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Place of Origin: European
Museum Quality Moldavite
Located in New York, NY
This outstanding 18.6 gram Moldavite specimen exemplifies the finest qualities of this rare tektite, treasured by collectors and institutions alike. Moldavite formed over 15 million ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique European Natural Specimens

Materials

Other

Nice Self-Standing Ammonite Fossil, & Other Fossils, Emerging from Matrix
Located in Warrenton, OR
Nice Self-Standing Ammonite Fossil, & Other Fossils, Emerging from Matrix. This intriquing specimen is about 95 million years old and was discovered / collected 50+ years ago in Fran...
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15th Century and Earlier Organic Modern Antique European Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell, Organic Material

Pressed Botanicals Set of (9) Mounted in Old Window Frame Italian Dated 1913
Located in Chicago, IL
Pressed Italian Botanicals Set of (9) Mounted in an Old Window Frame with great old paint. We were fortunate enough to purchase two old window frames that probably some very clever i...
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1960s Country Vintage European Natural Specimens

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Italian Grand Tour Specimen Marble Circular Chessboard Plaque Pietra Dura 19th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely crafted circular pietra dura plaque, likely originating from Italy during the mid-to-late 19th century, this specimen marble and hardstone inlaid chessboard combines decorat...
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19th Century Grand Tour Antique European Natural Specimens

Materials

Marble

Italian Alabaster Marble Egg Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
An Italian oversized egg-shaped alabaster marble sculpture in pink and neutral hues, in the Modern design style, circa mid-20th century, Italy. A great decorative object. Very good c...
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Mid-20th Century Modern European Natural Specimens

Materials

Alabaster

Antique French Pressed Botanicals from Maison des Frères Set of (15) c1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Pressed Botanicals from Maison des Frères Maristes in Varennes-sur-Alllier, France. Grouping of (15) and many more still available. The pressed botanicals are roughly ...
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Early 1900s Country Antique European Natural Specimens

Materials

Other

Cast Composite Giant Clam Shell
Located in London, GB
A 20th century cast giant clam shell. Weathered condition.
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Late 20th Century Neoclassical European Natural Specimens

Materials

Composition

19th Century Italian Gilded Fragments with Fossil Coral and Shells 'Group of 8'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Group of sculptural 19th century Italian gilded fragments mounted with fossil coral and adorned with hand-gilded shells with rock coral bases. This exclusive eight-piece collection ...
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19th Century Neoclassical Antique European Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral, Gold Leaf

1950s Plaster Anatomic School Study of a Human Hand
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A unique piece of academic art, this vintage plaster sculpture is a school study of a human hand. Dating from the 1950s, it was likely used in an art class or a medical school for an...
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Mid-20th Century Modern European Natural Specimens

Materials

Plaster

Monumental Italian Hollywood Regency Solid Bronze Clam Shell
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a monumental Italian bronze clam shell sculpture. When examining the exterior, it almost appears to be a patinated bronze. The interior is a ...
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency European Natural Specimens

Materials

Bronze

Monumental Serge Roche Style Rock Crystal Stalagmite, Rockwork Silver Leaf Base
By Serge Roche
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Monumental Rock Crystal Quartz Stalagmite on Carved Silver Leaf Base, in the Style of Serge Roche France, Circa 1960 Two Pieces: The Rock Crystal Quartz Stalagmite and the Carved Sil...
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20th Century Modern European Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal, Silver Leaf

Italian Marble Egg Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set of five (5) Italian marble egg sculptures, in the Modern style, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Eggs include marble, alabaster and T...
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Mid-20th Century Modern European Natural Specimens

Materials

Alabaster, Marble

Antique Pressed Botanicals Grouping of (24) More Available 125-Years Old French
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Pressed Botanicals, Grouping of (24) many more still available. The pressed botanical are roughly 125-Years Old and were found in an old French Monastery School that opened i...
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Early 1900s Country Antique European Natural Specimens

Materials

Organic Material, Paper

Two Large Malachite Eggs on Brass Stands
Located in Somis, CA
Set of two splendid malachite eggs. Hand crafted and polished, displaying fantastic various natural patterns of swirls and stripes. A stone of transforma...
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20th Century European Natural Specimens

Materials

Malachite

Two Large Malachite Eggs on Brass Stands
Two Large Malachite Eggs on Brass Stands
$650 Sale Price / set
63% Off
Handmade Sicilian Ceramic Pine Nut Italian Pottery
Located in Palermo, PA
This exquisite handmade Sicilian ceramic pine nut is a timeless symbol of prosperity, good fortune, and Mediterranean heritage. Crafted by skilled artisans in Sicily, each piece is m...
Category

2010s Modern European Natural Specimens

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Large Brown and Colored Stoneware Ceramic Tree Sculpture Claude Gaget
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Claude Gaget Amazing large stoneware tree sculpture by the French artist. Original perfect conditions, signed at the base GAGET Brown and colored firi...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens

Materials

Ceramic

Elysian - Large Brass Sculpture with Biophilic Design and Marble Base
Located in Porto, PT
Introducing Elysian, a large sculpture that epitomizes the essence of biophilic design, seamlessly integrating the serene beauty of nature into your living space. Inspired by the nat...
Category

2010s Organic Modern European Natural Specimens

Materials

Marble, Brass

Collection of 15 Natural Prehistoric English Ammonite Fossils
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An interesting collection of fifteen natural, prehistoric English ammonite fossil specimens of varying shapes and sizes – ranging from 9.5 cm (3.74 in) wide to 2.5cm wide (0.98 in). ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique European Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Twin Dolomite From Spain
Located in New York, NY
Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteribar, Navarre, Spain One of the finer dolomites to come out of Spain, this rare piece features a lustrous, translucent twin dolomite crystal with sharp ...
Category

2010s European Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal

French Vintage Cactus Sculpture
Located in Austin, TX
Cactus sculpture from France made of plaster. This mid-century piece has lovely detail and a green painted finish. The cactus is in very nice vintage condition with only minor surfac...
Category

1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Natural Specimens

Materials

Plaster

Large Ammonite, Rare Pachylytoceras Dilicidum Species, 190-200 Million Years Old
Located in Warrenton, OR
Large Ammonite, Rare Pachylytoceras Dilicidum Species, 190-200 Million Years Old apx. This is a beautiful, multicolor fossil specimen, probably found in France. The leafy patterns an...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Organic Modern Antique European Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell, Organic Material

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 with sea shell trim.
Category

20th Century Organic Modern European Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

Large Decorative Cane Cactus, 1960s
By Guido Drocco and Franco Mello
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large decorative cane cactus, 1960s. In very good vintage condition with minimal wear of use.
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens

Materials

Cane

An important diorama depicting a marine environment, Italy circa 1830.
Located in Milan, IT
An important Italian diorama in a rectangular display case depicting a complex marine environment. The large wooden cabinet, crafted from Italian walnut, is shaped like a parallelepi...
Category

1820s Antique European Natural Specimens

Materials

Glass, Wood

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 Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf, Metal

MidCentury Fine Carved Gilded Wooden Bamboo Style Wall Mirror w. Beveled Glass
Located in Lisse, NL
Striking Italian faux bamboo hand carved frame with a thick beveled mirror. Via one of our foreign contacts we recently purchased this practical and handcrafted wall mirror from the...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens

Materials

Metal

A big diorama with crystals, butterflies and flowers, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A large cabinet of curiosities diorama with natural crystal specimens and multicolored butterflies, mounted under an oval blown glass bell jar, with a black lacquered poplar base. An...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal

Ukrainian Heliodor
Located in New York, NY
This stunning, gemmy finger of heliodor from the Ukraine features a lovely yellowish-green hue with incredible clarity and a rough-hewn appearance due to the gem mineral's characteri...
Category

2010s European Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal

Red Coral Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture red coral handcrafted sculpture with more than 800 red cabochons hand-placed. With structure and base in solid brass gold-plated 24-karat. Except...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral, Gold Plate, Brass

Red Coral Sculpture
Red Coral Sculpture
$7,581 / item
Antique Decorative Accent from 19th Century Oak
Located in Burlăceni, Cahul District
A one-of-a-kind decorative piece crafted from restored 19th-century oak, bearing the marks of time, history, and craftsmanship. Its raw texture—filled with cracks, holes, and hand-cu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Rustic European Natural Specimens

Materials

Brass

Genuine Muonionalusta Meteorite Slice (453.6 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Genuine Muonionalusta Meteorite Slice from Norrbotten, Sweden. The Muonionalusta is a meteorite classified as fine octahedrite, type IVA (Of) which impacted in northern Scandinavia,...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

Grand Tour Specimen Marbles Plaque, Italy, circa 1850
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful third quarter 19th century Italian 'grand tour' ancient marbles specimen plaque in original silver-gilt frame.
Category

Mid-19th Century Grand Tour Antique European Natural Specimens

Materials

Marble

1950s Hand Carved Cameo of Dancing Women on Conch Seashell
Located in Tarrytown, NY
A beautiful hand carved cameo on conch seashell depicting dancing women made circa 1950s .
Category

1950s Hollywood Regency Vintage European Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell

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 Victorian European Natural Specimens

Materials

Slate

Genuine Muonionalusta Meteorite Slice (1.15 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Genuine Muonionalusta Meteorite Slice from Norrbotten, Sweden. The Muonionalusta is a meteorite classified as fine octahedrite, type IVA (Of) which impacted in northern Scandinavia,...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

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 Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

Italian Wood Sculpture
Italian Wood Sculpture
$510 Sale Price
40% Off
Pair of 18th Century Italian Fragments with Gold Flower Reliefs & Golden Barite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian fragments with a gold flower relief decorated with natural forming baroque pearls to emulate the flower on a matrix of barite and double terminated calci...
Category

18th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

A branch of Mediterranean red coral on a lapis lazuli base, Italy 1880s.
Located in Milan, IT
Branch of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), mounted on a square-shaped marble base, with a parallelepiped-shaped central body. The entire body is enriched by a mosaic of la...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Bronze

A large red coral branch from Wunderkammer, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
This large branch of Mediterranean coral, 'Corallium Rubrum' is mounted on a gilt bronze base. The creation of the vase-shaped base involves various techniques: lost wax casting, mol...
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Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral, Bronze

A large branch of Rubrum coral and Sciacca coral from Wunderkammer, Italy 1820.
Located in Milan, IT
A large branch of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum) and a large branch of Sciacca coral, mounted together on a gilt bronze base. The creation of the vase-shaped base involve...
Category

Early 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral, Silver

Pair of French Midcentury Palm Tree Sculptures in Black Tapering Pots
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French vintage painted tôle palm tree sculptures from the mid 20th century, with tapered pot and lion ring pulls. Created in France during the midcentury period, each of this pair of foliage sculptures depicts a palm tree planted...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens

Materials

Tôle

Seashell Natural Specimen With Brass Pedestal. Iluminated
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Beautiful and elegant shell on brass pedestal It has interior lighting that can be canceled by cutting the cable and leaving it as a simple decorative shell. Its condition is excelle...
Category

Mid-20th Century Other European Natural Specimens

Materials

Brass

Pressed French Botanical, circa 1897
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French pressed botanical from 1897. For those of you that may be interested, we will be listings many more antique French botanical's in the c...
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1890s Country Antique European Natural Specimens

Natural Quartz Mineral Fragment
Located in New York, NY
Category

1960s Other Vintage European Natural Specimens

Materials

Quartz

Large Italian White Ceramic Monkey With Banana Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970’s Large Italian white glazed terracotta Chimpanzees with bananas on hands sculpture. Shows minor wear consistent with age. Measurements: 26.75” High, 20” Wide, 18” Deep.
Category

1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage European Natural Specimens

Materials

Terracotta

20thC "Blonde" Turtle Shell On A Metal Mount By Anthony Redmile, London c.1970
By Anthony Redmile London
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A stunning late 19th Century “blond” turtle shell later mounted on metal stand by the renowned designer Anthony Redmile. Redmile has mounted a rare antique turtle shell onto a stand ...
Category

20th Century Other European Natural Specimens

Materials

Metal

Large Italian Clam Shell
Located in New York, NY
Large Italian clam shell. Large sculptural shell in Scagliola with natural patina, Italy, early 20th century. Dimensions: 32" W x 20" D x 9.5" H.
Category

Early 20th Century European Natural Specimens

Materials

Scagliola

Natural Pyrite Cubes on Matrix From Spain
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional Pyrite specimen from Spain showcases multiple large, sharply defined Pyrite cubes perfectly embedded in their natural matrix. The metallic luster and flawless geomet...
Category

2010s European Natural Specimens

Materials

Pyrite

Awesome Huge Mid-Century Modern Olive Mushroom
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Handmade. Incredibly beautiful grain. Very good condition.
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Natural Specimens

Materials

Olive

Sulfur From Sicily
Located in New York, NY
This rare collector's specimen came out of a famous pocket in Sicily in the 1970s and exhibits the large crystals, excellent clarity, and isolation of crystals for which the location is known. These gemmy, fully formed single sulfur crystals...
Category

1970s Vintage European Natural Specimens

Materials

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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Baroque European Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral, Quartz, Tourmaline, Bronze

Antique Italian Grand Tour Style Pietra Dura Floral Panel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined Florentine pietra dura hardstone panel dating to the early or mid 20th century set within its original ebonized wood frame and retaining its brass hanging loop. The composi...
Category

20th Century Grand Tour European Natural Specimens

Materials

Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Serpentine

Pyrite Cube on Basalt from Navajún, La Rioja Province, Spain (7 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Several large cubic pyrite crystal across intergrown perched on Basalt matrix. The pyrite crystals have smooth faces and sharp edges, stands upright nicely without additional support...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal, Pyrite, Other

18th Century Italian Cross on a Red Hematoid Quartz Heart with Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian cross mounted on a polished red hematoid quartz heart and adorned with natural-forming baroque pearls and a cross-shaped baroque pearl. The piece is inspired by ...
Category

18th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens

Materials

Quartz, Crystal, Gold Leaf

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 European Natural Specimens

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass

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 European Natural Specimens

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Natural fossil of pecten shell, on wooden stand and brass stick
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
This piece of fossil shell, named "pecten" or scallop, was found in Lubéron, south of france, and prepaired in our workshop in Marseille. It is around 20 millions years old, from Mi...
Category

2010s European Natural Specimens

Materials

Limestone

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 Organic Modern European Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

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 Antique European Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

Stuffed bird for natural history cabinet, an house sparrow, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Passer domesticus) House sparrow on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brogi Natura...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood, Paper

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