Wunderkammer
Wicked Curious
Unleash your imagination with this collection of wonderfully weird pieces and curate your own Wunderkammer.
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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...
Category
Early 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Wrought Iron
Great Bustard 'Otis tarda'
Located in Leuven , BE
This is a taxidermy of a great bustard and was made in the second half of the 20th century. The bird is mounted on a rock in a resting position with its wings next to the body.
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Wunderkammer
Materials
Organic Material
Selenopeltis Trilobite Fossil from Morocco (18 Inches, 38.4 lbs.)
Located in New York, NY
Trilobites, an early arthropod relative of spiders, horseshoe crabs, and scorpions, preserved in this level of detail only occurred as a result of very sudden underwater landslides c...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Other
German Memento Mori Carved Skull
Located in Newark, England
Antique 18th century fruitwood carved Memento Mori Skull. The skull of petrified display powerfully carved in the form of a human skull consisting of the cranium, upper and lower jaws, the cadaverous face with deliberate missing tooth in brown wash patination throughout. Stood upon a small marble base with the skull attaching via a dowel fitting. The Skull probably from German origin.
Notes 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...
Category
18th Century German Gothic Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
Marble
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French 19th Century Gothic Revival Hand Carved, Lacquered, Parcel Giltwood Spire
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China Zhou Dynasty Bronze Perfume Burner
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Bucket burns perfume in bronze resting on three feet. The body is sculpted with a band frieze with an archaic motif. Two inverted U-shaped handles punctuate the edge. This type of bronze bucket was cast with lost wax from molds in several parts and assembled when the piece was poured, these are the traces that can be seen on the back of the bucket. . The bronze has a beautiful green and dark gray excavation patina. This perfume burner was originally to have longer feet, no doubt arched, cut very long ago since the place of the cut has the same patina as the rest of the piece.
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Spectacular Memento Mori Vanitas from the 19th Century - Italy
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Hand Carved Wood Memento Mori Double Skull Cane Walking Stick Handle
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Italian Memento Mori skull - 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Italian Memento Mori skull
Marble
North of Italy, 17th century
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17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Wunderkammer
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Memento Mori, Wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Unique sculptured wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria,
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Indian Carved Sandstone Frieze of Lakshmi, Central India, 10th-11th Century
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19th Century Carved Wood Santos with Gilt Decoration
Located in Buchanan, MI
19th century carved wood Santos with gilt decoration.
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19th Century Italian Antique Wunderkammer
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19th Century, Country French Directoire Period Infant's Bed
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th-early 19th century country French Directoire period infant's bed. Ideal for a doll collection or beloved mini-canine or cat. Fruitwood. Nicely molded throughout. The sides ...
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19th Century French Antique Wunderkammer
Materials
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Stunning Original Chinese circa 1900-1920 Mahjong Set Including Counters
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original circa 1900-1920 Chinese Mah-jong set which is totally complete with original counters
The condition is very good for the age, I can’t fault it, naturally the case has patina marks
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Height:- 14cm
Width:- 27cm
Depth:- 17.5cm
Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point.
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Early 1900s Chinese Edwardian Antique Wunderkammer
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