Natural Specimens
Natural Specimens For Sale
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Limestone Stalactite
Located in London, GB
A limestone stalactite, South-Western France.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Natural Specimens
18th Century Italian Wood Candlestick Decorated with a Crystal and Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian (Region of Liguria) wood candlestick decorated with a calcite crystal in matrix, a specimen from the Elmwood Mine, and gold leaf shells. This mine produces some ...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
American Shellwork Standing Mirror in the Form of a Harp
Located in Downingtown, PA
American shellwork standing mirror in the form of a Harp,
circa 1885
The unusual 19th century American shellwork standing mirror is in the form of a harp....
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Impressive Hand-Carved Mourning Father and Daughter Sculpture of Afromosia Wood
Located in Lisse, NL
'Painfully beautiful' sculpture.
To us this sculpture shows that there can be beauty in mourning. Anyone who has ever lost a loved one/someone really close to their heart can relate...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Natural Specimens
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Thick Walnut Cutting Board
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Extremely heavy spade shaped walnut cutting board. Very thick carved wood that has the quality of sculpture. This piece has an elemental and organic feel that is hard to catch on fil...
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Walnut
Impressive Sculpted Live Edge Tree Trunk African Tribal Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning and impressive sculpted live edge tree trunk is the perfect mix of hand carved artisan detail and natural beauty. African tribal motif includes several animals and inse...
Category
20th Century Tribal Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Citrine Rutilated Quartz and Glass Sculpture on Acrylic Base
Located in Polanco, CDMX
Sawuman, Citrine Rutilated quartz and glass sculpture from TYME Collection, a collaboration by Orfeo Quagliata and Ernesto Durán
TYME Collection
A dance between purity and detai...
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass
Italian Neoclassical Style Obelisks in Extinct Brown Alabaster
Located in New York, NY
Italian 19th century pair of neoclassical style obelisks made in rare extinct brown alabaster. The pair was made in Italy and is in great condition, wi...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Alabaster
Unique Artist Made Abstract Copper Sculptures
By Maria Jarreau Heller
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Created by multi disciplinary artist Yvette Jarreau.
Artist made molten copper cold dropped sculptures in Abstract Organic form. Various shapes, sizes and textures. Some pieces show ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Copper, Wire
Midcentury American Modern Live Edge Trapezoidal Douglas Fir Bookends
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking sculptural douglas fir live edge bookends (circa 1970s USA). Solid 'blocks' of stained douglas fir have been sculpted into trapezoidal forms and finished to reveal soft, pol...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
1970s Large Sawtooth Sculpture
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
197s Large sawthooth sculpture monted on brass and chromed steel base.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass, Steel
Monumental Curly Maple Tree Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dramatic tree sculpture on iron disk.
Category
Early 2000s Unknown Natural Specimens
Materials
Iron
Vintage Hammered Metal Tree
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's Italian hammered and patinated metal tree.
Measurements:
Height: 74"
Width: 30"
Depth: 18"
Category
1960s Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
Organic Modern Petrified Wood/ Fossil and Stainless Steel Mounted Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing petrified wood sculpture that is over 100 years old has a custom stainless steel contemporary base. It has been mounted. This fossil/petrified wood is originally from Ut...
Category
Early 1900s American Organic Modern Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Stainless Steel
Unique Artist Made Abstract Copper Sculptures
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Created by multi disciplinary artist Yvette Jarreau.
Artist made molten copper cold dropped sculptures in Abstract Organic form. Various shapes, sizes and textures. Some pieces show ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Copper, Wire
Large Decorative Cane Cactus, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large decorative cane cactus, 1960s.
In very good vintage condition with minimal wear of use.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Cane
Large Dramatic Argentinian Antler & Horn Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A dramatic Argentinian animal sculpture of a skull and its antlers / horns presented with a sober, modern sensibility and a refined rustic aesthetic. The steer sculpture originates f...
Category
20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
Abstract Organic Modern Wood Sculpture "Vestibule" Andrew Plum, Circa 2008
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
Unique hand-carved wooden sculpture, titled "Vestibule". This piece was made in 2007 at the artist's studio in Lancashire England, carved from recl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Very Tall Laotian Temple Pillar With Great Patina
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully weathered and very tall antique temple pillar from Laos. This pillar has a very graceful form with an offering box in the centre of the piece. The extraordinary surface...
Category
Late 19th Century Laotian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Coco de Mer from the Seychelles
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Elegant Coco de Mer or Coco Fesses from The Seychelles Islands,
fine and polished symmetrical nut from The Isle of Praline,
mounted in an elegant silver ba...
Category
Late 20th Century Seychellois Natural Specimens
Materials
Coconut
Large Japanese Stained Pine Rodents And Baskets Carving Scupture
Located in Germantown, MD
A Large realistic Japanese Stained Pine Carving Scupture of Rodents And Baskets.
Measures 42.5" in width, 19" in high and 4" in depth.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Natural Specimens
Materials
Hardwood
Sicilian Olive Wood Starfish Stands Circa 1880
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Antique Italian carved olive wood Rococo style stands holding starfish specimens. The bases are 19th century, circa 1880. Starfish are recent additions s...
Category
1880s Italian Rococo Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Hardwood
Flying Taxidermy Mallard
Located in New York, NY
This magnificent Taxidermy Flying Mallard is a beautiful piece of art that captures the grace and elegance of this iconic waterfowl. The bird has been expertly preserved and mounted,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Natural Specimens
Materials
Feathers
Teak Wood Organic Shape Sculpture on Stand, Indonesia, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indonesian teak sculpture on stand.
Free form organic shapel.
Stand measures 12" x 8".
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Natural Specimens
Materials
Teak
Cast Brass Sage Leaf Tray
Located in Malibu, CA
Virginia Metalcrafters cast Sage leaf tray made of solid cast brass.
Copyright 1960, Virginia Metalcrafters 3-49.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass
Fossil Leave in Travertine from Tyrol, Austria, Pleistocene Period
Located in Polanco, CDMX
Fossil leave in Travertine
Origin: Tyrol, Austria
Period: Upper Pleistocene (12,000 years old).
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Acrylic
Elegant Pair of Steer Horns on Wood Plinth Bases, Italy Mid-20th Century
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A chic pair of mounted steer horn sculptures on round wood plinth bases. The bases are hand painted in a faux tortoise shell with gilt highlights.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Horn, Hardwood
Italian Mid-Century Modern Wooden Sculpture of a Banana Plant, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern Wooden sculpture of a banana plant, 1950s
Sculpture of a banana plant in carved wood with interlocking leaves. Hand crafted an...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Giant Genuine Natural Colombian Copal
Located in New York, NY
This specimen is a large, museum quality piece of Colombian Copal. It is some of the highest quality Copal in the world. Copal is geologically younger than Amber. Copal is known for containing excellent insect specimens...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Moroccan Crinoid Fossil about 450 Million Years Old
Located in Chicago, IL
Moroccan fossil named Crinoid, which are about 450 million years old. Crinoid fossils, or sea lilies are members of the Echinodermata phylum. Our Crinoi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Pair of 19th Century Grand Tour Specimen Blue Coral on Carrera Marble Pedestals
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th century Grand Tour specimen blue coral on Carrara marble pedestals, each one removable from the finely carved 7-inch square Greek / Roman style Carrara marble bases.
Ea...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral, Carrara Marble
Chinese "Winged Guardian" Lingbi Scholar's Rock
Located in Chicago, IL
Known as gongshi, or scholars' rocks, lingbi stones such as this were fixtures of the scholars' studio, displayed as sources of beauty and creative inspiration. Meditating on the sto...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Limestone
White Crystal Specimen
Located in Seattle, WA
Beautiful chunk of milky white crystal
Measures: 11 x 6 x 4 approximate size.
Category
20th Century Natural Specimens
Group of Four Small Crystals
Located in Seattle, WA
Group of four beautiful irregular crystals in asst sizes
75. Each or 300 for the set.
Category
20th Century Natural Specimens
Antique, New and Vintage Natural Specimens
Natural specimens turn things found in nature, such as rocks, crystals and timber, into art. Sometimes these specimens are hand-carved into sculptures. Other times, antique, new and vintage natural specimens themselves are best displayed in their most untouched state. These pieces range from Victorian-era objects to modern-day designs and include everything from sculptures made from animal horns to works in wood, either as sculptures or merely imposing and provocative chunks of driftwood.
Natural specimens serve as compelling decor in any collection or home. Just as any curious decorative object, such as an ancient scientific instrument or taxidermy mount, will draw attention to your carefully curated home library or mantel, natural specimens can spark interesting discussions about life and art. Whether it’s a piece of ancient pottery formed from natural clay, plants sculpted from metal, sculptures of animals or antique stone, they grant a window into all of nature’s wonders.
Natural specimen sculptures can complement many aesthetics. A rare geode makes a stunning centerpiece in a study or living room. Crystals and rock crystal spheres carved in the 1970s add a sense of etherealness and quiet beauty to any space.
Whatever your taste, the selection of antique, new and vintage natural specimens on 1stDibs includes precisely the right piece for your space.