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Place of Origin: European
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 Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Spanish Pyrite Cubes on Basalt Matrix // 3.51 Lb
Located in New York, NY
This astonishing and substantial 3.51 pound specimen from Navajún, Spain features four completely natural pyrite cubes and the rarity of a rectangle growing out of a basalt matrix. The largest cube measures approximately 1" in diameter and all five crystals display...
Category
2010s European Natural Specimens
Materials
Pyrite
Petrified Wood Specimen and Amethyst Geode
Located in London, GB
Petrified wood specimen and amethyst geode
Continental, 20th Century
Long stone: Height 12cm, width 30cm, depth 13cm
Tall stone: Height 19cm, width 17cm, depth 12cm
The amethyst g...
Category
20th Century European Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst
Stuffed bird for natural history cabinet: a Bunting, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Emberiza calandra) Bunting mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brogi Natu...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Stuffed bird for natural history cabinet: a Pigeon, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird Common pigeon (Columba livia) mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brogi Na...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Shell and Porcelain Sculpture, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Shell sculpture, porcelain figure and gilt bronze base, 20th century.
h: 32.5cm, w: 18cm, d: 17cm
Category
20th Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze
Galena from Krushev Dol Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria
Located in New York, NY
Galena from Krushev Dol Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria
Bright metallic galena crystals with mirror-like surface luster with minor quartz. The galena crystals have...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Arsenopyrite from Deveti Septemvri Mine, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria
Located in New York, NY
From Deveti Septemvri Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgariaina
Rare large specimen of crystals of arsenopyrite with quartz. The arsenopyrite crystals are in complex aggr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Polished Crystal Quartz Obelisk Point
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Polished crystal quartz obelisk point.
The polished quartz crystal point is from Brazil. It is polished by hand and faceted to achieve the six-sided obelisk shape and it contains na...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
A big red coral branch from Wunderkammer, silver base, Italy 1820.
Located in Milan, IT
A big Mediterranean red coral branch (Corallium Rubrum).
The base is made of silver, embossed work, Italy, early 19th century.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral, Silver
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 European Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
A specimen from Wunderkammer: the tail of a barracuda fish. Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A specimen from Wunderkammer: the tail of a barracuda fish (sphyraena barracuda). An example of a natural specimen intended to be suspended, consists of the tail of a barracuda (sphy...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze
Rare limonite formation
Located in London, GB
Intense yellow - orange limonite formation
Origin: Benalmadena Trinidad Mine - Malaga - Spain
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
Large Gogottte
Located in London, GB
A rare Gogotte formation – a millions-of-years old naturally shaped sandstone concretion, consisting of tiny quartz fragments held together by cal...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
Shell and Crystal Sculpture, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Shell sculpture, porcelain figure and crystal base, 20th century.
h: 30cm, w: 17cm, d: 14cm
Category
20th Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Rare limonite formation with quartz
Located in London, GB
Intense yellow - orange limonite formation with inclusions of white quartz.
Origin: Benalmadena Trinidad Mine - Malaga - Spain
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Panicula (panicle)
By Robert Brendel
Located in Berghuelen, DE
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Panicula (panicle)
A great antique botanical model manufactured by the famous Robert Brendel manufactory for botanicals models around ...
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paper
Unique Antique Hand Carved Dutch Arts & Crafts Wall Mirror with Lion Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Striking, geometrical design wall mirror with handcarved lion / cat carving.
Via one of our trade contacts we recently purchased this perfectly hand carve...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts European Natural Specimens
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Vintage Teaching Aid Modell of An Ear - Somso ca. 1960
By Somso
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Teaching Aid Modell of An Ear - Somso ca. 1960
A folding model of an ear. Used as teaching material in German schools ca. 1960. Made of wood and plastic by Somso, Germany.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paper
A Victorian pair of shell and coral floral arrangements, circa 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
A Victorian pair of shell and coral floral arrangements on carved and gilded wooden base. Each of the two compositions features a base in sculpted and carved fruit wood, gilded which...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Insects of the Heath
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Insects of the Heath
A vintage school teaching showcase with specimen illustrating the insects of the heath. Us...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood
Stuffed bird for natural history cabinet, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Anas querquedula) Garganey mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
A pair of diorama with hermit crabs, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A natural Wunderkammer specimen a pair of marine diorama with Hermit Crab (Pagurus Bernhardus) a brunch, fan shaped of Horny coral, reef, shells. The Specimens are mounted inside a g...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
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 European Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
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 Organic Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Large scale Rock Crystal Obelisks on inlaid bases
Located in Houston, TX
Exceptional and large scale pair of rock crystal obelisks
Set on inlaid mosaic plinths. The crystal is without
Breaks, repairs or chips.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Stuffed House Sparrow bird for natural history cabinet, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Passer domesticus) House sparrow mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brog...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Stuffed bird for natural history cabinet, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Regulus regulus) Regolo. Set on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Stuffed bird for natural history cabinet, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Cyanistes caeruleus) Blue tit on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Stuffed bird for natural history cabinet, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Linaria cannabina) Fanello Linaia cannabina mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
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 Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Celestine on Sulfur from La Grasta Mine, Delia, Sicily, Italy
Located in New York, NY
From La Grasta Mine, Delia, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy
Colorless translucent prismatic celestine crystals with lustrous crystal faces, on crystallized translucent yellow ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Contemporary Art Ceramic Totem Chocolate Piece Number 33/99 by Ettore Sottsass
By Mirabili, 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 Post-Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Insects of the Forest Edge
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Insects of the Forest Edge
A vintage school teaching showcase with specimen illustrating the insects of the forest edge. Used as teachin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Insects of the Grassland
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Insects of the Grassland
A vintage school teaching showcase with specimen illustrating the insects of the grassland. Used as teaching ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood
Contemporary Art TOTEM Clair De Lune Light Blue White N/Edit. by Ettore Sottsass
By Mirabili, 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 Post-Modern Vintage European Natural Specimens
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of Household pests
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of Household pests
A vintage school teaching showcase with household pests specimen behind glass. Used as teaching material in German schools c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Fresh Water Habitat
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Fresh Water Habitat
A vintage school teaching showcase with specimen illustrating the fresh water habitat. Used as teaching material in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood
School Teaching Display Anthill of the Horse Ant
Located in Berghuelen, DE
School Teaching Display Anthill of the Horse Ant
A vintage school teaching glass display of the anthill of the horse ant. It shows the hill and inhabitants thereof, the life inside ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood
18th Century Italian Sunray with Tangerine Crystal Quartz on Angle-Plated Quartz
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian sunray adorned with tangerine crystal quartz points on an angle plated quartz. Angle-plated quartz is an extremely rare form of quartz and is only found in the u...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
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 Other European Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood, Shell
Great Vintage School Teaching Display Vermins in the Garden and Forest
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display Vermins in the Garden and Forest
A vintage school teaching showcase with specimen illustrating the pests in the garden and in the forest. Used ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood, Glass
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
A large red coral branch from Wunderkammer, Italy 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
This large branch of Mediterranean coral, 'Corallium Rubrum' is mounted on a gilt bronze base. The creation of the amphora-shaped base involves various techniques: lost wax casting, ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral, Bronze
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of Household pests
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of Household Pests
A vintage school teaching showcase with household pests specimen behind glass. Used as teaching material in German schools c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair of Coral Branches from Wunderkammer, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of branches of Mediterranean red coral, 'Corallium Rubrum', mounted on a gilt bronze base. The realization of the bases sees different techniques: the lost wax casting, the hamm...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral, Bronze
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Grain Grate
By Robert Brendel
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 Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paper
Small Deer Antlers for Furniture Handles
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
They are the first small antlers of fawns, which are changed as they grow. I did'nt know what to write and describe in 1stdibs site, but they are natural, suitable as handles on fur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Organic Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Antler
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 European Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
Venetian Murano Clown Under The Mushroom
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Venetian Murano Clown Under The Mushroom
Murano, Italy art glass clown and mushroom figurine. The clown is holding on to the mushroom stem and look...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Natural Specimens
Materials
Art Glass
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Spica (simple ear)
By Robert Brendel
Located in Berghuelen, DE
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Spica (simple ear)
A great antique botanical model manufactured by the famous Robert Brendel manufactory for botanicals models around ...
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paper
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 European Natural Specimens
Materials
Sycamore
Art Déco Sculpture by Darny .G , Archer
Located in PÉZENAS, FR
Great Art Déco sculpture archer by G .Darny
Nice patine « vert de bronze »
Sculpture is signed on marble top
The archer is very sculptural and muscled with a nice finition of details
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage European Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Vintage Italian Salvaggi Roma Bronze Borghese Gladiator Sculpture
Located in west palm beach, FL
A striking vintage Italian bronze sculpture. Made by the iconic Salvaggi foundry in Rome. A chic composition of the famous Borghese gladiator. Marked in the back. Acquired from a Pal...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze
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 European Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
1990s Italian Sky Blue Leaves Murano Art Glass Cactus Plant in Purple Pot
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques, Formia Murano
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Italian highly collectible potted glass cactus of limited edition, entirely handcrafted in Murano, with modern Minimalist design blown by Formia Murano, in a lifelike or...
Category
Late 20th Century Organic Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Umbella (umbel)
By Robert Brendel
Located in Berghuelen, DE
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Umbella (umbel)
A great antique botanical model manufactured by the famous Robert Brendel manufactory for botanicals models around 190...
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Natural Specimens
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paper
Original Antique Deer Taxidermy 1902
By Black Forest
Located in Vienna, AT
Antique taxidermy from Germany. You're looking at an extremely rare example of original craftsmanship: A hunting trophy hand-carved and hand-painted from the early 20th century. Ca. ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone, Wood
