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French Onyx and Enamel Miniature Table Cabinet
Located in London, GB
This elegant dressing table cabinet uses precious materials on a delicate scale, resulting in a
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Models and Miniatures

Materials

Onyx, Marble, Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel

Curiosité Cabinet 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
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Early 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Shell

Miniature Walnut Cabinet with Carrara Marble Top, France, 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Miniature Walnut Cabinet with Carrara Marble Top, France, 19th Century Charming and finely crafted
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Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Miniature 18th Century Italian Cabinet With Semi Precious Stones
Located in Dallas, TX
Italian carved wood and metal cabinet with semi precious stones. Two doors open into drawers with
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Antique 1790s Italian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Antique Tobacco Cabinet, c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th century antique tobacco cabinet, c.1920 Old school tobacco cabinet Measures: 16.5
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Oak

Antique Ram s Horn Cabinet Maker s Wood Scraper c.1905
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Antique wood and steel ram's horn cabinet maker's wood scraper. CREATOR E.C. Atkins
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Early 20th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Steel

Transfigurateurs
By Laurent Lamarche
Located in Montreal, Quebec
My works are part of a reflection at the crossroads of the scientific laboratory, the curiosity
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Antique Medieval Gothic Style, Oak Hanging Wall Cabinet with Church Windows
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare gothic revival wall cabinet with carved church-window doors France or Northern Europe, late
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Antique Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items

Materials

Brass

VINTAGE Optometrist Eye Chart Light Box Cabinet, eye exam
Located in Buffalo, NY
VINTAGE Optometrist Eye Chart Light Box Cabinet, eye exam .. Tested and working, could use re
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Vintage 1940s American Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

French Louis Philippe Style Miniature Armoire or Wall Cabinet
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Century French Louis Philippe style miniature armoire or sample cabinet, hand
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mirror, Walnut

19th Century, French Faience Enameled Chinoiserie Table Top Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century, French Faience Enameled Chinoiserie Table Top Cabinet. A very fine french enameled
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Models and Miniatures

Materials

Bronze

Rare French, Early 19th Century Napoleonic Medal Cabinet
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Rare French early 19th century Napoleonic medal cabinet on four gilt bronze pawfeet, a hinged door
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Paper

Antique French Gothic Revival Church Tabernacle Cabinet Cathedral Altar Shrine
Located in Forney, TX
gilded pointed arch cabinet door embellished with painted faux cabochons and central flaming torch Sacred
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Antique Early 19th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items

Materials

Gold Leaf

1990s Decorative Composition of Seashells in a Mercury Glass Cup
Located in Marbella, ES
, harmoniously arranged on the mouth of the vessel, evoking the decorative style of curiosity cabinets or
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Late 20th Century Spanish Mounted Objects

Materials

Shell, Glass

19th Century Optician or Optometrist Test Glasses Lens Kit in Cabinet
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century Optician or Optometrist Test Glasses Lens Kit in Cabinet This beautiful cabinet was
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Antique Early 1900s Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

Luxury Goods from India The Art of the Indian Cabinet-Maker Hardcover Table Book
By Amin Jaffer
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Luxury Goods from India The Art of the Indian Cabinet-Maker hardcover table book. The V&A's
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Late 20th Century English Anglo-Indian Books

Materials

Paper

Set of Four Hawaiian Chief Staffs in a Glass Cabinet
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Set of four Hawaiian chief staffs each supported by a carved wooden bird. The cabinet was made to
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20th Century Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Feathers

18th Century miniature bronze gilt cabinet with underglass paintings
Located in Delft, NL
18th Century miniature bronze gilt cabinet with underglass paintings 18th Century gilt Bronze
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Antique 18th Century European Models and Miniatures

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Advertising Cabinet Leukoplast Beiersdorf, 1950s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Wonderful and rare Mid-Century Modern Vintage cabinet. Striking German design from the 1950s
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Salmon Fly Fishing Reel cabinet coattail
Located in DE MEERN, UT
Dutch reel cabinet! On the waterfront, the place where fishermen meet, fish together, admire each
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2010s Dutch Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Platinum

Antique Victorian Miniature Cabinet Cupboard Rauch Engraving Maria Stiegen
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique black painted miniature cabinet with lower drawer, three interior shelves and door
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Hardwood, Paint, Paper

Pair of Ormolu, Onyx, Malachite Hardstone Oinochoe Ewers, Circa 1870
Located in Brisbane, QLD
exceptionally good condition for their age and would be a beautiful addition to a curiosity cabinet or mantel
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Antique 19th Century European Grand Tour Vases

Materials

Stone, Malachite, Onyx, Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century wooden dollhouse cabinet filled with pewter and bear
Located in Delft, NL
19th Century wooden dollhouse cabinet filled with pewter and bear A cabinet painted with the look
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Antique 19th Century Dutch Models and Miniatures

Materials

Pewter

Walnut Neoclassical Style Table Cabinet with Mirrored Interior and Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very well-detailed figured walnut table cabinet in the neoclassical taste with an elaborate metal
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Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Architectural Models

Materials

Walnut, Mirror

A&C Manual Turntable Cabinet "LAKE SIDE Shops" Wisconsin Stickley era SALE
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
Antique Arts & Crafts Manual Turntable Cabinet by "Lake side Shops" Wisconsin We purchased this
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments

Materials

Felt, Oak

Miniature Doll-Size French Provincial Stained Fruitwood Antique Armoire Cabinet
Located in Shippensburg, PA
shelves, the whole raised over bracket feet with a scroll-cut apron. Similar cabinets are featured in
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Models and Miniatures

Materials

Steel

Antique c1920s Tube Radio Stunning American Walnut Cabinet Lift Top Table MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique c1920s Tube Radio Stunning American Walnut Cabinet Lift Top Table MINT.
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20th Century American Art Deco Musical Instruments

Materials

Walnut

Outstanding Antique George III Quality Oak Inlaid Hanging Corner Cabinet
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding antique George III quality oak inlaid hanging corner cabinet having an attractive
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Antique 18th Century European George III Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Other

Victorian Oak Billiard, Lifepool Scoreboard with Cabinet
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
billiards and life pool scoreboard made of light oak. The billiard scorer sits upon a lockable ball cabinet
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Antique 1880s British Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Oak

Antique American Ransom Randolph # 65 Carved Oak Dental Cabinet Toledo OH 1900
Located in Portland, OR
Antique American carved oak dental cabinet manufactured by The Ransom & Randolph C., Toledo Ohio
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Antique 1890s American American Craftsman Scientific Instruments

Materials

Mirror, Oak

19thC Timber Corner Cabinet, Oak From HMS Foudroyant, Lord Nelson s Flagship
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A 19th Century rare timber corner cabinet, made from the oak salvaged from the Foudroyant, Lord
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Antique 19th Century British Other Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Glass, Oak

Rebuilt Steinway Model M Grand Piano Gloss Black Cabinet Spade Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
styling and exquisite veneers of a vintage Steinway cabinet. Why Rebuild a Steinway Piano? Over the
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Mid-20th Century German Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Rococo Style Miniature Painted Cabinet with Arching Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Rococo style miniature painted cabinet from the 19th century, with arching top, open
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Rebuilt Steinway Model M Grand Piano Black Gloss Cabinet Spade Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
styling and exquisite veneers of a vintage Steinway cabinet. Why Rebuild a Steinway Piano? Over the
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Vintage 1950s German Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Early 20th C. American Phonograph in Cabinet by the Kimberley Phonograph Company
Located in Morristown, NJ
the plaque on the inside of the cabinet. The phonograph is housed in a wooden cabinet, featuring a
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Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal, Brass

XIX Century English Mahogany Apothecary Set Cabinet Medicines J Hexam Chymist
Located in Milan, IT
English apothecary cabinet dated to the first half of the nineteenth century, mahogany box, brass
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Antique 19th Century British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut “Oratory” Two-Door Cabinet from Lyon
Located in Dallas, TX
. Handcrafted in Lyon, France circa 1780, this Louis XV-period fruitwood cabinet was designed as a private Arma
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Religious Items

Materials

Walnut

Antique KPM Hand-Painted Porcelain Cabinet Plate Depicting the Biblical "Ruth"
By KPM Porcelain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique hand-painted porcelain cabinet plate was made by the renowned KPM porcelain factory of
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Antique Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Revival Religious Items

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Edison Model A Cylinder Phonograph Cabinet W/ 93 Record Music Tubes
By Thomas Edison
Located in Dayton, OH
An exception Early Thomas Edison Model A Cylinder Phonograph with original horn, tube cabinet & 93
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Antique Late 19th Century Late Victorian Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Exquisite 19th Century Black Forest Humidor Hand Carved Cabinet Eagle Mounted
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Exquisite Rare 19th Century Hand Carved Black Forest Humidor Cigar Cabinet3 Featuring Ornate Carved Floral Panel Frontage Finished With An Eagle Finial On The Top. The Two Do...
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Antique 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Wood

Antique Book Press with 4 Drawer Stone Top Flat Art File Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A working antique iron book press which sits atop a four drawer art storage cabinet with two brass
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Antique 19th Century Rustic Scientific Instruments

Materials

Stone, Brass, Iron

Miniature Mid-Century Era Wooden Queen Anne Styled Vanity Cabinet or Cuphoard
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very well executed miniature wooden cabinet it unsigned, but presumed to have originated from
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Mid-20th Century English Queen Anne Models and Miniatures

Materials

Walnut

Rebuilt Steinway Model S Baby Grand Piano Black Gloss Cabinet Spade Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
styling and exquisite veneers of a vintage Steinway cabinet. Why Rebuild a Steinway Piano? Over the
Category

Mid-20th Century Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Cabinet Console Record Player attributed to Ico Parisi design
By Ico Parisi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
This rare 1940s record player cabinet by LESA (Laboratori Elettrotecnici Società Anonima), Milan
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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Musical Instruments

Materials

Walnut

Bernhard Bloch Terracotta Sculpture of a Tipsy Dog in Checkered Trenchcoat
By Bernhard Bloch
Located in Stockholm, SE
Circa 1890. Perfect gift for the curiosity cabinet. The Bernhard Bloch Terracotta company was a
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Record Player Cabinet by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, 1955, Mid-Century
By Carlo Hauner, Martin Eisler, Forma, Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in New York, NY
This Caviuna Record Player was produced by Forma S.A. Móveis e Objetos de Arte in the 1950s, whose designs were made by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler. This typology was part of the...
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Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Wall Display Cabinet with a Rare Mary Child Jesus Sculpture Fragment
Located in Lisse, NL
One of a kind, handcrafted display cabinet with a rare religious artefact. This excellent wall
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Antique 19th Century European Renaissance Revival Religious Items

Materials

Plaster, Wood

19th Century Antique Flintlock Pistol Cabinet for Duelists
Located in Marseille, FR
Gun cabinet full time duelists 19th century in its original box with red velvet. Platinum finely
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Antique Late 19th Century French Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Metal

A trunk style travel apotecary cabinet in mahogany wood and brass, England 1790.
Located in Milan, IT
English travelling apothecary made of mahogany Sipo mahogany (Entandrophragma utile) and brass with a rectangular base, a front drawer, an opening top and U-shaped metal handles. The...
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Antique Late 18th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Late 19th to Early 20th Century Sedan Chair Miniature Table Top Display Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th to early 20th century sedan chair miniature table top display cabinet Charming custom
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Antique Late 19th Century English Rococo Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Italian Rustic Neoclassical Hanging Rifle Cabinet Fruitwood and Brass, C. 1950s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Rustic Neoclassical Hanging Rifle Cabinet in Fruitwood and Brass, circa 1950s A
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Brass

Two Black Glazed Terracotta Lions Serve as Candleholders, early 1800s France
Located in Stockholm, SE
unknown. However, they are a very rare and wonderfully unique pair, suitable for a curiosity cabinet or as
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Antique Early 18th Century French Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Flashbacks 1152 - Cabinet of Curiosities, Wunderkammer, Contemporary Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
/cabinets of curiosities to highlight the global displacement and traumatic memory of migrants and refugees
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Remembrance 936 - Cabinet of Curiosities, Wunderkammer, Contemporary Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
/cabinets of curiosities to highlight the global displacement and traumatic memory of migrants and refugees
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Safeguarding Stories 1132 - Cabinet of Curiosities, Wunderkammer Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
/cabinets of curiosities to highlight the global displacement and traumatic memory of migrants and refugees
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Large Victorian Carnelian Desk Seal With Blank Matrix
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
is a terrific object for a curiosity cabinet. Measures - 10cm long Total weight of piece - 316
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Carnelian

A 17th century Augsburg miniature marquetry collector cabinet
Located in PARIS, FR
were designed to adorn cabinets of curiosities (Kunstkammer and Wonderkammer), often used to house
Category

Antique Early 17th Century German Renaissance Cabinets

Materials

Fruitwood, Maple, Pine

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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, 2023
    Yes, 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.