$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
Victor Talking Machine Co. Victrola VVXI Walnut Tabletop Phonograpg C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique tabletop phonograph, the Victrola VVXI model, manufactured by the Victor Talking Machine Company, circa 1920. This musical instrument is crafted from walnut wood, presenti...
Mahogany
Rare Fraad Jr. Child's Size Talking Machine, circa 1916
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A New York firm established in 1915. An advertisement of 1916 offered ten models of disc players under the names Symphony, Fraad Jr. and Symphony Jr. (the firm went bankrupt in Augus...
Mahogany
Titania and Oberson in their Bower
By Arthur Keller
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Right by Artist ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Magazine advertisement: RCA Victor: ‘‘Talking Machine’’ phonograph ca. 1925
Watercolor
Antique Ebonized Metal Victrola Phonograph Horns, Art Nouveau Style
By Victrola
Located in San Francisco, CA
Three antique exterior phonograph horns attributed to Victrola, likely from a Victor Talking Machine. We have three available which can be sold individually or as a set.
Metal
Dazzling Art Deco Bronze and Conch Shell Table Lamp
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Was originally a lamp as well as a radio speaker (not functioning), signed Tonks Brothers, Newark New Jersey. By Toncola Talking Machine Co. est. 1918.
Bronze
DOUGLASS 1926 Art Deco Skyscraper Desk-Table Petrol Lighter Engine-Turned Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Leon Douglass, an accomplished inventor and one of the founders of the Victor Talking Machine Company, conceived his lighter with a remarkably simple philosophy: to create a practica...
Silver, Bronze, Steel
DOUGLASS 1926 Art Deco Skyscraper Desk-Table Petrol Lighter Plain Silver Plate
By Paul Wadsworth
Located in Miami, FL
Leon Douglass, an accomplished inventor and one of the founders of the Victor Talking Machine Company, conceived his lighter with a remarkably simple philosophy: to create a practica...
Silver, Bronze, Steel
$2,398Sale Price|20% Off
DOUGLASS 1926 Press The Trigger Counter-Desk Petrol Lighter Steel & Red Lacquer
By Douglas Leon Cartmel
Located in Miami, FL
Leon Douglass, an accomplished inventor and one of the founders of the Victor Talking Machine Company, conceived the lighter in the mid-1920s with a simple philosophy: to create a pr...
Steel, Chrome
Antique Victor Talking Machine VV-XI Record Player V
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victor Talking Machine VV-XI Record Player Victrola Mahogany Floor Model.
Mahogany
Sold
H 27.25 in W 14.25 in D 24.5 in
Antique Victor Victrola #3 Oak Talking Machine Phonograph With Oak Horn c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Victor Victrola #3 Oak Talking Machine Phonograph With Oak Horn c1920 Measures - 27 1/4" x 14 1/4" x 24 1/2"
Oak
Sold
H 27 in W 28 in D 17.75 in
Antique Victor Victrola Phonograph Talking Machine with Tin Horn, circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Victor Victrola phonograph features oak case with gilt banded external tin horn, original label and plate, in working order, circa 1900 Measures: 27" H x 28" W x 17.75" D.
Tin
Sold
H 36 in W 23.5 in D 23 in
Antique 1913 Victor Victrola Phonograph Machine Queen Anne Mahogany VV-XIV
By Victrola
Located in Dayton, OH
Victor Victrola talking machine VV-XIV, Iteration Two, circa 1913.
Mahogany
Victrola Phonograph
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Manufactured in 1924 by the Victor Talking Machine Company Camden, NJ. Inside metal plate stamped with model & serial number.
Double Sided Advertising Lightbox London 1900s
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
The sign advertising 'The Johnson Talking Machine Company Ltd' was illuminated by electric light inside.
Glass
American Victor IV Phonograph in Mahogany
By Victor Talking Machine Company
Located in Astoria, NY
Victor IV phonograph in mahogany, cast iron and nickelled brass, dating from circa 1906-1910, made in the United States by the Victor Phonograph Company. The piece is fully operation...
Brass, Iron, Nickel
Sold
H 31 in W 30.5 in D 31 in
Antique Oak Victor V (Model Five) Phonograph with Brass Bell Horn c1900
By Victor Talking Machine Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Victor Model 5 (Vic V) phonograph offers quartersawn oak case with Doric style corners and brass bell horn, label as photographed, c1900. Measures - 31''H x 30.5''W x 31''D.
Brass
R.C.A. Victor - Nipper Sculpture Paperweight Advertising, 1910
By RCA Story
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Legacy: The iconic image of a mixed fox/bull terrier, Nipper, looking into a phonograph became an international symbol of quality and excellence for the Victor Talking Machine Compa...
Metal
Antique Victor Talking Machine Phonograph Type P. 6858
By Victor Talking Machine Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique tabletop Victor talking machine phonograph type P. 6858 features oak case, exterior ebonized and brass Horn, original label and metal plaque, working condition, early 20th ce...
Brass
Working Antique Oak Victor Gramophone Talking Machine c.1910
By Victor Talking Machine Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
Nipper dog not included. CREATOR Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden , New Jersey, USA.
Brass
Sold
H 45.5 in W 31 in D 22 in
Victor Victrola Talking Machine Mahogany "Credenza" Model 22850 Record Player
By Victrola
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victor Victrola Talking Machine Mahogany "Credenza" Model 22850 Record Player.
Mahogany
Sold
H 37.5 in W 38 in D 23 in
Antique Victorian Victrola VV-300 Phonograph Talking Machine Record Player 27551
By Victrola
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Victrola VV-300 Phonograph Talking Machine Record Player 27551. Item features gold plated hardware, finished back, original labels, original working lock and key, c...
Mahogany
1910s Victor Type M Record Player Talking Machine Witches Hat Horn
Located in New York, NY
Refurbished antique oak wood Victor Type M Phonograph Talking Machine record player with it's horn. Some minor dings in the horn.
Brass
Sold
H 15 in W 17 in D 20.5 in
Victrola Victor Talking Machine Oak Case Record Player Model VV-IX-252347G
By Victor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Victrola Victor Talking Machine Oak Case Record Player Model VV-IX-252347G.
Oak
Sold
H 55 in W 21 in D 18.5 in
Victrola VV-X Floor-Model Phonograph by The Victrola Talking Machine Co.
By Victrola
Located in New York, NY
This Model number VV-X 147174J, was manufactured by The Victrola Talking Machine Company. Underneath the phonograph is a mahogany wood cabinet for storage.
Metal
Early 20th Century Victor 'Monarch Special' Phonograph
By Victor Talking Machine Company
Located in Astoria, NY
An early 20th century phonograph, produced by The Victor Talking Machine Company of Camden, New Jersey, circa 1904-1905.
Brass, Iron
Sold
H 43 in W 19 in D 22 in
Antique VictorLA Model VV-XI Phonograph in Queen Anne Style Mahogany Cabinet
By Victor Talking Machine Company
Located in Plainview, NY
In the embrace of this Antique Victoria Talking Machine, one is transported to a time when music was cherished not only for its ephemeral beauty but also for the eloquent craftsmansh...
Mahogany
Sold
H 27 in W 20.75 in D 17.75 in
Early 20th Century English "His Master's Voice" Gramophone from Hayes Middlesex
Located in Dallas, TX
The Gramophone Company, based in the United Kingdom and founded on behalf of Emil Berliner, was one of the early recording companies, the parent organization for the His Master's Voi...
Brass
Sold
H 22 in W 15.5 in D 8.5 in
19th Century Graphophone by the Columbia Phonograph Co. with Casing and Rolls
Located in Dallas, TX
The first American cylinder talking machine! Crafted in New York circa 1890, this graphophone features the original oak casing, and five rolls of music.
Metal, Brass
Sold
H 14 in W 14 in D 14 in
Antique Oak Victor Victor I Victrola Phonograph Talking Machine with Horn
By His Masters Voice
Located in Oakland, CA
All appropriate brass matching details. Standard talking machine with an original stamped metal Horn in original condition, early 1910s.
Metal
Victor Victrola Talking Machine Serial Number 188101G, 1915
By Victrola
Located in Evergreen, CO
This Victor Victrola talking machine is in excellent working condition with a beautiful untouched original finish on the case.
Metal
Victor Victrola Model VV-S-215 in Mahogany Cabinet in Working Condition
By Victor Talking Machine Company
Located in Plymouth, MA
Victrola model VV-S-215 in mahogany cabinet circa 1925 in superb working condition by Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden NJ with original brochure and records This timeless piece ...
Mahogany
Decorative Cornet. Golden metal.
Located in Madrid, ES
Decorative bugle golden metal Decorative bugle made of golden metal. This metal wind instrument emerged, derived from the trunk of poles to which pistons were added at the beginning ...
Brass
Art Deco Radio by American Bosch Circa, 1935
Located in Fulton, CA
Classic Art Deco AM radio by United American Bosch (Magnito Corporation) Springfield Mass. circa. 1935. Restored to original working condition.
Steel
Vintage Decorative Gramophone Horn, Wood and Metal, Industrial Style
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Decorative gramophone horn in wood Antique - Decoration - Phonograph Materials : Wood - Metal Wear consistent with age and use : See photos please
Metal
20th century Two Set Brass Candlesticks Trumpet Shape
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of four brass candlesticks, can be sold as a set of two or all four, trumpet-shaped design.
Brass
Imperial Company Disc Playing Music Box, American 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Imperial Company music box with one disc, the disc is titled The Geisha. Refinished mahogany case. The player is in working condition with good tone. Late 19th century.
Mahogany
Lovers
By Charles Léandre
Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Lovers Painting on canvas / frame Charles Léandre Circa 1925 Signature lower right L 81 cms x h 115 cms
Oil
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
H 36.25 in W 18 in D 9 in
Antique Edison Home Oak Phonograph With Metal Horn Signed C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
A fine example of early sound reproduction technology, this Edison Home Phonograph dates to circa 1900. Crafted with an oak cabinet and featuring a prominent metal horn, this antique...
Oak
$1,650
H 13 in W 22 in D 18 in
Antique Sonora Victorian Quartersawn Oak Tabletop Phonograph Record Player
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Very Rare Antique Sonora Victorian Quartersawn Oak Tabletop Phonograph Record Player. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 13" H x 22" W x 18" D.
Metal
$2,800
H 48.5 in W 51.25 in D 2 in
The First Lovers, an Art Nouveau "Adam and Eve"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Working in the Art Nouveau period style of Austrian Symbolist painter Gustav Klimt, artist Irina V. Karkabi has given form in this painting to the unimaginable, the moments whereby B...
Canvas, Oil
$4,975
H 32 in W 25.5 in D 1 in
Art Nouveau Painting of a Maiden and Mischievous Cupids 19th Century by Rontini
Located in Rochester, NY
Art nouveau painting of beautiful maiden and mischievous angels. An allegory of Spring. Watercolor painting by Alessandro Rontini (Italian born 1854). In beautiful custom floral deco...
Gold Leaf
$3,404
H 1.97 in W 4.73 in D 11.03 in
1930s Thorens Excelda Portable Gramophone, Columbia Needles & 10 Shellac records
By Thorens
Located in LA CELLERA DE TER, ES
Antique Thorens Excelda portable gramophone, manufactured in Switzerland in the 1930s. Presented in a red enamelled metal case, this elegant travel gramophone features a removable t...
Metal
$2,046
H 10 in W 7.5 in D 1 in
Fairies cavorting, Very rare turn of the 19th Century Fairy picture
Located in Harkstead, GB
A wonderful example of fairy painting which became such a popular subject for Victorians and was most notably explored by John Anster Fitzgerald and Richard Dadd. The picture is a ra...
Paper, Watercolor, Ink
$440Sale Price|20% Off
H 11 in W 13 in D 9.25 in
Antique Edison Oak Standard Cylinder Phonograph Model D C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
This antique Edison Standard Cylinder Player, Model D, is housed within a beautifully crafted oak case. The front of the case prominently features the "Edison" logo, indicating its o...
Oak
$2,650
H 45 in W 13 in D 18 in
Antique Edison Model A Cylinder Phonograph & Cabinet W/ 93 Record Music Tubes
By Thomas Edison
Located in Dayton, OH
An exception Early Thomas Edison Model A Cylinder Phonograph with original horn, tube cabinet & 93 records. Phonograph box and cabinet are made from oak in Late Victorian manner wit...
Metal
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 43 in W 24 in D 16.75 in
Restored 1930s Art Deco Zenith Floor Model Radio Console
By Zenith
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Art Deco Vintage Decorative Zenith Floor Model Radio Console 43 h x 24 W x 16.75 Preowned vintage condition Tested not working. Missing glass cover. Wood restored. ...
Wood
$558Sale Price|20% Off
H 14.57 in W 7.88 in D 5.12 in
Traditional Spanish Brass Trumpet, Mid-Century Modern, Spain, 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional Spanish brass trumpet. Manufactured in Spain by unknown manufacturer, circa 1960. In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiu...
Metal
$12,500
H 86.5 in W 49.75 in D 22 in
18th Century Period Swedish Rococo Two-Section Secretary Cabinet From Värmland
Located in Charleston, SC
18th century period Swedish rococo secretary cabinet in two parts with bonnet top, raised panel doors, three shelves, and a notched spoon shelf, The base cabinet with writing surface...
Bronze
Pair Hotel Silver Rams' Head Salts
Located in New York, NY
Pair hotel silver rams' head salts. Pair neoclassical style tripod form silver plate salts with rams' heads terminating in hoof feet with stretcher to central ball finial all beneat...
Silver Plate
French Style 1950s Plant Stand
Located in Sharon, CT
A plant stand that holds four small plants in style. Light blue over white paint. The holes are 4" in diameter.
Steel
Intricate Carved French Fruit Wood Trunk, Perfume Box, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous example of a French fruitwood box carved beautifully carved into the form of a trunk. Look closely at the amazing detail, the side handles, the leather stitching, the l...
Fruitwood
Zodiac Copper Wall Art
Located in Antwerp, BE
Zodiac copper wall art. Diameter:50 cm. Depth:3 cm.
Copper
Blue Egg-shaped Stoneware Table Lamp by Katarina Gustafsson, Sweden, 1990s.
By Gustavsberg, Rörstrand, Yngve Blixt
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful stoneware table lamp with amazing glaze. Handmade by Katarina Gustafsson in Sireköpinge, Sweden, 1990s. Great original condition. No chips, cracks or crazing. Signed by ...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Underwood No. 5 Typewriter, cast iron , New York, circa 1917
By Underwood Universal
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing Underwood No. 5 Typewriter, New York, circa 1917, an icon in the history of typing. This typewriter is a classic among 20th-century typewriters. The mechanism works perfect...
Iron
$42,705Sale Price|35% Off
H 38 in W 52 in D 3 in
Emanuel Oberhauser “Mermaids and Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting
By Emanuel Oberhauser
Located in Queens, NY
Emanuel Oberhauser (Austrian 1854 - 1919) “Mermaids, Neptune and Sea Water Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting painted circa 1885. Masterfully painted, this artwork dep...
Oil
$4,627
H 74.81 in W 40.95 in D 19.3 in
Chinese Lacquered Medecinchest, Second Quarter of the 19th Century
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Chinese lacquered apothecary, circa 1820-1840. 77 drawers each with Chinese script for, herbs, minerals and natural remedies. Original restored lacquer with a wonderful warm color...
Elm
$320Sale Price|20% Off
H 6 in W 4 in D 4 in
Vintage Yashica Mat-124 Medium Format TLR Film Camera Japan 6"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage (circa 1968-1970) Yashica Mat-124 medium format twin lens reflex (TLR) film camera. Serial Number 8101490. Copal-SV shutter. Yashinon 1:5,3 f=80mm 836409 and Yashinon 1:2.8 f...
Metal
19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed
Located in Marbella, ES
This is a wonderful example of a canopy bed from Shanghai Province, China. Made of Chinese Northern Elm, this bed features hoofed feet and multiple floral carvings. The exterior ...
Gold Leaf
$24,555
H 13 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
Attic Red-Figure Neck Amphora, by the Painter Of The Louvre Centauromachy
Located in London, GB
The Classical Greek amphora with glossy black glaze and elegantly twisted handles. Depicting on one side an Athenian youth resting on a staff and wearing a himation with his right a...
Pottery
Antique Art Nouveau Cabinet or Cupboard Early 1900's
Located in Fulton, CA
Early 20th century, graceful and organic Art Nouveau 2 piece cabinet. Crafted in oak, circa. 1890-1915. The Art Nouveau period is defined by flowing lines, organic shapes, and nature...
Brass
18th Century Swedish Baroque Cabinet
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century Swedish two tier cabinet of Baroque origin, dating to 1770. Four drawers at the base with a canopied cupboard above with three shelves and three thin drawers. Origin...
Wood, Paint
$3,465Sale Price|30% Off
H 27.5 in W 17.25 in D 17.25 in L 27.5 in
A Rare French Baroque Style Wrought-Iron Stained Glass Hall Lantern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th-20th century Baroque Revival style wrought iron and four-color vitreaux stained glass single-light hall lantern, the rounded four stained glass panels with red, green, ...
Wrought Iron
$65,000
H 56 in W 98 in D 72 in
19th Century French Empire Queen Bed in Mahogany & Bronze, Swan Design
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style mahogany and bronze and gilt trimmed queen size bed with swan design (includes: headboard, footboard, rails). (19th Century reproduction of Josephine Bonaparte's ...
Bronze, Gold Leaf
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.
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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.
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