The Explorer's
Collection

A brass telescope. Leather-bound volumes tied with twine. A 1940s desk lamp with a green glass shade. Three objects. One story. Gone Sunday.

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3 pieces · $485 as a set · Each sold separately for $620 combined

Explorer's Collection flat-lay on worn oak table — brass telescope, leather books tied with twine, and vintage desk lamp

"The Explorer's Collection — 3 Pieces, One Story"

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Antique brass telescope on velvet background — early 20th century maritime instrument

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Everything here is one-of-one.

Estate sales, private collections, the occasional attic. Each piece arrives once and leaves the same way.

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Black Bakelite rotary telephone from the 1940s on wooden surface
1940s · American

Bakelite Rotary Telephone

Communications

$185

Jet black, working bell, original cord intact. The kind your grandmother whispered into.

1 available
Victorian mourning brooch with jet black stones and gold filigree detail
1880s · English

Victorian Mourning Brooch

Jewelry

$310

Jet and gold, hair locket reverse. Worn once for grief, now worn for beauty.

1 available
Vintage clock with ornate face on dark background — Soviet era timepiece

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1960s · USSR

Soviet Propaganda Clock

Timepieces

$420

Red star face, Cyrillic numerals, mechanical movement still ticking after 60 years.

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Mid-century modern teak credenza with tapered legs and brass hardware in a sunlit room
1958 · Danish

Mid-Century Credenza

Furniture

$1,240

Teak veneer, tapered legs, original brass pulls. Nakashima-adjacent without the price.

1 available
Vintage brass nautical compass with mahogany box on a leather surface
1930s · British

Brass Nautical Compass

Navigation

$265

Gimbal mounted, original mahogany box. True north, always.

1 available
Art Deco vanity mirror with chrome frame and beveled glass panels in period setting
1925 · French

Art Deco Vanity Mirror

Decor

$390

Beveled triple panel, chrome frame. The mirror Zelda Fitzgerald would have borrowed.

1 available
Vintage brown leather field satchel with brass buckles and canvas interior

Claimed

1940s · American Military

Leather Field Satchel

Accessories

$175

Brass buckles, canvas lining, smell of old maps and motor oil.

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Set of cobalt blue antique apothecary bottles with embossed labels on wooden shelf
1890s · American

Apothecary Bottle Set

Glass

$145

Six cobalt bottles, embossed labels still legible. "Tincture of Violet."

1 available
Edwardian writing desk with leather inlay and fitted interior compartments
1905 · English

Edwardian Writing Desk

Furniture

$880

Leather inlay, fitted interior, inkwell intact. Correspondence that mattered.

1 available

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Some things belong together.

These collections are assembled once, priced as a story, and available only until Sunday. Claim the whole room or let someone else.

Victorian parlor setting with ornate furniture, warm lamp light, and period decorative objects

Late Victorian · 4 Pieces

The Parlor Set

A room assembled for conversation that hasn't happened yet. Chesterfield footstool, a tasseled floor lamp, a silver card tray, and a japanned lacquer box. Put them in a corner and watch every guest migrate toward it.

Chesterfield Footstool, 1895
Brass Floor Lamp with Fringe Shade
Sterling Silver Card Tray
Japanned Lacquer Box with Inlay
$1,180$1,520as a set
Until Sunday midnight
Vintage scientific instruments on a wooden desk — microscope, globe, brass tools in warm light

Edwardian–1940s · 5 Pieces

The Mad Scientist's Desk

Everything a person needs to look like they're solving something important. A brass compound microscope, a globe on a mahogany stand, a set of cartography tools, an aneroid barometer, and a leather-bound journal with marbled endpapers.

Brass Compound Microscope, 1912
Mahogany Globe on Stand, 1930s
Brass Cartography Tool Set
Aneroid Barometer in Oak Case
Leather Journal with Marbled Endpapers
$2,340$2,890as a set
Until Sunday midnight
Antique objects on worn wooden surface — atmospheric background

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