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Prato 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 Italian Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
Prato 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 Italian Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
Eroded Teak Tree Skeleton Sculpture on Stand, Late 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This section of eroded teak trunk from the dense jungle of Sumatra will be sure to invoke conversation in any space, a striking naturally formed sculpture. Despite being largely erod...
Category
Late 20th Century Indonesian Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Teak
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...
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1970s Italian Vintage Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Carrara Marble
Big Clam Shell Natural Specimen With Brass Pedestal. Iluminated
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Beautiful and elegant shell on brass pedestal
It has interior lighting that can be canceled by cutting the cable and leaving it as a simple decorative shell.
Its condition is excelle...
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1970s Italian Vintage Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass
A stunning large high quality Amethyst geode cave deep purple colour
Located in London, GB
A stunning large high quality Amethyst geode cave deep purple colour. Amethysts are said to promote well being and protect agains negativity. It encourages inner strength and a power...
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Late 18th Century Uruguayan Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst
A large Elephant's Snout Volute shell - Cymbium glans gamelan
Located in Leesburg, VA
A large Elephant's Snout Volute shell - Cymbium glans gamelan
Approximate size: 12 (l) x 5.5 (w) x 4 (h) in.
The Elephant’s Snout Volute shell is a species of sea snail belonging t...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Pair of Large 395 Million Year Old Fossilized Orthoceras Marble Finish Statues
Located in GB
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 Swedish Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Matched Pair Split Ammonite Fossil Set Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Matched Pair Split Ammonite fossil mineral specimens
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Measures: 4 x 3.25 x 0.25 in. / 10 x 8 x 1 cm
Height on custom display stands: 6.25 in. / 16 cm
An excellent quality split ammonite fossil. We hand pick each set.
Ammonites were cephalopods that resembled a squid with a shell. The predatory mollusks had eyes, tentacles, and spiral shells...
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15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Set of 2 Tall Natural Onyx Table Lamps
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Set of 2 Tall Natural Onyx Table Lamps
Natural Polished Onyx
5-sided, open in the bottom to facilitate changing the bulbs
Measures: 32 x 8 x 8 in. / 81 x 20 x 20 cm
These pale green lamps...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Onyx
Big Shell Tridacna from Pacific Ocean
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
What a wonderful shell ! It's very big, from the Pacific Ocean, from Indonesia.
Placed on the table it is a true natural sculpture, but it can serve as a bowl to contain fruit or soa...
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Deconstructed Lobster (Homarus Gammarus) Specimen Under Glass Dome
Located in New York, NY
Deconstructed Lobster (Homarus Gammarus) Specimen Under Glass Dome.
The European lobster, scientifically referred to as Homarus gammarus or comm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood, Shell
Deconstructed Spiny Spider Crab (Maja Brachydactyla) Specimen Under Glass Case
Located in New York, NY
Deconstructed Spiny Spider Crab (Maja Brachydactyla) Specimen Under Custom Glass Case.
Maja brachydactyla belongs to the Majidae family and is a type of crab. Initially considered a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Glass, Wood
Silvered Tole Marijuana or Cannabis Potted Plant, Park Avenue Pot Plant
Located in New York, NY
Park Avenue pot plant! Beautifully silvered tole marijuana or cannabis plant in a silvered ceramic pot with several large buds.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Tôle
Coco De Mer Shell circa 1900s Seychelles, Perfect for Your Wunderkammer
Located in London, GB
This is a particularly fine and polished symmetrical example of a rare 19th century Coco de Mer Shell. A complete coco de mer the perfect object to place in your Wunderkammer or cabi...
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19th Century Seychellois Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Coconut
Gilded Tole Marijuana or Cannabis Potted Plant, Park Avenue Pot Plant
Located in New York, NY
Park Avenue pot plant! Beautifully gilded tole marijuana or cannabis plant in a silvered ceramic pot with several large buds.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Tôle
Matched Pair Split Ammonite Fossil Set Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Matched Pair Split Ammonite fossil mineral specimens
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Measures: 5 x 4.25 x 0.5 in. / 13 x 10 x 1.5 cm
Height on custom d...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
upsidedown, sculptural Composition in granite
Located in Crodo, VB
Sculptural composition. A collaboration with Saif Faisal.
As above, so below; as below, so above. Indivisible and necessary forms searching for a harmony ever evolving.
'Searching...
Category
2010s Italian Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Granite
Thai Ceramic Stupa Architectural Details, on Stand
Located in New York, NY
A selection of Stupa architectural details from Thailand, late 20th century, hand-crafted in traditional Thai clay earthenware, with a glazed glo...
Category
1990s Thai Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Earthenware
Suiseki Rock-Stone on a Base of Wood, Japan
Located in Kastrup, DK
Suiseki rock-stone on a hardwood base.
The stone has an exciting expression of flowers.
Suiseki in Japanese, Scholer's Rock in Chinese and Suseok in Korean.
Asian Zen tradition ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Brass Mounted Rock Crystal Sphere Large
Located in New York, NY
Rock crystal sphere mounted on a brass stand. Rock crystal, a form of quartz, has been used in jewelry and ornaments since antiquity, and is the purest form of quartz discovered. Mea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Brass
Miocene Period Fossilized Sand Dollar or Sea Biscuit Very Large
Located in Point Richmond, CA
This attractive example of a Madagascar fossilized sand dollar is expertly cleaned and polished to retain the endoskeleton (outer shell) preserving excellent definition and details. ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier African Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Contemporay Natural Pink White and Brown Onyx Table Top Lamp
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Contemporary natural pink, white, and brown onyx tabletop lamp
Created from two thick slices of onyx, hollowed out to construct concave circles, formi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Onyx
Amethyst Geode Specimen Gem Fragment
Located in New York, NY
Large amethyst geode specimen fragment, with a large and fine display of amethyst crystals with unfinished stone exterior. Measures: 13" H x 16" ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst
Shell Currency Yua Bride's Price, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yua Shell Currency, Bride’s Price
Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea
Hand carved from a clam shell
Measures: 7 x 7.5 in / 18 x 19 cm
Height on cus...
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Large Fossilized Sand Dollar, One of a Kind #W2G
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Clypeaster Echinoid (Sea Urchin)
Miocene Period (5 - 23 million years old)
Morocco
3.75 h x 6.5 w in. / 9.5 x 16.5 cm
This attractive example of a fossilized sand dollar is expertly cleaned and polished to retain the endoskeleton (outer shell), preserving excellent definition and details. With cream and honey-colored tones and soft edges, it is a fascinating and beautiful specimen.
Animals of the Clypeaster genus are more commonly referred to as "sea biscuits” or “cake urchins.” The genus first appeared in the Late Eocene Period (38-34 million years ago) and survives until today. The genus name Clypeaster is derived from the Latin “clypeus” (meaning round shield...
Category
15th Century and Earlier African Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Natural Malachite Obelisk Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
This one-of-a-kind malachite obelisk is one of the best I have come across, with pleasing proportions, a regal design, and a degree of complexity requiring greater skill and precisio...
Category
20th Century European Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Malachite, Onyx
Shell Currency Yua Bride's Price, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yua Shell Currency, Bride’s Price
Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea
Hand carved from a clam shell
Measures: 7.5 x 8.5 in / 19 x 22 cm
Height on c...
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Marcin Rusak, "Tephra Sculpture 006", 2022, Real Flowers, Zinc, in Stock
By Marcin Rusak
Located in WARSZAWA, 14
Drawing their name from the geological term indicating petrified fragments spat from volcanoes, the objects from the Tephra series are handcrafted using real, specially treated flowers mounted on sculptural forms made of steel wire and jute. Metallised using a thermo-coating technique that covers the dense textures in a paper-thin layer of molten metal, the structures preserve the eternal blossom in an almost Pompeiian effect of silhouettes covered in volcanic debris. The form of the Tephra Sculpture 006 comes from the study of plants’ anatomy, revealing an unexpected complexity of botanic forms that symbolise nature’s creativity. The sewing, bending and welding interlaced with the sublime fragility of flowers are blended, and in fact muted, by the rigidity of the industrial metallisation process. Cocooned by streams of liquified metal and finished by hand to achieve a polished or matte texture, the sculptures, reminiscent of monochrome bas-reliefs, establish a new field of exploration for Marcin Rusak Studio...
Category
2010s Polish Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Steel, Wire, Zinc
Marcin Rusak, "Tephra Sculpture 005", 2022, Real Flowers, Zinc, In Stock
By Marcin Rusak
Located in WARSZAWA, 14
Drawing their name from the geological term indicating petrified fragments spat from volcanoes, the objects from the Tephra series are handcrafted using real, specially treated flowers mounted on sculptural forms made of steel wire and jute. Metallised using a thermo-coating technique that covers the dense textures in a paper-thin layer of molten metal, the structures preserve the eternal blossom in an almost Pompeiian effect of silhouettes covered in volcanic debris.
The form of the Tephra Sculpture 005 comes from the study of plants’ anatomy, revealing an unexpected complexity of botanic forms that symbolise nature’s creativity. The sewing, bending and welding interlaced with the sublime fragility of flowers are blended, and in fact muted, by the rigidity of the industrial metallisation process. Cocooned by streams of liquified metal and finished by hand to achieve a polished or matte texture, the sculptures, reminiscent of monochrome bas-reliefs, establish a new field of exploration for Marcin Rusak Studio...
Category
2010s Polish Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Steel, Wire, Zinc
Marcin Rusak, "Tephra Sculpture 002", Real Flowers, Zinc, In Stock
By Marcin Rusak
Located in WARSZAWA, 14
Drawing their name from the geological term indicating petrified fragments spat from volcanoes, the objects from the Tephra series are handcrafted using real, specially treated flowe...
Category
2010s Polish Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Steel, Wire, Zinc
Marcin Rusak, "Tephra Sculpture 003", 2022, Real Flowers, Zinc, In Stock
By Marcin Rusak
Located in WARSZAWA, 14
Drawing their name from the geological term indicating petrified fragments spat from volcanoes, the objects from the Tephra series are handcrafted using real, specially treated flowe...
Category
2010s Polish Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Steel, Wire, Zinc
Mounted Specimen: Apophyllite, Stilbite, Chalcedony
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mounted Specimen: Apophyllite, Stilbite, Chalcedony #L9W
Dimensions: 6 x 8.5 x 2.5 in. / 15 x 22 x 6 cm
Height on custom display stand: 9 in. / 23 c...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Steel
Naturally Formed Mineral, Clear Apophyllite Sculpture
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Naturally formed mineral, clear apophyllite sculpture
India
Measures: 11 x 8 x 4 in. / 28 x 20 x 10 cm
Height on custom display stand: 14 in. / 36 cm
Custom mounted on a ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Steel
Madrepora and Shells Composition on a Wooden Vase
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Madrepora and shells on wooden vase with gilt edges. Simple and elegant, can be set anywhere.
Category
2010s Italian Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Driftwood
Madrepora and Shells Composition on Little Wooden Bases
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Two little madrepora and shells composition on a pair of wooden bases: very simple that You can set anywhere.
One is lower than the other, but they are both very pretty.
I cannot wri...
Category
2010s Italian Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Mounted Amethyst Cave Mineral Specimen, One of a Kind
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A cut and polished geode, in the form of a large smile
Dimensions: 3 H x 5 W x 3 D in. / 7.5 H x 12.5 W x 7.5 D cm
Height on custom satin nickel display...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst
20th Century Chinese Jade, Cloisonné, & Gilt Metal Desk Accessory/Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous and quite decorative Chinese jade, cloisonné, gilt metal, and stone desk accessory. This piece is highly decorative and of very high quality. The hand-carved wood base is mounted with gilt stone which resembles rocks in a field or forest, Flowing out of the stones are gilt metal trees with jade leaves and flowers at the ends of them. There is also a cloisonné planter on one of the stones with gilt metal branches and jade arms growing out of it. In the pasture are two hand-carved and hand-polished green jade Guanyin figures which are each wearing beautiful clothes and are decorated with a jade wreath around their heads. Further adorned with jade, jadeite, and amethyst cabochons...
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20th Century Chinese Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Jade, Stone, Bronze, Metal
Pair of Medium 395 Million Year Old Fossilized Orthoceras Marble Finish Statues
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this stunning pair of fully polished limestone circa 395-million-year-old Fossilized Orthoceras statues
Orthoceras ("straight horn") is a genus of extinc...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Natural Fiber
Crinoid Fossil from Morocco, from the Ordovician Period 450-Million-Years Ago
Located in Chicago, IL
Another large Crinoid fossil from our collection. Crinoids are more commonly known as sea lilies and are members of the Echinodermata phylum with the st...
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15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
1900's Large Rare Chinese Ring Necked Long Tailed Pheasant Taxidermy
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
In good condition with coiled metal hook for poised wall hanging in flighted posture. Incredible colours on neck and feathers. A true conversation piece!.
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Early 1900s American Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Feathers
20th Century Italian Pure 990 Silver Grape Bunch
Located in VALENZA, IT
Italy, a country that produces great wines and an ancient agricultural tradition, could not fail to dedicate its art also to create prestigious objects concerning this excellence for...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Handmade Natural Onyx Bowl, One of a Kind
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Handmade in Mexico
Carved from a single piece of onyx
One of a kind
Dimensions: 20 x 15.5 x 4 in. / 51 x 39.5 x 10 cm
A gently fluted, low, organic vessel from naturally colore...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Onyx
Large Decorative Antique Mortar of Wood
Located in Hellouw, NL
Decorative large antique mortar of wood. This robust item is great to add some warmth and texture to your interior. It can be used in combination with c...
Category
Early 20th Century European Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Very Large White Onyx Deep Bowl, One of a Kind
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Handmade in Mexico
One solid piece of onyx
One of a kind
Dimensions: 21.5 x 20.25 w x 6.5 h in. / 55 x 51 x 16.5 cm
A spectacular, organic, undulating vessel of white to cream ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Onyx
Large Handmade Natural Onyx Platter, One of a Kind
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Handmade in Mexico
Carved from a single piece of onyx
One of a kind
Dimensions: 33 x 12 x 2 in. / 84 x 30 x 5 cm
A slim, long, low, organic platter from naturally colored stone...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Onyx
Hand Carved Chalcedony Lizard Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
This nicely proportioned, finely carved hardstone sculpture captures these reptiles’ enigmatic, curious presence. The milky blue translucence of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Pair of Large Decorative 395 Million Year Old Ammonite Atlas Mountains Fossils
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of fully polished circa 395-million-year-old Ammonite Atlas Mountains fossil statues
These are some of the most decorative pi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Deep Handmade Natural Onyx Bowl, One of a Kind
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Handmade in Mexico
Carved from a single piece of onyx
One of a kind
Dimensions: 17 x 13.5 x 7 D in. / 43 x 34 x 18 D cm
A spectacular, organic, undulating vessel of cream trans...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Onyx
Large Handmade Natural Onyx Bowl, One of a Kind
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Handmade in Mexico
Carved from a single piece of onyx
One of a kind
Dimensions: 23 x 17 x 4.25 in. / 60 x 43 x 10 cm
A fluted, almost to the point of frilly, organic “oyster” shaped...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Onyx
Brass-Mounted Rock Crystal Sphere Medium
Located in New York, NY
3" rock crystal sphere mounted on a brass stand. Rock crystal, a form of quartz, has been used in jewelry and ornaments since antiquity, and is the purest form of quartz discovered. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Brass
Amethyst Crystal Cave
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amethyst crystal cave a striking cut and polished amethyst quartz geode tall Mountainous form, the single polished cut showing deep vibrant purple amethys...
Category
Early 2000s American Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
1 of 4 Sublime Moroccan Ammonite Atlas Mountains Fossil Bowls Marble Finish
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original circa 180+ Million year old Atlas Mountains Morocco Fossil bowl polished to a marble finish
They are truly exquisite, they ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble
Brass Mounted Selenite Sphere Large
Located in New York, NY
4" selenite sphere mounted on a brass stand. Selenite is a pearly variety of gypsum named after the Greek goddess of the moon for its sheen, and is a sister stone to alabaster. Multi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass, Other
1 of 4 Lovely Moroccan Ammonite Atlas Mountains Fossil Bowls Marble Finish
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this sublime original circa 180+ Million year old Atlas Mountains Morocco Fossil bowl polished to a marble finish
They are...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble
Natural Quartz Mineral Fragment
Located in New York, NY
Natural quartz mineral fragment.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
1 of 4 Very Rare Moroccan Ammonite Atlas Mountains Fossil Bowls Marble Finish
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this very rare original circa 180+ Million year old Atlas Mountains Morocco Fossil bowl polished to a marble finish
They a...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble
Serge Mansau, Murano Hanging Glass, 1992
By Serge Mansau
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Serge Mansau - Murano hanging glass - 1992
Clear crystal and green nuanced red
Measures: H26 x D9,5.
Category
1990s European Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Murano Glass
Other natural specimens for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Other natural specimens for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage natural specimens created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with stone, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Other natural specimens made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original natural specimens, popular names associated with this style include Marcin Rusak, Arval Argenti Valenza, Pietre Trovanti, and Pols Potten. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for natural specimens differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $149 and tops out at $14,500 while the average work can sell for $1,200.
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