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Jewel Boxes - Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities by Rumphius - Engraving - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate XLII: Chama aspera, Bivalviae, Tweeschaligen. Chama sqammata, Nagelschelpen - Chama striata, Peerdevoetjes - Cartissae, Hertjes - Quadrans etc. (Jewel Boxes, Bivalve M...
Category
1740s Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Fine Still Life Painting by George Binet
By George Binet
Located in Paris, FR
gilded First Empire, circa 1910 frame. Featuring a curiosity cabinet scene, it has a strong and peaceful
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Paintings
Very Rare 1900s French Stage Theater Headdress Helmet
Located in London, GB
Bridget's Cabinet found this beautiful 1900's Stage Headdress. this was once used in a Parisian
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Set of 2 plates - Amber - Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities by Rumphius - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate LIII - LIV: Set of 2 plates showing a piece of Amber of the VOC from different angles.
Description: This engraved plate originates from: 'D'Amboinsche Rariteitkamer,...
Category
1740s Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Artemide Curiosity 36 Table Lamp in Black by Davide Oppizzi
By Artemide, Davide Oppizzi
Located in Hicksville, NY
of the cabinet of curiosity, was born from the desire to offer a small exhibition to all those who
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Handmade Alma Credenza - Oak and Reeded Glass - 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
Artemide Curiosity 45 Black Table Lamp in Black by Davide Oppizzi
By Artemide, Davide Oppizzi
Located in Hicksville, NY
underline with light. Curiosity – inspired by the universe of the “cabinet of curiosity” – was born from the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Freia Achenbach Contemporary Spectator Shelf
By Freia Achenbach
Located in Stuttgart, BW
perfectly as a cabinet of curiosities. Each piece is hand painted with resin which gives each shelf a unique
Category
2010s Shelves
Materials
Resin, Foam
$8,006 / item
Freia Achenbach Contemporary Big Spectator Shelf
By Freia Achenbach
Located in Stuttgart, BW
perfectly as a cabinet of curiosities. Each piece is hand painted with resin which gives each shelf a unique
Category
2010s German Shelves
Materials
Resin, Foam
$10,531 / item
Renaissance Revival Style Oak Bookcase with Drink Bar Beginning of 20th Century
Located in Liverpool, GB
, surrounded by large circles.
Inside the right part, there is curiosity and rarity - three cabinets with
Category
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Revival Bookcases
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Big Spectator Shelf by Freia Achenbach
By Freia Achenbach
Located in London, GB
structure. The shelf is extremely lightweight and works perfectly as a cabinet of curiosities. Each piece is
Category
2010s German Modern Shelves
Materials
Sandstone
$15,557 / item
Spectator Shelf by Freia Achenbach
By Freia Achenbach
Located in London, GB
shelf is extremely lightweight and works perfectly as a cabinet of curiosities. Each piece is hand
Category
2010s German Modern Shelves
Materials
Sandstone
$8,616 / item
Artemide Curiosity 36 Table Lamp with Sphere in Black by Davide Oppizzi
By Artemide, Davide Oppizzi
Located in Hicksville, NY
underline with light. Curiosity – inspired by the universe of the “cabinet of curiosity” – was born from the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Curiosity 45 Table Lamp with Focus in Black by Davide Oppizzi
By Artemide, Davide Oppizzi
Located in Hicksville, NY
underline with light. Curiosity – inspired by the universe of the “cabinet of curiosity” – was born from the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Cabinet Painting
By Angelina Gualdoni
Located in New York, NY
abstraction. The painting is inspired by a cabinet of curiosity, and it depicts Mesoamerican artifacts
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
18th
19th Century Gilded Fragments
Located in Austin, TX
nice chunk of natural selenite. One of a kind objet d'art for a tabescape, bookshelf or cabinet of
Category
Antique 18th Century French International Style Mounted Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
18th Century Sunray Fragment on Selenite
Located in Austin, TX
cabinet of curiosities, tablescape or bookshelf.
Category
Antique 18th Century French Gustavian Mounted Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
"Specimen N*01" Side table in bleached maple and handmade leather marquetry
By Atelier C.u.b
Located in Montreal, QC
Inspired by cabinets of curiosity, and naturalized insects, we've created an imaginary new specimen
Category
2010s Canadian Other End Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Samurai Saddle with Snowflake Pewter Inlay
Located in Hudson, NY
Cabinet of curiosities:
18th or 19th century specimen.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Antiquities
Eclectic Collection of 18th and 19th Century Treenware Spoons
Located in Hudson, NY
Cabinet of curiosities:
Diverse spoons, forks, and an early spork.
All hand-carved.
Category
Antique 19th Century Primitives
Materials
Wood
16th Century Late Gothic Limestone Gargoyle
Located in Richmond, VA
hairline cracking in stone due to old age. Perfect on a library table, conservatory or cabinet of curiosity
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Architectural Elements
Materials
Limestone
Jokers Wild–Nostalgic Still Life Painting of Toys, Trinkets, and Artistic Tools
Located in London, GB
cabinet of curiosities frozen in time. Yet, upon closer examination, the composition reveals itself to be
Category
Late 20th Century French School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Handmade Coco de Mer Wall Mount in Tinted Plaster
Stone
Located in Tetbury, GB
A quirky variation on a classic from the cabinet of curiosities.
Each example is handmade using
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Handmade Coco de Mer Wall Mount in Tinted Plaster
Mint
Located in Tetbury, GB
A quirky variation on a classic from the cabinet of curiosities.
Each example is handmade using
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Handmade Coco de Mer Wall Mount in Tinted Plaster
Forest Green
Located in Tetbury, GB
A quirky variation on a classic from the cabinet of curiosities.
Each example is handmade using
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Handmade Coco de Mer Wall Mount in Tinted Plaster
Pink
Located in Tetbury, GB
A quirky variation on a classic from the cabinet of curiosities.
Each example is handmade using
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Handmade Coco de Mer Wall Mount in Tinted Plaster
Lemon
Located in Tetbury, GB
A quirky variation on a classic from the cabinet of curiosities.
Each example is handmade using
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Handmade Coco de Mer Wall Mount in Tinted Plaster
Blue
Located in Tetbury, GB
A quirky variation on a classic from the cabinet of curiosities.
Each example is handmade using
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Solen. Plate 33. (Shells)
By William Wood (b.1774)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
shells in Wood’s own cabinets. “Curiosities”, as all things exotic were called, filled vitrines of
Category
Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving, Watercolor
Cardium Plate 56 (Shells)
By William Wood (b.1774)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
shells in Wood’s own cabinets. “Curiosities”, as all things exotic were called, filled vitrines of
Category
Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving, Watercolor
Cardium. Plate 53 (Shells)
By William Wood (b.1774)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
shells in Wood’s own cabinets. “Curiosities”, as all things exotic were called, filled vitrines of
Category
Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving, Watercolor
Tellina. Plate 40 (Shells)
By William Wood (b.1774)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
shells in Wood’s own cabinets. “Curiosities”, as all things exotic were called, filled vitrines of
Category
Early 19th Century Academic Sculptures
Materials
Engraving, Watercolor
Tellina Plate 37 (Shells)
By William Wood (b.1774)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
shells in Wood’s own cabinets. “Curiosities”, as all things exotic were called, filled vitrines of
Category
Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving, Watercolor
Ninon, skull vanité, still life sculpture by Laurence Le Constant
By Laurence Le Constant
Located in Paris, FR
cabinet of curiosities.
The work of Laurence Le Constant sketches out the contours of a bewitching world
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Group of 6 Handmade Coco de Mer Wall Mounts in Tinted Plaster
Located in Tetbury, GB
A quirky variation on a Classic from the cabinet of curiosities.
Each example is handmade using
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Talya, skull vanité, still life sculpture by Laurence Le Constant
By Laurence Le Constant
Located in Paris, FR
bones, where the artist becomes an archaeologist of memory, creating a cabinet of curiosities.
The work
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
NICOLAS
S BOOTS
By Alexis Zambrano
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
like a cabinet of curiosities of his perspectives and passions. Growing up in Monterrey, Mexico in an
Category
2010s Paintings
Set of Six Johann Leonhard Frisch Duck Engravings
By JOHANN LEONHARD FRISCH
Located in New York, NY
natural history and the collections of specimens to form the Cabinet of Curiosities so beloved of this
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Prints
$11,000 / set
Vanity with Butterflies, Bronze painted in a white, limited Edition 2018
By Philippe Pasqua
Located in Paris, FR
monumental show “Boarderline” at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco (2017).
VANITY SKULL CURIOSITY TETE DE
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Unique Piece exceptional Sculpture Vanity Table Glass and Bronze 1/1, 2018
By Philippe Pasqua
Located in Paris, FR
, limited Edition 2018
VANITY SKULL CURIOSITY TETE DE MORT VANITÉ CABINET DE CURIOSITÉ MEMENTO MEMORI
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Billiards Snooker or Pool Scoring Cabinet mahogany
By Burroughes
Watts
Located in Chilcompton, Radstock
This beautiful wall-mounted Billiard , Snooker or pool mahogany scoring cabinet was made circa 1880
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Games
Materials
Mahogany
‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No.6. Art Print Photo by Sinke
Van Tongeren
By Sinke
Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
complement each scene.
Title of this work; ’RÉUNION D’OISEAUX ÉTRANGERS’
Cabinets of curiosity were of
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Photography
Materials
Paper
Italian Curiosity Cabinet
Located in Kent, Dover
An Italian late 18th century curiosity cabinet in a Classical manner in faux marble with water
Category
Antique 1780s Cabinets
18th Century European Curiosity Cabinet, Estate Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A highly unusual European 18th century ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’. A unique and characterful piece of
Category
Antique 18th Century European Country Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood
Folk Art Curiosity Cabinet
By H. C. Batzer
Located in Wainscott, NY
century. This cabinet features fifty four handmade metal drawers with found ceramic knobs, set in a wooden
Category
Early 20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Marine Curiosity Cabinet Collection
Located in Leesburg, VA
A marine Wunderkammer collection of two sea urchins and a melo shell eloquently mounted on turned and lacquered antique wood bases.
Approximate height: 12, 27 and 29 cm.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Steampunk Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Wood
$1,271 / item
Custom Norm Stoeker Sculptural Three Sided Jewelry Chest or Curiosity Cabinet
By Norm Stoeker
Located in Houston, TX
This beautiful piece by Norm Stoeker opens on three sides to reveal a variety of jewelry storage. The right and left sides open to have multiple pegs for hanging longer pieces. The f...
Category
2010s American Arts and Crafts Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Rare Collection of Mounted Doll Moulds Curiosity Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A rare run of metal doll moulds, mounted on antique brass stands.
Various sizes and shapes.
Unbelievable curio that us the ultimate talking point of a room.
German, early...
Category
Early 20th Century German Industrial Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Curio Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1940's Curiosity Cabinet
Category
Vintage 1940s French Cabinets
1950s French Kitchenette Ten-Door Cabinet
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Charming pristine 1950's French multi-drawer wood storage curiosity cabinet with powder blue
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Bakelite, Formica, Wood
20th Century Oak Serpentine Bowfront Curio Trinket China Display Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage oak curiosity cabinet. Features three adjustable shelves illumnated from above with access
Category
Late 20th Century Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Oak
Antique Marquetry Table Top Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, CA
, the cabinet would make a good jewelry cabinet or curiosities cabinet.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Nine Russian Catlin Amputation Knives in a Sterile Silicone Sleeve
Located in Haarlem, NL
golden glow of the silicone jacket.
A very decorative gain for your curiosity cabinet.
Category
Mid-20th Century Russian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stainless Steel
20th Century Didactic Anatomical Teaching Aid
Located in Brecht, BE
collectors item, master piece for the curiosity cabinet, a conversation piece, an extraordinary item for
Category
Early 20th Century German Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
A natural striped Chambered Nautilus Half Shell displayed in a Black Tabernacle
Located in Leesburg, VA
shells and as prized objects adorning Naturalia-themed curiosity cabinets. In Renaissance Germany the
Category
Late 20th Century American Baroque Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Wood
Napoleon III Armoire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
treasures. Perfect for use as a wardrobe, a bookshelf, or a curiosity cabinet. A rare find, this piece is a
Category
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Materials
Ebony
$3,800
Large Cabinet of Curiosity Ostrich Egg on a Gold Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
desk, book case or cabinet of curiosity. No 19th century library or specimen room was complete without
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Other Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
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Curiosity Cabinets For Sale on 1stDibs
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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