A Rare Victorian Cabinet of Curiosities

Name: A Rare Victorian Cabinet of Curiosities
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA747728
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

Description

A rare and complete** “CABINET OF OBJECTS” containing over 165 delightful objects arranged in four trays of individual compartments. These range from minerals; seeds; timbers; metals and some chemicals, to many interesting and unusual Victorian household objects. The purpose of these cabinets was as an educational aid in schools, so that actual examples of a huge range of objects and curiosities could be studied and handled, and it is rare to find examples in virtually complete original condition.

The cabinets that contained these curiosities was usually of pine, so not of finest quality, and this is no exception, though the original fully-detailed list of contents can be found within the lid. Dimensions: 17.5ins wide x 8.5ins deep x 6ins high. (44.5×21.5×15.25cms). Circa 1870-1890

** Actually, this is not quite complete. Tray number Four includes small circular boxes which contain: a moth; a bee; a beautiful butterfly and…a cricket. For some inexplicable reason the cricket is missing. The pine case has a sliver of wood missing from the front left side of the lid; otherwise this is in remarkably good original condition.

Physical Dimensions

Height

15.2cm (5.98")

Width

44.5cm (17.52")

Depth

21.5cm (8.46")

Declaration

Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this piece to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA747728

Dealers Internal Reference

5165/k

Dealers Notes

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Description

A rare and complete** “CABINET OF OBJECTS” containing over 165 delightful objects arranged in four trays of individual compartments.

“

These range from minerals; seeds; timbers; metals and some chemicals, to many interesting and unusual Victorian household objects.

Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

The purpose of these cabinets was as an educational aid in schools, so that actual examples of a huge range of objects and curiosities could be studied and handled, and it is rare to find examples in virtually complete original condition.

fig 1. A RARE VICTORIAN CABINET OF CURIOSITIES — fig 1. A Rare Victorian Cabinet of Curiosities

The cabinets that contained these curiosities was usually of pine, so not of finest quality, and this is no exception, though the original fully-detailed list of contents can be found within the lid. Dimensions: 17.5ins wide x 8.5ins deep x 6ins high. (44.5×21.5×15.25cms). Circa 1870-1890

fig 2. A RARE VICTORIAN CABINET OF CURIOSITIES — fig 2. A Rare Victorian Cabinet of Curiosities

Actually, this is not quite complete. Tray number Four includes small circular boxes which contain: a moth; a bee; a beautiful butterfly and…a cricket. For some inexplicable reason the cricket is missing. The pine case has a sliver of wood missing from the front left side of the lid; otherwise this is in remarkably good original condition.