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Now this is a coin cabinet!
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Courtesy of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and Art, here is an amazing coin cabinet from centuries past:
Just some eye candy to enjoy while the museum is closed...
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Don't believe mine looks like that!
Very interesting but too short. I wanted her to open every drawer. Peace Roy
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Very cool!
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Excessively cool
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Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Wow thats an awesone cabinet
That's nice.
Terrific!
Beautiful piece of furniture. Better have nice coins to go in that one.
What a "Lovely piece of Work" not many have the skill to make items like that anymore, everything is about Time and Money but I guess if you have the Money to have it built, you would not worry about Time. All things come in Good Time! they say, I'm waiting and still waiting.
Thanks for posting that!
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That's beautiful !
It kind of reminded me of this one that I used to own......yea, right.....
https://youtube.com/watch?v=MKikHxKeodA
Unlocking the Medals Cabinet with Rachel Delphia, Curator of Decorative Arts and Design from Carnegie Museum of Art on Vimeo.
Thanks for posting. If this cabinet could talk about what treasures it had held, I'd listen
That is, itself, an incredible work of art. Absolutely beautiful....Cheers, RickO
Very cool.
I wonder if there are hidden compartments in the cabinet that have yet to be discovered, opened and inspected?
If so, one could have their own treasure hunt without ever having to leave the room that the cabinet is located in.
When my grandparents passed away in the early 80’s I bought their house from my Dad as he inherited it. As the oldest grandson it was sort of my responsibility. As I cleaned out the house I was left with a few pieces of furniture with one being a 1910 dresser. My dad said do whatever with it. Take it to the curb if you have to. I called a neighborhood antique dealer indeed hoping he would give me a few bucks and more importantly haul it way from the basement. I was shocked when he came over said the dresser was worth $1700. But more importantly he showed by the hidden drawers. In the drawers they were GM stock certificates and cash equivalents. 80k in total. FWIW in perspective II paid 25k in total for the house. My Dad was thrilled when I subtly relayed what transpired and handed him his “treasure”. Pollocks are stashers
My Dad passed away in November and I ended up with all the Bonds from the old country (Poland) . They were part of the stash. They can’t be cashed but they are cool as heck to display
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Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Seeing the craftsmanship on that cabinet makes me realize what carpentry hack I am.
Nice.
No "cabinet friction" there !
Super cool. I totally wasn’t expecting that massive compartment to open after the second lock. I thought it was a simple door at the lock that would open. Totally killer.
Told my wife I want that for Christmas. She rolled her eyes and walked away.
"Today the crumbs, tomorrow the
loaf. Perhaps someday the whole damn boulangerie." - fictional Jack Rackham
Very cool.
See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
I love custom woodworking projects like that. Too bad such a thing is no longer practical for slabbed coins & security concerns.
Fantastic cabinetry........and it would be very interesting to know not only the cabinet maker, but the owners of those cabinets. I would think that at some time those cabinets held tremendous collections. I wonder if these type of cabinets ever show up on Heritage Auctions?
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Outstanding!
Awesome!
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That is awesome.
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Yeah, but are the drawers deep enough for slabs?
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My mind reader refuses to charge me....
That's a super cool cabinet.
Cabinets like this are furniture work of art in their own right. How it preserve coins is another matter and would need to be checked over by an expert. In the old days harmful glue, fittings, leather, etc, are used that gave off gases and could contaminate coins. For centuries coin cabinets were ordered from craftsmen who makes general furnitures as per wishes of the patron. Its only in the latter half of the 19th century that professional cabinets placing higher emphasis on conservation emerges and sold through coin dealership.
Wow, that’s cool! 😎
I too wish she would have opened more of the cabinet or had been able to share more about who owned it, granted that information may not be known. The cabinet is fantastic from the outside alone! Getting inside of it just takes it to the next level.
Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners.
what a stunner
Very cool. Wouldn't fit my decor, but it's a gorgeous piece.
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
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So cool...
Here's a photo and excerpt of this piece:
https://brooklynrail.org/2018/05/artseen/Pestana-Visions-of-Order-and-Chaos-The-Enlightened-Eye
I had to look up ébéniste and this is what Google told me:
After Google Translate: