Fabric Natural Specimens

Curios collection of hand made knitted three dimensional flowers, displayed on a mossy base. Housed in its original glass dome and ebonised base on bun feet, early 20th century in a...

A floral wedding linen bouquet also. These works of art are made principally of paper flowers in an array of colourful linen material that have been dyed. This object is made of vibrant pinks and blues as shown in the photos. This floral decoration is covered in a large elongated oval glass dome...

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...

Mounted rock crystal creation Measuring: 9.5" x 8.5" x 8".

Two fabric coconut palm trees. The palm leaves are adjustable. Unsigned but most likely by Jeff and Lisa Wright, 1990s.

A wonderful, highly decorative, original Bonsai tree dating from the 1940s, which is both robust and delicate. Pieces of glass have been intricately carved to form realistic leaves, ...

A pair of large 19th century circular gilt frames housing a collection of minerals, we have done extensive research to attribute the mineral and their labels to a geologist and we believe we have found the man in question. The label size, hand writing and style belong to The British mineral dealer Thomas Douton Russell Russell was born in the parish of St.Sepulcher, London, Middlesex, England on March 1, 1838, He apparently began selling specimens in 1848, at the age of ten. Russell formally opened his "Natural History Stores" in 1869, dealing in minerals, fossils, rock specimens, British Natural History collections, shells, corals, zoophytes, annelids, crustacea, echinoderms, and especially prepared microscope...

A rather wonderful early 19th century Bezoar housed in a thick glass domed lens, with turned ebonized base. An elderly hand written museum label is still visible. Velvet interior A...

Swedish Regence bench, original beige-green color with natural patina. At the top of the back pieces cut in the form of clams, Sweden, 1740-1750. The seat is reupholstered.  

A wonderful tobacco jar, made from a human skull. The skull has had its cranium removed and a tin container inlaid within a turned bone handle has been applied to the cranium. A rhym...

A fantastic vintage American woven jute nautical bumper with lopped handles. This was originally used as a bumper to keep boats from rubbing into each other...

Taxidermy white horned sheep mount, from Jonas Brothers master taxidermists in Denver Colorado, dated March 12 1929.