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19th Century Irish Folk Art Whale Tooth
19th Century Irish Folk Art Whale Tooth

19th Century Irish Folk Art Whale Tooth

$4,500

H 3.5 in W 2 in D 2 in

19th Century Irish Folk Art Whale Tooth

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Irish Folk Art. This sperm whale tooth was etched during the 19th century, in Ireland. There'sa a

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Antique Late 19th Century Northern Irish Nautical Objects

Materials

Other

Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth
Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth

Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth

Located in New York, NY

This well preserved tooth is 40 to 34 million years old from the Late Eocene Period. Basilosaurus

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

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Other

Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth
Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth

Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth

Located in New York, NY

This well preserved tooth is 40 to 34 million years old from the Late Eocene Period. Basilosaurus

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Other

Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth
Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth

Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth

Located in New York, NY

This well preserved tooth is 40 to 34 million years old from the Late Eocene Period. Basilosaurus

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Other

Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth
Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth

Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth

Located in New York, NY

This well preserved tooth is 40 to 34 million years old from the Late Eocene Period. Basilosaurus

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Other

Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth
Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth

Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth

Located in New York, NY

This well preserved tooth is 40 to 34 million years old from the Late Eocene Period. Basilosaurus

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Natural Specimens

Materials

Other

Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth
Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth

Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth

Located in New York, NY

This well preserved tooth is 40 to 34 million years old from the Late Eocene Period. Basilosaurus

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21st Century and Contemporary Natural Specimens

Materials

Other

Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth on Matrix
Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth on Matrix

Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth on Matrix

Located in New York, NY

This well preserved tooth is 40 to 34 million years old from the Late Eocene Period. Basilosaurus

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Natural Specimens

Materials

Other

Authentic Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth .75" x .25" x 2.55", 21.5 Grams
Authentic Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth .75" x .25" x 2.55", 21.5 Grams

Authentic Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth .75" x .25" x 2.55", 21.5 Grams

Located in New York, NY

This well preserved tooth is 40 to 34 million years old from the Late Eocene Period. Basilosaurus

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Natural Specimens

Materials

Other

Arne Tjomsland Teak Bear Cub Vintage Midcentury 1950s Figure Sculpture Norway
Arne Tjomsland Teak Bear Cub Vintage Midcentury 1950s Figure Sculpture Norway

Arne Tjomsland Teak Bear Cub Vintage Midcentury 1950s Figure Sculpture Norway

By Arne Tjomsland

Located in Hyattsville, MD

1960 Triennale di Milano. Arne Tjomsland pieces were made from wood and whale tooth, he started

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Vintage 1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Teak

Antique Fossil Mammal Prints – Mastodon, Mammoth & Megatherium, c.1880
Antique Fossil Mammal Prints – Mastodon, Mammoth & Megatherium, c.1880

Antique Fossil Mammal Prints – Mastodon, Mammoth & Megatherium, c.1880

Located in Langweer, NL

also shown, such as Zeuglodon cetioides (early whale), Odontopteryx toliapicus (toothed bird), and the

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Antique Late 19th Century German Maps

Materials

Paper

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Antique American Whales Tooth Corkscrew
Antique American Whales Tooth Corkscrew

Antique American Whales Tooth Corkscrew

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique American Whales Tooth With Sterling Silver mounts and Polished Steel Blade Circa 1880

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Antique 19th Century American Barware

Materials

Sterling Silver, Steel

19th C Scrimshaw Whales Tooth of Horsted Place East Sussex Hot Air Ballon & Pig
19th C Scrimshaw Whales Tooth of Horsted Place East Sussex Hot Air Ballon & Pig

19th C Scrimshaw Whales Tooth of Horsted Place East Sussex Hot Air Ballon & Pig

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A Victorian scrimshaw whale tooth, circa/post 1850. Detailed engraved decoration depicting

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Natural Fiber

Whale's Tooth mounted on custom acrylic base
Whale's Tooth mounted on custom acrylic base

Whale's Tooth mounted on custom acrylic base

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H 5.52 in W 5.91 in D 9.85 in

Whale's Tooth mounted on custom acrylic base

By Pietra Gallery

Located in Polanco, CDMX

prey. This whale was between 15 to 18 meters long. With its elegant mounting on a custom acrylic base

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2010s Mexican Organic Modern Mounted Objects

Materials

Acrylic

Sperm Whale Scrimshaw Nautical Faux Tooth
Sperm Whale Scrimshaw Nautical Faux Tooth

Sperm Whale Scrimshaw Nautical Faux Tooth

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H 6.3 in W 2.37 in D 2.37 in

Sperm Whale Scrimshaw Nautical Faux Tooth

Located in Nottingham, GB

In good condition From a private collection Free international shipping Sperm Whale Scrimshaw

Category

20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Resin

Hand Colored Map of Nantucket by Sol Levenson, 1981
Hand Colored Map of Nantucket by Sol Levenson, 1981

Hand Colored Map of Nantucket by Sol Levenson, 1981

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H 21.25 in W 30.25 in D 0.75 in

Hand Colored Map of Nantucket by Sol Levenson, 1981

By Sol Levenson

Located in Nantucket, MA

Scrimshawed Whale's Tooth, Barque under full sail, Whale Boat and Harpooner. The piece is in excellent

Category

Vintage 1980s American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Paper

Fine Elegant Early 19th Century Polynesian Tongan Ula Throwing Club, War Club
Fine Elegant Early 19th Century Polynesian Tongan Ula Throwing Club, War Club

Fine Elegant Early 19th Century Polynesian Tongan Ula Throwing Club, War Club

Located in Point Richmond, CA

butt of the handgrip is also carved and originally likely had a small piece of Whale tooth Ivory inlay

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Antique Early 19th Century Tongan Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early Nantucket Creel Shaped Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950s
Early Nantucket Creel Shaped Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950s

Early Nantucket Creel Shaped Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950s

Located in Nantucket, MA

ebony Sperm Whales for him, and then carved whale tooth sperm whales, flying gulls and outlines of the

Category

Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Cane, Rattan

Arne Tjomsland Whale Tooth Utensils Goodwill Produkter A/S Norway
Arne Tjomsland Whale Tooth Utensils Goodwill Produkter A/S Norway

Arne Tjomsland Whale Tooth Utensils Goodwill Produkter A/S Norway

By Arne Tjomsland

Located in Hyattsville, MD

, Cheese Knife/Spatula, and large polished Whale Tooth. Sandefjord, Norway.

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Vintage 1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Barware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth
Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth

Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth

Located in New York, NY

This well preserved tooth is 40 to 34 million years old from the Late Eocene Period. Basilosaurus

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Other

Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth
Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth

Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth

Located in New York, NY

This well preserved tooth is 40 to 34 million years old from the Late Eocene Period. Basilosaurus

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal, Other

Stone Age Venus Necklace
Stone Age Venus Necklace

Stone Age Venus Necklace

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H 1.5 in W 0.5 in D 0.5 in

Stone Age Venus Necklace

Located in New York, NY

Hand-carved antique whale tooth body with silver bezel inset blue moonstone pendant on silver chain

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2010s American Modern Collectible Jewelry

Arne Tjomsland Teak Bear Cub Vintage Midcentury 1950s Figure Sculpture, Norway
Arne Tjomsland Teak Bear Cub Vintage Midcentury 1950s Figure Sculpture, Norway

Arne Tjomsland Teak Bear Cub Vintage Midcentury 1950s Figure Sculpture, Norway

By Arne Tjomsland

Located in Hyattsville, MD

1960 Triennale di Milano. Arne Tjomsland pieces were made from wood and whale tooth, he started

Category

Vintage 1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Teak

Early Arne Tjomsland Teak Bear Sculpture Scandinavian Art Cabinmodern Chalet McM
Early Arne Tjomsland Teak Bear Sculpture Scandinavian Art Cabinmodern Chalet McM

Early Arne Tjomsland Teak Bear Sculpture Scandinavian Art Cabinmodern Chalet McM

By Arne Tjomsland

Located in Hyattsville, MD

wood and whale tooth, he started making souvenir figurines in wood in 1954. His first figure was a

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Vintage 1950s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Teak

Mid Century Faux Argillite Haida Statue of a "Boston Sea Captain"
Mid Century Faux Argillite Haida Statue of a "Boston Sea Captain"

Mid Century Faux Argillite Haida Statue of a "Boston Sea Captain"

Located in Nantucket, MA

argillite and whale tooth masterpiece in their collection. Argillite is a naturally black fine grained

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Vintage 1950s American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Resin

Original Antique Print of Physeter, a genus of Toothed Whales
Original Antique Print of Physeter, a genus of Toothed Whales

Original Antique Print of Physeter, a genus of Toothed Whales

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'Physeter'. Physeter is a genus of toothed whales. There is only one living

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Nantucket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950
Nantucket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950

Nantucket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950

By Jose Formoso Reyes

Located in Nantucket, MA

approached by Jose Reyes for ideas to adorn the top of his Nantucket purses: his carved ebony and whale tooth

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Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Cane, Pine

C. 1862 Whale's Tooth with Scrimshaw
C. 1862 Whale's Tooth with Scrimshaw

C. 1862 Whale's Tooth with Scrimshaw

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Offering an old whale's tooth with scrimshaw dated 1862. It seems to have a Civil War theme, has

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20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Whale Tooth Scrimshaw Carving 19th Century Azores Islands Signed
Whale Tooth Scrimshaw Carving 19th Century Azores Islands Signed

Whale Tooth Scrimshaw Carving 19th Century Azores Islands Signed

Located in Harrogate, GB

Fine, genuine scrimshaw art carving on a whale tooth. Late 19th Century origin, signed by artist

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Antique 1890s Spanish Nautical Objects

Whales Tooth Scrimshaw
Whales Tooth Scrimshaw

Whales Tooth Scrimshaw

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H 5 in W 2.25 in D 1.75 in

Whales Tooth Scrimshaw

Located in Stamford, CT

19th Century scrimshaw. One side stipple work figure of a woman; reverse side figure of a man in frock coat

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Antique 19th Century Folk Art Sculptures

Elegant 19th Century Fijian Wasekaseka / Waseisei Necklace, Ex UK Collection
Elegant 19th Century Fijian Wasekaseka / Waseisei Necklace, Ex UK Collection

Elegant 19th Century Fijian Wasekaseka / Waseisei Necklace, Ex UK Collection

Located in Vienna, AT

A beautiful 25 short tusk Fijian sperm whale tooth necklace. These necklaces were highly important

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Fijian Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Ivory

Baleen Inkwell Inlaid with Whale's Tooth
Baleen Inkwell Inlaid with Whale's Tooth

Baleen Inkwell Inlaid with Whale's Tooth

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H 5.5 in W 8.75 in D 5.75 in

Baleen Inkwell Inlaid with Whale's Tooth

Located in Salt Lake City, UT

Ebonized baleen pen stand inlaid with a motif of tusk rounds, and scrimshaw whale teeth depicting a

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Antique Late 18th Century English Inkwells

Materials

Bone, Ebony

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Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books

Library of Antique Leatherbound Books

$3,169 / set

H 61.03 in W 31.5 in D 47.25 in

Library of Antique Leatherbound Books

Located in Brønshøj, DK

This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...

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20th Century Danish Victorian Books

Materials

Gold Leaf

The Dugout, Post Cover
The Dugout, Post Cover

The Dugout, Post Cover

By Norman Rockwell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Signed by Artist Lower Left The present work was published on the cover of the September 4th, 1948 edition of The Saturday Evening Post. An accompanying “Keeping Posted” article abo...

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1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Gouache

In the Wheatfield (Girl Standing in a Wheat Field)
In the Wheatfield (Girl Standing in a Wheat Field)

In the Wheatfield (Girl Standing in a Wheat Field)

By Winslow Homer

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"In the Wheatfield (Girl Standing in a Wheat Field)" is a painting by Winslow Homer. The painting is signed, lower left, "Homer 1873". The framed piece measures 29 3/4 x 21 5/8 x 2 7...

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1870s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

$228,912Sale Price|33% Off

H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in

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

Materials

Other

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

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

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.

Located in London, GB

This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Decorative Art

Materials

Other

A Taxidermied Tiger Skin Rug, 20th Century
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

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

Fabergé Style Bejewelled and Enamelled Gold Egg by Asprey
Fabergé Style Bejewelled and Enamelled Gold Egg by Asprey

Fabergé Style Bejewelled and Enamelled Gold Egg by Asprey

By Asprey International Limited, Garrard & Co. Ltd.

Located in London, GB

This exceptional, 18 carat gold Easter egg was crafted by the famous London-based royal jewellers, Asprey & Co. The piece was then retailed by Garrard & Co, who once worked i...

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1990s English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold

Sag Harbor Whale Scrimshaw Cribbage Board
Sag Harbor Whale Scrimshaw Cribbage Board

Sag Harbor Whale Scrimshaw Cribbage Board

$9,012Sale Price|30% Off

H 0.75 in W 9.5 in D 3.5 in

Sag Harbor Whale Scrimshaw Cribbage Board

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

Authentic Scrimshaw carved into and antique tortoise shell with brass legs. Carved aboard the Ship Argonaut. A whaling ship from Sag Harbor New York from 1814-1832. The detailed carv...

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Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antiquities

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Collection of 7 Ammonite Fossils
Collection of 7 Ammonite Fossils

Collection of 7 Ammonite Fossils

$2,007

H 6.7 in W 6.7 in D 4.14 in

Collection of 7 Ammonite Fossils

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

A superb set of 7 ancient prehistoric ammonite fossils presented on our small turned painted plaster bases. This group showcases ammonites of varying tone, texture and tactile finish...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

$61,043Sale Price|20% Off

H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Genuine Trilobite Fossil (Ptychopariida) on Matrix (116.9 grams)
Genuine Trilobite Fossil (Ptychopariida) on Matrix (116.9 grams)

Genuine Trilobite Fossil (Ptychopariida) on Matrix (116.9 grams)

Located in New York, NY

Ptychopariida is a large, heterogeneous order of trilobite containing some of the most primitive species known. The earliest species occurred in the second half of the Lower Cambrian...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Cement, Other

Fossil Shrimp of Jurassic Period
Fossil Shrimp of Jurassic Period

Fossil Shrimp of Jurassic Period

$4,081

H 12.6 in W 9.85 in D 2.76 in

Fossil Shrimp of Jurassic Period

Located in Scorton, GB

A wonderful example of a Solnhofen Aeger eichsatt shrimp, surmounted in our AES etched brass stand, created to a high museum standard. the fossil limestone plate conserved for the pe...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Prehistoric Natural Specimens

Materials

Limestone

Fine Taxidermy 5 Meter Nile Crocodile by Sinke & Van Tongeren
Fine Taxidermy 5 Meter Nile Crocodile by Sinke & Van Tongeren

Fine Taxidermy 5 Meter Nile Crocodile by Sinke & Van Tongeren

$258,259

H 35.44 in W 185.04 in D 32.68 in

Fine Taxidermy 5 Meter Nile Crocodile by Sinke & Van Tongeren

By Sinke & Van Tongeren

Located in Haarlem, NL

KING OF THE MUSEUM Since we started, we always wanted to make a very large crocodile. Wishful thinking, we thought it was. But now we were able to do so. We were lucky we could obta...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Victorian Taxidermy

Materials

Animal Skin

Giant Muonionalusta Meteorite '86 lbs' on Custom Metal Stand
Giant Muonionalusta Meteorite '86 lbs' on Custom Metal Stand

Giant Muonionalusta Meteorite '86 lbs' on Custom Metal Stand

Located in New York, NY

Truly a museum quality piece, this giant meteorite is a completely solid, natural Muonionalusta Meteorite sliced & polished which boasts its beautiful, metallic Widmanstätten pattern...

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50 Million Year Old Fossil Crocodile Specimen (Green River Formation, Wyoming)
50 Million Year Old Fossil Crocodile Specimen (Green River Formation, Wyoming)

50 Million Year Old Fossil Crocodile Specimen (Green River Formation, Wyoming)

By Green River Fossil Company

Located in Logan, UT

Act fast to claim this exquisite piece of natural history, as our fossils will no longer be available through 1stDibs after October 31. This sculptural stone specimen features an ex...

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2010s American Decorative Art

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Limestone

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Whale Tooth For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal whale tooth for your home. A whale tooth — often made from bone, metal and ebony — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect whale tooth — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A whale tooth, designed in the Folk Art or Scandinavian Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made whale tooth over the years, but those crafted by Arne Tjomsland are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Whale Tooth?

Prices for a whale tooth start at $750 and top out at $5,750 with the average selling for $1,932.