(This is a little glass front case that held small momentos... the only "degradable" things were a bit of fabric and some candied almonds. I think the odor was possibly caused by something used to preserve the cabinet from woodworm but have no way to be sure. There are a few black stains inside that didn't wash away with flax soap and after I washed it I closed a dish of baking soda inside hoping to absorb the odor. That not working I put a jar of cloves inside hoping to, at least, cover the smell but also this to no avail.)
Almost all the antique wood pieces I have bought have that smell, I know it well, lol! I found luck in buying those drawer sachets at a local country/gift store. I bought euchalyptis (spelling?) and put a sachet of that scent in my cabinet and at first it smelled like both the old and the sachet, but after a couple months, the smell of the sachet started overpowering. Now, years later, the sachets are gone, but that's all you can smell in my cabinets! (so be sure to pick a smell you really like!) Good Luck!!! 
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