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Messenger Cabinet 18th Century
Located in Rapperswil-Jona, CH
Messenger cabinet 18th century, France, amaranth and kingwood. Inlaid butterfly wings and topped
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Anglo-Indian Teak Cabinet, circa 1900s
Located in Hudson, NY
A beautifully made Anglo-Indian cabinet, probably for spices. Nicely proportioned and handsome in
Category
Antique Early 1900s Indian Anglo-Indian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Teak
Regency Music Cabinet
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire
A beautifully crafted and presented music cabinet with sliding shelves and locking door. The
Category
Antique 1820s English Early Victorian Musical Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
$1,097
Music Cabinet Victrola
Located in Clinton, AR
Inlaid mahogany. Bronze detail. Rare quality. Origin Paris, France.
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Musical Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
Chinese Export Miniature Cabinet
Located in Sheffield, MA
Chinese export miniature red lacquered table top cabinet with gilded decoration of figure having
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
RCA Victor Stereo Cabinet
By RCA Victor
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Sleek and compact RCA Victor stereo cabinet. Very good overall condition. Stereo operates properly
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Walnut
Billiard Snooker POOL Scoring Cabinet Oak Victorian, 1880
By George Wright of London
Located in Chilcompton, Radstock
A solid oak free standing scoring cabinet by George Wright of London, circa 1890.
A country
Category
Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Games
Materials
Oak
Miniature French Cabinet, circa 1900
Located in Antwerp, BE
Miniature French cabinet, circa 1900. Top and bottom doors open.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Benson
Hedges Antique Humidor Cabinet
By Benson x Hedges, London
Located in Norwalk, CT
Mahogany two-part cabinet with banded and hinged dome top humidor over a two-door cabinet with
Category
20th Century English Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Mahogany
Lacquer Cabinet, Spa 1770, Chinoise
Located in Bamberg, DE
, such as this magnificent cabinet, primed on all sides in tortoiseshell, generously decorated in brocade
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Belgian Rococo Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
1920s Grahams Gramophone in Cabinet
Located in Altrincham, Cheshire
Grahams Gramophone in Sheraton style mahogany cabinet, from the Algraphone Saon, Saville Row
Category
Vintage 1920s English Sheraton Musical Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
TSF
Record Player Cabinet, Amplix – 1950
Located in HÉRIC, FR
This rosewood veneer cabinet features an Amplix tube radio on the front.
Below, a record
Category
Mid-20th Century French Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
18 Carat White Gold, Onyx, Diamond and Hand Carved Bone Bird Earrings
By Tessa Packard
Located in London, GB
from the Victorian curiosity cabinet, the art of Joseph Cornell and the 'found' object. Stumbling
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Drop Earrings
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
18 Carat Yellow Gold, Garnet, Goldstone and Painted Porcelain Fox Earrings
By Tessa Packard
Located in London, GB
inspiration from the Victorian curiosity cabinet, the art of Joseph Cornell and the 'found' object. Stumbling
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Materials
Garnet, Multi-gemstone, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Miniature Display or Jewellery Cabinet
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
A fine quality walnut miniature display cabinet with scrolling carved feet and bevelled glass doors
Category
Antique 19th Century British Models and Miniatures
Billiard Snooker Pool Table Scoring Cabinet Marker Victorian, English, 1870
Located in Chilcompton, Radstock
A beautifully made mahogany combination scoring cabinet circa 1870 with facility to score Billiards
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Games
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Russian Icon in Display Cabinet
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
An 18th century Russian Icon with a carved gilt frame in a display cabinet.
Dimensions -
Icon
Category
Antique 18th Century Religious Items
Materials
Giltwood
Black Forest Double Door Cigar Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, CA
Wonderful carved walnut double door cigar chest heavily decorated with carved figures and fruit and foliage motifs. The two doors open to reveal 10 drawers modeled with slots in whic...
Category
20th Century German Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Walnut
Hamilton Cabinet Vintage Industrial Steel Printmaker
s Workbench
By Hamilton
Located in Tulsa, OK
This Hamilton cabinet is a very rare vintage industrial steel printmaker's workbench. It is all
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Steel
George III Mahogany Miniature Mahogany Bureau Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A rare and superb quality George III miniature mahogany bureau cabinet, retaining the origianl
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
George III Silver Mounted Shell Cream Jug, circa 1780
Located in London, GB
displayed in a Gentleman's curiosity cabinet but in circa 1780 it was mounted with the silver feet and
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Tableware
Materials
Silver
George III Silver Mounted Shell Cream Jug, circa 1780
Located in London, GB
displayed in a Gentleman's Curiosity Cabinet but in circa 1780 it was mounted with the silver feet and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III More Dining and Entertaining
Materials
Silver
1950s Ruffler
Walker Ice Hockey Coin-Op Game in Solid Oak Cabinet
By Ruffler
Walker
Located in London, GB
An incredibly sweet, vintage Ice Hockey Game by Ruffler & Walker of London UK from the 1950s manufactured in solid oak.
This is a real find and incredibly rare to find an item li...
Category
Vintage 1950s British Other Games
Materials
Oak
English 19th Century Cabinet Maker
s Model in Satinwood
Located in Toronto, ON
English 19th Century Cabinet Maker's model / miniature chest of drawers in Satinwood and mahogany
Category
Antique 19th Century English Models and Miniatures
Materials
Satinwood, Mahogany
Rubicon Reflecting Galvanometer Test Piece in Wood Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
century.
Presenting in the original wood (appears to be mahogany) cabinet housing with glass dial for
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Music Box in Rosewood Cabinet
Located in Santa Ana, CA
This 19th century music box within a beautiful rosewood cabinet is in working condition. It plays
Category
Early 20th Century English Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Miniature Cabinet Armoire with Mirrored Door
Located in Antwerp, BE
French cabinetmakers display model armoire cabinet with (the original) mirrored door, circa 1860.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Zarges Aluminum Storage and Transport Cabinet on Wheels
By Zarges
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Multifunction medical hospital transport trolley or wagon
Hygienically transport dirty or clean laundry (or other goods)
Anodized plate aluminum
Industrial functionality
...
Category
1990s Swiss Industrial Musical Instruments
Materials
Aluminum
Woodchester Piano, Handmade in England with Bleached Oak Cabinet
Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire
Woodchester pianos 118 model - upright piano. Woodchester pianos made a limited number of hand made pianos near Stroud in Gloucestershire and have always been thought of as one of En...
Category
1990s English Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Oak
Miniature Art Deco Furniture, Club Chairs, Coffee Table, Seat and Cabinet
Located in Retie, BE
Miniature Art Deco furniture.
Large scale wooden models of an Art Deco cabinet,
Art Deco 3-seat
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Toys and Dolls
Materials
Fabric, Wood
French Wooden Chalice Gilded Cabinet Door Featuring the Passover Lamb, 1700s
Located in Petaluma, CA
This wooden French 18th century Chalice gilded cabinet door featuring the pass over lamb at the
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XIV Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Finest Handcrafted Lacquered Interlocking Wood Panels Display Cabinet, Cabinet A
By Luis Pons, Vermeil
Located in Miami, FL
Handcrafted two side display cabinet in wood lacquered. A cabinet of curiosities that invites the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
Vintage Industrial Storage Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
bathroom or to display curiosities. The cabinet also has a key for the lock.
Category
20th Century Vitrines
YY
s Jewelry Cabinet, Walnut and Copper in Customizable Configurations
By Talbot
Yoon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
As the 16th century precursors to museums, ‘Wunderkammer’ or ‘cabinets of curiosity’ collected and
Category
2010s American Modern Cabinets
Materials
Copper
Emotional Cabinet Of Curiosities, Watercolor, Nude, Figurative, Signed, Framed
By Fahren Feingold
Located in New York, NY
Artwork 15" x 11" mounted in 22" x 18" glass and wood float frame. Signed on recto (official stamp), includes a certificate of authenticity.
Watercolor artist Fahren Feingold impart...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Alma Cabinet - Contemporary Vitrine - Handmade by BACD studio
By BACD Studio
Located in Værløse, DK
reeded glass – obscuring the view to add depth, as well as a curiosity. If the cabinet should be used as
Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vitrines
Materials
Brass
One Dozen Skulls Served under Glass
Located in Hudson, NY
Cabinet of Curiosities:
Reptile and mammal skulls and bones of diverse species on brass platter.
Category
20th Century Taxidermy
Materials
Brass
Taxidermy of Varan, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
and bifurcated tongue - like a snake – Taxidermy from 19th century, typical object for cabinet of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Taxidermy
Exceptional Flemish Tortoiseshell and Silver Mounted Book , 1706
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
mounted by a goldsmith in GOA.
This book may include a fine collection in a library, a cabinet of
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Louis XIV Books
Materials
Silver
The Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities by Rumphius - Engraving - 18th century
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate : Title engraving showing the Ambonian Cabinet of curiosities with scientists
Category
1740s Old Masters More Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Lensvelt and Studio Job No. 48 "Job Office Cabinet" in Steel and Bronze, 2014
By Studio Job (Job Smeets
Nynke Tynagel), Lensvelt
Located in Blauvelt, NY
Designed by Lensvelt and Studio Job No. 49 "Job Office Cabinet" is made from powder-coated steel
Category
2010s Dutch Cabinets
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Oyster Species - Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities - Rumphius - Engraving - 18th c
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate XLVII: Ostreum, Oester. Ostreum cratium - O. Saxatile - O. placentiforme - O. plicatum - O. echinatum etc. (Oyster species. Bivalve Mollusks).
Description: This engr...
Category
1740s Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Lobster from Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities - Rumphius - Engraving - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate III: Squilla Arenaria - Knyper (Lobster species).
Description: This engraved plate originates from: 'D'Amboinsche Rariteitkamer, behelzende eene beschryvinge van all...
Category
1740s Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Cypraea snail - Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities - Rumphius - Engraving - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate XXXIX: Porcellanae minores, Condaga. Cylindri, Rollen. Thoracium oculatum, Witoogjes - T. stellatum, Sterretjes - Dracaena, Draakenhoofjes - Nussatellana granulata, Ry...
Category
1740s Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Bivalve Mollusks - Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities by Rumphius - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate XLIII: Chama aspera, Bivalviae, Tweeschaligen. Chama circinata - Chama litterata oblonga, Letterschelpen - Chama pectinata - Lingua tigerina, Tijgerstong etc. (Jewel B...
Category
1740s Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Horseshoe Crab - Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities Rumphius - Engraving - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate XII: Cancer Perversus, Zeespin, Pijlstaart (Horseshoe Crab).
Description: This engraved plate originates from: 'D'Amboinsche Rariteitkamer, behelzende eene beschryvi...
Category
1740s Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Nautilus Shell - Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities Rumphius - Engraving - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate XVIII: Nautilus Tenuis, Schippertje (Nautilus Shell).
Description: This engraved plate originates from: 'D'Amboinsche Rariteitkamer, behelzende eene beschryvinge van...
Category
1740s Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Nautilus Shell - Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities Rumphius - Engraving - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate XVII: Nautilus Major, Coquille (Nautilus Shell).
Description: This engraved plate originates from: 'D'Amboinsche Rariteitkamer, behelzende eene beschryvinge van alle...
Category
1740s Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Trumpet snail - Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities - Rumphius - Engraving - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate XXIX: Pseudo Purpura - Fusus brevis - Mitra Papalis - M. Episcopi - Turris Babylonica - Buccinum granulatum - B. undosum - Digitellus - Turricula - Buccinum spirale, T...
Category
1740s Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Neptune or Poseidon - Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities - Rumphius - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate: Emblematic allegorical text engraving showing the Greco / Roman god Neptune / Poseidon, angelic beings, sea monsters etc.
Description: This engraved plate originate...
Category
1740s Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Vintage Doctor’s Beam Scale – 1930-1940
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
showcases the craftsmanship of the era.
A rare and collectible decorative object, perfect for a cabinet of
Category
Vintage 1920s French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Iron
Portrait from Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities by Rumphius - Engraving - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate : Portrait of the author of this work; Georg Eberhard Rumphius.
Description: This engraved plate originates from: 'D'Amboinsche Rariteitkamer, behelzende eene beschr...
Category
1740s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Title page - Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities by Rumphius - Engraving - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate : Title page to this work showing an engraved emblem with a view of Ambon, Indonesia. Also depicted are a native man and woman and ships on the foreground.
Descriptio...
Category
1740s Old Masters More Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Snail and Mollusks - Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities by Rumphius - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate XXVI: Murex Ramosus, Getakte Kasketten - Murex Saxatilis - Murex Minor - Haustellum, Scheppertje - Tribulus, Spinnekop (Murex, Rock snail species - Gastropod Shells, M...
Category
1740s Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Venus clams - Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities by Rumphius - Engraving - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate XLVIII: Chamelea, Venusschelpen. (Chamelea, Venus Clams. Bivalve Mollusks).
Description: This engraved plate originates from: 'D'Amboinsche Rariteitkamer, behelzende...
Category
1740s Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Fossilized shells and fish - Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities - Rumphius - 18th c
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate LIX: This plate shows various fossilized shells and fish.
Description: This engraved plate originates from: 'D'Amboinsche Rariteitkamer, behelzende eene beschryvinge...
Category
1740s Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Coconut Crab - Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities by Rumphius - Engraving - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate IV: Cancer Crumenatus - Beurs Krabbe (Birgus Latro, Coconut Crab).
Description: This engraved plate originates from: 'D'Amboinsche Rariteitkamer, behelzende eene bes...
Category
1740s Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
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At 1stDibs, there are several options of curiosity cabinets available for sale. Each of these unique curiosity cabinets was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and shell. There are 319 antique and vintage curiosity cabinets for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 9 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of curiosity cabinets available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Curiosity cabinets made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made curiosity cabinets over the years, but those made by Burroughes
Watts, George Wright of London and American Cabinet Company are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Curiosity Cabinets?
Curiosity cabinets can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,429, while the lowest priced sells for $45 and the highest can go for as much as $885,000.
Questions About Curiosity Cabinets
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023Yes, curio cabinet is short for curiosity cabinet. This name comes from the fact that the cabinets allow you to view whatever you store inside through glass doors, sparking curiosity. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of curio cabinets from some of the world’s top sellers.
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