$70 / item
Fire Island Art: 100 Years
Located in New York, NY
Assembled with extensive archival materials – many newly unearthed and never-before published – by editor John Dempsey, the book includes essays by Sam Ashby, AA Bronson, Michael Bul...
Paper
1970s Vintage Ocean Pacific 'Op' Surfboard Jack Meyer Artwork
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Features stunning wave mural airbrush artwork done by the late Jack Meyer (1954-2007). A remarkable original surfboard work of art by a renowned surfboard artist of the 1970s-80s.
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
"Art =" Book
Located in New York, NY
A fresh and unconventional approach to exploring 6,000 years of art history through 800 masterpieces from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Featuring more than 800 artworks from the ...
Paper
The End Montauk, N.Y. 'Signed'
By Michael Dweck
Located in New York, NY
First edition (stated) photographic essay documenting the surfing subculture on the eastern end of Long Island. Published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, in 2004. Tall 4to, unpaginated...
Paper
Contemporary Gardens of the Hamptons
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
First monograph to present the work of LaGuardia Design Group, a highly regarded landscape architecture firm specializing in contemporary residential design in the Hamptons. With ...
Paper
Summer Houses
Located in New York, NY
Explore fifty extraordinary architect-designed homes that capture the spirit of summer Summer Houses extends an exclusive invitation to the world’s most stunning residential retreat...
Paper
Contemporary Art Underground: MTA Arts & Design New York
Located in New York, NY
A celebration of more than 100 major public art commissions throughout the New York transit system Contemporary Art Underground presents more than 100 permanent projects completed b...
Paper
Internet_Art: From the Birth of the Web to the Rise of NFTs
Located in New York, NY
A leading figure in the world of networked culture explores the artists and events that defined the mass medium of our time Since 1989, the year the World Wide Web was born, the a...
Paper
Planting Fields: A Place on Long Island
Located in New York, NY
A celebration of Planting Fields, one of the few surviving estates of the Gold Coast of Long Island in New York Planting Fields is an English Country House transported to the North ...
Paper
Reading Art, Art for Book Lovers
Located in New York, NY
A celebration of artworks featuring books and readers from throughout history, for the delight of art lovers and bibliophiles As every book tells a story, every book in art is part...
Paper
Art in Flower: Finding Inspiration in Art and Nature
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
In Art in Flower, Lindsey Taylor introduces an original take on floral design that teaches us to see the world anew Based on Lindsey Taylor's popular Wall Street Journal column, Flo...
Paper
Books - Art of yesterday and today
Located in Porto, PT
Books - Art of Yesterday and Today. RES Editions, Lisbon. 1948. 33 x 14.5 cm. SnB. Texts on Pillement; Statuary of the Nuns of Arouca; Chinese Porcelain; French Gold Boxes; Miniaturi...
Paper
$25 / item
H 7 in W 4.75 in D 1.5 in
Artifacts: Fascinating Facts about Art, Artists, and the Art World
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
The perfect miscellany for every art lover – an essential and engaging collection of facts, figures, and findings about art, artists, and the art world, past and present This extr...
Paper
Midnight Moment: A Decade of Artists in Times Square
Located in New York, NY
The first and only book on Times Square’s iconic Midnight Moment series, the world’s largest and longest-running digital public art program Presented nightly to millions of viewers ...
Paper
Envisioning Landscapes: The Transformative Environments of OJB
Located in New York, NY
Visionary landscape architecture firm OJB reveals the guiding principles behind its award-winning work in this new, expanded edition of its debut monograph OJB Landscape Architectur...
Paper
$75
H 10.5 in W 8.25 in D 1 in
Christie's: Fine and Decorative Arts: The Maurice & Margo Cohen Collection, 5/99
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: Fine and Decorative Arts: The Maurice & Margo Cohen Collection. Important 20th Century Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, New York, May 1999. 194 pp., illus. Works by Otto ...
Paper
Christies June 2010 Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design
Located in valatie, NY
Christies June 2010 Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design Auction Catalog. 1st Ed softcover with results. 218 lots, 172 pages, lots are Illustrated in color and fully descri...
Paper
Christie's, Estate of Doris Merrill Magowan, May, 2002
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's, Estate of Doris Merrill Magowan May, 2002 in New York. 1st Ed softcover auction catalogue. 195 pp and 225 lots all photographed in color and fully described. Features fin...
Paper
$2,960 / item
H 29.53 in Dm 29.53 in
Simplicissimus Chandelier, 6 Arms Amber Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Simplicissimus 360 chandelier, 6 lights, Amber artistic glass by Multiforme This collection in Murano glass is characterized by superb simplicity. It is the result of a research whic...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$3,710Sale Price|30% Off
H 32.5 in W 85 in D 28 in
Antique 19th C. American Empire Flame Mahogany Claw Foot Parlor Sofa Couch 85"
Located in Dayton, OH
Fine American Empire parlor sofa / couch with classical form and masterful carvings. Made of flamed mahogany featuring carved back crest and flared rolled arms accented with carved f...
Mahogany, Burl
Arranging Things
By Rizzoli International Publications
Located in New York, NY
Author colin King, with Sam Cochran New York–based stylist Colin King shares his wisdom and insights for cultivating beauty in our everyday surroundings—composing objects into sim...
Paper
$27,329Sale Price|20% Off
H 33.67 in W 77.17 in D 42.52 in
Huge Restored Antique Victorian Howard & Son's Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa
By Howard & Sons Ltd, Howard Chairs Ltd., Howard and Sons
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine, fully restored Howard & Son’s Berners Street London, large Baring sofa upholstered with vintage brown leather that has Thomas Chipp...
Leather
$1,981
H 21.66 in W 32.29 in D 16.93 in
Circa 1900's, an Italian, Provincial Style, decorative Bird Cage
Located in London, Park Royal
1900's Italian Provincial Style Decorative Bird Cage with Yellow Stained Glass Windows. Crafted in Italy, this piece offers a blend of rustic charm and delicate artistry, suitable fo...
Wire
20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cage, Hand-Painted Metal & Wood
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
Vintage Wood and Brass Bird Cage, 1980s Design, Home Accent
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage wood and brass bird cage. This cage is functional. The door raises up & down. The bottom brass tray pulls out for cleaning. It comes with a brass bird on a perch in the c...
Wood
Vintage Reploge Terrestrial Globe on Walnut Base, Circa 1960
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
2-309 vintage world globe with raised surfaces set on a custom walnut wood stepped base, circa 1960.
Metal
$1,056Sale Price|57% Off
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 30.71 in
Small Italian armchair in yellow fabric with wooden feet Carlo Mollino Style
By Carlo Mollino
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Small Italian armchair in yellow fabric with wooden feet Carlo Mollino Style
Fabric
Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut Center Table with Star Inlay, 1930s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Italian salon table made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Walnut in good condition. The center table is supported by a sculptural leg, r...
Walnut
J. Robert Scott 'Eve' Chesterfield Sofa
By J. Robert Scott 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tufted sofa by J. Robert Scott in maroon red leather. Seat goes down to the floor for a low profile. Please confirm location NY or NJ
Leather
$8,213Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 20.48 in W 63 in D 21.66 in
21st Kansas Bench AshWood Marble Brass Made in Portugal by Porus Studio
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Designed to be a modern version of Kansas city’s famed 30-story Art Decor building, Kansas City Place is the tallest building in Missouri. Located in Downtown Kansas City, this skysc...
Marble, Brass
$6,548 / item
H 37.41 in Dm 37.41 in
Great Simplicissimus Chandelier, 10+5 Arms Aquamarine Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Simplicissimus 360 chandelier, 10+5 lights, Aquamarine color artistic glass by Multiforme This collection in Murano glass is characterized by superb simplicity. It is the result of a...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$5,990 / item
H 34 in W 110 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 110"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
$5,513Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 47.25 in Dm 43.31 in
Venetian style Chandelier 15arms 2 tiers Smoky Quartz Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Capriccio by Multiforme is a double tier chandelier, in smoky quartz artistic glass, with curly ornamental elements. Inspired by the classic Venetian tradition it is characterized by...
Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Slope Arm Sofas Fortuny Style Apricot Fabric
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing pair of bespoke sofa settees featuring a Fortuny style upholstery in an apricot tone fabric. The sofas were custom ordered from the San Francisco Design Center for a historic...
Fabric, Hardwood
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.
It's hard to resist the allure of a beautiful pool. So, go ahead and daydream about whiling away your summer in paradise.
It’s never too early for good design. These interiors combine elevated furnishings and a youthful spirit, resulting in spaces that are at once elegant and whimsical.
Produced in 1843, the well-preserved volume is evidence of the author's exacting specifications.
New or old, the coverlets add old-time charm to any space.
Get into the games! These items celebrate the events, athletes, host countries and sporting spirit.
French trendsetter and serial collector Daniel Rozensztroch tells us about his obsession with objects related to seafaring men.
The sought-after designer worked with the team at Hoffman Creative to produce a monograph that beautifully showcases some of Studio Shamshiri's most inspiring projects.
Italian writer and collector Umberto Pasti opens the doors to his remarkable cave of wonders in North Africa.