{"title":"Curiosities","description":"\u003cp\u003eA curiosities shelf in Cincinnati for the thing you can't explain to a houseguest without a story: that's the whole idea behind this collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOut of our Over-the-Rhine showroom, we carry mounted taxidermy and hides, antique finds, and sculptural objects that don't sort neatly into any other department, sourced from specialty oddity dealers and estate finds alongside the occasional stray from a design project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything here passed one test: does a stranger stop, stare, and ask where it came from? If the answer was no, it didn't make the shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHigh St. is not a curiosity shop stacked with things nobody wanted. We are a design destination, and the oddities here are chosen with the same eye we bring to furniture and lighting — for how a strange thing anchors a room, not just how strange it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're finishing a room that needs one thing nobody can name, or you just like the hunt, this is the shelf built for that. 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Made to order, each globe sized to its specimen — expect natural variation in size and coloration, since no two insects are identical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGood on a desk, a bookcase, or anywhere it can be turned and examined. Pairs well with mineral specimens, antiquarian books, or other preserved pieces if you're building a proper cabinet-of-curiosities shelf. Keep it out of direct or prolonged UV, same as any natural specimen. 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