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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
By Europa
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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Plaster, Fiberglass, Paint

Recent Sales

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

Materials

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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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

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

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Other

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
$232,495 Sale Price
33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
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Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements

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Wrought Iron

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

Mogens Koch for Rud Radmussen Modular Library in Mahogany
By Mogens Koch, Rud Rasmussen
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mogens Koch for Rud Rasmussen, modular book case or library, mahogany, Denmark, design 1928 Intriguing and substantial modular library by Danish designer Mogens Koch. This piece is ...
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Vintage 1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

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Mahogany

Mogens Koch for Rud Radmussen Modular Library in Mahogany
Mogens Koch for Rud Radmussen Modular Library in Mahogany
$69,500
H 121.66 in W 179.53 in D 14.18 in
Murano Hand Blown Chartreuse Green Glass Chandelier, in stock
Located in Miami, FL
Murano hand blown studio glass chandelier, in stock All different shaped chartreuse green discs with white details, rigadin technique Brass plated structure with 24 exposed brass reg...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

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Brass

A big diorama with butterflies and flowers with a Memento Mori Italy 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
A Memento Mori from Wunderkammer, depicting a painted skull, leaning on a book with a scroll reading: pray to God for the soul, in devotion to the Archangel Gabriel. The painting is ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Natural Specimens

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Glass, Wood

Vintage Alligator Waiter Standing Full Body Mount Taxidermy Ashtray Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Alligator Waiter Standing Full Body Mount Taxidermy Ashtray Stand. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements (Overall): 25" H x 15" W x 19" D
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Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Taxidermy

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Wood

“Poppies” by Hasharat – 19th Century Glass Cloche with Butterflies
Located in New York, NY
In Poppies, artist Hasharat presents a dramatic vertical composition of real butterflies, meticulously arranged within an antique 19th-century glass cloche measuring 11" x 7" x 23". ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Taxidermy

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Glass

Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry, part of our metal Kitchen Collection, is designed as a feature element for any space. The three doors on the upper cabinets are fabricated with a kn...
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2010s American Modern Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry
$79,658 / item
H 95 in W 54 in D 25 in
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
Located in Queens, NY
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

Memento Mori, Wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Unique sculptured wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria, from around the 1920 ties, extremely fine sculptured piece of Artisanal work, looks like a real skull, beautiful old patin...
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Vintage 1920s Austrian Sculptures and Carvings

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Fruitwood

Memento Mori, Wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria
Memento Mori, Wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria
$2,204
H 3.94 in W 4.34 in D 2.76 in
Misha Kahn, Mole Eats Worm Sofa
Located in New York, NY
Misha Kahn [American, b. 1989] Mole Eats Worm 2020 Foam, fabric, steel 38.75 x 107 x 45 inches 99 x 272 x 114 cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Sofas

Materials

Steel

Misha Kahn, Mole Eats Worm Sofa
Misha Kahn, Mole Eats Worm Sofa
$48,000
H 45 in W 107 in D 38.75 in
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

A Taxidermied Tiger Skin Rug, 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Taxidermied Tiger Skin Rug, 1960s Mounted on black felt, with glass eyes. Dimension: Length: 215 cm Width: 165 cm Height: 19 cm. Provenance: Private Australian Collector Acquire...
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20th Century Taxidermy

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Animal Skin

A Taxidermied Tiger Skin Rug, 20th Century
A Taxidermied Tiger Skin Rug, 20th Century
$22,000
H 7.49 in W 84.65 in D 64.97 in
19th Century Large Collection of Victorian Conchology Shell Specimens Taxidermy
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large collection of late Victorian shell specimens, the majority housed in its pine box with each specimen having its period card sleeve, the remainder displayed in glazed blue car...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Taxidermy

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Natural Fiber, Blown Glass, Paper, Pine

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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.