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Herbarium Specimens

Custom Framed Antique Herbarium Botanical Specimens - Set of Four
Located in Pearland, TX
Beautiful custom framed antique herbarium floral specimens, collected in Sweden, circa 1900
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Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Decorative Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Early 20th Century Edwardian Collection of Herbarium Grass Specimens
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rare collection of early 20th century herbarium grass specimens, each example has its original
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Taxidermy

Materials

Natural Fiber, Pine

Custom Framed Antique German Herbarium Botanical Specimens (Set of 4)
Located in Pearland, TX
Gorgeous German custom-matted antique herbariums with silver frames, circa 1906. These stunning
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Early 20th Century German Victorian Decorative Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Custom Framed Antique Dutch Herbarium Botanical Specimens - Set of Two
Located in Pearland, TX
Wonderful custom framed antique herbarium floral specimens, collected in 1937. Handwritten
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Early 20th Century Dutch Organic Modern Decorative Art

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Glass, Wood, Paper

1930s Herbarium Mars Hill North Carolina 34 Pressed Botanical Specimens
Located in Seguin, TX
Circa 1930's bound herbarium with 34 plant specimens. Collected by Colleen Redmond, Mars Hill
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Early 20th Century American Rustic Books

Materials

Paper

Set of 4 Custom Framed Antique Swedish Herbarium Botanical Specimens, circa 1890
Located in Pearland, TX
Beautiful custom framed antique herbarium floral specimens, collected circa 1890. Handwritten names
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Late Victorian Decorative Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood, Paper

Set of 4 Custom Framed Antique Swedish Herbarium Botanical Specimens, circa 1890
Located in Pearland, TX
Beautiful custom framed antique herbarium floral specimens, collected circa 1890. Handwritten names
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Late Victorian Decorative Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood, Paper

German Framed Herbarium
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Rare 1940s German pressed botanical specimens from a collection in Stuttgart. The specimen is hand
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20th Century German Decorative Art

Materials

Glass, Paper

German Framed Herbarium
German Framed Herbarium
H 18 in W 13 in D 1 in
Vintage French Herbarium Plant Page With Oak Frame
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
specimens, frozen in a moment of delicate grace. Encased in an oak frame, the herbarium exudes a rustic
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Late 20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Glass, Oak, Archival Paper

Vintage French Herbarium Plant Page With Oak Frame
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
specimens, frozen in a moment of delicate grace. Encased in an oak frame, the herbarium exudes a rustic
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Late 20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Glass, Oak, Archival Paper

Vintage French Herbarium Plant Page With Oak Frame
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
specimens, frozen in a moment of delicate grace. Encased in an oak frame, the herbarium exudes a rustic
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Late 20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Glass, Oak, Archival Paper

Vintage French Herbarium Plant Page With Oak Frame
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
specimens, frozen in a moment of delicate grace. Encased in an oak frame, the herbarium exudes a rustic
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Late 20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Glass, Oak, Archival Paper

Set of Three Swedish Mid-Century Herbariums Botanicals in Dark Bamboo Frames
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of three Swedish framed herbariums botanicals from the mid-20th century. These Swedish
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Decorative Art

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Faux Bamboo, Paper

Set of Ten Framed American Botanical Specimens
Located in Chicago, IL
Presenting a collection of ten framed American herbarium botanical specimens, meticulously gathered
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Vintage 1950s American Decorative Art

Materials

Natural Fiber, Paper

Set of Four Pressed Botanical Specimens, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
These four botanical specimens from the herbarium of A. Brun were hand-picked, pressed and
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Early 20th Century Still-life Prints

Materials

Wood

Set of Four Pressed Botanical Specimens, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
These four botanical specimens from the herbarium of A. Brun were hand-picked, pressed and
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Antique Late 19th Century European Prints

Materials

Wood

Pair, Grand Tour Style Italian Bronzed Plaques Aldrovandi & Homer
Located in Atlanta, GA
expeditions. Eventually, his herbarium contained about 4760 dried specimens on 4117 sheets in sixteen volumes
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Bronze

Collection of 9 Early 20th Century Italian Herbiers in Large Paned Window Frame
Located in Birmingham, AL
. The oldest traditions of making herbarium collections (dried flowers, herbs, leaves, grasses, and
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Decorative Art

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Other

Herbario de plantas artificiales. Expedición México (Floripondio)
By Alberto Baraya
Located in Mexico City, MX
Artificial Plant Herbarium he approaches artificial plants produced for mass consumption as if he was a XIXth
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Found Objects, Cardboard, Pencil

Copper Engraving of a Section of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, 1776
Located in Langweer, NL
includes some of the 27,000 taxa curated by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, while the herbarium, which is one
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Antique 1770s Architectural Models

Materials

Paper

Antique Print of a Ruin of the Kew Gardens in London, England, c.1785
Located in Langweer, NL
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, while the herbarium, one of the largest in the world, has over 8.5 million
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Antique 18th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Blue Violet (Contemporary Still Life, Graphic Hand-Painted Flower on Paper)
By Joy Taylor
Located in Hudson, NY
on a single bloom or leaf. As a specimen under a microscope, Taylor dives into the crevices and
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Sweet Gum (Contemporary Still Life, Graphic Hand-Painted Leaf on Paper)
By Joy Taylor
Located in Hudson, NY
on a single bloom or leaf. As a specimen under a microscope, Taylor dives into the crevices and
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Zinnia (Contemporary Still Life, Graphic Hand-Painted Pink Flower on Paper)
By Joy Taylor
Located in Hudson, NY
on a single bloom or leaf. As a specimen under a microscope, Taylor dives into the crevices and
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

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Tulip Vase, by Marcel Wanders, Delft Blue Hand-Painted, 2006, Unlimited Unique
By MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Tulip vase Big is available as an exclusive Personal Edition, Marcel's label carrying works of a more personal and experimental nature. The pieces of the Delft Blue series are unlimi...
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Early 2000s Dutch Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Pair of Black & Plum Leather Falconry Hoods
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A highly decorative pair of falconry hoods, later mounted on matching period brass and ebonised turned stands. The larger example is second quarter of the 20th century in age, black...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Taxidermy

Materials

Brass

Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstaette Fabric Department Pendant, Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
A simple but sensational fixture, designed by Josef Hoffmann, for the fabric department of the Wiener Werkstaette on Kaerntnerstrasse in Vienna. Style and color of the fabric custom-...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Silk

Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Bohemian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Large Handcrafted Rhodochrosite Hinged Box
Located in New York, NY
Large handcrafted rhodochrosite hinged box, 10" x 5.80" x 2.30" H. Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral that ranges in color from light pink to bright red and is found in A...
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2010s Indian Grand Tour Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone

Chrysanthemum Yellow B
By Keika Hasegawa
Located in Florham Park, NJ
100 Chrysanthemums Keika Hasegawa Kyoto, Japan Meji Era (ca. 1895) Japanese Woodblock Printed in Color with some Touching by Hand Keika Hasegawa was active from 1893-1905. ...
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Late 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Woodcut

Set of Nine 18th Century Botanical Engravings by George Eberhard
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fantastic set of nine 18th Century botanical engravings by George Eberhard. Presented in hand-painted and lacquered red reeded frames with hessian mounts and AR70 art glass for opti...
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Antique 18th Century Prints

Materials

Art Glass, Paper

Six Custom Framed French Herbarium Botanical Specimens
Located in Pearland, TX
Beautiful custom framed antique herbarium floral specimens, collected circa 1907-1918. Handwritten names in lovely French and Latin script. Specimens include allium sphaerocephalon (...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Chrysanthemum Yellow A
By Keika Hasegawa
Located in Florham Park, NJ
100 Chrysanthemums Keika Hasegawa Kyoto, Japan Meji Era (ca. 1895) Japanese Woodblock Printed in Color with some Touching by Hand Keika Hasegawa was active from 1893-1905. ...
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Late 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Woodcut

Large Pressed Botanical Framed under Glass from Sweden
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome large Swedish decorative pressed botanical, circa 1940, featuring six herbal plants mounted to a matted board in a square wooden frame under glass. Dimensions are H 39 ...
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Decorative Art

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Glass, Wood, Paper, Organic Material

Josef Hoffmann & Wiener Werkstätte "Fabric Department" Chandelier, Re Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
A simple but sensational fixture, designed by Josef Hoffmann, for the fabric department of the Wiener Werkstaette on Kaerntnerstrasse in Vienna. Style and color of the fabric custom ...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Silk

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 coming weeks, for I believe we ha...
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Antique 1890s French Country Decorative Art

Pressed French Botanical, circa 1897
Pressed French Botanical, circa 1897
H 12.25 in W 9.88 in D 0.75 in
Mid-20th Century Italian Composite Marble & Limestone Grave Marker Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An unusual composite stone open book and hands, this would off likely been a grave marker or part of a larger more elaborate memorial. Mid-20th century in age, well weathered. The...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

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Limestone, Marble

Late 19th C Gemstone Mineral & Semi Precious Stone Specimens Display Case Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Just the most wonderful collection of mineral specimens, housed in there original birds eye maple case. Each specimen is encased in a hand blown glass convex vial, along with a corr...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Natural Fiber, Birdseye Maple, Pine

Midcentury Bamboo and Rattan French Chandelier After Louis Sognot, 1960s
By Louis Sognot
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning mid-century bamboo and rattan chandelier with white cream fabric and hemp rope. Louis Sognot probably designed this lovely piece in France during the 1960s. This item is a ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Fabric, Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Rope

Antique 19thC Ernest C. Rost Radtke Lauckner Landscape Windmill Etching 31"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th century landscape etching by Ernest C. Rost, showing a country road flanked by fields, trees, and a windmill. Copyrighted by Radtke Lauckner & Co, New York, 1893. Signed in...
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Antique Late 19th Century Prints

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Paper

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Large Contemporary Frame with 16 Antique Herbarium Specimen
Located in Coral Gables, FL
Large contemporary frame with 16 antique herbarium specimen.
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Early 20th Century French Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Antique Swedish Herbarium Pressed Plant Botanical Specimen Scandinavian Art
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An antique Swedish pressed plant botanical specimen known as a “Herbarium.” Vintage Scandinavian
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Vintage 1930s Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Swedish Herbarium III - Botanicals
Located in Wichita, KS
a grid pattern. An herbarium is a collection of plant specimens dried and mounted on acid free
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Early 20th Century Swedish Decorative Art

Swedish Herbarium I - Botanicals
Located in Wichita, KS
a grid pattern. An herbarium is a collection of plant specimens dried and mounted on acid free
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Early 20th Century Swedish Paintings

Swedish Herbarium II - Botanicals
Located in Wichita, KS
a grid pattern. An herbarium is a collection of plant specimens dried and mounted on acid free
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Early 20th Century Swedish Paintings

Swedish Herbarium IV - Botanicals
Located in Wichita, KS
a grid pattern. An herbarium is a collection of plant specimens dried and mounted on acid free
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Early 20th Century Swedish Decorative Art

Set of Four Swedish Framed Herbariums or Botanicals, Handwritten Swedish Labels
Located in Atlanta, GA
1950s herbariums are featured in custom light burl frames. Each pressed botanical specimens includes a
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Decorative Art

Materials

Organic Material, Burl, Paper

Set of Four Swedish Framed Herbariums/Botanicals from the Mid-20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
herbariums are featured in custom light burl frames. Each pressed botanical specimens includes a hand written
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20th Century Swedish Decorative Art

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Glass, Wood, Burl, Paper

Set of Four Swedish Framed Herbariums or Botanicals in Light Burl Frames
Located in Atlanta, GA
1930s herbariums are featured in custom light burl frames. Each pressed botanical specimens includes a
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Early 20th Century Swedish Decorative Art

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Wood, Burl, Paper, Glass

Early 20th Century Framed Italian Herbier Dried and Pressed Botanical, 2 of 8
Located in Birmingham, AL
herbarium collections (dried flowers, herbs, leaves, grasses, and other plants mounted on paper) have been
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Early 20th Century Italian Decorative Art

Materials

Other

Early 20th Century Framed Italian Herbier Dried and Pressed Botanical, 1 of 8
Located in Birmingham, AL
herbarium collections (dried flowers, herbs, leaves, grasses, and other plants mounted on paper) have been
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Early 20th Century Italian Decorative Art

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Other

Early 20th Century Framed Italian Herbier Dried and Pressed Botanical, 3 of 8
Located in Birmingham, AL
herbarium collections (dried flowers, herbs, leaves, grasses, and other plants mounted on paper) have been
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Early 20th Century Italian Decorative Art

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Other

Collection of 16 Italian Herbiers Set in Large Paned Window Frame
Located in Pembroke, MA
collection of dried, mounted plant specimens was known as a hortus siccus (dry garden) or hortus hiemalis
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20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Decorative Art

Materials

Organic Material, Glass, Wood

French Seagrass Botanical Boards Dated 1885, with Black Frames and Glass
Located in Atlanta, GA
. Marked on the lower right side as being the "herbier" (herbarium) of Ad. Chatin, Adeline handwrote the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Decorative Art

Materials

Glass, Paper

Papaver nigrum; Pl. 482
By Elizabeth Blackwell
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Germany 1757-1773 in an expanded version as Herbarium Blackwellianum Emendatum et Auctum. Plates were re
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18th Century Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Ilex coccigera; Pl. 185
By Elizabeth Blackwell
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Germany 1757-1773 in an expanded version as Herbarium Blackwellianum Emendatum et Auctum. Plates were re
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18th Century Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Scabiols sylvestris; Pl. 185
By Elizabeth Blackwell
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Germany 1757-1773 in an expanded version as Herbarium Blackwellianum Emendatum et Auctum. Plates were re
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18th Century Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Napus dulcis; Pl. 410
By Elizabeth Blackwell
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Germany 1757-1773 in an expanded version as Herbarium Blackwellianum Emendatum et Auctum. Plates were re
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18th Century Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Collection of Hand Cut Metal Flower Sculpture
By Kirk Maxson
Located in San Francisco, CA
same way you might see done with paper. His specimens are photographed, photocopied then cut into
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1990s American Folk Art More Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Set of Nine Dried and Framed Marine Algae Herbarium Specimens
Located in Haarlem, NL
dried collection of nine algae or Seaweed specimens framed like a herbarium in lacquered wooden frames
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Decorative Art

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Glass, Paper, Seagrass, Wood

Pair of Swedish Framed Herbariums and Botanicals from the Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish framed herbariums and botanicals from the early 20th century. These Swedish 1920s
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20th Century Swedish Decorative Art

Materials

Organic Material, Paper

Collection of 4 Swedish Early 20th Century Herbariums in Custom Gold Wood Frames
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of four Swedish herbariums from the early 20th century, which have been mounted in custom
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Early 20th Century Swedish Decorative Art

Materials

Glass, Wood

Genista; Pl. 244
By Elizabeth Blackwell
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Germany 1757-1773 in an expanded version as Herbarium Blackwellianum Emendatum et Auctum. Plates were re
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18th Century Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Iris Florentina; Pl. 414
By Elizabeth Blackwell
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Germany 1757-1773 in an expanded version as Herbarium Blackwellianum Emendatum et Auctum. Plates were re
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18th Century Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Cortex Winteranus; Pl. 206
By Elizabeth Blackwell
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Germany 1757-1773 in an expanded version as Herbarium Blackwellianum Emendatum et Auctum. Plates were re
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18th Century Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Rosa alba; Pl. 73
By Elizabeth Blackwell
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Germany 1757-1773 in an expanded version as Herbarium Blackwellianum Emendatum et Auctum. Plates were re
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18th Century Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Elizabeth Blackwell Collection
By Elizabeth Blackwell
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Germany 1757-1773 in an expanded version as Herbarium Blackwellianum Emendatum et Auctum. Plates were re
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18th Century Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

"Les Myosotis" (Forget-Me-Not) Hand-Signed Lithograph by Bernard Buffet, Framed
By Bernard Buffet
Located in Encino, CA
, Expressionism, and floralscapes. This work is part of the "Herbier" (Herbarium) series, in which Buffet
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1960s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

COLLECTION OF BOTANICAL SPECIMENS / HERBARIUMS
Located in St.amford, CT
Collection of botanical / herbarium specimens (actual dried plants) from Sweden. Each has a hand
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20th Century Swedish Decorative Art

Materials

Glass, Paper, Wood

Framed French Botanicals or Herbieres from 1892
Located in Nashville, TN
types of flora to preserve specimens of plants for identification and further study. An herbarium
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Antique 19th Century French Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Collection of Botanicals Specimens / Herbariums
Located in St.amford, CT
Collection of botanical specimens / herbariums (actual dried plants). Each has a hand written label
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20th Century American Other Drawings

Materials

Paper, Wood, Glass

COLLECTION OF SIX BOTANICAL SPECIMENS / HERBARIUMS
Located in St.amford, CT
Collection of botanical specimens / herbariums (actual dried plants). Each has a hand written
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20th Century American Decorative Art

Materials

Paper, Glass, Wood

Collection of Early 19th Century Herbariums / Botanical Specimens
Located in St.amford, CT
Fabulous collection of 10 herbariums / dried botanical specimens dating from the early 19th century
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Antique 19th Century New Zealand Neoclassical Prints

Materials

Wood, Paper, Glass

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Herbarium Specimens For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of herbarium specimens for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, wood and glass, all herbarium specimens available were constructed with great care. Herbarium specimens have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Herbarium specimens bearing Victorian or folk art hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many herbarium specimens are appealing in their simplicity, but Joy Taylor and Alberto Baraya produced popular herbarium specimens that are worth a look.

How Much are Herbarium Specimens?

Prices for herbarium specimens can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, herbarium specimens begin at $209 and can go as high as $12,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,725.