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Natural Specimens For Sale
Period: Early 1900s
Period: 15th Century and Earlier
101.35 Carat Beautiful Bi Color Tourmaline with Albite from Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Beautiful Bi-Color Tourmaline With Albite From Afghanistan
WEIGHT: 101.35 Carat
DIMENSIONS: 4.5 x 3.4 x 1.5 Cm
ORIGIN: Nuristan, Afghanistan
TREATMENT: None
Tourmaline is an e...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Adam Style Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Tree with Flowers Sculpture, 1900, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Iron
94.68 Gram Gorgeous Tri Color Tourmaline Crystal From Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Gorgeous Tri Color Tourmaline Crystal From Afghanistan
WEIGHT: 95.68 Gram
DIMENSIONS: 5.2 x 4.8 x 3.9 Cm
ORIGIN: Kunar, Afghanistan
COLOR: ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Adam Style Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Rhodonite, Morro da Mina Mine, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Rhodonite
Morro da Mina Mine, Conselheiro Lafaiete,
Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.8 cm tall x 7.3 cm wide
The most exceptional rhodonites in the world are now found in Brazil. The...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
“Cup of Flowers” Amethyst and Calcite
Located in London, GB
Resembling a cup of flowers, this formation consists of several circular
calcite arrangements sat on a bed of deep purple amethyst. There is a
second generation growth of amethysti...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Fluorite on Hedenbergite Quartz, Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China
Located in New York, NY
Fluorite on Hedenbergite Quartz
Huanggang Mine, Keshiketeng Co., Inner Mongolia
17 cm tall x 17 cm wide
The discovery of pink and red fluorite in Mongolia is now legendary. It...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mongolian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Large Sculptural Blue Sodalite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large sculptural blue sodalite granite specimen with a polished face and a roughly shaped ‘live’ edge. At 56cm in height, this rare, large sized mineral is spectacular in scale, be...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Granite
Stunning 45.85 Carat Bi Color Tourmaline from Paprook Mine, Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Stunning Bi-Color Tourmaline From Paprook Mine, Afghanistan
WEIGHT: 45.85 Carat
DIMENSIONS: 3.2 x 1.8 x 0.8 Cm
ORIGIN: Nooristan, Afghanistan
Color : Green and Pink
TREATMENT: ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Adam Style Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Chartreuse Brazilianite Mineral Specimen – Linópolis, Brazil
Located in Edison, NJ
Brazilianite is a phosphate mineral loved for its brilliant color and gemlike crystals. Hues range from light-yellow to electric yellow-green, making it a favorite among specimen col...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Amonite on Iron Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Historic genuine large amonite, thousands of years old.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Decorative Mounted Lapis Lazuli Section
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous slab of vibrant lapis lazuli. Lapis lazuli inclides lazurite (intense
blue), calcite (white veins) and pyrite (gold flecks). Prized since ancient
times, this is a wonder...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Sculptural Oriented Meteorite
Located in London, GB
Oriented Chondrite Meteorite Circa 4.56 Billion y/o
Chondrite
24 x 20 cm, 28 cm tall on base
7.1 kg
A sculptural and beautifully weathered chondrite meteorite; upon entering the atmosphere, this extraterrestrial stone would have heated the surrounding air to a temperature of over 1700 C, higher than that of the hottest lava on the planet, and enough to melt away its outer layers, leaving its surface rippled with regmaglypts, thumb-shaped impressions formed as superheated rock streaked off of the main body as it careened toward the earth. The last layer of the rock to melt would have re-solidified as the meteorite made impact, forming a charcoal coloured fusion crust, which has taken on a deep ochre-tinted patina.
Chondrite meteorites such as this example were formed at the very beginning of our solar system, by the accretion of various types of dust and small grains, adrift in the vacuum of space and, as such, provide important clues about the birth of our own planet. This piece is an especially rare specimen, known as an oriented meteorite...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Marvelous 65 Carat Tri Color Tourmaline on Quartz from Stak Nala, Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Marvelous Tri Color Tourmaline On Quartz
WEIGHT: 65 Carat
DIMENSIONS: 2.0 x 2.6 x 3.3 Cm
ORIGIN: Stak Nala, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
TREATMENT: None
Tourmaline is an extrem...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Adam Style Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
1100 Plus Gram Magnificent Aquamarine Repair Specimen with Quartz from Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Magnificent Aquamarine Repair Specimen With Quartz From Pakistan
Weight: 1100 +grams
Dimensions: 10.1 x 13.5 x 11.6 cm
Treatment: None
Locality: Shigar Valley , Gilgit Baltistan ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Adam Style Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
31.25 Carat Lovely Bi Color Tourmaline Crystal from Nuristan, Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Lovely Bi Color Tourmaline Crystal From Nuristan, Afghanistan
WEIGHT: 31.25 Carat
DIMENSIONS: 4.1 x 0.8 x 0.8 Cm
ORIGIN: Nuristan, Afghanistan
TREATMENT: None
Tourmaline is an...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Adam Style Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Chrysocolla on Quartz, Tentadora Mine, Julcani Dist., Peru
Located in New York, NY
Chrysocolla on Quartz, Tentadora Mine, Julcani Dist., Angaraes Prov., Huancavelica, Peru
Richly colored blue and green chrysocolla has coated clear quartz in this unique small dis...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
66.35 Carat Glamorous Sea Foam Tourmaline Crystal from Kunar, Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Glamorous Sea Foam Tourmaline Crystal From Kunar, Afghanistan
WEIGHT: 66.35 Carat
DIMENSIONS: 6.8 x 1.5 x 1.0 Cm
ORIGIN: Kunar, Afghanistan
TREATMENT: None
Tourmaline is an ex...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Adam Style Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Metallic Meteorite Var, Pallasite Mineral Specimen, Magadan District, Russia
Located in Edison, NJ
Pallasites are a rare subclass of meteorite that are primarily composed of an iron-nickel matrix (host-rock) and olivine crystals. (Many are familiar with olivine in its gemstone for...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Russian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Iron, Nickel
Selected Tooth of Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur
Located in Funchal, PT
Carnivorous dinosaur tooth (from a very large African T-rex) with mahogany coloured fossilization. Superb condition, crenellated edge visible and in ver...
Category
15th Century and Earlier North African Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Glamorous 162.08 Gram Fluorite Specimen with Dog Tooth from Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Glamorous Fluorite specimen with dog tooth from Pakistan
WEIGHT: 162.08 grams
DIMENSIONS: 5.9 x 5.6 x 3.4 Cm
ORIGIN : Pakistan
TREATMENT None
...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Adam Style Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Fluorite with Sphalerite, Denton Mine, Harris Creek Dist., S. Illinois, USA
Located in New York, NY
Fluorite with Sphalerite, Denton Mine, Harris Creek Dist., S. Illinois, USA
13 cm tall x 13 cm wide
ex-collection Ross Lillie
Fluorite from this classic Illinois mine is highly ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
18.01 Gram Stunning Bi Color Tourmaline Specimen from Kunar Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Bi Color Tourmaline Specimen From Kunar Afghanistan
WEIGHT: 18.01 grams
DIMENSION: 2.4 x 2.1 x 2.0 Cm
ORIGIN : Kunar Afghanistan
TREATMENT: Non...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Adam Style Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Selected Tooth of Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur
Located in Funchal, PT
Carnivorous dinosaur tooth (from a very large African T-rex) with chocolate coloured fossilisation. Very nice fossilization, crenellations of the edge v...
Category
15th Century and Earlier North African Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Selected Tooth of Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur
Located in Funchal, PT
Carnivorous dinosaur tooth (from a very large African T-rex) of honey coloured fossilization. Superb condition, crenellations of the edge visible and in...
Category
15th Century and Earlier North African Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Black and White Calcite Heart Twin Mineral Specimen, Palmarejo, Mexico
Located in Edison, NJ
Palmarejo is located in northern Mexico and is part of the historic Sierra Madre Occidental gold-silver belt. Aside from its gold and silver reserves,...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Smoky Quartz Formation
Located in London, GB
A wonderful large formation of smokey quartz, unpolished and with all its
natural lustre, the piece is wonderfully sculptural in quality.
This piece was legally and ethically sou...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
Selected Tooth of Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur
Located in Funchal, PT
Tooth of a carnivorous dinosaur (from a very large African T- rex) with a caramel coloured fossilization. Superb condition, crenellated edge visible...
Category
15th Century and Earlier North African Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Vine Tree Sculpture, 1900, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Iron
Flower Boat Sculpture, 1900, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble
Natural Muddy Skeletal Scepter Quartz Specimen From Balochistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Natural muddy skeletal scepter quartz specimen from balochistan, Pakistan
WEIGHT: 18.71 grams
DIMENSIONS : 5.3x2.8x1.7 cm
ORIGIN: Balochistan, Pakistan
TREATMENT : None
Today quartz ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Adam Style Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Natural Black Twins Tourmaline Specimen Elongated on Mica Mother Rock
By Rodrigo Calixto and Guilherme
Located in Peshawar, PK
Natural black tourmaline twins specimen elongated on mica mother Rock
WEIGHT : 59.48 grams
DIMENSIONS : 2.677 x 1.77 x 0.944 cm
ORIGIN : Skardu Valley, Pakistan
TREATMENT None
Tourm...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Adam Style Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Selected Tooth of Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur
Located in Funchal, PT
Tooth of a carnivorous dinosaur (from a very imposing African T-rex) with coffee-coloured fossilisation and wine-coloured highlights. Very nice fossilisation, crenellations of the ed...
Category
15th Century and Earlier North African Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Natural Basalt Section with Amethyst Exposed
Located in London, GB
This fascinating section of basalt perfectly illustrates how the precious
amethyst appears in the tunnels of the underground mines of Artigas.
Glistening deep purple crystals jump ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Vibrant Red & Yellow Natural Mookaite Mineral from Australia
Located in London, GB
Freestanding vibrant red & yellow natural mookaite mineral from Australia
Since 1986 Dale Rogers has been sourcing the grandest fossils, crysta...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Australian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
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...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Namibian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Heart-Shaped Pink Quartz Formation
Located in London, GB
This heart shaped formation has a beautiful contrast of a polished white
quartz exterior with an interior laden with pink druzy stalactites.
This ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Geode with Orange Brown Crystals and Frontal Calcite Rosette
Located in London, GB
This pleasing open geode contains a bed of orange-brown amethystine
quartz of moderate size with a frontal rosette of several small calcite crystals.
The borders polished.
This ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
285.61 Gram Marvelous Tri Color Tourmaline Specimen from Nooristan, Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Marvelous Tri Color Tourmaline Specimen From Nooristan, Afghanistan
WEIGHT: 285.61 grams
DIMENSIONS : 6.7 x 5.2 x 5 Cm
ORIGIN: Afghani...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Adam Style Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Large Polished Labradorite Freeform
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A spectacular large polished labradorite freeform sourced from Madagascar. Characterised by its iridescent colours, principally blue, this huge high grade labradorite is a stunning specimen, the lustrous colours fluctuating as it is observed from different angles. It is freestanding, making a striking sculptural piece for an interior, with a polished face to one side and a naturalistic reverse.
Labradorite is named after the region of its discovery at Paul Island in the Canadian province of Labrador, first discovered here in 1770. Madagascar is currently the main source of labradorite. To expose its stunning colours, the stone is highly polished, revealing its natural beauty. This in itself is a talented skill, with only a small percentage of labradorites yielding positive results, making this specimen a rare discovery.
We also have two other large labradorite...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Modern Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Sublime 53.15 Carat Tri Color Tourmaline Crystal from Nooristan, Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Sublime Tri Color Tourmaline Crystal From Nooristan, Afghanistan
Weight: 53.15 Carat
Dimension: 1.9 x 2.0 x 1.3 Cm
Origin: Nooristan, Afghanis...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Adam Style Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Lightning Bolt Shaped Meteorite Endcut
Located in London, GB
“This jagged exterior endcut of the Seymchan pallasite has patches of olivine-free metallic iron-nickel as well as regions where olivine and metal are more uniformly distributed. The...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Large Natural Quartz Crystal
Located in London, GB
This gorgeous large quartz crystal sits on a bed of rough crystalline matrix.
A large piece is wonderfully sculptural.
This piece was legally and ethically sourced.
Place of ori...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
Natural Gogotte Formation
Located in London, GB
'Louis XIV' Gogotte Formation
Measures: circa 30 Million y/o
105 x 76 x 15 cm
A magnificent example of a gogotte formation, nicknamed Louis XIV, composed of thick swirls and folds of sparkling sandstone. Discovered in the Oligocene sand dunes of Fontainebleau, France, formed circa 30 million years before present or later. The incredible, almost otherworldly appearance of gogottes may easily be mistaken for the work of a most talented artist. In fact, these sandstone sculptures are entirely natural in origin. They have been found in multiple locations but those from Fontainebleau, such as the present example, are the most remarkable. Thirty-five million years ago, a sea covered what is now the forest of Fontainebleau, and dunes of exceptionally fine and homogenous sand formed. As silica-rich water filtered through this sand, it turned into stone. The flow of water finely modelled the sandstone into the forms we now know as gogottes. These are rare and are only found sporadically, several metres buried underground. They owe their sparkling white appearance to the extreme and unmatched purity of the Fontainebleau sand, sometimes reaching a composition of 99.9% silica. Each of them is unique – a masterpiece slowly fashioned by the hands of Nature.
The name “gogotte” was coined by French geologist Claude Guillemin (1923- 1994), inspired by the children’s book series Babar the Elephant...
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Sandstone
187.25 Carat Light Pink Tourmaline Specimen Elongated on Quartz with Mica
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Light Pink Tourmaline specimen Elongated on Quartz with Mica
WEIGHT: 187.25 Carat
DIMENSIONS : 2.7 x 4.5 x 3.4 cm
ORIGIN: Kunar, Afghanistan
TREATMENT None
Tourmaline is an extr...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Adam Style Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Cut and Polished Heart with Cotton Candy Inclusion
Located in London, GB
An attractive geode section cut and polished into a heart shape, revealing
white quartz layers with various agate layers. A cavity to the left with pink
druze resembling cotton can...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Genuine 362 Gram Muonionalusta Meteorite Slice, 4.5 Billion Years Old
Located in New York, NY
This impressive 362 gram slice displays the beauty of the Muonionalusta meteorite. It has been sliced and polished to enhance the natural etching formed when the Muonionalusta entere...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Iron, Nickel
Purple Amethyst Crystal Cluster Slab Calcite Hematite Spike
Located in Forney, TX
A large brilliant natural amethyst specimen that displays large crystal terminations, rich inclusions and calcite formations throughout, and a single large hematite spike.
Dimensi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst
Natural 25.50 Gram Stunning Peach Pink Morganite Crystal from Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Natural 25.50 Gram Stunning Peach Pink Morganite Crystal From Afghanistan
Weight: 25.50 Gram
Dimension: 6.0 x 2.0 x 1.8 Cm
Origin: Afghanistan
Co...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Adam Style Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Gorgeous Natural Faden Quartz Cluster Specimen From Balochistan Pakistan Mine
By Rodrigo Calixto and Guilherme
Located in Peshawar, PK
Gorgeous Natural Faden Quartz Cluster Specimen from Balochistan Pakistan Mine
WEIGHT : 73.30 grams
DIMENSIONS : 5.4 x 5.6 x 6.3 x CM
ORIGIN : Balochistan, Pakistan
TREATMENT : None
...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Adam Style Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Natural 2.96 Gram Bi Color Tourmaline Specimen from Kunar Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Natural Bi-Color Tourmaline Specimen From Kunar Afghanistan
WEIGHT: 2.96 grams
DIMENSIONS: 3.2 x 1.5 x 1.0 Cm
ORIGIN: Kunar, Afghanistan
TREATMEN...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Adam Style Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Glamorous 46.05 Carat Tri Color Combined Tourmaline Specimen from Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Glamorous Tri Color Combined Tourmaline Specimen From Afghanistan
WEIGHT: 46.05 Carat
DIMENSIONS : 3.0 x 1.8 x 1.3 Cm
ORIGIN: Afghanistan
TREAT...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Adam Style Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Unique Faden Quartz Crystal Inner Milk way Line From Balochistan Pakistan Mine
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Unique Faden Quartz crystal inner milkway line from Balochistan Pakistan Mine
WEIGHT 100.21 grams
DIMENSIONS 8.0x4.6x2.3 CM
ORIGIN Balochistan, Pakistan
TREATMENT None
What is specia...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Adam Style Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Stunning Brazilian Elestial Smokey Quartz
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous sculptural piece of elestial quartz. So-called elestial quartz originates from Brazil and is admired for its three-dimensional quality and transparent-smokey appearance. A...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
Oval Section with Tan Coloured Druze
Located in London, GB
A beautiful cloud like formation with nascent stalactites covered in tan
coloured druzy quartz with polished edges.
This piece was legally and ethically sourced directly in the p...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Genuine Natural Calcified Ammonite Fossil, '2.3 LBS'
Located in New York, NY
Museum-quality, fossilized and calcified ammonite shell with an iridescent, opalized shimmer displaying hints of vibrant red. The fossilized shells of ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Hemimorphite on Quartz, Malipo Mine, Wenshan Co., Yunnan Prov, China
Located in New York, NY
Hemimorphite on Quartz, Malipo Mine, Wenshan Co., Yunnan Prov., China
Measures: 12 cm tall x 10 cm wide
Hemimorphite from China has taken on entirely new qualities that barely ex...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Natural Gogotte Formation
Located in London, GB
A magnificent example of a gogotte formation composed of thick swirls and folds of sparkling sandstone. Discovered in the Oligocene sand dunes of Fontainebleau, France, formed circa 30 million years before present or later.
The incredible, almost otherworldly appearance of gogottes may easily be mistaken for the work of a most talented artist. In fact, these sandstone sculptures are entirely natural in origin. They have been found in multiple locations but those from Fontainebleau, such as the present example, are the most remarkable. Thirty-five million years ago, a sea covered what is now the forest of Fontainebleau, and dunes of exceptionally fine and homogenous sand formed. As silica-rich water filtered through this sand, it turned into stone. The flow of water finely modelled the sandstone into the aesthetic concretions we now know as gogottes. These are rare and are only found sporadically several metres deep into the ground. They owe their sparkling white appearance to the extreme and unmatched purity of the Fontainebleau sand, sometimes reaching a composition of 99.9% silica. Each of them is unique – a masterpiece slowly fashioned by the hands of Nature.
The intriguing name of “gogotte” was coined by French geologist Claude Guillemin (1923- 1994), who was inspired by the children’s book series Babar the Elephant. In one of the books, a group of monsters called Gogottes are shown hiding behind rocks. These rocks reminded Guillemin of the sandstone concretions...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Cross-Section from an Exceptional Lunar Meteorite
Located in London, GB
A piece of the moon - superb lunar meteorite gadamis 004 - Anorthosite
4.5 Billion y/o
Among the rarest substances to be found on Earth, thi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Libyan Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
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.