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Highly Decorative Large Natural Sea Shell #2
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Highly Decorative Natural Beautiful Sea Shell. Large size.
Category
North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Beautiful and Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell #3
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Beautiful and Large Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell. I purchased a collection of large beautiful Sea Shells from an antique store in Newport.
Category
North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Large Highly Decorative Old Natural Sea Shell #4
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Beautiful Large Natural Highly Decorative Sea Shell. Great for decorating! I purchased a collection of Sea Shells from a antique store in Newport.
Category
North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Large Beautiful and Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell #5
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Large Beautiful and Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell. I purchased a collection of large shells from an antique store in Newport.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
1940s Han Carved Water Buffalo Horn of Detailed Bird Sculpture on a Wood Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s Vintage Carved Water Buffalo Horn
Hand Carved and Detailed Sculpture of a Parrot / Bird on a Wood base
Colors: Black, Tan, Natural Wood.
Category
Unknown Vintage 1940s Natural Specimens
Materials
Horn
Set of 12 Porcelain Shells by Giovanni Garibaldi for Richard-Ginori
Located in New York, NY
In the 1920s Gio Ponti, who defined 20th century Italian design, was the art director of Richard-Ginori, a venerable porcelain company established in the 18th century. When Ponti moved on in 1930, his protégé Giovanni Gariboldi, who also designed furniture and interiors, filled the vacated position. It would seem that Gariboldi found his model for these shell-shaped dishes in nature, but this is not the case. Rather, he channeled the essence of “shellness," and endowed his design with the faux verisimilitude of delicate ribbing along the scalloped edge. Yet he had them glazed in improbable candy-like pastel colors of pink, yellow, and blue. Originally used principally as ashtrays, no doubt, they could also be put to use as serving dishes for nuts and candies, or as decorative tabletop objects...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Natural Specimens
Materials
Porcelain
Post Social Wood Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wood hand crafted sculpture.
Category
Italian Arts and Crafts Vintage 1940s Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Large Anatomical Removable Model Cockchafer Beetle Melolontha 1930 German
Located in Epfach, DE
Large anatomical model of a cockchafer (Melolontha) made out of wood, plastic, paper mache
Two-part outer cover with small hooks, insertable and painted wings, movable legs
The rem...
Category
German Vintage 1940s Natural Specimens
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Vintage Instructional Mushroom Model
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage instructional mushroom model from an art school in France. Entire set pictured together in last three images.
Category
French Folk Art Vintage 1940s Natural Specimens
Materials
Concrete
Murano Glass Vase with Pulegoso Glass Fruit Ascribable to Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s.
This transparent murano glass vase features a Pulegoso glass fruit.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considere...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Natural Specimens
Materials
Murano Glass
Substantial Driftwood Table Lamp on Mahogany Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Circa 1940s sculptural driftwood table lamp with organic form and large size.
Beautiful, natural patina and good age present. Mahogany oval base has been refinished; driftwood is i...
Category
American Primitive Vintage 1940s Natural Specimens
Materials
Driftwood, Mahogany
Ceremonial African Sword
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceremonial African sword hand hammered.
Category
Central African Arts and Crafts Vintage 1940s Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze
Austrian Glass Leaves and Flowers Center Piece
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
8-124 handmade Austrian glass center piece set on a clear glass base.
Category
Vintage 1940s Natural Specimens
Materials
Art Glass
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One of a Kind Sea Shell and Crystal Citrine Quartz
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful Atlantic sea shell with decorative stripe professionally mounted on genuine coral base, artistically hand embeded with fantastic crystal quartz citrine stones, to make exce...
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Richard Ginori Giovanni Gariboldi Vase Ceramic, 1950, Italy
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Located in Milano, IT
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Richard Ginori Giovanni Gariboldi Vase Ceramic 1950 italy
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Richard Ginori Giovanni Gariboldi Vase Ceramic 1950 Italy
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Natural White Sea Coral Specimen
Located in San Diego, CA
A large natural white sea coral specimen, circa 1970s. The piece is in great condition and measures 7"W x 6.5"D x 5"H. #3593
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American Hollywood Regency 1940s Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Chaim Gross, Ballerina on Unicycle, Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture, circa 1940s
By Chaim Gross
Located in New York, NY
Signed CH.GROSS on the plinth with the artist's "fox stamp" below, and on the bottom of the base, as well.
A beautifully carved modernist wood sculpture by well known and highly collectible New York artist, Chaim Gross (1904-1991). It is one of ten small versions of a 29" sculpture in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The sculpture is made of Lignum Vitae wood. The meaning of LIGNUM VITAE is the very hard heavy wood of any of several tropical American guaiacums. Guaiacum is of the caltrop family of tropical American evergreen trees and shrubs. Sometimes called guayacan or guaiacum, it is also known in parts of Europe as Pockholz or Pokhout. Due to its extreme hardness, the wood of such a tree is often used for making pulley blocks, mallet heads, bearings, etc.
Provenance: Schrick private collection, Connecticut, USA.
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Natural Specimens
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Wood
H 9.5 in W 2.75 in D 2.75 in
Large Natural White Sea Coral Specimen
Located in San Diego, CA
A rare and large natural white sea coral specimen, circa 1970s. The piece is in great condition and measures 8"W x 6"D x 6.5"H. #3448
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Large Vintage Natural Real Sea Coral Reef Specimen Beach Decor
By Oceanic Arts
Located in Warrenton, OR
Large Vintage Natural Real Sea Coral Reef Specimen Beach Decor
A stunning piece of nature for the home or office of an ocean lover or beach dweller.
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American International Style 1940s Natural Specimens
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Coral
Carved Wood Sculpture on a Metal Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing our Carved Wood Sculpture on a Metal Base, a stunning piece of art that will add a touch of elegance and sophistication to any room.
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American Organic Modern 1940s Natural Specimens
Materials
Steel
Natural Clam Shell
Located in Bradenton, FL
Authentic large clam shell specimen with its iconic sculptural form and sea inspired colors and textures. Measure: 16.5 inch.
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Southeast Asian Organic Modern 1940s Natural Specimens
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Italian raw crystal from Fontana Arte, 1940s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Roma, RM
Raw crystal sculpture with wood base. Fontana Arte production, Milan, 1940s.
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Italian Vintage 1940s Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Ostrich Eggs Mounted on circa 1944 Metal and Wood Stand from France
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of beautifully mounted Ostrich Eggs on a machined metal and wood base. Imported from France with no visible previous repairs.
One base is dated 3. 12. 1944 or Dec 3rd 1944.
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French Vintage 1940s Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
Collection of 1930s-1940s Trophy Swordfish Bills
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of Seven Trophy Swordfish Bills on Lucite Stands, American, circa 1930s-1940s. The largest measures 32" H. The smallest measures 22" H.
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American Industrial Vintage 1940s Natural Specimens
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Vintage Instructional Mushroom Model
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage instructional mushroom model from an art school in France. Entire set pictured together in last three images.
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French Folk Art Vintage 1940s Natural Specimens
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Concrete
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Located in Houston, TX
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Concrete
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Located in Houston, TX
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Concrete
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Set of Eight Antique Plaster Botanical Models of Mushrooms in Showcases
Located in Leuven , BE
These models were carefully and very realistic designed after nature, in order to teach people the difference between poisonous and eatable mushrooms.
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European Vintage 1940s Natural Specimens
Materials
Organic Material
H 5.32 in W 4.14 in L 5.32 in
Delightful Painted Cast Cement Bountiful Fruit Arrangement
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A wonderful vintage cast cement door stop or fabulous accessory indoors or on the patio in the shape of a bountiful fruit arrangement. Original paint is faded and beautiful.
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American Vintage 1940s Natural Specimens
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Cast Stone
Antique Spanish Silver Swordfish Figurine, circa 1940s
Located in Braintree, GB
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Amethyst Stone Mini Grapes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These Italian amethyst mini stone grapes that are wired together and little mini leafs attached. The condition is very good.
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Italian Folk Art Vintage 1940s Natural Specimens
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Taxidermy Mounted Female Staffordshire Bull Terrier
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