N.B. Please note that this is MINIATURE dollhouse furniture, not real life sized.

• This is a Bespaq collector's cabinet in the new walnut finish, which I have filled with a collection of tiny genuine natural history specimens.

  

  The cabinet contains a natural history collection in miniature: 12 fossils, 31 shells, 2 sea stars, a gastropod operculum, a couple of other marine curiousities, 14 crystal & mineral specimens, and finally four artificial butterflies (can't get tiny ones of those!). A few of the shell groupings highlight the wonderful range of variation within the dove shell, umbonium, phasianella and nerite families, while the other shells are individuals.

  I have carefully chosen all the specimens to work well in miniature in terms of size, form and colour and to give an idea of their true scale I have photographed them with a couple of shells from my real life shell collection. The tiny shells are just exquisite, and the colours and shine are all natural.

  Crystals and minerals include amethyst, galena, arborescent copper, azurite, velvet malachite, sulphur, leopard skin agate, two forms of quartz, vanadinite, and pyrite. Fossils include a bivalve, brachiopod, various forms of bryozoan, and an assortment of different crinoid stem pieces.

  I love opening miniature drawers and finding them full of treasures, and this piece certainly allows that!

• The cabinet is in 1:12 scale, measuring 4 15/16 inches (12.5 cm) high, 2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm) wide and 1 1/2 inches (3.8 cm) deep. All the specimens are discreetly glued in place.

• Examples of my feedback:

  "What a beautiful miniature!", tmkaliski5hah
  "Great quality, wonderful product. Perfect scale! Thanks so much", nobleday

• My "About Me" page gives my web site link where I have other natural history themed miniatures available, as well as many heirloom quality dollhouse miniature silk pillows for sale.

• This comes from a non-smoking home.

• I am a member of the CDHM eBay dollhouse miniatures group and The Camp Yahoo group.

Guarantee

If you are not totally satisfied with your purchase then you may return it to me undamaged for a complete refund of your purchase price, cheerfully given. (I cannot refund postage, as the Post Office will not refund me.)

Shipping

• The cabinet will ship by Priority Mail with insurance for $7.00. Multiple purchases will receive a discount on shipping and handling.

• I welcome bidders from outside the United States. Shipping and handling worldwide is $10.00 by Airmail. Canada is different - please ask me for a quote. Please do not use the automatic eBay invoice if you are from outside the U.S. as it may not get the shipping right. I will contact you promptly.

Payment Options

I accept Paypal, using a credit card or other source of funds, and also personal checks. If you would like to pay by another method, please email me and ask. International payment should be by PayPal.

End of Auction

I will email you directly within a day of the auction's close and confirm the amount due before you pay. Non-U.S. bidders - please do not use the eBay invoice as it may have the wrong shipping. I will contact you.