I was looking for a late 19th Century feel, a case you might have browsed at the village dry goods emporium for bolts of fabric or a new, daring and darling ostrich feather hat.
Of oak, glass on sides, front, and top with sliding panels in the rear for access to your buggy whip inventory.
This elegiac homage is finished in shellac
Prize Cases 
Museum Donation Pedestal 
The Ripped Stools 