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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

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

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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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