Every small treasure deserves a stage.
This gilded cabinet is a jewel box for your collections. Both doors are framed in deep, ornate gold molding, carved with a repeating relief of scrolling flowers and leaves that catches the light like old gilt, and each opens with a brass drop pull. Inside, a back lined in black and mirrored glass doubles everything you set in front of it, and the glass shelves float one above the other, so that every object is seen from front and back. A twisted gold braid trims the interior, and a molded gilded base grounds the whole piece.
The idea behind the curio cabinet goes back to the 16th century, when collectors in Europe filled rooms with treasures and called them cabinets of curiosities, or Wunderkammer, “rooms of wonder.” By the Victorian era, the glass-fronted curio cabinet had come into the home, and families used it to show off their most prized finds, from figurines from travels to heirlooms. The tradition is alive and well, and this slim, 4.25"-deep cabinet is made for the way we collect now, in small and beautiful things.
Fill it with Limoges boxes, perfume bottles, miniature porcelain, figurines, thimbles, shells, crystal, small antiques, or the souvenirs of a lifetime. The mirror and the glass shelves give each piece a halo of light, and the gold frame turns the whole collection into a work of art. It is a lovely gift for a collector, and a wonderful way to give a favorite wall, entry, or corner a touch of old-world glamour.
Details
Gilded curio display cabinet, ornate floral relief frames in gold, double glass doors with brass pulls, glass shelves, mirrored back with black lining and gold braid trim, 22.25" x 25.25" x 4.25"
Tucked inside every set, a little something for first time Tavola customers — a hand-finished vintage passport notebook. Note the piece, the moment, the person you gave it to. One day these pieces will sit in someone else's hands — and they'll know it came from yours.
Every small treasure deserves a stage.
This gilded cabinet is a jewel box for your collections. Both doors are framed in deep, ornate gold molding, carved with a repeating relief of scrolling flowers and leaves that catches the light like old gilt, and each opens with a brass drop pull. Inside, a back lined in black and mirrored glass doubles everything you set in front of it, and the glass shelves float one above the other, so that every object is seen from front and back. A twisted gold braid trims the interior, and a molded gilded base grounds the whole piece.
The idea behind the curio cabinet goes back to the 16th century, when collectors in Europe filled rooms with treasures and called them cabinets of curiosities, or Wunderkammer, “rooms of wonder.” By the Victorian era, the glass-fronted curio cabinet had come into the home, and families used it to show off their most prized finds, from figurines from travels to heirlooms. The tradition is alive and well, and this slim, 4.25"-deep cabinet is made for the way we collect now, in small and beautiful things.
Fill it with Limoges boxes, perfume bottles, miniature porcelain, figurines, thimbles, shells, crystal, small antiques, or the souvenirs of a lifetime. The mirror and the glass shelves give each piece a halo of light, and the gold frame turns the whole collection into a work of art. It is a lovely gift for a collector, and a wonderful way to give a favorite wall, entry, or corner a touch of old-world glamour.
Details
Gilded curio display cabinet, ornate floral relief frames in gold, double glass doors with brass pulls, glass shelves, mirrored back with black lining and gold braid trim, 22.25" x 25.25" x 4.25"
Tucked inside every set, a little something for first time Tavola customers — a hand-finished vintage passport notebook. Note the piece, the moment, the person you gave it to. One day these pieces will sit in someone else's hands — and they'll know it came from yours.
