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Natural Specimens For Sale
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Mecca Fragment with a Fossil Shell on Calcite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian mecca fragment candlestick with a fossil shell and wulfenite on a polished calcite base.
The fragment was originally p...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Vintage Boho Glazed Ceramic Monumental Pear
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Infuse your home with a vibrant pop of color and sculptural charm with this monumental vintage glazed ceramic pear. Boasting a luscious, high-gloss yellow finish, this captivating fr...
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
Collection of 9 Prehistoric Fossilised Welsh Trilobites
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A fascinating collection of nine natural, prehistoric fossilised Welsh trilobite specimens of varying shapes and sizes – ranging from 12 cm (2.72 in) to 5 cm (1.97 in). Ex. private c...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Welsh Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Large Amethyst Crystal Cluster with Purple Fluorite
Located in New York, NY
Museum quality, rare undulating formation of a gemmy transparent amethyst cluster with a cluster of spherical purple fluorite. These amethyst crystals ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst, Crystal, Other
$9,000 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair of Ammonite Fossils
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of fossil ammonite stones. These are generally found in the ocean and have a mixture of limestone seashells, etc from years of fossilizing.
One is larger than the other. Lar...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Canadian Prehistoric Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
$1,410 Sale Price
25% Off
Chinese Gray Scholar
s Rock
Located in Hudson, NY
Chinese Gray Scholar's Rock, of naturalistic form, on early 19th century rosewood stand.
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
$35,000
Tessellated Bone Faux Tusks
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tessellated bone faux tusks in the style of Anthony Redmile.
Category
1980s Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
$937 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Tourmaline On Cleavelandite From Mawi Pegmatites, Laghman Province, Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
PRODUCT INFORMATION:
Specimen Type: Natural Tourmaline On Cleavelandite
Weight: 397 Grams
Dimension: 8.3 x 8.8 x 6.7 Cm
Origin: Mavi Pegmatites, Laghman Province, Afghanistan
Trea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Adam Style Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Tourmaline, Other
Natural Red and White Coral Mounted on 18th Century Wood Pedestal
Located in Bradenton, FL
A hand-crafted sculpture specimen of natural white and red coral branches mounted on 18th century wood fragment and square lucite base.
Category
20th Century Italian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Italian Marble Amphora Urn
Located in New York, NY
Breccia marble amphora urn. Rich brown and coffee colored Italian Breccias marble urn of the Charles X period with black and grey highlights fashioned in ...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Charles X Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Breccia Marble
143.28 Pink Tourmaline With Cleavelandite Specimen From Paprook, Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Weight : 143.28 Gram
Dimension: 5.7 x 5.4 x 4.2 Cm
Origin : Paprook Mine, Afghanistan
Tourmaline is a crystalline silicate mineral group in which boron is compounded with element...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Adam Style Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Petrified Wood Obelisks Set of 2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petrified Wood Obelisks Set of 2
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
$900 / set
17th Century Italian
Florence Fragment
Base with Naturally Free-Formed Copper
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian 'Florence Fragment' base topped with preserved, naturally free-forming copper.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the histo...
Category
17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Copper
Massive Natural Red Pipe Coral Specimen #4
Located in Bradenton, FL
Massive natural specimen of red coral reef. Color is a natural ruby red Flat underside for easy display. This specimen is a great size for displaying in any decor.
Category
20th Century Italian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Late 19th-Early 20th White Bailer Shell Pectoral, Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th Bailer shell pectoral, Highlands, possibly Mendi People, Papua New Guinea
These large shell pectorals were worn ceremonially by men and women in Papua New Guine...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
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 tall ancient driftwood carving, originating from the Chiang Mai region in Northern Thailand, is a striking piece of natural art. Found near the Ping River, it features a tall and narrow rustic silhouette that embodies the raw beauty of nature. Its weathered appearance and textural depth make it a captivating decorative item, perfect for adding a touch of organic charm to a modern décor.
Ideal for placing against a plain wall to create a focal point, this driftwood carving can be dramatically enhanced by directional lighting, such as a spotlight positioned below to cast intriguing shadows and highlight its unique contours. This approach not only accentuates its form but also imbues your space with a sense of historical mystique and natural elegance.
Whether positioned in a living room, hallway, or large open-plan area, this Northern Thai wood carving...
Category
19th Century Thai Rustic Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Driftwood
Pair of Rock Crystal Obelisks and Sphere
Located in Hanover, MA
Beautiful grouping of clear rock crystal quarts pair of obelisks and a sphere.
Category
1950s Brazilian Grand Tour Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
$2,800 / set
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Insects of the Forest Edge
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Insects of the Forest Edge
A vintage school teaching showcase with specimen illustrating the insects of the forest edge. Used as teachin...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood
"Chasm" Root Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking silhouette elevates this gnarled rootwood object into an incredible natural sculpture. The organic root form recalls the tradition of Chinese scholars' rocks, or gongshi, ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
$3,880
Schorl Tourmaline, Aquamarine and Quartz on Albite from Pakistan
Located in New York, NY
From Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Cluster of many elongated aquamarine crystals with lustrous black schorl tourmaline ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Tourmaline, Other
$22,500 Sale Price
25% Off
Large Polished Labradorite Freeform
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A spectacular naturally formed large polished labradorite freeform sourced from Madagascar. Characterised by its iridescent colours...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Modern Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Very Large Custom Mounted Octopus Coral (Galaxea fascicularis)
Located in New York, NY
Very Large Custom Mounted Octopus Coral.
This stunning piece features a very large specimen of Octopus Coral (Galaxea fascicularis), a captivating species of colonial stony coral b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Coco de Mer On Custom Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
A Coco de Mer nut on custom made lucite stand. The Coco de Mer seed nut is the largest in the world and only found in th Seychelles islands. Circa early 20...
Category
Early 20th Century Seychellois Natural Specimens
Materials
Coconut
Small Sculpture of a Nude Boy on Malachite Base, Benjamin Schlick Mid-19th Cent
By Benjamin Schlick
Located in New York City, NY
A fine quality mid-19th century silver electroplate sculpture of a nude male figure after the antique, on original malachite base.
A classica...
Category
Early 19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Malachite
7" Sculptured Turned Wood Sculpture
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a beautifully crafted sculpture made of burl root, Put on a lathe it was turned and crafted into this wonderful vase. It has a lot of detail and craftsmanship.
A nice decor...
Category
20th Century American Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
$385 Sale Price
30% Off
Hand Sculpted Citrine Crystal Heart with Golden Orange Citrine Druzy
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
Deep Orange Citrine Heart with Sparkly, Golden Orange Citrine Druzy
▫️ Description
A beautiful, highly aesthetic Citrine Heart, this specimen features a superb golden orange color ...
Category
2010s Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
$1,184 Sale Price
20% Off
Golden Porcupine Calcite Cluster from Java, Indonesia
Located in New York, NY
Lustrous vibrant orange-yellow showy, sharp "Porcupine" calcite cluster. The calcites are perfectly terminated and damage free.
Measures: Weight: 4.7 lbs, Dimensions: 7 x 4 x 8 in...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indonesian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
$6,375 Sale Price
25% Off
18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Sunray with Pyrophyllite and Titanium Quartz
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf sunray mounted on pyrophyllite with titanium quartz.
The 18th century gold leaf sunray was once a halo motif as part ...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
Green Apophyllite
Stilbite Mineral Specimen
Located in Houston, TX
Green apophyllite, stilbite and chalcedony mineral specimen on a lucite stand. The dimensions are of the specimen on the stand.
Visit our other 1STDIBS storefront Moxie Interiors t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Fossil Dinosaur Tibia Leg Bone of Spinosaurus
Located in Scorton, GB
A Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tibia 2.3ft leg section in surmounted bronze AES stand.
Unearthed in the continental intercalaire, the Spinosaurus tibia section highlights a nineteen m...
Category
15th Century and Earlier North African Prehistoric Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Italian Eucharist Emblem Fragment Mounted on Mica with Garnet
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian eucharist emblem fragment mounted on mica with garnets with a baroque pearl and topaz. The ecclesiastical fragment was original used to depict a symbol of the eu...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Blue Coral Sculptures on Lucite
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty one of a kind sculptures or assemblages handcrafted with organic blue coral in a dramatic ocean inspired composition, presented on lucite bases to enhance the sculptural elemen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Solomon Islands Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Organic Material, Lucite
$1,020 / item
Red Coral Sculpture~ Napoleon III Bronze Doré Fragment
Located in Houston, TX
Red coral branch mounted on a 19th-Century French bronze doré fragment. This is a lovely objet d'art to add to your collection or cabinet.
During the Renaissance, Cabinets of Art an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral, Bronze
50 Million Year Old Fossil Fish Mural from the Green River Formation, Wyoming
Located in Logan, UT
This richly textured fossil mural showcases a dynamic assemblage of prehistoric life from the Early Eocene. A large Diplomystus dentatus swims in formation with a Priscacara serrata,...
Category
2010s American Natural Specimens
Materials
Limestone
Genuine Agate Geode Star on Custom Metal Stand (4.4", 8 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This Brazilian quartz agate star has been carefully crafted and buffed to a glossy finish, showcasing a unique pattern of subtle natural banding. Inside the geode cavity is lined wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Crystal, Other
$900 Sale Price
25% Off
Jeweled Red Coral Sculpture~ Napoleon III Bronze Doré Fragment
Located in Houston, TX
Red coral branch embellished with natural emeralds and quartz mounted on a 19th-Century French bronze doré fragment. This is a lovely objet d'art to add to your collection or cabinet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral, Quartz, Bronze
Cobaltoan Calcite // 1.84 Lb.
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional Cobaltoan Calcite and Malachite specimen boasts dazzling color contrast and premium crystallization. Coating both sides of the matrix, true magenta Cobaltoan Calcite...
Category
2010s Congolese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Malachite
$2,800 Sale Price
28% Off
Two heads Fang reliquary, 20th c
Located in Lisboa, PT
Fang janiform reliquary head, stylized headdress with two drooping locks, pierced base of the neck with triple braided necklace wicker. Gabon, 20th c.
Category
Mid-20th Century Gabonese Natural Specimens
Materials
Wicker, Wood
Crystal Specimen on Wood Stand from the collection of Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
This unusual crystal specimen came from the personal collection of Thierry Despont (1948 - 2023). While best known for his architectural practice—which played integral roles in the r...
Category
20th Century American Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Coastal Tropical Green Banana Canvas Tree
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
Introducing a pair of gorgeous, monumental green canvas banana trees, each standing at an impressive 12 feet tall. These striking pieces feature int...
Category
2010s Philippine Arts and Crafts Natural Specimens
Materials
Canvas, Bamboo, Wood
$2,295 / set
Sphalerite with Pyrite from Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Peru
Located in New York, NY
From Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Peru.
Large lustrous striated cubic yellow-metallic pyrite crystals with black-metallic sphalerite crystals.
Weight: 15 lbs, Dimension...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Pyrite, Other
$6,000 Sale Price
25% Off
Opened Mouth Barracuda Weather Vane
Located in Sheffield, MA
A fantastic 20th century copper barracuda was a part of a weather vane but now lacking the directional and the post but will make a wonderful sculpture with weathered verdigris patin...
Category
20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Copper
Contemporary Small Pink Blown Glass Pumpkin Sculpture
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful contemporary small pink and multicolour blown glass pumpkin by a Canadian artist.
Category
2010s Canadian Natural Specimens
Materials
Blown Glass
18th Century Italian Fragment with Mica in Matrix and Crystal Quartz Points
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian fragment decorated with mica and crystal quartz points on a polished agate base. The 18th century fragment originally came from a candlestick in a his...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Agate, Quartz
A branch of a light blue mother of pores with shells, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
A Specimen from Wuderkammer: a branch of blue Madrepora (Heliopora Coerulea). The Specimen, with various examples of shells, is mounted on a column-shaped wooden base with gilded par...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Opal
Located in New York, NY
Opal
Tsehay Mewcha, Wegeltena, Delanta Woreda, South Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Measures: 14.4 cm tall x 11 cm wide
Precious opals are a hydrated amorphous form of silica (amorphous meaning a non-crystallized solid), unlike crystalline forms of silica, which are classed as minerals. Australia is the locality most associated with precious opal. The precious opals of Ethiopia were only discovered recently in 2008.
Opals are formed over thousands of years when rain frees spherical silica particles from sandstone. These microscopic particles spread deep into underground cavities and are then compressed into a closely-packed interlaced structure. When miners bring them forth from the earth to the surface, sunlight travels through this microstructure creating the dazzling kaleidoscope of flashing rainbow colors that we see here.
This opal may be unique. The colors are like no other we have seen from Ethiopia. There are several names given to opal (Black Opal, Boulder Opal, Fire opal, etc.). This piece begins an entirely new genre - Candy Opal.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Ethiopian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Opal
$265,000
A marine specimen: the piranha fish, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Taxodermy marine natural Wunderkammer specimen, embalmed Piranha fishes (Serrasalmus Brandtii). The Specimen is stuffed and mounted over a laquered wooden base black color. Italy cir...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Earthly Treasures No 27, an Elm
Cornish Turquoise Sculpture by Morrison Thomas
Located in London, GB
‘Earthly Treasures No 27’ is a unique sculptural bowl by the British artist, Morrison Thomas. It is made from burred English Elm inlaid with Cornish Turquoise.
Morrison turns beautiful wooden spheres from damaged or diseased trees that have been felled as they can no longer survive. Using aged wood such as this, reveals cracks and crevices which the artist can inlay with precious minerals. The results are breathtaking. These take on the role of globes and are evocative of old maps. The minerals suggest undiscovered islands and continents.
During Thomas’ time as a designer and maker of furniture it was usual practice to mask and hide any blemishes or cracks in the wood, however much like the Japanese art of Kintsugi (where ceramic breakages are repaired with gold and precious metals) Thomas highlights the anomalies in the wood by inlaying them with naturally formed colorful minerals, many taken from his personal collection which he still adds to. Recent visits to the ‘World Famous’ Blue John Mine and also a working Fluorspar mine in Derbyshire has meant new materials for future inlays. With the wood hard to find and unpredictable to turn, the resulting union of the Earth’s natural resources are patiently and skilfully jigsawed together, resulting in truly unique treasure-laden artworks.
Is his own words:
‘The two mediums I combine both come directly from the Earth. The trees form and grow at the surface whilst the minerals can form at great depth. It is not unknown for some trees to have accumulated pieces of crystals in their roots. The thought of this combination of a substance formed during explosive episodes in the Earth millions of years ago with a gently formed living substance, which may have been growing for hundreds of years before finally coming to an end, is both exhilarating and intriguing. I think of it as a fusion between animate and inanimate, above and below the ground, naturally both beautiful, and without which, we as humans could not survive’
Morrison Thomas was born at New Inn Cottage in the tiny village of Charlton near Banbury, Oxfordshire. His father was a cabinet maker
carpenter who was also a wheelwright and blacksmith, as with many village craftsman of the time, he was skilled in all things. Keeping the family tradition, Thomas continued in his father’s footsteps and is a fourth generation woodworker.
As a furniture designer
maker Thomas has exhibited his work in numerous high profile galleries and undertaken many prestigious commissions. He has written articles on woodworking with his work appearing in numerous publications. Previously the chairman of the Surrey Guild of Craftsmen and with a listing in Debrett’s Who’s Who, his achievements are many, especially in consideration that he received no formal training, with his skills obtained from observing and listening to his father.
For many years Thomas designed and made contemporary furniture but mainly due to health reasons stopped making larger-scale works. With woodworking in his blood and a material he simply couldn’t stop creating with, he resumed his creative skills some years later by making unique hand-turned wooden vessels...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Precious Stone, Elm
Natural Specimen: a Native Copper and Vanadinite Crystals, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. A druze of Vanadinite and native copper crystals, mounted over carved lacquered wooden base, brown color. Italy, circa 1880.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Copper
Pyrite on Basalt from Navajun, Spain (6.5 Lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Natural Pyrite on Basalt from Navajun, Spain
Large rectangular shaped pyrite crystal with rich golden color and metallic mirror luster fully exposed on basalt matrix.
6.5 lbs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Natural Specimens
Materials
Pyrite
$20,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Sphalerite on Calcite, NY
Located in New York, NY
Sphalerite on Calcite
Titan Mining Empire State Mine #4,
Newfold Ore Body, 3,981 level, Balmat,
St Lawrence Co., New York, USA
11 cm tall x 9.5 cm wide
New York State is not commo...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
$75,000
Gorgeous Mid Century Modern Natural Driftwood Mounted Specimen Sculpture
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This striking Mid Century Modern natural driftwood sculpture captures the raw beauty of organic form, mounted elegantly on a custom wooden base to highlight its sculptural presence. ...
Category
Early 2000s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Driftwood
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Prehistoric Cladocyclus Fossil Fish Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large fossil of a prehistoric Cladocyclus fish sourced from an ex private British collection.
Discovered in Brazil, this impressive piece of natural history has been preserved by ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Pair of Vibrant Blue Sodalite Stone Bookends
Located in Ross, CA
A pair of sodalite bookends each a unique, detailed combination of vivid blue, white veins and patches of calcite. Polished on the interior sides and flat base, rugged and raw on th...
Category
1990s American Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Modernist Marble and Stone Sculpture by David F.Soule
By Henry Moore, David F. Soule
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist marble and stone sculpture by David F. Soule, hand-carved, wonderfully executed, trapizoid shape stone base, mounted carved and polished marble sphere, stunning.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Marble
Huge Burl Cherry Wood Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gigantic carved cherry wood bowl
Original surface.
See soda can in photo's to give you a sense of scale.
Category
1970s American Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Cherry
Natural Uruguayan Amethyst Crystal Cluster with Calcite, Cut Base, Hand Sculpted
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
Stunning Uruguayan Amethyst Cluster with Calcite
▫️ Description
An Amethyst cluster showcases a beautiful formation of geometrical Calcite, accompanied by a luxurious lavender shade of purple. This Amethyst with Calcite...
Category
2010s Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
$696 Sale Price
20% Off
Lenci Italian Ceramic Design Helen Scavini Konig
By Lenci
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lenci, Italian ceramic
Design: Helen Scavini Konig
Ragazza di Harrar, 1936
Size: 54 cm in 21.7
Very good condition.
Category
1930s Albanian Art Deco Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Porcelain
Natural Specimen Of Purple Amethyst Crystal Cluster From Mexico
Located in Peshawar, PK
Specimen Type: Amethyst
Weight: 146 grams
Dimension: 10.5 x 11.5 x 11.3 cm
Origin: Veracruz, Mexico
Treatment: None
This natural Purple Amethyst crystal cluster comes from the ren...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Art Deco Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Sulfur on Aragonite from Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
Located in New York, NY
From Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
Massive specimen of scintillating white aragonite covered with a cluster of gem translucent blocky bright yellow sulf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
$9,000 Sale Price
25% Off
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.