Wunderkammer
Your Space Oddities
Shop our curation of wonderfully weird pieces and build your cabinet of curiosities.
to
4
Height
to
Width
to
Depth
to
26
10
29
8
5
4
3
3
2
1
1
6
15
8
8
3
4
1
2
1
31
14
9
7
5
31
11
8
7
5
37
29
29
2
2
2
1
1
The Ditchley Park Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A MAGNIFICENT BRASS-MOUNTED PIETRA DURA, EBONY AND EBONISED CABINET-ON-STAND, DUTCH, CIRCA 1650-80, THE PIETRA DURA PANELS FLORENTINE, MID 17TH CENTURY.
Inset overall with paired Fl...
Category
17th Century Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Alabaster, Limestone, Marble, Breccia Marble, Brass
Cabinet by Axel Einar Hjorth
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Very rare if not unique cabinet designed by Axel Einar Hjorth, from the "Caesar" series. Circa 1933. Stained birch.
Rich decorated hand carved flamed birch doors panels. Original finish. Marked underneath with pencil on Swedish "Cabinet Lion".
Presumably produced by AB Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden.
A similar example of the present model was included in the International Exposition, Barcelona, 1929.
Designer authenticity was proved by Thomas Ekstrom...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wunderkammer
Materials
Birch
A 17th century Augsburg ebonized cabinet with painted pietra paesina panels
Located in PARIS, FR
An ebonized wood cabinet with painted pietra paesina panels
Augsburg, southern Germany, mid-17th century
Dimensions: h. 43 cm, w. 32 cm, d. 20 cm
Ebonized wood, inlay of painted piet...
Category
Mid-17th Century German Renaissance Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Large Glass Dome on Stand
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Showcase and protect your treasured objects with this unique glass dome from France. Dating to the late 19th century, dome displays like this shielded portico clocks or flora & fauna...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Glass, Wood
Louis XV Style Mahogany Vitrine by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted mahogany bombé vitrine by François Linke.
Signed to the corner clasp 'F. Linke'.
This elegant...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Victorian Cabinets with Taxidermy Quetzal by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A pair of extremely rare Victorian display cabinets with taxidermy resplendent quetzal (PHAROMACHRUS MOCINNO), cotinga and hummingbirds, attribute...
Category
Early 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Other
Dutch-Colonial Satin and Rosewood, Ebony and Teak Collectors’ Table-Cabinet
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A charming satin and rosewood, ebony and teak collectors’ table-cabinet
Sri Lanka, second half of the 18th century
Measures: H. 86.5 x W. 62.5 x D. 34.7 cm
In the top of the shaped cornice, there is a carving of a butterfly or moth. Under the cornice two panelled doors with scorched chequered motif, and under the doors one long drawer. When the doors are locked, so is the drawer. Behind the two doors, there are eight drawers, suitable to store small collectors’ items, such as a coin collection, or mineral specimens, small shells, collections of animal teeth, etc. The 17th and 18th centuries saw a wide-spread interest in exotic cultures and collecting of botanical, zoological and geological specimens...
Category
18th Century Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Satinwood, Ebony, Teak
Curved Chest of Drawers Scimmie Grey Shades, Chromed Details
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
Like all Fornasetti pieces of furniture, it is handcrafted using original artisan techniques.
This corner cabinet is silk-screened by hand, hand-panited and covered with a smooth lacquer.
The decoration depicts the iconic Fornasetti monkeys on a grey leaves...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wunderkammer
Materials
Wood
Taxidermy Composition with Rare Exotic Birds in a Large Bowed Glass Case
Located in Leuven , BE
A wonderful glass case with a selection of 20 rare exotic birds in a natural environment of tree branches and grass. The case has a rare bowed front glass and is in good condition fo...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Organic Material
18th-19th Century Neoclassical Colonial Padauk Glazed Ebonized Book Case
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A fine and unusual Colonial glazed book case, reeded architectural column supports with neoclassical capitals, tapered and turned reeded legs terminat...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Padouk
A Louis XV Ormolu mounted Tulipwood, Kingwood & Parquetry Collectors Cabinet
By Jean-François Oeben
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Louis XV Ormolu mounted Tulipwood, Kingwood & Parquetry Collectors Cabinet
Mid 18th Century
Attributed to Jean-François Oeben
The shaped marble top over a shaped cabinet with tulipwood, kingwood & parquetry throughout, with tambour shutters revealing a re-fitted interior with 6 graduating drawers, all over four cariole legs ending in gilt bronze sabots.
Height 41 in. Width 38 in. Depth 20 in.
Jean-François Oeben, ébéniste du roi in 1754 and maître in circa 1761.
Jean-François Oeben was a sub-tenant of charles-joseph boulle (1688–1751) in the galleries of the louvre from 1751, and in 1754 was granted lodgings at the gobelins and then at the arsenal in 1756. he was appointed ebéniste du roi in 1754 and was therefore able to work outside guild restrictions. he was a protégé of the marquise de pompadour, the marquis de marigny and the duc de choiseul. his identifiable works span less than ten years. his earliest pieces are in the louis xv style (e.g. small table, 1756–8; munich, residenzmus.), and he seems even to have completed some pieces started by jean-pierre latz (e.g. pair of corner cupboards...
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Antique Wunderkammer
Antique English 19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Dentist's Collector's Cabinet
Located in Glasgow, GB
A super Victorian figured walnut dentist’s cabinet attributed to ‘The Dental Manufacturing Co. Ltd’ . The top with an arched back and three quarter moulded gallery with turned finial...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Marble, Metal
Victorian Collectors Cabinet, “Portable Museum” with Contents
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Victorian collectors cabinet, “Portable Museum” with contents
A charming Victorian Educational Activity, the cabinet is made in fruitwoo...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Fruitwood
Early 19th Century Mahogany Collectors Cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
A stunning quality 19th century mahogany collectors cabinet very much in the manner and style of Gillows, the two door top enclosing fourteen oak lined drawers with ebony cock beadin...
Category
1830s English Regency Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Giltwood Display Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century French giltwood display cabinet
French, early 20th century
Measures: Height 175cm, width 130cm, depth 40cm
This beauti...
Category
Early 20th Century French Wunderkammer
Materials
Metal
Antique Display Cabinet
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Napoleon III antique display cabinet.
This beautiful breakfront kingwood display cabinet has a central wide door flanked by two glazed panels ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Curio Cabinet in Cerused Rift Sawn Oak with Hand Cast Bonze Base
By Baker Hesseldenz Studio
Located in Tucson, AZ
This cabinet of curiosites is one of the flagship pieces in the Baker Hesseldenz Studio collection of luxury artisan made furniture. Drawing inspiration from the minarets atop the m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wunderkammer
Materials
Oak
Early 20th Century Ormolu Mounted Bahut Chest Cabinet by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite French early 20th century François Linke Bahut chest cabinet.
Satiné frisé and satiné cube parquetry, fleur de pêcher marble top, the upper cupboard with two shelves, s...
Category
Early 20th Century French Wunderkammer
Materials
Ormolu
Fornasetti Raised Small Sideboard Cabinet Architettura Celeste Architectural
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
The sideboard cabinet is handcrafted using original artisan techniques, like all Fornasetti pieces of furniture
This cabinet is silk-screened by hand, hand-finished and covered with a smooth lacquer.
It is part of the Architettura Celeste collection, lauched during the 2018 Milan Design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wunderkammer
Materials
Wood
Miniature Louis XV Style Walnut Armoire, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Small glazed display cabinet.
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Wunderkammer
Early 19th Century Chemist Apothecary Drug Pharmacy Drawers Bratley Pontefract
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A truly wonderful run of chemist drawers, originally made for and housed at Bratley Chemist, Pontefract.
Pine carcass with a fine mahogany veneer, o...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Glass, Pine
19th Century Mahogany Collectors Chest
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
19th Century Mahogany Collectors chest with low gallery to the top and four drawers with knob handles standing on four turned feet.
Category
19th Century European Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Mahogany
Cotswold School Teak Collectors Cabinet
By Peter Waals
Located in Petworth, GB
We have a wonderful Cotswold School collectors cabinet in teak with a canted locking glass display top
The 2 hexagonal panelled doors open to reveal two internal drawers, a drop-down...
Category
1930s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Wunderkammer
Materials
Brass
18th Century Dutch Collector's Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Dutch Collector's Cabinet was designed for the express purpose of keeping a wide variety of numerous collectibles in one case, and features, behind the main cabinet door...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Wrought Iron
George II-Style Chinoiserie Secretary / Collector's Cabinet by Antonio's SF
By Antonio's
Located in Dallas, TX
a George II-style black lacquer secretary / desk with Collector's Cabinet above, gilt Chinoiserie decoration overall, some raised, cabinet above fitted out with display shelves for C...
Category
20th Century American George II Wunderkammer
Materials
Wood
Collector's Bookshelf with glass and wooden doors in French oak, France
By Christophe Lecomte
Located in Landivy, FR
SIENNA Collection
This bookcase is part of the contemporary collection SIENNA designed by Christophe Lecomte in Vendée. SIENNA is characterized by taut lines slightly softened by curved handles or drawers.
The oak, a noble species from the French forests is, with SIENNA, highlighted with finishes using a trendy, slightly bleached natural color in contrast with matte black or a chestnut color in harmony with a more "charm" interior.
For a practical and maximum access to the storage niche, the opening of the upper glass flap door is from down to up and the opening of the lower glass flap door is from up to down with a cable opening system.
1 adjustable wooden shelf is avaialble and adjustable between the 2 wooden swing...
Category
2010s French Modern Wunderkammer
Materials
Oak, Glass, Wood
Display Cabinet
By CPRN HOMOOD
Located in Milan, IT
Inspired by the traditional china cabinets, this sophisticated display cabinet features a rectangular frame of forest eucalyptus veneer rais...
Category
2010s Italian Wunderkammer
Materials
Metal
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Display Display Bookcase, Czechia
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
19th century Biedermeier display bookcase
Completely restored to shellac polish.
Material: Walnut
Period: 1830 - 1839
Source: Bohemia - Czechia.
Category
1830s Czech Biedermeier Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
Beige Display Cabinet
By CPRN HOMOOD
Located in Milan, IT
Defined by formal balance and modern aesthetic, this display cabinet revisits a midcentury design with a modern sensibility. Both elegant and functional, this piece has a eucalyptus-...
Category
2010s Italian Wunderkammer
Materials
Metal
Yang Display Cabinet
By Galimberti Nino
Located in Milan, IT
This oriental-inspired display cabinet with stand is part of the Nuovo Classico Milanese collection of fine, timeless pieces. A stunning addition to any home, where it will a perfect...
Category
2010s Italian Wunderkammer
Materials
Glass, Walnut
ANTiQUE GEORGIAN TAXIDERMY BUTTERFLIES INSIDE SALESMAN DESKTOP CHEST OF DRAWERs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning little collectors cabinet in the form of a Georgian chest of drawers which houses four shelves...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Dental Engineer's Specimen Drawers, English, Admindex, Filing Cabinet
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage dental engineer's specimen drawers. An English, enamelled steel Admindex filing cabinet, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960....
Category
Mid-20th Century British Wunderkammer
Materials
Steel
Antique Master Specimen Chest, English, Satinwood, Document Archive, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique master specimen chest on stand. An English, satinwood document archive or collector's cabinet, dating to the late Victorian period, c...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Satinwood
19th Century Oak Coin or Collectors Cabinet
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century oak coin cabinet, the moulded top above panelled body, the two front doors opening to reveal fitted interior of twenty two lined drawers terminating on platform base.
Category
Mid-19th Century Irish Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Oak
Amuneal's Brass Wine Room
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal’s brass wine room is constructed using the clean mechanical details from our Frankford Panel System. The metalwork is all fabricated f...
Category
2010s American Modern Wunderkammer
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Period Burlwood Table Cabinet Of Curiosities Wunderkammer 19th C.
Located in Forney, TX
A fine Biedermeier Period (1815-1848) walnut maple burlwood marquetry table cabinet - wunderkammer (cabinet of curiosities) with fifteen drawers and concealed secret compartments, circa 1820.
This architectural curiosity cabinet is a testament to the ingenuity and artistry of European craftsmen from the early 19th century. The highly figured quilted wood grain, warm rich burled walnut panels, and hand sculpted and molded ebonized wood exterior boasts a dark, lustrous sheen, while delicate hand carved details adorn its surface, showcasing the finesse and precision of its creator.
Probably Southern Germany, most likely Augsburg, having a rectangular raised top with visible hand cut dovetail joint case housing a single drawer, over exquisite stepped moulded ebony transition into large double door cabinet with the original hand forged iron hardware, opening to reveal an interior fitted with eleven drawers surrounding a single locking cupboard door, unlocking to reveal a stunning eight-pointed star marquetry inlaid spring loaded niche panel with hidden release, when triggered the niche slides out to reveal a trio of hidden storage compartments, including a deep bin and two small hidden drawers for the owners most precious valuables. Rising on shaped ebonized wood molding, over a distinctive masculine scalloped skirt, resting on ball feet.
Every inch of this remarkable antique cabinet reflects the warmth and depth of European craftsmanship during the early 19th century — a period celebrated for its quality, superior craftsmanship, comfort, and viewpoint furniture was meant to be publicly displayed. The intricate detailing, exotic and expensive materials, ingenuity and artistry transport you to a time of sophisticated elegance and refinement.
Place this exceptional cabinet in a distinguished office or collectors study, an opulent living room, as a monumental jewelry...
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Iron
Swedish Modern 1950s Botanical Cabinet in Birch with Nordic Floral Decor
By Josef Frank
Located in Örebro, SE
This is the Swedish Modern 1950s cabinet in birch.
It comes decorated with a non-original botanical pattern in the Josef Frank style. The decor is made of 60 different illustrations ...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wunderkammer
Materials
Birch, Plywood, Paper
Read More
The Ultimate Guide to Types of Tables for the Home
Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
What Exactly Is a Secretary Desk, and What Is It Used For?
The furniture equivalent of a Swiss Army knife, it's the multifunctional piece you didn't know you needed.
This Shelving System with Oxidized Brass Tubes Is Retro and Futuristic at Once
Italian studio DimoreMilano mustered great ingenuity when crafting these sculptural shelves, which are built without any screws.
28 Cheerful Home Bars, Where Everybody (Literally) Knows Your Name
Simple or sophisticated, equipped with console, cart or custom cabinetry, these stylish bar areas deserve a toast.
Ask an Interior Designer: Work-from-Home Edition
Leaping into a design project, whether it's refreshing the bedroom or redoing the whole house, can be overwhelming. Luckily, we know more than a few interior designers. You asked questions on Instagram, and now they're answering.
Collected and Eclectic, ‘Wunderkammern’ Are Back in a Big Way
Introduced nearly 500 years ago, curiosity cabinets are finding new fans among today's collectors and designers.
Meet the Incredible Woman Transforming Fallen Trees into Sleek Furniture
In the hands of New York Heartwoods cofounder Megan Offner, unwanted local trees become works of design art.
These New York Architects Love a Complicated Project
From Brooklyn townhouses to Maine campgrounds, Trattie Davies and Jonathan Toews relish a challenge, like transforming a former warehouse space into the new 1stdibs Gallery.