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Natural Specimens For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 1940s
Gold and Turquoise Ring
Located in North Miami, FL
18 K Yellow gold and turquoise Diamond accent ring. Weigh 11.3 grams. Size 5.5 ring.
Normal wear.
Category
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Gold
Vintage Natural Merulina White Coral Specimen
Located in Highland, IN
This lovely vintage selection of Merulina coral is an extremely beautiful specimen in terrific condition. The exquisite form offers a variety of textures and shapes and even looks dr...
Category
1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Descloizite From Namibia
Located in New York, NY
Rare, inky, lustrous, sharply defined descloizite from a pocket mined in the 1970s out of the Tsumeb Mine in the Oshikoto Region of Namibia, the large, fully formed crystals on this ...
Category
1970s Namibian Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Japanese Iron Vase with Inlaid Silver and Gold by Ueda Hiroshi
Located in Stamford, CT
A cylindrical iron Ikebana vase with silver and gold spiral design depicting stream. The vase was made by Ueda Hiroshi and is signed Hiroshi. The box come...
Category
1970s Japanese Showa Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Iron
Rare Vintage Pink Coral Specimen on Lucite Base
Located in Highland, IN
This lovely vintage selection of pink coral is a rare specimen beautifully presented. The California Hydrocoral is a slow growing, deep water coral which unfortunately was overharves...
Category
1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Mexican Sermel Papier Mâché Small Mushroom Sculpture
Located in Stamford, CT
Papier mâché small mushroom by Sermel. Hand painted design with overall areas of wear and minimal paint loss. Signed on the underside.
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Paper
Sulfur From Sicily
Located in New York, NY
This rare collector's specimen came out of a famous pocket in Sicily in the 1970s and exhibits the large crystals, excellent clarity, and isolation of crystals for which the location...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Shell Natural Specimen With White Marble Pedestal Bronze Bird Can Be Removed
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Beautiful and elegant shell on pure white marble pedestal
It has an ornament of a bronze bird, but you can remove it if you don't like it and leave the shell alone.
Its condition i...
Category
1970s Italian Other Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Carrara Marble
Big Clam Shell Natural Specimen With Brass Pedestal. Iluminated
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Beautiful and elegant shell on brass pedestal
It has interior lighting that can be canceled by cutting the cable and leaving it as a simple decorative shell.
Its condition is excelle...
Category
1970s Italian Other Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass
Beautiful and Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell #3
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Beautiful and Large Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell. I purchased a collection of large beautiful Sea Shells from an antique store in Newport.
Category
1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Greenlandica, collection of seven various bone tools
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Greenlandica, a collection of various bone tools, comprising seven pieces in total.
Originating from Greenland.
Dating back to approximately the 1970s.
The largest piece measures:...
Category
1970s Greenlandic Folk Art Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Highly Decorative Large Natural Sea Shell #2
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Highly Decorative Natural Beautiful Sea Shell. Large size.
Category
1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Large Highly Decorative Old Natural Sea Shell #4
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Beautiful Large Natural Highly Decorative Sea Shell. Great for decorating! I purchased a collection of Sea Shells from a antique store in Newport.
Category
1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Pair of 1970s Longhorn Steer Horns Mounted on Lucite Bases by Jean Roy Designs
By Jean Roy Designs
Located in St. Louis, MO
Fantastic and sculptural pair of natural steer horns on custom lucite bases circa 1970s, designed by Jean Roy Designs of California. Label. In fine condition,...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Horn, Lucite
Large Beautiful and Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell #5
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Large Beautiful and Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell. I purchased a collection of large shells from an antique store in Newport.
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
1940s Han Carved Water Buffalo Horn of Detailed Bird Sculpture on a Wood Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s Vintage Carved Water Buffalo Horn
Hand Carved and Detailed Sculpture of a Parrot / Bird on a Wood base
Colors: Black, Tan, Natural Wood.
Category
1940s Unknown Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Horn
Cerrusite on Rosasite From Tsumeb Mine, Namibia
Located in New York, NY
This singular combination piece out of the Tsumeb mine, Namibia, was sourced in the 1970s. Large, abundant, gemmy cerrusite crystals on almost shockingly vibrant turquoise-hued rosas...
Category
1970s Namibian Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Other
1970’s Capiz Shell Flower Display
Located in Charleston, SC
I really do love these capiz faux flower arrangements. You usually find these hand crafted displays in a shell being used as the vase. But thi...
Category
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Vintage Felipe Benito Archuleta Style Wooden Watermelon Folk Art
By Felipe Archuleta
Located in Charleston, SC
A vintage folk art watermelon which has been carved from wood and hand painted. This piece is attributed to master New Mexican carving artist Felip Archuleta, who carved animals, watermelons and whirly...
Category
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood, Paint
Postmodern Black Murano Glass Lemon with Gold and Silver Flakes, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
This lemon is made in black Murano glass with silver and gold flakes and then covered in transparent Murano glass.
It might show slight traces of use since it's...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Lladro Porcelain Sculpture with Doves
Located in Madrid, ES
Lladro porcelain sculpture with doves.
Elegant lladro porcelain sculpture with doves made in the 1970s. Discontinued. Perfect condition. Measures: 55x40x30 cm
The Lladró factory is...
Category
1970s Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Hand Carved Timber Deer Head Sculpture
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Unique Italian hand carved deer Sculpture made of timber.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Coco De Mer Nut Sculptural Box by Antony Redmile, London
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a rare and magnificent object fashioned from a rare coco de mer nut and Ostrich egg by Antony Redmile. The box is secured to a wooden base with a silvered stand, holding both sides of the coconut. The coconut is a rich dark chocolate brown and appears to be warmly polished. The top of the box is silvered and adorned with beautiful malachite specimens. 2 small cast resin boar's teeth set with malachite are present on either side of the box, much like handles. Decorative silvered fittings hold ostrich eggs that serve as the lids to the box. Finally, a silvered fitting holds an oval malachite finial...
Category
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Malachite, Silver Plate
Pair of Silvered and Gilt 'Fleur Des Siècles' Flower Basket Models
Located in London, GB
Pair of silvered and gilt 'Fleur des Siècles' flower basket models
American, c.1975
Height 12cm, width 16cm, depth 12cm
Set in woven gilt-metal ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Pair of silvered and gilt-metal 'Fleurs des Siècles' flower models by Gorham
Located in London, GB
Pair of silvered and gilt-metal 'Fleurs des Siècles' flower models by Gorham
American, c.1975
Height 12cm, width 14cm, depth 10cm
These beautiful de...
Category
1970s American Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Post Social Wood Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wood hand crafted sculpture.
Category
1940s Italian Arts and Crafts Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Collection of Silver Cactus and Lucite Cube Italian Design, 1970s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Collection of silver cactus and lucite cube Italian design 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Silver
French 1970s Lucite Resin Cube Sculpture with Vanilla Parts Inclusions
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This resin, lucite sculpture, has an regangular form. Inside. It is an inclusion of a Vanilla plant.
This has been done in France circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Lucite
Large Anatomical Removable Model Cockchafer Beetle Melolontha 1930 German
Located in Epfach, DE
Large anatomical model of a cockchafer (Melolontha) made out of wood, plastic, paper mache
Two-part outer cover with small hooks, insertable and painted wings, movable legs
The rem...
Category
1940s German Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Sculpture "Costruzioni Di Oasi", Design Mario Schifano, Italy 1979
Located in Napoli, IT
Sculpture "Costruzioni di Oasi", designed and produced by Mario Schifano in 1979.
These sculptures were made in 100 pieces; the one for sale is numero 55 as per the engraving on the...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Iron
Italian Onyx Large Cat Sculpture
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Large Italian onyx marble cat sculpture 1970s.
Stunning Art Deco decorative cat sculpture in amber colour onyx stone.
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Onyx
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
African Antelope Hunting Trophy Mounted on a Zinc Stand
Located in Montreal, QC
African Antelope hunting Trophy Mounted on a Zinc stand.
Category
1970s Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
Huge Burl Cherry Wood Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gigantic carved cherry wood bowl
Original surface.
See soda can in photo's to give you a sense of scale.
Category
1970s American Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Cherry
Vintage Geode Quartz Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Admired since ancient times, natural quartz is prized for its extraordinary natural design. These vintage 1970s gems are polished and present the beautiful array of blue grayish colo...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
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
Large Natural Stone Onyx Egg Mounted on a Metal Stand
Located in New York, NY
Large natural stone onyx egg mounted on a metal stand
Size: 9 3/4" high x 5" diameter x 4" base diameter.
Category
1970s American Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Onyx, 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
Mahogany, Driftwood
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
Vintage Instructional Mushroom Model
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage instructional mushroom model from an art school in France. Entire set pictured together in last three images.
Category
1940s French Folk Art Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Concrete
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
Murano Glass Vase with Pulegoso Glass Fruit Ascribable to Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s.
This transparent murano glass vase features a Pulegoso glass fruit.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considere...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Murano Glass
Carved Wood Lion Sculpture in the Manner of Evelyn Ackerman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful 1970’s carved wood lion sculpture in the manner of Evelyn Ackerman.
It’s not marked. But beautifully carved, possibly pine.
Measurements: 26” wide, 7” deep and 10.5” high.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Pine
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
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
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
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
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
Resin Encased Coral
Located in New York, NY
Decorative, resin encased coral fragment.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
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
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
Set of 12 Porcelain Shells by Giovanni Garibaldi for Richard-Ginori
Located in New York, NY
In the 1920s Gio Ponti, who defined 20th century Italian design, was the art director of Richard-Ginori, a venerable porcelain company established in the 18th century. When Ponti moved on in 1930, his protégé Giovanni Gariboldi, who also designed furniture and interiors, filled the vacated position. It would seem that Gariboldi found his model for these shell-shaped dishes in nature, but this is not the case. Rather, he channeled the essence of “shellness," and endowed his design with the faux verisimilitude of delicate ribbing along the scalloped edge. Yet he had them glazed in improbable candy-like pastel colors of pink, yellow, and blue. Originally used principally as ashtrays, no doubt, they could also be put to use as serving dishes for nuts and candies, or as decorative tabletop objects...
Category
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Porcelain
"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
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, 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.