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What is the purpose of a display cabinet?
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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
$24,000
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
$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
$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