experimental handcart molded resin objects—each a unique creation within a series. Published by Fish Design, circa...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Chinese "Go" or ""Weiqi" Board and Game
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice and well contructed vintage Chinese "Go" or ""Weiqi" board and game with play instructions, circa 1970s. The set is in very good condition and comes with a large wood boa...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
The Greta Garbo Collection Auction Catalog - 1990 Sotheby's - 1st Edition
Located in Rochester, NY
The Greta Garbo Collection, Sale 6098 - November 1990 Sotheby's NY. Glossy orange patterned hard cover book w/ dust wrapper and slipcase. Colored photographic illustrations of Impres...
Category
1990s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Star Wars Film-Used Props from Original 1977 Film
Located in Jersey, GB
- Three fibreglass pieces of Krayt Dragon bone that appear in the original 1977 film Star Wars
Star Wars, episode IV: A New Hope (1977), written and di...
Category
1970s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass
Ceramic Medieval Chessboard with Chesses, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
This Ceramic Medieval Chess is a ceramic chess set consisting of medieval characters and a wooden chessboard.
Dimensions: cm 26 x 60 x 60.
Good conditions.
The shape of the set reminds an ancient medieval castle.
If you are fascinated by crusaders, knights, steel armor, castles or dragons, this medieval chess set...
Category
1970s European Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
1970s Vintage Gerry Lopez Lightning Bolt Surfboard
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Mid-1970s Vintage Gerry Lopez Lightning Bolt surfboard. Features a vibrant yellow tinted deck with jet-black lightning bolt, ruby red single fin, and dia...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
Auto Plastic: Wendell Castle 1968-1973 by Donald Albrecht (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
AutoPlastic: Wendell Castle (1968-1973) accompanied R & Company’s exhibition of the same name, curated by Donald Albrecht and on view at the gallery’s 82 Franklin location from April 20 to June 15, 2004.
AutoPlastic situates Wendell Castle’s plastic furniture in the context of late 1960s and early 1970s design innovations and examines, through a selection of photographs, magazine clippings, and ephemera, the relationship between the objects and their era’s social and cultural concerns. With natural, primitive, archaic, and womb-like forms, Castle’s plastic objects recall a time when novelty and fantasy were a means of individual expression (“doing your own thing”). They also highlight how environmentalism (“going back to the earth”) and escapism (“getting away from it all”) were intense reactions to the upheaval of America’s shifting values, student protests...
Category
Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Copper and zirconium Claude Lalanne's 'Hortensia' bracelet
Located in Paris, FR
Claude Lalanne
Bracelet 'Hortensia'
A galvanised cooper and zirconium bracelet, stamped signature
Measure: L.: 18 cm.
Category
1990s French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
1975 Vintage Skip Frye Surfboard
By Skip Frye
Located in Haleiwa, HI
1975 Vintage Skip Frye shaped surfboard. Features beautiful light blue deck with navy blue bottom and complimentary pinstriping. Wooden fin with blue see-through window. A gorgeous example of a full restored vintage 1970s Skip Frye surfboard.
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
Old Vintage School Molecular Model Czech 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
This old atomic model from chemistry class in the 1970s is made of plastic and comes from school
in the former Czechoslovakia. Very decorative and in good condition with signs of we...
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Acrylic, Plywood
1990s Stokke Children's Wood Rocking Horse Hippo by Wolfgang Rebentisch
By Stokke
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1990s Wood Rocking horse named Hippo Designed by Wolfgang Rebentisch for Stokke Norway
Award winning design
45 long x 11.5 d x 21.5
Original preowned vintage condition
Refer to all i...
Category
1990s Norwegian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage Leather Rawlings Football (FREE SHIPPING)
By Rawlings
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original vintage leather Rawlings ST5 football.
CREATOR Rawlings.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE circa 1960-1980.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Leather.
CONDITION Good. Wear co...
Category
Late 20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Thorens Swiss AD 30 Upright Music Box with Ten Discs, circa 1970
Located in Evergreen, CO
A quality fruitwood case with a glass door allows for viewing the metal discs that play on this upright music box by Thorens of Switzerland. The set ...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fruitwood
Impeccable Yamaha C7 Concert Grand Piano
By Yamaha
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Yamaha C7 black lacquer concert grand piano. Yamaha serial number 2442423.
The elite assembly of Yamaha C series grand pianos has always been recognized f...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Old Vintage School Molecular Model Czech 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
This old atomic model from chemistry class in the 1970s is made of plastic and comes from school
in the former Czechoslovakia. Very decorative and in good condition with signs of we...
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Acrylic, Plywood
Franklin MInt Miniature Clocks Collection, 1980s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful collection of 12 miniature clocks in Mahogany cabinet, produced by Franklin Mint in 1980.
In very good condition considering its age of 37 years old, some minor traces of ...
Category
1980s North American Victorian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
La Villa Kerylos preface Karl Lagerfeld 1st Ed. 1997
Located in London, GB
Published by Les Editions de L’Amateur 1997 preface by Karl Lagerfeld French text.
Beautiful images of the Villa Kerylos in the South of France ...
Category
1990s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Translated book: Heroin from Vietnam and Nightmares in Colombia, 1J144
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Step into the realm of global intrigue with this vintage book titled "Героин из Вьетнама и Кошмар в Колумбии" (Heroin from Vietnam and Nightmares in Colombia). Hailing from the city ...
Category
1990s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Literary Insight: The Final Sanctuary of Poet Lermontov, 1975, 1J143
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Delve into the world of literature and history with this vintage book titled "Последний приют поэта Лермонтова" (The Final Sanctuary of Poet Lermontov). Originating from the USSR and...
Category
1970s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1970s Vintage Lightning Bolt surfboard by Barry Kanaiaupuni
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Early-1970s Lightning Bolt surfboard made by Barry Kanaiaupuni. Features large and wide lightning bolt jag design, a telltale sign of the earliest of...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
Mid 20th Century Tiny Baby Teddy Bear Soft Huggable Vintage
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Precious Vintage Tiny Baby Teddy Bear
jointed, soft and huggable
3 h x 1.75 w x .88 d
Preloved vintage condition unrestored
Review all images provided.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Roger Erickson’s personal Brewer Team Rider Big Wave Surfboard by Owl Chapman
By Owl Chapman
Located in Haleiwa, HI
1980s Vintage Dick Brewer Surfboards Team Rider surfboard. Roger Erickson’s personal surfboard. Shaped by Owl Chapman in the late 80s-early 90s. Features Waimea Bay...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
Old Vintage School Molecular Model Czech 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
This old atomic model from chemistry class in the 1970s is made of plastic and comes from school
in the former Czechoslovakia. Very decorative and in good condition with signs of we...
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Acrylic, Plywood
Aluminum Ships Engine Order Telegraph
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships bridge telegraph by Japanese Maker. Faceplate shows ships commands in english with astern and ahead, slow, half, full, finished with engines and stop.
Also on plate: Manufac...
Category
1990s Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Unique Murano Glass Sculpture, Dino Rosin, Face of Jesus, 20th Century, Venice
By Dino Rosin
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
What. A. Piece. Of. Art. This Murano glass sculpture is just stunning. The head of Jesus is made from mouth blown Murano glass. It is worked free hand on...
Category
1980s Italian Baroque Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Murano Glass, Wood
Vintage 1970s Lightning Bolt surfboard by Tom Parrish
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Mid-1970s vintage Lightning Bolt surfboard made by Tom Parrish. Features bright yellow tint with double rail lightning bolt pinstripes. Beautiful red lightning bolt design with complimentary black shadow. A remarkable example of highly coveted 1970s Tom Parrish shaped Lighting Bolt surfboard.
In 1972, Gerry Lopez and Jack Shipley started the popular lightning bolt surfboards label in Honolulu...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
Model of Malcolm Forbes Yacht "The Highlander"
Located in Norwell, MA
Builders style scale model of publisher Malcom Forbes' custom yacht "The Highlander". Highlander was designed by Jon Bannenberg and built by De Vries Sh...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage KLH Model Twenty One FM Receiving System
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage KLH Model Twenty one FM Receiving System
Dimensions. 12 W ; 7 D ; 6 H
Category
1970s Islamic Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Superman/Clark Kent Wooden Trapeze Artist Toy with Graffiti Phone Booth
Located in Ferndale, MI
Superhero Superman on one side and Clark Kent on the other, wooden trapeze artist toy with graffiti phone booth holder. Squeeze the ends of this and he flips around.
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
String, Plastic, Wood, Paint
Brooklyn: an Illustrated History (Critical Perspectives on the past) 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Brooklyn: An Illustrated History (Critical Perspectives On The Past) by Ellen Snyder-Grenier. Temple University Press, 1996 - Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.). 1st Ed hardcover with dust ja...
Category
1990s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1977 Mahjong Bakelite Set with Original Case
Located in Redding, CT
National Mahjong League Bakelite set with original case. Special 40th anniversary production. Dated 1977-1978. Original carrying case is a faux alligator finish in red. The set come...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
Vintage Nautical Signal Flag in Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed maritime signal flag representing the letter “V” in the international code of signals. This authentic and ocean used pennant is made of individual panels of red and white cot...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
1980s Vintage Town & Country Surfboard by Nev Hyman
Located in Haleiwa, HI
1983 Town & Country surfboard made by Nev Hyman. Features a remarkable airbrush design with 1980s style. Channel bottom squash tail. Nev Hyman, FireWire Surfboards founder and co-owner. FireWire is one of the most successful surfboard labels in history. In 2015, the greatest surfer to ever live, Kelly Slater (11x World Champion of Surfing) purchased 70% of FireWire Surfboards. A beautiful example of a vintage 1980s surfboard...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
Ferrari Vintage Arno XI Wooden Speedboat
Located in Beirut, LB
Craftsmen make these highly detailed wooden models from scratch with historical photographs, drawings , and original plans. Scale 1/8 with high quality wood.
Mounted on a solid wood ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper, Stainless Steel
High Hand Pinball Arcade Game, 1973 USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 'HIGH HAND' pinball machine from 1973. Made by D. Gottlieb & Company and designed by Ed Krynski. In excellent working condition. Great visuals and sounds. Extremely fun paced...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Archaeology by Glyn Edmund Daniel, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Archaeology by Glyn Edmund Daniel. Published by Thomas Y. Crowell, 1977, NY. 1st Ed BCE hardcover with dust jacket. Black and white illustrations. Thi...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1970s Smoking Set by Pierre Cardin, Made in France
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous smoking set by Pierre Cardin in brass and metal. Made in France. The table lighter works. This smoking set is in excellent condition and it's signed
Dimension :
Tab...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
Think Big Giant Matches and Matchbox
By Think Big
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic set of oversized matches and matchbox, made by Think Big NYC in 1984. Set contains all 8 original matches. Box slides open as a normal matchbox...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Paper, Felt, Wood, Paint
Vintage Bead and Silver Tribal Pendant Necklace by Annette Bird '1925-2016'
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Annette Bird bone, bead, shell and silver tribal necklace
This whimsical necklace was made by Annette R. Bird (1925-2016), a well-known Southern Ca...
Category
Late 20th Century American Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Vintage 53" Oversize Prince Pop Art Wooden Tennis Racquet Store Display
By Prince
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage 53" Oversize Prince Pop Art Wooden Tennis Racquet Store Display. item features a large unique size, "pop art" form, probably an original store displ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Laura Ashley Guide to Country Decorating Hardcover Book
By Laura Ashley
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Laura Ashley guide to country decorating. Hardcover book.
The timeless appeal of rustic living, with its emphasis on comfort, function, and simplicity, gets a crisp, contemporary interpretation--in classic Laura Ashley style--now available in trade paperback. An exquisite sourcebook for decorating with the distinctive Laura Ashley touch. 300 full-color illustrations.
Creativity and practicality merge in a step-by-step guide featuring the distinctive Laura Ashley country style, giving a fresh, innovative look to the comfort and simplicity of rustic living. Country Homes & Gardens Main.
Title: Laura Ashley Guide to Country Decorating
Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Publication Date: 1992
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Edition: 1st.
Language ? : ? English
Hardcover ? : ? 208 pages
The late Laura Ashley, who popularized the English country look of cabbage roses and overstuffed chairs...
Category
Late 20th Century English Country Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Bally Pac-Man Arcade Game, 1980 USA
By Bally
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 'PAC-MAN' arcade game from 1980. Pac-Man was originally a Japanese video game franchise developed, published and owned by Bandai Namco Entertainmen...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Modern Copper Clipper Ship Wall Art Sculpture by Curtis Jere
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage "Clipper Ship" sailboat wall hanging sculpture designed by Curtis Jere for Artisan House produced in 1975. This decorative nautical statement piece is composed of copper and ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Copper
Vintage 1970s Dick Brewer Surfboards by Bob Ricard
By Dick Brewer
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Late-1970s Dick Brewer surfboard made by Bob Ricard. Features a yellow tint with swallow tail winged shape design. Central pinstriping with pinstriped...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Hardwood, Softwood
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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