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Curiosity Cabinet Collection of Shell, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the
Category

Early 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the
Category

Early 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the
Category

Early 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity 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
Category

Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
name of the shell.. This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is part of an important collection of
Category

Early 20th Century French Scientific Instruments

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Collection of Shells circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
name of the shell. This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is part of an important collection of
Category

Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the
Category

Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity cabinet Collection of Shells Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the
Category

Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
name of the shell. The set is stored In a beige box. This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is
Category

20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
name of the shell. This set, stored In a beige box and ideal for a cabinet of curiosity, is part of an
Category

Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism 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
Category

20th Century French Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
name of the shell. This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is part of an important collection of
Category

Early 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
name of the shell. This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is part of an important collection of
Category

Early 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism 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
Category

Early 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
name of the shell. This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is part of an important collection of
Category

Early 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the
Category

Early 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the
Category

Early 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the
Category

Early 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism 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
Category

Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism 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
Category

Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
name of the shell. This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is part of an important collection of
Category

Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
name of the shell. This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is part of an important collection of
Category

Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism 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
Category

Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism 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
Category

Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism 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
Category

Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
name of the shell. This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is part of an important collection of
Category

Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
name of the shell. . This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is part of an important collection of
Category

Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
name of the shell. This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is part of an important collection of
Category

Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism 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
Category

Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
name of the shell. This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is part of an important collection of
Category

Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
name of the shell. This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is part of an important collection of
Category

Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
name of the shell. The set is stored In a beige box. This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is
Category

Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
name of the shell. The set is stored In a beige box. This set, ideal for a cabinet of coriosity, is
Category

Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the
Category

Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the
Category

Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the
Category

Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the
Category

Early 20th Century French Scientific Instruments

Materials

Shell

Cabinet of Curiosities Antique Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster baby Jesus on a shell stand. Made in traditional Catalan
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Vintage 1950s Spanish Modern Religious Items

Materials

Plaster, Wood

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
Category

Early 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Shell

Cabinet 19th Century Styl Boulle Blue Turtle Shell
Located in Warsaw, PL
French antique Boulle cabinet. Wood is decorated with inlaid brass and turtle, bronze details
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Bronze

Biedermeier Period Burlwood Table Cabinet Of Curiosities Wunderkammer 19th C.
Located in Forney, TX
(cabinet of curiosities) with fifteen drawers and concealed secret compartments, circa 1820. This
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Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Iron

A natural striped Chambered Nautilus Half Shell displayed in a Black Tabernacle
Located in Leesburg, VA
shells and as prized objects adorning Naturalia-themed curiosity cabinets. In Renaissance Germany the
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Late 20th Century American Baroque Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell, Wood

Cabinet 19th Century, Napoleon III Period, Style Boulle
Located in Warsaw, PL
, etc. The main elementsof this cabinet is ebony and turtle shell, with decorative details and gilded
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Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Wood

Set of 9 Limited Edition Artisan Irish Linen Seahorses Starfishes Shells Pastels
By Katie Larmour Design
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Set of 9 Limited Edition Artisan Irish Linen Seahorse starfish shell ornaments in pastel pinks by
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2010s Unknown Models and Miniatures

Materials

Linen

Set of 13 Limited Edition Artisan Vintage Blue Irish Linen Shell Tree Ornaments
By Katie Larmour Design
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Set of 18 Limited Edition Artisan Vintage Blue Irish Linen Shell Ornaments Christmas Tree by Katie
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2010s Unknown Models and Miniatures

Materials

Linen

Set of 18 Limited Edition Artisan Vintage Pink Irish Linen Shell Tree Ornaments
By Katie Larmour Design
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Set of 18 Limited Edition Artisan Vintage Pink Irish Linen Shell Ornaments Christmas Tree by Katie
Category

2010s Unknown Models and Miniatures

Materials

Linen

18th Century Dutch Burr Walnut Cabinet
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
. This is a charming and useful cabinet in which to store your own curiosities of all sorts.
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Antique 18th Century Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Dutch Burr Walnut Cabinet
18th Century Dutch Burr Walnut Cabinet
H 80.32 in W 75.6 in D 29.14 in
Rare German Frontispiece of Rumphius Cabinet of Curiosities, 1765
Located in Langweer, NL
The Amboinese Cabinet of Curiosities was a work by Georg Eberhard Rumphius, and included many
Category

Antique 1760s Prints

Materials

Paper

Shell Buffet with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
like a "cabinet of curiosities". This piece is part of the Arianne Capsule, see images at end of slide
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Buffets

Materials

Brass

Important Cabinet with Two Body in Blackened Wood Carved and Engraved
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
the 16th century accompanied the development of wunderkammern, these cabinets of curiosities enriched
Category

Antique 17th Century Cabinets

Materials

Ebony, Mahogany, Pearwood, Rosewood

17th Century Antwerp Cabinet with Painted Panels Attributed to H. Van Balen
Located in PARIS, FR
in "The Metamorphoses" were perfectly suited subjects for cabinets of curiosities whose function was
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Antique Early 17th Century Belgian Louis XIII Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Paint

German Late Renaissance Pfaffe Piano Carved Mock Roll Top Fall Barley Twist Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
burr walnut panels. Cabinet features a front openwork panel of turned spindles that acts as a sound box
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Antique Late 19th Century German Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Francke Upright Piano Rococo Style Carved Mahogany High Relief Scroll Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
Francke upright piano with a mahogany case. Entire cabinet features Rococo style, ornate carvings
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Antique Late 19th Century German Rococo Musical Instruments

Materials

Mahogany

Georg Fortner Upright Piano Mahogany High Relief Carvings by Julius Bechler
Located in Leeds, GB
candlesticks. Entire cabinet features carved flowers, foliage, musical instruments and grotesque heads on each
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Antique Late 19th Century German Musical Instruments

Materials

Mahogany

Rococo Style Steinway Model B Grand Piano Hand-Painted Scenes Fete Galante
Located in Leeds, GB
footplate is in a scrolling S-curve acanthus design with a central shell decorated with gilt detail. The
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood, Paint

Søren Jensen Maple Grand Piano Caryatid Legs Hand-Painted by Gudmund Hentze
Located in Leeds, GB
featuring shells, foliage and scrolls adorn the piano cheeks. Cabinet features hand-painted ovals by Danish
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Early 20th Century Danish Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Set of 16 Luxury Nature Collection Christmas Tree Ornaments Vintage Irish Linen
By Katie Larmour Design
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
bathroom cabinet and even from the furniture of a window. Care: Decoration only. Does not function as a
Category

2010s Unknown Models and Miniatures

Materials

Linen

Museum Collection Luxury Christmas Tree Ornaments Set of 10 Vintage Irish Linen
By Katie Larmour Design
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
attached to the key of an antique drawer or bathroom cabinet and even from the furniture of a window
Category

2010s Unknown Models and Miniatures

Materials

Linen

Set of 9 Christmas Ornaments Vintage Irish Linen English Biscuits Jammie Heart
By Katie Larmour Design
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
or bathroom cabinet and even from the furniture of a window. Care: Decoration only. Does not
Category

2010s Unknown Models and Miniatures

Materials

Linen

Setof 12 Luxury Christmas Tree Ornaments Handmade Teacups in Vintage Irish Linen
By Katie Larmour Design
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
bathroom cabinet and even from the furniture of a window. Care: Decoration only. Does not function as a
Category

2010s Unknown Models and Miniatures

Materials

Linen

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Curiosity Cabinet Shells For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of curiosity cabinet shells for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique curiosity cabinet shells was constructed with extraordinary care, often using shell, wood and metal. We have 117 antique and vintage curiosity cabinet shells in-stock, while there are 3 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of curiosity cabinet shells available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Curiosity cabinet shells made by Baroque designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made curiosity cabinet shells over the years, but those made by Katie Larmour Design, Jean Roger and Albertus Seba are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Curiosity Cabinet Shells?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $536, while they’re typically $157 on the low end and $398,500 highest priced.
Questions About Curiosity Cabinet Shells
  • 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.