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520.02 Gram Beautiful Lazurite Specimen From Badakhshan, Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
520.02 Gram Beautiful Lazurite Specimen From Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Weight: 520.02 Gram
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Adam Style Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
104.06 Gram Incredible Lazurite Specimen From Badakhshan, Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
104.06 Gram Incredible Lazurite Specimen From Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Weight: 104.06 Gram
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Adam Style Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
131.15 Gram Glamorous Isolated Lazurite Specimen On Creamy White Calcite Matrix
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Glamorous Isolated Lazurite Specimen On Creamy White Calcite Matrix
Weight: 131.15 Gram
Dimension
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Adam Style Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
H 1.74 in W 3.31 in D 1.46 in
Specimen
Located in MADRID, ES
Time and Eternity
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
A big diorama with butterflies and flowers with a Memento Mori Italy 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
reading: pray to God for the soul, in devotion to the Archangel Gabriel. The painting is positioned at the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood
Rare Natural Golden Lace Agate Slice with Swirls and Black Agate Lines
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
intact bandings, rare golden colors, and swirl formations on a black-framed lace. This specimen is a
Category
2010s Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
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H 14 in W 8.3 in D 0.2 in
Rare Abstract Agate Slice, a Colorful, All-Natural Yellow, Red and Black Agate
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
perspective of the agate, creating a fiery, dramatic painting. It's a perfect display specimen to place near a
Category
2010s Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Crystal, Amethyst, Agate
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H 14 in W 9 in D 0.2 in
Rare Natural Black Lace Agate Slice with Golden Agate Center and Blue Neon Drawn
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
golden, blue neon, and Black colors, and swirl formations on a black-framed lace. This specimen is a
Category
2010s Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
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H 14 in W 8.3 in D 0.2 in
Fibrous Malachite // 3.57 Lb.
Located in New York, NY
This large, verdant raw fibrous malachite specimen from the DRC features a dazzlingly sparkling
Category
2010s Congolese Natural Specimens
Materials
Malachite
Mounted Chinese Meditation Puddingstone
Located in Chicago, IL
calligraphers as an ideal surface on which to place scrolls for painting. This stunning puddingstone specimen
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Steel
Lazurite
Located in New York, NY
makes up the blue phase of lapis lazuli. Lazurite was used historically in pigments for painting and in
Category
2010s Afghan Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Other
High-Grade Pink Amethyst Geode with Sparkly Lavender Rose Amethyst Druzy
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
Naturally beautiful, this Pink Amethyst geode exhibits a rare balance of colors, as if it were a painting
Category
2010s Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
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H 13 in W 9.5 in D 3.5 in
Barite on Orpiment From the El'brusskiy Mine
Located in New York, NY
large, stunningly rich orange orpiment specimen with contrasting yellow around the edges comes on a 4"W
Category
2010s Russian Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Crystal
Rare All-Natural Pink Amethyst Geode with Sparkly Red Amethyst Druzy
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
beautiful, this Pink Amethyst geode exhibits a rare mix of colors, as if it were a painting. The rare red
Category
2010s Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
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H 13 in W 9.3 in D 3.5 in
Gallery Grade Natural Lace Agate Slice with Rare Laces, Colors and Druzy
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
the quartz, creating an abstract painting-like appearance. This leaves room only for the formation of
Category
2010s Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
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H 13.4 in W 8.7 in D 0.2 in
Memento Mori, Oil on Agate, Germany Beginning XVIII Century
Located in Milan, IT
Memento Mori for Wunderkammer, depicting a skull and a tulip, oil paintings on hard stone. A large
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Brass
Super Rare Water-Line Agate Slice with Natural Yellow, Blue and White Colors
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
painting.
This type of agate is exceptionally rare due to its locality, natural formation, colors, and the
Category
2010s Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
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H 12 in W 7 in D 0.2 in
Sandstone From New Mexico I
Located in New York, NY
that displays lines and shapes to the effect of a landscape painting. From southwest New Mexico, this
Category
2010s American Natural Specimens
Materials
Sandstone
Sandstone From New Mexico III
Located in New York, NY
displays lines and shapes to the effect of a landscape painting. From southwest New Mexico, this is truly
Category
2010s American Natural Specimens
Materials
Sandstone
Hosta Leaf, Small Scale Cast Bronze Botanical Sculpture with Subtle Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
, bronze, gilding and painting
Exhibitions
2017 “Coming Attractions”, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago
Category
2010s American Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze
Bloodroot, Small Scale Cast Bronze Botanical Sculpture with Subtle Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
stone sculpture, bronze, gilding and painting
Exhibitions
2017 “Coming Attractions”, Gallery Victor
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze
Antique Semi-Precious Stone and Silver-Gilt Egg Model
Located in London, GB
genre painting. Both display a typical courtship scene set within a pastoral landscape. These three
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Natural Specimens
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Silver
Large Sikhote-Alin Meteorite Shrapnel
Located in London, GB
iron meteorites. This extremely aesthetic specimen is a beautiful example of the so-called shrapnel
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Russian Natural Specimens
Materials
Iron
Turf - Harvest, a Glass Still Life Installation Art Work by Elliot Walker
By Elliot Walker
Located in London, GB
poise of classical paintings. Symbols of domestic life are carefully balanced with the transient
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
H 15.75 in W 23.63 in D 13.39 in
Engraved Nautilus shell - Netherlands, 18th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
exotic seashells and other imported objects seen in many Dutch still-life painting. They were treasures
Category
Antique 18th Century Belgian Dutch Colonial Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Italian Pietra Paesina on Slate
Located in New York, NY
painting of a ruined landscape or desert. It has been collected as an ornament throughout Europe since the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Slate, Stone
Chinese Nan Yang Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
focus the mind while composing poetry, painting landscapes, or writing calligraphy.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Abstract Stone Sculpture Chinese Scholar Stone on a Faux Marble Stand
Located in Miami, FL
scholar's mountain straight out of a traditional Chinese painting. While its greenish areas may bring jade
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
19th-century Carved, Painted and Gilt tortoise shell, 'the Cosmic Turtle'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Romantic paintings, and images of nature and men and with geometric patterns in polychrome and gold. An
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold Leaf
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H 7.88 in W 10.24 in D 12.6 in
Tree with Flowers Sculpture, 1900, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
, sculpture, painting, posters and illustration. Introduced new materials such as opals and semi-precious
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Natural Specimens
Materials
Iron
H 11.82 in W 8.47 in D 4.73 in
Vine Tree Sculpture, 1900, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
, sculpture, painting, posters and illustration. Introduced new materials such as opals and semi-precious
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Natural Specimens
Materials
Iron
Pre Colombian Choker Necklace with Mother of Pearl and Beads
Located in Dallas, TX
Arts, Paintings, Bronzes, Asian treasures, Art Glass and Antiques. Our inventory represents time-tested
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
20th Century Italian Pure 990 Silver Grape Bunch
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
table or it can be hung on the wall like a painting / sculpture
Made by FAF (Fabbrica Argenteria
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Sterling Silver
Francois Decorchemont Pate De Verre Art Deco Paperweight
By Francois Decorchemont
Located in Dallas, TX
dedicated to providing an exclusive curated collection of Fine Arts, Paintings, Bronzes, Asian treasures
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Natural Specimens
Materials
Art Glass
Fern Specimen
By Abigail Vogel
Located in New York, NY
Botanical specimen of a fern by East Hampton artist Abigail Vogel. Note dimensions are framed
Category
2010s Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Georges Rouault Portrait de Marie Thérèse Bonney
By Georges Rouault
Located in Dallas, TX
specimen painting for Rouault beautifully framed in a shadow fashion making a grandiose piece of art
Category
1930s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paint
Sea Garden, Original Abstract Seascape Painting Bright Art Contemporary Painting
By Teresa Pemberton
Located in Deddington, GB
This painting is in oils on canvas and is inspired by the idea of a garden beside the sea. The
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 1.38 in
Stain 19, Original Contemporary Abstract Colorful Energetic Concentric Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Stain 19, Original Contemporary Abstract Colorful Energetic Concentric Painting
20" x 16" x 0.625
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.625 in
"Excavation 1" Oil Painting
By Oda
Located in Denver, CO
Oda's (CAN based) "Excavation 1" is an oil painting that depicts dark interior shapes revealed
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Linen
"Excavation 2" Oil Painting
By Oda
Located in Denver, CO
Oda's (CAN based) "Excavation 2" is an oil painting that depicts dark interior shapes revealed
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
Chromatic, Painting, Oil on Paper
By Federico Cortese
Located in Yardley, PA
butterflies or stamps, always searches for new specimens and this research is never satisfied, but he even
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Chromatic, Painting, Oil on Paper
By Federico Cortese
Located in Yardley, PA
butterflies or stamps, always searches for new specimens and this research is never satisfied, but he even
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cromatica, Painting, Oil on Paper
By Federico Cortese
Located in Yardley, PA
only, as in a collection of butterflies or stamps, always searches for new specimens and this research
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cromatica number 2, Painting, Oil on Paper
By Federico Cortese
Located in Yardley, PA
only, as in a collection of butterflies or stamps, always searches for new specimens and this research
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
21st C., Expressionism, Animal Painting, Auzoux's Troglodytes Gorilla's
Located in brussel, BE
latter arranged for a specimen, preserved in alcohol, to be transferred from Gabon to France in 1863
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 47.25 in W 47.25 in
21st C., Expressionism, Animal Painting, Auzoux's Troglodytes Gorillas
Located in brussel, BE
, Napoléon III. The latter arranged for a specimen, preserved in alcohol, to be transferred from Gabon to
Category
2010s Expressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hovering, surrealist egg tempera insect and skyscape painting
By Douglas Safranek
Located in New York, NY
pinned, and specimen-like, yet achieve loftiness with their wings. Their hyperbolized distance from the
Category
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Illustration Board
Chromatic number 6, Painting, Oil on MDF Panel
By Federico Cortese
Located in Yardley, PA
collection of butterflies or stamps, always searches for new specimens and this research is never satisfied
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
21st C., Expressionism, Animal Painting, Auzoux's Troglodyte Gorillas
Located in brussel, BE
, Napoléon III. The latter arranged for a specimen, preserved in alcohol, to be transferred from Gabon to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Stain 20, Original Contemporary Abstract Colorful Energetic Concentric Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Stain 20, Original Contemporary Abstract Colorful Energetic Concentric Painting
24" x 18" x 0.625
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
H 24 in W 18 in D 0.625 in
Expressionism, Animal Painting, Auzoux's Troglodytes Gorilla's, Oil on Canvas.
Located in brussel, BE
for a specimen, preserved in alcohol, to be transferred from Gabon to France in 1863. Auzoux carried
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 47.25 in W 47.25 in D 1.19 in
"Banksia" Oil Painting 27" x 39" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Located in Culver City, CA
"Banksia" Oil Painting 27" x 39" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Life Still
"I produced this series in 2020
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
19th Century genre oil painting of two boys fishing
By Herbert William Weekes
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
: 30 inches x 21.5 inches
Size including frame: 36.5 inches x 28 inches
A wonderful genre painting of
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
H 36.5 in W 28 in D 2.5 in
"Rebirth" Original oil painting on maple burl with custom base
Located in Denver, CO
immersive depth of oil painting with the organic 3D intricacies of maple burl wood. Set on a bespoke base
Category
2010s Realist Nude Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
H 36 in W 30 in D 9 in
Sea Garden, Teresa Pemberton, Original Abstract Seascape Painting, Bright Art
By Teresa Pemberton
Located in Deddington, GB
Teresa Pemberton
Sea Garden
Original Oil Painting
Oil Paint on Canvas
Size: H 100cm x W 100cm x D
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 1.38 in
Antique Horse Painting "Standing Grey Horse, Facing Right" Georg Wolf dated 1907
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Horse Painting
“Standing Grey Horse, Facing Right”
Georg Wolf (Germany 1882-1962)
Oil on
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Cow Painting "Young Shepherd with Montbèliarde Calf" Julius Paul Junghanns 1934
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Collection
This exquisite painting, bathed in light, is a very fine example of Professor Junghanns
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Animal Painting "Shepherd Boy with Calf, Goat, Kid, Lamb and Dog"
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Animal Painting
"Shepherd Boy at Rest with Calf, Goat, Kid, Lamb and Dog"
Julius Paul
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Julie Bozzi Americana Landscape Oil Painting Trompe L'oeil Frame Woman Artist
By Julie Bozzi
Located in Surfside, FL
natural world she paints is "dehumanized" and "collected" like a specimen. Her paintings are rarely larger
Category
1980s Post-Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Portrait of Two Sisters in a Landscape - British 19th century art oil painting
By Margaret Sarah Carpenter
Located in London, GB
century portrait oil painting. Painted circa 1840 it is a three quarter length portrait of a two sisters
Category
1840s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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