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Natural Specimens For Sale
Seafoam Green Fluorite Crystal Mineral Specimen – Dongpo Ore Field, China
Located in Edison, NJ
This is an attractive example from the Dongpo Ore Field of China. The best Dongpo fluorites are known for translucent crystals with great form and an attractive light green tone. This is a prime example featuring three sharp, cuboctahedral crystals in a saturated, seafoam green tone. The fluorites have multi-stepped faces along their sides and central faces that are smooth, acting like windows into the translucent crystals. The crystals’ lustrous sheen further highlights their intricate structure. They have formed atop a contrasting matrix (host-rock) of bladed, beige dolomite crystals. The dolomite is sharp and has formed in dense intergrown rosettes. Peeking out from under the dolomite and fluorites is a shimmering matrix of druzy, white quartz that frames the piece overall. The juxtaposition of textures, colors, and species makes the already colorful fluorite crystals...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Multi-gemstone
A pair of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), Italy 1880s.
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of large branches of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), mounted on large octagonal alabaster bases with guilt bronze profile. Connection with a spherical bronze element...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Boulder Opal from Australia – 397.45 ct
Located in New York, NY
This magnificent Boulder Opal from Australia is a true masterpiece of nature, showcasing a breathtaking play of colors with deep blues, vibrant gr...
Category
2010s Australian Natural Specimens
Materials
Opal
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Tria - Large Sculpture with Lava or Marble Finish, Perfect for Entryways
Located in Porto, PT
Introducing the Tria Sculpture, an extraordinary piece of decor and art that blends the elegance of polished brass with the rugged beauty of natural lava. This conceptually intricate...
Category
2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Lava, Marble, Brass
Yellow Brown limonite formation with white quartz Decorative object
Located in London, GB
Intense yellow - orange limonite formation with inclusions of white quartz.
Origin: Benalmadena Trinidad Mine - Malaga - Spain
Category
15th Century and Earlier Spanish Organic Modern Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
19th Century Belgian Concrete Door Stop
Located in High Point, NC
This 19th Century Belgian concrete door stop is a robust example of utilitarian form turned sculptural artifact. Cylindrical in shape with a subtly ribbed texture around its sides, t...
Category
19th Century Belgian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Concrete
Whole Ammonite Fossil, Mineral Specimen, Jurassic Cretaceous Period #E4G
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Madigascar
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Dimensions: 6.5 x.5.25 × 1.25 in./ 16.5 × 13.5 × 3 cm
Weight: 1 lb 9 oz/ 710 gms
A richly colored example wit...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Other Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Precious Stone
Authentic Carcharodontosaurus Tooth in Display Box (.75" x .25" x 2" 12.2 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Carcharodontosaurus (Dinosaur) tooth in a glass display box From Tegana Formation, North Africa.
Cretaceous Age 65 million years
Carcharodontosauru...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
$300 Sale Price
25% Off
Scolecite and Stilbite
Located in New York, NY
This Scolecite on Stilbite specimen stands out from a 2016 discovery in Pune, India: a region celebrated for producing some of the world’s most refined Zeolite formations. Here, Sole...
Category
2010s Indian Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
$40,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Pink Amethyst Geode Slab, Natural with Red And Rose Quartz, Dual Sided Board
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
Unique and Rare, A Natural Pink Amethyst Slab Showcasing Nature's Artistry
▫️ Description
A gorgeous Pink Amethyst Slab that was carefully formed over millions of years by Nature, ...
Category
2010s Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
$704 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Brown Rock Crystal Quartz Tower / Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Admired since ancient times, brown rock crystal quartz is prized for its extraordinary natural design and beauty. This vintage 1970s tower is polished and presented in a wonderful to...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
Quartz on Feldspar
Located in New York, NY
This museum-worthy combination specimen features a striking interplay between translucency and opacity: showcasing massive, sharply terminated Quartz crystals with natural luster and...
Category
2010s Pakistani Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
$12,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Amethyst Geodes with Purple Amethyst Druzy, Blue Lace Agate, Calcite
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
A pair of Amethyst geodes, each standing as an impressive natural sculpture, feature calcite, deep purple and shiny amethyst, and aesthetically pleasing calcite inclusions interlacin...
Category
2010s Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
$8,416 Sale Price
20% Off
Ceremonial African Sword
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceremonial African sword hand hammered.
Category
1940s Central African Arts and Crafts Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze
$1,000
Genuine Large Amethyst Cluster Geode with Calcite from Brazil (190 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This Authentic Amethyst Cluster Geode from Brazil is a premium natural formation of gem amethyst adorned by small, smooth calcite crystals. The semi-geode cathedral decor showcases g...
Category
2010s Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst
$11,250 Sale Price
25% Off
Mid Century Scalloped White Onyx and Lapis Bowl with Footed Base
Located in Toronto, ON
A stunning mid century scalloped white onyx and lapis lazuli bowl with footed pedestal base. Finely carved with delicate scalloped shape, in an exceptional quality of stone.
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Precious Stone
Bronze Orchid Sculpture by William Jauquet
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A stunning patinated bronze sculpture of an orchid by renowned artist William Jauquet, created in 1988. This exquisite piece is signed and numbered discreetly on the verso of one of ...
Category
1980s American Organic Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze
Vanadinite Crystal Cluster on Matrix - From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra
Located in New York, NY
From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra Province, Morocco
Here is an exceptional world class specimen of a cluster of hexagonal crystals of dark red Vanadinites with glassy luster...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
$4,500 Sale Price
25% Off
Large Milky Quartz Crystal Cluster with Amethyst Crystals
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Large milky quartz crystal cluster from Diamond Hill Mine, South Carolina with an overgrowth of amethyst crystals. The amethyst crystals grew roughly 100 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Natural Malachite Rock on Display Stand as a Scholar Stone
Located in Atlanta, GA
A natural malachite rock specimen with striking green and black colors fitted on a wood stand for viewing and meditating. The gemstone has pointed and jagged surface on one side and a botryoidal form on the other side, revealing a beautiful, mottled pattern with intense colors of contrasting green and black. It is displayed as a viewing stone on a fitted wood base by an American collector of Chinese scholar rocks. Known as "Peacock Rock" in Chinese, there was a more recent tradition in China (from Qing Dynasty and on) to collect the exotic gemstones such as malachite and turquoise specimen...
Category
20th Century American Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Free Form Organic Wood Root Sculpture
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Free Form Wood Root Sculpture
4 h x 10.75 x 5.75 d
Original vintage condition
Refer to images listed
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Collection of Organic Modern Petrified Wood
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A collection of four multi-toned polished petrified wood pieces on a coordinating petrified wood slab.
Petrified wood is a special type of fossilized wood. This type of mineralized...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Organic Modern Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Petrified Wood
$2,000 / set
Vintage Geode Quartz Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Admired since ancient times, natural quartz is prized for its extraordinary natural design. These vintage 1970s gems are polished and present the beautiful array of blue grayish colo...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
$228 Sale Price
20% Off
Natural Gogotte Specimen Formation
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
A Gogotte Formation
Of natural form, dating from the Oligocene period (30 Million years ago). Beguiling natural mineral formation, they are the result of calcium carbonate binding w...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Fossil Agate Coral with Iridescent Ammonites
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Fossil agate coral adorned with iridescent fossil ammonites.
The grey piece of fossil agate coral is cut and polished and adorned with the iridescent...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Organic Modern Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Coral
Shell Sculpture on Stand by Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Glamorous 1980’s shell sculpture on stand bu Maitland Smith.
Constructed of wood covered with tessellated fossil stone and detailed outline with brass inlaid.
In beautiful original...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble, Brass
Italian Signed E Rossi Art Nouveau Life Size Bronze Sculpture of a Woman
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 75in W: 37in D: 20in
This Italian signed Eduardo Rossi (1867-1926) Art Nouveau life size bronze sculpture of a woman is an exceptional sc...
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal, Bronze
18th Century Italian Cross with Fossil Agate Coral and Mounted on Fossil Coral
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian cross with fossil agate coral and mounted on fossil coral.
The fossil agate coral and fossil coral are put together with the 18th century cross to lo...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Agate, Coral
Genuine Polished Malachite Stalactite Slice (1.6 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
A fine and gorgeous Malachite Stalactite slice from Congo with rich, velvety bands of light and dark green and a magical chatoyance that morphs and gleams in the light as you move th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Congolese Natural Specimens
Materials
Malachite
Tetrahedrite From Peru
Located in New York, NY
This sizable Tetrahedrite specimen from Peru features sharp, well-formed crystals with a brilliant metallic luster that highlight the mineral’s distinctive tetrahedral geometry. A si...
Category
2010s Peruvian Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
$3,500
Sculptural Abalone Shell with Baroque Pearls on a Polished Agate Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Polished Abalone (Haliotis Iris) shell with natural forming baroque pearls mounted on a metal rod on a polished agate base. The iridescent, multi-colored shell coordinates perfectly ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Metal
Blue Aragonite III
Located in New York, NY
This piece is a uniquely special find perfect for the discerning mineral enthusiast. It's unusual to find pieces of this calcium carbonate mineral with such spectacular color and won...
Category
2010s Afghan Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Natural Red Coral Mounted On 18th Century Painted Wood Fragment
Located in Bradenton, FL
Medium sized hand-crafted sculpture specimen of natural red coral branches mounted on 18th century wooden painted black fragment base. Perfect addition to your "Cabinet of Curiosities".
Category
20th Century Italian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
50 Million Year Old Fossil Fish Mural from the Green River Formation, Wyoming
Located in Logan, UT
Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of natural history with our exquisite collection of luxury fossil art. Showcasing breathtaking natural specimens from the legendary Green River Formation in Wyoming, each piece crafted by Green River Fossil Company is a masterpiece meticulously prepared to merge the worlds of natural history and refined artistry.
This sculptural stone mural features one Mioplosus labracoides, two Diplomystus dentatus, two Cockerellites liops (formerly known as Priscacara), and two Knightia eocaena. These fossilized fish...
Category
2010s American Natural Specimens
Materials
Limestone
Ancient Driftwood Carving from Northern Thailand Found in the Chiang Mai Region
Located in Yonkers, NY
A tall northern Thai ancient driftwood carving from the Chiang Mai Region. This charismatic tree carving was found near the Ping River and presents a tall, rustic silhouette. Perfect to be placed in a modern décor where it will bring a grand contrast with its lovely weathered appearance, this northern Thai wood carving...
Category
19th Century Thai Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Driftwood
Genuine Amethyst Geode Slice on Stand from Uruguay (14.2 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This top museum quality Amethyst Quartz geode slice features naturally formed, lustrous and fully terminated with highly reflective faces and a deep, transparent to translucent hues....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst, Crystal, Other
$637 Sale Price
25% Off
Chaumet Paris, a French Silver-Gilt Seahorse Mounted Rhodochrosite Cup
By Chaumet
Located in Queens, NY
Chaumet Paris, A French Silver-Gilt Seahorse Mounted Rhodochrosite cup
Circa 1980.
An exceptional object
A quadrangular cut cup in rhodochrosite and the handle made of a sea...
Category
Late 20th Century French Brutalist Natural Specimens
Materials
Sterling Silver
Polished Lapis Lazuli Sphere from Afghanistan (6", 11.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This top-quality, Lapis Lazuli sphere from Afghanistan, has been beautifully hand-polished for maximum aesthetic appeal. The solid piece of natural stone boasts a vibrant, ultra-roya...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Lapis Lazuli
$2,850 Sale Price
25% Off
Polished Agate Geode Slice with Quartz Center
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Polished Agate Geode Slice With Quartz Center from Brazil showcases mesmerizing concentric bands of soft blue, gray, and white agate framing a radiant crystalline Quar...
Category
2010s Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Quartz
$640 Sale Price
68% Off
Ceratarges Spinosus Trilobite from Morocco,
452.1 Grams
Located in New York, NY
Trilobites, an early arthropod relative of spiders, horseshoe crabs, and scorpions, preserved in this level of detail only occurred as a result of very sudden underwater landslides c...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
$900 Sale Price
25% Off
Midcentury Wood Brown Chair Decorative Sculpture Candlestick, France, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Midcentury French modern candlesticks, circa 1960. Very good condition. One damage shown on picture. Made of wood. Beautiful decoration and good gift. Only one unique piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Cobaltoan Calcite // 3.62 Lb.
Located in New York, NY
This thick coating of rare Cobaltoan calcite on host rock is beautifully crystallized with incredible natural sparkle and luster and truly the best hot pink color we have seen in thi...
Category
2010s Congolese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
$2,666 Sale Price
20% Off
Labradorite, (yellow/blue/green/orange) mineral from Madagascar
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Labradorite is a great classical colorful decoration mineral, and one of the most famous from Madagascar.
Scientifically, the phenomenon leading to it's color changing is called adu...
Category
2010s Malagasy Natural Specimens
Materials
Precious Stone
Black Polished Abalone Shell on Obsidian with Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Black polished abalone shell on obsidian with baroque pearls.
Abalone shells are known for their iridescent and pearlescent features. This rare form of abalone has a mostly black o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Lava
Tall Amethyst Cathedral Geode, with Lace Agate, Purple Amethyst and Calcite
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
Breathtaking and beautiful, this Agate with Amethyst Geode features spectacular blue-banded agate lines and rare, stunning aesthetics. Enhanced by shiny Amethyst that perfectly compl...
Category
2010s Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
$7,824 Sale Price
20% Off
Azurite from Liufengshan Mine, Guichi, Anhui Province, China
Located in New York, NY
From Liufengshan Mine, Guichi, Anhui Province, China
Lustrous dark-blue azurite crystals lining cavities front and rear on a crystallized mass of azurite with with fibrous green mal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Other
$30,000 Sale Price
25% Off
Genuine Smoky Quartz Crystal Cluster from Mina Gerais, Brazil (15 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
AAA quality, translucent to transparent, natural lusturous Brazilian Smoky Quartz Cluster with rutile crystal inclusions.
Smokey Quartz works w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Quartz
$900 Sale Price
25% Off
Large One of a Kind Sea Shell and Crystal
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elegant Atlantic trumpet sea shell professionally mounted on a black color marble base. Artistically hand embedded by the artist with crystal quartz pieces that make beautiful art ob...
Category
20th Century American Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Marble
$1,100 Sale Price
38% Off
Genuine Black Tourmaline Crystal From India (16.8 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
AAA quality raw black tourmaline crystal from India. This Specimen deeply striated, with a high-wet luster.
Under Black Tourmaline's protection, not even the worst downer can burst ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Other
$1,125 Sale Price
25% Off
Genuine Trilobite Fossil (Ptychopariida) on Matrix (116.9 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Ptychopariida is a large, heterogeneous order of trilobite containing some of the most primitive species known. The earliest species occurred in the second half of the Lower Cambrian...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Cement, Other
$600 Sale Price
25% Off
Galena with Calcite on Chalcopyrite from Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri
Located in New York, NY
From Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri USA
Large, classic thumbnail specimen of cubic galena crystal with overgrowth of octahedral galena crysta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
$7,500 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair of Modernist Monumental Faceted Hand Carved Rock Crystal Obelisks
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of monumental modernist hand carved rock crystal obelisks were realized in Brazil- renowned for its glorious abundance of precious and semi-precious stones- during...
Category
20th Century Brazilian Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Pair of Smoky Quartz, Vanadinite, Malachite, Copper Crystals, Italy, circa 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of a naturalia mineral specimen. A composition with smoky quartz, vanadinite, malachite and native copper crystals, mounted over a gold plated wooden base with leaves. Italy c...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Malachite, Quartz, Copper
Amethyst Cluster with Stalactite Formations and Calcite Crystals
Located in London, GB
An exquisite and rare amethyst cluster with stalactite formations and calcite crystals.
The stunning piece’s shape resembles a “Cascade” or “waterfa...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Green Apophyllite and Stilbite on Dolomite
Located in New York, NY
This collector’s specimen from India showcases some of the most intensely pigmented Green Apophyllite crystals we've ever seen. The vibrant, almost gem-like coloration is entirely na...
Category
2010s Indian Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Italian Cenedise Vietri Murano Glass Apple
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your decor with this exquisite vintage Murano glass apple sculpture, attributed to the renowned Cenedese Vetri studio in Italy. This captiva...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Murano Glass
Red, Pink,
Green Watermelon Tourmaline Slice— Anjanabonoina, Madagascar
Located in Edison, NJ
Tourmaline is celebrated not only for its vitreous beauty, but also for its unparalleled spectrum of colors and color combinations, earning its place among the most vibrant gemstones...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Tourmaline
Extra Large 12.5 in Luminescent Ammonite Fossil, Jurassic Cretaceous Period #LP3
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Madagascar
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Dimensions: 12.75 x 11 x 2.25 in. / 32 x 28 x 6 cm
Weight: 12 lbs 14 oz/ 5.85 kg
In this example, the complex...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Other Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Precious Stone
Smoky Quartz Formation Clear Decorative object Sculpture Crystal Rock
Located in London, GB
A wonderful large formation of smokey quartz, unpolished and with all its
natural lustre, the piece is wonderfully sculptural in quality.
This piece was legally and ethically sou...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Organic Modern Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
Deep Purple Amethyst White Calcite Grey Agate Decorative object Sculpture Crysta
Located in London, GB
An interesting and stunning amethyst cluster with a striking mineral and colour mix.
In this aesthetic piece the edges have been polished to reveal layers of a vibrant green celadonite, blue-grey agate and white quartz, which frame the intense purple colour of the amethyst.
The interior of the mineral sculpture is endowed with a gorgeous very deep purple amethyst...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Organic Modern Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Antique, New and Vintage Natural Specimens
Natural specimens turn things found in nature, such as rocks, crystals and timber, into art. Sometimes these specimens are hand-carved into sculptures. Other times, antique, new and vintage natural specimens themselves are best displayed in their most untouched state. These pieces range from Victorian-era objects to modern-day designs and include everything from sculptures made from animal horns to works in wood, either as sculptures or merely imposing and provocative chunks of driftwood.
Natural specimens serve as compelling decor in any collection or home. Just as any curious decorative object, such as an ancient scientific instrument or taxidermy mount, will draw attention to your carefully curated home library or mantel, natural specimens can spark interesting discussions about life and art. Whether it’s a piece of ancient pottery formed from natural clay, plants sculpted from metal, sculptures of animals or antique stone, they grant a window into all of nature’s wonders.
Natural specimen sculptures can complement many aesthetics. A rare geode makes a stunning centerpiece in a study or living room. Crystals and rock crystal spheres carved in the 1970s add a sense of etherealness and quiet beauty to any space.
Whatever your taste, the selection of antique, new and vintage natural specimens on 1stDibs includes precisely the right piece for your space.