Curiosity Preserved, Steampunk Cabinet of Oddities | Mixed Media OOAK Art Box
$135.00
What does a curious mind keep? Apparently — everything.
Curiosity, Preserved is a one-of-a-kind assemblage artwork housed in an antique cigar box, its hinged lid opening to reveal two worlds: a collaged interior papered with antique book illustrations, and a shelved cabinet of the genuinely strange and wonderful.
Inside, composition doll arms reach from their compartments with unsettling purpose. A cotton antique putz sheep occupies its shelf with quiet authority. A lead polar bear stands his ground near a pair of glass eyes that have seen considerably more than they're letting on. Vintage dice, an old "SAFE" game piece, the number 42, and fragments of antique ephemera fill every corner — each object chosen, each placement deliberate.
The collaged door draws from antique book illustrations, layered into a dense and dreamy backdrop for the wooden propeller, embossed letters, and a round wooden frame that anchors the composition's left panel.
This is a piece that rewards looking. And then looking again.
DETAILS
Original assemblage artwork, one of a kind
Antique cigar box, medium size
Mixed media: antique and vintage found objects, collage, antique book illustrations
Signed by the artist
Ready to display
9 " tall 14 " wide approximately
Shipping from United States
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3-5 business days
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