These will include the Visconti Maquettothèque [model set
designs collection] of the Monte - Carlo Opera, the Bosio brothers» sculptures and etchings, Eugène Frey's fabulous luminous decors, the Marquis du Périer de Mouriez's strange collection of transparent paintings, plus the religious boxes from the de Galéa Collection and many other artificialia that evoke the
cabinets of curiosities of the 17th and 18th
centuries, the ancestors of European museums.
While their retro
design evokes stereo ads from the 1970s, the hardware inside the
cabinet is all 21st -
century, starting with a Wi - Fi adapter that connects either to your wireless network or to a proprietary network anchored by the Raumfeld Expand.
That's where the dining room
cabinet, a 19th -
century pine piece with cut - leaf
designs, used to dwell, albeit with an astronomical price tag attached.