Antique Italian Specimen / Curiosity Cabinet

"Curiosity" cabinet with 2 doors, in brass with authentic butterflies under glass covers. Stainless steel feet and wooden interior Numbered and...

An exceptional and most unique Italian early 18th century Baroque period ebonized fruit wood and Pietra Dura marble and semi precious stone inlaid specimen cabinet. The small scale cabinet...

A Lovely Mahogany display cabinet with Georgian elements. Standing on Bracket feet with an arrangement of 2 over 2 Oak lined drawers. The top section with 2 x opening doors and a par...

This curiosity / collectors cabinet is a one-off piece designed to house those most precious items, memories and objects. The cabinet contains 3 equal size spaces for safely storing larger objects...

A handsome Italian 17th century Baroque period Walnut and iron specimen cabinet. The three door eleven drawer cabinet is raised by impressive paw feet below a mottled border with a striking reeded gadroon like design. At the center are two doors decorated with arch shaped recessed panels with fine foliate carvings and iron lion head pulls flanked by remarkable columns with large acanthus leaves and richly carved personages. The two drawers also display handsome lion head iron...

A rustic antique French Baroque carved oak tabernacle curiosity cabinet, 18th century or earlier, having an architectural form with elaborate molded cornice, over central niche, surr...

A stunning pair of Italian 18th century Louis XVI period patinated mirrors. Each rectangular mirror has rich carvings throughout and two original mirror plates. The bottom is decorat...

This fine piece of furniture was crafted for the housing of specimens either scientific or esoteric. The many small drawers can house medals, silverware, stamps or any common collect...

A stunning Italian early 18th century Baroque period ebonized fruit wood, tortoiseshell and bone ten drawer, one door specimen cabinet. The cabinet is raised by claw and ball feet below a mottled border. Each drawer displays two exquisite central tortoiseshell reserves framed within an etched bone foliate border and a mottled border with a fine pierced brass foliate keyhole escutcheon. Each drawer is separated by charming and detailed pierced brass rosettes. Leading up each side are intricately etched bone inlayed plaques with masks and foliate garlands. The central door displays a sensational bone inlay on rosewood, of a striking monument with grand columns and a superbly detailed horse and rider spearing a dragon. The door opens to reveal an additional drawer with two detailed charming scenes. The beautiful finished interior, with the original mirror plates in the background, is framed within impressive columns and a unique and most decorative bone and ebonized fruit wood checkered floor...

This is an antique 5 drawer desktop specimen cabinet. An English, mahogany glazed collector's set of drawers, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880. A distinguished antique spe...