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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
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Marrakech Flair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
It has been said that Marrakech awakens all of the senses. Whether it is seeing the intricate zellige tilework; smelling the various spices sold at the souks; hearing the call to prayer emanate from the nearby mosques; touching the supple leather used to make a pair of babouches (leather sandals); tasting a flavorful tagine, Marrakech never fails to excite. Located just west of the Atlas Mountains, the city has been inhabited by Berber farmers for centuries. It has been dubbed the “Ochre City” because of the proliferation of red sandstone buildings and the red city walls, which now enclose the Medina, home to Jemaa el-Fnaa, one of the busiest squares in Africa.
Marrakech overflows with culture and has been inspiring visitors for decades. From Yves Saint Laurent to Talitha Getty, Winston Churchill to Mick Jagger, Marrakech has attracted great icons inspired by its eternal spirit as well as its sweet, beautiful life. Yves Saint Laurent’s intimate relationship to this city lead to the opening of a museum dedicated to his legendary work. The annual Marrakech International Film Festival draws a prominent crowd. Museums abound, exhibiting Moroccan arts, photography, carpets, and the Andalusian design aesthetic that permeates the city’s architecture. La Mamounia hotel, opened in 1923, offers a storied history, which includes hosting guests such as Winston Churchill. Vanessa Branson’s El Fenn is a collection of traditional riads that form a stunning boutique hotel. There are countless ways to be immersed in the culture of Marrakech, but perhaps the best place to start is with a simple glass of mint tea.
Dubbed the “It Girl” by Yves Saint Laurent in the early 1970s, Marisa Berenson is the original modern muse. Berenson transitioned into acting and delivered dazzling performances in iconic films including Cabaret directed by Bob Fosse and Stanley Kubrick’s production of Barry Lyndon...
Category
2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen
Hermès Playing Cards / Cards Game in the Original Box, Vintage, 1970s
By Hermès
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Hermès playing cards in the original box. vintage. Made in France. Both sets are complete and feature gold edges on both decks of cards. A deck of green cards and a deck of orange cards. elegant card back design.
Box containing two decks of cards, the backs of these have a decoration of gold-colored horse bits forming circles on a red or green background, gilded edges.
Hermes orange box...
Category
Late 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Ruhlmann by Florence Camard, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Ruhlmann by Florence Camard. Published by Rizzoli Intl Publications, 2011. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket and unopened CD. The most comprehensive and authoritative monograph to be published about the prolific master of art deco interior design. Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann (1879–1933) who was one of the most celebrated art deco interior and furniture designers. A tastemaker and a style setter...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Life of Emma, Lady Hamilton by J T Herbert Baily, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Life of Emma, Lady Hamilton by J T Herbert Baily. Published by Menzies London, 1905. 1st Ed hardcover no dust jacket as published. 137 untrimmed pages with all 23 portraits of Lady Hamilton each with a tissue guard. Dame Emma Hamilton...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Maharam Bear by PIN-UP
Located in New York, NY
Maharam Bear by PIN-UP
001 Terracotta
Initially created for PIN–UP’s Fall/Winter 2016/2017 issue, the Bear is handmade by a small-scale Canadian produ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Marvel Comics Library, Avengers, Vol. 1. 1963–1965, Limited Collector's Ed Book
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes
Assembling the definitive Marvel Age Avengers anthology
By early 1963 the foundations of the Marvel Universe had been laid. Following the introduction of the Fantastic Four in 1961 came the amazing (Spider-Man), the astonishing (Ant-Man), the strange (Doctor, that is), the incredible (Hulk), the invincible (Iron Man) and the mighty (Thor). Still, Marvel editor in chief Stan Lee realized something was missing. “I was writing these characters and I thought it would fun to put them together in a team,” he recalled. So Lee and artist Jack Kirby assembled Iron Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Thor, and the Hulk...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Hermes Travel Size Playing Cards
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
2 Decks of travel sized playing cards both featuring an abstracted graphic H pattern. Hermes, Paris.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1970s Industrial Cast Aluminium and Brass Flame Proof Edison Striplight, Orange
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Korean flame proof Edison LED twin strip light made by Daeyang in the 1970s with bespoke signal orange finish.
Original item salvaged from supertankers ...
Category
Late 20th Century Korean Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Opium Parfum Made in France Collectible Bottle 1980's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Opium Parfum made in France Collectible Bottle 1980's
This is vintage, hard to find, discontinued, collectible per...
Category
1980s French Chinoiserie Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
1960s Italian Three Piece Orange Genuine Hand Carved Alabaster Smoking Set
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very decorative 1960s Italian hand carved orange alabaster smoking set by Romano Bianchi.
Consists of a heavy ashtray, also very useful as trinket dish or vide-poche.
A table lighter (which also fits a wax tea light candle).
And a very pretty lidded hinged box, which originally would have held cigarettes but also could be used to keep jewellery or little treasures in.
Cigarette sales peaked in the 20th century, people were allowed to smoke in the office, the cinema, at restaurants, indoors and outdoors. Once women were able to smoke freely, smoking became a social norm and in general it was considered an act of elegance and sophistication. Businessmen in the 1960s were rarely seen without a cigarette in their hand.
So needles to say you needed pretty smoking accessories...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Velvet Toy Bears, Straw Stuffed and Glass Eyes
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of antique velvet toy bears.
Gold - brown - yellow velvet bears with glass eyes and straw stuffed.
With sewn mouth and nose and movable arms and legs.
Looks like a couple ( male and female ) as there heads are different in size.
Beautiful old little toy bears.
The arms of 1 bear have been repaired in the past: you can see the thread on the side of the arms. The arms of this bear hang loose to the body.
The arms of the other bear can be moved up and down. When 1 arm up or down , the second arm follows automatically as they are attached to each other.
Antique toy bears...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Velvet, Straw, Glass
1920s Cameo
Located in Madrid, ES
1920s Cameo
Elegant cameo from the 1920s carved in a shell and decorated with gilded brass.Dimensions: 4.5x4x0.5 cm
Category
1910s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Works of Alexander Pope Leatherbound in 9 Volumes Published 1757
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome set of the works of Alexander Pope (1688-1744) the famous English satirist and poet. Pope suffered various health issues throughout his life but with a fierce spirit and work ethic managed to produce a large volume of significant work. The volumes appear to retain their original full calf...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Valentino Trente Ans de Magie 1st French Edition 1991
Located in London, GB
Valentino Trente Ans de Magie 1st French Edition 1991
Published by Abbeville France 1st Edition 1991
Beautiful book celebrating 30 years of Valentino’s creations.
Dimension: 34cm ...
Category
1990s Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A French Font In Marble-19 ° Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful font in pink marble from the 19th century
Very beautiful work from the south of France
In superb condition and beautiful patina
Category
19th Century French Renaissance Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
Greta Garbo Collection, Sotheby's Sale Catalogue (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Sotheby's New York, catalogue from November 1990. Profusely illustrated throughout, mostly in colour. In a very good dust jacket with a glossy orange slipcase. Hardback catalogue for...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Important English Furniture & Robert Harman Collection of 18th/19thc Tea Caddies
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Important English Furniture including the Robert Harman Collection of Late 18th and Early 19th century Tea Caddies, Sotheby's London Friday 12 November 1999. 1st ed softcover auction...
Category
1990s English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Christie's London: "Regence to Faberge. an Apartment by Jed Johnson, " May 2010
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's London: "Regence to Faberge. An Apartment by Jed Johnson”, May 20, 2010 Auction Catalog. 301 Lots on 166 Pages, All Lots Described and Color Illustrated. Jed Johnson was a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Lewis Carroll, Symbolic Logic, Part I Elementary, 2nd Ed Presetation Copy!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DODGSON, Charles L (Lewis Carroll).
TITLE: Symbolic Logic. Part I Elementary.
PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan & Co., 1896.
DESCRIPTION: SECOND EDITION PRESETATION COPY...
Category
1890s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Sotheby's, The Collection of Craig Wright, New York Auction Catalog Sept, 2011
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: The Collection of Craig Wright, New York Auction Catalog Sept. 2011. 234 lots on 151 pp., Illustrated in color and fully described. "Craig Wrig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Móvel Moderno Brasileiro, Brazilian Modern Design, Book
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
The Brazilian modern design book extensively classifies the work of 15 of the most representative Brazilian furniture designers in the mod...
Category
2010s Brazilian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Sotheby's Art at Auction 1997-1998 Edited by Emma Lawson, 1st Ed
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Art at Auction 1997-1998 Edited by Emma Lawson. Published by Sotheby's, London, 1997. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. This annual reference...
Category
1990s English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Chinese Mahjong Game Set in Fitted Locking Leather Case with Key
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique Mahjong set is presumed to have originated from China and date to approximately 1900 and done in the Chinese Export style. The tiles a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Bakelite
Greek Islands
Located in NEW YORK, NY
An endless expanse of shimmering waters paired with unmatched Greek hospitality awaits visitors to the islands of the Aegean Sea. Each island is home to a unique spirit and mythology. From Patmos (a favorite of Aga Khan) to Hydra (which captivated Henry Miller, Leonard Cohen and Sophia Loren), the islands are imbued with a seductive sense of history, tradition and adventure. Several films over the decades have been filmed on them, including Boy on a Dolphin (1957) on Hydra, The Big Blue (1988) on Amorgos and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) on Santorini. Sources of inspiration for millennia, the ancient ruins, cliffside monasteries and volcanic rims are all can’t-miss sights.
Venturing on an Odyssey of their own, the author and the photographer boarded a traditional Greek sailboat and set out to capture the calming atmosphere, quintessential characters and breathtaking architecture of these gems of the Aegean. A spectacular journey re-created in the pages of Greek Islands.
Chrysanthos Panas is a businessman, art collector and philanthropist from Athens. He is in the hospitality industry and co-owner, with his brother Spyros, of several well-known clubs and restaurants in Greece, such as Island, Athénée and Salon de Bricolage. He is an expert in destination management and one of the first to use the term “Athens Riviera...
Category
2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen
Bali Mystique
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Surf mecca, tropical paradise, bamboo architecture hub, “Island of the Gods”—Bali contains multitudes. The magnetism of this Indonesian island is unmatched, drawing millions of visit...
Category
2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen
Osvaldo Borsani Handles Brass, 1950, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Handles Borsani.
Category
1950s Other Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
The Art Museums of Louis I. Kahn
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Art Museums of Louis I. Kahn. Softcover book, published in 1989 by the Duke University Press. Printed in the United States, illustrated, 303 pages.
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rembrandt Bugatti 'Catalogue Raisonne' (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
By Jacques-Chalom Des Cordes & Veronique Fromanger des Cordes
First edition and numbers 667 of this precious catalogue raisonne of animal sculptures by Rembrandt Bugatti...
Category
Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Felix Marcilhac Collection Privee, Sotheby's (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is the catalogue published in 2014 by Sotheby's for the sale of the private collection of Felix Marcilhac. As might be expected this was one of the finest collections which incl...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Impossible Collection of Design
Located in NEW YORK, NY
In recent years, the decorative furnishings niche has become of tremendous interest to collectors, causing a surge in the auction market and bringing record sales. Chosen by design e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen
Frank Stella Abstract Artist Metropolitan Museum of Art Book, 1970, New York
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
A hard-cover book with dust-jacket on abstract American artist Frank Stella, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1970, New York, NY. This book presents a decade of Sella's work from 1959 - 1...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Georgia O'Keeffe Books, Set of 2
Located in Bradenton, FL
Two Georgia O'Keeffe softcover books. A Woman on Paper, published in 1988, 294 pages. The Poetry of Things, published in 1999, 158 pages.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Silver Plated Mid Century Box with Bamboo Inlaid Lid
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Good quality mid century silver plated box with inset bamboo to the lid
Most probably a box for playing cards but could be used for any purpose.
made in Italy in the 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
MMV Romani, William Klein, 1st Edition, Contrasto, 2005
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Contrasto, Rome, 2005. Text in English and Italian.
This English and Italian language photobook from William Klein sees him revisit the Rome that he im...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mr.Peanut, Vintage Peanut Butter Maker, USA, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Mr.Peanut - vintage peanut butter maker is an original decorative object realized in the mid-20th century.
This vintage object was realized by Emenee and it was used as a real pea...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Furniture Atlas: From Rococo to Art Deco by Adriana B. Sassone, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Furniture Atlas: From Rococo to Art Deco by Adriana B. Sassone. Published by Koln: Evergreen/Taschen, 2000. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. A comprehensive, illustrated guide to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Javier Senosiain Organic Architecture Hardcover Book
By Javier Senosianin
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Collectible book free form organic modern architecture: Organic architecture by author Architect Javier Senosiain
Hardcover very good presentation pre...
Category
1980s Mexican Organic Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
View over Eaton Square, a Private Collection, 10 & 11 November 2005
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's London: A View Over Eaton Square, A Private Collection, 10 and 11 November 2005, Sale Number 7178. Chinese works of art, Regency painte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pr. Catalogs, "Arts Decoratifs, Styles 1900 Et 1925, " 1977/78, Sotheby's Monaco
Located in valatie, NY
Publisher: Sotheby Parke Bernet Monaco S.A. 1977 and 1978. 551 lots photographed in color and B&W. Featuring world class photography of rare objets d'art - these are scarce Sotheby's...
Category
1970s Monacan Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Eloise At Christmastime, Kay Thompson, 1999, Signed by Hilary Knight !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: THOMPSON, Kay (Hilary Knight).
Title: Kay Thompson's Eloise At Christmastime.
Publisher: NY: Simon & Schuster, 1999.
Description: Signed...
Category
1990s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Set of 11 French Vellum Books, Circa 1730's
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French set of eleven vellum bound books from the early 18th century. This antique set of six books from France, which were published in Amsterdam, retain their original vellum bindings and will make fabulous decorative objects. Should you choose to use these standing together in a bookcase, side-by-side they measure an approximate run of 1.25 feet, and have an approximate height of 6.75 inches. Note that there is some minor interior moisture damage to some of the books. This collection of French vellum books...
Category
18th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Jürgen Teller Charlotte Rampling Book Louis XV
Located in Vienna, AT
Jürgen Teller Charlotte Rampling photography book Louis XV, 2004
First edition book by Jürgen Teller and Charlotte Rampling, new and shrink-wrapped.
...
Category
Early 2000s Austrian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Faux Leather
Collectable TexAvery Droopy Figurine Statue by Demons & Merveilles
Located in Sofia, BG
Figurine statue of Droopy smoking cigar by Demons & Merveilles.
Made in 1999 in its original box in perfect condition.
Perfect gift and a part of a large collection.
USA, 1999.
Category
Late 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Christies: Property the Collection of Henry McIlhenny Rittenhouse Square, Phl
Located in valatie, NY
Catalogue of Property from the Collection of Henry P. McIlhenny, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, May 20 & 21, 1987. Published by Christie's, NY. S...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art of Ancient Looms, Antique Oriental Weaves, Faiences, Jewels & Treasures
Located in valatie, NY
Illustrated Catalog of the Art of Ancient Looms, Antique Oriental Weaves, Persian Faiences, Jewels and Other Oriental Treasures, Auction Catalog From American Art Association New Yor...
Category
1910s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Tubular Steel Furniture Book / Bauhaus Interior - Die Schöne Wohnung, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1930s
- for the condition see the pictures
- jr.
Category
1930s Bauhaus Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
"Cafe Metropole", Swedish Film Poster
By Eric Rohman
Located in London, GB
Original Swedish film poster from the 1937 comedy romance film directed by Edward H Griffith and starring Loretta Young, Tyrone Power, Adolph Menjou. For ...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
The Son of Tarzan First Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gloriously rare book …. The Return of Tarzan First Edition by Edgar Rice Burroughs Grosset & Dunlap 1st Edition.
Very good +, squa...
Category
Early 20th Century American Romantic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
William Henry Goss Porcelain Model of Robert Burn’s Cottage Pastille Burner 1893
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish antique porcelain pastille burner model of Roberts Burn’s Cottage by renowned English potter William Henry Goss (British, 1833-1906) and dated 1893.
William Henry Goss was probably best known for his prolific production of crested china wears which were developed for the souvenir trade however alongside these produced a number of other items which have become highly collectable today.
This finely made pastille burner is modelled as a long single storey cottage with three windows...
Category
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Tarzan and The Ant Men First Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gloriously rare book …. Tarzan and The Ant Men First Edition by Edgar Rice Burroughs Grosset & Dunlap 1st Edition.
Mixed edition...
Category
Early 20th Century American Romantic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
James Bond: In the Cinema by John Brosnan (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
By Australian novelist and journalist John Brosnan, who was a regular columnist with the popular UK film magazine Starburst. Opening with a short chapter which analyses the great pop...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rajasthan by Pauline Van Lynden, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Rajasthan by Pauline Van Lynden. Published by Assouline Publishing, 2003. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. "Above all, this book is intended to show the delight I have found in a w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Golf Plate, Royal Winton, Golf Language
By Royal Winton
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Winton Pottery With Golf Design.
A Wonderful Golf Plate by Royal Winton, Stoke on Trent pottery, with the printed mark to the rear. The transfer decoration is showing a golf scene w...
Category
1910s English Sporting Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Spanish Pedal Car from the 30s, Denia
Located in Madrid, ES
Pedal car from the 30s, Denia beautiful pedal car it is manufactured in denia in the decade of the 30s although it has no visible marks or label, it looks like it is a car manufactur...
Category
20th Century Spanish Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Nineteenth Century Modern 'The Functional Tradition In Victorian Design' Herwin
Located in valatie, NY
Nineteenth century modern (The Functional Tradition In Victorian Design) by Herwin Schaefer. Published by Praeger Publishers, 1970. 1st Ed hardcover no dust jacket. This book "Challenges an almost universally held view: that all Victorian design was overdecorated and that the only men...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mobilier National 1964-2004: 40 Ans De Creation (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Catalogue of an exhibition of 161 pieces of furniture made by some of France's most influential designers in the final third of the 20th century and the early years of 21st century, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Festus Pragnell, the Green Man of Kilsona, First Edition Presentation Copy, 1936
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: PRAGNELL, Festus (Frank William Pragnell)
TITLE: The Green Man of Kilsona. (The Ape-man of the Electron World)
PUBLISHER: London: Philip Al...
Category
1930s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
American Rococo, 1750-1775: Elegance in Ornament by Morrison Heckscher, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
American Rococo, 1750-1775: Elegance in Ornament, by Morrison H. Heckscher and Leslie Greene Bowman. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Date: 1992 and Distributed by Harry N. Abrams. Publis...
Category
1990s American 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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