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Period: Late 19th Century
Marine Specimen: the Porcupine Fish, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Taxidermy marine natural Wunderkammer specimen, the common porcupine fish (Tetrodon Cutcutia). The Specimen is stuffed and mounted over a round fruitwoo...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Blown Glass, Wood
Fossil Coral Stone Sphere, Italy 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A Wunderkammer Grand Tour's souvenir. A fossil coral stone sphere, resting on a base, made of brass. Italy circa 1870.
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Brass
Pair of White Gorgonian Branches, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of sand-white gorgonian branches from the Wunderkammer in the shape of a fan. The bases are in carved and silvered wood in the shape of a vas...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
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
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Pair Of Chinese Hardstone Guardian Lions
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of hand carved Chinese Jade hardstone Foo Lions or Fu Dogs. This pair of Chinese spinach jade appears to be a nephrite, covered vases having a figural foo lion design with raise...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Jade
Abstract Stone Sculpture Chinese Scholar Stone on a Faux Marble Stand
Located in Miami, FL
This captivating antique Chinese scholar stone, estimated to be from the late 19th century, evokes a sense of tranquility and inspires contempl...
Category
Chinese Organic Modern Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Pressed French Botanical, circa 1897
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French pressed botanical from 1897. For those of you that may be interested, we will be listings many more antique French botanical's in the c...
Category
French Country Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Natural Specimen Desert Rose and Red Crystals, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. A desert rose crystals and red crystals mounted over a wooden gilded base in the shape of a vase, Italy, circa 1880.
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Pair of White-Sand Gorgonian Branches, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A big pair of fan-shaped white sand Gorgonian branches from Wunderkammer. The bases are in carved and gilded wood. Italy, circa 1870.
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
19th-century Carved, Painted and Gilt tortoise shell, 'the Cosmic Turtle'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A highly unusual carved painted, gilt and gem-set tortoise carapace resembling the mythical Cosmic or World-bearing Turtle
Probably Germany, late 19...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold Leaf
Natural Specimen, a Trophy of a Bufalo Skull, Africa 1890
Located in Milan, IT
A natural specimen of a trophy of an African bufalo skull with horns for Wunderkammer, bufalo Cafro, black bufalo from Cap, (Sincerus Caffer (Sparrman, 1779)). Sub-Saharian Africa, c...
Category
Sub-Saharan African Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone, Horn
Otter and Loss, Taxidermy in a Glass Machine, London Piccadilly
By Rowland Ward
Located in Lisboa, PT
Otter and loss - Taxidermy in a glass machine - London Piccadilly, Rowland Ward Ld. 19th Century.
Taxidermy is the art and process of preserving, mounting, and displaying animal spe...
Category
British Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Glass
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
French Renaissance Revival Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Earthenware
Natural Specimen: Apophilite, Quartz and Calcite Flowers Crystals, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. A druse of apophilite, quartz, colacite and calcite flowers crystals, mounted over a guild-plated wooden base on a vase shape. Italy 1880 ca.
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Fossil Coral Stone Spheres, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A Wunderkammer Grand Tour's souvenir. A pair of fossil coral stone spheres, resting on a base, made of brass. Italy circa 1870.
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Pair of Breccia Marble Spheres, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A Wunderkammer Grand Tour's souvenir> A pair of breccia marble spheres, resting on a base, made of brass. Italy circa 1870.
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Breccia Marble, Brass
Very Unusual Large Nut Shell with Tribal Elephant Carving
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A rare and unusually large nut shell, skillfully etched with elephant figures and objects.
Despite extensive research, we have limited information on the origin and age of this piece. The etched detail suggests African origin...
Category
Unknown Tribal Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Nutwood
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed green Bengal bird (Amandava formosa Latham), mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Pair of Fossil Coral Stone Spheres, Italy 1890
Located in Milan, IT
A Wunderkammer Grand Tour's souvenir. A pair of fossil coral stone spheres, resting on a base, made of brass. Italy circa 1890.
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Marble, Brass
Natural Specimen a Druse with Crystals, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. A druse with amethyst, mica and desert rose crystals, mounted over a guild-plated wooden base on a vase shape. Italy circa 1880.
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst, Crystal
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Perdix Rufa) Red Partridge mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural hi...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Streptopelia turtur) Dove on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cab...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird Sandpiper (Tringa subarcuata) mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural ...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Aythya marila) gray duck small plunger mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory an...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Feathers, Animal Skin, Wood, Paper
Natural Specimen Amethyst and Calcite Flowers Crystals, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. amethyst and calcite flowers crystals druse, mounted over guild-plated wooden base on a vase shape. Italy circa 1880.
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst, Crystal
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Sturnus vulgaris) European starling mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and N...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Marine Specimen a Puffer Fish, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Taxidermy marine natural Wunderkammer specimen, the common Puffer fish Tetradontidae. The Specimen is stuffed and mounted over a base that rotates 360 degr...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass
A Marine Specimen a Sickle Pomfret Fish, Italy 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Taxidermy marine natural Wunderkammer specimen, embalmed sickle pomfret (Familia: Bramidae. Genus: Taractes. Species: Rubescens). The Specimen is stuffed and mounted over a laquered ...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass
Iron Mailbox
Located in Dallas, TX
Impressive antique iron mailbox from late 19th century France.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Iron
A Marine Specimen a big Stingray Fish, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Taxidermy marine natural Wunderkammer specimen, embalmed Stingray (Raja Clavata). The Specimen is stuffed and mounted over a base that rotates 360 degrees on its own axis and tilts a...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass
Natural Specimen a Group of Amethyst Crystals, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Naturalia mineral specimen. A druse of amethyst and quartz crystals, mounted over a wooden base on a vase shape. Italy 1880 ca.
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst
Marine Specimen a Sickle Pomfret Fish, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Taxidermy marine natural Wunderkammer specimen, embalmed sickle pomfret (Familia: Bramidae. Genus: Taractichthys. Species: Steindachneri). The Specimen is stuffed and mounted over a ...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird Great Spotted Red woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for labo...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Large Decorative Medallion Wall Sculpture, 19th C
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A beautiful large wooden architectural salvage wall sculpture with nautical feel. Untreated Pine.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Pine
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird Red crossbill (Loxia Curvirostra) mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natu...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Sphere of Red Jasper, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A sphere of red jasper resting on a base, made of brass that has a vase-shaped support with a wavy profile that opens upwards with a concave top. Italy circ...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Marble, Brass
Stuffed Robin Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Erithacus rubecula) Robin on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brogi Naturalista. ...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Stuffed House Sparrow Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Passer domesticus) House sparrow mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brog...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood, Paper, Feathers, Animal Skin
Skull Lapis Lazuli Sculpture Minature
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Late 19th-early 20th century lapis lazulli skull
- Object of curiosity and wonder from a collector's cabinet of curiosities and wonder. Measures: 2" long, 1.75" high
Cabinets o...
Category
German Baroque Revival Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Stuffed Bullfinch Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Bullfinch, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) Bullfinch on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brogi Naturalist...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Feathers, Animal Skin, Wood, Paper
Stuffed Marsh Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Emberiza schoeniclus) Migliarino of marsh mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Natural Specimen: a Big Rock Crystal, Italy 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. A big rock crystal mounted over a carved wooden base gold gilt with carved leaves. Italy 1870 ca.
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Victorian Taxidermy Swan Head Mounted on a Carved Shield Wooden Plague
Located in London, GB
A wonderful Victorian taxidermy swan head with glass eyes and bright orange and black bill, mounted on a carved wooden shield and oak leaf plague.
Category
English Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Natural Specimen a Pair of Scolecite and Apophilite Crystals, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. A pair of compositions of Scolecite and Apophilite crystals, mounted over gold-plated wooden bases, shape of vase with carved leaves. Italy 1880 ca.
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Natural Specimen Amethyst and Calcite Flowers Crystals, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. A druze of Amethyst, colacite stones and calcite flowers crystals, mounted over a guild-plated wooden base on a vase shape. Italy 1880 ca.
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Amethyst
Stuffed Green Sandpiper Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird Green Sandpiper (Tringa Ochropus) mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brog...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Sphere of Red Jasper, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A sphere of red jasper resting on a base, made of brass that has a vase-shaped support with a wavy profile that opens upwards with a concave top. Italy circ...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Marble, Brass
Natural Specimen a Pair of Druzes with Crystals, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A natural mineral specimen for Wunderkammer. A pair of Apophyllite and white quartz druzes, mounted over carved wooden base, vase shape with l...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Pair of Parian Figures, Young England & Young England's Sister
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Copeland Parian Figures, Young England & His Sister.
A very good pair of Copeland figures, Parian Ware, entitled 'Young England' and 'Young England's Sister'. Both figures cast by the sculptor George Halse. Young England is seen reading a book with a cricket bat resting behind him, whilst his sister is holding a book and pencil with a croquet mallet and ball behind her. found on their bases 'Young England, Copeland M91, Copyright Reserved, G. Halse Sc' & 'Young England.s Sister, Copeland N96, Copyright Reserved'.
'Parian' is the name now used for a form of porcelain developed in England in the early 1840's essentially designed to imitate carved marble. It is a high quality unglazed porcelain, a type of bisque porcelain, prepared in a liquid form and cast in a mould. This was at the time when large marble statues...
Category
English Sporting Art Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Taxidermy Ornithological Showcase "Paradise" by Roland Ward
Located in Leuven , BE
English ornithological showcase containing 34 birds from India, Turkistan, Eastern China and south east Asia. Species preconvention 01/06/1947 can be commercialized in accordance wit...
Category
British Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Organic Material
Black Forest Wood Carving of a Mountain Goat
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A charming small ‘Black Forest’ wood carving of a mountain goat and her kids.
Category
Swiss Black Forest Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Finely Modeled Terracotta Capital with Cherubs, Late 19th Century
Located in Prato, IT
Florence, late 19th century
Break repaired with old restoration (see photos)
Dimensions: cm H 30 x L 33 x P 26.
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Grand Tour Obelisks
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A pair of late 19th century Grand Tour Obelisks. The mouldings in Carara, the plint in Sienna, the plaque in Lapis Lazuli and the obelisks themselves in onyx.
Category
Italian Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Onyx, Marble
19th Century Black Forest Bull
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Fine quality late 19th century Black forest bull. The carver has caught the power and strength of this majestic animal, circa 1870
For similar examp...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
German Silver Gilt and Shell Covered Nautilus Cup, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
With a figure of Neptune holding aloft a beautiful iridescent shell enclosed by three strap-work figures. The cover surmounted by three sea horses and...
Category
Austrian Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Silver
Large Belle Epoque Russian Carved Malachite Egg
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Impressive and large Russian malachite egg, carved from the solid. A timeless yet historic decorative object, which is a great addition to any sophistica...
Category
Russian Belle Époque Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Malachite
Late 19th Vienna Bronze Representing "Locust"
Located in Marseille, FR
Late 19th Vienna bronze representing "Locust".
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze
American Shellwork Standing Mirror in the Form of a Harp
Located in Downingtown, PA
American shellwork standing mirror in the form of a Harp,
circa 1885
The unusual 19th century American shellwork standing mirror is in the form of a harp....
Category
American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
