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18th Century Italian Cast Gilt Bronze Skull
Located in Milano, MI
beautiful collectible piece of 18th century for your Wunderkammern cabinet de curiosities.
This artwork
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mexican modern Terracotta sculpture of a woman by Manuel Felguerez, 1980s
By Manuel Felguérez
Located in MIlano, IT
element of your cabinet of curiosity
Category
Vintage 1980s Mexican Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Articulated Japanese Bronze animal, Turtle signed by Hata – Japan, Meiji/Taisho
Located in PARIS, FR
collectors and cabinet of curiosity enthusiasts.
The turtle, an ancestral symbol of longevity in Japan, is
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Obelisk – Red Quartz Fire
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
, capable of drawing the eye in a modern interior as well as in a cabinet of curiosities. Its fiery color
Category
2010s Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Pair of 1970s Handmade Terracotta Fruit Decorative Baskets from Tuscany
Located in Milano, MI
chips, see picture detail.
A perfect unique work to display in your Cabinet of Curiosities, as we did
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Decorative Baskets
Materials
Terracotta
Italian Memento Mori skull - 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
their carvings.
It is the type of object that one finds in a kunstkammer, or cabinet of curiosities, so
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
The artist
s studio - 17th c. Antwerp school
Located in PARIS, FR
busts, a painter's workshop is thus transformed into a cabinet of curiosities and through the choice of
Category
Late 17th Century Flemish School Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Temple street Moreno Pincas Contemporary art oil painting human comedy market
By Moreno Pincas
Located in Paris, FR
. Concentration is the key to his art. So Moreno Pincas invites us into his cabinet of curiosities. A thousand
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Men and women Moreno Pincas Contemporary art oil painting human comedy portrait
By Moreno Pincas
Located in Paris, FR
. Concentration is the key to his art. So Moreno Pincas invites us into his cabinet of curiosities. A thousand
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Apologue III: Snail Kite
By Emily Jan
Located in Montreal, Quebec
intensity, that it both feeds and grabs our breath. By creating this cabinet of curiosity for our times, Jan
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Apologue IX: Honey Creeper
By Emily Jan
Located in Montreal, Quebec
intensity, that it both feeds and grabs our breath. By creating this cabinet of curiosity for our times, Jan
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
The Royal One - contemporary abstract collage painting with found objects, woman
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
reminiscent of objects one might find in a "Wunderkammer," or historical cabinet of curiosities. It is signed
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Acrylic, Panel, Wood, Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Pair, Grand Tour Style Italian Bronzed Plaques Aldrovandi
Homer
Located in Atlanta, GA
; his name in Italian is equally given as Aldroandi. He is also known for the most important cabinet of
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
France sculpture "Female Torso", Belgian marble, signed J.J.M. Francia
By French House
Garden
Located in Valladolid, ES
unique and collective art piece for an extraordinary cabinet of curiosities.
Technical details
Materials
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Wrought Iron
Double-Sided 1709 Drawing After Dürer – Rhinoceros
Hippopotamus
Located in Stockholm, SE
. This double-sided format itself might have been intended for a collector’s cabinet of curiosities or an
Category
Early 1700s Old Masters Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Woodland Night (Modern Still Life Photograph, Green Plants on Black, Framed)
By Lisa A. Frank
Located in Hudson, NY
photographer, Lisa Frank, in 2007. The floral still life print from the artist's 'Cabinet of Curiosity' series
Category
Early 2000s Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Digital
20th century pair of Nautilus with silver garnish, England
By English School
Located in Valladolid, ES
skilled goldsmiths, these shells began to conquer the Wunderkammer, also known as a cabinet of curiosities
Category
Vintage 1920s English Baroque Natural Specimens
Materials
Silver
Angry Fugu
By PJ Linden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
-pollinating Neo-pointillism with 'her own futurist cabinet of curiosities', Linden emasculates objects
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Albarello Apothecary Pharmacy Jar Table Lamp, Rod of Asclepius Medical Symbol
By Cantagalli, Deruta
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
history, as well as wunderkammer or cabinet of curiosity enthusiasts.
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Please note: The lamp is fully
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Curiosity Cabinet, Oak, Scandinavian, 18th-Early 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A very late 18th to early 19th century Scandinavian Curiosity cabinet. Handcrafted in European oak
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Scandinavian Gustavian Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Curiosity Cabinet Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
name of the shell. This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is part of an important collection of
Category
Early 20th Century Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Curiosity cabinet Collection of Shells Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
taxidermy. This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is part of an important collection of several hundred
Category
Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Curiosity Cabinet Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
taxidermy. This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is part of an important collection of several hundred
Category
Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Curiosity Cabinet Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
taxidermy. This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is part of an important collection of several hundred
Category
Early 20th Century Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
name of the shell. This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is part of an important collection of
Category
Early 20th Century French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Shell
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
name of the shell. The set, stored In a beige box and ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is part of an
Category
Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
name of the shell. The set stored In a beige box and ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is part of an
Category
20th Century French Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
taxidermy. This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is part of an important collection of several hundred
Category
Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
taxidermy. This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is part of an important collection of several hundred
Category
Early 20th Century Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
taxidermy. This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is part of an important collection of several hundred
Category
Early 20th Century French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Shell
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
taxidermy. This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is part of an important collection of several hundred
Category
Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
taxidermy. This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is part of an important collection of several hundred
Category
Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
William and Mary Style Chinoiserie Curiosity Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With a fantastic proportion and very thin profile. The cabinet with glass doors and three glass
Category
Early 20th Century English William and Mary Vitrines
French Industrial Copper Doll or Model Head Factory Mold for Curiosity Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
manufacturing process. Perfect for any cabinet of curiosities.
Measurements: 6.32 in wide (16 cm) x 7.88 in
Category
Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Italian Late 18th Century Display 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
Materials
Fruitwood
Victorian Sea Still Life Diorama under Glass with Okimono Bone Octopus
Located in Haarlem, NL
, a sea urchin and coral in a very pretty arrangement.
Great piece for a curiosity cabinet this glass
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Bone, Shell, Glass, Wood
20th Century Anatomic Donkey Teeth Model Italian Wunderkammer Curiosity
Located in Milano, MI
an illegible inventory label.
From an Italian Wunderkammer Curiosity cabinet.
In good condition
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bone, Wood
Glass Front, Ebonized Wood Cabinet by J Foster of Bath, England, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
bookcase or curiosity cabinet.
Perhaps originally a shopkeepers cabinet.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Cabinets
Materials
Pearwood
Signed Hermann Boehm Viennese Enamel
Silver Miniature Ewer Form Perfume Bottle
By Herman Boehm
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Hermann Böhm silver and enamel scent bottle. A fantastic Kunstkammer or curiosity
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Collectibles and Curiosi...
Materials
Enamel, Silver
Set of Early 20th Century Seastars and Shells
Located in Vosselaar, BE
. Great in Anny curiosity cabinet and decorative in its own right.
The large starfish measures 25 x 15 x
Category
Vintage 1930s French Nautical Objects
Massimo Listri, Cabinet of Curiosities
By Massimo Listri
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cabinets of curiosities fascinated people of the 16th and 17th centuries. From crocodiles, minerals
Category
2010s Books
Materials
Paper
Massimo Listri, Cabinet of Curiosities
By Massimo Listri
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cabinets of curiosities fascinated people of the 16th and 17th centuries. From crocodiles, minerals
Category
2010s Books
Materials
Paper
Cabinet of Curiosities Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster figures and pieces in a wooden drawer.
Made in traditional
Category
Vintage 1950s Spanish Modern Religious Items
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Masterpiece or "Pièce de maîtrise" Louis-Philippe chest of drawers in walnut
Located in Zemst, BE
curiosity cabinet
Made as a masterproof or "Pièce de maîtrise"
Period: 1880-1900
Origin: Belgium or France
Category
Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
Cabinet of Curiosities Antique Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster figures.
circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear
Category
Vintage 1950s Spanish Modern Religious Items
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Cabinet of Curiosities Drawer Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster figures and pieces in a wooden niche.
Made in traditional
Category
Vintage 1950s Spanish Modern Religious Items
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Cabinet of Curiosities Antique Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster baby Jesus on a wooden stand. Made in traditional Catalan
Category
Vintage 1950s Spanish Modern Religious Items
Materials
Plaster, Wood
1910-1919 Bakelite Expedition Burroughs Wellcome
Co London Medicine Bottles
Located in Haarlem, NL
in a an antique medicine cabinet or in a curiosity cabinet.
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Bakelite
Pediatric Dollhouse Dental Cabinet
By American Cabinet Company
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a rare piece of Americana. It's an architectural house form dental cabinet with classical
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Architectural Models
Cabinet of Curiosities Antique Book Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster pieces and antique book artwork.
Made in traditional Catalan
Category
Vintage 1950s Spanish Modern Religious Items
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Cabinet of Curiosities Antique Book Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster pieces and antique book artwork. Made in traditional Catalan
Category
Vintage 1950s Spanish Modern Religious Items
Materials
Plaster
Fully Chambered Nautilus Shell mounted to a vintage Sicilian Alabaster base
Located in Leesburg, VA
prized objects adorning Naturalia-themed curiosity cabinets. Their frailty and uniqueness have
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Nautical Objects
Materials
Alabaster, Metal
19th Century Dutch Medical Apothecary Pharmacy Turned Boxwood Treen Pill Gilder
Located in Haarlem, NL
a great addition in a curiosity cabinet or a medical antiques collection.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Scientific Instruments
Materials
Boxwood
Cabinet of Natural Curiosities Coffee Table or Library Book by Albertus Seba
By Albertus Seba 1, TASCHEN
Located in New York, NY
Vintage 'Cabinet of Natural Curiosities' coffee table or library book by Albertus Seba. Published
Category
Early 2000s German Books
Materials
Paper
Collection of Seven Rare 18th Century Pewter Baby Nursing Bottles
Located in Haarlem, NL
earned the nickname; "Murder Bottles"
These would do great in a curiosity cabinet!
These heavy
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pewter, Copper
Set of 11 vintage amber glass pharmacy bottles collection
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Set of 11 vintage amber glass pharmacy bottles collection
Curiosities cabinet -Science display
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass
Cabinet of Curiosity Naturalism Seeds from Around the World, France, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
, boxes and jars containing small items. This set, ideal for a cabinet of curiosity, is part of an
Category
20th Century French Nautical Objects
Materials
Paper
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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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