No curiosities needed to make this cabinet curious. Drawing heavily from Central European design traditions, this vitrine is richly layered with folkloric symbolism. At its crown sits a commanding mascaron—its stern, leafy face unmistakably evoking the Green Man, ancient pagan symbol of rebirth and nature’s power. Flanked by stylized birds—perhaps phoenixes or griffin-like sentinels—it exudes mythic presence.
Exquisitely wrought in iron, the vitrine features rope-twisted legs that spiral to curled feet tipped with ball finials. Vines climb each leg, meeting at a starburst brace beneath a dark, ornamented table surface. Above, a recently lacquered duck egg interior of glazed shelves is diffusely lit by glass side panels, lending contrast to the cabinet’s otherwise shadowy elegance.
Though sourced in Sweden, the piece echoes 19th-century Germanic and Austrian Jugendstil ironwork—where nature, myth, and craft entwine. A rare and theatrical object, perfect for collectors of the uncanny, the elegant, and the arcane.
Width 91, depth 59, height 158 cm.
Collection from Brixton, London or arranged delivery
No curiosities needed to make this cabinet curious. Drawing heavily from Central European design traditions, this vitrine is richly layered with folkloric symbolism. At its crown sits a commanding mascaron—its stern, leafy face unmistakably evoking the Green Man, ancient pagan symbol of rebirth and nature’s power. Flanked by stylized birds—perhaps phoenixes or griffin-like sentinels—it exudes mythic presence.
Exquisitely wrought in iron, the vitrine features rope-twisted legs that spiral to curled feet tipped with ball finials. Vines climb each leg, meeting at a starburst brace beneath a dark, ornamented table surface. Above, a recently lacquered duck egg interior of glazed shelves is diffusely lit by glass side panels, lending contrast to the cabinet’s otherwise shadowy elegance.
Though sourced in Sweden, the piece echoes 19th-century Germanic and Austrian Jugendstil ironwork—where nature, myth, and craft entwine. A rare and theatrical object, perfect for collectors of the uncanny, the elegant, and the arcane.
Width 91, depth 59, height 158 cm.
Collection from Brixton, London or arranged delivery
