Antique Early 20th Century Desk Set by Thornhill & Co London Circa 1910
By Thornhill
Located in London, GB
Measures: Blotter W 10 1/2” x L 13” x H 1 1/4” Box W 10” x H (at back) 8” x D 6” Further reading: The company of Thornhill can be traced back to a cutler named Joseph Gibbs in 1734...
Crocodile, Alligator
Early 19th Century Retour d'Egypte Mirror Table
Located in Greven, DE
We recommend the following literature on the subject of "Retour d'Egypte": John Morley - European furniture from p. 291
Mahogany
Original James Tormey Photo Realist Oil Painting Still Life Candy Bowl Pop Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Artists like Robert Bechtle, Charles Bell, Chuck Close, Robert Cottingham and Richard Estes and Audrey Flack, Ralph Goings, John Kacere, Ron Kleemann, Malcolm Morley, John Salt, Ben ...
Canvas, Oil
John Morley Harpsichord, English Double Manual
By John Morley
Located in London, GB
John Morley double manual harpsichord after Kirkmann, 2 x 8', 1 x 4' with lute and buff in walnut on trestle stand raised on brass casters, with hand stops.
Wood
John Morley Four-Octave Clavichord, Walnut, circa 1964
By John Morley
Located in London, GB
John Morley Clavichord in walnut on a trestle stand.
Unavailable
H 30.12 in W 39.77 in D 15.36 in
John Morley Four-Octave Clavichord in Rosewood, circa 1957
By John Morley
Located in London, GB
John Morley Clavichord in rosewood on a trestle stand.
Tuning Lever for Pins, Metal Handle
Located in London, GB
Tuning lever with wooden handle for small 4mm tuning pins. (used on John Morley 3 octave clavichords). Reference: 4mm metal (square head).
Tuning Lever for 4mm Pins, Wooden Handle
Located in London, GB
Tuning lever with wooden handle for small 4mm tuning pins. (Used on John Morley three octave clavichords) Reference: 4mm wooden (star head).
Metal
Sold
H 9 in W 6.25 in D 1.5 in
John MORLEY. The Life Of William Ewart Gladstone - 3 vols. - IN A FINE BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MORLEY, John. TITLE: The Life Of William Ewart Gladstone.
Leather
Antique Early 20th Century Desk Set by Thornhill & Co London Circa 1910
By Thornhill
Located in London, GB
Measures: Blotter W 10 1/2” x L 13” x H 1 1/4” Box W 10” x H (at back) 8” x D 6” Further reading: The company of Thornhill can be traced back to a cutler named Joseph Gibbs in 1734...
Crocodile
Sold
H 13 in W 10.88 in D 1.25 in
Winston Churchill Signed Letter to British Publisher Thornton Butterworth, 1937
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Lawrence, Joseph Chamberlain, Kaiser Wilhelm III, Arthur James Balfour, George V, John Morley, Alfonso XIII, Leon Trotsky, among others.
Leather, Paper
Sold
H 30.91 in W 51.58 in D 18.51 in
John Morley London. A 1960's clavichord signed John Morley Londini Fecit.
Located in London, GB
John Morley London. A 1960's clavichord signed John Morley Londini Fecit.
Walnut
Sold
H 7.5 in W 5.13 in D 1 in
John Morley, Ed., English Men Of Letters, London 1907, 19 Vols. Ltd. Ed
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Macmillan & Co., London, 1907. Libramatore's Edition, 1000 copies. Vols 1-19. Brown and gilt spines, blue leather and marbled boards, marbled end papers, gilt tops. 7 1/2" H x 5 1/8...
Leather, Paper
Sold
H 9.25 in W 13 in D 7 in
Antique English Leather Stationery Cabinet by Thornhill, Bond Street, circa 1900
By Thornhill
Located in Bath, GB
By 1805, the business was being run by John James Thornhill and John Morley, under the name of Morley & Thornhill.
Leather
"Great Ideas of Western Man" Lithograph / Poster by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in San Diego, CA
The piece depicts the social realism of a man with the caption "You Have Not Converted A Man Because You Have Silenced Him" (John, Viscount Morley, On Compromise, 1874) The lithograp...
Wood, Paper
Sold
H 27.25 in W 39 in
Large Lithograph Still Life "Table Talk" Asparagus and Blueberries on Tablecloth
By Brian Kelley
Located in Surfside, FL
Published by Novak Graphics in Toronto (they published John Chamberlain, Malcolm Morley, Dorothea Rockburne, Jean Paul Riopelle, Tony Sherman, Braco Dimitrijevic and many more.)
Lithograph
John Morley, The Life Of William E. Gladstone
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. John Morley. The Life Of William E. Gladstone. Bound in 3/4 Wine Morocco, Cloth Boards, Marbled Endpapers, Top Edges Gilt, Raised Bands, Ornate Gilt On Spines, Illustrated.
Leather
3 Volumes, John Morley, The Life of William Ewart Gladstone
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. John Morley, The Life of William Ewart Gladstone.
Leather
'Book Sets' 6 Volumes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Complete Works
Located in New York, NY
With an introduction by John Morley. Bound in 3/4 red calf by Riviere. Linen boards, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt on spines.
Leather
John Morley Spinet Mahogany c1960
By John Morley
Located in London, GB
John Morley 5 octave spinet after Mahoon in dark mahogany finish on trestle stand with wooden jacks and delrin plectra with strap hinges (no buff) made in c1960 No.288 c1960 Co...
Metal
John Morley 5 octave clavichord Mahogany c1978
By John Morley
Located in London, GB
No.2919 c1978 Compass F-G All John Morley instruments are made in London, England
John Morley Harpsichord, single manual mahogany c1962
By John Morley
Located in London, GB
Signed/Inscribed/Dated: John Morley, London
Metal
John Morley Spinet Mahogany c1969
By John Morley
Located in London, GB
John Morley 5 octave spinet in mahogany finish on turned and fluted legs with nylon jacks and delrin plectra with buff made in c1969 No.1789 c1969 Compass : 5 octave G-G Ma...
Metal
John Morley Clavichord 5 octave Walnut c1962
By John Morley
Located in London, GB
John Morley 5 octave clavichord in walnut on trestle stand which is fixed onto the instrument by locators and a thumb screw - just arrived 5 octaves compass G to G No.479 c1962
John Morley Virginal Walnut finish c1961
By John Morley
Located in London, GB
John Morley Pentagonal Virginal in walnut finish, on trestle stand, wooden jacks and delrin plectra 4 octave C to D No.434 c1961 Made in London, England Rent this virgina...
Metal
John Morley Clavichord 4 Octave Mahogany Inlaid
By John Morley
Located in London, GB
John Morley 4 octave clavichord in mahogany inlaid on turned legs with momdrona keywell, lettered inside lid "Musica magnorum est solamen dulce laborum" "Music is the sweet solice of...
John Morley Virginal Australian Walnut c1967
Located in London, GB
John Morley Pentagonal Virginal in Australian walnut, set on three turned and fluted legs, nylon jacks and hand radiused delrin plectra with buff 4 octave C to D No.1293 c1967 M...
John Morley Clavichord 5 Octave Walnut
Located in London, GB
John Morley 5 octave Clavichord based on the Johannes Heinrich Silberman c1776 in Berlin, in solid walnut on turned and fluted legs raised on brass castors.
John Morley Clavichord 5 octave Walnut c1971
By Johannes Morley Londini Fecit
Located in London, GB
John Morley 5 octave clavichord after Horn (C5+) in walnut on turned and fluted legs with lettered inside lid "Musica magnorum est solamen dulce laborum" "Music is the sweet solice o...
Metal
John Morley Clavichord 5 octave Walnut New
Located in London, GB
John Morley 5 octave Clavichord based on the Johannes Heinrich Silberman c1776 in Berlin, in solid walnut on turned and fluted legs raised on brass castors.
Metal
John Morley Clavichord 4 octave Mahogany c1979
Located in London, GB
John Morley Clavichord in mahogany on turned and fluted legs Compass 4 octaves C to D No.2971 c1979 (very similar to picture shown) Made in London, England Rent this cl...
John Morley Clavichord C4 Walnut secondhand c1965
Located in London, GB
John Morley Clavichord in walnut on a trestle stand 4 octaves C to D No.1002 c1965 Made in London, England If you are interested in baroque and early music or just want a...
John Morley 4 octave clavichord Mahogany c1962
Located in London, GB
John Morley Clavichord in mahogany on a trestle stand 4 octaves C to D No.551 c1962 Made in London, England Yellow List Price £2,499.00 - Special Offer £2,250.00 Valid until...
John Morley Four-Octave Virginal in Mahogany, circa 1971
Located in London, GB
John Morley Pentagonal Virginal in mahogany on turned and fluted legs, nylon jack with delrin plectra and buff.
Set Of 4 Leather-bound Books By John Morley 1873-78
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offered is a set of books by John Morley, including Rousseau and Diderot and the Encyclopedists published in 1873 and 1878, respectively.
Leather
A Regency tortoiseshell and ivory desk set
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency tortoiseshell and ivory desk set, of shaped rectangular form with two glass inkwells, an ivory pot and two ivory pen holders above a curved pen tray with a single frieze dr...
Ivory, Tortoise Shell
Ca. Early 20th Century French Vitrine Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fine jewel like Vitrine Table in Louis XV style. Shaped square form with hinged glass inset top and glass sides. The inside lined in a dusty blue herringbone fabric. The top with bra...
Brass
$2,450
H 6.69 in W 17.91 in D 10.63 in
19th Century Victorian Writing Slope/ Travel Desk Box, Brass Bound, UK ca. 1815
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Impressive Victorian writing slope or travel desk - attributed to the famous company of Thompson - from the period around 1800 - 1815 in the United Kingdom. This fantastic Captain’s ...
Brass
$556Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 40 in D 2 in
American School Modernist Trompe L'Oeil Still Life Realist Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist realist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed verso.
Canvas, Oil
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Demilune Flip-Top Game Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fine 19th century flip topgames table, card table, dining table, or console table featuring a demilune form. Crafted from radiant grain mahogany having bronze mounts on the frieze an...
Brass, Bronze
$1,312Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.04 in W 12.41 in D 8.86 in
Antique Stationery Box, English, Golden Oak, Fall Front Desk Tidy, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique stationery box. An English, golden oak and brass fall front desk tidy, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Beautifully figured desk box, with fine craftsm...
Brass
$1,800
H 6.5 in W 20 in D 10.75 in
19th C. English Campaign Style Mahogany Travel Desk by G. Riddle, London
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A finely crafted travel desk by a noted British maker of boxes. The campaign style box has shaped brass corners, tabs, a lid plaque, center front escutcheon, and classic encased side...
Brass
$26,000
H 14 in W 24 in
Companionable - Contemporary Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas
By Janet Rickus
Located in New York, NY
Original painting by Janet Rickus
Canvas, Oil
Victorian English ship's desk or travel writing desk
Located in Valladolid, ES
Unique English ship's desk or travel writing desk, an original from the 19th century. Made of mahogany, with its characteristic reddish hue, with gilt brass fittings and ornaments. ...
Brass
$2,800Sale Price|38% Off
H 24 in W 30 in D 1.5 in
One to Three, colorful super real candy oil painting
By Douglas Newton
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a series of paintings of candy, or actually of the wrappers. The cellophane provides transparency, reflections and brilliant color which is a treat and a challenge to paint. I...
Oil, Canvas
French Restauration Period Console with mirror, Circa 1815
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Console with mirror is rare as the French Restauration Period is a short time of the French history. Not many consoles with the original mirror are on the French market. Beauti...
Marble
$5,680Sale Price|64% Off
H 103 in W 50 in D 23 in
Spanish Empire Console Table with Mirror in Mahogany, circa 1810
Located in Miami, FL
Fine Spanish Empire console with mirror in mahogany and rosewood with satinwood inlays, circa 1810.
Rosewood
$7,797
H 29.53 in W 39.38 in D 23.63 in
French Late 18th Century Writing Desk or Console Table with Drawer
Located in Münster, DE
Side table or dainty writing desk, France, circa 1780, Artfully veneered with royal wood, medallion on the top with floral inlay, clog-style legs, full-length drawer, lockable, ...
Brass
$4,003
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in
Mono-Poli III - Realism, Photorealistic Oil Painting, Colorful, Hyperrealism
Located in Hallein, AT
„He is a declared painter with full awareness of his conceptual past. His works, near to photo-realism, show objects in a garish intense coloristic. It is the process of painting, th...
Canvas, Oil
$41,754
H 57.88 in W 72.45 in D 25.52 in
19th Century English Regency Console/Serving Table in the Manner of George Smith
By George Smith
Located in Dublin, IE
An exceptional and unusual early Regency mahogany and ebony banded serving / console table, with brass gallery back above a rectangular top with breakfront reeded edge and bowed ends...
Brass
$3,388Sale Price|20% Off
H 9.65 in W 17.92 in D 11.62 in
Antique Campaign Correspondence Box, Anglo Indian, Colonial, Writing, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique campaign correspondence box. An Anglo-Indian, teak and bone inlaid colonial writing case with fitted interior, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. ...
Teak
18th Century Dutch Mahogany Corner Cupboard
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th century Dutch mahogany corner cupboard with a moulded arched cornice, the top section having two paneled doors with shaped and moulded beading around the panels, opening to reve...
Mahogany
$950 / item
H 25.6 in W 32.67 in D 13.78 in
New Black Wrought Iron Curule Bench with Cushion, Savonarola, Throne
Located in Miami, FL
New black wrought iron curule bench with cushion, Savonarola, Throne. Cushion included.
Iron
$3,416
H 76.19 in W 45.48 in D 25.99 in
Original George III circa 1760 Solid Hardwood Corner Cupboard Large Bookcase
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original George III circa 1760 solid mahogany corner cupboard A very good looking and decorative piece, its hard to believe that th...
Hardwood
$2,000
H 16 in W 22.88 in
Untitled (One Cent Life) /// Joan Mitchell Female Artist Abstract Expressionism
By Joan Mitchell
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Joan Mitchell (American, 1925-1992) Title: "Untitled" (Page 92-93) Portfolio: One Cent Life *Unsigned edition Year: 1964 Medium: Original Lithograph on wove paper Limited edi...
Lithograph
$686 / item
H 19.69 in W 12.21 in D 12.21 in
Gervasoni KIRA 43 Side Table in Cast aluminum Chrome by Marta Giardini
By Gervasoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Kira table stands out for its striking geometric language—an interplay of solid and void—the cubic base supporting a square top softened by rounded corners. Crafted in die-cast a...
Aluminum
Antique Pine Farm Kitchen Dining Table, Sweden circa 1800-20
Located in Round Top, TX
This old Swedish farm table is loaded with character due to the deep aged patina in the warm pine that come from generations of use. Unique to this table are the wide stretchers/ru...
Pine
$874
H 5.91 in W 5.91 in D 1.19 in
Quadtych of Pocket Upstar Tulip, Veronique Tulip, Snowdrop 2, Bluebells 2024 art
By Dani Humberstone
Located in Deddington, GB
This quadtych includes 4 pocket paintings from Dani Humberstone's spring collection: Pocket Upstar Tulip, Pocket Veronique Tulip, Spring Collection: Pocket Bluebells and Pocket Snowd...
Canvas, Oil
$16,192Sale Price|25% Off
H 49 in W 41 in D 3 in
'The Conversation Piece', oil on canvas signed Isaac Tarkay. Framed
By Itzchak Tarkay
Located in St. Albans, GB
Itzchak Tarkay Isaac Tarkay (1935 - 2012) Signed bottom right Picture Size: 40 x 32(99 x 80cm) Outside Frame Size: 49 x 41" (121 x 102cm) The great appeal of Tarkay’s work has been...
Oil
Mid-century vintage bronze sculpture of a hunting dog
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid-century vintage sculpture of a hunting dog. This bronze sculpture has an age-appropriate green patina. This is an American made peace circa 1970.
Bronze
$620Sale Price|20% Off
H 42 in W 30 in D 2 in
Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed.
Canvas, Oil
Danish Mid Century Modern Sleek Frame Rectangle Wall Mirror MINT!
By Drexel, Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid Century Modern Sleek Frame Rectangle Wall Mirror MINT!
Mirror, Walnut
$3,495
H 73.75 in W 34.5 in D 20 in
Antique Austrian Figured Ash & Ebony Biedermeier Standing Corner Cabinet 1830
Located in Portland, OR
A very stylish antique Austrian Biedermeier figured Ash corner cabinet, circa 1830. The cabinet with an ebonized crown and a glazed door below with arched panels, the door enclosing ...
Ebony, Ash
30:30 Landscape Architecture Book
Located in New York, NY
30 internationally renowned landscape architects showcase their own work as well as that of 30 of the best of a new generation of forward looking and innovative designers. This up-t...
Paper
$1,500
H 12.75 in W 9.75 in
A Toute Epreuve (D 199), Modern Abstract Woodcut by Joan Miro
By Joan Miró
Located in Long Island City, NY
Joan Miro, Spanish (1893 - 1983) - A Toute Epreuve (D 199), Year: 1958, Medium: Woodcut on Japanese Nacred paper, Edition: 130, Size: 12.75 x 9.75 in. (32.39 x 24.77 cm), Printer: J...
Woodcut
$900
H 40 in W 83 in
Floral Triptych of Large Floral Bouquet, Botanical Cyanotype in Classic Blue
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of cyanotype triptychs showcases the beauty of nature scenes, including stunning beaches and oceans, as well as the intricate textures of water, forests, and skies. These...
Watercolor, Lithograph, Paper
$12,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 63.39 in W 38.19 in D 21.66 in
Biedermeier Secretary Desk, South German, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier secretary desk, South German 1820. This unique and very beautiful secretary desk dates back to the early phase of the Biedermeier style. It has a beautiful walnut veneer ...
Elm, Walnut
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.
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