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Place of Origin: Swiss
Smoky Quartz Gwindel, Switzerland
Smoky Quartz Gwindel, Switzerland

Smoky Quartz Gwindel, Switzerland

Located in New York, NY

SMOKY QUARTZ GWINDEL Les Courtes, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 12 cm tall x 12 cm wide This Alpine region is most well known...

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15th Century and Earlier Antique Swiss Natural Specimens

Materials

Other

Pink Fluorite on Smoky Quartz, Switzerland
Pink Fluorite on Smoky Quartz, Switzerland

Pink Fluorite on Smoky Quartz, Switzerland

Located in New York, NY

PINK FLUORITE ON SMOKY QUARTZ Tiefengletscher, Furka, Uri, Switzerland 28.5 cm tall x 12.7 cm wide In the mineral kingdom there are hierarchies, not all of them actually correct. Bu...

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15th Century and Earlier Antique Swiss Natural Specimens

Materials

Other

Large Dramatic Swiss Alpine Antler & Horn Sculpture
Large Dramatic Swiss Alpine Antler & Horn Sculpture

Large Dramatic Swiss Alpine Antler & Horn Sculpture

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A dramatic Swiss Alpine animal sculpture of a skull and its antlers / horns presented with a sober, modern sensibility and a refined rustic aesthetic. Additional References: Taxide...

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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Swiss Natural Specimens

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Bone

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