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Period: 15th Century and Earlier
Item Ships From: Europe
Lilac Amethyst Formation with Central Rosette
Located in London, GB
A large bowl shaped piece formed of small lilac amethyst crystals with a stunning central honey coloured calcite formation resembling a rosette. At the base of the calcite pink...
Category

Uruguayan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Gothic Architectural fragment abstract sculpture
Located in Vosselaar, BE
We mounted this Gothic architectural fragment on a custom iron stand. In this new context it becomes a sculpture with a almost abstract f...
Category

French Gothic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Sandstone

Renaissance Winged Cherub Relief
- Florence, 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Renaissance Winged Cherub Relief
Florence, Second Half of the 15th Century
Stone with traces of polychromy Provenance: Important private collection, Northern Italy This exceptional...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Moorish Incense Burner from Spain, Dated to 10th-12th Century
Located in London, GB
Moorish incense burner from Spain, dated to 10th-12th century Spanish, 10th-12th century Measures: Burner height 20cm, width 12cm, depth 12cm Box height 23cm, width 21cm, depth 18...
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Spanish Moorish Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Large Natural Blacknite Quartz Cluster Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large natural blacknite quartz cluster specimen with covelline and bornite from Ambositra, Madagascar. Blacknite is a beautiful mineral of the goethite/hematite variety, displayin...
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Malagasy Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber

Collection of 5 Natural Mineral Specimens
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A striking collection of 5 natural mineral specimens. Each presented on exclusive custom display plinths, this set are a range of outstanding large cabinet specimens formed over millions of years, each with their own impressive colours, characteristics, and qualities. Included in this stunning collection is a Salrose, derived from the French ’salt...
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Malagasy Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber

Large Fossilised Natural Ammonite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large-scale fossilised natural ammonite specimen from an ex UK private collection. Sourced from South Ferriby Quarry, Lincolnshire, this striking fossil is of prominent structure, ...
Category

English Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber

Christ - Umbria, second half of the 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Christ
 Umbria, Orvieto?
 Second half of the 15th century
 77 x 16.5 cm
Category

Italian Renaissance Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Walnut

Prehistoric Artefact Palaeolithic Acheulean Surmounted Hand Axe
Located in Scorton, GB
Palaeolithic Acheulean hand axe measuring thirty centimetres in stand overall. With an accomplished working form, executed by the hands of Homo Ergaster ancestor, contemporaneous to European Homo erectus. Now set into a bespoke bronze cradle mount enabling removal and study of this pristine prehistoric axe...
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Algerian Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Wood Sculpture Depicting John the Baptist
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This wood scultpure showing fine traces of polychromy depicts John the Baptist, one the Old Testament’s last prophets and the first martyr of the New Testament. He is easily recognizable with the lamb he is carrying in his left hand. The way the artist has carved the face exudes a spiritual strenght inherited from previous centuries. Description Saint John the Baptist is depicted bare feet, seated in a hieratic manner. His elongated face is marked by a beard and a moustache. The straight nose and wide eyes indicate a Spanish origin. This asumption is reaffirmed by the Saint’s resigned expression. His parted hair frames his face while uncovering his ears. He wears a round collar red-orange tunic, draped onto the body and belted at the waist. A flap of his green coat covers his knees and falls down in stylized pleats. Following iconographic rules Saint John the Baptist is pointing with his right hand the lamb seated...
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Spanish Gothic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Gothic crowned Head - Île de France, 14th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Head of a crowned Virgin Île-de-France, first half of 14th century. H26 x 14 x 14 cm Provenance : - Private Collection, Paris France (1960) - Private Collection Tuscany, Italy (19...
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French Gothic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Collection of Splendid Mineral Specimens Naturally Formed as Snowy Mountains
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A collection of splendid mineral specimens naturally formed resembling snowy mountains All found in Trepca, Kosovo From left to right: Sphalerite, Rock Crystal, Pyrite & Ca...
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Balkan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Iron, Lead, Zinc

Huge Desert Crystal Rose Formation on Steel
Located in Scorton, GB
Desert Rosette Crystal, a desert rose, crystal formation of the Western desert of the northern Sahara, naturally formed approximately 2 million to 500 thousand years ago. Desert Ro...
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Algerian Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Limestone

Collection of 3 Natural Mineral Cabinet Specimens
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A varied and impressive collection of 3 natural mineral specimens, each presented on an exclusive medium neoclassical style plaster plinth. Featuring a Celestite, tourmaline and Mad...
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Malagasy Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber

Pair of Wooden Praying Angels, End of 15th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of praying angels is an original decorative object realized in the second half of the 15th century by North Italian or French manufacturing. Thes...
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Italian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Large Natural Chrysocolla & Malachite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A striking large natural bedrock specimen with a coating of chrysocolla and malachite displayed on a custom neoclassical style stand. This specimen is of an unusual irregular shape ...
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Malagasy Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber

Large Natural Quartz Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large quartz specimen sourced from an ex historic UK private collection. Formed over millions of years, this unique and impressive specimen sh...
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Malagasy Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber

Hildoceras Yorkshire, England Ammonite & Bronze Stand
Located in Scorton, GB
A magnificent example of a classic Jurassic ammonite from the North Yorkshire coastline of North East England. Now suspended on THE FOSSIL STORE™ custom AES bronze stand...
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British Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Limestone, Bronze

Freestanding Polished Lapis Lazuli Freeform
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large scale freestanding polished lapis lazuli freeform originating from Afghanistan, one of two similar naturally-formed lapis lazuli specimens we are selling. With its naturally...
Category

Afghan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber

Natural Rough Zeolite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A striking natural rough zeolite specimen with elements of mica, presented on one of our museum-quality painted plaster bases. Zeolite can be found in various shapes, sizes and colou...
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber

Pair of Antique English Encaustic Medieval Tiles c.1400
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A pair of antique English encaustic medieval tiles, sourced from a private collection, Oxfordshire, dating to the 14-15th century. The set com...
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English Medieval Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Clay

Malachite Crystal in Brass Stand
Located in Scorton, GB
A superior grade of Malachite crystal series prepared in-house and presented on a brass stand series, created for luxe settings within your home. Green-banded Malachite crystallises ...
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Congolese Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Malachite, Brass

Gothic Virgin and Child with a Phylactery
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This Virgin and Child is wearing clothes with a limited number of folds and showing a thickness characteristic of the Burgundy region. As a result of the presence in the region of th...
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French Gothic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Walnut

Fossil Trilobite Surmounted Etched Brass stand
Located in Scorton, GB
AES Brass stand series brings you a positive and negative Cambropallas tellesto geode measuring 39cm in width overall, now transformed with our elegant, innovated-designed stand ser...
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North African Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Limestone, Iron

Roman Lion's Protome - Gallo-Roman, 2nd century AD/3rd century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Roman Lion's Protome Sandstone Gallo-Roman, 2nd century AD - 3rd century Provenance : Private Collection Prof. Giesen (Konstanz on Bodensee), pré 1945 Most likely from the Chateau a...
Category

German Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Sandstone

Natural White Aragonite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An impressive natural white aragonite specimen sourced from an ex historic UK private collection. Originating from Madagascar, Aragonite, or cave calcite, is often referred to as ca...
Category

Malagasy Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber

Fossil Glossopteris Fern Leaf Plate & Surmounted Etched Brass Stand
Located in Scorton, GB
A beautiful display of Glossopteris seed fern leaves preserved within the Permian claystone (Illawarra Coal Measures, Upper Permian; Dunedoo area, New South Wales, Australia) now presented on THE FOSSIL STORE™ designed AES Brass stand series for spaces out there!

T he Glossopteris plate is excellent fossil preservation of the archetypical ‘sage’ shaped leaf embedded within the once soft matrix, creating a definitive display of leaves, and the reverse of this plate has a similarly beautiful display of Glossopteris Leaves exhibiting a lovely palette of colour.

 Plants are multicellular, photosynthetic eucaryotes. The oldest known land plant body fossils are Silurian in age. Fossil root traces of land plants are known back to the Ordovician era. The Devonian was the critical time interval during which land plants flourished, and Earth experienced its first “greening” of the land. The earliest land plants were small and simple and probably remained close to bodies of water. By the Late Devonian, land plants had evolved large, tree-sized bodies, and the first-ever forests appeared.

 Glossopteris is probably the most familiar fossil leaf...
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Australian Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Limestone, Brass

Large Natural Pyrite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large natural pyrite specimen. Originating from 5/15 level Wheal Jane Mine, Cornwall, this native British pyrite has a lustrous exterior that catches the light beautifully. Natura...
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English Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber

Artefact from the Maghreb Sculptured Torso Figure
Located in Scorton, GB
A human torso (lacking head) carved from a limestone [yet to be determined]; the enigmatic whole torso is strongly represented in an upright stance, arms purposefully rigid to each s...
Category

Malian Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Antique Chinese Hongzhi Zhengde Plate Porcelain, 15th/16th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated plate from the 15th/16th century. The dish is beautifully designed with flowers. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Chin...
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Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Glass Golf Dish with Raised Golfer in the Lid
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage glass golf box & cover. An Art Deco glass Jewelry box, dish, of rectangular form with lid. The pressed lid moulded with relief golfer in full backswing. We have had a 'Golf Baccarat...
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French Art Deco Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

North American Selenite sculpture
Located in London, GB
A sculpture of unknown origin and mineral charm, with smooth and craggy facets like a translucent cliff face. Ethereal selenite is a crystallised form of gypsum, formed when sulphate...
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North American Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Small South Pacific Tridacna Gigas Clam Trinket
Located in Copenhagen, K
Small South Pacific Tridacna Gigas clam trinket.
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Pacific Islands Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell

A large exceptional 'A' Grade Quartz Crystal cluster from Arkansas
Located in London, GB
An exceptional rock crystal quartz cluster than has been expertly mounted onto brushed steel base. Crystals of this calibre discovered in Arkansas are considered to be the highest of...
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North American Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

Rare Fossil Trilobite Tracks Surmounted Etched Brass Stand
Located in Scorton, GB
A rare and fine Devonian Ichnofossil trilobite plate raised on a custom-fitted brass removal mount. The Saharan rock plate has been entirely and attractively weather-worn, with the n...
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North African Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Limestone, Brass

Large Natural Madagascan Green Fluorite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A striking large natural Madagascan green fluorite specimen sourced from an ex UK collection. This fluorite specimen is of an impressive scale and unusual irregular shape with large...
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Malagasy Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber

Enchanting Hemimorphite: Blue Stone Wonder from China
Located in London, GB
Immerse yourself in the captivating hues of this exceptional hemimorphite specimen from China. This unique piece showcases a mesmerizing gradient of colors, transitioning smoothly fr...
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Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Quartz

Paleolithic Flint Handaxe from Prehistoric Northern France
Located in London, GB
A remarkably fine and perfectly preserved example of the earliest human technology, knapped from a nodule of blackbrown flint. Dull when freshly knapped, flint can acquire an intens...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Natural Native Quartz Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A natural quartz crystal specimen originating from Madagascar, presented on one of our museum-quality painted plaster bases. Known for being one of the most abundant and versatile g...
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Malagasy Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber

United Kingdom Ammonite Fossil Plate
Located in London, GB
United Kingdom Ammonite plate.   
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British Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Other

Sculpture of the Infant Jesus as Salvator Mundi - School of Mechelen, 15th-16th
Located in Madrid, ES
Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of this sculpture of the Infant Jesus as Salvator Mundi, an exceptional piece originating from the renowned School of Mechelen of the 15th-16t...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bone

Fossil Dinosaur White 'blanc' Bone of Spinosaurus
Located in Scorton, GB
A Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur White Tibia section in surmounted etched brass AES stand. Unearthed in the continental intercalaire, this Spinosaurus tibia section highlights a ninetee...
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North African Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Natural Ammonite Death Bed Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A natural ammonite death bed mounted on a wooden and steel stand, originating from Schlaifhausen near Forchheim, Germany. Once a living creature, this ammonite has developed its arra...
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German Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber

Malachite Freeform on stand
Located in MILL, NL
Exceptional specimen of malachite freeform on stand. Malachite is a copper carbonate hydroxide mineral. It is often found in nature together with the related azurite. Malachite was...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Other

Large Scale Natural Amethyst Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large scale natural amethyst specimen originating from Brazil. Crystals from Brazil are most often found as radiating masses, with individual crystals appearing as pyramids, such a...
Category

Brazilian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Amethyst, Multi-gemstone

Head of a Bearded Man, Terracotta, Magna Graecia, 4th Century Before Christ
Located in PARIS, FR
Head of a bearded man. Terracotta. Magna Graecia, 4th century before Christ. Wood and bronze stand. Height: 3,9 cm. Overall: 10,7 cm.
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Italian Greco Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Collection of 5 Natural Pyrite Mineral Specimens
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A varied collection of 5 natural pyrite mineral specimens, each presented on an exclusive small wooden display base. Ex. private British collectio...
Category

American Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber

A Thai Bronze, Buddha Fragment, 15th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
A Thai bronze, Buddha fragment, 15th century. Arm, hand and leg fragment, mounted on a plexiglas stand from 70s. Overall: 17,2 cm.
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Blue Fluorite Crystal in Bronze Stand
Located in Scorton, GB
Rare blue isometric fluorite crystal clusters encapsulates a striking aesthetic, showcasing intricate detail of isometric cubic form with a seamless contrast between the blue crystal...
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British Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Bronze

13th Century Virgin and Child from Catalonia
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Seating on a bench-like throne the Virgin carries her child on her left knee. She bears an important crown high on her head .The Virgin has an ovoid face with bulging eyes, straight long nose and thin lips. The hair parts in the middle and are carved as thick horizontals parallel hair strands...
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Spanish Gothic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Oak

Ecce Homo - Florence, 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
A terracotta bust "Ecce Homo" Florence, 15th century 53 x 44 x 31 cm
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Italian Renaissance Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

A late Hellenistic conical marble bowl
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, mid 2nd to early 1st century BCE The bowl with an uneven, rounded rim, and the straight side, tapering diagonally downward. H. 8.5 x Diam. 15 cm Pro...
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Greek Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Standing Carved Wood Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, Guanyin, China, 1368-1644
Located in Torino, IT
Early Ming standing carved wood Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin), China 1368-1644. This massive Bodhisattva Guanyin is depicted here in the...
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Chinese Ming Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Virgin and the Child, Mosan Region, Second Half of 13th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
A polychrome sculpture depicting the Virgin and the Child Mosan region, second half of 13th century Polychrome wood 73 x 29 X 12 cm Provenance : Former Belgian private collection from the beginning of the 20th century This remarkable early artwork portrays the Enthroned Virgin and Child, also known as Sedes Sapientiae, which translates to the 'Seat of Wisdom...
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Belgian Medieval Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Collection of 5 Cabinet Scale Minerals
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An impressive and varied collection of 5 natural mineral specimens. Each presented on exclusive custom display plinths, this set are a range of outstanding large cabinet specimens formed over millions of years, each with their own impressive colours, characteristics, and qualities. Featuring in this striking collection is a vivid green amazonite, a brilliant cobalt displaying a lustre of various blues and purples and a charming aegirine and zircon. An azurite and malachite specimen are also included; azurite is a soft, deep-blue copper mineral...
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African Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber

Fossil Gerridae Water Strider & Etched Brass Mount
Located in Scorton, GB
This fine and wonderful example of a Jurassic Chresmoda obscura; a Water Strider in the original Eichstatt Plattenkalk matrix or bedrock, dating to the Jurassic Period 145 million ye...
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German Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Limestone

Pair of Rustic Metal Basket, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of Metal basket made by welded wire completed by a solid ring. Unknown manufacturer, France, Circa 1940 Materials: Metal In original condition, with minor wear consistent of...
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French Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Natural Chrysocolla Malachite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large scale natural chrysocolla malachite specimen originating from Congo. A rare find, some of the world’s finest malachite comes from Congo. This exceptional mineral has an irregular form that has been moulded by nature over thousands of years. Showcasing a vibrant combination of vivid blues (chrysocolla) and rich greens (malachite), this specimen is a striking sculptural piece for an interior or collector’s cabinet, mounted on a bespoke steel stand for display. First discovered over 4000 years ago, malachite has been adored for its colour and beauty since ancient times. While a popular item for jewels and amulets, the mineral was often ground down and the pigment used as a luscious green paint for architecture or even a vivid green eyeshadow! Chrysocolla is frequently intergrown with other minerals such as quartz and malachite like...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Malachite, Steel

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