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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Vintage Wooden 13 Row Abacus.
Located in Seattle, WA
This Abacus has Black painted wood framing. The beads have been left unpainted, showcasing beautiful wood grain. The middle dividing wood piece is accented with white lining. Vintag...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Adventure Parade, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Adventure Parade is an original film from the 1950s. Complete edition, Zulu Hulu. Castle films. It includes original packaging. 16mm. Good conditions
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1950s European Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Plastic

Jungle Animals, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Jungle animals  is an original film from the 1960s. It includes original packaging. 7 minutes of film transferred to CD. Good conditions
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1960s European Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Plastic

Plaster Virgin Traditional Figure, Circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious plaster figure of a virgin. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and...
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1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Plaster

Three Antique Maps on One Folio: Turkey, Northern Egypt, and Ancient Carthage
Located in Langweer, NL
The map consists of three distinct sections on a single folio sheet: 1. **Map of Turkey**: - Orientation: The map is oriented with the east at the top, which is a common practic...
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16th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

20th Century French Metal & Wooden Palette On Stand
Located in High Point, NC
Step into the artist's studio with this original 20th Century French Metal & Wooden Palette on Stand, a captivating piece that tells a tale of creativity in the making. This palette,...
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20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

In Stock in Los Angeles, Green Rabbit Mini Portable Charger
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Rabbit Mini power bank battery charger In stock in Los Angeles Power bank. You can carry Rabbit MINI in your bag as an external battery for yo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Plastic

In Stock in Los Angeles, Light Blue Rabbit Mini Portable Charger
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Rabbit mini power bank battery charger In stock in Los Angeles Power bank. You can carry Rabbit MINI in your bag as an external battery for your smartphone or any other device. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Plastic

Large Original Vintage Map of Australia, circa 1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of Australia Original color. Good condition Published by Alexander Gross Unframed.
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1920s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Map of a Bay of Borneo, Indonesia, c.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'La Baye de l'isle et Ville de Borneo'. Small map depicting a Bay of Borneo. Artists and Engravers: Anonymous. Condition: Good, general age-related toning. ...
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18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Map of Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Guyana by A & C. Black, 1870
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Brazil'. Original antique map of Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Guyana. This map originates from ‘Black's General Atlas of The...
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Late 19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

City of Stuttgart TV Television Tower Scale Design Model, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Scaled model of the Stuttgart television tower. Hand-spun in brass. A nice architectural sculpture for every living or men’s room. Some scratches and a nice ...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Original Antique Print, Portrait of Lord Nelson, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of Lord Nelson Fine steel engraving by H.Robinson After J.Hoppner Published circa 1850 Unframed.
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1850s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Dreams Through the Glass Windows from Bergdorf Goodman by Linda Fargo, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Dreams Through the Glass: Windows from Bergdorf Goodman by Linda Fargo. Assouline, NY, 2003. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Each window is a fantastic tableau, a narrative, a piece of theater inviting the viewer into rich imaginary worlds of fashion and surrealistic luxury. Window design is a vanishing metier, but it remains an enduring art form providing rare views through the glass into fantastic realms of dreams and fantasy. In these pages, Linda Fargo, the renowned window artist for Bergdorf Goodman, opens up her portfolio of magical tableaux created especially for this crown jewel of the retail world. Her palette is wonderfully rich and eclectic, juxtaposing relics of the past and the present, symbols of art and literature, western culture and exotic lands, moving easily between the marvelous and the everyday. These windows continue to astonish and delight all who flock to them for the traditional annual Christmas displays...
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Early 2000s American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Old Charles Model Aeroplane Transparent Spad Plane Type
Located in Paris, FR
Model Old Charles aeroplane transparent spad plane type, Small-scale model of Guynemers plane, handmade with wood, cotton sheet and aluminium leaf.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Collectibles and Curiosities

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Aluminum

Antique Map of Jura, a Famous Wine Area in France, 1854
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Dépt. du Jura'. Map of the French department Jura, France. Jura is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France. Named after the Jura Mo...
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19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

DAVID HICKS Style & Design First Edition Book 1987
Located in New York, NY
A first edition book by David Hicks, titled "David Hicks Style & Design." 1987 printing. Hardcover with dust jacket.
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Late 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

18th Century, Spanish Colonial Religious Painting of San Geronimo
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century painting of San Geronimo, oil on canvas laid on wood board. It was later placed in a restored 19th century wood and gesso frame. There is no signature.
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18th Century Unknown Spanish Colonial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Canvas

Antique Map of the Region of Tokyo and Nagasaki in Japan, 1922
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map of Japan titled 'Japan - Environs of Tokio & Nagasaki'. Old map of Japan, includes inset maps of Tokyo, Nagasaki and surroundings. This map or...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Mid-20th Century Brutalist Iron Hanukkah Lamp Menorah by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
Hand forged, iron Hanukkah lamp Menorah in the style known as “Brutalism”, David Palombo, Jerusalem, Israel, circa 1950. David Palombo (1920-1966), was a sculptor and painter. He wa...
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Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Collectibles and Curiosities

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Iron

Engraving of a Map of Florida, the Gulf Coast, Caribbean & Central America, 1728
Located in Langweer, NL
This exceptional antique map, titled "Nouvelle Carte Marine de Toute les Cotes de l´Amerique" and alternatively known as "Nieuwe groote en seer Curieuse Paskaart van Geheel-WestIndie...
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Mid-18th Century European Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Arshile Gorky A Retrospective by Michael R Taylor, 1st Ed Exhib. Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective by Professor Michael Taylor and Kim Theriault. Yale University Press, Published 2009. 1st Ed Hardcover with dust jacket exhibition catalog for show at ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Map of Brazil by Levasseur '1875'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte du Brésil'. Large map of Brazil, with small fold out. This map originates from 'Atlas de Géographie Moderne Physique et Politiq...
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Late 19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

German Art Deco Desk Top Barometer and Weather Station
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
German Art Deco desk top barometer and weather station. German desktop barometer, thermometer and hydrometer. This station is unsigned and made...
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20th Century German Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Antique Print of Persian Decorative Art by Racinet, 1869
Located in Langweer, NL
Old print of Persian decorative art. This print originates from 'L'Ornement polychrome'. A beautiful work containing about 2000 patterns of all the styles of Art old and Asian, middl...
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19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Map of Brabant 'The Netherlands' by N. Visscher, circa 1690
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Brabantiae Batavae pars orientalis, comprehendens Tetrarchiam sive majoratum sylvaeducensem in ejusdem subjacentes ditiones (..)'. Map of the Dutch province 'Brab...
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Mid-18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Enamel Warning Sign in Dutch and Papiamentu / Papiamento Language
Located in Langweer, NL
An orignal enamel sign that was used as a warning for the people on one the ABC Islands. Papiamentu (or Papiamento) is a mixture of Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English, French, a...
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Mid-20th Century Netherlands Antilles Collectibles and Curiosities

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Enamel

Oriental Realms: A Detailed Map of Persia, Afghanistan, and Beloochistan, 1882
Located in Langweer, NL
This historical map from the 1882 atlas published by Blackie & Son is a comprehensive depiction of Persia (modern-day Iran), Afghanistan, and Baluchistan (the region that includes pa...
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1880s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Ruhlmann by Florence Camard, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Ruhlmann by Florence Camard. Published by Rizzoli Intl Publications, 2011. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket and unopened CD. The most comprehensive and authoritative monograph to be published about the prolific master of art deco interior design. Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann (1879–1933) who was one of the most celebrated art deco interior and furniture designers. A tastemaker and a style setter...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Map of North and West Africa by J.B. Elwe, 1792
Located in Langweer, NL
Beautiful richly engraved map of North and West Africa, based upon the earlier maps of De L'Isle. Richly annotated throughout and with excellent regional detail. Too much detail to d...
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Late 19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

The Life of Emma, Lady Hamilton by J T Herbert Baily, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Life of Emma, Lady Hamilton by J T Herbert Baily. Published by Menzies London, 1905. 1st Ed hardcover no dust jacket as published. 137 untrimmed pages with all 23 portraits of Lady Hamilton each with a tissue guard. Dame Emma Hamilton...
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Early 1900s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Didactic Flower Model German Manufacture of 1860 circa Made of Painted Plaster
Located in Milan, IT
Didactic flower, German manufacture of 1860 circa, depicting Marchantia Polymorpha L., made of painted plaster on a wooden base; the seed is removab...
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1860s German Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Plaster

Christie's: West East The Niall Hobhouse Collection, 2008, Anglo Indian
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: West East The Niall Hobhouse Collection, 2008, Anglo Indian Collection. A fascinating selection of exquisite treasures from both the Western and Oriental worlds reveal Ni...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

19th Century Dutch Miniature Secretaire Cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
19th century miniature secretaire cabinet made from Oakwood. Decorative object, can be used as jewelry/letter box. Originates Netherlands, dating, circa 1800
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Oak

Original Antique Map of South East Asia, Arrowsmith, 1820
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of South East Asia Drawn under the direction of Arrowsmith Copper-plate engraving Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1820 Unframed.
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1820s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Hermès Playing Cards / Cards Game in the Original Box, Vintage, 1970s
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Hermès playing cards in the original box. vintage. Made in France. Both sets are complete and feature gold edges on both decks of cards. A deck of green cards and a deck of orange cards. elegant card back design. Box containing two decks of cards, the backs of these have a decoration of gold-colored horse bits forming circles on a red or green background, gilded edges. Hermes orange box...
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Late 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Sotheby's Chateau de Cornillon, Loire, France, October 2006
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Chateau de Cornillon, Loire, France: Important Gothic and Renaissance Furniture, Works of Art & Textiles. London: Sotheby's, 2006. Softcover. 126 pp. Château de Cornillon i...
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Late 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Machine Age Art Deco Doctors or Bathroom Floor Model Scale Weigh Master by Hanso
Located in New York, NY
Great Machine Age, American Art Deco floor scale, Weigh Master by Hanson. The scale is fully functional, it shows cosmetic wear to the paint finish, and th...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Small 15th Century French Illuminated Vellum Book Page, Handwriting
Located in Buisson, FR
Fabulous handwritten and illuminated book page. Beautiful period piece with gorgeous faded colors and typical Gothic gilded initials, France, 15th cent...
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15th Century and Earlier French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Parchment Paper

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

T. Y. Chao Private & Family Trust Collections of Important Chinese Ceramic, Rare
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: The T. Y. Chao Private and Family Trust Collections of Important Chinese Ceramics and Jade Carvings: Part 1, Hong Kong October 1986. Rare First Edition hardcover with dust...
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1980s Hong Kong Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

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

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Paper

Aeronautical III Gauge Clock
By Aviation Technology Group
Located in Telluride, CO
During the Great War, from 1914-18, a new kind of art flourished. Hand crafted creations from gifted soldiers and army personnel became known as trench art. They used whatever materi...
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20th Century English Other Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Reverse Glass Painting of Saint George and the Dragon
Located in Stamford, CT
Verre églomisé, or reverse glass painting with gilding of Saint George and the Dragon. St George shown riding his steed, slaying the dragon...
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Early 19th Century German Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Glass

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.
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Early 2000s American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Scientific Didactic Model of the Yew Seed, Germany made in the Twenties
Located in Milan, IT
Taxus baccata, enlarged and removable didactic model of the yew seed, tree very used as hedge, belonging to the order of the conifers. German manufacture of the twenties made of papi...
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1920s German Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Ship's Brass Porthole Coffee or Side Table by Deborah Lockhart Phillips
Located in Nantucket, MA
Solid brass working nautical porthole window from a decommissioned ship with great patina. This has been polished, the rivets put back in and the table base designed by Deborah Lockh...
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Mid-20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Leopard Head Under Globe, Object Of Curiosity, Circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Menacing leopard head under a beautiful large globe with a square base, object of curiosity base for the head in gilded iron
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Early 20th Century European Other Collectibles and Curiosities

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Glass

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

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Leather

Vintage Wood Geloso Television GT1014, 1950s, Italy
Located in Rome, IT
This GTV1014 was one of the first 21-inch b / w televisions produced by Geloso. It uses the intercarrier system as an audio-video medium frequency. The chassis is mounted inside th...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Glass, Plastic, Wood

The Wandering Jew by Eugene Sue Complete Edition with Illustrations
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a rare first edition hardback copy of The Wandering Jew by Eugene Sue, Complete Edition IN ONE VOLUME with Illustrations by GAVARNI and GIRARDET, published by George Routl...
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Hasharat Parade
Located in New York, NY
Selection of jewel beetles, scarabs, longhorns and others. Arranged in a black canvas upholstered box, with gold trim and white interior.
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Butterflies in a Antique Dome Tournesol by Hasarat
Located in New York, NY
An antique Napoleon III (c.1890) Mouth Blown glass globe on its original ebonized wooden base hosting phoebis and idea butterflies in flight.
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Blown Glass

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

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Paper

Architectural Model of the Derby Summer House Designed by Samuel McIntire
Located in Essex, MA
Handmade to Scale Architectural Model of the "Derby Summer House" or "McIntire Tea House" designed in 1793 by Architect, Samuel McIntire. The actual building is now located on the g...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Federal Collectibles and Curiosities

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Composition

Antique Tibetan Buddhist Monastery Copper DungChen - Barbara J. Walters Estate
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 19th/Early 20th c., Tibet. A hand hammered copper moniastic instrument with pierced silvered brass cuffs and telescoping length. This item came from Barbara J. Walters NYC apar...
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities

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Copper

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

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Silver

1960s Original Gorgeous Playing Cards Box by Piero Fornasetti. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Original astonishing playing cards box by Piero Fornasetti in walnut wood . It's in excellent condition and includes two packs of vintage Dal Negro cards, 10 dices, one dice sh...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood, Walnut

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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