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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: 1960s
Color:  Gray
Large Edwardian-Style Controlled Bubbles Crystal Match Striker By Webb
Located in New York, NY
Large, Edwardian-Style, controlled bubbles crystal match striker, England, Ca. 1960's, Thomas Webb - maker. (The striker is signed by the maker on the underside of the striker - see ...
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1960s English Edwardian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Crystal

Cromwell Motorcycle Helmet, ACU Approved Pudding Basin Racing Helmet
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A.C.U approved Cromwell racing motorcycle crash helmet. A silver painted motorcycle, pudding basin shape helmet made in England by Cromwell. This helmet has a cork interior, fitted with a fabric headband and straps keeping a space between the head and outer case of the helmet. Strong leather neck and ear flaps are also fitted as is a chin strap and goggle strap to the rear. Inside the helmet is a cloth Cromwell trade label stating it conforms to A.C.U requirements, it has the British kite mark and is sized 7. This is an ACU (Auto-Cycle Union) approved racing helmet...
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1960s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1960s Industrial Medical Cabinet
Located in Norwalk, CT
This is a great medical cabinet from the 1960s, ready to keep all your goodies safe this is a great 1960s accent item that is sure to be a one of a kind addition to your decor!
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Original Iconic Op-Art Poster Created by Lanz Wyman for Mexico 68 Olympic Games
Located in Mexico, DF
Original Op-Art Posters printed for the Mexico 68 Olympic Games. The iconic design derives from the logo that integrated very successfully "Mexico 68" with t...
Category

1960s Mexican Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

1960s Smith Corona Skyriter Portable Typewriter with Vinyl Case
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Smith Corona Skyriter portable typewriter with the original tan vinyl case. Circa 1960s Despite its lean lines, lightness, and s...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Vintage Scientific Electrostatic Van de Graaff Electrostatic Generator Apparatus
Located in Lafayette, IN
Vintage Van de Graaff electrostatic generator apparatus by the Sargent Welch Scientific Instrument Company. This appears to be a manual version with our the ...
Category

1960s American Machine Age Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Stich Leather Hanging Barometer Westen, Germany, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice round hanging Barometer, surrounded with stitch Brown Leather. Made in Western Germany in the 1960s. Good working condition.
Category

1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Three Emerald Cut Diamond/Platinum Ring
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage 1960s ladies platinum/ diamond ring is designed with three emerald cut diamonds & two baguettes. The total of the three center diamonds is 1.80 carats & the two baguette...
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1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Stone, Platinum

Ladies Wristwatch of 18k gold by Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe for Georg Jensen
Located in Berlin, BE
Ladies Wristwatch of 18k gold by Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe for Georg Jensen, 1970s? ? Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe (1927–2004) was one of Sweden's most important 20th century silversmiths and the first female silversmith to attract international attention. She secured her first exhibition aged 21. By the late 1940s and early 1950s, she was part of the Paris art studio fraternity, counting Picasso and Billie Holiday as friends.? ? Torun created the Vivianna watch in 1962, a spoon-shaped ‘never-ending’ bangle with a mirrored dial and simple hands but devoid of numerals. Originally commissioned for an exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, she said her decision to leave out the hour markers suggested a kind of non-time, so that each time the wearer looked at the dial, the message that ‘life is now...
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1960s Danish Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

Parke-Bernet NY Sale "The Estate of Sophie Tucker, " May-5-7, 1966
Located in valatie, NY
Parke-Bernet NY, Sale Code "2437" Sophie Tucker French & English Furniture, Porcelain, Silver, Glass, Rugs, May-5-7, 1966. Sophie Tucker was an American singer, comedian, actress, an...
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1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Vintage 1968 The Machine: As Seen at the End of the Mechanical Age MOMA Book
By K.G. Pontius Hulten
Located in Seguin, TX
The Machine: As Seen At The End Of The Mechanical Age by K. G. Pontus Hulten. Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1968. Embossed aluminum boards designed by Anders Osterlin...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Roy Lichtenstein at the Tate Gallery 1968 'Exhibition Catalog'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Roy Lichtenstein Ileana Sonnabend Paris 1965: Vintage original folding exhibition announcement/book published on the occasion of Roy Lichtenstein's 1...
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1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

1970s Andy Warhol Art in America
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Andy Warhol issue of Art in America magazine, featuring four articles on the artist ("Warhol: The Medium As Cultural Artifact," "A Catalogue Raisonn...
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1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Batman
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese program cover for Leslie Martinson's 1966 Batman staring Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin. This piece is conservation paper backe...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Pair of Hollywood Regency Brass Cranes
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Hollywood Regency brass cranes. These stunning midcentury brass crane statues are well detailed and make great decorative accessories. Grea...
Category

1960s Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Empire Speakers / End Tables
By Empire NY
Located in Oakville, CT
Empire Jupiter 6500 Speakers
Category

1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Resin

Neil Armstrong Apollo 11 NASA Flight Log Signed Six Times
Located in Jersey, GB
A highly rare and important document from the Apollo 11 mission Neil Armstrong's official flight log for his training in the Lunar Landing Test Vehicle...
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1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

1960s Alexander Girard Ashtray La Fonda Del Sol Restaurant NYC New York City MCM
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A very rare and vintage New York City relic. No chips, No handling damage. However this example does have some manufacturing defects that are all Photo'd.
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Porcelain

Apollo 12 Signed Photo
Located in Jersey, GB
Colour 8 x 10 inch official NASA signed photo of the three Apollo 12 astronauts standing in front of the lunar module. Apollo 12 was the second manned M...
Category

1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Monument à Victor-Emmanuel Souvenir Building Vintage, Rome Italy, 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 just a display item in your collecti...
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1960s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Ceramic Easter Egg from Atelier Madoura, circa 1960s
Located in London, GB
Vintage ceramic egg figure from Atelier Madoura, Vallauris, France (circa 1960s). This egg-sized ceramic figure is painted with a stylized suited man w...
Category

1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Murano Glass Rhinoceros
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Murano glass Rhinoceros. This realistic Murano rhino sculpture is clear and gray glass with controlled bubbles and in great condition.
Category

1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Large Midcentury Lighter
By Swank Lighting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very large Japanese lighter created by Swank.
Category

1960s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Chrome

Federico Fellini's 8 1/2
Located in London, GB
Exceptionally rare original British film poster for the 1963 drama director Federico Fellini he used the title 8 1/2 as this was his 8 1/2 film projec...
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1960s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Arc de Triomphe Paris Souvenir Building Paper Weight Marble Base
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A decorative Arc de Triomphe Paris souvenir building sculpture. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal and a marble base. T...
Category

1960s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Marble, Metal

Large Hollywood Regency Brass Seashell
Located in Houston, TX
Large Hollywood Regency brass seashell. Beautiful table accessory. Great patina! Could be polished if desired.
Category

1960s Hollywood Regency Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Hard Day's Night
Located in London, GB
Original US production stills for The Beatles 1964 music, comedy film A Hard Day's Night. The film was directed by Richard Lester. This piece is con...
Category

1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Hard Day's Night
Located in London, GB
Original US production stills for The Beatles 1964 music, comedy film A Hard Day's Night. The film was directed by Richard Lester. The film was released in Czechoslovakia one year la...
Category

1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Large Roman Neoclassical Plaster Foot of Hercules
Located in Houston, TX
Unusually large and well detailed neoclassical Roman plaster foot sculpture of Hercules. This vintage Italian academic plaster foot sculpture wo...
Category

1960s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster

Vintage Cut Crystal Clear Glass Ashtray Monogrammed
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful cut crystal clear glass ashtray decorated with a monogram design. Heavy crystal shines like a diamond. Wonderful fashionable glass multif...
Category

1960s Italian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Crystal

Set of Six Vintage Aerial Toys, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of six vintage aerials toys. By Unknown manufacturer, circa 1960. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Materi...
Category

1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Octopussy and The Living Daylights by Ian Fleming, First UK Edition, 1966
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Fleming, Ian. Octopussy and The Living Daylights. London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. First UK edition. Octavo. Rebound in full leather with gilt facsimi...
Category

1960s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

"Cat Boat" Mechanical Toy Penny Bank, American, circa 1968
By Utexiqual Products
Located in Incline Village, NV
In near mint and all original condition this vintage mechanical bank appeals to both sailing enthusiasts and bank collectors; perhaps a collector of "cat" memorabelia as well. The theme depicts two sailors riding their boat in full sail. It is quite substantial in both size and weight. To operate, (with the lever pushed all the way in from the left); place a coin vertically above the left arm of the sailor in red; from the right; push the lever all the way in. The sail and Boom hits the sailor, knocking him over as the coin drops into the bank. The other sailor moves forward while manning the tiller. The bank is named "Cat Boat...
Category

1960s American Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum, Iron, Tin

Vintage Cut Crystal Glass Ashtray, Italy, 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful cut crystal clear glass ashtray decorated with a cut star design. Wonderful fashionable glass multifaceted ashtray or decorative object Heavy clear handcut etched crystal...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Crystal

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

Materials

Paper

Siemens, Ships Telephone, 1960's, Massive Aluminum Housing, Industrial Design
Located in Vienna, Austria
Siemens ships telephone for the wall. Made from massive, polished aluminum, this beautiful piece of industrial design can be used at home. This is a rare find.
Category

1960s Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Very Large Aluminum Maritime Beacon
Located in Norwell, MA
Beacon built by Stone Chance Navigational Aids. Exceptional piece of industrial lighting. Fresnel glass lens set into a sturdy aluminum housing. The drum lens is 12 inches tall. Ther...
Category

1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Lion Head Table Lighter in Silvered Metal, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Lion head table lighter in silvered metal, Italy, 1960s.
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Vintage Ashtray US Oberammergau US Army School
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage ceramic ashtray with Imagery of the US Oberammergau US Army School established in Germany in the 1960s. Ashtray is in good condition.
Category

1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic

Metal Rescue Stretcher from the French Alps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unusual metal stretcher from the French Alps, circa 1960. Thick metal bars with wire frame. Great piece for a winter home. Good vintage condition.
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1960s French Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Marilyn Monroe Authentic Strand of Hair
Located in Jersey, GB
Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) needs little introduction. An actress, model and entertainer, she is perhaps the most recognisable of all screen icons. As such, her memorabilia is high...
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1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other

Fontana Arte Empty Ashtray Pockets Cut and Hollowed Crystal, 1960, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana Arte empty ashtray pockets and hollowed crystal, 1960, Italy.
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Crystal

Vintage Enamel Castrol Sign, 1960s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Beautiful Castrol advertising. The sign is made from enameled metal and has some aged related wear. Ideal decorative piece for in a garage. Measures: Height 70cm/27.55" W...
Category

1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Enamel

The Jungle Book
Located in London, GB
Original artwork used to for the US 81 x 81 in. billboard poster. The artwork is by Al White. Original artworks rarely surface, as the majority were destroyed. The Jungle Book...
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1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Always Go First Class by Laurence Marks Book
Located in Stamford, CT
Always Go First Class by Laurence Marks. First Edition hardcover. Published by Random House, New York, 1962. Dust-jacket is wrapped in Mylar.
Category

1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

George Harrison Unsigned Handwritten Letter to Fan
Located in Jersey, GB
An unsigned handwritten letter from Beatle George Harrison. George Harrison (1943-2001) was lead guitarist in The Beatles. He began playing with...
Category

1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

1967 World Exploration School Map
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pull down world exploration map from 1967.
Category

1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

The Beatles Genuine 1964 Slept-in Bed Linen
Located in Jersey, GB
A unique set of Beatles Memorabilia A set of four pieces of white bed linen (approximate 1/2cm x 1/2cm) each slept on by one of The Beatles.  ...
Category

1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Cotton

Vintage Che Guevara Collectible
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Che Guevara Historio de America: Late 1960s-early 1970s Historio de America publication featuring a brilliant Che Guevara cover that is well-suited for framing. Full publication. minor stain on upper left; otherwise good to very good condition for its age. Binding is stiff and well-intact. Medium: Newspaper style printed publication; 50+ pages. Dimensions: 10 x 10 inches. Related categories Che Guevara photograph. Cuban revolution...
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1960s Argentine Bohemian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

"Can-Can" Original British Movie Poster
Located in London, GB
Original British movie poster for the 1960 musical starring Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Maurice Chevalier.
Category

1960s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Cultural Revolution Porcelain Mao Pins
Located in New York, NY
A collection of three 1960s Cultural Revolution period porcelain Mao pins. Each shows a different image of Chairman Mao. China, circa 1960s. KM1.
Category

1960s Chinese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Porcelain

1960s Erotic Art Sculpture Woman’s Waist Pottery Ashtray Vessel Female Body Form
Located in Hyattsville, MD
White Hi-gloss glazed ashtray, heavily crazed. Artist/Maker unknown. Procured in Puerto Rico.
Category

1960s Puerto Rican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic

Aluminium Fixed Pitch Twin Blade Propeller, circa 1965
Located in London, GB
Polished cast aluminium propeller, circa 1965. Fitted with decorative polished cast aluminium conical central spinner. The propeller comes with a bracket that is fixed to the wall an...
Category

1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Mid-Century Modern C. Jere Style Ship Wall Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful mid-century wall art features a three dimensional sailboat sculpture with plenty of intricate detail. A wonderful realistic design in the style of C. Jere with multipl...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Comment Installer Son Interieur en Regence ou Louis XV, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Comment Installer Son Interieur en Regence ou Louis XV. Editions Charles Massin, 1963. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. A book on how to decorate with Regency and Louis XV f...
Category

1960s French Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Claes Oldenburg "Gayety" Happening Rare Original Poster
Located in Sharon, CT
One of the original ephemeral Pop Art events of the 1960s, Claes Oldenburg's "Gayety" happening, is documented with this rare poster advertisement, and including a mimeo list of deta...
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

"Le Petit Soldat / The Little Soldier" Original Japanese Movie Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese movie poster for Jean-Luc Godard's 1963 French New Wave film starring Anna Karina, Michel Subor.
Category

1960s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Nautical water color print 1966 Currier & Ives Panam Airline Menu Cover
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 1966 nautical portrait is of the clipper ship "Sweepstakes". Originally intended as a menu cover for Pan Am Airlines, this piece has never been used and is in pristine condition...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique and Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities for Sale

Antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities can bring whimsy and wonder to any interior. 

Decorating with old scientific instruments, historical memorabilia and vintage musical instruments, as well as other authentic collectibles and curiosities that can be found on 1stDibs, presents an opportunity to create a unique, natural history museum-like atmosphere in your home that can provoke conversation as often as it pays tribute to how far we’ve come in understanding our world. 

And bringing collectibles and curiosities into your space is actually on trend — Wunderkammern, or curiosity cabinets, were all the rage in Europe during the 1500s and continued to have adherents there and in the U.S. in the following centuries. Today, however, they’re experiencing a real surge in popularity and influencing how many interior designers are furnishing and decorating homes — combining contemporary with antique, scientific with tribal, earthly with extraterrestrial, Les Lalanne tables with Flemish tapestries.

The original Wunderkammern were entire rooms filled with objects demonstrating their owners’ worldly knowledge: A proper one included artificiala or preciosa (objets d’art); naturalia (such as skeletons, shells, minerals); exotica (taxidermy or dried plants); and scientifica (scientific instruments), frequently alongside religious relics and ancient artifacts.

Pay tribute to a history of rich and diverse musical traditions that have taken shape all over the world by decorating your home with a collection of antique and vintage musical instruments — with a little help from strong hanging wire or some wall hooks, vintage brass instruments such as a gong, French horn or trumpet can help elevate a home office or complement the efforts you’ve made to ensure a welcoming vibe in your home’s entryway. Bells or antique wind instruments can add provocative metallic contrasts to dark woods as tabletop decorative objects.  

Create an intriguing focal point with Georgian scientific instruments, such as stick barometers with mahogany cases or lacquered brass telescopes. These items stem from an era named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who ruled England in succession starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). Just as there was beautiful jewelry produced during the period that today is coveted by collectors, there is much to be found in the collectibles and curiosities realm too.

Wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design are contributing factors to certain trends in decorating — just as vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or home accents in a bedroom or foyer, decorating with globes, maps or nautical objects is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes.

Find a wide range of antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities on 1stDibs.

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