Saturday, June 25, 2011

Cabinet of Curiosities

I hope everyone enjoys their first weekend of summer! Nothing says summer more to me than seashells from the beach. Why not display them in a gorgeous antique cabinet, such as this one from the Getty Museum in LA; what could be better?!
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9 comments:

  1. BlueJune 25, 2011 at 7:34 AM

    Shells - an essential part of rococo decoration - and in a terrific rococo cabinet. Beautiful.

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  2. The Devoted ClassicistJune 25, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    What an interesting choice of display! I love the "chicken wire" mesh, and the sense of contradiction.

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  3. SqueakJune 25, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    I've collected dozens of curiosities: seashells, coral, starfish, minerals, feathers, sea sponges, nests, antlers, etc. Now I just need the cabinet to display them in! This one's gorgeous! Hopefully I can find one very much like it.

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  4. KarenaJune 25, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    Stefan I love seashells and just put a bowl of them out on my terrace!

    beautiful cabinet filled with these beauties.

    xoxo
    Karena
    Art by Karena

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  5. Mark D. RuffnerJune 25, 2011 at 9:02 PM

    When you make your own cabinet of curiosities, I'll supply the sand dollars!

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  6. vicki archerJune 26, 2011 at 4:39 AM

    A wonderful way to display shells...I just need that incredible cabinet! xv

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  7. My Notting HillJune 26, 2011 at 11:06 PM

    Love sea shells & that amazing cabinet! It was perfect weather here in DC this weekend.

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  8. SusanJune 27, 2011 at 7:41 AM

    Love the juxtaposition of the natural shells and the elaborately crafted cabinet...

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  9. Rose C'est La VieJune 27, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    Fabulous, Stefan. Is it my imagination or are they
    of a particularly large scale most of those shells? Maybe it's an optical illusion which gives even more credit to the cabinet.

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