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Place of Origin: European
Set of Six Belgian Garden Stone Mushrooms or Toadstools 'Sold as Set'
Located in Austin, TX
A fine set of Belgian garden mushroom (or toadstool fungi) sculptures of composition stone featuring naturalistic detail and of varying sizes.
The larg...
Category
20th Century European Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Cast Stone
21st Century Paonazzo Carrara Marble Collection Cactus Statue
Located in Carrara, IT
Cactus, is part of our Paonazzo statue family made in Carrara/ Italy. If placing it alone or with second one, it is definitely an eyecatcher!
Its special material, Paonazzo Marble, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Natural Specimens
Materials
Carrara Marble
Angel Botello Sculpture "Denise", circa 1981, Spain
By Angel Botello
Located in Girona, Spain
Angel Botello sculpture "Denise".
Made with bronze.
Very decorative.
Signed and numbered 6/6.
Certificate.
Circa 1970, Spain
Angle Botello was born in 1913 in the small town of...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage European Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze
Exquisite Pyritized Ammonite Pair (Speetoniceras sp.) - Custom Mounted Display
Located in New York, NY
Ammonites are an extinct group of marine cephalopods, resembling the modern nautilus. These fascinating creatures had a soft body with tentacles that emerged from a hollow, chambered...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Natural Specimens
Materials
Pyrite
Prato by Jonathan Bocca
By Jonathan Bocca
Located in Lucca, IT
made of recycled paper it transforms spaces with its repre- sentation of a dreamlike meadow that is almost a distant memory. It is an invitation to bring that nostalgia for nature in...
Category
2010s Other European Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
Vintage Hand Blown Murano Glass Cactus Sculpture
By Marta Marzotto
Located in Toronto, ON
A stunning vintage murano glass cactus circa 1990 just arrived at Maison Nurita. Entirely handblown in glass, this unusual and vibrant sculpture is attributed to the famed Italian fa...
Category
1990s European Natural Specimens
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Hand Blown Murano Glass Cactus Sculpture
By Marta Marzotto
Located in Toronto, ON
A stunning vintage murano glass cactus circa 1990 just arrived at Maison Nurita. Entirely handblown in glass, this unusual and vibrant sculpture is attributed to the famed Italian fa...
Category
1990s European Natural Specimens
Materials
Murano Glass
Signed Marta Marzotto Hand Blown Murano Glass Cactus Sculpture
By Marta Marzotto
Located in Toronto, ON
A stunning vintage signed Marta Marzotto murano glass cactus circa 1990 just arrived at Maison Nurita. Entirely handblown in glass, this unusual and vibrant sculpture was made by th...
Category
1990s European Natural Specimens
Materials
Murano Glass
Signed Marta Marzotto Hand Blown Murano Glass Cactus Sculpture
By Marta Marzotto
Located in Toronto, ON
A stunning vintage signed Marta Marzotto murano glass cactus circa 1990 just arrived at Maison Nurita. Entirely handblown in glass, this unusual and vibrant sculpture was made by th...
Category
1990s European Natural Specimens
Materials
Murano Glass
Citrine Crystals in Matrix and Mounted on an 18th Century Italian Gilt Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Citrine crystals in matrix mounted on a gilded 18th century Italian base. The citrine crystal specimen is adorned with baroque pearls and it sits in a bed of crushed crystals and coo...
Category
18th Century Organic Modern Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
White Rock Quartz Crystal Geode Natural Specimen Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
White Rock Crystal Geode Natural Specimen Sculpture its divided into two parts.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique European Natural Specimens
Antique Set of (12) French Pressed Botanicals from a c1893 Monastery School
Located in Chicago, IL
French Pressed Botanicals in a Set of (12) found in a closed Monastery School that opened in the late 1800's. The Pressed Botanicals are dated c1901 and are in as found condition. Wh...
Category
Early 1900s Country Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Paper
Thirteen Silver Plate Seashells
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enticing group of thirteen vintage seashells representing exotic species enhanced with silver plate. Signed Ruzzetti and Gow Italy.
Sizes range from:
H: 3 W: 2 D: 3
H: 6 W: 6 D: 1
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Silver Plate
Large Drift Timber Wooden Brutalist Sculpture
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Wonderful large sculpture made from drift timber, natural form. Very good texture and colour to the wood, aged over time.
Would look great either indoor or outdoor.
ST1526.
Category
20th Century Rustic European Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Walrus Jaw and Tusks
Located in Kastrup, DK
Greenlandica Walrus upper jaw, Odobenus rosmarus, with molars and 2 tusks.
Tusk length: 18 cm.
Greenland approx. 1900
Category
Early 20th Century Other European Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
Mid Century Modern Figural Leather Wrapped Sculpture Attr to Daphne Du Barry
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 44 1/2in W: 13in D: 11in
This vintage leather wrapped sculpture of a woman by Daphne Du Barry is made of the highest quality! Daphne du Barry is a Dutch sculptor who ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
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 sleek glazed case with a removable lid, the set includes 30 European minerals includin...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Pyrite
1990s Vintage Italian Vivid Green Murano Glass Small Cactus Plant in Gold Pot
By Formia Murano
Located in New York, NY
1990s Italian highly collectible Venetian glass cactus of limited edition, entirely handcrafted in Murano, with modern Minimalist design blown by Formia, in a lifelike organic modern...
Category
1990s Organic Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Gold
C2 Rainoldi over 37 inch Beech Wood Pinocchio 1980s Italy
Located in Den Haag, NL
Once upon a time, Master Geppetto created a beautiful little boy from a log of wood. The little boy suddenly came to life and was named Pinocchio. Pinocchio is basically a good littl...
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood, Beech
Collection of Natural History Specimens in Antique Case
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A Collection of natural history specimens in an antique glazed display case. Housing 27 exquisite fossils and minerals this is truly a cabinet of curiosities; including three corals,...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Natural Fiber
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
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
Brahin Pallasite Meteorite Slice // 12-3/4" Wide
Located in New York, NY
This rare pallasite meteorite was found in 1810 in Belarus. This slice features beautiful orange and green olivine crystals - the mineral form of peridot - suspended in a nickel iron...
Category
2010s European Natural Specimens
Materials
Iron
Masonic Statesmen Goebel Figurines George Washington, Ben Franklin 1957
By Goebel Company
Located in Den Haag, NL
Masonic Brothers/Statesmen Goebel Figurines George Washington, Ben Franklin 1957 ,
very good condition. signed .
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Natural Specimens
Materials
Ceramic
Large Majestic & Lifelike Antique Alabaster Bald Eagle Sculpture w. Glass Eyes
Located in Lisse, NL
Magnificent hand-carved eagle on a rock sculpture.
Most people are not capable of drawing a picture of an eagle, but this artist has sculpted a majestic and lifelike eagle out of a ...
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Alabaster
Hand Carved Wood Sculpture On Travertine Base, Italy, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Italian hand carved wood sculpture on travertine base.
Smooth finish.
Base measures 6" x 6".
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
20th Century French Concrete Sculpture
Located in High Point, NC
Bring a whimsical flair to your garden or patio with this charming 20th Century French concrete sculpture, depicting a duo of rustic mushrooms. This enchanting piece captures the ess...
Category
20th Century European Natural Specimens
Materials
Concrete
A marine specimen: a pair of sea turtle carapace, Italy 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
A wunderkammer marine specimen: an ancient pair of shells or carapaces of a hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys Imbricata Linnaeus, 1766), the structure in bone and cartilage, origina...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood, Sea turtle
Dumb Head Sculpture of Cement
By Edouard Sankowski
Located in Les Hauts d'Anjou, FR
Edouard Sankowski individually sculpts these pieces from plaster, cement (shown here), alabaster he selects, and brass accents and contrasts…
The Dumb heads are a series that have c...
Category
2010s Art Deco European Natural Specimens
Materials
Cement, Brass
Giant Titanites Ammonite Fossil on Stand
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A superb giant ammonite fossil of the Titanites Giganteus variety mounted on a bespoke steel stand with sandstone base. Ex. private collection of Gordon Walkden.
Sourced from Worth Quarry, Swanage on Britain’s Jurassic Coast, this impressive large-scale ammonite spans a length of 66 cm (25.89 in). It is an excellent example of the Titanites variety, with a defined scroll shape and natural, stone-like texture with distinctive fossilised chambers present throughout. The Titanites variety of ammonite date back as far as 152 million years to the late Tithonian period.
Provenance: From the fascinating collection of Gordon Walkden (1944-2022), emeritus Professor of Geology at Aberdeen University. Affectionally known as Aberdeen’s answer to Indiana Jones, Walkden contributed enormously to research through his papers and talks on British marbles, minerals and fossils...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
1900s Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting the Human Head
Located in Berghuelen, DE
1900s Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting the Human Head
A rare brochure illustrating the anatomy of the human head. Very detailed multicoloured depiction of several layers of th...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian European Natural Specimens
Materials
Paper
2000s Italian Moss Green Gold Murano Art Glass Cactus Plant with Blue Flowers
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques, Fornace Mian
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Italian highly collectible potted glass cactus of limited edition, entirely handcrafted in Murano, with modern Minimalist design blown by Fornace Mian, in a lifelike org...
Category
Early 2000s Organic Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Gold
Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting Female Anatomy ca.1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting Female Anatomy ca.1900s
A rare 19ct anatomical brochure illustrating the female human anatomy. Very detailed multicoloured depiction of human ...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian European Natural Specimens
Materials
Paper
Pétrea II - Organic sculpture in marble and brass, beautiful centerpiece
Located in Porto, PT
"Inspired by the intricate beauty of nature's floral wonders, Pétrea pays homage to the enchanting Strelitziaceae family. This oversized sculpture is an exquisite embodiment of artis...
Category
2010s European Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble, Brass
Collection of Mounted Native Copper Specimens
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A collection of 6 natural, native copper specimens, each presented on an exclusive small wooden display base.
Ex. private British collection, this group includes a range of superb s...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Copper
Fratelli Manelli Style Venetia Travertine Stone Heart Sculpture Raymor Italy
By Raymor, Fratelli Manelli
Located in Miami, FL
The Italian Classic Riven Travertine Venice Heart Sculpture attributed to Fratelli Manelli for Raymor is a versatile element with particular design, different from any other similar ...
Category
Late 20th Century Organic Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Travertine
A diorama with fishes, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A natural Wunderkammer specimen: a marine diorama with two decoy fishes (Pterois volitans), a brunch, fan shaped, of Horny coral, starfish, and reef. The Specimens are mounted inside...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood
Stuffed bird: (Melopsittacus undulatus) for natural history cabinet, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural Specimen from Wunderkammer stuffed bird (Melopsittacus undulatus) Corrugated Parakeet on a fruitwood base painted black, with a paper scroll at the base reading: Specimen for...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Fruitwood, Paper
Collection of 7 Small Cabinet Mineral Specimens
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A varied and colourful collection of 7 natural mineral specimens, each presented on an exclusive small wooden display base.
Ex. private British collection, this group contains a ran...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Natural Fiber
Glass Cactus with Blue Flower
By Fornace Mian
Located in Milan, IT
This stunning handcrafted glass cactus is a masterpiece meticulously shaped by skilled artisans, complete with a striking blue flower. This exquisite artwork seamlessly blends the li...
Category
2010s European Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass
Stuffed bird: (Tichodroma muraria), for natural history cabinet, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural Specimen from Wunderkammer stuffed bird (Tichodroma muraria) Wallcreeper on a fruitwood base painted black, with a paper scroll at the base reading: Specimen for laboratories...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Fruitwood, Paper
Formia 1990s Vintage Italian Green Murano Glass Cactus Plant with White Flower
By Formia Murano
Located in New York, NY
1990 Italian highly collectible glass cactus plant of limited edition, entirely handcrafted in Murano, signed Formia, with modern Minimalist design, in a lifelike organic Modernist shape in overlaid moss green Murano glass highlighted with prickles in relief, and decorated with a white glass flower...
Category
1990s Organic Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Gold
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Cherry Blossom
By Robert Brendel
Located in Berghuelen, DE
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Cherry Blossom
A rare antique botanical model manufactured by the famous Robert Brendel manufactory for botanicals models around 1900....
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paper
A specimen of Hemachatus hemachatus snake taxidermy, Italy 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
A taxidermy specimen of the Hemachatus hemachatus (Bonnaterre 1790) snake, a genus of snake in the Elapidae family, commonly known as the cobra. Speimen from Natural History laborato...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass
Decorative Palm Tree Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A brass palm tree sculpture by Luciano Benevello.
Engraved signature on the base.
Category
20th Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting Female Anatomy
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting Female Anatomy
A rare 19ct anatomical brochure illustrating the female human anatomy. Very detailed multicoloured depiction of human o...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian European Natural Specimens
Materials
Paper
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Located in Marbella, ES
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
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
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Located in Marbella, ES
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Barley
By Robert Brendel
Located in Berghuelen, DE
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Barley
A rare antique botanical model manufactured by the famous Robert Brendel manufactory for botanicals models around 1900. Highly ...
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paper
Almandine Garnet from Granatenkogel, Ötztal, Tyrol, Austria
Located in New York, NY
From Ötztal, Tyrol, Austria
Two dodecahedral translucent brown almandine garnet crystals in foliated greenish schist. The schist was carefully worked to expose the almandine garnet ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Located in Marbella, ES
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
Mounted Table Coral
By Creel and Gow
Located in New York, NY
Mounted Table Coral, artfully displayed on a meticulously crafted Italian hand-turned custom black lacquer mount. This captivating piece effortlessly combines natural beauty with ref...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Victorian European Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Fluorite with Quartz from Planggenstock by Strausee, Goschenen, Switzerland
Located in New York, NY
From Planggenstock by Strausee, Goschenen, Canton Uri, Switzerland
Superb, large Octahedral crystal of pink, translucent fluorite with quartz crystal. The crystal is very translucen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Located in Marbella, ES
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
Artisan Large-Scale Bunch of Alabaster Grapes
Located in Houston, TX
Artisan large-scale bunch of alabaster grapes from Italy. Three slightly different colored bunches available (see last two images). Sold individually priced $850 each.
Category
2010s French Provincial European Natural Specimens
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Art Nouveau gilded metal tree sculpture
Located in Milano, IT
Step into the grandeur of a classic living room, where the air is filled with a timeless elegance that whispers stories of the past. Amidst the opulence, there stands a mesmerizing m...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
Large Natural Gogotte 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 European Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone