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Natures Beauty Ancient Petrified Wood Fragment on Stand
Located in Boca Raton, FL
history specimen.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
Natures Beauty- Marine Taxidermy Collection
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Splendid all natural marine natural history specimens of sand dollars, urchins and sea stars in
Category
Vintage 1960s American Organic Modern Taxidermy
Materials
Shell
15” Large Barnacle Cluster with Symbiotic Barnacle on Lucite Stand Shell
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Natures beauty- natural history specimen of large barnacle clusters together with a natural
Category
Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
$280 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Impressive Natures Beauty Large Sea Shell Taxidermy Arrangement
Located in Boca Raton, FL
history specimens arranged on a ceramic Brunswick gold glazed pineapple bowl stand. Great decorative and
Category
Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Taxidermy
Materials
Shell
Pair of Antique Natural Hippopotamus Tooth Bookends, Mounted Sculptural Specimen
Located in Miami, FL
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A rare opportunity to own an authentic pair of mounted natural history specimens with sculptural
Category
Early 20th Century South African Bookends
Materials
Bone, Wood
Antique 5 Drawer Specimen Collector Cabinet, English, Display Storage, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
lock, though the key is absent
Compact & Versatile – Perfect for natural history specimens, jewellery
Category
Antique 1880s British Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Antique 6 Drawer Specimen Collector Cabinet, English, Display Storage, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
— key absent
Compact & Versatile – Ideal for desktop use, perfect for housing natural history specimens
Category
Antique 1880s British Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Pine
19th Century Dried
Foraged Seaweed Specimen Botanical Book Natural History
Located in Lowestoft, GB
weeds with hand penned species.
10 pages all full with multiple specimens, with one page showing a few
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Taxidermy
Materials
Natural Fiber
Exquisite Joseph Malekan Handcrafted Natural Element sculptures
By Joseph Malekan
Located in Delray Beach, FL
history specimens.
Component Detail Unique Feature / Highlight
Main Shell Large, natural Strombidae
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mounted Objects
Materials
Stone
Large Ammonite Specimen, Natural History, Jurassic Fossil, Antique Presentation
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
period, circa 1890. A magnificent example of natural history, set upon a fine mahogany plinth for
Category
Antique 1890s South African Late Victorian Antiquities
Materials
Stone
96: Labrus julis, Indented-Striped Wrasse
By Edward Donovan
Located in Columbia, MO
zoologist. Born in Cork, Ireland, Donovan was an avid collector of natural history specimens purchased
Category
Early 1800s Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Color, Etching
91: Salmo cambrius, Sewen
By Edward Donovan
Located in Columbia, MO
zoologist. Born in Cork, Ireland, Donovan was an avid collector of natural history specimens purchased
Category
Early 1800s Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Color, Etching
93: Cyprinus brama, Bream
By Edward Donovan
Located in Columbia, MO
zoologist. Born in Cork, Ireland, Donovan was an avid collector of natural history specimens purchased
Category
Early 1800s Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Color, Etching
54: Petromyzon fluviatilis, Lampern, or Lesser Lamprey
By Edward Donovan
Located in Columbia, MO
zoologist. Born in Cork, Ireland, Donovan was an avid collector of natural history specimens purchased
Category
Early 1800s Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Color, Etching
50: Clupea encrasicolus, Anchovy
By Edward Donovan
Located in Columbia, MO
zoologist. Born in Cork, Ireland, Donovan was an avid collector of natural history specimens purchased
Category
Early 1800s Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Color, Etching
48: Salmo eperlanus, Smelt
By Edward Donovan
Located in Columbia, MO
zoologist. Born in Cork, Ireland, Donovan was an avid collector of natural history specimens purchased
Category
Early 1800s Animal Prints
Materials
Color, Etching
43: Perca labrax, Basse
By Edward Donovan
Located in Columbia, MO
zoologist. Born in Cork, Ireland, Donovan was an avid collector of natural history specimens purchased
Category
Early 1800s Animal Prints
Materials
Color, Etching
40: Cyprinus erythropthalmus, Red Eye Abdominales
By Edward Donovan
Located in Columbia, MO
zoologist. Born in Cork, Ireland, Donovan was an avid collector of natural history specimens purchased
Category
Early 1800s Animal Prints
Materials
Color, Etching
38: Gobius minutus, Spotted Goby
By Edward Donovan
Located in Columbia, MO
zoologist. Born in Cork, Ireland, Donovan was an avid collector of natural history specimens purchased
Category
Early 1800s Animal Prints
Materials
Color, Etching
36: Gadus merlangus, Whiting
By Edward Donovan
Located in Columbia, MO
zoologist. Born in Cork, Ireland, Donovan was an avid collector of natural history specimens purchased
Category
Early 1800s Animal Prints
Materials
Color, Etching
28: Gadus merluccius, Hake
By Edward Donovan
Located in Columbia, MO
zoologist. Born in Cork, Ireland, Donovan was an avid collector of natural history specimens purchased
Category
Early 1800s Animal Prints
Materials
Color, Etching
32: Gasterosteus pungitius, Lesser or Ten Spined Stickleback
By Edward Donovan
Located in Columbia, MO
zoologist. Born in Cork, Ireland, Donovan was an avid collector of natural history specimens purchased
Category
Early 1800s Animal Prints
Materials
Color, Etching
17: Squalus squatina, Angel Shark
By Edward Donovan
Located in Columbia, MO
zoologist. Born in Cork, Ireland, Donovan was an avid collector of natural history specimens purchased
Category
Early 1800s Animal Prints
Materials
Color, Etching
18. Cyprinus alburnus, Bleak
By Edward Donovan
Located in Columbia, MO
zoologist. Born in Cork, Ireland, Donovan was an avid collector of natural history specimens purchased
Category
Early 1800s Animal Prints
Materials
Color, Etching
10: Cyclopterus lumpus, Lump Sucker
By Edward Donovan
Located in Columbia, MO
zoologist. Born in Cork, Ireland, Donovan was an avid collector of natural history specimens purchased
Category
Early 1800s Animal Prints
Materials
Color, Etching
Collection of Nine 18th Century Butterfly Engravings by Eleazer Albin
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
and Sloan had Albin paint some of the natural history specimens he collected. Albin created these
Category
Antique 18th Century English Prints
Materials
Paper
Small Vintage Display Dome, English Glass Showcase, Mid 20th Century, Circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
display potential for bijouterie, miniatures, natural history specimens or sentimental keepsakes
This
Category
Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Taxidermy
Materials
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
Small Antique Display Dome, English, Glass, Beech, Showcase, Edwardian, C.1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
taxidermy, antique miniatures, or natural history specimens
A tasteful Edwardian showcase dome, this
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Taxidermy
Materials
Glass, Beech
Madagascar Septarian Calcite half nodule mounted on a custom acrylic base
By Pietra Gallery
Located in Polanco, CDMX
symmetry and texture. Equal parts natural history specimen and contemporary object, it is ideal for
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Other
Madagascar Septarian Calcite half nodule mounted on a custom acrylic base
By Pietra Gallery
Located in Polanco, CDMX
symmetry and texture. Equal parts natural history specimen and contemporary object, it is ideal for
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Other
Sea Star Natural Specimen with Wicker Capiz Tray
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Natural history organic modern specimen sea shell star on a handmade wicker tray with Capiz shells.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Taxidermy
Materials
Shell
Majestic Hunter: The American Belted Kingfisher in Its Natural Habitat, 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
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- He spent some time traveling in Europe, studying various collections of natural history specimens.
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Category
Antique 1740s Prints
Materials
Paper
$332 Sale Price
20% Off
Eagle: A 16th/17th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Aldrovandi
By Ulisse Aldrovandi
Located in Alamo, CA
. Aldrovandi was a dedicated collector of biological and other natural history specimens. He developed a system
Category
Early 17th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Eagle: A 16th/17th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Aldrovandi
By Ulisse Aldrovandi
Located in Alamo, CA
Tebaldini, & Giovanni Battista Bellagamba. The publication was a massive, 13 volume, natural history
Category
Early 17th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Bird of Prey: A 16th/17th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Aldrovandi
By Ulisse Aldrovandi
Located in Alamo, CA
natural history specimens. He developed a system of classification for his specimens which contributed to
Category
Early 17th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Corvus, Cornix (Hooded Crow) /// Dutch Ornithology Bird Animal Engraving Print
By Cornelius Nozeman
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
cabinet of natural-history specimens, was the first editor but died before the appearance of volume II in
Category
1770s Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
Ardea, Nycticorax (Black-crowned Night Heron) /// Dutch Ornithology Bird Animal
By Cornelius Nozeman
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
cabinet of natural-history specimens, was the first editor but died before the appearance of volume II in
Category
1770s Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
Larus, Cinereus (European Herring Gull) /// Dutch Ornithology Bird Animal Print
By Cornelius Nozeman
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
. Cornelius Nozeman, a pastor who owned a cabinet of natural-history specimens, was the first editor but died
Category
1770s Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Intaglio, Laid Paper
Ardea, Stellaris (Eurasian Bittern) /// Dutch Ornithology Bird Animal Engraving
By Cornelius Nozeman
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
cabinet of natural-history specimens, was the first editor but died before the appearance of volume II in
Category
1770s Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
Emile Deyrolle 19th Century Plaster, Wire and Wood Didactic Germination Models
By Emile Deyrolle
Located in Buffalo, NY
Jacques Samuel Bernhart. Deyrolle specialized in natural history publications and specimens taxidermy
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Folk Art Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wire
Emile Deyrolle 19th Century Plaster, Wire and Wood Didactic Germination Models
By Emile Deyrolle
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bernhart. Deyrolle specialized in natural history publications and specimens taxidermy, minerals, rocks
Category
Antique 19th Century French Folk Art Scientific Instruments
Materials
Wire
19th Century French Émile Deyrolle Anatomical Lithograph Poster
Located in London, GB
Samuel Bernhart. Deyrolle specialized in natural history publications and specimen’s taxidermy, minerals
Category
Antique 1880s French Early Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Paper
A Hand-Colored Illustration of the Snow Leopard or Once, 1824
Located in Langweer, NL
Smith, an artist known for his work in natural history illustration, from a specimen skin in the Tower
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
$275 Sale Price
20% Off
Muscari Flore and Hyacinth Botanical Engraving by Michael Valentini
By Michael Bernhard Valentini
Located in Houston, TX
medicine and collector of natural history specimens, had acquired de Bry's plates from his famous
Category
Antique Early 18th Century German Other Prints
Fritillaria Praecox Variegata Botanical Engraving by Michael Valentini
By Michael Bernhard Valentini
Located in Houston, TX
medicine and collector of natural history specimens, had acquired de Bry's plates from his famous
Category
Antique Early 18th Century German Other Prints
Narcissus Botanical Engraving by Michael Valentini
By Michael Bernhard Valentini
Located in Houston, TX
medicine and collector of natural history specimens, had acquired de Bry's plates from his famous
Category
Antique Early 18th Century German Other Prints
1816 CONDOR - K. Jos. Brodtmann - Imp. folio 42.5 cm
Incunabula of Lithography
By Brodtmann, K.J.A.
Located in Norwich, GB
more expensive sets being hand coloured. Natural history specimens were depicted and sold in these hand
Category
Antique 1810s Swiss Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
1816, Arabs, Ethnology, Imperial Folio, Huge Early Stone Lithograph
By Brodtmann, K.J.A.
Located in Norwich, GB
coloured. Natural history specimens were depicted and sold in these hand-coloured sets for the use of
Category
Antique 1810s Swiss Prints
Materials
Paper
Texas Tulip or Fire Tulip Botanical Engraving by Michael Valentini
By Michael Bernhard Valentini
Located in Houston, TX
. It is thought that Valentini, a physician, professor of medicine and collector of natural history
Category
Antique Early 18th Century German Other Prints
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
Set of Six Johann Leonhard Frisch Duck Engravings
By JOHANN LEONHARD FRISCH
Located in New York, NY
natural history and the collections of specimens to form the Cabinet of Curiosities so beloved of this
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Prints
$11,000 / set
Giant Sea Turtle Shell, Antique Natural History Specimen
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique sea turtle shell carapace, natural history specimen. Great vintage condition with
Category
Antique Early 1900s Natural Specimens
Materials
Sea turtle, Shell
Collection of 69 Global Conifer Ferns Shadow Boxes Natural History Specimens
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A collection of sixty nine ferns with original hand written labels
From the early part of the 20th century, we have had the smaller thirty nine mounted in bespoke made shadow box...
Category
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Natural Specimens
Materials
Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine
Unusual Gold Tooth 19th Century Natural History Specimen
Located in London, GB
Unusual Gold Tooth 19th Century Natural History Specimen
An unusual half cut 19th Century
Category
Antique 1870s British Early Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Gold
Big Old Horse Conch Sea Shell
Located in Rochester, NY
Natural history specimen very large old horse conch sea shell measuring 17 inches wide x 9 inches
Category
Early 20th Century Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Antique Giant Clam Shell
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique giant clam shell natural history specimen ( Tridacna Gigas ) in beautifully aged old
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Cook Islands Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
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
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Natural History Specimen For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of natural history specimen for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique natural history specimen was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, animal skin and feathers. Natural history specimen have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Natural history specimen bearing Victorian or Georgian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs.
How Much are Natural History Specimen?
Prices for natural history specimen can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, natural history specimen begin at $398 and can go as high as $5,772, while the average can fetch as much as $750.
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