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Natural Specimens For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 1960s
White Specimen Coral
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This enticing piece of natural sea coral takes on the form of a modern sculpture with its sensual form and glow. The piece has no damage and is mount...
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
1960’s Very Large Industrial Casting Foundry Mould, 'Mould 1080.9'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s very large industrial casting foundry mould (Mould 1080.9)
1960s very large industrial casting foundry mould (Mould 1080.9). We recently cleared the Victorian warehouses of ...
Category
1960s English Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Brass and Enamel Branch Wall Sculpture in the Manner of Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A spectacular 1970s large brass and enamel wall sculpture in the manner of Curtis Jeré. The sculpture is constructed of torch cut solid brass. The flowers are enamel and yellow and g...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Enamel, Brass
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
Silver Plate, Bronze
Extra Large Yukon Moose Taxidermy Mount
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
72" Boone and Crockett scoring Yukon moose. 52"vertical, protrudes 42". Absolutely stunning size, great condition. Perfect for large rooms, cabins, rustic decor.
Period: last quart...
Category
Late 20th Century American Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin
Natural Organic Root Sculpture
Located in Kastrup, DK
Natural organic molave root sculpture from the Philippines.
In Asia they have always shown a fascinating for nature's unpredictable organic forms and ...
Category
1970s Philippine Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Iron Sculpture with Amethyst Stone
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's Italian sculpture.
Measurements:
Height:47"
Width: 24"
Depth: 20"
Base: 11" x 17".
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Iron
Rock Crystal Carving Decoration, with Custom Stand
Located in Cypress, CA
Impressive monumental carved rock crystal Quartz sculpture with custom stand
monumental sculpture of leaf-form, carved from a single large boulder of rock crystal quartz, with sufficient transparency to transmit light. Beautifully displayed on a custom hand forged wrought iron black patinated stand.
Overall H. 68"
Rock crystal boulder...
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Wrought Iron
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.
...
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
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
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
Egg in a Lovely Speckled Green-Tone Glaze Ceramics by Hans Hedberg, Biot, France
By Hans Hedberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Egg designed by the Swedish ceramicist Hans Hedberg, who lived and worked in Biot, France. This egg is 30 cm (11,6") high including the stand. It´s in excellent condition.
Hedberg ...
Category
1960s French Scandinavian Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Ceramic
Natural Quartz Mineral Fragment
Located in New York, NY
Natural quartz mineral fragment.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
1960s Emil Milan Rosewood Brass Table Lighter Sculpture American Studio Craft
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and rare large table lighter by Emil Milan in E.T. rosewood. Lighter is not functioning, will need flint and fuel.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Egg in Ceramics by Hans Hedberg, Biot, France, Scandinavian Modern
By Hans Hedberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Egg designed by the Swedish ceramicist Hans Hedberg, who lived and worked in Biot, France. This egg is 25 cm (10") high including the stand. It´s in very good condition except from s...
Category
1960s French Scandinavian Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Pair of Pink and Black Rhodonite Stone Obelisks
Located in Toronto, ON
This spectacular pair of obelisks is constructed of rhodonite, a natural stone from the word rhodon, which means ‘rose’ in Greek. Like a field of flowers in full bloom and the color ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
1960’s Very Large Industrial Casting Foundry Mould, 'Mould 1080.12'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s very large industrial casting foundry mould (Mould 1080.12)
1960s very large industrial casting foundry mould (Mould 1080.12). We recently cleared the Victorian warehouses of ...
Category
1960s English Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Pair of Steer Horns Mounted on Lucite
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This pair of steer horns mounted on Lucite evoke images of interiors by Pierre Cardin, Halston, Willy Rizzo and the international jet-set. They will be quite at home from Palm Spring...
Category
Late 20th Century American International Style Natural Specimens
Materials
Horn, Acrylic, Lucite
Resin Encased Coral
Located in New York, NY
Decorative, resin encased coral fragment.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
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
Rare Sculpture by Angelo Lelii & Naborre Corno for Arredoluce
Located in New York, NY
Brass, horsehair. Fantastic studio-made sculpture of 30 long-stem brass flowers with horsehair centers.
Good original condition. Loss to horsehair on some flowers and overall oxida...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass
Serge Mansau, Murano Hanging Glass, 1992
By Serge Mansau
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Serge Mansau - Murano hanging glass - 1992
Clear crystal and green nuanced red
Measures: H26 x D9,5.
Category
1990s European Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Murano Glass
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
Decorative Root Sculpture, Italy 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Decorative root sculpture, Italy 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Metal
Alan Wallwork Vessel Vase Pottery Sculpture TOTEM White Brown Terracotta
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Alan Wallwork (1931-): Organic landscape sculptural vessel, 1960-1965
Exhibiting the articulated, inventive, organic qualities & tactility of Wallwork’s early oeuvre for which he is best known
- This sculptural landscape vessel has been handmade by coiling, slabbing and shaping the clay. The totemic form and pitted and pierced surfaces draw on the abstract landscape and tactility of elements in nature. matte glazes and oxides have been skillfully used to enhance the rich textures of the surfaces and the organic aesthetic.
- Wallwork is one of the great individualists in British pottery, developing an archetypal language that echoed some of the wider artistic obsessions of that period, what the art critic Herbert Read called the “postwar ferment” of sculptural activity.
- This piece was made during 1960-1965, the time that Wallwork was sharing a studio in Greenwich with Bernard Rooke and comes from a private collection along with a waterscape vase by Rooke and a bottle by Robert Fournier...
Category
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Pottery
Bunch of Grapes, Ceramics by Hans Hedberg, Biot, France
By Hans Hedberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Large bunch of grapes made by Hans Hedberg (1917-2007) Swedish ceramist who had his studio in Biot, near nice in France.
Hedberg worked with several fam...
Category
1960s French Scandinavian Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Marble Sculpture on Black Enamel Swivel Base
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated Mid-Century Modern abstract sculpture was realized in the United States, circa 1960. It offers an amorphic form with two circular perforations incised into its bod...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble
Sculptural Japanese Keyaki Wood Partition in the Style of Nakashima
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural Japanese keyaki wood partition in the style of Nakashima.
Category
1960s Japanese Organic Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Hardwood
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
1960s Driftwood Sculpture
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s driftwood sculpture.
Category
1960s Vintage Natural Specimens
Solid Brass Fish Sculpture
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elegant sculpture of fish made of solid brass, professionally mounted on natural sea coral base Beautiful object of art for display.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass
Kazuo Kadonaga Peeled Wood Log 'Wood No. 5'
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Japanese artist Kazuo Kadonaga: peeled wood log, Wood No. 5, 1981, Signed
Provenance: Space Gallery.
Category
1980s Japanese Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Decorative Brazilian Indian Ceremonial Mask on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative Brazilian Indian ceremonial mask on stand.
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Primitive Natural Specimens
Materials
Steel
1990s Vintage Italian Vivid Green Murano Glass Small Cactus Plant in Gold Pot
Located in New York, NY
1990s Italian highly collectible Venetian glass cactus of limited edition, entirely handcrafted in Murano, with modern Minimalist design blown by Formia, in a lifelike organic modern...
Category
1990s Italian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Gold
Beautiful Agate Geode Slice
Located in Milan, Italy
Shades of grey, rust, brown and crystalline white make this beautiful agate slice on a custom mount a stunning piece.
Agate has long believed to promote protection, strength and har...
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate
Table Lamps with Wood Sculpture for a Mountain Home
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Nice pair of lamps ( from Borneo), complete with iron hats , perfect in a mountain home -
It is not necessary to change the power supply, but also use Your lamps with 110 W -
12 V....
Category
Late 20th Century Malaysian Campaign Natural Specimens
Materials
Hardwood
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
Large Skull Sculpture by the Spanish Artist Gabriel, circa 1990
Located in Girona, Spain
Large skull sculpture by the Spanish Artist Gabriel
Made with Rubber Strips,
circa 1990, Spain
Very good vintage condition.
Gabriel Sanz Romero was born in 1954 in Barcelona. He ...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Rubber
Rock Crystal Point, Mounted in Silver Plate Base, Famous Design, Rare Stone
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A great find of a large almost clear quartz crystal that was custom mounted on special designed base after the original by (Gustave Miklos). The only ot...
Category
1990s Brazilian Art Deco Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
"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
1980s Tessellated Stone Obelisk With Brass Inlay
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1980s tessellated stone obelisk with brass inlay.
Category
1980s Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Rock Crystal Point , % 98 Clear, Brass Base No Chips, Very Rare This Clear
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An almost perfectly clear rock crystal point from Brazil. Custom mounted in a solid brass base with ball decorations from a private collection. Very...
Category
1990s Brazilian Art Deco Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Rock Crystal, Mounted, Smokey Quartz, Lamp Special Made Base, Brass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Smokey Quartz point with Rutilated strands throughout, hi polished and made with light in the Custom hexagon brass baes. Fantastic when it is...
Category
1990s Brazilian Art Deco Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
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
Organic Modern Biomorphic Black Stone Sculpture on Stainless Steel Custom Stand
Located in North Miami, FL
This fantastic and gorgeous biomorphic shaped polished stone is an organic modern sculpture. It is different from all angles and rests on a custom triangle shaped stainless steel sta...
Category
1960s Zanzibari Organic Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Stainless Steel
1980s Tessellated Stone Sphere
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1980s Tessellated stone sphere.
Category
1980s Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
1990s Marta Marzotto Miniature Green Murano Glass Cactus Plants by Formia
Located in New York, NY
Italian minimalist collectible miniature plants of limited edition, Modern Design by Marta Marzotto, realized by Formia, 3 different lifelike or...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Signed Female Marble Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful marble sculpture of a female torso, face, on granite base. Smooth and rough surfaces give a nice composition. (Please confirm item location, NY or NJ, with dealer).
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
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
"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
Large Midcentury Redwood Burl Sphere Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Magnificent and monumental in scale (26" in diameter / 79" circumference) redwood burl sphere. Can be used as a stand-alone impressive sculpture / decorative object or, with slight m...
Category
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Burl
Sculptural Japanese Keyaki Wood Partition in the Style of Nakashima
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural Japanese keyaki wood partition in the style of Nakashima.
Category
1960s Japanese Organic Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Hardwood
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
Bronze Quince Made by Polish Artist Aleksander Detkos
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Aleksander Detkos, born in 1939 in Gorlice, is a Polish sculptor.
Fascinating piece made by Detkos in 1990. It depicts the quince fruit which itself is about as hard as this bronz...
Category
1990s Polish Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze
Elegant Murano Glass Shell Sculpture in Ruby hues and Submerged Gold 1980s Italy
By Romano Donà
Located in Villaverla, IT
Elegant Murano Glass Shell Sculpture in Ruby hues and Submerged Gold 1980s Italy.
The sculpture represents a red shell submersed in a thin and elegant transparent film of gold glass....
Category
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
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
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
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.