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Place of Origin: European
Pyrite Cube on Basalt from Navajún, La Rioja Province, Spain (440 grams)
Located in New York, NY
A large sharp cubic metallic pyrite crystal in tan-colored Basalt matrix. The pyrite crystal has smooth crystal faces with almost mirror-like luster, stands upright nicely without ad...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Pyrite, Other
Pyrite Cube on Basalt from Navajún, La Rioja Province, Spain (1.4 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Sharp cubic metallic pyrite crystal in tan-colored Basalt matrix. The pyrite crystal has smooth crystal faces with almost mirror-like luster, stands upright nicely without additional...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Pyrite, Other
17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' with Fossil Coral on a Rock Coral Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence fragment" with a fossil coral head on a rock coral base with miniature fossil shells.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and sav...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Shell Natural Specimen With White Marble Pedestal Bronze Bird Can Be Removed
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Beautiful and elegant shell on pure white marble pedestal
It has an ornament of a bronze bird, but you can remove it if you don't like it and leave the shell alone.
Its condition i...
Category
1970s Other Vintage European Natural Specimens
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pyrite Cube on Basalt from Navajún, La Rioja Province, Spain (1.2 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Three large cubic pyrite crystals with intergrown smaller pyrite crystals perched on Basalt matrix. The pyrite crystals have smooth faces and sharp edges, stands upright nicely witho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Pyrite, Other
Large Natural Tropaeum Ammonite Fossil
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A superb naturally occurring tropaeum ammonite fossil mounted on one of our exclusive large display plinths originating from Whale Chine, Chale Bay, Isle of Wight.
Dating from the early cretaceous period (145 – 100 million years ago), this large ammonite fossil catches the eye with its deep protruding ridges and distinct, partly uncoiled, coil; traits characteristic of the tropaeum variety. Ex. British collection, it is a brilliantly preserved example of the prehistoric ammonite, becoming the focal point of a collector’s cabinet or interior display.
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
Antique Monumental Clam Shell Resting On Antique Wrought Iron Plant Stand
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This a monumental clam shell displayed on a Victorian black wrought iron plant stand. Both are very heavy and in very good condition. Plant stand: 12” triangle x 39.75”H.
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Iron
Red Hematoid Quartz Heart with an 18th Century Italian Cross on a Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 'Sacred Heart' - 18th century Italian cross mounted on a polished red hematoid quartz heart and adorned with natural-forming baroque pearls and a cross-shaped baroque pear...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Gold Leaf
Nelumbo - Floral Brilliance: Brass & Estremoz Marble Plant Stand
Located in Fânzeres, PT
Nelumbo stands as an exquisite fusion of craftsmanship and elegance, embodying the essence of timeless sophistication. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this sculptural ma...
Category
2010s European Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique late 19th C Victorian lifesize bull’s head
Located in Leuven , BE
Antique late 19th C Victorian lifesize bull’s head taxidermy with glass eyes on beautiful oak shield wearing a leather collar with brass bell
The mount has a leather collar with bra...
Category
19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
Contemporary Tensione Estetica Hand-Blown Glass and Metal Sculpture
By Simone Crestani
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
Tensione Esetica 2023 #01
Hand-blown glass sculpture by Simone Crestani.
"I admire the power of nature.
Man uses a great deal of energy to control it, conquer it, to bend it to his ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Pressed Botanicals from a c1893 Monastery School Set of (6) or More Avail
Located in Chicago, IL
Exquisite set of (6) Antique French Pressed Botanicals from a Monastery School in the South of France that opened around 1893. We have several sets of Antique French Pressed Botanica...
Category
Early 1900s Country Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Paper
Antique Real Skull of a Crow or Magpie, Germany ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Real Skull of a Crow or Magpie, Germany ca. 1900s
An antique taxidermied skull of the crow (Corvidae) mounted on an ebonized wooden turned bas...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone, Wood
Unique Sculpture Signed by Jörg Pietschmann
By Jörg Pietschmann
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique sculpture signed by Jörg Pietschmann
Materials: oak
Measures: H 125 x W 42 x D 40 cm
In Pietschmann’s sculptures, trees that for centuries were part of a landscape and found...
Category
2010s Organic Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Oak
Greenlandica, collection of seven various bone tools
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Greenlandica, a collection of various bone tools, comprising seven pieces in total.
Originating from Greenland.
Dating back to approximately the 1970s.
The largest piece measures:...
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage European Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
18th Century Italian Fragment with Pyrite and a Baroque Pearl on a Lucite Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian fragment base with coordinating pyrite and a baroque pearl on a lucite base. The fragment was originally part of a hand-carved piece in a historical I...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Pyrite
Natural Red Pipe Coral Specimen
Located in Bradenton, FL
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 Organic Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
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
18th Century Italian Fragment Base on Agate and Mounted with Mica and Tourmaline
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick base with natural-forming mica and tourmaline. The gilded fragment base was originally part of a candlestick in a historical Italian churc...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Pyrite
18th Century Italian Gilded Fragment with Chalcopyrite and Pyrite in Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian gilded candlestick with pyrite in matrix on a coordinating chalcopyrite mineral base.
The gilded fragment was originally part of a candlestick in a ...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Pyrite
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 Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Agate, Rock Crystal
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Fragment Mounted on Phantom Optical Calcite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian fragment with gold mica and baroque pearls on a phantom optical calcite base.
The fragment originally came from a historical church in Italy. It is adorned with...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Fragment Base with Mica in Matrix and Silver Leaf Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian base decorated with mica in matrix, and silver leaf shells on an antique metal base decorated with church vestment braid. The 18th century fragment ba...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Silver Leaf, Metal
18th Century Italian Sunray Mounted on a Yellow Hematoid Quartz Heart
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural Sacred Heart - 18th century Italian sunray mounted on a yellow hematoid heart and adorned with yellow crystal quartz points. The piece is inspired by "The Sacred Heart" in...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Grand Tour Specimen Marbles Plaque, Italy, circa 1850
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Italian Grand Tour marble specimen plaque in original silver-giltwood frame consisting of 20 different rare and ancient marbles, including Porphyry and Jasper, inlaid into a black an...
Category
Mid-19th Century Grand Tour Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble
French Gypsum Sculptures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1970 s tree statue , Vintage artist school work .
Small Man H: 24 W:6 D:5,5
WOMEN H: 22.5 W:6 D:6
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Natural Specimens
Materials
Plaster
18th Century Italian Fragment with Fossil Agate Coral and a Silver Leaf Shell
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick top fragment with polished agate coral and a coordinating silver-leaf shell.
The hand-carved, 18th century silver candlestick top origin...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Agate, Silver Leaf
18th Century Italian Gilded Candlestick Fragment with Pyrite in Matrix on Agate
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th-century Italian gilded candlestick fragment with pyrite in matrix on a polished agate base.
The fragment was originally part of a candlestick in a historical Italian church in ...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Pyrite, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Antique Red Fox Skull Taxidermy, Germany ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Red Fox Skull Taxidermy, Germany ca. 1900s
An antique taxidermied skull of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) mounted on an ebonized wooden turned ba...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone, Wood
Pyrite Cubes From Navajún, Spain // 1.16 Lb.
Located in New York, NY
This astonishing specimen from Navajún, Spain features completely natural diameter near geometrically-perfect pyrite cubes stacked sculpturally atop one another. Many of the cubes ar...
Category
2010s European Natural Specimens
Materials
Pyrite
Arts and Crafts Stained Glass Table or Desk Lamp w. Hand Painted Poppy Flowers
Located in Lisse, NL
Very rare, large size, top quality made and great condition antique lamp.
This work-of-art-table-lamp from the earliest years of the 1900s is of museum quality and condition. Not on...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts European Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass
18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Candlestick with Chalcopyrite and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick mounted on chalcopyrite and adorned with baroque pearls.
This fragment was originally part of a candlestick from a historical church in I...
Category
18th Century Baroque Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Metal, Gold Leaf
Natural Ammonite Death Bed Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A natural ammonite death bed mounted on a wooden and steel stand, originating from Schlaifhausen near Forchheim, Germany. Once a living creature, this ammonite has developed its arra...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Natural Fiber
18th Century Italian Fragment with Chalcopyrite and Calcite Crystals in Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick mounted with chalcopyrite and calcite crystals in matrix.
The gilded fragment was originally part of a candlestick in a historical Italia...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Pyrite
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Candlestick Fragment with Galena and Pyrite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick mounted with galena and pyrite deposits.
The gilded fragment was originally part of a candlestick in a historical Italian church in Italy...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Pyrite, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Fragment with Baroque Pearls on Optical Calcite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian fragment adorned with baroque pearls and mounted on a optical calcite base. The fragment originally came from a historical church in Italy. It is adorned with na...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Gilded Candlestick Top with Fossil Agate Coral
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian gilded candlestick top with fossil agate coral.
The fragment was originally part of an 18th century Italian candlestick from a historic church. It ha...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf
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
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
Engraved Nautilus shell - Netherlands, 18th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Engraved Nautilus shell
Netherlands, 18th century
13 x 10 x 7 cm
Although fragmentary this beautiful nautilus preserves almost intact a beautiful hunting scene.
The 18th century ...
Category
18th Century Dutch Colonial Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Black Efflorescence I, Floral Black Stoneware Ceramic Sculpture by Vanessa Hogge
By Vanessa Hogge
Located in London, GB
Black Efflorescence I is a unique hand-sculpted stoneware sculpture completely covered in a variety of flowers and blooms, each individually handmade by the British artist Vanessa Hogge.
Vanessa Hogge breathes life into her clay in the form of dahlias, chrysanthemums, agapanthus, daisies, agaves and roses. Inspired by her passion for all things botanical, and influences as diverse as Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keefe and Marianne North...
Category
2010s Organic Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Astronaut Sculpture by the Spanish sculptor Fernando Suárez (Oviedo, 1966)
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Introducing the captivating "Astronaut" sculpture by the acclaimed Spanish artist Fernando Suárez, born in Oviedo in 1966. Crafted in 2022, this remarkable piece stands as a unique c...
Category
2010s European Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Big Bull Ceramic by Dominique Pouchain
By Dominique Pouchain
Located in Lasne, BE
Ceramic statue in the shape of a bull. Stamped Dominique Pouchain.
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Teaching Aid Modell of an Ear - Somso ca. 1900
By Somso
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Teaching Aid Modell of an Ear - Somso ca. 1900
A folding model of an ear. It was used as teaching material in German schools ca. 1900. It is made of wood and paper mache by ...
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paper
A large red coral branch from Wunderkammer, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
This large branch of Mediterranean coral, 'Corallium Rubrum' is mounted on a gilt bronze base. The creation of the vase-shaped base involves various techniques: lost wax casting, mol...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral, Bronze
Cadmium Smithsonite, Masua Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Prov, Sardinia, Italy
Located in New York, NY
Cadmium Smithsonite, Masua Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Prov, Sardinia, Italy
5.8 cm diameter
The Masua Mine began operation in 1857 and operated for over 130 years until its offi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Other
Torc, a limited edition patinated bronze sculpture by Vivienne Foley
By Vivienne Foley
Located in London, GB
'Torc' is a limited-edition (3 + 2AP) patinated bronze sculpture by the British artist Vivienne Foley. Two have been sold and so there is only one piece left from the edition.
Vivie...
Category
2010s Organic Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze
Pair, Grand Tour Neoclassical Bronze & Marble Mounted Blue John Specimen Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
English, 19th century.
An exceptional and rare pair of Grand Tour period Neoclassical columns. Each column has a stepped bronze and white marble plinth and base that is separated b...
Category
19th Century Grand Tour Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
2000 Italian Dark Purple Murano Art Glass Artichoke Flower Plant in Red Pink Pot
Located in New York, NY
Italian highly collectible potted glass decorative Limited Edition Work of Art, a cactus, entirely handcrafted in Murano, with modern Minimalist design blown by Fornace Mian, in a li...
Category
Early 2000s Organic Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Nautilus on 18th Century Fragment Stand
Located in New Orleans, LA
Natural shell mounted on antique fragment. One side of shell has been damaged.
Category
20th Century European Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Wood
Italian Mid Century Modern Hand Painted Sculpture
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian Mid Century Modern hand painted women sculpture.
Place of Origin: Italy
Date of Manufacture: 1950s
In style: Mid Century Modern
Materials & Techniques: Ceramic
Condition: ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Natural Specimens
Materials
Ceramic
A branch of a light blue mother of pores, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
A Specimen from Wuderkammer: a branch of Blue Madrepora (Heliopora Coerulea). The Specimen is mounted on a vase-shaped wooden base with parts gilded and parts painted light blue. Ita...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Stuffed bird for natural history cabinet, a trush song, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird thrush song (Turdus philomelos) mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brogi ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique Real Skull of a Badger, Germany ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Real Skull of a Badger, Germany ca. 1900s
An antique taxidermied skull of the badger (Meles meles) mounted on an ebonized wooden turned base. ...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone, Wood
Didactical Model of Cockchafer or May bug sold by the “ Denoyer-Geppert Company
Located in Leuven , BE
Beetle model (Melotontha vulgaris), strongly enlarged. One side shows the outer shape, the other the inner constitution and the viscera, legs and wings ca...
Category
Early 20th Century European Natural Specimens
Materials
Plaster, Paper
Stuffed bird for natural history cabinet, a partridge, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Perdix perdix) Partridge mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brogi Natur...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Stuffed bird for natural history cabinet, an house sparrow, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Passer domesticus) House sparrow on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brogi Natura...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood, Paper
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