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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Fine Asian Ethnographic Silver Necklace India
Located in London, GB
Vintage Indian silver necklace Asian Tribal Jewellery A Very fine Vintage Indian silver necklace made in sections with floral pattern and sun design and danglers High grade silver ...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Antique 18th C Spanish Colonial Lifesize Saint Paul Carved Estofado Statue Santo
Located in Portland, OR
A rare antique Spanish Colonial life size carved Santo figure of St. Paul the Evangelist, Mexico, circa 1750. A wonderful carved colonial statue in the style of the Castilian School,...
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Mid-18th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

RESTORED RITZ HOTEL PARIS ABP LONDON SATiNWOOD & HARDWOOD ROULETTE WHEEL & CASE
By RITZ
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite, fully restored Ritz Hotel Paris, A.B.P London signed and made, Satinwood & Mahoga...
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20th Century English Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Hardwood, Satinwood

Constellation Lockheed L1049 Aircraft Model
Located in Paris, FR
Aircraft model constellation Lockheed L1049, reduced model, lightweight wooden frame, handcrafted in aluminum foil, with engraved metal rivets. Measures: Base height: 26cm.
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum, Foil

Late 19th Century Iraqi Silver Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Unique silver Hanukkah lamp, Iraq, circa 1880. On four feet, a handmade silver tray with nine candle holders for eight days of Hanukkah, and one for t...
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Late 19th Century Iraqi Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

3 Volumes. Henry Hallam, View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Henry Hallam, View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages. Bound in full tree calf. The covers and raised band spines display gilt-tooling with red and green morocc...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1 Volume. Lewis Carroll, The Works.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Lewis Carroll, The Works. First Nonesuch Edition. Bound in 3/4 green calf and linen boards. The covers and raised band spine are gilt-tooled with a tan morocco label. The t...
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Mid-20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1 Volume. Robert Louis Stevenson, A Child's Garden of Verses.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Robert Louis Stevenson, A Child's Garden of Verses. Bound in full red calf with the cover displaying an ornate gilt-tooled scene and title. Raised band spine with gilt-tool...
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Mid-20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1 Volume. Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged. 1st Edition. Bound in full light green morocco with the covers and raised band spine displaying gilt-tooled detailing. All of the edges are gilt w...
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Mid-20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

2 Volumes. Lew Wallace, Ben-Hur.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Lew Wallace, Ben-Hur. Bound in 3/4 red morocco and marbled boards with the covers and raised band spines gilt-tooled. Top edges gilt with marbled endpapers. Illustrated fr...
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Late 19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

8 Volumes. Edward Gibbon, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
Located in New York, NY
8 Volumes. Edward Gibbon, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Bound in full brown calf. The covers and raised band spines are gilt-tooled with purple and blue morocco labels. A...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1 Volume. Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels. Large Paper Edition. Bound in full navy morocco with ornate gilt-tooled depictions on the cover and raised band spine. All of the edges ...
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Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

4 Volumes. Albert J. Beveridge, Abraham Lincoln.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Albert J. Beveridge, Abraham Lincoln. Manuscript Edition. Bound by The Riverside Press in 3/4 wine morocco and linen boards with the covers and raised band spines gilt-too...
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Early 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

2 Volumes. J.F. Schroeder, The Life and Times of Washington.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. J.F. Schroeder, The Life and Times of Washington. Bound in full brown morocco with the covers and raised band spines displaying ornate open and gilt-tooled detailing. All ...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

3 Volumes. Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations. Bound in full brown calf. The Raised band spines display gilt-tooling with red and black morocco labels. All of the edges are tinted yel...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

6 Volumes. Winston Churchill, The Second World War.
Located in New York, NY
6 Volumes. Winston Churchill, The Second World War. First Edition. Bound in full purple morocco with the covers and raised band spines displaying gilt-tooling. All edges are gilt wit...
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Mid-20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1 Volume. John Bunyan. The Pilgrim Progress
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. John Bunyan. The Pilgrim Progress and A Life of the Author by Rev. Robert Philip. Bound in full black calf, all edges gilt, ornate gilt design on covers and spine, illustra...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

4 Volumes. Winston Churchill, Marlborough: His Life & Times.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Winston Churchill, Marlborough: His Life & Times. First Edition. Bound by Frost & Co. in 3/4 blue morocco and linen boards with the raised band spines gilt-tooled. The tip...
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Mid-20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

2 Volumes. Thomas Campbell, Life of Petrarch.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Thomas Campbell, Life of Petrarch. Bound in full tan calf. The covers and raised band spines display gilt-tooled detailing with red and green morocco labels. All of the ed...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

2 Volumes. Edmondo de Amicis, Constantinople.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Edmondo de Amicis, Constantinople. Bound in 3/4 brown calf and marbled boards. The covers and raised band spines display gilt-tooled detailing with green and black morocco...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

8 Volumes. Miguel Cervantes. Don Quixote de la Mancha.
Located in New York, NY
8 Volumes. Miguel Cervantes. Don Quixote de la Mancha. Translated by Thomas Shelton with illustrations by Daniel Vierge with over 500 illustrations, including 261 large & Test Pictur...
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Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

2 Volumes. James Logan & Robert R. McIan. The Clans Of The Scottish Highlands.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. James Logan & Robert R. McIan. The Clans Of The Scottish Highlands. Illustrated by appropriate figures displaying their dress, tartans,arms, armorial insignia and Social ...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

3 Volumes. Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England. Bound in full tree calf. The covers and raised band spines are gilt-tooled with red and green morocco labels. All the ...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

2 Volumes. Joseph Ritson, Robin Hood.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Joseph Ritson, Robin Hood. Bound by Birdsall in 3/4 red morocco and linen boards. The covers and raised band spines are gilt-tooled. The top edges are gilt with marbled en...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

22 Volumes. Nathaniel Hawthorne, Complete Writings.
Located in New York, NY
22 Volumes. Nathaniel Hawthorne, Complete Writings. Large Paper Edition. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco and silk boards with the raised band spines gilt-tooled with inlaid flowers. The t...
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Early 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

4 Volumes. Flavius Josephus, Complete Works.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Flavius Josephus, Complete Works. Bound in full tan calf. The covers and raised band spines display open and gilt-tooling with green and black morocco labels. All of the e...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

4 Volumes. W.H. Ireland, Life of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. W.H. Ireland, Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Bound by Bayntun in full red morocco with the covers and raised band spines decorated in ornate gilt-tooling. All of the edges ar...
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Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

2 Volume. John F. Schroeder, Life and Times of Washington.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volume. John F. Schroeder, Life and Times of Washington. Bound in 3/4 green morocco and linen boards. Covers and raised band spine gilt-tooled. All edges are gilt. Illustrated with...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

2 Volumes. Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe. Bound by Morrell in full marbled calf. The covers and raised band spines display gilt-tooling with brown morocco labels. All the edges are g...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

10 Volumes. David Hume. History of England.
Located in New York, NY
10 Volumes. David Hume. History of England. Bound in full tan calf. The covers and raised band spines are gilt-tooled with green and red morocco labels. All edges marbled with marble...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

12 Volumes. William M. Sloane. Life of Napoleon.
Located in New York, NY
12 Volumes. William M. Sloane. Life of Napoleon. Unique, extra-illustrated presentation set with approximately 250 original letters and documents, including 11 autographs of Emperor ...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1 Volume. Walt Whitman, Complete Poetry, Prose & Letters.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Walt Whitman, Complete Poetry, Prose & Letters. Bound by Bayntun in full red calf. The covers and raised band spine are gilt-tooled with blue and green morocco labels. All ...
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Mid-20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

2 Volumes. George Long, The Discourses of Epictetus.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. George Long, The Discourses of Epictetus. Limited Edition. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco and linen boards bordered in gilt-tooling. The raised band spines are decorated in gi...
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Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1 Volume. H. Noel Williams, The Fascinating Duc de Richelieu.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. H. Noel Williams, The Fascinating Duc de Richelieu. Bound by Bayntun in 3/4 wine morocco and marbled boards with the covers and raised band spine decorated with gilt-toolin...
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Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1 Volume. The Abbé Prévost, History of Manon Lescaut.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. The Abbé Prévost, History of Manon Lescaut. Bound in full red morocco with the covers and raised band spine displaying ornate floral gilt-tooled detailing. The top edge is ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1 Volume. Walt Whitman, Complete Poetry, Prose & Letters.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Walt Whitman, Complete Poetry, Prose & Letters. Bound by Bayntun in full blue calf. The covers and raised band spine are gilt-tooled with red and green morocco labels. All ...
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Mid-20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1 Volume. Arthur Gilman, History of Rome.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Arthur Gilman, History of Rome. Bound in hand-painted decorated vellum with a front cover floral motif with raised gold decorations. The spine is hand-lettered in black and...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

3 Volumes. Martha W. Freer. Henry III, King Of France & Poland.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Martha W. Freer. Henry III, King Of France & Poland. His Court and Times. Extra-illustrated. bound in 3/4 red calf by Zaehnsdorf, top edges gilt, raised bands, ornate gilt...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

Silver Lady Woman Ex Voto religious Folk Art, Antique European, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A cute petite religious Ex Voto. I do not know what it is made of, thin and light filigree silver or silver plated metal. It is handmade, embossed and then welded. Given the delicacy...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver Plate, Sheet Metal

Italian mid-century modern Round brass medicine scale weights, 1900-1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Round brass medicine scale weights, 1900-1950s Set of vintage round brass medicine scale weights. The weight set is made up of 6 pieces, which can be inser...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Au Bucheron: La Chambre à Coucher (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A soft covered trade catalogue of bedroom furniture and sets. Stylistically it looks to be dated from the late 1920s or 1930s; it would not have been before 1923 as that was the date...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

19th Century Egyptian Revival Style Singer Sewing Machine
Located in San Antonio, TX
Transform your space with a captivating piece of history – our 19th Century Egyptian Revival Style Singer Sewing Machine, discovered in France. Crafted with exquisite attention to de...
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1890s French Egyptian Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Folk Art Scratch Built Boat, Early 20th C
Located in London, GB
Scandinavian folk art boat of 2 rigged masts - completely scratch built from pine and teak wood. Original paint finish. Handmade and dating from the earl...
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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

2 Volumes. Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full red morocco with the covers and raised band spines gilt...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Regal Elegance: The Reeves's Pheasant - A Flying Taxidermy Masterpiece
Located in New York, NY
Majestic Flying Reeves's Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii), a stunning avian specimen native to China, meticulously preserved to capture its intricate beauty and remarkable history. N...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Feathers

The House and Garden Book of Classic Rooms, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The House and Garden Book of Classic Rooms by Robert Harling, Leonie Highton, and John Bridges. Vendome Press, NY, 1990. First Edition hardcov...
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20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

2 Volumes. William Cullen Bryant, Picturesque America.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. William Cullen Bryant, Picturesque America. Bound in full brown morocco with the covers and raised band spines displaying ornate gilt and open-tooled detailing. All edges ...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

1 Volume. Dante Alighieri, The Vision.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Dante Alighieri, The Vision. Bound in 3/4 wine calf decorated in gilt-tooling with a black morocco label. All edges marbled and marbled endpapers. Translated by Henry Franc...
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Late 19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

2 Volumes. B.J. Lossing, Pictorial Fieldbook of the Revolution.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. B.J. Lossing, Pictorial Fieldbook of the Revolution. Bound in 3/4 tan calf and marbled boards. Raised band spines gilt-tooled with red and green morocco labels. All edged ...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Pair 19th Century Victorian Eastlake Free Mason Throne Chairs w/ Symbolism
Located in Savannah, GA
Victorian Eastlake large upholstered solid oak throne chairs from Masonic Lodge with lots of detailed carving. The pair consists of one with the plumb bob sy...
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1880s American Eastlake Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Velvet, Oak

4 Volumes. Oliver Goldsmith, The Works.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Oliver Goldsmith, The Works. Edited by Peter Cunningham. Bound in 3/4 vellum, marbled boards, marbled endpapers, red edges, and gilt spines. Published: London: John Murray...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

9 Volumes. Alexander Pope, The Works.
Located in New York, NY
9 Volumes. Alexander Pope, The Works. Bound in full purple morocco and marbled boards. The raised band spines and covers are gilt-tooled. All edges are marbled with marbled endpapers...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

5 Volumes. Edmund Spenser, The Works.
Located in New York, NY
5 Volumes. Edmund Spenser, The Works. Edited by J. Payne Collier. Bound in full vellum, marbled endpapers, red edges, and gilt spines. Published: London: Bickers & Son, 1873.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

8 Volumes. Jean Froissart, Froissart's Chronicles.
Located in New York, NY
8 Volumes. Jean Froissart, Froissart's Chronicles. Limited Leather Private Press. Bound in full crushed blue morocco, raised bands, gilt ruled and tooled spine and boards, 14th centu...
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Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

2 Volumes. John Keats, The Poems.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. John Keats, The Poems. Bound by Riviere in full green calf. The Covers and raised band spines are gilt-tooled. top edges gilt with gilt-tooled dentelles and marbled endpap...
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Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1 Volume. Alfred Lord Tennyson, the Poetical and Dramatic Works.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Alfred Lord Tennyson, the Poetical and Dramatic Works. Cambridge Edition. Bound in 3/4 tan calf and marbled boards. The Raised band spine is gilt-tooled with red and green ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1 Volume. Auguste Rodin, Art.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Auguste Rodin, Art. Bound in 3/4 blue morocco and marbled boards with the covers and raised band spine displaying gilt-tooled detailing. The top edge is gilt with marbled e...
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Early 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1 Volume. William Cullen Bryant, The Poetical Works.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. William Cullen Bryant, The Poetical Works. Roslyn Edition. Bound by the Monastery Hill Bindery in full green morocco with gilt-tooling on the covers and raised band spine. ...
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Early 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

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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