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Natural Specimens For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 1970s
Selection of Midcentury Marble Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of midcentury marble lamps, American, circa 1950s.
From left to right in the first photo, they are:
1) Variegated round marble lamp in gr...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble, Metal
Substantial Driftwood Table Lamp on Mahogany Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Circa 1940s sculptural driftwood table lamp with organic form and large size.
Beautiful, natural patina and good age present. Mahogany oval base has been refinished; driftwood is i...
Category
1940s American Primitive Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Driftwood, Mahogany
Italian Mid-Century Monumental Carved Wood Painted Sea Shell
Located in Stamford, CT
Large scale hand carved sea shell painted in white with an ocher wash. This impressive piece will make a unique decoration for the Hamptons home or beach...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Stylized Murano Horse Head Sculpture in Sommerso Glass
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A great Murano horse sculpture in clear and grey Sommerso glass. Manufactured circa 1970. possibly by Ermanno Nanson, Murano. See: Von Zezschwitz Kunst un...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Art Glass
Mid Century Modern Italian Carved Wood Painted Sea Shell, Large Scale
Located in Stamford, CT
A very cool mid century Italian hand carved wooden sea shell with white painted surface. The surface impasto gives this piece a tactile appeal, you just want to touch. Perfect decora...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Large Chinese Carved Coral Figural Group of Lady Immortals
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impressive large Imperial quality Chinese hand carved coral figural group depicting four female immortals with flowers, foliage and birds. Incredib...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
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
Tall Crystal Glass Ice Sculpture by Bengt Edenfalk for Skruf, 1960s
By Skruf, Bengt Edenfalk
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tall Scandinavian Modern glass ice sculpture, of full lead crystal glass, designed by Bengt Edenfalk for Skruf. Reaches 55.5 cm tall incl. wooden base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern 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
Framed Set of Four Herbaria
Located in Houston, TX
Framed set of four vintage herbaria, (circa 1930-1949, Sweden). Each herbarium (botanical) measures: 15.75 inches high x 9.5 inches wide and floats within a...
Category
1930s Swedish Folk Art Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Ceremonial African Sword
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceremonial African sword hand hammered.
Category
1940s Central African Arts and Crafts Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze
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
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
Decorative Objects
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two turn-of-the-century Italian ivory-colored coral specimens, mounted on traditional black urn-shaped decorative bases. Sculptural and organic, the pair is a celebration of nature's...
Category
Mid-20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Natural Quartz Mineral Fragment
Located in New York, NY
Natural quartz mineral fragment.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
Lenci, Italian Ceramic Design Helen Scavini Konig Ragazza di Harrar
By Lenci
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lenci, Italian ceramic
Design: Helen Scavini Konig
Ragazza di Harrar, 1936
Size: 54 cm in 21.7
Very good condition.
Category
1930s Albanian Art Deco Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Porcelain
1950s Dutch Rare Mummified Veterinary Calf Foetus Specimen Curiosity
Located in Haarlem, NL
A little bit creepy but very beautiful this petrified unborn cow baby mummy.
Calf mummification occurs when a cow foetus dies inside the womb for to some reason and instead of expelling the foetus like normal, it dehydrates due to the absorption of amniotic fluids and mummifies in the mother’s body over time.
Cows carrying a mummified calf...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Leather
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
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
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
Mexican Sterling Silver Brooch Antonio Pineda
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Mid-Century Modern sterling silver brooch with three amethyst gem stones by Mexican Taxco silversmith Antonio Pineda (1919-2009). The lovely piece was created in the form of a peapod with amethyst as the peas. It is marked verso model number #PR571
Antonio Pineda stamp and .970 silver...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
1950s Midcentury Design English Anatomical Models University
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Set of two amazing anatomical models university, circa 1950s.
Measurements from left: height 30 cm, 23 cm.
Category
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
1970s Nober Roosnr Brass Plated Small Mirror with Butterfly and Flower
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1970s brass-plated mirror with butterfly and flower sculpture .
Signed Nober Roosnr.
Category
1970s Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass, Copper
Pair of Decorative Iridescent Ceramic 'Elephant Tusk' Horn
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant pair of 'Elephant Tusk' horn, made of iridescent ceramic, mounted on ceramic base.
Decorative ornaments for your desk, dresser or in front ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Natural Specimens
Materials
Ceramic
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
Antique Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Dachshund Dog
Located in New York, NY
An Antique Meissen Porcelain figure of a Dachshund dog, with double blue crossed swords mark under-glaze. This is a very well portrayed Dachs...
Category
1930s German Rococo Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Porcelain
Austrian Glass Leaves and Flowers Center Piece
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
8-124 handmade Austrian glass center piece set on a clear glass base.
Category
1940s Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Art Glass
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
Showcase with Stone Specimen, Decomposition of Rocks, circa 1930
Located in Berghuelen, DE
The vintage natural scientific specimen diorama shows the decomposition of rocks behind glass in a wooden case. It was used for class, circa 1930.
Measures: Width 14.37" (36.5cm)
Hei...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Giant Organic and Natural Wood Burl Ball
Located in Ferndale, MI
Bring nature indoors. Large ball of natural burl wood.
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Natural Specimens
Materials
Burl
Vintage School Teaching Display of Usefull Insects
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A classical vintage school teaching showcase with specimen illustrating usefull insects (insects as producers, insects pollinating flowers, insect sanitary police and insects annihil...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, 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
Resin Encased Coral
Located in New York, NY
Decorative, resin encased coral fragment.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
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
Set of Three Swedish Mid-Century Herbariums Botanicals in Dark Bamboo Frames
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of three Swedish framed herbariums botanicals from the mid-20th century. These Swedish herbariums from the 1930s and 1950s are featured in black...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Natural Specimens
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Paper
Seashell Tissue Holder Cover Box
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful vintage seashell [sea shell] tissue box holder cover, circa 1960s. Box is wood and covered with scallop shells and other seashells. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Victorian Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Wood
Large Italian Gilt Iron Floral Wall Sconce
Located in Redding, CT
Large Italian gilt iron floral wall sconce. Adorned with five elaborate tiger Lilly flowers. This unique sconce adds texture and depth to any w...
Category
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Iron
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
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
Ethno Design Selection of 7 Cache-Sexe Made of Palm Leaf, Mangbetu People, DRC
Located in Leuven , BE
Back aprons (negbe, pl. egbe) such as these were particularly popular among upper-class Mangbetu women at the turn of the 20th century. This distinctive kidney-shaped ornament pad wa...
Category
1930s Congolese Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Organic Material
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
Anglo Indian Pietra Dura Inlaid Marble Butterfly Paperweight
Located in Stamford, CT
White marble paperweight with beautiful colored burnt orange and greenish gray marble inlay with mother of pearl highlights in the form of a butterfly. Mid-20th century Anglo-Indian,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble
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
Very Decorative Midcentury Lacquered Wooden Scale Model of an Atom
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This large miniature version of an atom contains 20 balls on 4 levels, so 5 balls per level. They are intertwined by woorden sticks. In the heart of the atom sits a bigger moving ball made of a darker kind of wood.
This midcentury atom comes from the cabinet of a retired house doctor.
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Pair of Fossil Specimens
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Orthoconic Cephalopods towers or fossilized squid specimens carefully cut from stone and polished to reveal these remarkable organic sculptures.
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Ben Seibel "Clam" Bookends in a Copper Finish
By Ben Seibel
Located in Dallas, TX
Heavy bookends by Ben Seibel in a copper finish.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
Old West Carved Petrified Wood Tree Log Stone Sculptures American Studio Craft
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare pair of carved petrified wood tree sculptures, old western American studio craft.
White H 9 3/8 in. / 3.9 lbs.
Black H 20 3/4 in. / 15.12 lb...
Category
1950s American American Craftsman Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Petrified Wood
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
Staghorn Coral Specimen on Coquina
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Authentic staghorn coral specimen with its clean bleached white color and organic textural form. Presented on a coquina stone base.
Available only in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Solomon Islands Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
"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
Miniature Natural Amber Squirrel
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Miniature carved squirrel from light colored natural amber (not resin as the material list is listing)
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Resin
"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
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
Polished Geode Specimen Ash Tray or Desk Top Dish
Located in Ferndale, MI
Beautiful natural form polished Geode possibly rock crystal specimen bowl.
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate
Organic Modern Hand Carved Stone Egg Sculptural Set with Brass and Lucite Bases
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Organic modern hand carved stone egg sculptural set with brass and Lucite bases. Gorgeous three egg set, veined to perfection by Mother Nature and hand-burnished by midcentury artisa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Large Vintage Stand Alone Coral Sculpture Centerpiece Chinese Hard-Wood Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large vintage stand alone coral sculpture centerpiece Chinese hard-wood stand.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
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
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
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.