Wunderkammer
Wicked Curious
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Vintage 0.52ctw Diamond Engraved Serpent Ring
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
This highly engraved serpent wraps seductively around your finger while fiercely guarding the diamond in her mouth. Revered since ancient times, snake rings have been coveted as a ta...
Category
1970s Egyptian Revival Vintage Wunderkammer
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Edmé Beauchêne disarticulated human skull with museum provenance, France
Located in Leuven , BE
Edmé François Chauvot de Beauchêne (1780, Île-de-France – 1830, Paris), was a French physician, surgeon and anatomist. He was Chief of l'hopital Saint-Antoine Paris, the Deputy Chief...
Category
19th Century French Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Brass
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wunderkammer
Materials
Brass
2010 Rare Alexander McQueen "Angels & Demons" Knit Dress
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Montgomery, TX
Iconic and Rare Alexander McQueen Knit Dress
2010 "Angels and Demons" collection
Size XS (US 2-4)
53% Silk, 47% Cotton
Sleeveless, unlined
Made in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wunderkammer
A 17th century Augsburg ebonized cabinet with painted pietra paesina panels
Located in PARIS, FR
An ebonized wood cabinet with painted pietra paesina panels
Augsburg, southern Germany, mid-17th century
Dimensions: h. 43 cm, w. 32 cm, d. 20 cm
Ebonized wood, inlay of painted piet...
Category
Mid-17th Century German Renaissance Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Marble
Russian Gold and Silver Mounted Diamond Set Scarab Brooch 1830’s
Located in Firenze, IT
The body pavé set with rose-cut diamonds, with gold legs, length 5cm.
Weight: 22gr.
Category
1830s Russian Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Natural History Collection of 9 African Taxidermy Hornbils not listed on Cites..
Located in Leuven , BE
Hornbills are strange and beautiful birds, often incorporated in local cultures. In Africa, they are respected by people and involved in mythology and folklores.
These birds are not ...
Category
20th Century Cameroonian Wunderkammer
Materials
Organic Material
Pair Ostrich Egg Obelisks Attr. Anthony Redmile
By Anthony Redmile London
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of modern Anthony Remile style ostrich egg obelisk.
Category
Late 20th Century Wunderkammer
Materials
Ostrich Eggshell
Embroidered Cotton velvet Mushroom Pillow Black
By Les Ottomans
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
An amazing embroidered cotton velvet pillow
the mushroom is fully embroidered in a velvet base
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wunderkammer
Materials
Linen
Victorian 18k Diamond and Pearl Enameled Masked Woman Pin/Pendant
Located in Narberth, PA
A beautiful enameled pin/pendant from the Victorian (ca1880) era! Made of 18kt yellow gold, this gorgeous pin features a round gold disk, which is surrounded by a braided wire border...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
A Memento Mori depicting a skull resting on books, France 1930s.
Located in Milan, IT
An Art Decò sculpture depicting a Memento Mori. At the base of the sculpture, we find a closed book, made of Portoro marble, above which rest two closed books made of bronze which su...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Wunderkammer
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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...
Category
15th Century and Earlier African Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Bone
17th c. German Memento Mori Monk c.1600-1699
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Exceptional large Memento Mori sculpture in polychrome depicting a half flayed Monk. German 17th century. The sculpture presents half of the skeletal face, hand and foot.
Shown with life size model hand.
CREATOR Unknown. German.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1600-1699.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Paint, Wood.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Damage on the two back corners.
DIMENSIONS H 36.25 in. W 13 in. D 9 in.
HISTORY
From approximately the sixteenth century, skulls were commonly used to remember death as they symbolise the transience of human life. Memento Mori literal Latin translation means remember that you [have to] die. The concept has its roots in the philosophers of classical antiquity, and appeared in funeral art and architecture of the medieval period. Memento Mori jewellery with skull...
Category
17th Century German Industrial Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Wood
Coralli Touch Lamp, Black & Red
By Massimo Marcomini
Located in Mantova, MN
This sumptuous art décor table lamp belongs to the Coralli collection designed by Massimo Marcomini, entirely handmade in Italy from superior ceramic in the Venetian tradition. The a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wunderkammer
Materials
Ceramic, Plexiglass
Illuminated Manuscript Painting by the German School
By German School
Located in New Orleans, LA
Extraordinary in its beauty and rarity, this early 16th-century German painting of an illuminated manuscript showcases a masterful trompe l’oeil effect. Unequivocally among the finest of only 17 known works of its kind, the oil on panel is both rare and captivating. With illusory pages that appear to leap from the panel, this virtuosic painting of a hand-colored book suspended into space is exceptional.
Created more than four centuries ago, the composition evokes a strong sense of realism. Executed by a masterful Northern Renaissance artist of the German school, the illuminated manuscript pictured shows the astonishing splendor of the historical books of the period. Sumptuously decorated with scrolling floral motifs in the margins, the manuscript appears before a deep black background, heightening the trompe l’oeil illusion of depth through its strong contrast and the naturalistic shadows falling across the fluttering pages. It has been said that of the 17 known versions of this composition, ours stands alone in its precision in both perspective and the play of light and shadow.
The visible folios feature choral arrangements and other texts, indicating the pictured manuscript likely served a role in the celebration of church services. In fact, other examples of manuscript paintings...
Category
16th Century Renaissance Wunderkammer
Materials
Oil, Panel
Gary Erbe Trompe L'Oeil Bat Subject Oil on Canvas, "All Creatures"
By Gary Erbe
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Gary Erbe (b. 1944) New York/New Jersey painter - Oil on canvas titled "All Creatures."
The painting is in excellent condition and presents in a great frame.
Signed G. Erbe lower lef...
Category
Late 20th Century Wunderkammer
Materials
Paint
Fine Taxidermy Tower of Owls by Sinke & Van Tongeren
By Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
We found this beautiful ornament years ago in a London antique shop. We immediately thought ‘Owls!’ But had to wait for four years to collect the right species that matched the measu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Victorian Wunderkammer
Materials
Animal Skin
Gold And Enamel Snake Bracelet
Located in New Orleans, LA
This eye-catching vintage bangle takes the form of a slithering snake. The handcrafted gold and black enamel bracelet perfectly simulates the scaly skin of the captivating reptile, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Wunderkammer
Materials
White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Brass Framed Monumental Sized Magnifying Glass with Natural Horn Handle
Located in Savannah, GA
This monumental sized horn handled magnifying glass with brass framework and stem, is of heavy weight and fine quality. The horn is quite ...
Category
Early 1900s German Black Forest Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Brass
Antique Red Fox Skull Taxidermy, Germany ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Red Fox Skull Taxidermy, Germany ca. 1900s
An antique taxidermied skull of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) mounted on an ebonized wooden turned ba...
Category
Late 19th Century German Folk Art Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Bone, Wood
Diamond bird brooch, gold and silver
Located in Uccle, BE
Antique brooch end 19th, begin 20th century made of yellow gold 18n Karat and Silver.
Gold and silver brooch featuring a swallow with spread wings paved with old-cut (for a total o...
Category
1890s European Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
FLORIKA Velvet Bottoman - Onyx
By House of Hackney
Located in New York, NY
Expertly crafted and upholstered in the UK in FLORIKA, our dark floral British velvet, this 'Bottoman' (an ottoman to sit your bottom on) would make a stunning addition to any living...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Wunderkammer
Materials
Velvet
Porcupine Taxidermy Mount Antique
Located in Mortsel, BE
Introduce intrigue and conversation to your space with this antique Porcupine Taxidermy Mount. Despite its fragility and charming signs of age, this life-size full porcupine is a cap...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Wunderkammer
Materials
Animal Skin
Chanel Black Rhinestone Egyptian Scarab Necklace
By Chanel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Chanel Black Rhinestone Egyptian Scarab Necklace in like new condition. from fall/winter 2019 collection with gold chain necklace and 2x2.75" ...
Category
2010s Wunderkammer
Beyond A Shadow
Located in New Orleans, LA
[Portland, OR b. 1971 - Hunstville, Alabama]
Dirk Staschke is a full time studio artist who is best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas still life themes in the medium of ce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Wunderkammer
Materials
Ceramic, Wood, Epoxy Glue
Vivienne Westwood Corset SS 1992 Runway Worn Rare Collectors black lace ICONIC
By Vivienne Westwood
Located in Berlin, BE
HOLY GRAIL
Extremely rare original Vivienne Westwood corset. Spring Summer Collection 1992. Worn on the runway as well as seen on Susie Cave....
Category
1990s British Wunderkammer
French Late 19th Century Bronze Armillary Sphere Depicting the Titan Atlas
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French bronze armillary sphere depicting Atlas carrying the world from the late 19th century with verdigris patina. Created in France during the last quarter of the 19th century, t...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Bronze
Large Natural Tropaeum Ammonite Fossil
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A superb naturally occurring tropaeum ammonite fossil mounted on one of our exclusive large display plinths originating from Whale Chine, Chale Bay, Isle of Wight.
Dating from the early cretaceous period (145 – 100 million years ago), this large ammonite fossil catches the eye with its deep protruding ridges and distinct, partly uncoiled, coil; traits characteristic of the tropaeum variety. Ex. British collection, it is a brilliantly preserved example of the prehistoric ammonite, becoming the focal point of a collector’s cabinet or interior display.
Provenance
From the fascinating collection of Gordon Walkden (1944-2022), emeritus Professor of Geology at Aberdeen University. Affectionally known as Aberdeen’s answer to Indiana Jones, Walkden contributed enormously to research through his papers and talks on British marbles, minerals and fossils...
Category
15th Century and Earlier English Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Stone
A Victorian gold and turquoise serpent necklace
Located in London, GB
A Victorian gold and turquoise serpent necklace, the flexible tapering yellow gold body formed of three rows of scale-like collets each set with a ro...
Category
1840s British Early Victorian Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Turquoise, Gold
Art Deco Craftsman Hand-Forged Andirons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of art deco, hand-forged, andirons feature a sprouting mushroom motif.
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Wunderkammer
Materials
Iron
Taxidermie - Splendide cages aux Oiseaux - 14 perroquets et perruches
By Artistics
Located in TOULON, FR
Quatorze magnifiques oiseaux exotiques perchés à l'extérieur d'une grande cage ronde en métal.
Hauteur totale : 1,57 m, largeur : 1 m.
Amazone à front blanc, toui à lunettes, ara ble...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Colonial Wunderkammer
Materials
Animal Skin, Bamboo
Crystallized Ammonite polished and cut mounted on custom acrylic base
By Pietra Gallery
Located in Polanco, CDMX
Species: Trophites Subbullatus
Origin: Madagascar
Period: Cretaceous, 65 million years ago.
Dive into the prehistoric world of this legendary cephalopod, one of the first life forms...
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Wunderkammer
Materials
Acrylic
ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2009 Skeleton Kaleidoscope Print Oversized Clutch Bag
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Thiensville, WI
ALEXANDER McQUEEN SS 2009 Iconic Crystal Skeleton Kaleidoscope Print Oversized Clutch Bag
Brand/Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen
Collection: Spring Summer 2009 "Natural Dis-tinction,...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Wunderkammer
Taxidermy marine specimen: a Sickle Pomfret fish, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Taxidermy marine natural Wunderkammer specimen, embalmed sickle pomfret (Familia: Bramidae. Genus: Taractichthys. Species: Steindachneri). The Specimen is stuffed and mounted over a ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Brass
Pair of Silver-Inlaid Brass Art Deco Serpent Candle Holders
Located in London, GB
Pair of silver-inlaid brass Art Deco serpent candle holders
Continental, c.1920
Height 32/34cm, width 9cm, depth 30cm
Dating to the time of...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Wunderkammer
Materials
Silver, Brass
Edwardian 3 Carat Diamond 2 Carat Sapphire 3.5 Carat Spinel Beetle Pin
Located in New York, NY
Discover the exquisite charm of our Edwardian Style Beetle Pin, featuring a stunning combination of 3 carats of diamonds, 2 carats of sapphires, and 3.5 carats of spinels, all set in...
Category
Mid-19th Century Edwardian Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Spinel, 18k Gold
Skulls, 1976 (#157)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Greenwich, CT
Skulls (FS.II.157) is a screenprint on paper with an image size of 30 x 40 inches, signed 'Andy Warhol' and annotated lower left. From the edition of 60, numbered 36/50 (there were also 10 APs), and framed in a custom, closed-corner, gold-leaf frame.
Catalogue - Feldman Schellmann, #157 (II.157 Skulls 1976)
Andy Warhol’s Skulls from 1976 are part of the transition he began initially in 1972 with the Mao series – incorporating hand-drawn lines into the image – and with Ladies and Gentlemen and Mick Jagger in 1975 where he began the print process with his own photographs rather than appropriated ones. Additionally, in the 1975 prints, he began using collaged elements – torn paper, photographic elements, etc.
Donna de Salvo writes about the Skulls series, “Skulls (II.157 – 160) lies somewhere between the genres of still life and portraiture and is based on a photograph of a skull taken by Warhol’s studio assistant, Ronnie Cutrone. The theme of skulls became a major preoccupation for Warhol, and he produced numerous versions of it in paintings. In this image, Warhol combined all three pictorial forms...
Category
20th Century Pop Art Wunderkammer
Materials
Screen, Paper
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER Vintage Mermaids Anchors Dolphins Memento Mori Cuff Bracelet
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Nice, FR
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER vintage dark oxidized silver tone metal cuff bracelet featuring mermaids and anchors embellished with blue enamel, dolphins, memento mori and radiant sun face.
Th...
Category
20th Century French Wunderkammer
Two Game Birds - Trompe l'Oeil Style in Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Two Game Birds - Trompe l'Oeil Style in Pastel on Paper
Two birds in a realistic style by LV Seely (19th Century). The birds are hanging by their feet, as if they have just been hun...
Category
1890s Victorian Wunderkammer
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
An Exceptional Large Carved Marble Momento Mori Skull
Located in London, GB
An Exceptional Carved 'Momento Mori' Skull
Displaying unusual 'fan' shaped temples
Marble
Italy
Circa 1620 / 17th Century
Size: 16cm high, 16.5cm wide, 20cm deep - 6¼ ins high, 6½ i...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Marble
Replogle Vintage American Globe on Metal Stand
Located in New York, NY
Vintage American Modern globe of the world resting on a curved cantilevered black metal stand (REPLOGLE).
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wunderkammer
Materials
Metal, Brass
Intricately Decorated Glazed Earthenware Palissy Plate by José Alvares da Cunha
By Caldas Da Rainha, José Alves Cunha 1
Located in New York, NY
Manufactured in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, between 1879 and 1885, this circular glazed earthenware piece features intricate relief decorations, including a snake, a lizard, a small ...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Ceramic
Table Lamp with an Antique Porcupinefish Natural Taxidermy Specimen
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Beautiful mood light featuring a rare and unusual antique marine natural taxidermy specimen of a porcupine fish. It belongs to the family Diodontidae, order Tetraodontiformes, and is...
Category
20th Century Wunderkammer
Materials
Wood
Agaricus Vaginatus, Leuba antique mushroom fungi chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Agaricus Vaginatus' (grisette or the grisette amanita)
Antique Swiss mushroom / fungi chromolithograph, lithographed by H Furrer after Fritz Leuba. The print is titled with the sci...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Wunderkammer
Materials
Lithograph
Mushroom Flower Vase by Casa Alfarera
Located in Geneve, CH
Mushroom flower vase by Casa Alfarera
Dimensions: D20 x H50.8 cm
Materials: Stoneware, Mixed Glazes.
Casa Alfarera Santo Domingo is a stoneware workshop...
Category
2010s Dominican Post-Modern Wunderkammer
Materials
Stoneware, Glass
A charming Taxidermy Gharial (Gavialis Gangeticus)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
19th century
The animal with the remarkable long snout lined with spikey teeth, with a nice overall dark patina of age.
L. 105 cm
Provenance: Private collection, United Kingdom
Category
19th Century English Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Animal Skin
Louis XV Style Mahogany Vitrine by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted mahogany bombé vitrine by François Linke.
Signed to the corner clasp 'F. Linke'.
This elegant...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Ormolu
La Boule de Cristal . Hyperrealiste Trompe l'oeil
Located in CANNES, FR
Jacques Poirier ( 1928 -2002)
" La boule cristal " . 1980' s
Jacques Poirier est un peintre du mouvement trompe l'oeil , Hyper-réaliste et un illustrat...
Category
Late 20th Century Other Art Style Wunderkammer
Materials
Oil
German Cotton Plant Botanical Teaching Chart
By Heinrich Jung
Located in New York, NY
Original chromolithograph teaching chart by Heinrich Jung G. Ton Koch, and F. Quentell. Darmstadt, Verlag Frommann & Morian, circa 1902.
Category
Early 1900s Wunderkammer
Materials
Paper
Large Terrestrial Globe
Located in London, England
Large French table top terrestrial globe. Circa 1900
H 89cm x W 51cm x D 51cm
Category
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Steel
Pair of Victorian Cabinets with Taxidermy Quetzal by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A pair of extremely rare Victorian display cabinets with taxidermy resplendent quetzal (PHAROMACHRUS MOCINNO), cotinga and hummingbirds, attribute...
Category
Early 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Other
Exceptional Set of 3 Fossilized Animal Claws
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional and rare Set of 3 Fossilized Claws from an animal,
the pieces were found in Indonesia , Asia,
the objects have a very nice color and patina due to age,
mounted on a moder...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indonesian Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Bone
Pair of Mounted Ibex Antlers
Located in East Hampton, NY
Pair of plaque mounted antelope antlers.
Both pieces are 34" in height and 17" in depth. They only differ in width - one measures 15" and the other m...
Category
20th Century Wunderkammer
Materials
Antler
Graceful Beauty Preserved: Taxidermy Specimen of the Lesser Kestrel on Branch
Located in New York, NY
Captivating Taxidermy portrayal of the Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni), a diminutive falcon species renowned for its graceful flight and striking appearance. Found across a vast expa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Wunderkammer
Materials
Feathers
Narwhal Tusk
Located in Paris, FR
Narwhal tusk
Monodon Monoceros
Height: 99 in. / 250 cm
Provenance: Greenland
CITES Annexe 2B / Denmark.
Category
20th Century Wunderkammer
Materials
Ivory
Exquisite Wall-Mounted Flying Red Golden Amherst Pheasant Decor
Located in New York, NY
Enhance your home decor with our exquisite wall-mounted flying Red Golden Amherst Pheasant. This stunning piece captures the beauty and grace of the Red Golden Pheasant in mid-flight...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Wunderkammer
Materials
Feathers
Set of Ten Roe Deer Trophies on Turned Plaques Germany ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Set of Ten Roe Deer Trophies on Turned Plaques Germany ca. 1900s
A set of ten antique Black Forest roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophies mounted on turned wooden plaques. The trop...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rustic Wunderkammer
Materials
Antler, Wood
William Farren of Cambridge Golden Pheasant Taxidermy Glass Dome Wall Mount
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful mount by William Farren of 23 Regent Street Cambridge of a Golden Pheasant.
Housed in a wall mounted glass display dome, on a velvet ground mahogany base.
The original ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Natural Fiber, Glass, Hardwood
Taxidermy marine specimen: a Puffer fish, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Taxidermy marine natural Wunderkammer specimen, the common Puffer fish Tetradontidae. The Specimen is stuffed and mounted over a base that rotates 360 degrees on its own axis and til...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Brass
An ivory diptical sundial, Italy XVII century.
Located in Milan, IT
An ivory portable diptych sundial. Italy circa 1600. (SHIP TO EU ONLY)
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Ivory