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Place of Origin: Italian
1950s Hand Carved Cameo on Conch Shell of Mens' Faces
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s Hand Carved Cameo on Conch Shell of Mens' Faces.
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1950s Hollywood Regency Vintage Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell

Italian Pietra Dura, Semi-Precious, Still Life Stones Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an amazing work in semi precious stones in Hardstones or Pietra Dura work. Framed measures 21 x 24 inches. In back has a partial detail of stones and also origin of art work.
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Precious Stone

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Mounted with a Fossil Stromatolite & Rose Coral
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian fragment base mounted with a large stromatolite and adorned fossil rose coral. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was fo...
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17th Century Rococo Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

Napoleone Martinuzzi, a 'Pianta Grassa' sculpture
Located in Zurich, CH
Napoleone Martinuzzi (1892-1977), a 'Pianta Grassa' sculpture, ca. 1925-1931 executed by Venini & C., Murano, Italy 21 cm (height) signed with two-line acid stamp very good conditio...
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1930s Vintage Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Murano Glass

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Fossil Agate Coral, Crystals & Chalcedony
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th Century Italian church vase decorated with fossil agate coral, red phantom quartz crystals, and chalcedony rosettes on polished agate base. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic flooding of the Arno River in 1966. Fossil agate coral is mounted on top of the artifact. Fossil agate coral is Florida's state stone and is known for its unique formation that can take place over 20 million years. It's a natural gemstone that is created when prehistoric coral is gradually replaced with agate. It is adorned with coordinating red phantom crystals and chalcedony rosettes that resemble the color and texture of the piece. The piece has been naturally distressed from the flood. It has been preserved and transformed by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the creative director of Interi. The date of manufacture reflects when she created the piece and the period shows that the Italian fragment is originally 17th century. The story and history of this piece and Interi's collection of Florence fragments...
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17th Century Rococo Antique Italian Natural Specimens

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Agate, Coral, Rock Crystal, Quartz

Pair Natural Red Coral Mounted On 18th Century Giltwood Fragments
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of hand-crafted sculpture specimens of natural red coral branches mounted on a pair of 18th century wooden painted and gold gilt fragment ba...
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20th Century Organic Modern Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

Stuffed Bullfinch Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Bullfinch, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) Bullfinch on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brogi Naturalist...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers

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...
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17th Century Rococo Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal, Copper

A pair of brecciated marble Paradise spheres, Italy end of 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of spheres in brecciated marble Paradise, resting on a circular bronze base with a wavy profile and a central excrescent disk. Italy, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Breccia Marble, Bronze

Italian Modern Wooden Botanic Model
By Robert Brendel
Located in Roma, IT
A botanic didactical specimen in the manner of the famous German botanist Robert Brendel. "In the late 19th century Robert Brendel and his son Reinhold produced beautiful and accur...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Miniature Mecca Fragment with Fossil Agate Coral
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian mecca miniature fragment with fossil agate coral. The fragment was originally part of an 18th century Italian candlestick from a historic church. I...
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18th Century Rococo Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Candlestick Base with Fossil Coral
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence Fragment" candlestick base with fossil coral and coordinating shells on a rock coral base. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found an...
Category

18th Century Rococo Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Two bases in rare Breccia Africano and Granito Nero
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Two bases in rare Breccia Africano and Granito Nero Cylinder in Breccia Africano H 12.5 × D 7 cm Cylinder in Granito Nero H 6 × D 9 cm These two cylindrical bases made of rare marb...
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Early 19th Century Neoclassical Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Marble

Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird Great Spotted Red woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for labo...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers

An Italian Marble Specimen Sample Book, 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The cover inlaid with the title 'COLLECTIO MARMORUM' incorporating ebony, tulipwood and mahogany. The hinged wooden book having the appearance of gold pages and opening to reveal a t...
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1960s Vintage Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Marble

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...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers

Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Sturnus vulgaris) European starling mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and N...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers

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, ...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral, Bronze

Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Streptopelia turtur) Dove on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cab...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers

A pair of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), Italy 1880s.
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of large branches of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), mounted on large octagonal alabaster bases with guilt bronze profile. Connection with a spherical bronze element...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze

Stuffed Green Sandpiper Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird Green Sandpiper (Tringa Ochropus) mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brog...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers

Italian Carrara Marble Architectural Sculpture or Bookend
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Unique Italian Marble Sculpture that can stand alone as a piece of art - perfect for any shelf, cocktail table, guest room, also perhaps the kitchen. The piece is a companion to a...
Category

20th Century Organic Modern Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Carrara Marble

A marine fossil “Mothership” sphere, Italy 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
A marine fossil “Mothership” sphere, resting on a base, made of brass. Italy circa 1890.
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone, Brass

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...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Stuffed Robin Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Erithacus rubecula) Robin on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brogi Naturalista. ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers

Massive Italian Art Glass Apple by Murano Glass
By Bonetti
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful massive Italian art glass apple by Murano Glass, circa 1998. Stunning fluorite green color with sparkles of gold; the piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips...
Category

Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Blown Glass

Geometric Italian Organic Carrara Marble Sculpture or Bookend
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Unique Italian Marble Sculpture that can stand alone as a piece of art - perfect for any shelf, cocktail table, guest room, also perhaps the kitchen. The piece is a companion to a...
Category

20th Century Organic Modern Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Carrara Marble

Petite Antique Italian Grand Tour Style Bronze Figural Sculpture
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 6 1/2in W: 3 1/3in D: 3 1/4in This vintage Italian Grand Tour style bronze figural sculpture of a man on marble base is exceptional and was made with quality in mind!...
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20th Century Grand Tour Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Sulfur on Aragonite from Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
Located in New York, NY
From Agrigento, Sicily, Italy Massive specimen of scintillating white aragonite covered with a cluster of gem translucent blocky bright yellow sulf...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal

18th Century Italian Sunray on a Blue Celestite Sphere with Blue Coral
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf sunray mounted on a blue celestite sphere and wrapped in perfectly coordinating blue preserved coral. The 18th century gold leaf sunray was once a par...
Category

18th Century Rococo Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

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 ...
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18th Century Rococo Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Quartz, Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Bases with Polished Fossil Ammonites
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian (Region of Puglia) painted and bronzed bases decorated with a matching pair of polished fossil coordinating ammonites with ruffled copper on a copper in a matrix...
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Early 18th Century Rococo Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Copper

A pair of marine fossil “Mothership” stones, Italy 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of marine fossil “Mothership” spheres, resting on a base, made of brass. Italy circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone, Brass

Agate Onyx Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand polished agate onyx stone paperweight in black, brown, and red intricate layered patterns Measures: length 4.25 inches, width 3.25 inches, height 2 inches This piece makes for a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Agate Onyx Paperweight
Agate Onyx Paperweight
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A big diorama with butterflies and flowers with a Memento Mori Italy 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
A Memento Mori from Wunderkammer, depicting a painted skull, leaning on a book with a scroll reading: pray to God for the soul, in devotion to the Archangel Gabriel. The painting is ...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Natural Red and White Coral Mounted on 18th Century Wood Pedestal
Located in Bradenton, FL
A hand-crafted sculpture specimen of natural white and red coral branches mounted on 18th century wood fragment and square lucite base.
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20th Century Organic Modern Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

Italian Brass Plant Sculpture Mounted On Black Marquinia Marble
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Please read the entire description, as we strive to provide you with detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our items. This elegant and distincti...
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Late 20th Century Modern Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Marble, Brass

Armis I Black Sculpture
By Omnibus Design
Located in Milan, IT
This one-off sculpture invites one to lean on the superb shapes only nature can draw. An ideal accent piece to create a decorative focus in contemporary or rustic-chic decors, it fla...
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2010s Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

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...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Bronze

Red Hematoid Quartz Heart with 18th Century Italian Cross on a Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 'Sacred Heart' - 18th century Italian cross mounted on a polished red hematoid quartz heart and adorned with natural-forming baroque pearls and a cross-shaped baroque pear...
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18th Century Rococo Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Quartz, Gold Leaf

Italian Bas Relief Plaque of a Grape Vine in Carved Limestone
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in Italy, this limestone plaque depicts a bas-relief display of grape clusters hanging from a vine with large leaves. Presented horizontally, the vine stretches almost the entire length of the rectangular plaque. The gray limestone has developed a wonderful, mottled patina with elements of black, white, and gold. Our bas relief plaque...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Sculptural 18th Century Rococo Italian 'Florence Fragment' with Rare Stalagmite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence Fragment" vase with a rare application of coordinating stalagmite on a polished petrified wood base. It originally was found a saved from the Florence ...
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18th Century Rococo Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

Set of Five Vintage Italian Alabaster Grape Clusters with Wood Stems
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This set of Mid-century handcrafted alabaster grape clusters with wood stems transports one to the vineyards of Italy. Consisting of two large ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Alabaster

Linguat I Set of 2 Black Sculptures
By Omnibus Design
Located in Milan, IT
A celebration of nature in its purest form, this set of two wooden sculptures is meticulously handcrafted from pieces of oak trunks used in the 1930s for dying tapestries. Elegant and minimalist iron pin...
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2010s Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Aythya marila) gray duck small plunger mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory an...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers

A marine specimen: the piranha fish, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Taxodermy marine natural Wunderkammer specimen, embalmed Piranha fishes (Serrasalmus Brandtii). The Specimen is stuffed and mounted over a laquered wooden base black color. Italy cir...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Sunray Mounted on a Yellow Hematoid Quartz Heart
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural Sacred Heart - 18th century Italian sunray mounted on a yellow hematoid heart and adorned with yellow crystal quartz points. The piece is inspired by "The Sacred Heart" in...
Category

18th Century Rococo Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

A sphere of red jasper, mounted on a brass base, Italy 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
A sphere of red jasper resting on a base, made of brass that has a vase-shaped support with a wavy profile that opens upwards with a concave top. Italy end of 19th century.
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone, Brass

18th Century Italian Gilded Eagle with Calcite Crystal in a Sphalerite Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand-carved and gilded eagle on a cut phantom calcite crystal base. The missing wing of the eagle has been replicated with a rare coordinating calcite crystal cl...
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18th Century Rococo Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Alfredo Barbini Bullicante Aventurine Murano Glass Pear Scupture
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Murano Bullicante Aventurine Murano glass pear sculpture by Alfredo Barbini. Each fruit-shaped sculpture features transparent and red glass, with the signature Bullicante technique c...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Art Glass

Pair of Blue Murano Glass Duck Sculptures Signed Cenedese 1980s Italy
By Cenedese
Located in Villaverla, IT
Pair of Blue Murano glass duck sculptures signed Cenedese 1980s Italy with Submerged Gold Finishes This artistic pair of duck sculptures will brings with itself a touch of Venerian ...
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1980s Modern Vintage Italian Natural Specimens

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass

Large Vintage Malachite Natural Stone Vide Poche Trinket Dish Italy, C.1960
Located in London, GB
Large Vintage malachite natural stone vide poche trinket dish Italy, C.1960 A substantial piece of all natural malachite mineral stone. Polished beautifully to depict the natural ...
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20th Century Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Malachite

Stylized Murano Horse Head Sculpture in Sommerso Glass
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A great Murano horse sculpture in clear and grey Sommerso glass. Manufactured circa 1970. possibly by Ermanno Nanson, Murano. See: Von Zezschwitz Kunst un...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Art Glass

Per Mulieres II Brown Sculpture
By Omnibus Design
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted out of a single piece of weathered chestnut, this intriguing sculpture will be an intriguing focal point in sophisticated rustic-chic decors. The unpredictable yet unique det...
Category

2010s Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

18th Century 'Florence Fragment' Base with Fossil Shells in Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian 'Florence Fragment' base topped with a variety of fossil shells in matrix and mounted on a rock coral base. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was f...
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18th Century Rococo Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

Italian Onyx Large Cat Sculpture
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Large Italian onyx marble cat sculpture 1970s. Stunning Art Deco decorative cat sculpture in amber colour onyx stone.
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1970s Art Deco Vintage Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Onyx

A crocodile skull wunderkammer specimen, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A natural specimen from Wunderkammer: a crocodile skull. The wooden column base is decorated on the upper edge. A metal bar supports the crocodile skull. Italy circa 1870.
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Metal

18th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Candlestick Base with Rock Coral
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence Fragment" candlestick base with a rock coral head and coordinating elestial quartz crystals crafted to the coral and the feet of the candlestick. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic Florence Flood of 1966. It is part of the The Florence Fragment Collection which is exhibiting with Museo de’ Medici this fall. This is a collection of historical fragment...
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18th Century Rococo Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Framed Specimen Marbles, Italian, circa 1880
Located in Spencertown, NY
A Collection of 25 Samples with in a Verde Antico Border, with Wooden Frame, Italian, late 19th Century. Each Specimen 2 1/2” x 1 3/4”
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1880s Grand Tour Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Marble, Porphyry

18th Century Italian Cross with Fossil Agate Coral and Mounted on Fossil Coral
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian cross with fossil agate coral and mounted on fossil coral. The fossil agate coral and fossil coral are put together with the 18th century cross to lo...
Category

18th Century Rococo Antique Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal, Agate, Coral

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