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Place of Origin: European
Unique Antique Hand Carved Dutch Arts
Crafts Wall Mirror with Lion Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Striking, geometrical design wall mirror with handcarved lion / cat carving.
Via one of our trade contacts we recently purchased this perfectly hand carve...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts European Natural Specimens
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Fragment Base with Agatized Coral on Agate
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian fragment base mounted with agatized coral on a polished agate base.
The 18th century hand carved fragment base is originally from Tuscany. The polish...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Coral
Contemporary Pair of Purple Amethyst Stone Obelisks
Located in Toronto, ON
This spectacular pair of obelisks is constructed of amethyst, a lavender to purple translucent semi-precious crystal that is a form of quartz found in many locations around the world...
Category
2010s European Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst
Contemporary Art Ceramic Totem Chocolate Piece Number 33/99 by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Mirabili
Located in Pistoia, IT
The message that Mirabili intends to portay involves well-known artist and designers, selected for their particular gifts and their poetic world, lending an innovative and sensitive ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Opinion Ciatti Papavero Delicato Large Table Decoration
By Opinion Ciatti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fragility and stability, lightness and solidity: those usually antithetical terms, Papaveri Delicati (Delicate Poppies), seem to be able to co-exist as in all the other creations of Gherardo Frassa. Small metal sculptures...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
19th Century Italian Gilded and Hand-Carved Angels on an Aragonite Cloud
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
19th century Italian hand-carved gilded angels mounted aragonite.
The hand-carved angels were once part of a heavenly, angelic depiction in a historic church in Tuscany. The aragon...
Category
19th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Gunmetal Hematite Crystal Mineral Specimen- England, UK
Located in Edison, NJ
Mankind has loved hematite for its sleek beauty and red undertones since its first discovery. It has been utilized as a reddening pigment by the ancient Egyptians, mined by the Etrus...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Vintage Onyx Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian spherical onyx desk paperweight, in natural neutral hues / Made in Italy circa 1970s
Measures: diameter 4 inches
Order reference #: FABIOLTD G178
This piece makes for...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Onyx
$240 Sale Price
40% Off
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 Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th Century Italian Fragments with Gold Flower Reliefs
Golden Barite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian fragments with a gold flower relief decorated with natural forming baroque pearls to emulate the flower on a matrix of barite and double terminated calci...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
A large branch of Rubrum coral and Sciacca coral from Wunderkammer, Italy 1820.
Located in Milan, IT
A large branch of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum) and a large branch of Sciacca coral, mounted together on a gilt bronze base. The creation of the vase-shaped base involve...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral, Silver
Vintage Italian Silvered Nautilus Shell By Ruzzetti
Gow
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century Italian nautilus shell enhanced with silver plate overlay and presented on a silvered faux rock base. Signed Ruzzetti & Gow on the bottom.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Silver Plate
Authentic Italian 1950s Plaster Anatomical Hand Study of a Hand Holding Coins
Located in Catania, Sicilia
Excellent vintage condition with a beautiful natural patina. Please see photos for a view of the intricate details and any minor imperfections that add to its character. This unique ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Revival European Natural Specimens
Materials
Plaster
Antique 19th Century Italian Carved Cameo Conch Shell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exquisite and unique, this Italian intricately hand-carved conch shell depicting the Roman goddess of Day and Night dates back to the 19th century and showcases the exceptional craft...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Wood
French Palissy François Maurice Majolica Lobster Wall Plaque, Circa 1870
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Palissy School of Paris Majolica hanging wall plaque, France, modeled by François Maurice, circa 1870-1875.
Modeled from life, this extremely dimensional and realistic piece is gl...
Category
Late 19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Earthenware
18th Century Italian Cross on a Pink Hematoid Quartz Heart with Aurora Crystals
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian cross mounted on a polished pink hematite quartz heart and adorned with aurora (sunset) quartz and a natural-forming cross shaped baroque pearl.
The 18th centu...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
English "Grand Tour" Derbyshire Specimen Marble Plaque Paperweights, circa 1850
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A collection of three 'Grand Tour' English / Italian polychrome marble plaques or paperweights, one rectangular; two of cartouche form, the 'Derbyshire' or 'Belgian Black' marble slabs inset with native English stones 'Blue John' (Derbyshire Spar), 'Duke's Red', 'Bird's-Eye', and foreign Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, and Jasper in 'ovoid' and 'kidney' form inlays.
Measurements :
Rectangular plaque: 8" by 4.63" by .88"
Cartouche plaque...
Category
Mid-19th Century Grand Tour Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Fragment with Elestial Quartz and Agate
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian fragment with elestial quartz and mounted on an agate slice.
The fragment was originally from a historical Italian church. It is mounted with the ele...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Agate, Quartz
Antique Real Skull of a Rabbit, Germany ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Real Skull of a Rabbit, Germany ca. 1900s
An antique taxidermied skull of the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) mounted on an ebonized wooden tur...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone, Wood
Pink Fluorite on Smoky Quartz, Switzerland
Located in New York, NY
PINK FLUORITE ON SMOKY QUARTZ
Tiefengletscher, Furka, Uri, Switzerland
28.5 cm tall x 12.7 cm wide
In the mineral kingdom there are hierarchies, not all of them actually correct. Bu...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
European Collection of Elk and Moose Antlers
Located in Essex, MA
Collection of authentic elk and moose antlers of varying sizes. Perfect for holiday decorating.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
Large Italian White Ceramic Monkey With Banana Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970’s Large Italian white glazed terracotta Chimpanzees with bananas on hands sculpture.
Shows minor wear consistent with age.
Measurements:
26.75” High, 20” Wide, 18” Deep.
Category
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage European Natural Specimens
Materials
Terracotta
Smoky Quartz Gwindel, Switzerland
Located in New York, NY
SMOKY QUARTZ GWINDEL
Les Courtes, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
12 cm tall x 12 cm wide
This Alpine region is most well known...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Large Decorative Cane Cactus, 1960s
By Guido Drocco and Franco Mello
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large decorative cane cactus, 1960s.
In very good vintage condition with minimal wear of use.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Cane
A big diorama with butterflies and flowers with a Memento Mori Italy 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
A Memento Mori from Wunderkammer, depicting a painted skull, leaning on a book with a scroll reading: pray to God for the soul, in devotion to the Archangel Gabriel. The painting is ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood
Murano glass shell Archimede Seguso mid-century design.
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Palermo, IT
Add a touch of exquisite Italian elegance to your home with this stunning Murano glass shell, attributed to celebrated master glassmaker Archimede Seguso. Recently purchased in an on...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Natural Specimens
Materials
Murano Glass, Stained Glass
A pair of branches of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), Sicily 1790
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of large branches of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum). Gilt bronze bases with phytomorphic calyx stem. Connection with an oval element in Lapis Lazuli and two spirals ...
Category
1790s Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Awesome Huge Mid-Century Modern Olive Mushroom
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Handmade.
Incredibly beautiful grain.
Very good condition.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Natural Specimens
Materials
Olive
A pair of red gorgonian branches, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of fan-shaped red Gorgonian branches from Wunderkammer. The bases are in carved and gilded wood. Italy, circa 1870.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Fruitwood
18th Century
Florence Fragment
with Fossil Coral on a Fossil Coral Cluster
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence fragment" with a fossil coral head on a fossil coral cluster base.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found ...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Pair of Large 395 Million Year Old Fossilized Orthoceras Marble Finish Statues
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this stunning pair of fully polished limestone circa 395-million-year-old Fossilized Orthoceras statues
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a gui...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Other Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Genuine Muonionalusta Meteorite Slice (1.15 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Genuine Muonionalusta Meteorite Slice from Norrbotten, Sweden.
The Muonionalusta is a meteorite classified as fine octahedrite, type IVA (Of) which impacted in northern Scandinavia,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Vittorio Constantini Rare Venetian Murano Lampwork Glass Wasp Figure
By Vittorio Constantini
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and incredible life like and sized Italian Venetian lampwork glass model of a bee made by renowned and acclaimed glass maker Vittorio Costanti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Art Glass
A pair of black see fan branches, Italy, late 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of Black see fan (Iciligorgia Schrammi, Duchassaing 1870), natural purple-black branches from a Wunderkammer collection. Originating from Indo-Pacific coral reefs, their retic...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Walnut
White Alabaster Marble Egg Lucite Base
Located in New York, NY
An Italian white alabaster marble egg and Lucite decorative object sculpture, circa late-20th century, Italy. Egg is hand-crafted and hand-marked on undersi...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Large Italian 1960s Aragonite Crystal Vide Poche
Located in Milan, IT
Large Italian 1960s Aragonite Crystal Vide Poche
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Artist Roger Capron Ceramic Tile in the Style of a Prehistoric Fossil Fish
By Roger Capron
Located in St. Louis, MO
Roger Capron French (1922–2006) large ceramic tile evocative of a prehistoric fossil fish, executed in intricate, dimensional detail and finished in...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Natural Specimens
Materials
Ceramic
Genuine Pyrite Cubes on Basalt From Navajun, Spain (34.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
A world-class cluster of perfectly terminated cubic Pyrite crystals, interlocked on it's natural basalt matrix. This is an extremely large and unique piece - as less than a handful a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Pyrite, Other
Natural Red Coral Mounted on 18th Century Giltwood Fragment
Located in Bradenton, FL
A hand-crafted sculpture specimen of natural red coral branches mounted on a 18th century giltwood urn fragment base.
Category
20th Century Organic Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Sculptural Gogotte Sandstone Formation on Custom Base, Fontainebleau - France
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
An extraordinary natural Gogotte formation from Fontainebleau, France — a geological masterpiece formed millions of years ago from fine quartz sand fused together by mineral-rich wat...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
Vintage Carved Decorative Wood Element on Black Steel Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage carved decorative wood element on black steel metal base. In my organic, contemporary, vintage and mid-century modern aesthetic.
This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-o...
Category
20th Century Other European Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
1950s Dutch Rare Mummified Veterinary Calf Foetus Specimen Curiosity
Located in Haarlem, NL
A little bit creepy but very beautiful this petrified unborn cow baby mummy.
Calf mummification occurs when a cow foetus dies inside the womb for to some reason and instead of expelling the foetus like normal, it dehydrates due to the absorption of amniotic fluids and mummifies in the mother’s body over time.
Cows carrying a mummified calf...
Category
1950s Vintage European Natural Specimens
Materials
Leather
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
European Tole And Copper Palm Tree
Located in Essex, MA
With a painted tole planter painted to imitate a wood stave pot. The palm with copper stem and green palm fronds. Lacking the top clustered frond. Nine branches.
Category
1930s Vintage European Natural Specimens
Materials
Copper, Tin
Antique Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Dachshund Dog
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An Antique Meissen Porcelain figure of a Dachshund dog, with double blue crossed swords mark under-glaze. This is a very well portrayed Dachs...
Category
1930s Rococo Vintage European Natural Specimens
Materials
Porcelain
RARE SUITE OF ORIGINAL NATURAL HiSTORY MUSEUM CASED IN PERSPEX SPECIMENS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for this amazing suite of original natural history museum cased specimens
A very rare find, these are old examples and some very interesting pieces, the list is as follows
1:- POM 17615 PINGUICULA
2:- POM 17600 VENUS FLYTRAP...
Category
20th Century Victorian European Natural Specimens
Materials
Plastic
Lattissima Pecten Shell Slab Wall Feature 700mm [RARE
Exquisite]
Located in Scorton, GB
Due to recent changes in U.S. legislation impacting customs procedures and documentation processing, order handling times within the United States may extend to 2-3+ weeks. For all o...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Limestone
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Sculpture in Wood Butalist Design, 1950s France
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Description: this sculpture was made in the 1950s in France. It consists of a black oak base and an oak ball carved . Very nice work combining organic form and raw material.
Conditi...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Natural Specimens
Materials
Oak
Agate Grand Tour Obelisks
Located in New Orleans, LA
These impressive Egyptian Revival obelisks are crafted of dynamically patterned agate. The rare 19th-century models were almost certainly made in Italy during the height of the Grand Tour when the fervor for all things ancient pervaded the decorative arts. Rich in neoclassical elegance yet possessing an exotic worldliness, pieces such as these were extremely popular as Grand Tour souvenirs among members of the British aristocracy...
Category
19th Century Egyptian Revival Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate
$12,850
Vintage Hans Hedberg Egg Sculpture, Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
By Hans Hedberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Egg designed by the Swedish ceramicist Hans Hedberg, who lived and worked in Biot, France. This egg is 25 cm (10") high including the stand. It´s in excellent condition and it has a ...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage European Natural Specimens
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Pair of 18th Century Italian Candlesticks with Agate Coral
Baroque Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian gold leaf candlestick tops with polished fossil agate coral and a natural forming baroque pearl. The 18th century fragments come from Tuscany and have th...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf, Metal
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 Organic Modern Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Fresh Water Habitat
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Fresh Water Habitat
A vintage school teaching showcase with specimen illustrating the fresh water habitat. Used as teaching material in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood
Silver Wire Mineral Specimen with Calcite Crystals – Kongsberg, Norway
Located in Edison, NJ
Native silver is among a handful of minerals that have been deemed inherently valuable by mankind since antiquity. In the world of mineral collecting, silver specimens and sulfosalts...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Silver
Genuine Muonionalusta Meteorite Slice (2.4 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Genuine Muonionalusta Meteorite Slice from Norrbotten, Sweden.
The Muonionalusta is a meteorite classified as fine octahedrite, type IVA (Of) which impacted in northern Scandinavia,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Pyrite Cube on Basalt from Navajún, La Rioja Province, Spain (7 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Several large cubic pyrite crystal across intergrown perched on Basalt matrix. The pyrite crystals have smooth faces and sharp edges, stands upright nicely without additional support...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Pyrite, Other
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Miniature Mecca Fragment with Fossil Agate Coral
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian mecca miniature fragment with fossil agate coral.
The fragment was originally part of an 18th century Italian candlestick from a historic church. I...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf
Twin Dolomite From Spain
Located in New York, NY
Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteribar, Navarre, Spain
One of the finer dolomites to come out of Spain, this rare piece features a lustrous, translucent twin dolomite crystal with sharp ...
Category
2010s European Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
$7,500
Two Large Malachite Eggs on Brass Stands
Located in Somis, CA
Set of two splendid malachite eggs. Hand crafted and polished, displaying fantastic various natural patterns of swirls and stripes. A stone of transforma...
Category
20th Century European Natural Specimens
Materials
Malachite
$650 Sale Price / set
63% Off
17th Century Italian Hand-Carved and Gilded Crown with Himalayan Diamonds
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian hand-carved and gilded crown adorned with herkimer diamonds and mounted on an antique gold base.
This was original from a historical Italian church and would ha...
Category
17th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf, Metal
Antique Italian Grand Tour Style Pietra Dura Floral Panel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined Florentine pietra dura hardstone panel dating to the early or mid 20th century set within its original ebonized wood frame and retaining its brass hanging loop. The composi...
Category
20th Century Grand Tour European Natural Specimens
Materials
Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Serpentine
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