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Set of Four Mid-Century American Modern Ebonized Specimen Cabinets
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nice grouping of watchmaker or specimen cabinets with ebonized wood frames and 11 drawers per
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Masonite
Vintage Specimen Cupboard from the Natural History Museum
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Substantial vintage wooden specimen cupboard on caster wheels, salvaged from the Natural History
Category
20th Century British Industrial Cupboards
Materials
Wood
Spanish Baroque 18th Century Specimen Cabinet on the Original Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
tortoise shell specimen cabinet on the original stand. The cabinet is raised by six elegant turned ebony
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Brass
Swedish 19th Century Library Or Specimen Cabinet, Provenance To Lund, Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Swedish 19th century library or specimen cabinet, Provenance to "Historiska Museet" in Lund
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gothic Revival Cabinets
Materials
Oak, Pine
Victorian Natural History Museum Specimen Chest of Drawers/Cabinet
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Victorian Natural History Museum specimen chest of drawers/cabinet
Victorian Natural History
Category
Antique 1890s British Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Oak 32-Drawer Raised Wellington Type Specimen Cabinet, circa 1900
By Wellington
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Wellington-type specimen cabinet features oak construction with raised cabinet having 32
Category
20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Entomology Specimen Collection in Display Case
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing collection of 30 insect specimens encased forever in acrylic are wonderful for
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Taxidermy
Materials
Acrylic
Antique French Bookcase, Vitrine, China Cabinet or Specimen Cabinet, circa 1891
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique French Bookcase or French China Cabinet that started out life in The Village of Varennes-sur-Allier that was the home of a Monastery built in 1891 named; Maison des Freres Ma...
Category
Antique 1890s French Country Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th Century Butterfly Specimen with Glass Case
Located in Huntington, NY
19th century butterfly specimen with glass case, English, circa 1890.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Other Taxidermy
Materials
Glass, Organic Material
Antique Glazed Specimen Cabinet, English, Tallboy, Chest of Drawers, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique glazed specimen cabinet. An English, mahogany tallboy chest of drawers, dating
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique English Oak Bank of Collector
s Drawers Specimen Cabinet Curiosities
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A wonderful bank of collector’s display drawers in solid oak, dating from the early 1900s, complete with 11 drawers with turned knob handles, raised on straight legs. The grain of th...
Category
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
18th Century, English George II Collector
s Specimen Chest with 22 Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
A beautiful English George II joined hardwood collector's specimen cabinet, fashioned as a
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood, Mahogany
Japanned Edwardian Butterfly Specimen Display Case or End Table, circa 1905
Located in Camden, ME
Unusual Japanned specimen display case from the Edwardian era. Displayed on black cloth each
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Edwardian End Tables
Materials
Birch
Early 20th Century Collection of 44 Cased Museum Entomology Beetle Specimens
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A substantial (44 in total) collection of museum entomology specimens encased in thick board with
Category
20th Century English Taxidermy
Materials
Glass, Paper
Natural Specimen of a cricket and two butterflies in a wooden show case.
Located in Milan, IT
A rare natural Wunderkammer Specimen of a cricket and 2 butterflies. The Specimens are stuffed and
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Glass
Dutch 1920s Large Study Case with Collection of 48 Minerals and Rocks Specimens
Located in Haarlem, NL
collection with old handwritten Dutch label. It contains 48 specimens found all over Europe.
Two numbers are
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Stone, Agate, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Marble, Sandstone
Memento Mori Plaster Sculpture, Italy, circa 1800
Located in Milan, IT
specimen of butterflies wings. Show case made out of glass and white painted wood.
Category
Antique Early 1800s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Natural Fiber, Plaster, Wood, Glass
Rare Collection of Eight Antique
Located in Larkspur, CA
Early 20th century very rare collection of eight antique walnut specimen cases filled with
Category
20th Century Shadow Boxes
Set of Twelve Collections of Exotic Butterflies (SIX LEFT)
Located in Larkspur, CA
Specimen Cases with Antique Float Glass.
Circa 1900. $485 EACH
Category
Early 20th Century English Shadow Boxes
Set of Five Turn of the Century Collections of Exotic Butterflie
Located in Larkspur, CA
Hardwood Specimen Cases with Antique Float Glass.
Circa 1900. $485 Each
Category
Early 20th Century English Shadow Boxes
A Late 19th Century English Taxidermy Specimen Case
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century English taxidermy specimen vitrine case with seven Kingfisher birds perched in
Category
Antique 19th Century English Taxidermy
Materials
Wood, Glass
Big Stick Bug in Wood Specimen Case with Glass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This big stick bug (plasma gigantas) hails from New Guinea. It's in a double sided glass box to see both sides. These are not endangered and come from licensed entomologists. Very dr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Papua New Guinean Shadow Boxes
Materials
Wood, Glass
Two Jungle Nymphs in a Wood and Glass Specimen Case
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a fascinating pair of jungle nymphs (heteropteryx dilatata). They are in a two sided glass box so you can see both sides. These are not endangered and come from licensed ento...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Papua New Guinean Shadow Boxes
Materials
Wood, Glass
Large Pair of Antique Taxidermy Herons in Original Case
Located in Kent, GB
These are beautiful examples of antique taxidermy. They are mounted in it's original case.
We
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Natural Specimens
Fun Pair of Italian Specimen Display Cases-
Located in San Francisco, CA
Italian paint and gilt wood specimen display case
the foliate carved arched case with three
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Cabinets
A Biedermeier Specimen Cabinet.
Located in New York, NY
The tall glazed cabinet in maple veneers with a deep drawer at the base and hidden draw in the pediment. Formerly part of the estate of Eva Schulman (editor of Vogue).
Category
Antique 19th Century Cabinets
Materials
Glass
Specimen or collector
s cabinet
Located in North Egremont, MA
Walnut multidrawer cabinet with panelled sides. Drawers have numbered plates and ebonized knobs. appealing size
Category
Antique 19th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Specimen Cabinet
Located in Aurora, OR
specimens, such as butterflies and other insects, hence their ability to open and extend from either side of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Sideboards
Materials
Oak
A pair of specimen Museum Cabinets
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A pair of exceptional specimen cabinets , ex British museum. Sign written to the top of both
Category
Antique 19th Century English Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Collectors Specimen Cabinet, English, circa 1880
Located in Honiton, Devon
Fine quality English mahogany collectors cabinet, circa 1880
This delightful cabinet has an arrangement of 12 drawers with original glass covers and
small mahogany button handles. Th...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Specimen cabinet in burled walnut on stand
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Specimen cabinet in burled walnut on stand
Category
Antique 19th Century English Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Wood
English Pine Specimen Chest
Located in Pasadena, CA
This small scale pine Victorian chest was originally used to store specimen collections. The pine
Category
Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Howl Studios Grotto Revival Specimen Shelf / Bookcase
Located in Austin, TX
elegance. Hand carved coral branches weave their way through the middle of the case. Coquillage pilasters
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Bookcases
Antique Oak Specimen, Smokers, Pipe Cabinet, Scotland 1906, H261
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique oak specimen, smokers, pipe cabinet, Scotland 1906. H261
Scotland
1906
Solid oak
Original
Category
Vintage 1910s Scottish Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Antique French 19th Century Twenty-Four Drawer Specimen Chest
Located in Hudson, NY
A very handsome antique French 19th Century twenty-four drawer specimen chest, with original solid
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
Brass-Clad Midcentury Two-Door Cabinet
Located in Oaks, PA
Brass-clad Midcentury two-door cabinet. The specimen walnut case with large dovetail construction
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Brass
20th Century Collection of Butterflies
Moths
Located in Glamis, Angus
.
Each specimen is individually labelled and are all in good to excellent condition. The case measures 36
Category
20th Century Taxidermy
Shagreen and Palmwood Standard Lamp
Located in New York, NY
as exotic specimen veneers, or in the case of shagreen, for precious objects such as instrument cases
Category
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
Materials
Palmwood, Shagreen
Pair of Brown and White Ducks in Display Case
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Taxidermy pair of ducks in display case.
Pair of small black and white male and female ducks
Category
Vintage 1940s French Arts and Crafts Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Large 19th Century Display Case Filled with Sponges and Coral
Located in Essex, MA
A fabulous large, rectangular 19th century table top display case in nickel and glass, filled with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Natural Specimens
Materials
Nickel
1930s Butterfly, Moth and Dragonfly Collection
Located in Essex, MA
filling in their original Riker specimen cases, with new glass tops.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Shadow Boxes
Materials
Glass
Mid-19th Century Three-Drawer Butterfly Specimen Cabinet Display
Located in Stamford, CT
Three-drawer specimen cabinet display with three total rare mounted butterflies, circa 1850s. Most
Category
Antique 1850s American Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Smokers Cabinet, Antique Specimen Cabinet, Oak, Scotland, 1895, B1460
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique smokers cabinet, antique specimen cabinet, oak, Scotland 1895, Antique Furniture, B1460
Category
Antique 1890s European Cabinets
Materials
Oak
English Specimen Collection with 19th Century Mahogany and Glass Vitrine
Located in Concord, MA
Specimen collection with 19th century mahogany and glass vitrine, comprised of approximately 37
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Vitrines
Late 18th C English Regency Bookshelf with Specimen Marble Top
Located in Charleston, SC
half wide. The top of this piece is decorated with a specimen marble top. The piece has bun feet and is
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Regency Bookcases
Materials
Marble
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