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A rare 18th century VOC notebook with silver fittings VOC Chamber Rotterdam
Located in UTRECHT, UT
probably attached the fittings to the booklets.
See for similar specimens National Museum of Singapore
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Books
Materials
Silver
View of the pier of Antwerp. Oil on canvas. Flemish school, 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
the city with a clear role. Compare a 16th-century copper engraving with specimens in several museums
Category
Antique 18th Century European Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Other
Rustic Wabi Sabi High Board, Pantry Cabinet, Haute-Savoie, Cheese Cabinet, 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Peasant Museum has a specimen, very close to this one.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Rustic Credenzas
Materials
Wood, Wicker
Organic Abstract Cast Paper Sculpture Relief Painting Suzanne Anker
By Suzanne Anker
Located in Surfside, FL
, medical museum artifacts, laboratory apparatus, microscopic images and geological specimens.
Suzanne Anker
Category
1990s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Finsch
s Tree Kangaroo, New Guinea, natural history lithograph, 1936
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Dendrolaugus Inustus Finschi (Cyclops mountains specimen. Tring Museum)'
Tree kangaroo native of
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Mechanical Equatorial Sundial, Johann Michael Bergauer, Ante 1745
By Johann Michael Bergauer
Located in Milano, IT
the instrument to remain open is missing (absent even in the comparative specimens kept in museums
Category
Antique 1730s Austrian Baroque Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Pair of Large Prints of Corals and Starfish in Faux Bamboo Frame, Albertus Seba
By Albertus Seba 1
Located in Richmond, London
not one, but two great cabinets of natural history specimens. His private museum became a major
Category
20th Century Dutch Modern Prints
Materials
Paper, Faux Bamboo, Paint
Two Goldfinches - Goldfinch, Feathers, Dome Frame, Birds, Nature, Vintage, Brass
Located in London, GB
both by material culture collections in museums (traps, cages, bird specimens, feather artefacts) and
Category
2010s Modern Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Portrait of Dr. Rufus Weaver
Located in New York, NY
system. In the photograph, Dr. Weaver stands among the
various anatomical specimens from his
Category
Antique 19th Century Photography
Midcentury Handmade Wall Plate by Hedwig Bollhagen MFR emerged from the Bauhaus
Located in Marwitz, DE
various decors, some of which are located in the Hedwig Bollhagen Museum. This specimen was made in the HB
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Bauhaus Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Gerrit Rietveld Rare Children
s High Chair by Gerard van de Groenekan
By Gerrit Rietveld, Gerard van de Groenekan
Located in Amstelveen, NL
workshop of the museum reproduced one specimen of this second Schelling high chair, although the catalogue
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch De Stijl Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Pine
Mali Moir Hypotype - Cape Warthog Charcoal on Cotton Canvas - The Red List 201
Located in Malvern, Victoria
Africa, this subspecies became extinct around 1871. Cape warthog specimens held in museums lack locality
Category
2010s Australian Contemporary Art
Early 19th Century Cased Bezoar Curiosity Natural History Museum Specimen
Located in Lowestoft, GB
ebonized base.
An elderly hand written museum label is still visible. Velvet interior
A Bezoar is a hard
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European George III Natural Specimens
Materials
Velvet, Glass, Softwood
Early 19th Century Large Bezoar Curiosity Natural History Museum Specimen
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather wonderful early 19th century large Bezoar housed on a period but later turned brass and ebonised wood stand.
The bezoar has a good colour/patina from years of being hand...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European George III Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Cased Bezoar Curiosity Natural History Museum Specimen
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather wonderful late 19th century polished Bezoar, housed in a period but later glass dome on turned base with bun feet. We've had a small internal stand made, much like an egg cu...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Natural Specimens
Materials
Natural Fiber, Softwood, Glass
Unique Museum Specimen of a Casket by Viktor Lurje for the Wiener Werkstätten
By Wiener Werkstätte, Viktor Lurje
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
A Vienna / New York history.
Unique museum specimen of a casket by Viktor Lurje for the Wiener
Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Stunning Large Antique Brush Coral Specimen Mounted on a Black Museum Stand
Located in London, GB
A stunning large antique brush coral specimen mounted on a black metal museum stand. This is a
Category
Early 20th Century Oceanic Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral, Metal
Museum Quality Dioptase on Plancheite
Located in New York, NY
This truly one of a kind, show-stopping piece from the DRC brings serious presence. With thumb-size dioptase crystals – the largest measuring an 3.8 cm long by 1.6 cm in diameter – o...
Category
2010s Congolese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Selenite Sculpture on Steel Museum Mount
Located in Dallas, TX
This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. French for “The World”, the Le Monde collection is made up of rare and hard to find pieces curated by Brend...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Selenite Sculpture on Steel Museum Mount
Located in Dallas, TX
This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. French for “The World”, the Le Monde collection is made up of rare and hard to find pieces curated by Brend...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Museum Quality Imperial Topaz on Lucite Base
Located in New York, NY
for the most discerning of collectors, this museum quality specimen boasts tremendous presence. Lucite
Category
2010s Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Genuine Museum Quality Citrine Crystal Point (1.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Museum-quality, natural genuine Citrine point from Brazil. This world-class point is extremely
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Other
Collection of Rare Shaped Natural History Museum Stalagmite Forms
Located in London, GB
Collection of rare shaped natural history museum stalagmite forms
We are proud to offer a unique
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Natural Specimens
Materials
Natural Fiber
A pair of mounted vintage swordfish bills on black museum stands
Located in London, GB
A pair of mounted vintage swordfish bills on black museum stands. Dimension is for the largest one.
Category
Vintage 1970s Late Victorian Natural Specimens
Materials
Natural Fiber
Stunning Large Antique Circular Piece of Lace Coral Mounted on Museum Stand
Located in London, GB
An stunning large antique circular piece of lace coral mounted on black metal museum stand
Category
Early 20th Century Oceanic Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Victorian Museum Collection of Natural Sea Objects
Located in London, GB
A rare collection of four Victorian museum specimens. Mounted on ebonised based and the specimens
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Mounted Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
Beautiful 40 Draw Oak Cabinet
Located in Peekskill, NY
may have been a printer or museum specimen cabinet and is perfect for displaying all types of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Industrial Cabinets
19th Century Mahogany Chest of Drawers or Cabinet, Natural History Museum
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Victorian Natural History Museum specimen chest of drawers or cabinet. This ten drawer specimen
Category
Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Cupboards
Materials
Mahogany
Spessartine Garnet on Albite from Shengus Area, Near Skardu, Pakistan
Located in New York, NY
From Shengus area, near Skardu, Pakistan
This museum-quality specimen is from a new find
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Genuine Pyrite Cluster from Huanuco Province, Peru (4.4 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
one of the finest locations in the world for Pyrite. This museum-quality specimen has very large cubic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Other
Selenite From Naica Mine
Located in New York, NY
Naica mine and has been less heavily plundered, to this day yielding museum quality specimens like this
Category
2010s Mexican Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
$3,889
1940
s High Quality English Oak Museum Display Cabinet
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Display cabinet – 12 Drawers. Superb quality museum specimen cabinet made with superb craftsmanship. Made
Category
Vintage 1940s English Shelves
Materials
Oak
1940
s High Quality English Oak Museum Display Cabinet, 12 Drawers,
2152.1
Located in Hook, Hampshire
English oak museum display cabinet – 12 drawers. Superb quality museum specimen cabinet made with superb
Category
Vintage 1940s English Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Antique Mahogany Frames/ Specimen Trays/ Museum Display Cases from the V&A
Located in London, GB
the Victoria and Albert Museum for whom it was made circa 1920. Intended to be trays/display cases for
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Here are All the Things I
ve Got to Remember
By Charles Patrick
Located in Greenwich, CT
Patrick is best known for his intricately cut paper butterflies, suspended like museum specimens on
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Plexiglass, Wood, Paint, Paper, Acrylic, Pins
Here be dragons: the river dragon
By Emily Jan
Located in Montreal, Quebec
minute details of the museum specimen.
In this age of mass extinctions and climate change, the
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media, Textile, Silicone, Wood
Irish Specimen Console Table by Mark, Williams
Gibton
By Mack, Williams
Gibton
Located in New Orleans, LA
surface of this museum-quality Irish specimen console table is inset with 75 of the world's rarest and
Category
Antique 19th Century Irish Regency Console Tables
Materials
Stone, Marble, Breccia Marble, Porphyry
Early 20th Century Collection of Thirty Eight Zoological Taxidermy Wet Specimens
Located in Lowestoft, GB
European in origin, some with labels and museum numbers.
These specimens range in age from early to end of
Category
Early 20th Century European Taxidermy
Materials
Natural Fiber, Blown Glass
Pochard
By Sarah Stone
Located in New York, NY
objects in his Leverian Museum, which included specimens brought back by British expeditions to Australia
Category
Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Lion Skin Rug by Edward Gerrard, England, circa 1920
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
specimens. His Camden workshops became a centre for trading specimens. The British Museum has 405 objects
Category
20th Century English Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin
50 Million Year Old Eocene Era Rare Fossil Turtle Mural in Stone, from Wyoming
By Green River Fossil Company
Located in Logan, UT
this turtle was prepared makes it a true collector's piece. This museum quality specimen will be an
Category
2010s American Decorative Art
Materials
Limestone
Fossiliferous Crinoid Marble Sculpture Of Wild Horses
Located in New Orleans, LA
century for a substantial sum.
The elegant sculpture is carved from a museum-quality specimen of
Category
20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Antique 20th Century Taxidermy Study of a Jaguar, Edward Gerrard
Sons
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
numerous specimens. His Camden workshops became a centre for trading specimens. The British Museum has 405
Category
20th Century English Taxidermy
Materials
Hide
Butterfly Wall Art, Butterfly Artwork, Mixed Media Art-No. 1269 Soft+Subtle
By Addison Jones
Located in Delaware , OH
original piece of art.
Ethically sourced museum-quality specimens that come from butterfly farms. These
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Glass, Archival Paper
Butterfly Wall Decor, Butterfly Art, Mixed Media Art-No.1268 Cobalt+Coal
By Addison Jones
Located in Delaware , OH
original piece of art.
Ethically sourced museum-quality specimens that come from butterfly farms. These
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Archival Paper
Blue Butterfly Wall Decor, Real Butterfly Art, Mixed Media-No.1267 Light+Vivid
By Addison Jones
Located in Delaware , OH
original piece of art.
Ethically sourced museum-quality specimens that come from butterfly farms. These
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glass, Archival Paper
Francolinus Jacksoni (Jackson
s Francolin)
By John Gerrard Keulemans
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
century.
Keulemans was born in Rotterdam. As a young man he collected animal specimens for museums such
Category
1890s Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
18th Century Antonio Cifrondi Marriage in Cana Religoius Oil on Canvas Red Grey
Located in Sanremo, IT
Paolo Veronese and today at the Louvre museum, but especially the specimen painted by Andrea Michieli
Category
Early 18th Century Italian School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Victorian Natural History Museum Specimen Chest of Drawers/Cabinet
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Victorian Natural History Museum specimen chest of drawers/cabinet
Victorian Natural History
Category
Antique 1890s British Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Victorian Mahogany Museum Specimen or Collectors Cabinet
Located in Glasgow, GB
An impressive quality Victorian museum specimen cabinet in the Gothic Arts & Crafts style. With
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Gothic Revival Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Collection of Museum Mineral Specimens in Display Case
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A collection of museum mineral specimens in a display case with a removable lid. Presented in a
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier European Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Pyrite
Museum Style Artifact Cased Collection
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large collection of Native American artifacts and natural specimens housed in a vintage display
Category
Antique 16th Century Primitive Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Cypress Driftwood Element on Museum Mount
Located in Dallas, TX
Cypress driftwood element on museum mount.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Driftwood
Genuine Museum Quality Citrine Crystal Point,
1.5 Lbs
Located in New York, NY
Museum-quality, natural genuine Citrine point from Brazil. This world-class point is extremely
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Shell Sculpture of Fantastic Head on Museum Stand
Located in Leuven , BE
A wonderful composition made out of a variety of white shells and corals. The base of the sculpture is of coral white with the eyes resembling a spider web. The nose is an accumulati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Natural Specimens
Materials
Organic Material, Blown Glass
Genuine Museum Quality Citrine Crystal Point from Brazil (4.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Museum-quality, large crystal of transparent Citrine quartz point with rutile inclusions. This
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Other
Genuine Museum Quality Citrine Crystal Point from Brazil (12 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Museum-quality, large crystal of transparent Citrine quartz point with rutile inclusions. This
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Other
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