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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Item type: Antique and Vintage
Color: Red
The Price Guide to Victorian Silver by Ian Harris, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Price Guide to Victorian Silver by Ian Harris. Clopton Woodbridge: The Antique Collectors' Club, 1971. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 275 pp. A guid...
Category
20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Chinoiserie by Dawn Jacobson (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A hardback book with original dust jacket. Chinoiserie is one of the strongest, mostt consistent strains in western taste. It has affected every area of decor and design from Chippen...
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
40 Years of Danish Furniture Design 1927-1966 by Greta Jalk (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
40 Years of Danish Furniture Design is a four volume work of 1,350 pages and 1,800 pictures, each volume covering a decade. The author - G...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Knoll Design (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A hardback book and dust jacket, the book is in very good condition, the dust jacket is slightly sunned but is complete with no tears or chips. This is the 1981 1st edition. 305 page...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Bilancia pesa persona da Farmacia Diara
Located in Roma, IT
Bilancia pesa persone da Farmacia prodotta in Italia negli anni 70 dalla ditta Diara di Livorno completamente restaurata
Pesata massimo 150 kg
Divisione 100 g
Meccanica
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Vintage Santa Mailbox
Located in Asheville, NC
Vintage Santa mailbox, made of tin and wood this small child size mailbox is a dear reminder of sending letters to Santa whether you are naughty of nice!
Category
1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
SET OF SIX SPOONS AND LADLE IN PORTUGUESE SILVER 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
SET OF SIX SPOONS AND LADLE IN PORTUGUESE SILVER
19th Century
with relief and openwork decoration with 'Boar II' hallmarks of 833 milesimas, dated 1887-1937.
In original case.
Signs...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Park Sherman 1930 Art Deco Chromed Steel Roller Lid Box With Red Bakelite
By Park Sherman
Located in Miami, FL
Decorative desk box designed by Park Sherman.
Very decorative desk box, created during the art deco period in America by the Park Sherman Company, back in the 1930. This roller-lid ...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
1930s French Large Tow Truck Toy in Red Metal
Located in Sofia, BG
Large toy tow truck made in red lacquered metal with nice details and opening compartments.
France, circa 1930.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage model of a Ferrari Hydroplane 1954 50cm
Located in London, GB
This is a superb Vintage model of a Ferrari Hydroplane 1954. Its cars are adored on all corners of the globe and are seen as the ultimate status symbo...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Christopher Wool the Paris Review, 1989
By Christopher Wool
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Christopher Wool The Paris Review:
1989 The Paris Review book, with original cover design by Christopher Wool.
Offset lithograph on double sided art periodical. The full book.
...
Category
1980s American Classical Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique 1914 the Forest of Arden Legends Book
Located in Seguin, TX
The Forest of Arden: With Some of its Legends by George Wharton Edwards, illustrated by the author. Published by Frederick A. Stokes, New York...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Friedr. Herder Solingen Knife Scissors and Shaving Razor Advertising Enamel Sign
By Friedrich Herder A. Sn Solingen
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic Friedrich Herder Abr. Sohn Solingen bayonets, knives, razors, enamel porcelain advertising sign. Never used, it was found on the original packaging. Perfect gloss. German m...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
DICKENS, Charles. The Battle Of Life. A Love Story. (1846 - FIRST EDITION)
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles.
TITLE: The Battle Of Life. A Love Story.
PUBLISHER: London: Chapman & Hall, 1846.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., illustrated, fourth state (as usua...
Category
1840s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Charles DICKENS - The Chimes: A Goblin Story - 1845 - FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles.
TITLE: The Chimes: A Goblin Story Of Some Bells That Rang An Old Year Out And A New Year In.
PUBLISHER: London: Chapman & Hall, 1845.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST...
Category
1840s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
'Book Sets' 3 Volumes. W. F. P. Napier, History of the Peninsular War
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. W. F. P. Napier (Colonel H. P., 43rd Regiment. Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Military Sciences). History of the Peninsular War and t...
Category
19th Century British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Hermes Turquoise, Red Playing Cards
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Hermes full size playing cards featuring puzzle piece design, 1 deck in red, 1 deck in turquoise. Cards have gold metallic edges.
Category
20th Century French Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Early 20th c. Red Wooden Foundry Mold c.1900 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An antique wooden factory foundry mold with original red paint.
More foundry molds available on our website.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1900
MATERIAL...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Dickens, Charles. a Christmas Carol - ILLUSTRATED BY ARTHUR RACKHAM
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: Dickens, Charles.
TITLE: A Christmas Carol.
PUBLISHER: London: William Heinemann, 1964.
DESCRIPTION: 1 vol., 7-15/16" x 5-13/16", illustrated with full page color p...
Category
1960s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Arts and Crafts Movement: a Study of Its Sources, Ideals and Influence on Design
Located in valatie, NY
Arts and Crafts Movement: A Study of Its Sources, Ideals and Influence on Design Theory, by Gillian Naylor. Published by MIT Press, Cambridge, 1971. 1st Ed hardcover no dust jacket. ...
Category
1970s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Europe in the Age of Monarchy, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Europe in the Age of Monarchy. Published by
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1987, NY. 1st Ed hardcover. The seventeenth century in Europe rings with the names of the great sovereigns who had succeeded in creating nations by subjugating the feudal aristocracy and at whose courts power and wealth were concentrated and the arts flourished.
Elizabeth I of England secured for her heirs the Protestant succession and for her country mastery of the seas; Louis XIV of France assembled his defeated vassals at Versailles; Gustavus II Adolphus and Christina of Sweden were for a time the most powerful Protestant monarchs on the Continent; Philip III and Philip IV...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Huge Turquoise And Red Coral Necklace 643 g
Located in Madrid, ES
Huge Turquoise And Red Coral Necklace
Huge Turquoise and Red Coral Necklace.These huge polished chunks of turquoise are accented with huge high...
Category
1950s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coral
Large Bracelet With Mediterranean Coral Branches
Located in Madrid, ES
Large Bracelet With Mediterranean Coral Branches
LARGE BRACELET WITH BRANCHES OF MEDITERRANEAN CORAL ELEGANT ITALIAN BRACELET FROM THE 1950s WITH BRANCH...
Category
1950s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coral
Vintage Bracelet In Carved Red Coral And pearl Beads
Located in Madrid, ES
Vintage Bracelet In Carved Red Coral And pearls Beads
VERY ELEGANT BRACELET FROM THE 70'S MADE WITH MEDITERRANEAN RED CORAL CARVED WITH SHAPES O...
Category
1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coral
Winston Churchill, Marlborough His Life and Times, All First Editions, 1933/8
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston S.
TITLE: Marlborough His Life and Times.
PUBLISHER: London: George G. Harrap, 1933, 34, 36, 38.
DESCRIPTION: ALL FIRST EDITIONS. 4 vols., 9-1/16...
Category
1930s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Keith Haring The Paris Review, 1982 'Vintage Keith Haring'
By Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Keith Haring The Paris Review:
1982 The Paris Review book, with original cover design by Keith Haring.
Offset lithograph on double sided art book.
Measures approximately: 5.5 x 9 inches; soft cover. Approximately 50pgs.
Minor age related wear; in otherwise very good overall vintage condition.
1st edition, 1st printing 1982. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Highly collectible.
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Category
1980s Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
R. H. Elkin - Old Dutch Nursery Rhymes - 1st Ed in English - in an Onlay Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: ELKIN, R. H. (translator) - Rontgen, J. (tunes by) - H. Willebeek Le Mair - (illustrator).
TITLE: Old Dutch Nursery Rhymes.
PUBLISHER: London: Augener, Ltd., 1917.
...
Category
1910s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Jean-Michel Basquiat Quintana Gallery Exhibition Catalog, 1998
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1998 Quintana Gallery Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition of twenty-eight works executed between 1980 and 1988 by the late, great Je...
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
American Antiques From Israel Sack Collection Volumes I-V by Joseph H. Hennage
Located in valatie, NY
American Antiques From The Israel Sack Collection Volumes I-V by Joseph H. Hennage. Published by Highland House Publishers, Inc, Washington DC. Hardcovers ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Memoirs of a Publisher by F. N. Doubleday, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Memoirs of a Publisher by F. N. Doubleday. Published by Doubleday and Co., 1972. Stated 1st Ed hardcover. This is the memoirs of Frank Nelson Doubleday, owner of the publishing compa...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Charles DICKENS, A Christmas Carol, 1940, IN A FINE ONLAY BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles.
TITLE: A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being A Ghost Story of Christmas.
PUBLISHER: Chicago: the Monastery Hill Press, 1940...
Category
1940s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Mister Freedom, William Klein, 1st Edition, Korinsha Press, 1998
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Korinsha Press, Japan, 1998. Text in Japanese and with some English headings.
A brilliant Japanese photobook of stills, designs and behind the scenes images from William Klein's classic anti-imperialist superhero satire, 'Mister Freedom...
Category
1990s Japanese Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
4 Volumes, Cervantes, Don Quixote De La Mancha
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Cervantes.Don Quixote De La Mancha.Edition Deluxe, limited to 25 Sets, this is #3. Translated From The Spanish By P.A. Motteux. Bound in 3/4 wine ...
Category
20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
The Precious Legacy, Judaic Treasures From the Czechoslovak State Collections
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Precious Legacy, Judaic Treasures from the Czechoslovak State Collections. Softcover book, edited by David Altshuler, published in 1983, illustrated, 288 pages.
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Royal Diana and Charles 's Wedding Philatelic Panels Collection 125 Stamps
Located in Plainview, NY
The Royal Wedding Philatelic Panels Collection was published by the Postal Commemorative Society in 1983. The album collection of historic Royal Wedding Commemorative Stamps also features full color photographs of the wedding as well as photos of official visitation with stamps of many countries: Bahamas, Antigua & Barbuda, British Antarctic Territory, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Tuvalu, Barbados, Belize, Mauritius, Swaziland, Falkland Islands, Nevis, Tristan da Cunha, Turks & Caicos Islands, St. Helena, Pitcairn Islands, Maldives, Ascension, Sierra Leone, Kiribati, Falkland Islands Dependencies, Montserrat, St. Vincent, Dominica, Fiji, Great Britain, St. Kitts, British Virgin Islands...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Red Metal Pedal Fire Department Car
Located in Sofia, BG
Large sized vintage pedal fire department car in red metal. Very good condition with some traces of use and age.
France, circa 1970.
Category
Late 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Thomas Okey, the Old Venetian Palaces & Old Venetian Folk
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Thomas Okey. The old venetian palaces & old venetian folk.
With 50 Colored plates and other illustrations by Trevor Haddon. Bound in 3/4 red...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Design and Plastics / Plastické Hmoty by Milena Lamarová, 1972
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1972
- UPM Prahg ( The museum of decorative arts)
- English and Czech language.
- Original condition, see the photos.
- 207 pages.
- Many beautiful pictures of furniture and interior design.
- Gaetano Pesce, Giancarlo Piretti,Olivier Morgue...
Category
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Comedy, Dante Alighieri, Talice from Ricaldone, 1886
Located in Torino, IT
The Comedy, by Dante Alighieri, with the unpublished commentary by S. Talice da Ricaldone.
First Edition commissioned by King Umberto I. Publisher Vincenzo Bona.
Turin, 1886
Ori...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Lewis Carroll - through the Looking-Glass. 1872 First Edition Presentation Copy
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge: (Lewis Carroll).
TITLE: Through The Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There.
PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan & Co., 1872.
DESCRIPTION: PRE-...
Category
1870s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
The Works of William Cowper. 15 volumes, 1835, IN A FINE LEATHER BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: COWPER, William.
Title: The Works of William Cowper, comprising His Poems, Correspondence, and Translations.
Publisher: London: Baldwin & Cradock, 1835.
Description...
Category
1830s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Rare Vintage French Cartier Panther Bracelet Designer Silk Scarf Red Gold Linen
By Cartier
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Katie Larmour Studio is the original vintage scarf pillow maker. Gaining notability for her unique idea and creations back in 2013 - featured in the likes of the Financial Times, and first selling here on 1stdibs in 2016 - our creations are of the absolute top most quality, craftsmanship and finesse. Thank-you for looking.
Title:
Rare Vintage French Cartier Panther Bracelet Designer Silk Scarf Red Gold Irish Linen Pillow
Description:
Large custom made luxury cushion created from an exquisite vintage pure silk Cartier...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Silk
Early 20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Chalice
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Italian sterling silver Chalice finely embossed and chiselled 800 punch at the base. cup in golden bath. Excellent condition with its original packaging.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Louys, Pierre, Les Chansons De Bilitis, with 5 Original Watercolor Illustrations
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: LOUYS, Pierre.
TITLE: Les Chansons de Bilitis.
PUBLISHER: Paris: Librairie De L'art Independant, 1895.
DESCRIPTION: WITH 5 ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR ILLUSTRATIONS. 1 vol., limited to 480 numbered copies on paper Velin this being copy #127, illustrated with 4 fine full page watercolor illustration and 1 half page (in text) by J. Robaglia, bound in full red morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, covers ruled and paneled in gilt, covers with blind tooled Greek Key design, spine panels and covers inlaid with multicolor morocco onlays depicting tulips and flowers in an art Deco style, gilt dentelles, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, top edge gilt, others uncut by Samblanx-Weckesser.
CONDITION: Internally clean and bright, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, overall VERY GOOD+.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This exact volume apparently last appeared at auction in 1919 as lot #207 Sotheby's Kensington "The Property of James Holmes...
Category
1890s French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
12 Volumes, Robert Browning, The Complete Works
Located in New York, NY
12 Volumes. Robert Browning.The Complete Works. "Autograph Edition" Signed by the Editors, Charlotte Porter and Helen A. Clarke. Bound in full red morocco with leather doublers by Tr...
Category
20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Space Age Orange Vintage Television Ikaro by Minerva, 1970s, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age orange vintage television from plastic model Ikaro by Minerva, 1970s, Austria.
This portable television with an orange plastic casing by...
Category
1970s Austrian Space Age Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Davenport's Art Reference and Price Guide 2 Volumes by R. J. Davenport
Located in valatie, NY
Davenport's Art Reference & Price Guide 2 Volume Set by R. J. Davenport. 1st Ed hardcover. 1st Ed hardcover no dust jackets as issued. The comprehensive and authoritative book on int...
Category
1970s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Mid-Century Glass Ruby Red Cigar Ashtray
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage mid-century large round glass ruby red cigar ashtray
Mid-Century Modern glass ashtray circa 1960's – 1970's USA.
Hand-made by Viking Art Glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Art Glass
Dali Biography of Salvador Dali by Luis Romero Art Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Dali by Romero, Luis Biography of Salvador Dali. by Luis Romero
Published by Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona, 1975.
1st Edition. Decorated red cloth, to hardcover,
357p, illustrated, book is mark-free
1st english edition,
Traces the life and career of the Spanish surrealist painter and shows a variety of his paintings, drawings, and sculpture
"A pioneer in Surrealism, and now Hyper-Realism, Dali is one of the controversial figures of our time. Painter, author, bon-vivant, Dali is also a deeply religious man...
Category
20th Century Spanish Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Regency Furniture Designs 1803-1826 by John Harris 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Regency Furniture Designs (from Contemporary Source books) 1803-1826 by John Harris. Published by London / Alec Tiranti, 1961. 1st Ed hardcover with slipca...
Category
1960s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
"Centuries Et Autres Prophéties De Nostradamus", Ed. Anne Et André Barbault
By Michael Nostradamus
Located in Torino, IT
Collector's volume "Centuries et autres prophéties de Nostradamus".
Presented and commented by Anne and André Barbault.
Club du livre, 1980
ORIGIN
Club du livre
PERIOD
1980...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Edward FITZGERALD, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Golden Treasury Series, 1909
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: FITZGERALD, Edward. (Omar Khayyam)
Title: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. The Astronomer Poet of Persia. Rendered into English verse.
Publisher: London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd....
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Edgar Allan Poe, 'Edmund Dulac', The Bells & Other Poems. 1ST TRADE EDITION 1912
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: POE, Edgar Allan ( Edmund Dulac ).
Title: The Bells and Other Poems.
Publisher: London: Hodder and Stoughton, n.d., (1912).
FIRST TRADE ...
Category
1910s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Hand-Wound Nagaland "Coral Glass" 10 Strand Beaded Necklace, India c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A 10-strand necklace hand-crafted from red-orange Naga beads from the early 20th century and strung with natural fibers. Necklaces such as these were a stat...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
End 19th Century Ophthalmic Steel Surgery kitJ. Weiss & Son and Dixey England
Located in Milan, IT
Ophthalmic steel surgery kit, signed J. Weiss & Son Ltd London and Dixey England, made in the end of XIX century circa, placed in its original wooden box covered with leather, red ve...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Battersea Enamels Selected & Described With an Intro. By Egan Mew, Signed 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Battersea Enamels Selected and Described with a Signed Introduction By Egan Mew. Published by The Medici Society, London, 1926. Rare Signed 1st Ed hardc...
Category
1920s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1 Volume, Henry Gilbert, King Arthur's Knights
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Henry Gilbert, King Arthur's Knights. Bound in full red calf. All edges gilt. Raised bands. Gilt knight symbols on spines. Marbled endpapers. Ill...
Category
20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
A Monograph of the Work of McKim, Mead and White, 1879-1915
Located in valatie, NY
A Monograph of the Work of McKim, mead and white, 1879-1915; new edition, four volumes in one with an essay by Leland Roth. Arno Press NY, 1977. The firm, headed by Charles Follen McKim, William Rutherford Mead, and Stanford White are responsible for a number of America's iconic buildings including Pennsylvania Station...
Category
1970s American 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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