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Natural Specimens For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 15th Century and Earlier
Arthur Court Geode, Agate and Brass, Signed
By Arthur Court
Located in New York, NY
Arthur Court Geode Mineral, agate and brass, Signed. Small scale agate geode displayed on a brass "Medium Mini-Claw" stand. Sold with the original Arthur...
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Brass
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...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Hand Carved Grisaille Granite Sculpture on Custom Swivel Base
Located in New York, NY
This dynamic and refined Mid-Century Modern sculpture was realized in the United States, circa 1970. It features a TOTEM hand carved form consisting of various tiers of grisaille granite- replete with a rich and organic innate texture. The granite form, suggesting an abstracted corkscrew, is both austere (suggesting the highly reductive forms of Constantin Brancusi) and dynamic, full of verve and energy. The piece sits on a custom swivel...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Granite
Limestone Stalactite
Located in London, GB
A limestone stalactite, South-Western France.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Natural Specimens
United Kingdom Ammonite Fossil Plate
Located in London, GB
United Kingdom Ammonite plate.
Category
15th Century and Earlier British Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Silver Leaf Pin
Located in New York, NY
The verisimilitude of this pin to a leaf may be the result of its actually having been cast from one. But the unobtrusive nib at the end of the gently curving stem, by which the pin ...
Category
1970s American American Craftsman Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Silver Plate
1970s Anthony Redmile Mounted Horns
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of 1970s Anthony Redmile mounted horns with silver plated details and polished tiger eye
Signed and stamped on the base.
Good vintade overall condition
Category
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Silver Plate
Fossil Fish Plate, Giant Priscacara. United States. 55 Million Years Old.
Located in London, GB
About Dale Rogers.
Since 1986 Dale has been sourcing the most unique fossils and minerals from around the world and through his company Dale Rogers Ammonite...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Vintage Teak Wood Sculpture, Indonesia
Located in New York, NY
Indonesian vintage teak wood sculpture on contemporary metal stand.
Stand measures 6 inches; x 6 inches.
Category
1970s Indonesian Vintage Natural Specimens
Giant Mounted Gypsum Minerals Cluster from China
Located in London, GB
Giant Mounted Gypsum Minerals Cluster from China
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Amethyst Crystal on Steel Base by Ernst Scheubeck
By Ernst Scheubeck
Located in Paris, FR
Exceptional crystal of amethyst on a steel base.
Unique piece.
Category
1970s European Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst, Stainless Steel
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Located in Marbella, ES
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Located in Marbella, ES
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Located in Marbella, ES
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Located in Marbella, ES
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
Spectacular Golden Pyrite
Located in London, GB
Impressive sculpture features a large cluster of Pyrite,
masterfully extracted from the depths of Peru. Renowned
for its metallic luster and golden hue, Pyrite—often called
“Fool’s G...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Pyrite
Elephant bird egg
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Elephant bird egg from Madagascar.
The largest egg ever from a living creature; it is from the extinct elephant bird. Assembled from the shards of se...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Medieval Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Eggshell
Tree Agate Sculpture on Stand, Brazil, Prehistoric
Located in New York, NY
Brazilian tree agate mounted on stand
"Tree agate is also known as dendritic agate. Dendrites are crystal inclusions
that develop in foliage or tree branch-like patterns."
"Tree-...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate
Small Geode with Brown Druzy Stalactites
Located in London, GB
This small geode reveals a large number of stalactites in various growth
stages, covered in a layer of brown sparkling druze. The borders polished.
This piece was legally and eth...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Amethyst Cluster with White Quartz and Green Celadonite Crystals
Located in London, GB
A stunning rough amethyst cluster with white quartz and green celadonite on a metal stand.
The amethyst cluster has an exquisite deep purple colour com...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Azurite on Custom Made Metal Base
Located in BAARN, UT
Azurite is a copper carbonate, usually found in combination with other copper minerals such as its much better known green brother malachite.
The mineral is full blue in color and is virtually opaque with a silky sheen.
Azurite usually forms in oxidation zones of copper deposits, where secondary to malachite other minerals such as chrysocolla and naturally solid copper can...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Congolese Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Agate Slice on Metal Base
Located in BAARN, UT
The slice is 2cm thick.
Agate is a largely translucent and variety of quartz and subvariety of chalcedony.
Agate consists mainly of chalcedony and sometimes in combination with v...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Crystal Center Thin Slice Agate Sculpture, Brazil, Prehistoric
Located in New York, NY
Brazilian thin slice of agate mounted on a custom steel stand.
Agate is a banded form of finely-grained, microcrystalline Quartz.
The lovely color patterns and banding make this t...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate
Ammonite from Madagascar
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Ammonite from Madagascar,
mounted in metal stand,
exceptional dimensions and great patina and different pallet of colors,
total height 65 cm.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Sandstone
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
2 Ancient Carved Stone Brown Ring Bi Disc Sculptures Iron Stands Modernist
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of orange/brown stone carved bi-discs. The bi or pi disc is a flat disc with a circular hole in the center. The discs date back to Neolithic times (5,000-2,000 bc). Archeologist...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Primitive Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Iron
Amethyst Cluster with Calcite Crystals
Located in London, GB
A stunning rough amethyst cluster with calcite crystals.
This piece has an exquisite purple color and a calcite formation on the top. To further add ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Grey Concentric Circles Agate Sculpture on Stand, Brazil, Prehistoric
Located in New York, NY
Grey Brazilian thick slice of agate mounted on a steel stand.
Agate is a banded form of finely-grained, microcrystalline Quartz.
The lovely color patterns and banding make this tr...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate
Pyrite Suns with White Fossil Ferns in a Black Slate Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pyrite Suns with white fossil fern in a black slate matrix. Found 300 feet deep in coal mines in a narrow seam of shale lying on top of the coal vein. Resea...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Organic Modern Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Pyrite
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.