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Ayahuasca Vine Sculpture
By John Brevard
Located in Coral Gables, FL
Inspired by a spiritual journey in the Peruvian Amazon, this sculpture depicts the elegant serpentine vines of the ayahuasca plant twisting toward the sky. A Quechua word meaning the "vine of the soul", the ayahuasca plant is a conduit for transcendence into the spirit world, to allow for energy cleansing.
This one of a kind sculpture is one of the first pieces by John Brevard and has never been previously released for sale. The Aya Vine sculpture...
Category
2010s American Natural Specimens
Materials
Steel
Rare Vintage Male Double Wattled Casoari Taxidermy 'Causuarius Casuarius'
Located in Leuven , BE
Mounted on an oak square base with wheels, feathers in good condition, vintage colors and for the species recognizable bald feathers on intact wings.
Category
Mid-20th Century Australian Natural Specimens
Materials
Organic Material
Wonderful Pair of Custom Made Coral Fragments Mounts on Antique Gilt Wood Bases
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Pair of wonderful coral and gilt wood fragments. These were custom made. Pieces of coral mounted onto antique gilt wood bases. One of a kind.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Coco de Mer on Stand
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Unusual Coco de Mer with its iconic form perfectly undecorated. Found on the Seychelles archipelago and presented on a custom aluminum stand.
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Natural Specimens
Materials
Coconut
Eroded Teak Tree Skeleton Sculpture on Stand, Late 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This section of eroded teak trunk from the dense jungle of Sumatra will be sure to invoke conversation in any space, a striking naturally formed sculpture. Despite being largely erod...
Category
Late 20th Century Indonesian Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Teak
Large Old Weathered Driftwood
Located in Rochester, NY
Very large long old gray weathered gnarly driftwood as found from the Lake Ontario region of Western New York State. Use for exterior garden landscape des...
Category
19th Century American Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Driftwood
Massive Old Natural Weathered Driftwood
Located in Rochester, NY
From the Lake Ontario region of Western NY State a massive old piece of gnarly driftwood in as found beautifully aged gray weathered surface. Use for exte...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Driftwood
Amonite on Iron Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Historic genuine large amonite, thousands of years old.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Vanadinite on Barite, Mibladen, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Prov., Morocco
Located in New York, NY
VANADINITE ON BARITE
Mibladen, Aït Oufella Caïdat, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
12.7 cm tall x 14 cm wide
The Drâa-Tafilalet Region of Morocco, best...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Liddicoatite Tourmaline with Quartz, Madagascar
Located in New York, NY
LIDDICOATITE TOURMALINE WITH QUARTZ
Anjanbonoina, Antananarivo Prov., Madagascar
7.1 cm tall x 6.8 cm wide
Liddicoatite is an uncommon form of tourmaline. It was first discovered in ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Natural Seashell Trumpet Triton Sea Snail
Located in Naples, IT
A beautiful natural specimen, Charonia is a genus of very large sea snail, commonly known as Triton's trumpet or Triton snail. They are marine gastropod moll...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Large Handcrafted Rhodochrosite Hinged Box
Located in New York, NY
Large handcrafted rhodochrosite hinged box, 10" x 5.80" x 2.30" H. Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral that ranges in color from light pink to bright red and is found in A...
Category
2010s Indian Grand Tour Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
50 Million Year Old Fossil Fish Mural from the Green River Formation, Wyoming
Located in Logan, UT
Four Eocene Era fossil fish from the Green River Formation are featured in this sculptural stone mural: a Cockerellites liops (formerly known as Priscacara) accented by three smaller Knightia eocaena. These fossil fish are about 50 million years old and are forever preserved in a textured matrix of natural, fossil-bearing limestone. This particular mural features a rare layer from our quarry known as Steel Blue Lake; the rich blue-gray color is a dramatic backdrop for the deep bronze color of the fossils.
The mural measures approximately 1.33 feet x 2 feet. It is fully backed with wood and it includes a handmade custom Wenge wood frame which compliments the fossil color beautifully. The mural has a built-in French cleat, which allows for an easy installation.
DETAILS
-Mural size: 16" H x 24" W x 1" D
-Mural weight: 20 lbs
-Includes a Green River Fossil Company Certificate...
Category
2010s American Natural Specimens
Materials
Limestone
50 Million Year Old Fossil Fish Mural from the 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
Genuine Citrine Quartz Crystal Cluster on Custom Wooden Stand (8 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Top quality fully terminated cluster of lustrous crystallized gem translucent citrine variety quartz crystals with a mixture of amethyst clusteres, this stone can strengthen will, vi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Other
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
Fool's Gold Pyrite Specimen
Located in Reepham, GB
Dramatic and substantial Pyrite specimen with brilliance and impressive architecture.
Commonly known as Fool’s Gold, named for it’s striking resemblance to gold itself.
Pyrite is s...
Category
20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Pyrite
Genuine Polished Smoky Quartz Sphere from Brazil (14 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This expertly polished Smoky Quartz sphere from Brazil is a museum quality and boasts high levels of transparency and reflectivity, making it a valuable addition to any crystal, mine...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Other
Genuine Citrine Crystal Clustered Geode (12" Tall, 19.5 lbs.)
Located in New York, NY
AAA museum quality, large Brazilian citrine geode lined with extra large lustrous, transparent to translucent, golden citrine quartz crystals. This beautiful specimen has vibrant ora...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Half Triceratops Skull
Located in London, GB
A partial skull of a fully grown Triceratops prorsus from the Maastrichtian, late Cretaceous period (68-65 million years ago). It is in three parts, and has an impressively sized nas...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
French Gypsum Sculptures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1970 s tree statue , Vintage artist school work .
Small Man H: 24 W:6 D:5,5
WOMEN H: 22.5 W:6 D:6
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Plaster
Genuine Polished Smoky Quartz Sphere from Brazil (5", 6.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This expertly polished Smoky Quartz sphere from Brazil is a museum quality and boasts high levels of transparency and reflectivity, making it a valuable addition to any crystal, mine...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Other
Gigas Tridacna clam shell
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a beautiful white clam shell in wonderful condition
Category
Early 20th Century North American Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
18th Century Italian Fragment with Fossil Agate Coral and a Silver Leaf Shell
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick top fragment with polished agate coral and a coordinating silver-leaf shell.
The hand-carved, 18th century silver candlestick top origin...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Agate, Silver Leaf
18th Century Italian Fragment with Chalcopyrite and Calcite Crystals in Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick mounted with chalcopyrite and calcite crystals in matrix.
The gilded fragment was originally part of a candlestick in a historical Italia...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Pyrite
50 Million Year Old Fossil Fish Mural from the Green River Formation, Wyoming
Located in Logan, UT
This sculptural stone mural features three Knightia eocaena, all of which are Eocene Era fossil fish from the Green River Formation. These fossil fish are ...
Category
2010s American Natural Specimens
Materials
Limestone
Polished Petrified Wood Freeform from Madagascar (19.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful hand polished petrified wood free-form from Madagascar. It has an amazing pattern with vibrant hues of brown, yellow, and orange. Perfect for use in any room around the home.
Fossilized Petrified Wood, which is also known as Agatized Wood...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Natural Specimens
Materials
Petrified Wood
Mounted Elkhart Coral on Antique Medici Syle Base
Located in New York, NY
Elkhorn Coral: Resting upon a meticulously crafted Antique Medici Style Base, measuring 14.5 inches, this captivating piece seamlessly blends the allure of the ocean with the sophist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Vesuvianite, Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Canada
Located in New York, NY
Vesuvianite, Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
7.5 cm tall x 6 cm wide
"The Jeffrey mine, once the largest producer of chrysotile asbestos in th...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Canadian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Polished Petrified Wood Sphere from Madagascar (5.5", 7.3 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful hand polished petrified wood sphere from Madagascar. It has an amazing pattern with vibrant hues of brown, yellow, and orange.
Fossilized Petrified Wood, which is also known as Agatized...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Gilded Tole Marijuana or Cannabis Potted Plant, Park Avenue Pot Plant
Located in New York, NY
Park Avenue pot plant! Beautifully gilded tole marijuana or cannabis plant in a silvered ceramic pot with several large buds.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Tôle
Cretaceous Period Calcite Septarian Nodule on Custom Stand
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A Cretaceous period calcite septarian nodule, from Utah, resting on custom marble & brass plated stand. Exceptional crystaline interior shapes. Mid century modern stand...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble, Brass
Ammonite pair on metal base
Located in BAARN, UT
110 million years old.
Cut into two pieces and placed on a custom made metal base.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Pink Smithsonite from Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico
Located in New York, NY
From Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Beautiful specimen of lilac-purple botryoidal smithsonite in rounded, botryoidal shapes. The surface has minute ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Other
Genuine Natural Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth
Located in New York, NY
Genuine Spinosaurus (Dinosaur) tooth.
Spinosaurus (meaning "spine lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in what now is North Africa, during the upper Albian to upper T...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Marine specimen: a pair of crabs, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of marine specimen crabs. The specimen, Splendid Round Red Crab (Etisus Splendidus) is mounted on a vase-shaped wooden base painted brown. Italy...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Deconstructed Spiny Spider Crab (Maja Brachydactyla) Specimen Under Glass Case
Located in New York, NY
Deconstructed Spiny Spider Crab (Maja Brachydactyla) Specimen Under Custom Glass Case.
Maja brachydactyla belongs to the Majidae family and is a type of crab. Initially considered a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Glass, Wood
White Lace Cup Coral
Located in Brea, CA
White lace cup coral this coral is real, not faux, and color is natural, not dyed. Each coral varies in size/shape and is one of a kind. The coral photo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Mounted Table Coral
Located in New York, NY
Table Coral Specimen, delicately presented on a meticulously crafted Italian hand-turned custom black lacquer mount. This stunning centerpiece effortlessly combines nature's artistry...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Large Red Iridescent Ammonite Fossil
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large red iridescent ammonite fossil dating from the late cretaceous period (100.5 – 66 million years ago). This huge plancenticeras ammonite is approximately 16 inches tall and ha...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Genuine Polished Petrified Wood Stump (66 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This large and beautiful hand-polished petrified wood stump is sourced from Madagascar and polished to a mirrored finish. It has an amazing pattern with vibrant hues of brown, yellow, and orange. Fossilized Petrified Wood, which is also known as Agatized Wood...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Natural Specimens
Materials
Petrified Wood
Genuine Gem-Quality Copal Amber from Colombia (362.8 grams)
Located in New York, NY
This transparent specimen of natural Colombian amber is polished to highlight its interior clarity and comprises some of the finest quality amber globally. Amber is prehistoric tree sap...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Other
Contemporary Art TOTEM Clair De Lune Light Blue White N/Edit. by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Pistoia, IT
Limited edition of 29 pieces.
From Primitive clay magma, by playing with shapes, Sottsass makes the “philosophy” of a state of mind visible and concrete: as if in the musical atmosph...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Natural Specimens
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage 2007 John Mascoll Spalted Red Maple Sculpture Vessel
By John Mascoll
Located in Naples, FL
This vintage sculpture vessel by John Mascoll is a unique piece of art that will stand out in any collection. Crafted from red maple wood, this sculpture showcases the artist’s talent and creativity. John studied engineering in the US and designed the equipment he uses to create his art. The hollow structure is a simple ovoid, egg shape. A true organic natural shape. The lid is crowned with a simple finial with a hint of East Asian simplicity and elegance. The sculpture has a metal base and is coated with a special UV resistant finish to protect the delicate features of spalted wood...
Category
Early 2000s Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood, Maple
Late 20th Century Vintage Boho Drift Wood Sculpture
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho sculpture. A chic monumental piece of driftwood mounted on a steel plinth. A real showstopper. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century French Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Art Ceramic Totem Chocolate Piece Number 33/99 by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Pistoia, IT
The message that Mirabili intends to portay involves well-known artist and designers, selected for their particular gifts and their poetic world, lending an innovative and sensitive ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
A beautiful large Rose quartz polished sphere from Madagascar on acrylic stand
Located in London, GB
A beautiful large Rose quartz polished sphere from Madagascar on acrylic stand.
This was originally purchased from Venusrox in Notting Hill, London and comes with original Venusrox ...
Category
2010s Malagasy Natural Specimens
Materials
Rose Quartz
Petrified Wood n°C Side Table
Located in Paris, FR
SIde Table Petrified Wood n°C.
Side table in solid petrified wood
from Indonesia. Petrified wood has turned
into stone. Trees have been buried for many
years under sediment they tra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Natural Specimens
Materials
Petrified Wood
Natural Coral And Shell Mounted On Giltwood Fragment
Located in Bradenton, FL
A large hand-crafted sculpture specimen of natural fan coral branches with shells, mounted on a 18th century wooden fragment base.
Category
20th Century Italian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Natural Red and White Coral Mounted on 18th Century Giltwood Fragment
Located in Bradenton, FL
A rather large hand-crafted sculpture specimen of natural red coral branches mounted on a 18th century giltwood urn fragment base.
Category
20th Century Italian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Crystalized Copper from Keweenaw Peninsula Copper District, Michigan
Located in New York, NY
Lustrous specimen of native (natural) copper intergrown with greenish basalt matrix. The copper is exposed on all sides and has bright metallic surfaces.
Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Other, Copper
Genuine Trilobite (Ptychopariida) Fossil on Matrix (3.4 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Ptychopariida is a large, heterogeneous order of trilobite containing some of the most primitive species known. The earliest species occurred in the second half of the Lower Cambrian...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Cement, Other
Deconstructed Lobster (Homarus Gammarus) Specimen Under Glass Dome
Located in New York, NY
Deconstructed Lobster (Homarus Gammarus) Specimen Under Glass Dome.
The European lobster, scientifically referred to as Homarus gammarus or comm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood, Shell
Agatized Coral from Suwannee River, Florida (20.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Large cabinet specimen of Agatized Coral with several exposed vugs lined with a series of finger-like stalactites. They are translucent with deep tan color.
This fossil is from the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Genuine Aragonite Stalactite Slice from Mexico (280 grams)
Located in New York, NY
AAA quality, rare find translucent perfect bullseye yellow Aragonite stalactite slice. Polished on front and rear sides.
Aragonite is a naturally occurring polymorph of calcium carb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Other
Genuine Vanadinite Crystal Cluster on Matrix from Morocco (2.2 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra Province, Morocco
An exceptional world-class cluster of hexagonal brick-red Vanadinite crystals with glassy luster on limonite matrix. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Other
Jar, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Foundry: Eug. Blot Paris, Design: JOUANT
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Design: Jules Jouant (1863-1921)
Pitcher sign: Foundry: Eug. Blot Paris / Design: Jouant
Material: Silver plated
Biography
Auguste Jules Alphonse Jouant was born in Paris, Cité Fénelon, in the 9th arrondissement, on June 19, 18632, son of Étienne Alphonse Jouant, carpenter, and Louise Carré.
A student of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris3, Jules Jouant was one of Auguste Rodin's practitioners. He exhibited the Bust of Prince Gedroyc at the Salon of 1883 and sculpted busts of musicians such as Richard Wagner, Frédéric Chopin or Ludwig van Beethoven. He obtained an honorable mention at the Salon of 1913.
Jules Jouant is renowned for his works of art (vases, dishes, lamp bases, pitchers, candlesticks, table bells, trinket bowls, etc.) typical of the Art Nouveau style, produced in pewter by the Barbedienne founders This link leads to a disambiguation page, Eugène Blot and Ettlinger Frères. He also collaborates with the workshops of the Daum brothers This link returns
He was appointed professor at the Ecole Boulle in Paris.
He is buried in the Cimetière de Passy (2nd division).
Public collections
-Museum of Art and History of Belfort
seaweed, pewter
The Holly, pewter
-Mignard, marble bust, Paris, Manufacture des Gobelins7. Plaster model preserved in Angers in the Maine-et-Loire prefecture8
-Léo Delibes, marble bust, National Opera of Paris9. Plaster model preserved in the town hall of Rochefort (Charente-Maritime)
-Two bas-reliefs, stone...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
Genuine Trilobite (Ptychopariida) fossil on Matrix with acrylic display stand
Located in New York, NY
Ptychopariida is a large, heterogeneous order of trilobite containing some of the most primitive species known. The earliest species occurred in the second half of the Lower Cambrian...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Natural Specimens
Materials
Cement, 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.