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Plaster Skulls

Composition of a Plaster Skull Decorated with Butterflies
Located in Leuven , BE
A modern approach to taxidermy with this plastered skull covered with shells of green beetles. The
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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Figurative Sculptures

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Organic Material, Plaster

Vintage Plaster Anatomical Skull Model
Located in Houston, TX
Interesting vintage plaster anatomical skull model. This great plaster skull bust model is in very
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Vintage 1940s Other Models and Miniatures

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Plaster

Vintage Plaster Anatomical Skull Model
Vintage Plaster Anatomical Skull Model
$895
H 9.75 in W 5.5 in D 6 in
Pair of Italian Sculptures "Skull" and "Hand" in painted plaster, 20th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of sculptures "Skull" and "Hand" in painted plaster, 20th century Height 35cm x 20cm good
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20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

Painter Anatomical Skull
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this painter anatomical human skull, circa 1970. This skull was acquired from a painter's
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Vintage 1970s North American Arts and Crafts Models and Miniatures

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Plaster

Painter Anatomical Skull
Painter Anatomical Skull
$700
H 11.82 in W 8.67 in D 11.03 in
Decorative 20th Century Faux Buffalo Skull Sculpture Art
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A decorative 20th century faux painted buffalo skull sculpture, raised on a rectangular plinth
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20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

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Plaster

Mixed Media Sculpture: 'Woolly TRex Skull'
By Joshua Goode
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by amateur archaeologists such as Heinrich Schliemann who discovered Troy and by past elaborate hoaxes like that of the Piltdown Man, Joshua travels the world performing sta...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Resin, Plaster, Paint, Mixed Media

Adolescent Unicorn T-Rex Skull with 'No Fear' Bedazzlement
By Joshua Goode
Located in New York, NY
example of a Unicorn T-Rex Skull that has ever been discovered. During the Auroralithic Era the Mammoth
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

Anatomical Cut of Human Skull Papier-maché, Didactical Collectables, Dr.Auzoux
By Dr. Louis Auzoux
Located in Leuven , BE
Anatomical cut of a human skull composed in natural painted papier-maché, with numbered labels on
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Antique 19th Century French Scientific Instruments

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Paper, Plaster

"Every Kind Of Desire Is Wrong" Whimsical Skull Silhouette and Human Figure
By Jedediah Morfit
Located in Philadelphia, PA
reinforced plaster, googly eyes, paint. This piece measures 29"h x 29"w x 2.75"d and comes with a gallery
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Fiberglass, Plaster, Paint

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Artists plaster skull
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hutton-Clarke Antiques is proud to present this extraordinary 19th-century Plaster of Paris skull
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Antique 1860s French Gothic Revival Sculptures and Carvings

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Plaster

Artists plaster skull
Artists plaster skull
H 5.91 in W 5.32 in D 7.88 in
Antique Memento Mori Late 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
covered by the seller (customs duties included). Vanity skull in plaster painted, mounted on a 18th
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Victorian Sculptures and Carvings

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Plaster

Composition of Plaster Skull Decorated with Beetles and Butterflies
Located in Leuven , BE
A modern approach of Memento Mori with a plastered skull covered in shells of green beetles. The
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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Taxidermy

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Glass, Organic Material

Your Very Own Plaster Skull Encased in a Clear Un-Drilled Bowling Ball
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Exactly what you never knew you always wanted.
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Vintage 1950s American Folk Art More Folk Art

Memento Mori, a Skull Sculpture Out of Chalk, with a Bronze Snake, Italy
Located in Milan, IT
Painted plaster skull over a wooden painted base emulating marble. The skull is surrounded by a
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Antique 1870s Italian Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Mortitans Cranial Jig
Located in Peekskill, NY
fold up next to the top bow. The plaster skull is also included to display the device. This 1920s skull
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Scientific Instruments

Mortitans Cranial Jig
Mortitans Cranial Jig
H 14 in W 8 in D 8 in
Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Painted plaster memento mori skull over a painted wooden base.? Italy 1880 ca.
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster, Wood

Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880
Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880
H 8 in W 8.3 in D 10 in
Domed Skull with Butterflys
Located in Napa, CA
Wonderful curiosity item. Suggests a sense of epiphany or metamorphosis. A very clever and arresting combination of macabre and whimsy.
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Early 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Domed Skull with Butterflys
Domed Skull with Butterflys
H 24 in W 10 in D 10 in
Antique Museum Display – “Evolution of the Human Skull"
Located in Peekskill, NY
example skulls with original paper labels and a detailed key showing the “Evolution of the Human Skull
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Early 20th Century American More Folk Art

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Wood, Plaster

Fascinating Bas Relief Sculpture with Skull from a Belgian Castle
Located in Hopewell, NJ
imagery including putti and skull.
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Antique Early 1900s Belgian Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Plaster

Collage of skulls made of eggshells: 'Circle of Friends'
Located in New York, NY
I have worked on eggshells since I was a child, learning the traditional Ukrainian craft of pysanky from my mother. This artistic and cultic use of eggs informs my work to this day -...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Plaster, Mixed Media

Phrenological Skull According to the Theory of Franz Joseph Gall, France 1856
Located in Milan, IT
A Plaster sculpture depicting a phrenological skull according to the theory of Franz Joseph Gall
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster, Wood

A phrenological skull according to the theory of Franz Joseph Gall, Italy 1856
Located in Milan, IT
A Plaster sculpture depicting a phrenological skull according to the theory of Franz Joseph Gall
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Antique 1850s French Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster, Fruitwood

Important Cultural and Decorative Object, Germany Around 1750
Located in Milan, IT
A plaster sculpture depicting a skull is placed above the base of a plinth in the shape of a column
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Antique Mid-18th Century German Figurative Sculptures

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Brass, Bronze

Composition of a Plaster Skull Decorated with Butterflies
Located in Leuven , BE
A modern approach to taxidermy with this plastered skull covered with shells of green beetles. The
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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Natural Specimens

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Glass, Organic Material

Mortitans Cranial Jig
Located in Peekskill, NY
fold up next to the top bow. The plaster skull is also included to display the device. This 1920s skull
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Scientific Instruments

Mortitans Cranial Jig
Mortitans Cranial Jig
H 14 in W 8 in D 8 in
Australopithecus Skull Cast Plaster Stiff Replica KNM _ ER406
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Australopithecus Skull Stiff Replica KNM _ ER406 Cast plaster Measures: W 20 x H 38 x D 17 cm.   
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Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Taxidermy

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Plaster

Prelude No. 251 (Black and White Plaster and Found Object Skull Sculpture)
By Paul Katz
Located in Hudson, NY
"Prelude." The short sculpture is skull shaped, though the layer of sand and plaster has altered the
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

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Plaster, Paint, Found Objects

Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Painted plaster memento mori skull over a painted wooden base. Italy circa 1880.
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster, Wood

Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880
Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880
H 8 in W 8.3 in D 10 in
Memento mori, skull with butterfly wings, Germany 1874.
Located in Milan, IT
A Memento Mori from Wunderkammer, depicting a skull, plaster cast covered with butterfly wings
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Antique 1870s German Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster, Wood

Memento Mori Plaster Sculpture, Italy, circa 1800
Located in Milan, IT
Italian Wunderkammer Memento Mori plaster sculpture, depicting a skull covered with natural
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Antique Early 1800s Italian Figurative Sculptures

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Natural Fiber, Plaster, Wood, Glass

Anthropology Study of Man Sculpture & Skull University Museum Philadelphia, 1925
By Elizabeth Jane Macadam
Located in Petaluma, CA
her information if you wish to learn about her. Sold together with the smaller skull that has the
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Vintage 1920s American Other Sculptures and Carvings

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Plaster

Memento mori. A caged and suspended skull sculpture, Germany, late 17th century.
Located in Milan, IT
A rare example of Memento Mori from Wunderkammer depicting a skull caged in a forged iron structure
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Antique Late 17th Century German Figurative Sculptures

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Iron

The Cyclops Sword with Mammoth Skull, Craved Tusks Hilt & broken Golden Blade
By Joshua Goode
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by amateur archaeologists such as Heinrich Schliemann who discovered Troy and by past elaborate hoaxes like that of the Piltdown Man, Joshua Goode travels the world performi...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Steel, Gold Leaf

Paravia Educational Anatomical Model of the Base of the Human Skull, Italy 1950
By Paravia
Located in Naples, IT
Anatomical model of the base of the head with decomposable encephalon made of rubber and plaster by
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

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Plaster

Vanitas Sculpture, Italy Beginning of 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Above the gilded wooden base is a Vanitas, a painted plaster sculpture depicting a human skull
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster, Wood

Pair of Late 19th Century Memento Mori Sculpted and Painted Plaster Skulls
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The probably unique pair of ochre painted plaster human skulls, each primitively sculpted with
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Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Sculptures and Carvings

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Plaster

Cow Skull with Abstract Huichol Designs Navy
Located in Montecito, CA
Custom Huichol plaster skull with feather designs. The designs are done with thread over bees wax
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21st Century and Contemporary Animal Sculptures

A Large Plaster Panel with Ox Skull and Mask Detail
Located in London, GB
A Large Plaster Panel with Ox Skull and Mask Detail
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21st Century and Contemporary Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Plaster

Early 20th Century Plaster Model of a Human Skull on Ebonised Stand
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
With a beautiful patina, the model human skull cast in plaster and hand painted in good detail with
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Early 20th Century European Models and Miniatures

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Plaster

Educational skull
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skull used for educational purposes. You can open it and write on it.
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20th Century Belgian Decorative Objects

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Plaster

Educational skull
Educational skull
H 9 in W 11 in
Gem Covered Skull
Located in New Orleans, LA
Decorative mold of a skull with semi precious stones applied to the surface.
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20th Century Mexican Sculptures

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Plaster

Gem Covered Skull
Gem Covered Skull
H 6 in W 4.5 in D 8 in
Well Detailed Early 20th Century Bucranium Plaster Frieze
Located in Tetbury, GB
A wonderfully detailed and well cast Bucranium plaster frieze featuring Ox skulls and garlands
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Plaster

Pink and Gray Cow Skull with Huichol Design
Located in Montecito, CA
One of a kind Huichol abstract design skull. The skull is plaster with thread design over beeswax.
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21st Century and Contemporary Animal Sculptures

Glass Dome of Curiosity, with Beetles Vanity and Butterflies
Located in Paris, FR
Very special creation made of a plaster molded skull, decorated with beetles wings, and morpho
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Early 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities

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Colorful Insect Composition in Czech Mouth Blown Glass Globe
Located in Leuven , BE
This lovely colorful composition of five purple wing grasshoppers. Titanacris albipes come from South America and are one of the most beautiful grasshoppers in the world.  
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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Taxidermy

Materials

Organic Material

"Snowy Owl" Driftwood Mount
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Snowy owl on driftwood mount. Life-size and realistic however made of white Imden farm goose feathers as a recreation. The beak and claws are sculpted from a resin material. 28"H x 1...
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2010s American Animal Sculptures

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Feathers

"Snowy Owl" Driftwood Mount
"Snowy Owl" Driftwood Mount
$3,500
H 28 in W 11 in D 15 in
Rare Olympic games prefab Munich 1972 by Peter Hübner
By Another Human
Located in Perpignan, FR
CASANOVA. 1972 by Gallery Clément Cividino Ent. HISTORIQUE A l'occasion des jeux olympiques de Paris 2024 , notre galerie présente en exposition pour son rendez vous estival au d...
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Vintage 1970s French Space Age Architectural Elements

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Fiberglass, Polyester, Polystyrene

Rare Olympic games prefab Munich 1972 by Peter Hübner
Rare Olympic games prefab Munich 1972 by Peter Hübner
$94,863
H 110.24 in W 118.12 in D 118.12 in
Tiffany Studios Spider Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Tiffany Studios geometric leaded glass and bronze table lamp features the iconic Spider shade and its original complementary Mushroom bronze base. The unique form of the spider ...
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20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

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Bronze

Tiffany Studios Spider Lamp
Tiffany Studios Spider Lamp
$98,500
H 17.5 in W 14.5 in D 15.5 in
Colorful Framed Tropical Butterflies Taxidermy Mounted Insect Display 6 Pieces 3
Located in Poperinge, BE
Collection of framed and dried colorful butterflies, 6 pieces in total, nice collection in wooden box with glass, the black frame is decorated with carved patterns, second half of th...
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Vintage 1980s European Taxidermy

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Glass

Birdcage Chandelier w/ 2 Rock Crystal Birds Perched Inside W/ Porcelain Flowers
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent French Louis XVI style Gilt Bronze Birdcage Form Multi Light Chandelier with Two Hand-Carved PInk and Amethyst Rock Crystal Birds Perched on the Inside. The exterior i...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants

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Rock Crystal, Metal, Bronze

Collections of Butterflies and Insectin Taxidermy from the 60s
Located in Naples, IT
A group of real Brazilian butterflies presented in a beautiful antique wooden box from 1960. These specimens are extremely rare and have been selected from a vintage collection.
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Taxidermy

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Glass, Wood

50 Million Year Old Fossil Fish Mural from the Green River Formation, Wyoming
By Green River Fossil Company
Located in Logan, UT
This sculptural stone mural features three Knightia eocaena, all of which are Eocene Era fossil fish from the Green River Formation. These fossil fish are about 50 million years old ...
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2010s American Decorative Art

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Limestone

Large Male Cougar Taxidermy Mount
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Large male cougar on faux rock and branch mount. In walking position. Harvested in British Columbia. 6’L x 4’H protrudes 27” PERIOD: Contemporary ORIGIN: British Columbia, Canada...
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2010s Taxidermy

Materials

Other

Large Male Cougar Taxidermy Mount
Large Male Cougar Taxidermy Mount
$5,175
H 48 in W 27 in D 72 in
Regal Splendor: Indian Blue Peacock Taxidermy Masterpiece
Located in New York, NY
A stunning Indian blue peacock taxidermy mount showcasing its signature iridescent blue and green plumage, this piece is a testament to nature's artistry. The vibrant metallic hues o...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Anglo-Indian Taxidermy

Materials

Wood, Feathers

Massive Chinese Cloisonné Vase with Phoenix, Magnolia, Lotus and Chrysanthemums
Located in New York, NY
A massive Chinese blue cloisonné vase or urn depicting a colorful imperial phoenix with gilt bronze wires among birds and butterflies in an imperial garden of magnolia blossoms, chry...
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Metalwork

Materials

Enamel

Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Amber by Yiannis Ghikas
By Yiannis Ghikas, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Blown Glass

Andrianna Shamaris Coral Fan
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful coral fan set on a minimalist white stand. We have a collection. Great as a party gift or table setting. All one of a kind. Andrianna Shamaris. The Leader In Modern Organ...
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2010s Organic Modern Natural Specimens

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Coral

Andrianna Shamaris Coral Fan
Andrianna Shamaris Coral Fan
$128 / item
H 14 in W 12 in D 2 in
A corner sofa by J.M. Middelraad for H. Pander & Zn, circa 1900, The Netherlands
By H.Pander & Zonen
Located in Delft, NL
A corner sofa by J.M. Middelraad for H. Pander & Zn A corner sofa with fabric upholstery. The beautiful hand-carved details in Art Nouveau patterns and dragonflies, as well as on th...
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Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Palmwood

Taxidermy Butterfly Flying Insects Collection of Multiple Species (10)
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a framed glass display featuring ten (10) flying insects of different spices. Wood frame with double glass. No name or label present from the maker. Dimen...
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Vintage 1970s American American Classical Taxidermy

Materials

Glass, Wood

Anatomical Plaque by New York Scientific Supply Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand painted, plaster, anatomical plate by New York Scientific Supply Co. depicting the musculature and circulatory systems of the face and head on a wood plaque.
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood, Plaster

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Plaster Skulls For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of plaster skulls available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique plaster skulls was constructed with extraordinary care, often using plaster, wood and fruitwood. Plaster skulls have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Plaster skulls made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Joshua Goode and Paul Katz each produced beautiful plaster skulls that are worth considering.

How Much are Plaster Skulls?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,650, while they’re typically $566 on the low end and $5,500 highest priced.