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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Volumes. Blanchard Jerrold, The Life of Napoleon III.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Blanchard Jerrold, The Life of Napoleon 111. Bound in 3/4 green morocco, linen boards, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt panels, illustrated with front...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
12 Volumes. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Complete Works.
Located in New York, NY
12 Volumes. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Complete Works. Centenary Edition. Bound in 3/4 green calf (spines faded as usual) with marbled board and endpapers. The top edges are gilt with rais...
Category
Early 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Chinese Hardstone Flower Model in a Cloisonné Enamel Flowerpot
Located in London, GB
Chinese hardstone flower model in a cloisonné enamel flowerpot
Chinese, 20th Century
Height 18cm, width 11cm, depth 11cm
This intricate flower model combines super cloisonné enamell...
Category
20th Century Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Carnelian, Jade, Quartz, Metal, Enamel
2 Volumes. U.S. Grant, Personal Memoirs.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. U.S. Grant, Personal Memoirs. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco and linen boards. The Covers display the author's seal in gilt tooling and the raised band spines display gilt-too...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
4 Volumes. William Milligan Sloane, Life of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. William Milligan Sloane, Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Bound by Worsfold in 3/4 red morocco and linen boards with the cover and raised band spines displaying gilt-tooled det...
Category
Early 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Carl Auböck Model #4500 'Lucky Pig' Brass Figurine Keyring
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4500 'Lucky Pig' brass figurine keyring. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural object is hand fabricated in polis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
10 Volumes. Dryden, Plutarch Lives & Writings.
Located in New York, NY
10 Volumes. Dryden, Plutarch Lives & Writings. Translation: Dryden's Corrected from The Greek and Revised by A.H. Clough. Illustrated with photogravure reproductions of paintings, sc...
Category
Early 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
2 Volumes. Charles T. Yerkes, Esq, Catalogue of Paintings & Sculpture In His Col
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Charles T. Yerkes, Esq, Catalogue of Paintings & Sculpture In His Collection. The author was an American Financier who played a part in developing mass transit systems in ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Vintage "Lichtenstein 1970 - 1980" Art Book by Jack Cowart St Louis Art Museum
Located in San Diego, CA
A vintage "Lichtenstein 1970 - 1980" art book by Jack Cowart (St Louis Art Museum), circa 1980. This hard to find paperback book is in good vintage condition and measures 10.25"W x ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
3 Volumes. D.B. Warden, Statistical, Political & Historical Account of the USA
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. D.B. Warden, Statistical, Political & Historical Account of the United States of America from the Period of their First Colonization to the Present Day. Bound in 3/4 tan c...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Early 20th Century French Bentwood and Cane High Baby Chair by M. Thonet
Located in Dallas, TX
Feed your child in style in the antique and sturdy Art Deco high chair. Crafted in France circa 1920 and attributed to Michael Thonet (1796-1871), the child chair stands on four curv...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Gucci Isometric G Backgammon Travel Case, 2020s Italy
By Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brand new portable Gucci backgammon suitcase/game. Never used. Black leather corner accents and handle with brass rivets and hardware. One pair of brass keys in their sheath. The bod...
Category
2010s Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Akha Hill Tribe Silver Cuff Bracelet, 517grams
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
An exceptionally large Akha Tribe woven silver bracelet with spiral design. This Tribal bracelet encompasses tradition Hill tribe silversmithing techniques ...
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
The Hot House: Italian New Wave Design
Located in Tivoli, NY
The Hot House: Italian New Wave Design by Andrea Branzi. First MIT Press edition, 1984. English text, translated from Italian by C.H. Evans.
The Hot House is in part a manifesto and...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Danish SNTS Morse Telegraph Round Relay of brass and mahogany
Located in Sweden, SE
The telegraph relay made in late 19th century by The Great Northern Telegraph Company (Det Store Nordiske Telegrafselskab A / S) that was founded in Denmark in June 1869. It was set ...
Category
Late 19th Century Danish Art Deco Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
1 Volume. (Anon) Holy Bible: Old and New Testaments and the Apocryphal Writings.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. (Anon) Holy Bible: Old and New Testaments and the Apocryphal Writings. Illustrated. Bound in full black morocco with all the edges gilt, ornate gilt on covers and spine. Th...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Rare Set of 6 Victorian Brass Tie Backs with Cranberry Glass Flowers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Rare and elegant set of 6 Victorian tie backs having newly polished lacquered brass leaves and blown glass cranberry glass flowers. Original mounting hardware.
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Architectural Santos Shrine
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Spanish Colonial shrine for a Santos or statue of the Virgin Mary in the form of a church. Mexican, or possibly from New Mexico. Topped with three crosses, two cupolas h...
Category
19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Set of Three 18th Century Vellum Sunday Sermon Books
By Vivien, R.P. Michael, Alfonso Maria De Liguori
Located in valatie, NY
Set of Three 18th Century Vellum Sunday Sermon Books. 1.) Sermoni Per Tutte Le Domeniche Dell' Anno (Sermons for all the Sundays in a Year) by Monsignore Alfonso Maria De Liguori. Na...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Animal Skin
English Ships Anchor Lantern By Meteorite
Located in Norwell, MA
Nautical ships lantern with fresnel glass lens. Steel case with brass "Anchor" and "Meteorite" badges. Hinged cap on vented chimney. Hinged top with brass hasp. Lacking burner. 20"Hx...
Category
1920s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Aspen Style
Located in NEW YORK, NY
What began as a small mining camp during the Colorado, silver boom of the late 19th century has since become the preferred getaway of the world’s elite. Treasured for what’s above ground rather than below, Aspen, Colorado, has a storied history almost as dense as the directory of A-listers who have adopted the jewel of Pitkin County as their second home, or who have settled in its slopes indefinitely. From the “fortified compound” that was Hunter S. Thompson’s Owl Farm, to John Denver’s “Starwood in Aspen,” to the scores of financial titans who also call the mountain home, Aspen has long drawn an eclectic and wide-ranging crowd. With an introduction from long time resident Aerin Lauder, founder and creative director of Aerin, Aspen Style...
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
Art in Vienna 1898-1918, 4th Edition book
Located in New York, NY
The rebel artists of Vienna overwhelmed the artistic establishment of Europe at the end of the 19th century, having seceded from the traditional Viennese institutions of fine art and named themselves the Vienna Secession. Their works shocked a conservative public, but their daring sensibilities and dedication to the applied arts and architecture soon brought them an enthusiastic following and wealthy patronage. The boldly modernist paintings of Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Oskar Kokoschka and others were matched by the buildings and applied designs of architects such as Joseph Maria Olbrich, who created the Secession Building as an architectural manifesto for the group. This classic book, now updated and with additional colour illustrations and a completely new introductory chapter, brilliantly traces the course of this influential artistic movement.
Contents and sections:
Introduction
Vienna 1900
Secession
The Beginnings
The First Exhibition
The Dedication of the House: Second Exhibition
Ver Sacrum III–VI Exhibitions
The ‘Klimt Affair’ – The University Paintings
Exhibitions 1900–1902
Beethoven 1902
XVI–XVIII Exhibitions, 1903
The Split within the Secession
Architecture and the Applied Arts
The Ringstrasse and the Architecture of Historicisim
Otto Wagner, 1841–1918
Joseph Maria Olbrich, 1867–1908
Josef Hoffmann, 1870–1956
The Wiener Werkstätte
Palais Stoclet – The Stoclet Frieze
Kabarett Fledermaus
Alfred Roller, 1864–1935
Hoffmann’s Later Work
Adolf Loos, 1870–1933
Kunstschau 1908 – 1909: The Early Work of Kokoschka and Schiele
Kunstschau 1908
Oskar Kokoschka, 1886–1980
Richard Gerstl, 1883–1908
Kunstschau 1909 – Vienna before the War...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Syrian Damascene Copper & Polychrome Enamel Judaica Vase
Located in New York, NY
An antique 19th-century Syrian Damascene copper vase with polychrome enamel ornaments made as a decorative piece for the Jews of Damascus. The thin neck is adorned with Kabbalistic i...
Category
Late 19th Century Syrian Islamic Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper, Enamel
British Pattern Ships Binnacle
Located in Norwell, MA
Royal Navy ships binnacle. Brass plate is engraved Patt0183, No. C481, The Ontario Hughes Owen Co, Ltd. Fitted with a gimballed compass with locking mechanism. This fine maritime rel...
Category
1920s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Judaical Sterling Silver Mezuzah with a Scroll in Original Box ca 1890
Located in Doha, QA
This is an outstanding and extremely rare hand crafted, solid sterling silver Mezuzah in the original leather and dark purple velvet box.
It was made in Vienna, Austria between 1890 ...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Damascened Silver, Copper and Gold Plate with Old Testament Scenes
Located in New York, NY
A Damascened Silver, Copper and Gold Plate with Old Testament Scenes, Signed Jadid and Joubran Na'assan and Partners, Damascus, Dated 1901.
This plate was made for and dedicated to ...
Category
Early 20th Century Syrian Islamic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Silver, Copper
Far & Sure, Golf Waltzes by J. Dalziel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Golf Waltzes, Far & Sure By J. Dalziel.
An 8 page booklet of sheet music by Dalziel entitled 'Far and Sure'. The lithographed front cover with main image of a golfer on Musselburgh L...
Category
Late 19th Century Scottish Sporting Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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
The 24K Gold Plated Cart by Christopher Kreiling
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 'Gold Cart' is a fully articulated working shopping cart. It is made of steel and bronze then 24K gold plated.
This is an addition of 100+ artist proof. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Staunton Style Chess Set
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Staunton Style Chess Figures.
A Staunton style chess set with wooden chess pieces with wide turned slightly weighted bases for added stability, and the underside of each piec...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Boxwood
Ships Navigators Quadrant From 18th Century
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique T frame quadrant with engraved bone makers plate from Gilbert of London. With scale that reads to ninety degrees. (Scale shows repairs). There are two sun filters and two hor...
Category
1920s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Ships Telegraph By Bendix
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships engine order bridge telegraph by Bendix of New York. With internal wiring and lighting emtting a warm glow, polished and lacquered finish. Twin faceplate design. Pedestal has a...
Category
1930s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Dutch silver miniature tea kettle by Vos & Kempen Begeer, 1921
By Van Kempen
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch silver miniature tea kettle by Vos & Kempen Begeer, 1921
A miniature children's toy silver tea kettle with swing handle, made by Vos & Kempen Begeer, Voorschoten (The Netherla...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Brutalist Solid Brass Crucifix
Located in Bern, CH
Mid Century Brutalist solid brass crucifix. With slight oxidization at base, although this is barely visible. Ring at rear for wall hanging.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Brutalist Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Walt Disney Film Archives, the Animated Movies 1921-1968, Collector's Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hardcover, 620 pages, 41.1 x 30 cm (16.2 x 11.8 in.) in clamshell box. With portfolio of 5 cel setups, 37.6 x 30 cm (14.8 x 11.8 in.) and 30 x 36.3 cm (11.8 x 14.3 in.), and 64-page facsimile of 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' storyboard from Fantasia, 30 x 37 cm (11.8 x 14.6 in.).
This Taschen Collector’s edition presents the first volume of one of the most expansive illustrated publications on Disney animation. In it, some 1,500 images as well as top essays by eminent Disney experts take us to the beating heart of the studio’s “Golden Age of Animation,” tracing Disney’s complete animation journey from the silent film era, through his first full-length feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and the pioneering artistic experiment Fantasia (1940), right up to his last masterpieces Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966) and The Jungle Book (1967).
The book brings focus to each of the major animated features made during Walt’s lifetime, including Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, Bambi, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, and 101 Dalmatians, without forgetting the experimental short films of the Silly Symphonies series, underappreciated episodic musical films such as Make Mine Music and Melody Time, and many unfinished projects, such as proposed sequels to Fantasia or a homage to Davy Crockett by painter Thomas Hart Benton.
With extensive research conducted through the collections of the Walt Disney Company, as well as private collections, editor Daniel Kothenschulte curates some of the most precious concept paintings and storyboards to reveal just how these animation masterpieces came to life. These original artworks are accompanied by cel setups of famous film scenes, rare pictures from Disney photographers, and fascinating excerpts from story conferences between Walt and his staff. Throughout, contributions from leading Disney specialists detail the evolution of each film and honour the outstanding animators and designers who influenced the style of the studio, among them Albert Hurter, Gustaf Tenggren, Kay Nielsen, Carl Barks, Mary Blair, Sylvia Holland, Tyrus Wong...
Category
2010s European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Antique Book Journal Display 13th-19th Century
Located in Doha, QA
This rare and remarkable piece begins with a backdrop composed of beautifully, handwritten love letters from the 1800s. There are three scrolls made up of additional love letters, se...
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Silver
Vintage Tom Wesselmann Avant-Garde ‘Magazine’ 1968 (Tom Wesselmann nudes)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage 1968 issue of Avant-Garde magazine with a superb, highly frame able cover illustration by American pop art icon, Tom Wesselmann. Celebrated within this issue is the artists w...
Category
1960s Post-Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Basquiat a Venezia Exhibition Catalog 1999 (vintage Basquiat exhibition catalog)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage 1990s Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition catalog:
Venezia (Venice), Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, 1999:
A exquisitely rendered vintage original exhibition catalog featuring an ...
Category
1990s Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Judaical Original Antiquity Art Display 1800s
Located in Doha, QA
This unique item begins with a backdrop of original copper engravings from the early 19th century, depicting the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, also known as Kotel in Hebrew. In the cent...
Category
19th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Limestone, Sterling Silver
Le Corbusier Ideas and Forms Book
Located in New York, NY
It is impossible to understand the architecture of the 20th century and of our own time without first coming to terms with Le Corbusier (1887-1965). His buildings can be found from P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique, Snooker, Billiard Cue Rack
By Orme & Sons 1
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Orme & Sons Mahogany Cue Stand.
A fine quality mahogany billiard / snooker cue rack raised on three bun feet with a central turned pillar. The stand is designed to hold twelve cues, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Toiles Imprimees De La Perse & De L' Inde Oberkampf Persian/Indian Fabrics
Located in Bridgeport, CT
French hardbound portfolio titled "Toiles imprimees de la Perse & de l'Inde d'apres les documents recueillis par Oberkampf (Printed Toiles of Persia and India, from the Documents Col...
Category
Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
A set of Victorian oak Jockey scales by Youngs
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A set of Victorian oak Jockey scales by Youngs, of typical form with an upholstered seat adjacent to a brass balance, with four weights of 8, 4, 2 and 1 stone, the frieze with a carv...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Royal Navy Submarine Captains Telescope From Gieves
Located in Norwell, MA
Leather bound British royal navy officers spyglass by Ross London for Gieve Matthews & Seagrove limited. High quality in great condition and exceptional optics. Barrel color is engra...
Category
1930s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Munich Child 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
Antique Thomas Edison Phonograph with Floral Horn
By Thomas A. Edison
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Thomas Edison Phonograph with Floral Horn
This wonderful antique Thomas Edison phonograph has a wooden case with a lid. The wooden case has the label "Edison Standard Phonog...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique and Quality Hand Carved Solid Oak Gothic Church Wall Bracket or Shelf
Located in Lisse, NL
Great looking and deeply carved Gothic Revival bracket for displaying a Saint statue.
This Gothic console for wall mounting dates from the late 1800s and it has a marvelous combinat...
Category
19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Metal
Original Barbara Kruger Vinyl Record Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage original Barbara Kruger Record Art, 1994
Off-set lithograph on vinyl record cover
Measure: 12 x 12 inches
Very good vintage condition
Very cool frame piece
Catalogue Raisonn...
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1990s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Travel Agency model of the Liberte' (former Europa) by Art Model Studio.
Located in Norwell, MA
Travel Agency model of the Liberte' (former Europa) by Art Model Studio. in case 60" long x 16" high x 10" wide, ship is 53" (appx. 1:200) and in very nice condition. extraordinary d...
Category
Early 2000s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Adorable and Therapeutic Musical Clown Automaton Figure Toy
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality therapeutic musical automaton clown toy in wonderful vintage condition.
Features porcelain head, hands and feet.
Made in France during the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Cruise Ship Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique table lighter in the shape of a cruise ship parting waves on its bow. Made in Japan, 1980s. A fun lighter perfect for any nautical lover. Features engravings of 2 anchors on t...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Archigraphia: Architectural and Environmental Graphics
Located in Tivoli, NY
Archigraphia: Architectural and Environmental Graphics. Edited and designed by Walter Herdeg. Published by The Graphis Press, Switzerland in 1978. English, French and German text. 23...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Chinese Export Sterling Silver Walking Stick Handle, circa 1900
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Chinese Export sterling silver walking stick handle, circa 1900. Monogram of the famous ichthyologist Dr. Hugh McCormick Smith, "HMS" & Date 12/09 Mst. Mark: SW?. Minor dents.
4 3/8"...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Genuine Serrated Megalodon Shark Tooth from Indonesia in Display Box (288 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Megalodon was a prehistoric shark that may have been 50 feet long or more, two or three times as long as the Great White Shark! Just like modern sharks, this prehistoric predator did...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Other
19th Century Hand-Carved Soldier Cameo
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Hand-Carved Soldier Cameo
2x1.25x.5
Category
19th Century Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique Gothic Revival Reliquary Wall Cabinet Brass Angels Reliquiae Sanctorum
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and highly collectible antique Gothic wall cabinet with working lock and key.
This handcrafted and rare Gothic Revival wall cabinet from the late 1800s or early 1900s is anot...
Category
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid Century Patriotic Yacht Pennant, circa 1947
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early Vintage Patriotic Yacht Pennant, circa 1947, a long narrow woolen sailboat's pennant, flying approximately 3 inches by 69 inches, featuring seven white stars on a navy blue fie...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wool
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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