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What is the purpose of a display cabinet?

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What is the purpose of a display cabinet?
The purpose of a display cabinet is to protect items while keeping them visible. Glass panels allow you to see what's inside, but the enclosed design keeps out dust and debris. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of display cabinets.
1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
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Venetian Display Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Venetian gesso polychrome and parcel-gilt display cabinet or bookcase decorated in red-orange
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Cabinets

Materials

Gesso

1920s Biscuit display cabinet
Located in London, Lambeth
Vintage biscuit shop display cabinet fantaaric flexible strorage unit with original 6 Pull out tin
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Edwardian Mahogany Display Cabinet
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
SN2132 Truly excellent, Edwardian, mahogany display cabinet, having arched pediment inlaid with
Category

Early 20th Century English Vitrines

Materials

Mahogany

Edwardian Mahogany Display Cabinet
$1,924 Sale Price
20% Off
Dutch Glazed Display Cabinet
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 18th century Dutch glazed display cabinet with serpentine front drawers and a bleached oak
Category

Antique 18th Century Dutch Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Baroque Corner Display Cabinets
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Two Baroque Corner Display Cabinets in walnut and birdseye maple with a mirrored interior and four
Category

Antique 19th Century Austrian Corner Cupboards

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Walnut

Baroque Corner Display Cabinets
$9,800 Sale Price / set
56% Off
Art Nouveau Mahogany Display Cabinet
Located in Brussels, BE
Art Nouveau mahogany display cabinet.
Category

Vintage 1920s European Art Nouveau Cabinets

Materials

Wood

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