Real Skulls
Antique Real Skull of a Rabbit, Germany ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Real Skull of a Rabbit, Germany ca. 1900s
An antique taxidermied skull of the rabbit
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Antique Late 19th Century German Folk Art Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone, Wood
Decorative 20th Century Faux Buffalo Skull Sculpture Art
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
illusion of a real skull, featuring a unique and unusual design replicating a real skull without killing
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20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Plaster
Memento Mori, Wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria
Located in Schellebelle, BE
sculptured piece of Artisanal work,
looks like a real skull,
beautiful old patina and warm wear of the wood.
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Vintage 1920s Austrian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Fruitwood
Kilgore Authentic Anatomical Preparation Human Skull
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
, this is a REAL (not artificial) human skull which has been scientifically labeled and modified to
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Vintage 1950s American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bone
Vintage Bronze Cast of a Human Skull 1:1, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 1:1 cast model of a human skull in silver plated bronze. Its made from a cast of a real human
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Silver Plate
Vintage 1:1 Sculpture of a Human Skull in Green Verdigris Bronze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
cast of a real human skull, probably female, and is complete with teeth, lower- and upper jaw. This
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20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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Artists plaster skull
Located in Cheltenham, GB
the intricate details of a real human skull, this piece features slight stylizations while remaining
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Antique 1860s French Gothic Revival Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Plaster
Early Century Lifesize Concrete Deer on a Rolling Steel Platform
Located in Seattle, WA
steel. Organic elements include a real deer skull and hooves. The steel armature has been welded to a
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Antique Early 19th Century American Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete, Steel
Real Beauchene Monkey Skull
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene Skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated skull that has been
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20th Century Unknown Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Real Beauchene Skull - Medical school teaching display.
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene Skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated human skull that has been
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20th Century American Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Real Beauchene Skull - Medical school teaching display.
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene Skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated human skull that has been
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20th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Real Beauchene Alligator Skull - School teaching display.
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene Skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated skull that has been
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20th Century American Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Exclusive Metalized Skull of a Real Cape Buffalo
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Exclusive metalized skull of a real Cape Buffalo. The gold metalizing process gives the skull a
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21st Century and Contemporary South African Natural Specimens
Real Beauchene Baboon Skull - Medical school teaching display.
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene Skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated skull that has been
Category
20th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
Real Beauchene Bear Skull - Medical school teaching display.
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene Skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated skull that has been
Category
20th Century American Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Beaded Ceremonial Head with Leopard, Cameroon Grasslands
Located in Leuven , BE
depictions of enemies’ heads, wooden or the real skulls themselves, were carried by rulers on ceremonial
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Burlap, Beads, Wood
Demonstration Human Skull
Located in London, GB
Demonstration human skull
An early 20th century example of a real human medical demonstration
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Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
Two Handblown Glass Domes with Fine Beaded Regalia, Cameroon Grasslands
Located in Leuven , BE
inspired by the very old and rare Atwonzen beaded skulls created for Bamileke King. They originate from the
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Beads, Burlap, Wood
Buffalo Croco Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture buffalo croco made with real
Buffalo skull with horns. Skull is customized
In dark
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Sepik River Artefact, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
traces of original red clay underneath, coiffure of real hair, Nassa snail covering a real human skull
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Vintage 1920s Papua New Guinean Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Natural Fiber
Antique Real Skull of a Badger, Germany ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Real Skull of a Badger, Germany ca. 1900s
An antique taxidermied skull of the badger
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Folk Art Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone, Wood
Antique Real Skull of a Duck, Germany ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Real Skull of a Duck, Germany ca. 1900s
An antique taxidermied skull of the duck (Anas
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Folk Art Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood, Bone
Antique Real Skull of a Crow or Magpie, Germany ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Real Skull of a Crow or Magpie, Germany ca. 1900s
An antique taxidermied skull of the crow
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Folk Art Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone, Wood
Tzom - Carved Cantera Stone Skull Planter from Jalisco, Mexico
By Aldo Álvarez Tostado
Located in Guadalajara, MX
the Pre-Columbian period. These walls would be covered in carved (or often real) skulls and provide
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2010s Mexican Pre-Columbian Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Stone
Mouth Blown Glass Dome with 5 Fine Beaded Ceremonial Heads, Grassland People
Located in Leuven , BE
, these depictions of enemies’ heads, wooden or the real skulls themselves, were carried by rulers on
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Vintage 1930s Cameroonian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Beads
Real Beauchene Skull, Medical School Teaching Display
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated human skull that has been
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Industrial Scientific Instruments
Real Beauchene Skull, Early Medical School Teaching Display
By Claude Beauchene
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene Skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated human skull that has been
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Antique 19th Century French Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Real Beauchene Skull on Spine, Medical School Teaching Display
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated human skull that has been
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze Skull Sculpture
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
the lost-wax casting methode. The model must have been a real human skull.
The skull is made in 2
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1990s American Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Cast of a Human Skull
Located in Haarlem, NL
mortality. The model was made from a real human skull.
Indistinctly signed, possibly by Maxilla and
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Life Cast Bronze Model/Sculpture of a Human Skull
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
sculpture/ model was made from a real human skull.
Signed and copyrighted Indistinctly, possibly by Maxilla
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20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Bronze Cast of a Human Skull 1:1, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare 1:1 cast of a human skull in bronze. Its made from a cast of a real human skull, probably
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Tibetan Buddhist Ritual Silver Mounted Horned Sheep Skull Kapala
Located in Forney, TX
An exceptional antique Tibetan Buddhist monastery ritual / ceremonial goat skull and horn kapala
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Folk Art Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Skull Model
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A vintage skull model that opens up to hold whatever you want.
This is a model, not a real skull.
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Phantom Skull in Lucite
Located in New York, NY
A real human skull set in Lucite, used for medical purposes made in the 1970's. Life size and in
Category
Vintage 1970s American Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bone, Resin
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'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö.
This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Textile
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian)
Morocco
The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco.
I att...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
1800s Veterinarians Horse Gag and Cutaway Skull
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is an early medical school demonstration model. The horse skull on its own very interesting. It shows a professionally done cutaway of the skull showing the teeth below the gum ...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bone
Early 19th century painted iron safe
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century painted iron safe circa 1830.
We are pleased to offer this cast iron safe in near original condition and still functioning today.
Cast fielded panels to front an...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Iron
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
Materials
Animal Skin
1930s Cased Taxidermy Buzzard Bird of Prey Raptor Museum Cabinet Natural History
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A magnificent 1930s taxidermy specimen of a Common buzzard with outstretched wings in a large ebonized museum cabinet. This bird has been cleverly captured in an animated pose comple...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Victorian Natural Specimens
Materials
Slate
H 54.93 in W 40.75 in D 22.84 in
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith, early edition 1786
Located in Middletown, NY
4th Edition of the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith.
Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
London: A. Strahan and T. Cade...
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Antique Late 18th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th century oil sketches for a Baroque interior - a pair
Located in London, GB
A FEAST OF THE GODS WITH VENUS AND BACCHUS
Collections:
With Appleby Brothers, London, June 1957;
Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, London, 1961;
John and Eileen Harris, acquired from the abo...
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Early 18th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Plaster Phrenology Bust by Vago of London, 1869
By Vago
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A tactile plaster cast phrenology head, primitively produced yet highly decorative and a obvious rare survivor. A inscribed label of the maker Vago along with the date 1869
A han...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plaster, Paper
Forsyth Mushroom Pouf Ottoman in Zebra
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
This Forsyth mushroom pouf ottoman was created and designed by the Forsyth design team. Each ottoman is handcrafted in Saint Louis. A cute decorative piece for any room adding textur...
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2010s American Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Zebra Hide
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
Materials
Glass, Wood
Tiffany Studios Rare Empire Jewel Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Empire Jewel Table Lamp
Important and rare Tiffany Studios New York "Empire Jewel" Table Lamp, Only 2-3 known to exist and well documented in Alastair Duncans Tiffan...
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Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Rare Regency Memento Mori Box
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Decorated with four skulls to top with titles of a Witch, King, Beauty and Beggar to each Skull underneath. Lidded.
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
19th Century Infants Coffin Casket, Carved Wood, Etched Glass, Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
For sale a very rare early 19th century infants coffin carrier, this would of been housed on a horse and cart hearse. The casket has a decorative wrought iron edging two thirds of th...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Gothic Revival Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 28.75 in W 50.79 in D 21.26 in
Stuffed Bullfinch Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Bullfinch, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) Bullfinch on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brogi Naturalist...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed green Bengal bird (Amandava formosa Latham), mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
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There is a range of real skulls for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct real skulls — often made from bone, brass and metal — can elevate any home. Real skulls have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Real skulls are generally popular furniture pieces, but Industrial and Hollywood Regency styles are often sought at 1stDibs.
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The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,917, while they’re typically $1,200 on the low end and $5,800 highest priced.