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Place of Origin: British
Large Unique Scottish Mike Hunter Merletto Glass Pear 2012
By Mike Hunter
Located in Whitburn, GB
A unique Mike Hunter Merletto Glass Pear dating to 2012.
Merletto, meaning lace in Italian, is a technique in which very thin canes are used to create a...
Category
2010s British Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Large Drift Timber Wooden Brutalist Sculpture
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Wonderful large sculpture made from drift timber, natural form. Very good texture and colour to the wood, aged over time.
Would look great either indoor or outdoor.
ST1526.
Category
20th Century Rustic British Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Torc, a limited edition patinated bronze sculpture by Vivienne Foley
By Vivienne Foley
Located in London, GB
'Torc' is a limited-edition (3 + 2AP) patinated bronze sculpture by the British artist Vivienne Foley. Two have been sold and so there is only one piece left from the edition.
Vivie...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze
Collection of Mounted Native Copper Specimens
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A collection of 6 natural, native copper specimens, each presented on an exclusive small wooden display base.
Ex. private British collection, this group includes a range of superb s...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique British Natural Specimens
Materials
Copper
Calcite From Cumberland, England
Located in New York, NY
Cumberland, England
This fine calcite specimen features a bounty of well terminated crystals, clear to white hue in color, some reaching up to half an inch in length. A large specim...
Category
2010s British Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Large Natural Tropaeum Ammonite Fossil
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A superb naturally occurring tropaeum ammonite fossil mounted on one of our exclusive large display plinths originating from Whale Chine, Chale Bay, Isle of Wight.
Dating from the e...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique British Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Barite from Cumberland, England
Located in New York, NY
Cumberland, England
A historic old classic, these barites are immediately recognizable as survivors from England's mining heyday in the 1800s. An intact, tabular, doubly terminated,...
Category
19th Century Antique British Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
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 Regency Antique British Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Glass, Mahogany
Huge Monumental Victorian Taxidermy Dome with Colorfull Tropical Birds, C. 1850
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A monumental Victorian taxidermy dome, measuring H. 90 cm, with a wide variety of Tropical birds, of which many male and female pairs
Engla...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Glass, Plaster, Feathers
Antique late 19th C Victorian lifesize bull’s head
Located in Leuven , BE
Antique late 19th C Victorian lifesize bull’s head taxidermy with glass eyes on beautiful oak shield wearing a leather collar with brass bell
The mount has a leather collar with bra...
Category
19th Century Antique British Natural Specimens
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
Black Efflorescence I, Floral Black Stoneware Ceramic Sculpture by Vanessa Hogge
By Vanessa Hogge
Located in London, GB
Black Efflorescence I is a unique hand-sculpted stoneware sculpture completely covered in a variety of flowers and blooms, each individually handmade by the British artist Vanessa Hogge.
Vanessa Hogge breathes life into her clay in the form of dahlias, chrysanthemums, agapanthus, daisies, agaves and roses. Inspired by her passion for all things botanical, and influences as diverse as Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keefe and Marianne North...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Pair, Grand Tour Neoclassical Bronze & Marble Mounted Blue John Specimen Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
English, 19th century.
An exceptional and rare pair of Grand Tour period Neoclassical columns. Each column has a stepped bronze and white marble plinth and base that is separated b...
Category
19th Century Grand Tour Antique British Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Enchanted Mori Dusk, a tree & bonsai inspired glass artwork by Louis Thompson
By Louis Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Enchanted Mori Dusk' is a unique sculpted glass installation by the British artist, Louis Thompson.
Thompson's Enchanted Mori are inspired by the practice of bonsai, echoing its ar...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Blue Green Fluorite from Rogerley Mine, Weardale, County Durham, England
Located in New York, NY
From West Boltsburn Mine, Rockhope District, Weardale, England
Beautiful specimen of purple fluorite crystals covered with overgrowth of siderite crystals with siderite. The specim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Large Natural British Dogtooth Calcite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An outstanding large British natural dogtooth calcite specimen from Cheddar Gorge, Somerset UK. This native British specimen is a rare find. Formed ov...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique British Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
After The Roman Antique - Rock Crystal, Glass & Gold Flecking Grand Tour Pitcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
Likely European, 19th century or earlier.
This pitcher is incredibly unique and unusual. The interior has a cracked rock crystal surface, purple striations and gold flecking which a...
Category
19th Century Grand Tour Antique British Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Rare 19th Century decorative carved treen corkscrew
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare 19th century decorative carved treen corkscrew circa 1880.
Superb decorative piece of treen hand carved using a hardwood. Due to the oversized nature of this piece it would ma...
Category
Late 19th Century Rustic Antique British Natural Specimens
Materials
Sycamore
Antique Rowland Ward 19th C Victorian lifesize bull’s head taxidermy
Located in Leuven , BE
Antique Rowland Ward 19th C Victorian lifesize bull’s head taxidermy with glass eyes.
Rowland Ward paper label to the back of the neck.
Provenance: T...
Category
19th Century Antique British Natural Specimens
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
Gunmetal Hematite Crystal Mineral Specimen- England, UK
Located in Edison, NJ
Mankind has loved hematite for its sleek beauty and red undertones since its first discovery. It has been utilized as a reddening pigment by the ancient Egyptians, mined by the Etrus...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique British Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Antique Rowland Ward late 19th C Victorian lifesize bull’s head
Located in Leuven , BE
Antique Rowland Ward late 19th C Victorian lifesize bull’s head taxidermy with glass eyes on beautiful oak shield
Rowland Ward paper label to the back of the shield.
Provenance:...
Category
19th Century Antique British Natural Specimens
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
Erratic B with 12ct White Gold, a Glacier Rock Glass Sculpture by Anthony Scala
By Anthony Scala
Located in London, GB
'Erratic B with 12ct White Gold' is a handblown and cut glass sculpture created by the British artist, Anthony Scala.
The geological term 'erratic' refers to a stone or boulder that differs to its surrounding rock, that is believed to have been displaced and deposited by glacier movement. Differing from his Auri collection, Scala's aim was to produce a series of sculptures that are freer, amorphous and suggestive of movement. Striking in the singular, these really capture this concept en masse.
With a career in glass now spanning over 20 years, Scala creates art works that can only be described as acts of precision. As equally beautiful as they are meticulously created and despite being a hugely skilled glass blower, it is with cold working that Scala excels.
Initially qualified as an architectural model maker, it was during this time that Scala learnt many disciplines that would be equally relevant to and ultimately inform his practice today. His passion for glass was discovered however during an apprenticeship with Peter Layton...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Celestine viii, a Blue & Turquoise Geode Theme Glass Sculpture by Wayne Charmer
Located in London, GB
'Celestine VIII' is a unique artwork based on crystal rock formations created by the British artist, Wayne Charmer.
For Wayne Charmer, the fascination of glass is to exploit its t...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Cut Glass
Erratic E with 16.9ct Lemon Gold, an Abstract Glass Sculpture by Anthony Scala
By Anthony Scala
Located in London, GB
'Erratic E with 16.9ct Lemon Gold' is a handblown and cut glass sculpture created by the British artist, Anthony Scala.
The geological term 'erratic' refers to a stone or boulder that differs to its surrounding rock, that is believed to have been displaced and deposited by glacier movement. Differing from his Auri collection, Scala's aim was to produce a series of sculptures that are freer, amorphous and suggestive of movement. Striking in the singular, these really capture this concept en masse.
With a career in glass now spanning over 20 years, Scala creates art works that can only be described as acts of precision. As equally beautiful as they are meticulously created and despite being a hugely skilled glass blower, it is with cold working that Scala excels.
Initially qualified as an architectural model maker, it was during this time that Scala learnt many disciplines that would be equally relevant to and ultimately inform his practice today. His passion for glass was discovered however during an apprenticeship with Peter Layton...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Chiranthodendron, Botanical Abstract Sculpture in Glass by Michèle Oberdieck
By Michele Oberdieck
Located in London, GB
'Chiranthodendron' is a unique glass artwork by the Canadian artist, Michèle Oberdieck.
Michèle Oberdieck explores balance and asymmetry through c...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
English Victorian Taxidermy Group 19th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
English Victorian taxidermy group
19th Century
composed of frogs playing musical instruments, fighting fencing, hunting and playing among plant motifs. Dome in glass, based on a wo...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin
Decorative Centre Piece -Celosia Cristata Bonsai
Located in Southampton, GB
Large scale decorative centre piece.
Cast iron urn, filled with ornamental joined tree branches, adorned with striking pink Celosia Cristata ( Crested Cockscomb) reminiscent of coral.
This piece has a true Bonsai feel and would make a great feature in vibrant well designed room
this was sourced from a country estate in England and would possibly be estate made for a decorative purpose .
a true one off and a great talking point .
Dimensions:W: 77cm (30.3")H: 76cm (29.9")D: 58cm (22.8")
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Category
Early 20th Century British Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Coco De Mer Nut Sculptural Box by Antony Redmile, London
By Anthony 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 Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Natural Specimens
Materials
Malachite, Silver Plate
Vintage Wooden Freeform Charred Wooden Sculpture
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Very nice organic wood sculpture of natural form, areas of the wood are charred. Wonderful texture to the piece.
ST1536
Category
20th Century British Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Natural Botryoidal Hematite from Egremont England
Located in New York, NY
Botryoidal Hematite from Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Mining District, Cumbria, England
Stalactitic formation of botryoidal black-metallic hematite fully crystalized on all side...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Vug in Olivin & Gold Topas, Glass Geode Inspired Sculpture by Samantha Donaldson
By Samantha Donaldson
Located in London, GB
'Vug in Olivin & Gold Topas' is a unique hand blown sculpture by the British artist, Samantha Donaldson.
Created by layers of coloured glass, the transparent colours merge and cre...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Chromatic Vug in Dark Amber to Olive, Glass Sculpture by Samantha Donaldson
By Samantha Donaldson
Located in London, GB
'Chromatic Vug in Dark Amber to Olive' is a unique handblown sculpture by the British artist, Samantha Donaldson.
Created by layers of coloured glass, the transparent colours merg...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Black Efflorescence II, Floral Stoneware Ceramic Sculpture by Vanessa Hogge
By Vanessa Hogge
Located in London, GB
Black Efflorescence II is a unique hand-sculpted stoneware sculpture completely covered in a variety of flowers and blooms, each individually handmade by the British artist Vanessa Hogge.
Vanessa Hogge breathes life into her clay in the form of dahlias, chrysanthemums, agapanthus, daisies, agaves and roses. Inspired by her passion for all things botanical, and influences as diverse as Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keefe and Marianne North...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Vug in Olivin Gold & Brown, Geode Themed Glass Sculpture by Samantha Donaldson
By Samantha Donaldson
Located in London, GB
'Vug in Olivin Gold & Brown' is a unique handblown sculpture by the British artist, Samantha Donaldson.
Created by layers of coloured glass, the transparent colours merge and crea...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Deep Blue Cliff, a Rich Blue & Grey Glass Cliff Artwork by Crispian Heath
By Crispian Heath
Located in London, GB
'Deep blue cliff' is a unique cast glass sculpture by the British artist, Crispian Heath.
Crispian Heath's work is predominantly inspired by landscape and his love for exploring t...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Vug in Dark Amber & Olive Green, Abstract Glass Sculpture by Samantha Donaldson
By Samantha Donaldson
Located in London, GB
'Vug in Dark Amber & Olive Green' is a unique handblown sculpture by the British artist, Samantha Donaldson.
Created by layers of coloured glass, the transparent colours merge and...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
RARE SUITE OF ORIGINAL NATURAL HiSTORY MUSEUM CASED IN PERSPEX SPECIMENS
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for this amazing suite of original natural history museum cased specimens
A very rare find, these are old examples and some very interesting pieces, the list is as follows
1:- POM 17615 PINGUICULA
2:- POM 17600 VENUS FLYTRAP...
Category
20th Century Victorian British Natural Specimens
Materials
Plastic
Vug in Fuchsia & Gold ii, Pink & Gold Geode Glass Artwork by Samantha Donaldson
By Samantha Donaldson
Located in London, GB
'Vug in Fuchsia & Gold II' is a unique handblown sculpture by the British artist, Samantha Donaldson.
Created by layers of coloured glass in fuchsia pink and amber/gold, the trans...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Spring Yellows I, a Gold & Clear Abstract Glass Sculpture by Nina Casson McGarva
By Nina Casson McGarva
Located in London, GB
'Spring Yellows I' is a unique glass sculpture by the British artist, Nina Casson McGarva.
Casson McGarva firstly casts her glass in a flat mould where she introduces all of the b...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Rowland Ward Antique Diorama of Full Mount Leucistic Badger 'Meles Meles'
By Rowland Ward
Located in Leuven , BE
The badger is an omnivorous mammal with short legs for digging. He has an elongated, weasel-like head with small ears. This specimen is a European badger or Meles meles and is bigger than his American counterparts. The female badger in the showcase has a deviation in its pigmentation, which the light spots on its coat can notice. Such an animal with partial loss of pigmentation is called leucistic. Unlike people with albinism who have no pigmentation, leucistic badgers don't have red eyes but black ones.
The taxidermist who handled the animal was James Rowland Ward (London, 1848-1912). He learned the trade from his father and opened his own company, "Rowland Ward Limited" in London. He mainly made a name for himself with his taxidermy birds and large animal trophies...
Category
20th Century British Natural Specimens
Materials
Organic Material
Paradise 06 in Moonstone, a Soft Grey & Gold Glass Sculpture by Amy Cushing
By Amy Cushing
Located in London, GB
''Paradise 06 in Moonstone'' is a unique glass sculpture created using hybrid hand-made glass techniques by the British artist Amy Cushing. Combining mouth blown glass with kiln form...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Enchanted Dawn in Blues II, a Unique Glass Tree Sculpture by Louis Thompson
By Louis Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Enchanted Dawn in Blues II' is a unique glass tree sculpture by the British artist, Louis Thompson.
With both his Enchanted Dawn and Dusk collections, Thompson brings a joyous an...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Blown Glass, Glass, Art Glass
Enchanted Dawn in Oranges I, an Abstract Glass Tree Sculpture by Louis Thompson
By Louis Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Enchanted Dawn in Oranges I' is a unique handblown and sculpted glass artwork by the British artist, Louis Thompson.
With both his Enchanted Dawn and Dusk collections, Thompson b...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Earthly Treasures No 23 a Horse Chestnut & Mineral Sculpture by Morrison Thomas
By Morrison Thomas
Located in London, GB
‘Earthly Treasures No 23’ is a unique sculptural bowl by the British artist, Morrison Thomas. It is made from burred Horse Chestnut inlaid with Native Copper, Malachite & Chrysocolla.
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...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Malachite, Copper
Earthly Treasures No 26 a Sycamore & Mixed Mineral Sculpture by Morrison Thomas
By Morrison Thomas
Located in London, GB
‘Earthly Treasures No 26’ is a unique sculptural bowl by the British artist, Morrison Thomas. It is made from sycamore inlaid with Chrysocolla & Malachite.
Morrison turns beautifu...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Malachite
Earthly Treasures No 27, an Elm & Cornish Turquoise Sculpture by Morrison Thomas
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 Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Precious Stone, Elm
Earthly Treasures No 25, an Acacia & Mixed Mineral Sculpture by Morrison Thomas
By Morrison Thomas
Located in London, GB
‘Earthly Treasures No 25’ is a unique sculptural bowl by the British artist, Morrison Thomas. It is made from burred Acacia inlaid with Native Copper, Ma...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Malachite, Copper, Gold Leaf
Kelp, a Unique Amber, Aqua & Green Cast Glass Sculpture by Nina Casson McGarva
By Nina Casson McGarva
Located in London, GB
'Kelp' is a unique glass sculpture by the British artist, Nina Casson McGarva
Casson McGarva firstly casts her glass in a flat mould where she introduces all of the beautifully de...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Woven Pastel Mandala No 6, a mixed coloured glass sculpture by Layne Rowe
By Layne Rowe
Located in London, GB
'Woven Pastel Mandala No 6 (shiny)' is a unique handblown, sculpted and cut glass sculpture by the British artist, Layne Rowe.
Rowe’s inspiration is drawn from the dramatic Devon coastline which informs his love for detail, a constant theme for his ever-evolving creations. The Woven series in particular is the result of intricate layers of varied coloured canes which are manipulated to follow and twist around the form of the piece, creating movement. These are then cold cut to reveal the vibrant colours hidden beneath the surface.
In his own words:
“The effect is like water over precious stones or the rock with its glimmering colours beneath reflecting natural growth and corrosion. I enjoy observing people’s reactions to my work, everything is up for interpretation, as my work is diverse, complex and sometimes subversive. It invites you to look again and again. My introduction to hot glass gave me an insatiable desire to explore this medium to its limits. I find glass an inspiration in itself but have found inspiration from the natural world and its issues”
Rowe’s journey with glass began during his degree course in 3D design at the University of Central Lancashire. During the following seven years he worked alongside a number of glassmakers at the London Glass Blowing hot shop, enhancing and Fine-tuning his skills before moving to Brazil. During this time Rowe set up his own glass studio but also experienced a different working environment alongside Industrial glassmakers.
On returning to the UK with an initial set-up in Hertfordshire, he rejoined London Glassblowing, where he has worked on and off from 2005 to the present day. Currently, Rowe now makes his work at a number of studios all-over the UK and also produces Peter Layton...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Forest Relic Collection, Steel & Gold Textured Metal Vessels by Claire Malet
By Claire Malet
Located in London, GB
'Forest Relic Collection' is a unique trio of sculptural vessels by the British artist, Claire Malet.
The size for each one is;
Forest Relic I 20cm H, 14cm ø £1375
?Forest Re...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Copper, Steel, Gold Leaf
Purple Fluorite from Durham, England
Located in New York, NY
From Greenlaws Mine, Victoria Flatt, Weardale, County Durham, England
Lustrous transparent-to-translucent purple-grey cubic fluorite crystals. The flu...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique British Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Other
Otter and Loss, Taxidermy in a Glass Machine, London Piccadilly
By Rowland Ward
Located in Lisboa, PT
Otter and loss - Taxidermy in a glass machine - London Piccadilly, Rowland Ward Ld. 19th Century.
Taxidermy is the art and process of preserving, mounting, and displaying animal spe...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Glass
Turf - Harvest, a Glass Still Life Installation Art Work by Elliot Walker
By Elliot Walker
Located in London, GB
'Turf - Harvest' is from the British artist and Blown Away II series winner, Elliot Walker's ongoing body of unique still life artworks. Freehand sculpted in clear glass with iridesc...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Oro Vug in Purple II, Gold & Purple Glass Geode Sculpture by Samantha Donaldson
By Samantha Donaldson
Located in London, GB
'Oro Vug in Purple II' is a unique handblown glass sculpture by the British artist, Samantha Donaldson. Created from layers of clear and rich purple coloured glass with 24 carat gold...
Category
2010s Organic Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Lucinda Oakes Coral Cabinet of Curiosities Chimney Board
Located in New York, NY
Oil on board
Exquisitely painted with trompe l'oeil decoration of a wunderkammer filled with shells and coral specimens; with knobs and on removable feet.
Designed to be placed in ...
Category
2010s Neoclassical British Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair pine trees, bronze, one of a kind
By Rinat Design
Located in London, GB
One of a kind sculptures of pine trees set, hand crafted, moulded and cast in bronze.
Inspired by the tall pine trees lining the soft hills of the Mediterranean landscape, this Jewel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Parian Figures, Young England & Young England's Sister
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Copeland Parian Figures, Young England & His Sister.
A very good pair of Copeland figures, Parian Ware, entitled 'Young England' and 'Young England's Sister'. Both figures cast by the sculptor George Halse. Young England is seen reading a book with a cricket bat resting behind him, whilst his sister is holding a book and pencil with a croquet mallet and ball behind her. found on their bases 'Young England, Copeland M91, Copyright Reserved, G. Halse Sc' & 'Young England.s Sister, Copeland N96, Copyright Reserved'.
'Parian' is the name now used for a form of porcelain developed in England in the early 1840's essentially designed to imitate carved marble. It is a high quality unglazed porcelain, a type of bisque porcelain, prepared in a liquid form and cast in a mould. This was at the time when large marble statues...
Category
1870s Sporting Art Antique British Natural Specimens
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Horse Skulls
Located in London, GB
A pair of antique adult horse skulls.
Category
Early 1900s Antique British Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
Coco de Mer Tea Caddy by Antony Redmile
By Anthony Redmile London
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and unusual tea caddy crafted from a coco de mer shell featuring amethyst stone handles and embellishments, ostrich egg tops with refined metal work, and antelope horn side hand...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
