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French Gilt Bronze Framed / Mahogany Base Curio Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
base curio cornered display cabinet. The curio / vitrine cornered cabinet features a demilune shape
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Style Rectangular Vitrine / Curio Cabinet
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Louis XVI style large rectangular shaped gilt wood vitrine/curio cabinet. It has a front
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Wood

Modern Solid Brass Curio-Cabinet Made in America High Quality and Nice Details
Located in Chicago, IL
Modern Curio Cabinet that was made right here in America by the Glober Manufacturing Company of
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Antique Distressed French Louis XVI Style Curio Cabinet, Display Cabinet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 66 3/4in W: 38in D: 13 3/4in This Antique Distressed French Louis XVI Style Curio
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Wood, Paint

French Renaissance Louis XV Style Figural Carved Walnut Curio Display Buffet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Louis XV Style Figural Carved Walnut Curio Display Buffet. Item features
Category

Vintage 1920s Renaissance Buffets

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Small Grand Tour Pietra Paesina (Ruin Marble) Bronze Mounted Plaque or Curio
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Grand Tour plaque or curio. With a pietra paesina or ruin / ruiniform marble form plaque
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Models and Miniatures

Materials

Stone, Marble, Bronze

Empire Style Maison Krieger Wood, Glass, Bronze And Marble Vitrine Cabinet
By Maison Krieger
Located in Guaynabo, PR
/curio cabinet. The wide tapered rectangular vitrine has four glass walls framed with wood. The front
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Vitrines

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Wall Vitrine with Glass Door
Located in Dallas, TX
scalloped apron is decorated with carved floral and foliage motifs on the facade. The curio cabinet features
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Burl Art Deco Curio Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
room. Whether you’re displaying fine china, collectibles, or decorative art, the Burl Art Deco Curio
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Wood

Burl Art Deco Curio Cabinet
Burl Art Deco Curio Cabinet
H 92 in W 38 in D 18 in
Black Burl Art Deco Curio Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
Curio Cabinet combines form and function to create a striking focal point in your home. Dimensions: 38
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Wood

Black Burl Art Deco Curio Cabinet
Black Burl Art Deco Curio Cabinet
H 92 in W 38 in D 18 in
Early 19th C Hand Coloured Satire Etching Macaronies Drawn After the Life Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Macaronies drawn after the life, satire etching housed in a period Birds Eye maple frame circa 1800 The etching, coloured by hand, and divided into two parts. On the left is represe...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Prints

Materials

Glass, Birdseye Maple, Paper

Italian 16th Century Pair of Curios Chest Feet The Sea Monk Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather odd pair of hardwood carved furniture feet from South Tyrolean region Italy, possibly from a ecclesiastical piece like a chest. They remind me of the early imagery of the S...
Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Pair of Burl Art Deco Curio Cabinets
Located in Westwood, NJ
room. Whether you’re displaying fine china, collectibles, or decorative art, the Burl Art Deco Curio
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Wood

Pacific Curio Cabinet in Cherry by Studio Moe
Located in Portland, OR
elegant modern hutch. The Pacific Curio Cabinet is designed to integrate naturally into your dining or
Category

2010s American Modern Cupboards

Materials

Cherry

19th Century Bismuthinite Mineral Natural History Specimen Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A lustrous silver Bismuthinite specimen, housed in its original glass and turned ebonised display bubble. Bismuth also known as "white mass" It is a post-transition metal and one o...
Category

Antique 19th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Natural Fiber, Blown Glass, Pine

19th Century Curios Taxidermy Head Mount English Adult Goose
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A well presented late 19th century taxidermy adult Goose head mount, it would appear this has been produced by a good period taxidermist, possibly Rowland Ward or the like. The Goose...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Taxidermy

Materials

Natural Fiber, Straw

19th Century English Zoological Drawings Taxidermy Curio Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
The pleasantness of visual symmetry, a wonderful collection of five very unusual hand drawn depictions of animals on paper, housed in period glazed maple frames. The animals in the ...
Category

Antique 19th Century English Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Paper

Early 20th Century Softshell Turtle Skeleton (Trionychidae) Taxidermy Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A decorative softshell turtle skeleton, housed and mounted within a shadow box. The skeleton appears to be complete and well detailed, laid on a mottled paper backing, gilt slip and...
Category

Early 20th Century European Taxidermy

Materials

Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine

19th Century Distortion Optical Mirror Concave Curio Fairground Circus
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rare late 19th century distortion mirror, with a concave plate Housed in its original softwood well carpentered frame with faux rosewood finish The thick plate has some pitti...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Pine

19th Century Glazed Specimen Box Containing Wheat Agricultural Scientific Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rustically produced 19th century glazed specimen box containing wheat and grain hybrids. The pine hinged box opens to reveal two glazed and segmented sections, with a painted blue...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine

19th Century Slate Animal Grave Markers Tomb Stones Taxidermy Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A collection of slate animal grave markers, these appear to of all been from the same family/estate/property. Likely all working animals and much loved. All initialed and dated to...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Slate

Regency Horner Style Carved Mahogany Griffin Bookcase Curio Stands - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Mahogany Regency Style Carved Griffin Bookcase Curio Stands in the Horner Style. Item
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Regency Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Small Antique French Louis XV Style Gilt Wood Hanging Curio Cabinet C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Small Antique French Louis XV Style Gilt Wood Hanging Curio Cabinet C1900 Measures - 36"H x 22.5"W
Category

20th Century Louis XV Cabinets

Materials

Giltwood

Four Late 19th/Early 20th Century Leather Falconry Hoods Taxidermy Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A highly decorative collection of four falconry hoods, later mounted on matching period brass and ebonised turned stands. The three larger example are first to second quarter of the...
Category

Antique 19th Century English Taxidermy

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Large Foxed Mercury Mirror Witches Hanging Ball Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A larger than the normal witches mercury mirror ball, with a beautiful time worn oxidisation to the interior. Thick hand blown glass with a simple steel hanging hoop, turn off the ce...
Category

Early 20th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Blown Glass

Bernhardt 354-356 Modern Cherry & Iron Door Lighted Curio China Display Cabinet
By Bernhardt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bernhardt 354-356 Modern Cherry Wood & Iron Door Mediterranean Modern Lighted Curio China Display
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Cherry

19th Century Funerary Funeral Hatchment Sir Henry Oglander Memento Mori Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
19th Century Funerary Hatchment for Sir Henry Oglander, 7th Baronet of Nunwell Azure ground shows, a stork between three cross-croslets fitchee or, with Red Hand of Ulster canton of...
Category

Antique 19th Century English Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Canvas, Pine

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Gladstone Bag Political Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather odd hand painted political black leather Gladstone holdall, believed to be a graduate college bag. American in origins, second quarter of the 20th century in age 3...
Category

20th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Leather

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Carved Hannya Noh Devil Mask Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather cheeky looking carved and stained wood devil mask, turn off the century in age. Possibly reference to the Hannya Noh Mask used within Japanese theatre. Age related discol...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Masks

Materials

Pine

Primitive Folk Art Painted Pink Wall Shelf, Handmade Curio Cabinet, Spice Rack
Located in Chicago, IL
and highly functional. Can be set on a surface or hung on the wall. Lovely for curios, small
Category

Vintage 1940s Unknown Folk Art Shelves

Materials

Wood, Paint

Taxidermy Curio "Amber Containing an Inset Zanzibar 1887" Francis Amasa Walker
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A victorian amber specimen, with a small inset captured within. Housed in it original cardboard and glazed display case, with a label reading "Amber Containing an Insect Zanzibar, Au...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century African Taxidermy

Materials

Natural Fiber

19th Century Police Report Buggery With A Horse 1871 William Prudice Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Poor little horsey!!! A penned police report 1871 by a L. J. Deacon Deputy Clerk of the Peace William Prudice on the thirteenth day of June, in the year of our lord one thousand ei...
Category

Antique 19th Century English Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paper

19th C Hand Painted Entomology Studies Gothic Revival Shadow Box Taxidermy Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A collection of finely painted entomology studies, on card later mounted and set within a fantastic velvet lined, glazed period gothic revival shadow box. The shadow box has its or...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Taxidermy

Materials

Velvet, Glass, Pine, Paper

19th C Optical Antique Ruby Red Sorcerers Mirror Curio Unusual Distortion Convex
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A decorative double sided sorcerers mirror, with seven reverse ground optics on a ruby red glass ground, with the other side being a flat plate. The mirror plates have age related o...
Category

Antique 1820s English George III Wall Mirrors

Materials

Art Glass, Mirror

Early 20th Century Door of Hope Missionary Doll Folk Art Antique Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming early 20th century Chinese door of hope missionary doll of an elderly gentleman. A notably early example, in original untouched condition. The painted face has a particul...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Toys

Materials

Textile, Pine, Paper

Early 20th C Pair Transverse Section's of Fossil Sponges Natural History Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Pair of Transverse Section's of Fossil Sponges (Ventriculites), housed in there original cardboard and glazed display boxes with labels From the upper chalk, Kent. Ex museum colle...
Category

Early 20th Century English Taxidermy

Materials

Natural Fiber

Early 19th Primitive Naive Interior Scene Folk Art Military Wooden Leg Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A busy oil on canvas interior scene showing an exaggerated early 19th century social scene in the naïve self taught style. A military/naval officer is showing off his wooden leg ...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Birdseye Maple

19th C Scientific James DeVille L N Fowler Phrenology Plaster Bust Head Curio
By L. N. Fowler
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A larger than the normal plaster cast phrenology head, with its original painted finish and paper labels. The original makers label is partially missing leaving it a bit of a myster...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster

Late 19th Century Pencil Sketch Epitaph Man Who Ate Too Much Fish Curio Macabre
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Pencil on paper sketch of a grave yard, possibly fictional. Mounted on period hand made marbled paper, framed in a maple veneered frame. “French epitaph on a man whose death was occ...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Drawings

Materials

Glass, Maple, Paper

George III Folk Art Treen Secret Book Box Initials J S Country House Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful treen secret book box, with hand carved decoration to the edging and elaborate initials "J S" Hand painted pages, age related patina form years of use Circa 1800, Engli...
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Antiquities

Materials

Softwood

The Japanese Corner
By Elliott Daingerfield
Located in New York, NY
Inness’s spell. It is a charming interior genre scene featuring two women in a curio shop as they sort
Category

19th Century American Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Salesman's Sample French Louis XV Wall Mounted Vitrine Display Cabinet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
jewelry box or wall mounted curio cabinet. The piece dates to the 1920s era and is French-made and
Category

Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

A Helping Nose, American Western Art Lithograph by Noel Daggett
By Noel Daggett
Located in Long Island City, NY
his lap is nudged by his faithful horse. With his nose at his shoulder, the horse's curios nature and
Category

1980s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henredon Burl Wall Unit
By Henredon
Located in Denton, TX
shelves with a plate groove to display collectible plates with a curio light on the top. Bottom cabinets
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Henredon Burl Wall Unit
Henredon Burl Wall Unit
H 76.5 in W 96 in D 18.13 in
French Louis XV Style 'Belle Époque' Carved Giltwood Bowed Front Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
curio cabinet, the center one with bowed-front glass, with twin side-doors and carved with a floral and
Category

Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines

Materials

Fabric, Glass, Blown Glass, Giltwood

Contemporary Modern, Esnaf Navy Candle Holders, Set of 2
By DAY Studio
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Esnaf collection is inspired by the ever-curios carts and tools of street vendors of Istanbul. The
Category

2010s Turkish Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Sheet Metal

Porcelain Glass Collection of Eye Prostheses
Located in London, GB
, colors and shapes. Highly collectable and a great talking curio. Dimensions: The largest is
Category

Early 20th Century More Desk Accessories

Materials

Porcelain

Monumental Satinwood Inlaid Kingwood Marble Top Sideboard Signed Maison Krieger
By Maison Krieger
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
slab of white, purple and burgundy marble. The case is adorned with curio sides which allow you to
Category

Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Sideboards

Materials

Breccia Marble, Bronze

Mastercraft Brass Empire Style Vitrine
By William Doezema, Mastercraft
Located in Hanover, MA
Mastercraft model 260 'China Cabinet' or vitrine, display cabinet, curio in the empire style with
Category

Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Mastercraft Brass Empire Style Vitrine
Mastercraft Brass Empire Style Vitrine
H 86.5 in W 44 in D 17.88 in
Exquisite Hand Painted Japanese Satsuma Lidded Bowl
Located in San Francisco, CA
your jewelry, or in your curio on display. The lidded bowl is truly a piece of art. Dimensions 7
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Modern, Esnaf Navy Party Platter Duo, Turquoise and Red
By DAY Studio
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Esnaf collection is inspired by the ever-curios carts and tools of street vendors of Istanbul. The
Category

2010s Turkish Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Sheet Metal

Cenedese Murano Vaseline Yellow Red Heart Italian Art Glass Bird and Bowl Set
By Cenedese
Located in Kissimmee, FL
green under a black light. Would make a great display piece on any desk, vanity or curio cabinet. Use
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...

Materials

Glass, Uranium Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Contemporary Modern, Esnaf Loaf Cake Stand, Salmon Pink
By DAY Studio
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Esnaf collection is inspired by the ever-curios carts and tools of street vendors of Istanbul. The
Category

2010s Turkish Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Sheet Metal

An Antique Ebony and Ivory Table Cabinet, Late 17th Century North Italian
Located in London, GB
. Depth 10.5 Inches. These cabinet was used by collectors for curios objects. The authenticity certificate
Category

Antique 1670s Italian Cabinets

Materials

Ivory, Ebony

Vintage Banded Agate Mineral Specimen Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine mineral specimen paperweight or curio. In the form of a small polished agate egg on a
Category

20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Agate

Contemporary Modern, Esnaf Navy Party Platter
By DAY Studio
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Esnaf collection is inspired by the ever-curios carts and tools of street vendors of Istanbul. The
Category

2010s Turkish Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Sheet Metal

Contemporary Modern, Esnaf Pink Party Platter
By DAY Studio
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Esnaf collection is inspired by the ever-curios carts and tools of street vendors of Istanbul. The
Category

2010s Turkish Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Sheet Metal

Contemporary Modern, Esnaf Pink Party Platter
Contemporary Modern, Esnaf Pink Party Platter
H 3.15 in W 2.37 in D 10.63 in
Contemporary Modern, Esnaf Triple Candle Holder, Pink
By DAY Studio
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Esnaf collection is inspired by the ever-curios carts and tools of street vendors of Istanbul. The
Category

2010s Turkish Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Sheet Metal

Contemporary Modern, Esnaf Candle Holder, Turquoise
By DAY Studio
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Esnaf collection is inspired by the ever-curios carts and tools of street vendors of Istanbul. The
Category

2010s Turkish Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Sheet Metal

Vintage Black and Brown Low Console Table
Located in Yonkers, NY
canvas, eagerly awaiting the prized possessions and curios you choose to display upon it. Descend a
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Wood

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Questions About The Curio
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2019

    A curio cabinet (or curiosity cabinet) is a large display case typically made of glass with a wooden frame. Small collections are stored in curio cabinets: jewelry, figurines, crystal or any small objects with a common theme.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Curio cabinets have existed since the 16th century, where they were often found in the homes of European aristocrats and royalty. They remain popular today and always have an antique feel. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of antique curio cabinets from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The purpose of a curio cabinet is to store and display decorative objects. Keeping items in a curio cabinet rather than on an open shelf allows you to still easily admire them and to protect them from dust and breakage at the same time. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of antique and vintage curio cabinets.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A curio cabinet gets its name from cabinet of curiosities. A curio cabinet is a special type of cabinet predominately made of glass to display and protect your favorite collectibles and antiques. Shop a wide range of vintage curio cabinets on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A curio cabinet is a glass display case where fine china and other collectibles can be safely displayed. Curios range in size and come in a variety of styles, including corner cabinets that fit into the corner of a room. Many also include built-in lights and mirrors to enhance the display. Shop a selection of curio cabinets on 1stDibs.
  • 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.