Featured Pieces
A pair of diorama with hermit crabs, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A natural Wunderkammer specimen a pair of marine diorama with Hermit Crab (Pagurus Bernhardus) a brunch, fan shaped of Horny coral, reef, shells. The Specimens are mounted inside a g...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Marine specimen: a pair of crabs, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of marine specimen crabs. The specimen, Splendid Round Red Crab (Etisus Splendidus) is mounted on a vase-shaped wooden base painted brown. Italy, late 19th century. (Also sold...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
A large red coral branch from Wunderkammer, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
This large branch of Mediterranean coral, 'Corallium Rubrum' is mounted on a gilt bronze base. The creation of the amphora-shaped base involves various techniques: lost wax casting, ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral, Bronze
A big red coral branch from Wunderkammer, silver base, Italy 1820.
Located in Milan, IT
A big Mediterranean red coral branch (Corallium Rubrum).
The base is made of silver, embossed work, Italy, early 19th century.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral, Silver
A large red coral branch from Wunderkammer, Italy 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
This large branch of Mediterranean coral, 'Corallium Rubrum' is mounted on a gilt bronze base. The creation of the amphora-shaped base involves various techniques: lost wax casting, ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral, Bronze
A big red coral branch from Wunderkammer, silver base, Italy 1820.
Located in Milan, IT
A big Mediterranean red coral branch (Corallium Rubrum).
The base is made of silver, embossed work, Italy, early 19th century.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral, Silver
Bookends by Hippolyte Francois Moreau, depicting sparrow birds, France 1925.
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of Art Deco bookends in black marble with orthogonal L-shaped structure. On the marble base there are two identical metal sculptures, depicting two sparrow birds with glass past...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
A Wunderkammer object: the mechanical paradox, France half 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
A Wunderkammer object: the mechanical paradox. It consists in a double cone, which is able to climb up along an inclined plane. The double cone rises when the slope of the inclined p...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Ebony, Oak
A marine specimen: pair of Marlin rostrum. Italy 1800.
Located in Milan, IT
An important pair from the Wunderkammer: two Marlin fish beaks turned to emulate the spiral shape of the Narwhal tooth.
The base is made of turned walnut, in the shape of a vase with...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Silver
System walking stick, fisherman’s seat, France 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
System walking stick: fisherman's seat, very popular for its construction simplicity. The shaft, made of thick bamboo wood, separates into three parts. The fabric part, triangular in...
Category
Early 20th Century French Antiquities
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo
Bakelite handle walking stick, France 1920.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick made out of bakelite, depicting two kids playing with balloons, hand painting. Eboney shaft and silver ring. France 1920 ca.
Category
Early 20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Three big painted wooden black and white dice, USA 1940.
Located in Milan, IT
Three large dice, made of white painted wood. On the six sides of the cube, circles from 1 to 6 are engraved and painted in black. USA, circa 1940.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
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