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Natural Specimens For Sale
Style: Georgian
Style: Baroque
18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Candlestick with Chalcopyrite and Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick mounted on chalcopyrite and adorned with baroque pearls. This fragment was originally part of a candlestick from a historical church in I...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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Rock Crystal, Metal, Gold Leaf

17th Century Italian Gilt Candlestick with Chalcopyrite and Gold-Plated Quartz
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 17th century Italian gilt candlestick mounted on chalcopyrite and adorned with gold-plated kyanite. This fragment was originally part of a candlestick from a church in It...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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Rock Crystal, Quartz, Gold Plate, Gold Leaf, Metal

18th Century Italian Fragment with Chalcopyrite, Calcite Crystals, and Kyanite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian fragment with chalcopyrite on a druzy crystal matrix with calcite crystals and gold-plate kyanite. Th...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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Rock Crystal

17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Fossil Coral
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian vase with a fossil coral head on a rock coral floret base. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from t...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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Coral

17th Century Italian Gold Leaf Fragment with Calcite Crystals in Matrix
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian gold leaf fragment with calcite crystals in a rock matrix with gold leaf crystal quartz and mounted on a rock coral base. This fragment was originally part of a...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal, Quartz, Gold Leaf

17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Crystal Quartz Clusters
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian vase with a crystal quartz cluster on a crystal quartz cluster base. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic Florence Flood of 1966. This was one of the worst floods recorded since the Renaissance and drew thousands of volunteers from all over the world to help save the city known for its precious history, artwork, artifacts, and rare books. The volunteers were called "the mud angels" because of the mud and silt left everything from the damage of the flood. There is still the original paint and silt left on the piece to uphold the integrity, craftsmanship, and history of fragment. The crystal quartz clusters are applied to the piece to create a sculptural work. The story and history of this piece and Interi's collection of Florence fragments...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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Rock Crystal

17th Century Italian Fragment with Chalcopyrite in a Druzy Crystal Matrix
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian fragment mounted with chalcopyrite in a druzy crystal matrix. This fragment was originally part of a candlestick from a church in Italy. It is distressed from...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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Rock Crystal

17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase Mounted with Chalcedony Rosettes
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian vase mounted and encrusted with chalcedony rosettes on a petrified wood base. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic Florence Flood of 1966. This was one of the worst floods recorded since the Renaissance and drew thousands of volunteers from all over the world to help save the city known for its precious history, artwork, artifacts, and rare books. The volunteers were called "the mud angels" because of the mud and silt left everything from the damage of the flood. There is still the original paint and silt left on the piece to uphold the integrity, craftmanship, and history of sculptural fragment. The chalcedony rosettes perfectly emulate the color and texture of the piece. The story and history of this piece and Interi's collection of Florence fragments...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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Rock Crystal

Pair of 17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vases with Fossil Agate Coral
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A pair of 17th century Italian fragment vases decorated with fossil agate coral on cut rock coral bases. The pair is from a church in Florence. They were found and saved from the hi...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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Coral, Agate

17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase with a Mica Cluster & Garnets
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian fragment mounted with mica cluster with garnets on a petrified wood base. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It wa...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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Rock Crystal

17th Century Italian Candlestick with a Selenite Blade Cluster and Fossil Shells
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian candlestick base decorated with a selenite blade cluster, fossil shells. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the notorious fl...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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Rock Crystal

Odysśee de la Mer Coral Quartz Sea Fan Bronze Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Odyssee de la Mer. A large 19th century French cast bronze fragment with a mounding growth of over 5000-carat natural citrine and black tourmaline that surround a giant black sea fan...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Baroque Natural Specimens

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Coral, Quartz, Tourmaline, Bronze

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Pair of 17th/ 18th Century Italian White Marble Baroque Ornaments
Located in Buisson, FR
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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Italian Memento Mori skull - 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
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Italian Memento Mori skull -  17th century
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Italian Small 18th Century Hand Carved Baroque Winged Angel Head
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful small Hand carved winged angelhead with its original gilding. Italy, circa 1750 Weathered. Measurement here below inclusive the wooden base. H:14cm W:11,5cm D:7cm
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Small Italian 17/18th Century Baroque Carved Wooden Coat of Arms
Located in Buisson, FR
Gorgeous small hand carved wooden coat of arms with several lions heads, a crown and a standing bull, Italy, circa 1650- 1750. Weathered, small losses and old repairs. Measurement ...
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18th Century Spanish Silver on Wood Baroque Reliquary
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and detailed reliquary holder with a thin hammered layer of silver on wood. Beautiful details., Spain, circa 1750. Weathered and small losses.
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18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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Silver

French 17th Century Weathered Carved Sandstone Christ Fragment
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique carved sandstone Christ figure fragment with a strong expression. Beautiful weathered , France circa 1600-1700. Weathered, and losses. Measurement with the base.
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17th Century French Antique Natural Specimens

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Natural Coral Mounted On 18th Century Fragment
Located in Bradenton, FL
A rather large hand-crafted sculpture specimen of natural coral branches mounted on a 18th century wooden fragment base.
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20th Century Italian Organic Modern Natural Specimens

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Coral

Italian 17th/ 18th Century Giltwood Baroque Ornament
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful carved giltwood baroque ornament. Italy, 17/18th century. Weathered and small losses. Measurement includes the wooden base.
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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Wood

17th-18th Century Dutch Carved Oak Lion Fragment
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful and unique hand carved oak lion fragment. Beautiful weathered. The Netherlands circa 1650-1750 Weathered. measurements include the wooden ped...
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17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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Oak

Italian 18th Century Baroque Hand Carved Marble Angel Head Panel
Located in Buisson, FR
Exceptional hand carved baroque marble panel depicting a winged angel head , Italy, circa 1700-1750. Beautiful weathered.
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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Marble

18th Century, Italian Carved Wooden Wing of a Baroque Angel
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful Baroque angel-wing. Rare and very decorative item placed on a wooden base, Italy, circa 1750. Weathered. Measurement is inclusive the wooden base. H:32,5cm W:22cm D:5,5cm
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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Wood

17th Century French Capital Fragment
Located in Atlanta, GA
An outstanding and exquisite 17th century French capital to a pilaster. Expertly carved from wood with a wonderful cherub stunningly finished in water gilding and polychrome. A excep...
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17th Century French Antique Natural Specimens

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Wood

17th Century French Capital Fragment
17th Century French Capital Fragment
H 26.88 in W 26.63 in D 5.5 in
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20th century pair of Nautilus with silver garnish, England
Located in Valladolid, ES
On of a kind pair of nautilus set in 925 sterling silver, with a highly refined garnish. They come from England, from the beginning of the 20th century. Beginning in the 16th century, nautilus shells from the Pacific Ocean became highly valued by collectors. In addition, with this valuable piece already in itself, the best craftsmen began to create true works of art, removing the outer layer of the shell to reveal the pearly interior surface. Either way, both in their natural state and worked by skilled goldsmiths, these shells began to conquer the Wunderkammer, also known as a cabinet of curiosities or a room of wonders. Very popular among the European bourgeois of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries were rooms or simply furniture in which they collected and exhibited exotic objects from all corners of the world. They became the direct ancestors of modern museums, especially those of natural history. They arose during the Renaissance and their collections were enriched thanks to the great geographical discoveries; They were further divided into four sets: naturalia, artificialia, sciencia and exotica. Naturalia refers to objects of mineral, animal and plant natural history; while artificialia are the objects created or modified by man. Some of the most impressive collections were managed to treasure, for example, Emperor Rudolf II of Habsburg, Ferdinand II of Austria or Tsar Peter the Great. Nautilus glasses...
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1920s English Baroque Vintage Natural Specimens

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20th century pair of Nautilus with silver garnish, England
20th century pair of Nautilus with silver garnish, England
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H 4.34 in W 3.55 in D 1.97 in
17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' with a Fossil Rock Coral Head & Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian vase with a fossil coral head on a rock coral base. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the hist...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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Coral

Early 19th Century Large Bezoar Curiosity Natural History Museum Specimen
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather wonderful early 19th century large Bezoar housed on a period but later turned brass and ebonised wood stand. The bezoar has a good colour/patina from years of being hand...
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Early 19th Century European George III Antique Natural Specimens

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Pair of 17th Century 'Florence Fragments' with Fossil Shells & Calcite Crystals
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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Rock Crystal

17th Century Scroll 'Florence Fragment' with Fossil Shells on a Rock Coral Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian scroll fragment with fossil shells (ecphora) and mounted on a rock coral base. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was fo...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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Rock Crystal

Pair of 18th Century Italian Base with Grand Specimen Coral Sculptures
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of 18th century Italian base with grand specimen coral sculptures.
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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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17th Century Italian Candlestick Base with a Selenite Blade and Fossil Shells
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian candlestick base decorated with a selenite blade, and various fossil shells, sea urchins, and ammonites. It has hand-written inscriptions on the base. This fragm...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Angel 'Putto' on a Citrine Quartz Cluster
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf angel (or putto) on a large citrine quartz crystal cluster in its matrix. This putto was originally part of a decoration in a church in Liguria, Italy...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

17th Century Italian Candlestick with a Selenite Blade Cluster and Fossil Shells
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian candlestick (Florence) decorated with a selenite blade cluster, fossil shells, and desert rose selenite. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Candlestick Base with Selenite Blades and Fossil Shells
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian candlestick base decorated with selenite blades and fossil shells intertwined with selenite decoration. This candlestick is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the notorious flooding of the Arno River in 1966. A particularly wealthy man took notice of the church artifacts...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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Rock Crystal

18th Century Decorated Italian Candlestick Artifact with a Fossil Clam Shell
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian candlestick fragment with a fossil clam shell and honey calcite inclusions decorated with coordinating gold mecca shells on a Lucite b...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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Crystal

18th Century Decorated Italian Church Vase
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian mecca vase decorated with a combination of gold-plated and natural kyanite surrounded with natural baroque pearls on a coordinating chalcopyrite mineral base.
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Natural Specimens

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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.

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