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Genuine Natural Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth
Located in New York, NY
Genuine Spinosaurus (Dinosaur) tooth.
Spinosaurus (meaning "spine lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in what now is North Africa, during the upper Albian to upper T...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Antique French Romanesque 11th Century Pair of St.Peter and St.Paul Limestone
Located in Doha, QA
An extremely rare pair of original 11th century French Romanesque limestone hand carved sculptures of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Each figure is represented on a marble block, withou...
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French Gothic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Pottery Horse TL Tested
By Tang Dynasty
Located in Dallas, TX
Tang Dynasty (618 - 907) Sancai glazed pottery horse TL Tested
The cream-glazed horse is naturalistically modelled standing on a rectangular base, with the mane, tail and hooves highlighted in amber glaze. The head is gracefully curved to the left, with a green and amber glazed saddle and blanket and foliate-shaped plaques detailed with moulded toads suspending from the trappings.
Measures: Height: 14.24 Inches (36.2 cm)
Width: 15.5 Inches (39.35 cm)
Depth: 6 Inches (15.2 cm)
Provenance: An English private collection, acquired in Hong Kong in the 1980s
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this item along with a lucite base.
Condition; Excellent with one repair to right side saddle blanket. Some remaining frustrations throughout with areas of oxidation and a fine craquelure throughout. A formidable piece that presents beautifully.
Notes: The present sancai horse...
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Chinese Tang Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Naturally Formed Mineral, Clear Apophyllite Sculpture
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Naturally formed mineral, clear apophyllite sculpture
India
Measures: 11 x 8 x 4 in. / 28 x 20 x 10 cm
Height on custom display stand: 14 in. / 36 cm
Custom mounted on a ...
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Indian Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Collection of 5 Cabinet Scale Mineral Specimens
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A striking collection of 5 mineral specimens in natural form.
Each presented on exclusive custom display plinths, this collection showcases a range of outstanding large cabinet spec...
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Malagasy Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
Golden Yellow Calcite Crystal Mineral Specimen, Elmwood Mine, USA
Located in Edison, NJ
Although calcite is plentiful and diverse, calcite from Tennessee is instantly recognizable and highly sought-after for its twinned, scalenohedral crystal habit. Often, the scalenohe...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Vanadinite on Barite, Mibladen, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Prov., Morocco
Located in New York, NY
VANADINITE ON BARITE
Mibladen, Aït Oufella Caïdat, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
12.7 cm tall x 14 cm wide
The Drâa-Tafilalet Region of Morocco, best...
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Moroccan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Rare Unusual Mineral Formation of Grey Druze and White Quartz
Located in London, GB
An unusual mineral formation of organic appearance. This piece is composed of light grey to green druze, with beautiful multiple stalactite formatio...
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Uruguayan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Genuine Cluster Trilobite (Ptychopariida) fossil on Matrix
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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Moroccan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Cement, Other
Amethyst Crystal Specimen on Stand
Located in Miami, FL
A large specimen mounted on metal display.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Amethyst
Chinese Ming Dynasty Longquan Celadon Peony Deep Dish, 14th-15th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A beautiful Chinese celadon glazed deep dish with an impressed peony design to the center, Ming Dynasty, circa 1400, Longquan kilns, China.
The lovey dish covered in an attractive ...
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Chinese Ming Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
African Black Stone Palette Dish Bowl Ashtray Relief Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Native carved blackened stone artifact, weighs 2 lbs 12 oz. Age is unknown, estate purchase.
Category
Puerto Rican Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Cast Stone
European Carved Limestone Celtic Votive Head of a Male Warrior
Located in London, GB
A Large European Carved Limestone Celtic Votive Head of a Male Warrior Wearing a Typical Flowing Moustache Small Beard and Curling Locks of Hair Stiffened with Lime Wash the Slit Mouth Open as if in Command
Circa 1st Century BC - 1st Century AD
Size: 31cm high, 22cm wide, 25cm deep - 12¼ ins high, 8¾ ins wide, 9¾ ins deep / 42cm high - 16½ ins high (with base)
From about 500 BC, first Greek and later Roman historians mention peoples living in a large area of non-mediterranean Europe as Celts. These classical chroniclers seem to have recognised these communities as having sufficient shared cultural traditions to justify their being given a common name, ‘Keltoi’ by the Greeks, and ‘Celtae’ or ‘Galli’ by the Romans. The earliest allusions to Celts by such Greek historians as Herodotus (485 - 425 BC) were followed by Polybius (200 - 118 BC) and Livy (59 BC - AD 17) who discuss the expansion of the Celts from their central European homelands during the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. They document the presence of Celts in Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Asia Minor, specifically central Turkey. They testify to the successful Roman resistance to the Celts in Italy, after the ignominy of the sacking of Rome by them in 387 BC, and describe the huge defeat suffered by the Celts at the battle of Telemon in northern Italy in 225 BC. The Celts in Greece who sacked the sacred site of Delphi in 279 BC were defeated by King Antigonos Gonatas of Macedon in 278 - 277 BC and in Turkey by Altalus of Pergamon in 240 BC. The Celts in Spain fell under the shadow of Rome from 2nd Century BC and the Celtic heartland known by the Romans as ‘Gaul’ was conquered by the Romans under Julius Caesar in the mid 1st Century BC. Britain was not referred to as Celtic by the ancient historians, but Caesar recognised the close similarities between Britain and Gaul especially in their political organisation. Tacitus (55 - 120 AD) and others chronicled the conquest of Britain between 43 and 84 AD some mentioning the fierce nature of the Celts who went into battle naked.
Celtic art therefore belongs to an artistic tradition in the early history of Europe which is no less important than that of the classical world. Art was central to Celtic identity and was closely related to the objects which it decorated. The Celts were used to seeing art as an integral part of their everyday lives.
Provenance:
Ex Finch and Co...
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European Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
Gothic Canopy, France, 15th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Gothic canopy
France, 15th century
Alabaster, some traces of polychromy
33 x 23 x 20 cm
Provenance:
- Private collection Genève, Switzerland
...
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French Gothic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
Gandharan Stucco Head of the Buddha, 3rd-5th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Greco-Buddhist stucco head of the Buddha, ancient region of Gandhara, circa 3rd-5th century.
A fragment of a larger statue, the Buddha's face...
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Pakistani Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Stucco
Deep Purple Amethyst with Calcite and Polished Agate
Located in London, GB
Stunning geode cluster of an intense deep purple colour amethyst crystals. A big calcite stand-out from the crystals, covered with a blanket of black hematite.
This piece was lega...
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Uruguayan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Genuine Natural Large Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur Tooth
Located in New York, NY
Carcharodontosaurus (Dinosaur) tooth in a glass display box From Tegana Formation, North Africa.
Cretaceous Age 65 million years
Carcharodontosaurus is one of the longest and heavi...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Natural Quartz Point on White Feldspar Crystal From Himalaya Mountains, India
Located in New York, NY
Huge, museum-quality, Himalayan quartz generator crystal, sitting on a large, white Feldspar crystal, both perfectly terminated with top luster. This pi...
Category
Indian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Other
15th Century Monumental Monolithic Stone Slab with Fossiles
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A 15th century French recuperated floor slab of huge proportions. Because of its beauty, unusual size and the richness of fossilles we decided to mount this piece as a sculpture.
We...
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French Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
Tang Dynasty Painted Terracotta Sculpture of a Lokapala
By Tang Dynasty
Located in Dallas, TX
Tang Dynasty terracotta Pottery Tomb figure of the Lokapala Warrier Deity. Figure molded wearing heavy armor, standing in a dynamic pose with left arm raised in a threatening gesture...
Category
Chinese Tang Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Matched Pair Split Ammonite Fossil Set Mineral Specimen #L2L
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Dimensions: 8 × 6.25 × 0.75 in. / 20 × 16 × 2 cm
Dimensions on custom display stands: 10.5 × 5.5 × 3.5 in. / 27 × 14 × 9 c...
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Malagasy Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Dioptase, Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Located in New York, NY
Dioptase, Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene region, Namibia
Measures: 8.5 cm tall x 7 cm wide
Dioptase, once believed to be emerald when first encountered, is amongst the most vividly colored species. Large gem...
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Namibian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Cerussite Mineral From , Namibia, West Africa
Located in New York, NY
Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Complex cluster of highly reflective lustrous transparent cerussite crystals in a 60 degree twinning reticulat...
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Namibian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Collection of Museum Mineral Specimens in Display Case
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A collection of museum mineral specimens in a display case with a removable lid. Presented in a sleek glazed case with a removable lid, the set includes 30 European minerals including vanadinite, stilbite, azurite, and pyrite, all with their own striking appearance. Each one is of a superb quality having come from a museum collection. Moulded by nature over thousands of years, these 30 specimens showcase an impressive sculptural piece for an interior display or collectors cabinet.
More about the minerals inside...
First discovered in Mexico, vanadinite is a rare mineral usually found in the form of red hexagonal crystals with a dense brittle texture.
Stilbite is found in zeolite deposits all around the world; its crystal structure is flattened and columned with pointed ends. It can even form in interesting clusters, such as the one included in this case.
Azurite is a soft, deep-blue copper mineral...
Category
European Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Pyrite
Large Genuine Megalodon Shark Tooth in Display Box (274.2 grams)
Located in New York, NY
This genuine Megalodon Shark Tooth, sourced by divers in waters off the coast of the Carolinas, is 100% genuine and measures approximately 5" long. This specimen is accompanied with ...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Collected Sculptural Danian-Aged Round Stone Formed 63 Million Years ago
Located in København K, 84
Exceptionally beautiful balanced sculptural stone formed in the Danian age 63 million years ago. Impressive find and a exquisite natural decoration for the sophisticated interior des...
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Danish Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Silver Wire Mineral Specimen with Calcite Crystals – Kongsberg, Norway
Located in Edison, NJ
Native silver is among a handful of minerals that have been deemed inherently valuable by mankind since antiquity. In the world of mineral collecting, silver specimens and sulfosalts...
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Norwegian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Silver
Crabby Time Capsule: Fossilized Eocene Crab from Monte Baldo Italy
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional fossilized crab (Harpactocarcinus) originates from the Eocene period and was discovered in Monte Baldo, Italy. Measuring 4 inches in height, this well-preserved spec...
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Italian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
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 armoured plates, has been exquisitely preserved and recovered from the Holzmaden Oil Shale of south Germany.
The crocodile was once buried in fine, muddy sediment 195 million years ago at the bottom of the Tethys Ocean, which once existed between Europe and Africa. The calm, deep water provided a rare anoxic (without oxygen) environment, which prevented the skeleton from any significant decomposition before burial. The mud has since been compressed into oil shale, leaving the immense skeleton completely in-tact.
This specimen is one of the few skeletons of Steneosaurus bollensis ever to be discovered. We can deduce much about the life of this reptile from the size and perfect preservation of the piece. Similar to present-day crocodiles, we can see that the two front limbs of the Steneosaurus are much shorter than the back two. This indicates that crocodile ancestors were bipedal; indeed, we believe that crocodiles evolved from the same reptile species as the dinosaurs and airborne pterosaurs.
Dinosaurs ruled the lands during the late Triassic and early Jurassic. This made terrestrial life increasingly difficult for ancestral crocodiles, as there were many predators and prey was scarce. However, the seas were rich in fish, shellfish, starfish, crabs, squid… You can even see fossil belemnite guards (bullet shells of squid-like organisms) and the beautiful spiral shells of ammonites preserved around the crocodile skeleton...
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German Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Authentic Medusaceratops Iokii Brow Horn Fossil
Located in New York, NY
This incredible fossilized brow horn belonged to the Medusaceratops Iokii: an herbivorous dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period circa 78-77 million years ago. This sp...
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American Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Coral like Round Geode with Polished Borders
Located in London, GB
Beautiful green-grey coral-like stalactites emerge from the interior lining of this
round geode. The borders polished to reveal the celdonite shell with the exterior
basalt still v...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Quartz
Genuine Seymchan Pallasite Meteorite Slab (1.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
The pallasites are a class of stony–iron meteorite. It consists of centimeter-sized olivine crystals of peridot quality in an iron-nickel matrix. Coarser metal areas develop Widmanst...
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Russian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other, Iron
Korean Celadon Inlay Plate Goryeo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
The round ceramic plate with a slightly raised foot ring is dated from late Korean Goryeo Kingdom (918 to 1392 AD) likely toward the end of the 14th century. The plate features a celadon glaze and underglaze slip inlays in black and white. The inlays showcases a pair of bird (appears to be cranes) in the center of a radiating double walled ring...
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Korean Archaistic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pre-Columbian Pottery Figure of a Woman Giving Birth
Located in Sofia, BG
Pre-Columbian pottery figure of a seated woman giving birth, with her hands behind the back. It was most probably used by a shaman to look for the benevol...
Category
Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Rubellite Tourmaline on Quartz, Russia
Located in New York, NY
Rubellite Tourmaline on Quartz, Malkhan Pegmatite Field, Krasnyi Chikoy, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Measures: 12.5 cm tall x 15 cm wide
All ru...
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Russian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Chinese Neolithic Painted Pottery Jar, Machang Period #3
Located in Bradenton, FL
Chinese Neolithic Pottery Jar from the Majiayao Culture, specifically the Machang phase, in northwest China, and dating back roughly 4000 yea...
Category
Chinese Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Opal
Located in New York, NY
Opal
Tsehay Mewcha, Wegeltena, Delanta Woreda, South Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Measures: 14.4 cm tall x 11 cm wide
Precious opals are a hydrated amorphous form of silica (amorphous meaning a non-crystallized solid), unlike crystalline forms of silica, which are classed as minerals. Australia is the locality most associated with precious opal. The precious opals of Ethiopia were only discovered recently in 2008.
Opals are formed over thousands of years when rain frees spherical silica particles from sandstone. These microscopic particles spread deep into underground cavities and are then compressed into a closely-packed interlaced structure. When miners bring them forth from the earth to the surface, sunlight travels through this microstructure creating the dazzling kaleidoscope of flashing rainbow colors that we see here.
This opal may be unique. The colors are like no other we have seen from Ethiopia. There are several names given to opal (Black Opal, Boulder Opal, Fire opal, etc.). This piece begins an entirely new genre - Candy Opal.
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Ethiopian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Opal
Whole Ammonite Fossil, Mineral Specimen, Jurassic Cretaceous Period #B3K
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Madagascar
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Dimensions: 10 × 8.25 × 2 in./ 25.5 × 21. x 5 cm
Weight: 6.925 lbs / 2.984 kg
Height on custom display stand:...
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Malagasy Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Precious Stone
Prehistoric Brannerion Fossil Fish Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This rare Brannerion fossil specimen of a prehistoric fish is an impressive find from an ex private British collection.
Believed to be from Brazil, t...
Category
Brazilian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
Roman Marble Head of a Satyr
Located in London, GB
Head of a Satyr
Roman, circa 2nd - 3rd century AD
Carved and highly polished marble
An extremely fine marble head of a satyr, depicted with ivy wreath, curly hair and pointed goat’s ear, the full lips slightly parted to reveal the creature’s clenched teeth.
The head was once part of a relief with visible fragmentation on the left side. Almost completely worked in the round and carefully polished, the skill of the sculptor is particularly remarkable given the confined working space available for a relief carving, such as this.
The Roman Imperial Period marked the expansion of the political and cultural influence of the Roman Empire. The period began with the reign of Augustus in 27 BC, immediately following Caesar’s assassination which ultimately ended Rome’s time as a republic. Soon after, Augustus’ defeat of Anthony and...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Pair of Large Decorative 395 Million Year Old Ammonite Atlas Mountains Fossils
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of fully polished circa 395-million-year-old Ammonite Atlas Mountains fossil statues
These are some of the most decorative pi...
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Swedish Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Impressive Amethyst Pillar with White Quartz Section
Located in London, GB
Given its breath-taking stature, one can see that this amethyst cluster was freed from an especially large geode and with amethyst of exceptional quality within.
The color and size...
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Uruguayan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Amethyst, Quartz
Ancient Rare Kashan Lustre Bowl 12th Century Islamic Pottery Art
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Ancient rare Kashan lustre bowl 12th century Islamic pottery art.
This beautifully decorated and well cared for lustre bowl is one of the few examples still in existence. It was made in Kashan in the 12th-early 13th century, Seljuk- Atabeg period. Kashan was an important center for the production of high quality pottery and tiles. Lustre ware was among the most innovative development of Kashan potters, who mixed silver sulfides and copper oxides to create a shiny copper toned metallic sheen on the surface of glazed earthenware bowls, plates and vessels. It was an expensive and unpredictable lustre technique.
Kashan lustreware pottery can be found in the collections of the British Museum and the Hermitage Museum. Literature: O. Pancaroglu. Perpetual Glory. Medieval Islamic Ceramics...
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Saudi Arabian Kashan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Limestone Stalactite
Located in London, GB
A limestone stalactite, South-Western France.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
Polished Golden Crystal Quartz Geode
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A rare large polished quartz geode with cream and golden hues and naturally forming crystal druzy formations.
This specimen is from the Appalachian region of Kentucky. This was dug by hand and includes golden druzy crystal formations. This is a particularly large geode specimen...
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American Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Selenite, Mexico
Located in New York, NY
Selenite
Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
36 cm tall x 15 cm wide
Selenite from Mexico is a benchmark locality. Mexico represents the finest quality for the species...
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Mexican Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Dryosaurus Altus Dinosaur Femur Fossil // 150 Million Years Old
Located in New York, NY
This is the well preserved and fully intact fossilized femur of a Dryosaurus altus, found in Emery County, Utah within the famous fossil-rich Morrison Formation spanning much of the ...
Category
American Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Pre Colombian Tairona Carnelian Bead Bracelet
Located in Dallas, TX
Circa 1000 - 1500 CE Pre Colombian. Columbia, Tairona. Beads.
A lovely bracelet of a wearable comprised or 17 seed form, tubular and ovoid beads carve...
Category
Colombian Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Carnelian
Crocoite From Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Located in New York, NY
From Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Colorful specimen of bright red-orange translucent crocoite crystals on brown gossan with minor yellowish-white gibbsite microcryst...
Category
Australian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Other
Important Sedes Sapientiae Virgin and Child also called "Throne of Wisdom"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
IMPORTANT SEDES SAPIENTIAE VIRGIN AND CHILD
ALSO CALLED « THRONE OF WISDOM »
ORIGIN: FRANCE, BURGUNDY
PERIOD: EARLY 13th CENTURY
Height : 75 cm
Len...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Large Han Dynasty Terra-cotta Court Lady Figure TL Tested
Located in Dallas, TX
Huge Han Dynasty Terracotta figure Of A Court Lady. TL Test conducted by Ralf Kotalla Laboratory in Germany. Report included.
Height: 29...
Category
Chinese Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Brazilian Faceted Amethyst Speciman
By Homenature
Located in New York, NY
Natural speciman of multi faceted rock amethyst. A great accent to any bookcase or side table.
Category
Brazilian Organic Modern Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Amethyst
A Large 'Longquan' Celadon Dish, Ming Dynasty, 15th century
Located in seoul, KR
The heavily potted dish is molded in the central roundel below the fluted cavetto and the everted rim with lipped edge, and is covered overall with a glaze of sea-green color, except for the unglazed ring on the base. The wood stand is not included with the item.
Period: Ming Dynasty (1368~1644)
Region: Longquan, China
Medium: Celadon
Type: Dish
Provenance : Acquired in late 1990s from Hongkong
Reference :
1) Christies NEW YORK 22–23 MAR 2018 - Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art - Lot 722
2) Sotheby's Paris 11 December 2020 - Arts d'Asie - Lot 8
(Price realised : 4,032 EUR / Type : Closely related)
3) Christies LONDON 21–28 MAY 2020 - The Art of China - Lot 31
(Price realised : 5,250 GBP / Type : Closely related)
* Ming Dynasty Longquan Celadon
Longquan celadon from the Ming Dynasty typically exhibits a more robust and heavier stoneware body compared to its Song Dynasty predecessors. The Ming era saw an evolution in celadon glaze, achieving a wider spectrum of green hues, from olive to bluish-greens. Ming celadons...
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Hong Kong Ming Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Celadon
Cadmium Smithsonite, Masua Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Prov, Sardinia, Italy
Located in New York, NY
Cadmium Smithsonite, Masua Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Prov, Sardinia, Italy
5.8 cm diameter
The Masua Mine began operation in 1857 and operated for over 130 years until its offi...
Category
Italian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Other
Chinese Neolithic Painted Pottery Jar, Machang Period #4
Located in Bradenton, FL
Chinese Neolithic Pottery Jar from the Majiayao Culture, specifically the Machang phase, in northwest China, and dating back roughly 4000 yea...
Category
Chinese Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Korean Goryeo Celadon Glazed Sangam Inlaid Bowl, 12th/13th Century, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Korean celadon glazed stoneware bowl with white and black sangam inlay, Goryeo Dynasty, 12th - 13th century, Korea.
The celadon glazed stoneware bowl of generous propor...
Category
Korean Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Rare Pre-Columbian Inca Silver Mask with Gold Sequins
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A rare, sheet silver human face mask with simple relief facial features including large, almond shaped eyes and downturned mouth. Classic stepped pyramid headdress with round, very t...
Category
Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Two Bowls with knot shaped design on inside, Ming Era(15th century)
Located in seoul, KR
Two Bowls from the Ming dynasty cargo. A piece identical pattern is included on page 119 of the title 'The Age of Discovery: Asian Ceramics Found Along the Maritime Silk Road'.
Peri...
Category
Indonesian Ming Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
French Pair Of 14th Century Lion Sculptures
Located in Atlanta, GA
A sensational pair of Lion Sculptures from the Avignon area of France. Wonderfully carved from a hard calcareous stone. Fabulous patina. Perfect accent pieces for any traditional or ...
Category
French Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Gandharan Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya, Carved Black Schist, 2nd-4th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An impressive and well carved Gandharan figure of the Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, carved black schist, ancient Kingdom of Gand...
Category
Pakistani Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Schist
Prehistoric Fossil Fish Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This rare fossil of a prehistoric fish is an impressive specimen originating from Brazil, preserved by time over millions of years. Mounted on a metal...
Category
Brazilian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Metal
Polished Geode Split in Two with Amethyst and Agate on Metal Stand
Located in London, GB
This stunning geode is split in two and displayed atop a stylish metal stand.
An impressive scope of textures and colours are found in this beautiful, fully polished piece, from ...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Cerussite Mineral From , Namibia, West Africa
Located in New York, NY
Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Complex cluster of highly reflective lustrous transparent cerussite crystals in a 60 degree twinning reticulat...
Category
Namibian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Pear Shaped Amethystine Geode Section with Thick Border
Located in London, GB
This beautiful half geode has a wonderful blue-brown banded agate border
with a thick base of white quartz differentiating to deep amethyst at the tips.
A small section of orange ...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Box of Chocolates Hand-Painted by Alfred Tolmer, circa 1930
By Alfred Tolmer
Located in Barcelona, ES
Box of Chocolates Hand-Painted by Alfred Tolmer. Manufactured in Spain, circa 1960. In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful pati...
Category
Spanish Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
Mosasaurus Head And Spine - Skull, Neck, Curved Bone & Tail
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Mosasaurus was a carnivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and existed from Upper Cretaceous Epoch to 61.7 million years ago. It lived in a terrestrial habitat like grasslands, fo...
Category
Moroccan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Fossil Ammonite Pair On Etched Brass Mount
By Modenature
Located in Scorton, GB
The latest edition to arrive at THE FOSSIL STORE™ is our famous and exquisite series of designed mount. The ammonites are truly exquisite specimens excavated from the high Anti-Atlas...
Category
North African Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone, Brass
Two Islamic Nishapur Glazed Pottery Bowls
Located in Atlanta, GA
A collection of two small pottery bowls with polychrome central figurative decorations, matching size and similar conical form. These bowls are identified as Nishapur ware circa 10th century (in nowadays Iran). They were stoneware (possibly buffware) and covered with opaque white glaze. Both were lovely decorated with a central human figure within an outer border. One is predominantly yellow, an imitation of luster ware...
Category
Persian Islamic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Neolithic Painted Ovoid Pottery Jar, Machang Period #7
Located in Bradenton, FL
Chinese Neolithic Ovoid Pottery Jar from the Majiayao Culture, specifically the Machang phase, in northwest China, and dating back roughly 4000 years. Ja...
Category
Chinese Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Six Dynasties Pottery Model of an Armored Horse, 3rd-4th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
An extremely rare Chinese painted pottery model of an armored horse, Six Dynasties period (220-581 AD), TL tested by Oxford Authentication.
The stocky ...
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Han Dynasty Earthenware Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Han Dynasty Earthenware Vase
Category
Chinese Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Han Dynasty Earthenware Vase, stamped, export label
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Han Dynasty Earthenware Vase
Category
Chinese Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Purple Half Geode Amethyst with Calcite Formations Shaped as Cathedral or Chapel
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning half geode with a shape often referred to by collectors as a “chapel” or “cathedral”, due to the elongated shape that occurred millions of years ago when trapped b...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
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