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17th Century Italian Hand-Carved and Gilded Crown with Himalayan Diamonds
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian hand-carved and gilded crown adorned with herkimer diamonds and mounted on an antique gold base.
This was original from a historical Italian church and would ha...
Category
17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf, Metal
Slice of wood from Arizona's Petrified Forest and dating back to the Triassic period
Located in Milan, IT
Slice of wood from Arizona's Petrified Forest dating back to the Triassic period. It is a trunk slice complete with bark of the conifer Araucarioxylon Arizonicum an extinct species a...
Category
1960s Vintage Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Coco-butts old
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Coco-butts mounted on a base (by the previous owners) dating from the 70s.
Coconut, Lodoicea maldivica, is a fruit from the “sea coconut palm”. This is a species endemic to the Sey...
Category
Mid-20th Century Seychellois Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
$2,032
"Winter's Edge" Chinese Taihu Scholar's Rock
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculptural and unusual stone formations have long been fixtures of the Chinese scholars' studio, displayed as sources of beauty and creative inspiration. Known as gongshi, scholars' ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
18th-19th C. Italian Rock Crystal Ball on a Later Italian Giltwood Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th-19th C. Italian rock crystal ball/orb on a later Italian giltwood stand, in two parts
The rock crystal ball/ orb European possibly French o...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
$4,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Teak Wood Sphere/Ball Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sculpture is a hand carved reclaimed natural teak wood root sphere. The outer section is polished and the inner root left untouched in contrast. By leaving the live edge it give...
Category
1990s Malaysian Organic Modern Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Teak
Daniel Pollock Organic Modern Carved Pine Wood Stool or Sculptural Object, 1995
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Daniel Pollock organic modern carved wood stool or sculptural object hand carved out of pine wood. This is a very heavy piece and the imperfections only add to its charm and appeal. ...
Category
1990s American Organic Modern Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood, Pine
Cherry Tree Species Petrified Wood Cross Cut Slice Specimen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine petrified wood specimen.
Perfect for use on the bar or table as a trivet.
An old collector's record indicates that it is a species of cherry from Mcdermitt, Oregon.
...
Category
15th Century and Earlier North American Antique Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Petrified Wood
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.
Category
20th Century Italian Organic Modern Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Natural Red Coral Mounted On 18th Century Gilt Wood Fragment
Located in Bradenton, FL
Hand-crafted sculpture specimen of natural red coral branches mounted on 18th century gilt wood fragment base. 11.5 inches in height. Perfect for your "Cabinet of Curiosities".
Category
20th Century Italian Organic Modern Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Rare & Beautifully Hand-Carved Antique Dutch Arts & Crafts Beveled Wall Mirror
Located in Lisse, NL
Striking wall mirror with handcarved geometrical 'flowers' and trefoil symbols.
Via one of our foreign contacts we recently purchased this perfectly fine and deeply handcarved, sc...
Category
Early 20th Century European Gothic Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Teaching Aid Showpiece - Structure of the Human Skin, Resin on Wood 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Teaching Aid Showpiece - Structure of the Human Skin, Resin on Wood 1950s
A vintage hand-painted anatomical model depicting the structure of human skin with hair roots. The model is...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Resin, Wood
Natural Red Coral Mounted on 18th Century Giltwood Fragment
Located in Bradenton, FL
A hand-crafted sculpture specimen of natural red coral branches mounted on a 18th century giltwood urn fragment base.
Category
20th Century Italian Organic Modern Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
"Crashing Wave" Root Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking silhouette elevates this gnarled rootwood object into an incredible natural sculpture. The organic root form recalls the tradition of Chinese scholars' rocks, or gongshi, ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Arizona Triassic Petrified Wood Conifer Araucaria Slab Specimen
Located in Forney, TX
Petrified Conifer Slab
Araucaria (Monkey Puzzle Tree)
Triassic Period
Chinle Formation
Arizona, USA
A stunning over 200 million year old petrified conifer slab, featuring a m...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Natural Red Pipe Coral Specimen #1
Located in Bradenton, FL
Natural specimen of red coral reef. Color is a natural ruby red Flat underside for easy display. This specimen is a great size for displaying in any decor.
Category
20th Century Italian Organic Modern Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Surrealist Bird & Butterfly Jungle Scene in Illuminated Natural History Diorama
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Flood, 2016, is an illuminated update on the traditional Victorian glass-cased diorama depicting a surreal jungle encounter between an upcycled vintage taxidermied tiny egret and...
Category
2010s American Modern Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass
18th Century Italian Cross on a Pink Hematoid Quartz Heart with Aurora Crystals
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian cross mounted on a polished pink hematite quartz heart and adorned with aurora (sunset) quartz and a natural-forming cross shaped baroque pearl.
The 18th centu...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Mecca Fragment with a Fossil Shell on Calcite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian mecca fragment candlestick with a fossil shell and wulfenite on a polished calcite base.
The fragment was originally p...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
$521 Sale Price
25% Off
50 Million Year Old Fossil Fish Mural from the Green River Formation, Wyoming
Located in Logan, UT
This richly textured fossil fish mural features two Diplomystus dentatus, a Mioplosus labracoides, a Priscacara serrata, a Cockerellites liops, and five Knightia eocaena in a command...
Category
2010s American Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Limestone
Italian Wood Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage wood sculpture by the student in scuola di belle arti in Venice
a public academy of art in Venice.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
$510 Sale Price
40% Off
Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A ‘FANTASTICALLY’ RARE, EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY and MUSEUM QUALITY Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes.
Made in Englan...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Glass, Mahogany
78" Tall & Narrow Natural Art Light Driftwood Specimen Sculpture on Wooden Base
Located in Rockaway, NJ
78" Tall & Narrow Natural Art Light Driftwood Specimen Sculpture on Wooden Base Mint!
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Steel
Set of 17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragments' with Free-Formed Copper
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A set of three coordinating 17th century Italian 'Florence Fragments' all topped with varying collections of selenite rock crystal and naturally free-forming copper.
These fragment...
Category
17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Copper
1930s Cased Taxidermy Buzzard Bird of Prey Raptor Museum Cabinet Natural History
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A magnificent 1930s taxidermy specimen of a Common buzzard with outstretched wings in a large ebonized museum cabinet. This bird has been cleve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Victorian Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Slate
Rare California Purple Coral Specimen Allopora Californica on Asian Wood Stand
Located in St. Louis, MO
Rare authentic natural California Purple Coral or Allopora Californica from Catalina Island region mounted on Asian form base, c.1960s.
Allopora calif...
Category
1960s American Organic Modern Vintage Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Jumbo Organic and Natural Wood Burl Ball
Located in Ferndale, MI
Bring nature indoors. Large ball natural burl wood.
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Burl
$2,500 Sale Price
44% Off
50 Million Year Old Fossil Fish & Kinstugi Mural, Green River Formation, Wyoming
Located in Logan, UT
This fossil fish mural features a large Diplomystus dentatus, three Knightia eocaena, and two Cockerellites liops in natural, fossil-bearing limestone. This stone’s soft, warm colors are a perfect contrast for the deep color of the fossils. The 50-million-year-old fossils are from the Early Eocene and were discovered in our private quarry in southwestern Wyoming, part of the Green River Formation.
This mural is part of a limited series in which we are exploring the use of Kinstugi to highlight various features within our fossil stone. The ancient art of Kinstugi originates from 15th century Japan...
Category
2010s American Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Limestone
Midcentury Wood Brown Chair Decorative Sculpture Candlestick, France, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Midcentury French modern candlesticks, circa 1960. Very good condition. One damage shown on picture. Made of wood. Beautiful decoration and good gift. Only one unique piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
$76 Sale Price
20% Off
Very Large Custom Mounted Octopus Coral (Galaxea fascicularis)
Located in New York, NY
Very Large Custom Mounted Octopus Coral.
This stunning piece features a very large specimen of Octopus Coral (Galaxea fascicularis), a captivating species of colonial stony coral b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird Red crossbill (Loxia Curvirostra) mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natu...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
18th Century Italian Eucharist Emblem Fragment Mounted on Mica with Garnet
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian eucharist emblem fragment mounted on mica with garnets with a baroque pearl and topaz. The ecclesiastical fragment was original used to depict a symbol of the eu...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
A branch of japanese red coral (Coralium Japonicum), Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
A specimen of naturalia from Wunderkammer. A branch of Japanese red coral (Coralium Japonicum), mounted on a wooden base, holds a palm tree in the shap...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Italian Hand Painted Pairs set in A Foldible Basket
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1778 Set of 7 Italian hand painted ceramic pairs set in a foldable basket as a work of art
Category
1980s Vintage Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Ceramic, Hardwood
Natural Red Coral Mounted On 18th Century Gilt Fragment
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large hand-crafted sculpture specimen of natural red coral branches mounted on 18th century wooden painted gold gilt fragment base.
Category
20th Century Italian Organic Modern Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Seashell Tissue Box
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful vintage seashell [sea shell] tissue box holder cover, Victorian design, circa early to mid-20th century. Box is wood and covered wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Victorian Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Wood
A branch of a light blue mother of pores, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
A Specimen from Wuderkammer: a branch of Blue Madrepora (Heliopora Coerulea). The Specimen is mounted on a vase-shaped wooden base with parts gilded and parts painted light blue. Ita...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Grain Grate
Located in Berghuelen, DE
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Grain Grate
A great antique botanical model manufactured by the famous Robert Brendel manufactory for botanicals models around 1900. H...
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paper
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 Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Awesome Huge Mid-Century Modern Olive Mushroom
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Handmade.
Incredibly beautiful grain.
Very good condition.
Category
1960s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Olive
Natural Red 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 Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Collection of Organic Modern Petrified Wood
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A collection of four multi-toned polished petrified wood pieces on a coordinating petrified wood slab.
Petrified wood is a special type of fossilized wood. This type of mineralized...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Organic Modern Antique Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Petrified Wood
$2,000 / set
Bronze Sculpture Of Two Dolphins
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful bronze sculpture featuring two dolphins
This is a, likely once the was centerpiece of a fountain. The dolphins are depicted in a dynamic pose, their forms gracefully intert...
Category
20th Century American Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze
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 Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
$1,200
Sculptural Wooden Object with Organic Form by Sergio Vulpe
Located in Burlăceni, Cahul District
This one-of-a-kind sculptural object is carved from solid wood and shaped into a raw, organic form. A meditative accent piece for shelves, consoles, or gallery-style interiors — hand...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moldovan Brutalist Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass
Stuffed bird for natural history cabinet, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird Eastern Blue bird (Sialia sialis) mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Gorgeous Mid Century Modern Natural Driftwood Mounted Specimen Sculpture
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous natural specimen of driftwood professionally turned into a modern sculpture. This is a large and very decorative piece of natural driftwood and will look great on ...
Category
Early 2000s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Driftwood
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Coconut
$3,600
Earthly Treasures No 27, an Elm & Cornish Turquoise Sculpture by Morrison Thomas
Located in London, GB
‘Earthly Treasures No 27’ is a unique sculptural bowl by the British artist, Morrison Thomas. It is made from burred English Elm inlaid with Cornish Turquoise.
Morrison turns beautiful wooden spheres from damaged or diseased trees that have been felled as they can no longer survive. Using aged wood such as this, reveals cracks and crevices which the artist can inlay with precious minerals. The results are breathtaking. These take on the role of globes and are evocative of old maps. The minerals suggest undiscovered islands and continents.
During Thomas’ time as a designer and maker of furniture it was usual practice to mask and hide any blemishes or cracks in the wood, however much like the Japanese art of Kintsugi (where ceramic breakages are repaired with gold and precious metals) Thomas highlights the anomalies in the wood by inlaying them with naturally formed colorful minerals, many taken from his personal collection which he still adds to. Recent visits to the ‘World Famous’ Blue John Mine and also a working Fluorspar mine in Derbyshire has meant new materials for future inlays. With the wood hard to find and unpredictable to turn, the resulting union of the Earth’s natural resources are patiently and skilfully jigsawed together, resulting in truly unique treasure-laden artworks.
Is his own words:
‘The two mediums I combine both come directly from the Earth. The trees form and grow at the surface whilst the minerals can form at great depth. It is not unknown for some trees to have accumulated pieces of crystals in their roots. The thought of this combination of a substance formed during explosive episodes in the Earth millions of years ago with a gently formed living substance, which may have been growing for hundreds of years before finally coming to an end, is both exhilarating and intriguing. I think of it as a fusion between animate and inanimate, above and below the ground, naturally both beautiful, and without which, we as humans could not survive’
Morrison Thomas was born at New Inn Cottage in the tiny village of Charlton near Banbury, Oxfordshire. His father was a cabinet maker & carpenter who was also a wheelwright and blacksmith, as with many village craftsman of the time, he was skilled in all things. Keeping the family tradition, Thomas continued in his father’s footsteps and is a fourth generation woodworker.
As a furniture designer & maker Thomas has exhibited his work in numerous high profile galleries and undertaken many prestigious commissions. He has written articles on woodworking with his work appearing in numerous publications. Previously the chairman of the Surrey Guild of Craftsmen and with a listing in Debrett’s Who’s Who, his achievements are many, especially in consideration that he received no formal training, with his skills obtained from observing and listening to his father.
For many years Thomas designed and made contemporary furniture but mainly due to health reasons stopped making larger-scale works. With woodworking in his blood and a material he simply couldn’t stop creating with, he resumed his creative skills some years later by making unique hand-turned wooden vessels...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Precious Stone, Elm
Natural Red Coral Mounted On 18th Century Painted Wood Fragment
Located in Bradenton, FL
Medium sized hand-crafted sculpture specimen of natural red coral branches mounted on 18th century wooden painted black fragment base. Perfect addition to your "Cabinet of Curiosities".
Category
20th Century Italian Organic Modern Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Antique 19th Century Italian Carved Cameo Conch Shell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exquisite and unique, this Italian intricately hand-carved conch shell depicting the Roman goddess of Day and Night dates back to the 19th century and showcases the exceptional craft...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Wood
Free Form Organic Wood Root Sculpture
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Free Form Wood Root Sculpture
4 h x 10.75 x 5.75 d
Original vintage condition
Refer to images listed
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
A pair of white-sand gorgonian branches, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A big pair of fan-shaped white sand Gorgonian branches from Wunderkammer. The bases are in carved and gilded wood. Italy, circa 1870.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Fruitwood
Amethyst Tree with Light
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Amethyst Tree combines natural elegance with an enchanting built-in light feature, illuminating the radiant clusters of soft purple amethyst crystals. The carefully cra...
Category
2010s Brazilian Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst
$1,800
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed green Bengal bird (Amandava formosa Latham), mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
50 Million Year Old Fossil Fish Mural from the Green River Formation, Wyoming
Located in Logan, UT
This delicately hued fossil mural presents a Diplomystus dentatus, a Priscacara serrata, a Cockerellites liops, and three Knightia eocaena. These 50 million year old fossil fish are ...
Category
2010s American Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Limestone
Antique Driftwood Sculpture on Green Marble Base
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful, carved, driftwood sculpture was made from a single ficus tree. This important reclaimed tree root has a bleached natural finish and sits on a square, dark green marble base...
Category
Early 2000s American Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble
A diorama with fishes, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A natural Wunderkammer specimen: a marine diorama with two decoy fishes (Pterois volitans), a brunch, fan shaped, of Horny coral, starfish, and reef. The Specimens are mounted inside a glass...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood
Large Natural Teak Root Wood Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A most impressive large single piece of sculptural carved free-form organic teak rootwood becomes a writhing, wispy, whimsical wonder of craftsmanship and artistry. This naturalistic...
Category
Late 20th Century Minimalist Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Teak
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 Wood Natural Specimens
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
