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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
6 Le Cirque Custom Bernardaud Limoges Orange W/ Monkeys Dinner Plates 10 1/4"
By Bernardaud
Located in Bridgeport, CT
From pasta primavera to world-renowned decadent desserts, Le Cirque's ubiquitous reputation for presenting its fine dining fare with whimsy and fun, landed it on the map of must-din...
Category
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Louis XVI Giltwood Wall Barometer
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A beautifully carved and giltwood 18th century Louis XVI wall barometer having its original mercury tube and mechanism but presently with the mercury missing.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Giltwood
6 Le Cirque N.Y. Custom Villeroy & Boch Rim Pasta Bowls
Located in Bridgeport, CT
From pasta primavera to world-renowned decadent desserts, Le Cirque's ubiquitous reputation for presenting its fine dining fare with whimsy and fun, landed it on the map of must-dine...
Category
20th Century Luxembourgish Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Ashtray Stand, Chrome and Bakelite by Demeyere, Belgium, 1930s
By Demeyere
Located in Saarburg, RP
Art Deco ashtray stand
This beautiful and rare Art Deco Ashtray Stand from the 20s/30s is in the streamline modern art deco style. The designer of this extraordinary object has succ...
Category
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Iron, Chrome
Large French 19th Century Hand Carved Wooden Fragment of a Marionette
Located in Buisson, FR
Very nice handcarved fragment of a marionette.
France, circa 1850. Weathered, small losses and old repairs
Measurement include the wooden base.
Category
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Textile, Wood
Antique 1850s Open Face Remontoir 800 Silver Pocket Watch 10 Rubis Glass Display
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique mid 19th century open face remontoir pocket watch. A remontoir (french: remonter – 'to wind') is a pocket watch in which the key winding...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
1960s Music Radio TV Record Player Cabinet, Mahogany, Osvaldo Borsani attributed
By Cantu, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Midcentury music radio TV record player cabinet (or Dry Bar cabinet) in mahogany Osvaldo Borsani attributed
Rare and important polyvalent enterta...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
18thC Residenza
Located in Livorno, IT
Magnificent Baroque residenza from Napoli, Italy.
Vault with coffered ceiling, four grooved columns with corinthian capitals, high base with center fragment. Entirely hand-carved and...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Silver, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Early 1900s Gothic Revival Brass and Bronze Church Candle Chandelier / Pendant
Located in Lisse, NL
Practical size and great looking church sanctuary light.
The amount of work that went into creating this striking and practical size chandelier is a...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze
17th/ 18th Century Italian Baroque Marble Holy Water Font or Stoup
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful Baroque marble holy water font or stoup,
Unique and original period piece. Italy, circa 1650-1750. Weathered condition.
Measures: H:10,5cm W:21,5cm D:19-26cm.
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
Legendary Parties 1922-1972 by Prince Jean-Louis de Faucigny-Lucinge (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A scarce hardback book with its original dust jacket which is in good condition, it is a photographic record of Who's Who in international society in the mid 20th century and the lavish costume parties and masqued balls which they attended. Anticipated for months and discussed for decades, these legendary parties...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique French 19th Century Jewelry Box Flap Door Miniature Wood Cabinet
Located in Firenze, IT
This beautiful French late 19th century chest of drawers in black ebonized wood and cherrywood reproduces with perfect proportions in scale a miniature cabinet with three drawers and an upper flap door that opens to reveal a white marble top and an oval mirror inside, nice hand carved band on top with geometrical pattern and molded base.
The black lacquered wood creates a wonderful contrast with the beautiful honey-colored wood grain. Despite its convenient size, extremely detailed, this chest of drawers is equipped with a white Carrara marble top and a small mirror that make it even more special and useful.
The model of a piece of furniture was originally created by cabinet makers to show their skills to the customer and to present the sample of the furniture which would then have been produced on a larger scale. These commode miniatures, along with other specimens, were displayed in the craftsman's workshop to serve as examples to aid the potential client in making a selection. Some also think that these little chests were used as doll and puppets...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Carrara Marble, Metal
Antique Ovoid Display Dome, English Glass, Taxidermy, Clock, Showcase, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Our Stock # 24367
This is an antique ovoid display dome. An English, glass and mahogany taxidermy or clock showcase, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890.
Appealing ovoi...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood
Fine Antique William IV circa 1830 Hardwood Piano Stool with Decorative Base
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand carved William IV circa 1830 Hardwood Piano stool
A very good looking and well-made piano stool, its exactly what collectors ar...
Category
1830s English William IV Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Light Years Ahead, The Story of the Ph Lamp (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
by Tina Jorstian & Poul Erik Munk Nielson
Light Years Ahead depicts Poul Henningsen's role in the evolution of light fittings. From the very outset h...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Original Hand-Colored Antique Print of a Jesuit, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Jesuite'.
Print of a Jesuit. This print originates from 'Histoire et Costumes des Ordres Religieux'.
Artists and Engravers: Author: Abbé Tiron.
Condi...
Category
1840s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Brass Pendant on Yellow Multi-Strand Beaded Necklace, Naga, India
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th century brass pendant on yellow multi-strand beaded necklace, Naga, India
A graceful necklace of small yellow glass trade beads bead...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Stunning Hand Carved Art Deco Era Bust Sculpture of an Olympian w. Laurel Wreath
By Otto Poertzel 1
Located in Lisse, NL
Solid wooden bust of an Olympic champion by (professor) Otto Poertzel (1876 - 1963).
This stunning bust of a young male athlete is of museum quality and condition. Both the geometrical design of the wooden base and the fresh and energetic look and feel of this young male Olympian breath the spirit of the roaring twenties. You will hardly ever come accros a better proportioned, a more realistic or more 'soulful' bust than this wonderfully patinated athlete. It takes an incredibly skilled artisan to be able to create a piece of this quality, because it simoultaniously breathes both energy and serenity. For the mouth, nose, eyes and ears to also be of such perfection makes this antique an...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
19th Century Bocce Balls, France, Set of Three
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th to early 20th century bocce balls, France, set of three
boxwood, iron and brass nails.
The first ball has the letters PP in brass, the second ha...
Category
Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
Long Silver Necklace by Marianne Berg for Uni David-Andersen, Norway, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely silver necklace by designer Marianne Berg for Uni David-Andersen 1960s Norway. This is a two-section longer pendant with Viking inspired patterns on a long silver chain neckla...
Category
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Vintage Colt Government Handgun Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage table lighter in the shape of a Colt handgun. Works perfectly. Modeled after a Colt Government handgun. Made of metal in Japan. Good working condition and fun object. Sold ou...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Carl Auböck Pipe Holder, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Pipe Holder, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Charlie Chaplin 'The Champion' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Swedish, 1944
Located in Devon, GB
A bold, eye-catching poster for a 1944 Swedish re-release of the 1915 Charlie Chaplin silent boxing comedy short 'The Champion,' starring Chaplin as the sparring partner who wins the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Japan by W. G. Blackie, 1859
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Japan'. Original antique map of Japan. This map originates from ‘The Imperial Atlas of Modern Geography’. Published by W. G. B...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the City of Batavia by Van der Aa 'c.1730'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Plan de la Ville et du Chateau de Batavia en l'Isle de Iava - Ware affbeeldinge wegens het Casteel ende Stadt Batavia gelegen op groot Eylant Java'. Detailed plan...
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Seiko Ship's Nautical Analog Clock, 1980s
Located in Nantucket, MA
From a decommissioned Japanese ship, black Seiko analog clocks with brushed nickel faces. Battery mechanism updated and an easy opening on the back side. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Sparton Model 557 "Sled" Radio by Walter Dorwin Teague
By Walter Dorwin Teague, Sparton
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Sparton model 557 radio designed by Walter Dorwin Teague for the Sparks-Worthington Company in Jackson, Michigan during 1936. The radio, known as the "sled" or "3-knob" is considered...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
ARP Gas Rattle, Football Rattle
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Second World War wooden ARP gas rattle.
An air raid warden's wooden gas rattle, later Boston United football rattle. This gas rattle is made from beechwood with a turned handle and ...
Category
1930s English Sporting Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Beech
Paul Jouve - Félix Marcilhal
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Félix Marcilhac, born in Paris on November 20, 1941, is an internationally renowned specialist in the field of Art Nouveau and Art Deco. Graduated in economics, former student of the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
French 18th Century Wooden Panel with Mother Ann And Maria
Located in Buisson, FR
Lovely hand-carved wooden panel representing the teaching of Maria by mother Ann.
Most likely it once was a door of a tabernacle. Beautiful weathered.
France circa 1750
Measurements ...
Category
18th Century French Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Fornasetti Designer of Dreams by P. Mauries (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Piero Fornasetti lived and worked in Milan from 1935 until his death in 1988. during this long career he established an enduring reputation as a designer with a style that was all hi...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
An Art Deco Silver Plaque by René Lalique
By René Lalique
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Republic, is a remarkable piece that embodies both historical significance and exquisite artistry. René Lalique, a master of Art Deco design, is celebrated for his exceptional craftsmanship and innovative techniques. This plaque, crafted from silver, is a testament to Lalique's unparalleled ability to blend elegance with profound symbolism.
Owning this plaque means acquiring a unique artifact that commemorates a pivotal moment in Chilean history—the 100th anniversary of its independence. The intricate details and refined craftsmanship reflect Lalique's dedication to excellence, making it not just a commemorative item but a work of art. The Art Deco style, characterized by geometric patterns and luxurious materials, adds a layer of sophistication and timeless appeal.
This plaque serves as a significant historical piece, bridging the cultural heritage of Chile with the artistic legacy of René Lalique. Its rarity and provenance make it a valuable addition to any collection, offering both aesthetic pleasure and a tangible connection to the past. The plaque’s elegant design and historical relevance ensure it will be a treasured item, admired for both its beauty and its story.
Investing in this Lalique plaque...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Memphis: Ceramique, Argent, Verre 1981-1987" Editeur Michel Aveline (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A very good hardback book with a dust jacket in excellent condition. 143 pages with 120 full pages color plates showing examples of ceramics, silver and glass ware, by designers such as Ettore Sottsass, Mateo Thun...
Category
1980s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Berlin Bear Souvenir Statue Building Ashtray Vintage, German, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A 1930s souvenir building Statue architectural model Ashtray. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. A beautiful nice desktop item or just a display item i...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
The Gentlemen's Clubs of London (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This book takes a fascinating look into nearly 50 clubs in London and with more than 400 specially commissioned photographs shows a way of life that still plays a part in the daily l...
Category
19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Victorian Taxidermy Diorama with Partridge, Germany ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Victorian Taxidermy Diorama with Partridge, Germany ca. 1900
An antique diorama with a taxidermied partridge (Perdix perdix) sitting in a handpainted landscape. Mounted in an eboniz...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rustic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair of Signed limited Edition Photography Books by Mel Roberts
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of signed Mel Roberts first edition photography books. From 2000 and 2001.
Both books are hand signed.
In great condition.
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pop Art Style
Located in NEW YORK, NY
In the 1950s, a young man from Pittsburgh named Andy Warhol was earning a comfortable living as a commercial illustrator in New York City. But his ambitions went well beyond that; soon he was painting Coca-Cola bottles and filling a gallery with paintings of Campbell’s Soup cans. He certainly wasn’t the first to make a Pop work, but Warhol soon became a brand name himself, synonymous with the new art form that embodied everything youthful, subversive, bright and fresh.
From the proto-supermodel Twiggy rocking false eyelashes and a Union Jack dress...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen
Vintage FAMAS Assault Rifle Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage table lighter in the shape of a FAMAS (Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne) assault rifle. Made of metal and stands up on its own via bipod arms wh...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Moon Paradise
Located in NEW YORK, NY
For centuries the moon had been synonymous with mystery, an unknown. But over the years, mankind has studied this brilliant satellite and even managed to venture there. Mystery becam...
Category
2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen
Tiffany & Co. Vision and Virtuosity, 'Icon Edition'
Located in NEW YORK, NY
When Charles Lewis Tiffany opened his first store in 1837 in New York City, selling “fancy goods” imported from Paris, he could not have imagined the visions of glamour that his name would conjure around the world. Tiffany & Co. has transformed from a modest purveyor of gift items to a globally renowned byword for luxury and romance, sublime and rare gemstones, joyful objects of love and an inimitable mix of tradition and modernity. Tiffany is a name that resonates across generations and cultures, part of the fabric of social and cultural history, an American institution gifted to the world, an emporium of escapism, a repository of dreams.
During its 185 years, Tiffany & Co. has continued to evolve creatively, embracing artistic and cultural influences, finding exciting ways to renew its rich legacy. Since the 1950s,Tiffany has brought on designers who have become iconic names, from Jean Schlumberger to Elsa Peretti and Paloma Picasso, ensuring that Tiffany remains dynamic and relevant to each generation. The company’s design-driven dynamism honors and perpetuates the founder’s pioneering spirit.
Today Tiffany continues to bring fantasy to its annual high jewelry collections, while also speaking to new generations through original collections that offer personal self-ex-pression, so much part of Charles Lewis Tiffany’s original concept. The beat goes on, the pulse of New York and of creativity, the quest for modernity and originality intertwined with reverence for Tiffany’s great heritage.
Conceived as the catalog to accompany the exhibition Vision and Virtuosity at the Saatchi Gallery in London, this volume encapsulates all the romance and heritage of this world-famous American icon, highlighting Tiffany’s creative inspirations, witty advertisements and window displays, Blue Book jewel collections and diamond expertise, plus the stories behind the blue box, the classic film Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the fabulous yellow Tiffany Diamond.
Jewelry historian Vivienne Becker is an award-winning journalist and author of many books on the history of jewelry design. Based in London, Becker is a contributing editor to Financial Times How to Spend It magazine, writes for newspapers and magazines around the world, and lectures and broadcasts on her subject. She organized and wrote the catalog for the first major exhibition of the jewelry of René Lalique, and curated Jewels of Fantasy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen
Restoration Hardware Backgammon Chess Game Set Folding Case 28"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century chess / backgammon game set by Restoration Hardware. Reversible, folding, hardwood gameboard case. Wooden game pieces and dice. Leather backgammon cups. Labeled bur...
Category
Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Burlap, Hardwood
English Renaissance Style Halberd Spear
Located in New York, NY
English Renaissance style Halbert spear with a crossed leather-covered shaft
and polished steel blade.
Category
20th Century English Northern Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Egidio Costantini: Il Maestro Dei Maestri (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
From Picasso to Fontana, the glass sculptures of the greatest artists of the twentieth century. Thanks to the Italian master, glass has won its letters of nobility in twentieth-centu...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the Northern Portion of the Philippines by J.N. Bellin, 1764
Located in Langweer, NL
Detailed map of the Northern portion of the Philippines, extending from Batanes and Babuyanes to Mindonoro and Masbate, and centered on Luzon. One of the most detailed maps of the pe...
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century French Napoleon III Prie Dieu or Prayer Chair.
Located in Labrit, Landes
Prayer chair or Prie-Dieu of the period Napoleon III, French, 19th century
Exotic wood and velvet with golden braid. Can be recovered to suit your interior.
Good antique condition.
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Portugal: The Cookbook
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
Celebrate Portugal’s vibrant, globally-influenced - and influential - food culture via more than 550 classic and contemporary recipes
With its diverse cuisine and intriguing culinary history, Portugal is a top travel destination for food lovers worldwide. Portugal: The Cookbook...
Category
2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Batman: The Movie
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster for Leslie Martinson's 1966 Batman staring Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin.
This is an original pass sheet poster used in Japan for the films...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Harry’s Bar Venezia Green Ceramic Ashtray, 1960s
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 1960s green ceramic ashtray from the world renowned Harry’s Bar in Venice, Italy.
A very handsome and highly sought-after Italian expat, this dual-rest cigar or cigarette ashtray ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Leather Boxing Gloves , circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage Leather Boxing Gloves , circa 1960
By Unknown manufacturer, from France.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Antique Student's Field Microscope, English, Scientific Interest, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique student's field microscope. An English, brass scientific instrument in carry case, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Superb brass instrument with fine ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
gas lighter
Located in Нұр-Сұлтан, KZ
This handmade petrol lighter will be an excellent gift for yourself or your loved ones, the lighter is compact in size and does not take up much space
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Style
Located in NEW YORK, NY
At the dawn of the twentieth century, the world yearned for a new design style that would embody contemporary culture. Efforts to create a design language suited to the needs and tastes of the modern world took shape during the first decades of the new century, crystallizing in Paris with the 1925 Exposition International des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes. The Art Deco period encompassed a multitude of decorative influences, including the updating of historical styles, the introduction of exotic elements and the adaptation of avant-garde art currents such as the geometric abstraction of Cubism.
Not a single style or a unified movement, Art Deco is a design idiom that reflects a decorative approach to designing appealing consumer goods during the interwar period. Encompassing every discipline within the applied arts, Art Deco manifested itself to some extent everywhere around the world, perhaps the first design idiom ever to do so. Art Deco’s fundamental appeal lay in its decorative qualities, which consumers found attractive and glamorous. From skyscrapers, locomotives, automobiles and ocean liners to fashion, advertising and everyday home furnishings and appliances, Art Deco style...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Chasing Light: The Archival Photographs and Drawings of Paavo Tynell
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Helsinki, FI
The first book published in English about the Finnish lighting designer Paavo Tynell. The book features photographs and drawings focusing on the period 1946–1957, it introduces important commission works and gives information on the history behind Tynell’s incredibly prolific career.
Chasing Light: The Archival Photographs and Drawings of Paavo Tynell is based on previously unpublished photographs and work drawings that have been collected from archives. Over 100 photos and original drawings present the rare variations of Tynell's lighting design as well as his most well known works, including a detailed focus on the snowflake chandelier.
The book has been written and edited by Finnish antique...
Category
2010s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
New York Interiors, Signature Edition
Located in New York, NY
Signed by Simon Upton
Edited by Karen Howes
Foreword by Rupert Thomas
A striking visual homage by leading interiors photographer Simon Upton
In his first book, renowned interiors photographer Simon Upton turns his camera on one of his most-loved destinations in this personal exploration of fashionable homes in New York City. Urbane and characterful, Simon Upton's New York Interiors unveils the photographer's favorite interior projects from the city, among them the homes of Aerin Lauder, Hamish Bowles, Stephen Sills...
Category
2010s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Thomas Home Phonograph Gramophone Replica Collector's Edition Radio Tape Player
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Thomas Home Phonograph Gramophone Replica Collector's Edition Radio Tape Player. Item features this product is a collector's edition replica of a Thomas Home Phonograph Gramophone. I...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Italian Chic Book
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Taly is a country synonymous with style and beauty in all aspects of life: the rich history of Rome, Renaissance art of Florence, graceful canals of Venice, high fashion of Milan, signature pasta alla bolognese of Bologna, colorful architecture of Portofino and winking blue waters of Capri and the Amalfi Coast, among many others. Italians themselves live effortlessly amid all this splendor, knowing instinctively just the type of outfit to throw on, design element to balance, or delectable ingredient to add.
Daria Reina and Andrea Ferolla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Pierre Chareau: Archives Louis Moret (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a catalogue to an exhibition of Pierre Chareau's work which took place at the Foundation Louis Moret in Switzerland in 1994. 117 pages of which there are 32 pages of illustra...
Category
20th Century 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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