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Natural Specimens For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1970s
Rock Crystal Sphere Coming from Central America and Carved in the 70s
Located in Milan, IT
Rare rock crystal sphere, light brown rutile. Rutile is a mineral from which it is extracted the titanium, in the form of Fine needles similar to hair. Diameter cm 9 - inches 3.54.
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Category
1970s Central American Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Rock Crystal Sphere Coming from Central America and Carved in the 70s
Located in Milan, IT
Rare rock crystal sphere, light brown rutile. Rutile is a mineral from which it is extracted the titanium, in the form of Fine needles similar to hair. Diameter cm 9.5 - inches 3.74....
Category
1970s Central American Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Aldo Casanova Bronze Mushroom Sculpture
By Aldo Casanova
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous mushroom sculpture by Aldo Casanova (1929-2014), circa late 1970s. Called mushroom, this unique abstract sculpture with its original patina...
Category
1970s American Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze, Silver Plate
Early 20th Century Edwardian Travelling Tradesman Salesman's Soap Sampler
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A unusual travelling tradesman's soap display case, early 20th century in age likely Edwardian.
A segmented internal draw hidden via the sliding cover,...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine
Mid Century Coastal Modern Large and Realistic Faux Seashell Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large scale cast faux seashell sculpture from the early 1970's. Very realistic and a coastal decorators dream.
Category
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Plaster
Antique Teaching Model Stages of the Appendix, Ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A great antique hand-painted anatomical model of the appendix in different stages. It is made of plaster and mounted on a wooden base. Manufactured most probably by SOMSO or PHYWE, G...
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood, Paper, Plaster
Italian Glazed Terracotta Horse Sculpture Mancioli Pottery for Raymor
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful 1970s Italian glazed terracotta horse sculpture by Mancioli for Raymor. The horse is hand painted with flowers all around and it’s mark...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Terracotta
Ethno Design early 20th Century, Drc, Selection of Three Bark Cloth Beaters
Located in Leuven , BE
Three old and well used bark cloth beater made out of a wooden shaft with a cross-hatched blackened tip which is lashed into position by a strip of cane. These grooved wooden beater were tools used to pound and soften tree bark, for the processing of bark cloth used as clothing. This tool has many different variations that are seen in indigenous cultures worldwide, yet all for a similar purpose. They vary in size, shapes, and materials. They are carved with parallel striations. Some bark beaters...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
All Hand Carved Arts & Crafts Era, Wooden Girl Sculpture with Amazing Patina
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautifully hand carved antique wooden sculpture.
The sculptor who created this rare and exceptional young girl bust, in our view, perfectly captured her innocence and fragility. Th...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Resin Encased Coral
Located in New York, NY
Decorative, resin encased coral fragment.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Large Italian Scagliola Shell
Located in New York, NY
Large Italian Scagliola shell. Large sculptural shell in Scagliola with natural patina, Italy, early 20th century.
Dimensions: 32" W x 20" D x 9.5" H.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Scagliola
Brass Lobster Sculpture from the 1970s
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A cool 1970s solid brass lobster sculpture.
Dimensions: 5.5” deep 16” wide 2” high.
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass
Primitive Turkish Wood and Stone Threshing Board
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tall primitive threshing board.
Measures 62.5 H x 25 at top 20 D at bottom x 5 inch D
Two pieces of wood along the back. One near the top and one nea...
Category
Early 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
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
Ethno Design Mbole People, DRC, Chief Scepters Collection Made of Palmtree Leaf
Located in Leuven , BE
The Sceptres are made of the Midrib of Palm tree leaves. They were uses by the members of the Lilwaa Secret Society of the Mbole Tribe that live in the ...
Category
1920s Congolese Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Organic Material
Qing Dynasty Antique Chinese Red Coral Specimen
Located in London, GB
This red coral specimen, with flowing lines and organic form, is a beautiful example of how the work of nature can be, and has been, celebrated as a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
XL Specimen of Selenite
Located in Chicago, IL
XL specimen of selenite.
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Anthony Redmile Mounted Impala Horns and Skull on Pyramidal Base
Located in New York, NY
Anthony Redmile Impala horns and skull mounted atop a pyramidal shaped patinated metal base. The piece was made in the United States during the 1970s and h...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
Antique Alabaster Pendant Light with Impressive Hand Carved Putti Decor
Located in Lisse, NL
Large early 1900s handcrafted, natural mineral stone with bronze hardware light fixture.
It is difficult to understand how they created such a perfect, circular shape pendant out of...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Natural Specimens
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Devotional Statues / Religious Sculptures of St. Francisco de Jesus Marto & More
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique and extremely rare Christian sculptures with maker's marks.
These highly collectible devotional sculptures date from the early 1900s and they are both marked on the back. Be...
Category
Early 20th Century European Natural Specimens
Materials
Cement
Agate Geode Brown and White Natural Specimen Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial white and brown agate geode natural specimen sculpture piece. Piece makes a great standalone decorative object, bookend, etc.
Dimensions: 4.5" Depth x 5...
Category
Early 20th Century Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Agate
Organic Modern Hand Carved Stone and Leaded Blue Glass Egg Sculptural Set of 3
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Organic modern hand carved stone and leaded blue glass egg sculptural set of 3. Gorgeous highly burnished pink granite stone eggs and luminous blue glas...
Category
1970s Organic Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Granite
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
"Cornucopia" Coffee Table, Richard Faure, France, 1975
Located in Paris, FR
Coffee table "Cornucopia" by Richard Faure, France, circa 1975
Coffee table / carved brass sculpture representing cornucopia, terminated by half-geodes of amethyst.
A light bulb is...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst, 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
"Flying" Meteorite Sculpture, France, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Tall 3/4 circle brass structure holding a meteorite fragment (5kg) from Campo del Cielo, Argentina. The meteorite is held in place by a strong rare ear...
Category
1970s French Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass, Magnets
Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Lady Sculpture Mantel Clock with 2 Matching Candelabras
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and impressive, Bonnefond signed clock garniture with top quality bronze lady sculptures.
This Art Nouveau clock garniture is in the wonderful style of the Nancy School (l'éco...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel
Francois Decorchemont Pate De Verre Art Deco Paperweight
Located in Dallas, TX
Francois Decorchemont Pate-de-Verre Chameleon Paperweight sculpted with orange and clear bubbled glass. Francoise Decorchemont pioneered the pate de Verre industry in the turn of the...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Art Glass
Authentic Tiger Skull Mounted on Brushed Steel Base, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Authentic tiger skull mounted on Lucite stem with brushed steel base, American, 1970s (this piece was decommissioned from a museum). It is beautifully moun...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Steel
Meissen Model of a Crouching Kitten, German, Modeled by Otto Jarl, 1903
Located in New York, NY
A model of a crouching kitten by Meissen, German, Modeled by Otto Jarl, 1903. The kitten is shown to have pinkish eyes with a pinkish nose and a blue bow. Th...
Category
1910s German Rococo Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Majolica Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Antique Majolica sculpture.
Category
Early 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Majolica
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
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
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
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
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
1970s Barovier Murano Glass Apple & Pear
By Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
A hand-blown Murano Glass Apple & Pear decorated with tiny 'bolle' (small air bubbles) throughout. These decorative objects or paperweights were fou...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Antique Hand Polished Lingam Stone Sculptures with Bronze Stands Set of 4
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful and substantial collection of four lingam stones on bronze stands with the tallest stone measuring 18”, from the Narmada River in India.
They are naturally formed of a ...
Category
Early 1900s Indian Mid-Century Modern Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Large Amazonite Crystal
Located in Vosselaar, BE
An unusually large Amozonite crystal with faceted faces. Amazonite is a rare mineral found in remote Russian mountain regions. When first described they were falsly thought to be the...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian 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.