Large Antique Thai Buddhist Manuscript Storage Cabinet.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Art Market L'Asie Exotique, Palm Springs, CA For Similar Cabinets see: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1971.139 Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 2006.27.7, 2006.27.41 and 2006.27.42 A...
Gold Leaf
18th Century miniature bronze gilt cabinet with underglass paintings
Located in Delft, NL
The legs are in Rococo style and are fully floral decorated This Museum piece is a sewing cabinet with a golden sewing set in the top of the cabinet with lid.
Gold, Bronze
Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun Bust Sculpture, Decorative Ancient Egyptian Revival
Located in Wembley, GB
Perfect for luxury interiors, libraries, studies, museum-inspired displays, cabinets of curiosities, and collectors of world cultures, ancient civilisations, classical art, and herit...
Resin, Acrylic, Driftwood, Bog Wood
Renaissance Splendour: The Grand Dining Room of Henry d'Allemagne, 1900
Located in Langweer, NL
Keywords: Henry d'Allemagne, Renaissance Revival, dining room interior, Belle Époque, antique interior print, French decorative arts, architectural print, historic interiors, origina...
Paper
Exquisite 18th C Spanish Baroque Walnut Bargueno or Fall Front Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Retaining its original paneled base, substantial molded cornice, keys and beautifully aged iron hardware, this museum-worthy cabinet exemplifies the craftsmanship and functionality o...
Walnut
Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun Bust Sculpture, Decorative Ancient Egyptian Revival
Located in Wembley, GB
Perfect for luxury interiors, libraries, studies, museum-inspired displays, cabinets of curiosities, and collectors of world cultures, ancient civilizations, classical art, and herit...
Resin, Acrylic
Antique Exotic Seashells & Cone Shells Engraving – Bertuch, c.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
The combination of the extraordinary large shell at the top with six smaller, intricately patterned specimens gives the composition the appearance of an early museum or cabinet-of-cu...
Paper
Tapir Family with Juvenile in Tropical Wetland, Brodtmann, 1816
Located in Langweer, NL
Keywords: Tapir, Tapirus, South American Wildlife, Tropical Mammals, Rainforest Animals, Juvenile Tapir, Natural History, Zoology, Karl Joseph Brodtmann, Hand-Colored Lithograph, Sci...
Paper
Japanese Bronze Okimono "Morning Grasslands" — Ox & Child by Koga Tadao
Located in Fukuoka, JP
One of the largest collections of his monumental bronzes is housed in the gardens of the Saga Prefecture Art Museum. To own a signed, cabinet-scale work by this artist — complete wit...
Bronze
Antique Gold Nashiji Maki-e Tiered Writing Box, 19th century
Located in Taichung, TW
Bridging the gap between a portable desk and a highly decorative cabinet, this museum quality artifact is a spectacular representation of classical Japanese lacquer mastery.
Wood, Lacquer
Victorian Beetle Prints Set of Four – Scarab & Stag Beetle Plates, 1893
By Louis-Pierre Baltard
Located in Langweer, NL
Each sheet displays numerous species carefully arranged in a structured composition that resembles museum specimen drawers or Victorian cabinets of curiosity.
Paper
Exceptional French Gorilla Sculpture Diorama, mid-19th century
Located in L’ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE, FR
A modeling technique used in museums and curiosity cabinets. Very good condition, note some slight marks of age (see details).
Steel
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
Natural Specimen Rare Silver Galena Crystals From Peru
Located in Peshawar, PK
The specimen’s clarity of form and high-luster surfaces make it ideal for display, cabinet or museum quality. With its rare provenance and excellent presentation, this piece represen...
Rock Crystal
1990s Bronze Sculptural Replica of a Crocodile Skull on a Base
Located in Marbella, ES
Mounted on a rectangular black base, this piece combines art and nature, evoking the style of a curiosity cabinet or museum decor. Its prominent teeth and fierce expression give it a...
Bronze
$2,952Sale Price|20% Off
Large Ammonite Specimen, Natural History, Jurassic Fossil, Antique Presentation
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
A fine choice for display within a collector’s cabinet, study, or museum setting. Delivered ready for the home or institution.
Stone
A Rare Pair of George III Style Mahogany Cellarettes
By Conrath and Sons
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Gifted in 1964 Metropolitan Museum, New York Deaccessioned and sold by the Metropolitan Museum 2015.
Brass
Antique Oriental Jewelry & Adornment Study from Maximilian in Bavaria, 1846
Located in Langweer, NL
The overall effect recalls a museum vitrine or cabinet of curiosities, making the plate both intellectually compelling and visually luxurious.
Paper
Dioptase, Shattuckite, and Adamite Crystal Specimen, Congo, New
Located in New York, NY
Its size, at nearly nine inches in length and over six pounds in weight, ensures it will stand as a cabinet centerpiece or museum-grade display specimen.
Crystal
Big Ceramic Vase from Mobach 1950, Utrecht, the Netherlands
By Mobach
Located in Brussels, BE
The former clay store and the area around the coal-fired kiln, dating back to 1922, serve as exhibition area. In the museum there is a display cabinet showing work from 1895 to about...
Ceramic
Scolecite Mineral with Stilbite From, India
Located in New York, NY
The scolecite crystals have glassy crystal faces and are mostly translucent with transparent terminations. Large cabinet specimen, museum quality. Measures: 7.2 lbs, 12 x 5.5 x 3...
Crystal, Other
Arne Jacobsen Sofa Produced by Cabinetmaker Otto Meyer in Denmark
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
The pair of chairs today form part of the collection of Design Museum Danmark. The cabinets remain with the Fergo family.
Brass
Ointment Pot Apothecary Poor Man's Friend Dr Roberts Bridport Beach & Barnicott
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
It was bought by the Bridport Museum in August 2003 for £480. Other key pieces of Dr Roberts paraphernalia purchased by the museum included the dispensing cabinet at £2,185 that used...
Stoneware
Olbrich & Gluckert, Mirrored Chest of Drawers, France, C. 1936
By Joseph Maria Olbrich
Located in New York, NY
-Bröhan-Museum, Berlin, a variant cabinet with upper glass doors is kept in the collections of this museum.
Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany, Maple, Burl
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
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