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Natural Specimens For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: 1980s
Solomon Islands Ethically Harvested Natural Blue Coral Specimen 10.5"H
Located in New York, NY
Ethically sourced, sizable natural blue coral specimen from the pristine waters of the Solomon Islands. Each of these remarkable pieces is a singular masterpiece in its unaltered sta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Polished Green Fluorite Freeform From China // 5.47 Lb.
Located in New York, NY
This nearly five and a half pound excellent quality green fluorite specimen from China has been expertly hand-polished to bring out a beautiful luster. Vividly pigmented, this piece ...
Category
2010s Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Large Amethyst Cluster with Handmade Aplication and Base in Sterling Silver 925
Located in Porto, 13
Large Amethyst cluster with handmade sterling silver 925 apllication and base is a contemporary modern piece by Alcino Silversmith 1902.
This piece was designed and produced in our workshop in Porto, Portugal.
It is a unique formation of amethyst from Brazil, South America, with totally handmade side applications and base in
Sterling silver 925.
The finishing is polished.
Amethyst Clusters throw out their beautiful healing energy all around your home, and they also make for excellent cleansing and charging stations...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst, Silver, Sterling Silver
50 Million Year Old Eocene Fossil Fish Diptych, Green River Formation, Wyoming
Located in Logan, UT
Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of natural history with our exquisite collection of luxury fossil art. Showcasing breathtaking natural specimens from the legendary Green Rive...
Category
2010s American Natural Specimens
Materials
Limestone
Table Mount Blue Coral
Located in New York, NY
Table Mounted Blue Coral:
Measures: 11" x 8" x 6"
The blue coral is the only extant octocoral with a massive skeleton, which is composed of fibrocrystalline aragonite (calcium ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Finest Natural Lapis Lazuli Bowl 10"
Located in Somis, CA
This rare, stunning bowl is made of the highest quality natural lapis lazuli nature can produce. 100% natural, untreated, undyed, genuine stone. Of the rarest and most valuable, bril...
Category
2010s Afghan Natural Specimens
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Uruguay Amethyst Quartz Natural Point on Acrylic Base
Located in Polanco, CDMX
Beautiful amethyst point, on a custom acrylic stand.
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst
Ginkgo Biloba Fossil Leaf, 270 Years Old Mounted on a Custom Acrylic Stand
Located in Polanco, CDMX
Name: Ginkgo Leaves
Origin: Wyoming, USA
Period: Permian 270 million years
The Ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba), considered a living fossil, first appeared in the Permian period 270 ...
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Acrylic
Grand Tour Manner Stone Spheres, Set of 3
Located in New York, NY
Set of three Grand Tour manner stone mineral specimen orb spheres, one in ocean jasper, one in green opal, one in marble with inclusions and black, brown, red and gray tones.
Dimens...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary International Style Natural Specimens
Materials
Opal, Marble
Fossil Sea Urchin from Morocco, Early Jurassic '170 Million Years Old'
Located in Polanco, CDMX
Fossil sea urchin.
Origin: Morocco.
Period: Jurassic (170 Million Years old).
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Acrylic
Erratic H with 22.5ct Champagne Gold, a Glass Rock Sculpture by Anthony Scala
Located in London, GB
'Erratic H with 22.5ct Champagne Gold' is a handblown and cut glass sculpture created by the British artist, Anthony Scala.
The geological term 'erratic' refers to a stone or boulder that differs to its surrounding rock, that is believed to have been displaced and deposited by glacier movement. Differing from his Auri collection, Scala's aim was to produce a series of sculptures that are freer, amorphous and suggestive of movement. Striking in the singular, these really capture this concept en masse.
With a career in glass now spanning over 20 years, Scala creates art works that can only be described as acts of precision. As equally beautiful as they are meticulously created and despite being a hugely skilled glass blower, it is with cold working that Scala excels.
Initially qualified as an architectural model maker, it was during this time that Scala learnt many disciplines that would be equally relevant to and ultimately inform his practice today. His passion for glass was discovered however during an apprenticeship with Peter Layton...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Chinese Zhenzhu Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
A well-chosen stone is the focal point of both a traditional Chinese garden and a scholar's studio - evoking the complexities of nature and inspiring creative thought. This sculptura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Erratic D with 22ct Moon Gold, an Abstract Glass Sculpture by Anthony Scala
Located in London, GB
'Erratic D with 22ct Moon Gold' is a handblown and cut glass sculpture created by the British artist, Anthony Scala.
The geological term 'erratic' refers to a stone or boulder that differs to its surrounding rock, that is believed to have been displaced and deposited by glacier movement. Differing from his Auri collection, Scala's aim was to produce a series of sculptures that are freer, amorphous and suggestive of movement. Striking in the singular, these really capture this concept en masse.
With a career in glass now spanning over 20 years, Scala creates art works that can only be described as acts of precision. As equally beautiful as they are meticulously created and despite being a hugely skilled glass blower, it is with cold working that Scala excels.
Initially qualified as an architectural model maker, it was during this time that Scala learnt many disciplines that would be equally relevant to and ultimately inform his practice today. His passion for glass was discovered however during an apprenticeship with Peter Layton...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
Vug in Olivin Gold & Brown, Geode Themed Glass Sculpture by Samantha Donaldson
Located in London, GB
'Vug in Olivin Gold & Brown' is a unique handblown sculpture by the British artist, Samantha Donaldson.
Created by layers of coloured glass, the transparent colours merge and crea...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
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
Kunzite Crystal from Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Located in New York, NY
Fully terminated single crystal of transparent gem quality spodumene var. Kunzite. The crystal faces are composed of smaller lustrous parallel crystal faces.
Kunzite is a beautifu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Heart Flower in Clear & Frost, a Sculpted Glass Artwork by Lena Bergström
Located in London, GB
'Heart Flower in Clear & Frost' is a unique artwork by the Swedish artist and designer, Lena Bergström.
Created for 'Lena 25+', Bergström's 2022 solo e...
Category
2010s Swedish Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Heart Flower in Pink, a Handblown & Sculpted Glass Artwork by Lena Bergström
Located in London, GB
'Heart Flower in Pink' is a unique artwork by the Swedish artist and designer, Lena Bergström.
Created for 'Lena 25+', Bergström's 2022 solo exhibition celebrating the 25 years and ...
Category
2010s Swedish Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Cut Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass, Glass
Dolphin Fossil Skull, Porpoise Bakersfield California, Miocene Period in Acrylic
Located in Polanco, CDMX
Dolphin Fossil Skull
Porpoise Bakersfield California
Miocene Period (15 Million Years Old)
in Acrylic custom case
Porpoise, is a group of aquatic m...
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Acrylic
Fossil Megalodon "the Monster Shark" Tooth in Acrylic Custom Box
Located in Polanco, CDMX
Megalodon, is an extinct species of sharks that lived 10 to 25 million years ago, during the Miocene period.
It’s considered the biggest predator that has ...
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Acrylic
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
Ice Vug in Turquoise II, a Unique Glass Sculpture by Samantha Donaldson
Located in London, GB
Ice Vug in turquoise II is a unique handblown sculpture by the British artist Samantha Donaldson. A charming ethereal sculpture with a glacier white...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Selenite Crystal Mounted on Custom Acrylic and Metal Stand from Naica Mine
Located in Polanco, CDMX
From the world famous Naica Mine in Chihuahua Mexico, selenite crystal mounted on custom acrylic/metal stand.
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Acrylic
Modern Cup Coral Sculpture on a Lucite Base
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Modern cup coral sculpture designed and crafted by F.S. Henemader, having an organic form and variegated colors. Presented on a Lucite base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Solomon Islands Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Modern Bronze Sculpture "The Wind Of The Wisdom"
Located in Rome, IT
Precious sculpture in bronze casting with lost wax technique.
The celebration of the encounter between the past that the mighty oak, a symbol of wisdom, represents
and the future t...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze
Giuman, Memento Mori Trittico Evolution, Murano Glass Lost Wax Cast, 2010
By Giorgio Giuman
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Interesting glass interpretation from Giuman. The Murano artist who refined the lost wax casting in glass.
Very fine work. Artist Giuorgio Giuman was able to do the casting without ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass
Uruguay Amethyst and Boil Glass fusion Sculpture
Located in Polanco, CDMX
Imaphan- Uruguay´s Amethyst and boil glass fusion sculpture from TYME collection, a collaboration by Orfeo Quagliata and Ernesto Durán
TYME collection ...
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass
Brass Mounted Orange Calcite Sphere Small
Located in New York, NY
2.75" orange calcite sphere mounted on a brass stand. Calcite is a member of the carbonate family, and was used in the carvings and architecture of anci...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass, Other
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.