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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Item Ships From: USA
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Vintage 1980s Keith Haring Exhibition Catalog
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Keith Haring 1988 Martin Lawrence limited editions catalog: Features 49 color and 19 black and white printed illustrations and also includes an exhi...
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1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Barbie(TM): The World Tour
Located in New York, NY
Author Margot Robbie and Andrew Mukamal, Photographs by Craig McDean, Foreword by Edward Enninful, Introduction by Margaret Zhang, Afterword by Greta Gerwig For the press tour following the record-breaking release of Greta Gerwig’s award-winning, acclaimed Barbie movie, producer and star Margot Robbie and her stylist Andrew Mukamal immersed themselves in some of Barbie’s most iconic outfits and curated vintage pieces, then approached designers, from Giorgio Armani to Donatella Versace, to create looks inspired by the doll-size originals. Many of these looks were not seen as the official Barbie press tour was cut short—so Margot and Andrew worked with renowned fashion photographer Craig McDean to shoot her in the looks exactly as they were curated: Schiaparelli in Los Angeles, Vivienne Westwood in London, vintage Chanel with matching Steamline luggage at the airport, and beyond. Accompanying McDean’s sumptuous photography are original Barbie dolls...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Amalfi Coast
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Amalfi Coast is the pinnacle of the Italian dream. Tucked amongst the lemon blossoms and the bougainvillea is a line of thirteen towns that comprise t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Other

Large Vintage Gold Smith Leather Boxing Gloves c.1950 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Original leather boxing gloves filled with horse hair. The leather is very soft and in good condition. . CREATOR Wilson Sporting Goods. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1950-1...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather, Natural Fiber

20th Century American Collection of Twenty Five Edition Harvard Classics Books
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern American collection of twenty five volumes Deluxe Edition Harvard Classics books, covered in red, green leather in good c...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather, Paper

Ibiza Bohemia
Located in NEW YORK, NY
From roaring nightlife to peaceful yoga retreats, Ibiza’s hippie-chic atmosphere is its hallmark. This quintessential Mediterranean hot spot has served as an escape for artists, creatives, and musicians alike for decades. It is a place to reinvent oneself, to walk the fine line between civilization and wilderness, and to discover bliss. Ibiza Bohemia...
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2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Linen

Roar!: a Collection of Mighty Women
Located in New York, NY
Roar!: A Collection of Mighty Women Author Ashley Longshore, Introduction by Diane von Fürstenberg On the heels of Ashley Longshore’s successful I Do Not Cook, I Do Not Clean, I Do Not Fly Commercial comes Roar! A Collection of Mighty Women: inspirational portraits of the most culturally seminal women in history, created in the artist’s colorful signature style. Ashley Longshore now turns her eye toward badass women throughout history with Roar! A Collection of Mighty Women. Longshore’s pop art paintings are never shy of daring; her art makes noise, and her singular portraits of legendary stateswomen, artists, and notable women from all walks of life include Marie Curie, Maya Angelou, Mother Teresa, Peggy Guggenheim, First Lady Michelle Obama, Greta Thunberg, Queen Elizabeth II, Cleopatra, Rosa Parks, Frida Kahlo, Josephine Baker, Amanda Gorman, and even Lynda Carter...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Pistils - Robert Mapplethorpe, Photography Hardcover Cased Book 1st Edition 1996
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pistils, Photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe with an Essay by John Ashbery. Hardcover in case and dust jacket – 1st Edition, 1996 Robert Mapplethorpe began taking photographs i...
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1990s American International Style Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

André Saraiva, Graffiti Life
Located in New York, NY
André Saraiva: Graffiti Life Author André Saraiva, Contributions by Virgil Abloh and MAGDA DANYSZ and Jeffrey Deitch and Glenn O'Brien The first and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Sotheby's: Jewelry From John Traina Collection Auction Catalog 2011
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: Jewelry From John Traina Collection Auction Catalog 2011. 1st Ed softcover catalog. 92 lots. All lots described and illustrated in color. With an Index of Jewelry Makers. Consisting of cufflinks, men's jeweled dress...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Cartier France Titanium 18 135 Rimless Sunglasses Eyeglasses Pink Gradient Case
Located in Dayton, OH
Cartier Titanium 18 135 rimless sunglasses featuring pink gradient lenses; serial number 3443005. Leather case, lens wipe, and original box included.  
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Late 20th Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Antique 1909 Song of the English By Rudyard Kipling
Located in Seguin, TX
Song of the English By Rudyard Kipling, Illustrations by W. Heath Robinson, Published by Doubleday, Page & Company, New York, 1909. Red cloth with gilt decoration, tipped in color ...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Jean-Michel Basquiat Crossroads
Located in New York, NY
Author Lee Jaffe, Foreword by Franklin Sirmans, Contributions by J. Faith Almiron A rare and poignant compilation of photography and written anecdotes by American photographer and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

"All My Love" Paved Medium Heart Dish
By dlsc
Located in New York, NY
This stunning heart shaped dish the medium sized version has everything! It is the perfect accent piece for anywhere in your home. Try is on your desk, nightstand, a shelf, your coffee-table, entrance hall table...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Decorative Pave Jar No Trim
By dlsc
Located in New York, NY
This collectable Jar is the perfect piece to keep with your vanity tray. This along with your perfume bottles will certainly make a gorgeous statement.Why not keep this on your desk or a side table perhaps on a curated section on a shelf. There are many things you can keep inside rings, bracelets, earrings to name a few. The glass is painted then sealed with a top coat.It is then given to my Pave specialist who has 28 years experience of making accessories with world renown accessory company's.The crystals used...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Glass

La Bauhaus y el México Moderno, EL Diseño de Van beuren Book by Ana Elena Mallet
Located in San Diego, CA
2014 Ana Elena Mallet BAUHAUS & MODERN MEXICO Design by Michael Van Beuren Book. (Spanish). First edition.  
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Chinese Official's Summer Hat and Hat Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
No self-respecting man in Qing-dynasty China would leave the house without some kind of hat. Headgear was central to social status and those of title relied on their hat to convey their rank and cultural identity. This conical hat is the summer hat of a Qing-dynasty official and would have been worn from the third month of the Chinese calendar...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silk, Bamboo, Glass

White House: a Historic Guide, Inscribed by Jack and Jackie Kennedy, 1962
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: PEARCE, Mrs. John N. (John & Jacqueline Kennedy). TITLE: The White House: A Historic Guide. PUBLISHER: WDC: White House Historical Association, 1962. DESCRIPTION: I...
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1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

Brunschwig & Fils Style by Murray Douglas & Chippy Irvine
Located in Bradenton, FL
Brunschwig & Fils Style by Murray Douglas & Chippy Irvine. Published by Bulfinch Press in 1995. First Edition, hardcover, illustrated, 195 pages.  
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1990s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Samson Young: Silver Moon or Golden Star, Which Will You Buy Of Me? 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Samson Young: Silver Moon or Golden Star, Which Will You Buy Of Me? by Orianna Cacchione, G. Douglas Barrett and Seth Kim Cohen. Smart Museum of Art, Unive...
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2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Maasai by Teplit Ole Saitoti Vintage Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Book: Maasai by Teplit Ole Saitoti Hardcover book Maasai Saitoti, Tepilit Ole, Beckwith, Carol. The author recounts ancient Maasai legends and songs, and powerfully describ...
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Late 20th Century African Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Living Tribes Colin Prior Constable, 2003, Indigenous People Art Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Living tribes by Colin Prior Indigenous peoples - 191 pages. Published by published by Constable & Robinson Ltd., 3 The Lanchesters, 162 Fulham Palac...
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20th Century African Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Mark Ryden Pinxit
By Mark Ryden
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fuzzy bunnies, big-eyed girls, meat, magic and mystery. Mark Ryden’s carnival of curiosities. Collector’s edition: No. 51–1,050. Limited to 1,000 individually numbered copies,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Monumental Leather Football
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fun oversized leather Wilson football measuring 30" long. Massive version of "The Duke." Likely a store display piece. Rare find. Great object and display piece.
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1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

The New Clay Techniques and Approaches to Jewelry Making, book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The New Clay: Techniques and Approaches to Jewelry Making. A wonderful book, with over 100 color photos, on making intricate beads and jewelry using modeling clays such as "Fimo" and "Sculpey." Everything you need to know to work with the new polymer clays is covered clearly in this book. Excellent working diagrams show how easy it is to make the most complex looking designs. One of the first books...
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20th Century American American Classical Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Mid-19th Century Metis Cree Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Metis Cree bandolier with classic beading on red Stroud with white bead edging and black silk ribbon border. Period: Mid-19th century Origin: Metis Cree Si...
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Mid-19th Century American Native American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Other

History of Muhlenberg County Kentucky by O.A. Rothert 1913
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an extremely rare first edition and signed hardback copy of the History of Muhlenberg County by Otto A. Rothert from 1913. This rare book is in super condition for its ...
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Early 20th Century American Country Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Christie's: Palazzo Dal Pozzo Arredi e Dipinti Dalla, September 1998
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: Palazzo Dal Pozzo Arredi e Dipinti Dalla, September 1998. Softcover auction catalogue 857 lots on 107 pages, all in color. Italian furniture, painting and accessories. NP...
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1990s Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Peter Halley Maintain Speed by Susan Kandel, New First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Peter Halley Maintain Speed. New York: Distributed Art Publishers, Inc., 2000. New First Edition hardcover. 217 pp. A survey of the full range of Peter Halley's work and career inclu...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Pair of Encyclopedias: Tables and Sofas, First Edition Books
Located in valatie, NY
Pair of Encyclopedias: Tables by Simon Yates and Sofas by Constance King. The Wellfleet Press, London, 1989. First edition hardcovers with dust jackets. A pair of great historical re...
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1980s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Scaasi, A CUT ABOVE, Arnold Scaasi, Signed First Edition
By Arnold Scaasi
Located in valatie, NY
Scaasi, A CUT ABOVE, Arnold Scaasi, New York: Rizzoli, 1996. Signed first edition hardcover with dust jacket. 190 pp. A beautiful fashion retrospective of the highly successful career of designer Arnold Scaasi with a look at the private, social and theatrical worlds of New York, Palm Beach and Hollywood. His rise from an apprentice to the world's top couturier to a world respected designer. Some of his clients were; Jacqueline Kennedy, Elizabeth Taylor, Mary Tyler Moore...
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20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

20th Meeting of Altar Servers by Luque, Spain
Located in Miami, FL
Manuel Fernandez Luque. He was a painter of variegated compositions, parading, typical of Spanish folklore figures. His work has a literary expressionism burden becomes a tableau of ...
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1950s Spanish Expressionist Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

38 Star Antique Flag, Stars in Double Wreath Pattern, Colorado Statehood 1876-89
Located in York County, PA
38 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A DOUBLE-WREATH CONFIGURATION THAT FEATURES AN ENORMOUS CENTER STAR, REFLECTS THE PERIOD OF COLORADO STATEHOOD, 1876-1889: 38 star American national flag, made entirely of plain weave cotton. The stars are arranged in a medallion configuration. This features an enormous center star, surrounded by two wreaths of much smaller stars, with a flanking star in each corner of the blue canton. The sort of disparity here, present in the scale of the large star, versus those around it, is both exceptionally unusual and graphically dynamic. Colorado became the 38th state on August 1st, 1876. This was the year of our nation’s centennial. Per the Third Flag Act of 1818, stars were not officially added until the 4th of July following a state's addition. For this reason, 37 remained the official star count for the American flag until part way through the following year. Flag-making was a competitive venture, however, and few flag-makers would have continued to produce 37 star flags when their competitors were making 38’s. Many flag-makers added a 38th star before Colorado entered the Union, in the early part of 1876, or possibly even prior. In fact, many makers of printed flags, called parade flags or hand-wavers, were actually producing flags in the 39 star count, in hopeful anticipation of the addition of two more Western Territories instead of one. It is for these reasons that 38, 39, and 13 stars, to representing the original 13 colonies, are most often seen on flags displayed at the Centennial International Exhibition. Hosted in Philadelphia, this enormous event was our nation’s first World’s Fair, lasted for a duration of six months, and served as the nucleus of celebrations held to honor America’s 100-year anniversary of independence. The 38 star flag became official on July 4th, 1877 and was generally used until the 39th state was added in November of 1889. This is probably a homemade flag, though sewn by a very skilled hand, or possibly, by two different individuals. The stripes are pieced and sewn entirely by hand, with remarkable care and precision. The canton is constructed of two lengths of blue fabric, that have been joined with treadle stitching. This was joined to the striped field by hand. The stars are double-appliquéd (applied to both sides) with treadle stitching. There is a treadle-sewn, cotton binding along the hoist, with five, hand-sewn grommets. It is extremely unusual to encounter this combination of sewing methods. Soon after the sewing machine was mass-marketed, in the mid-1850’s, flag-makers both public and private made good use of treadle machines, to join stripes, when constructing American flags. During the Civil War (1861-65), most stripes were treadle-sewn. Stars were another matter. Until the advent of electric machines...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Cotton

Dior and Roses
Located in New York, NY
Text by Éric Pujalet-Plaà and Brigitte Richart and Vincent Leret An exquisite look into the legacy of the rose at the House of Dior, from Christian Dior’s early passion for gardenin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique American Flag, 32 Stars, Minnesota Statehood, ca 1858-59
Located in York County, PA
32 STARS IN A VERY UNUSUAL NOTCHED VERSION OF THE “GREAT STAR” PATTERN, WITH TWO STARS ABSENT AT THE EXTREME POINTS OF EACH ARM, MADE IN THE PERIOD WHEN MINNESOTA JOINED THE UNION AS...
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1850s American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Cotton

41 Stars In a Lineal Pattern With Offset Stars, Montana Statehood American Flag
Located in York County, PA
41 STARS IN A LINEAL PATTERN WITH OFFSET STARS THAT CREATE A CROSSHATCH IN THE CORNERS AND CENTER, ONE OF THE RAREST STAR COUNTS AMONG SURVIVING FLAGS OF THE 19TH CENTURY, REFLECTS MONTANA STATEHOOD IN NOVEMBER, 1889, ACCURATE FOR JUST 3 DAYS: Numerous flags appeared with unofficial star counts in early America, produced by flag-makers in anticipation of the addition of more states. The 41 star flag...
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1880s American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Cotton

34 Stars in an Outstanding Oval Medallion Configuration, Civil War Period
Located in York County, PA
34 STARS IN AN OUTSTANDING OVAL MEDALLION CONFIGURATION, ON A NARROW CANTON THAT RESTS ON THE 6TH STRIPE, ON A HOMEMADE, ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG OF THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD, ENTIRELY HAND-...
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1860s American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Cotton

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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