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Period: 17th Century
Pre-17th Century Extremely Rare & Complete Elephant Bird Egg, Madagascar
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An extremely rare elephant bird egg, completely intact. The Elephant Bird, formally categorised as Aepyornis Maximus, is an enormous flightless bird ...
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Malagasy Antique 17th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Eggshell

Pre-17th Century Extremely Rare & Complete Elephant Bird Egg, Madagascar
Pre-17th Century Extremely Rare & Complete Elephant Bird Egg, Madagascar

Pre-17th Century Extremely Rare & Complete Elephant Bird Egg, Madagascar

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17th Century Italian Gilt Candlestick with Chalcopyrite and Gold-Plated Quartz
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 17th century Italian gilt candlestick mounted on chalcopyrite and adorned with gold-plated kyanite. This fragment was originally part of a candlestick from a church in It...
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Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Natural Specimens

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Rock Crystal, Quartz, Gold Plate, Gold Leaf, Metal

17th Century Italian Gilt Candlestick with Chalcopyrite and Gold-Plated Quartz
17th Century Italian Gilt Candlestick with Chalcopyrite and Gold-Plated Quartz

17th Century Italian Gilt Candlestick with Chalcopyrite and Gold-Plated Quartz

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with a Chesapecten Shell & Crystal Point
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian vase with a chesapecten shell, crystal point, and fossil shells on a petrified wood base. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved fro...
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Italian Rococo Antique 17th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with a Chesapecten Shell & Crystal Point
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with a Chesapecten Shell & Crystal Point

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with a Chesapecten Shell & Crystal Point

17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Fossil Coral
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian vase with a fossil coral head on a rock coral floret base. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from t...
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Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Natural Specimens

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Coral

17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Fossil Coral
17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Fossil Coral

17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Fossil Coral

French Hand Made Antique Stained Glass Window Panel
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
French Hand Made Antique Stained Glass Window Panel This lovely Artisan made piece has been made from 19th century Jewel Etched an...
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Arts and Crafts Antique 17th Century Natural Specimens

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Art Glass

French Hand Made Antique Stained Glass Window Panel
French Hand Made Antique Stained Glass Window Panel

French Hand Made Antique Stained Glass Window Panel

17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Crystal Quartz Clusters
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Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian vase with a crystal quartz cluster on a crystal quartz cluster base. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic Florence Flood of 1966. This was one of the worst floods recorded since the Renaissance and drew thousands of volunteers from all over the world to help save the city known for its precious history, artwork, artifacts, and rare books. The volunteers were called "the mud angels" because of the mud and silt left everything from the damage of the flood. There is still the original paint and silt left on the piece to uphold the integrity, craftsmanship, and history of fragment. The crystal quartz clusters are applied to the piece to create a sculptural work. The story and history of this piece and Interi's collection of Florence fragments...
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Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Natural Specimens

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Rock Crystal

17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Crystal Quartz Clusters
17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Crystal Quartz Clusters

17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Crystal Quartz Clusters

17th Century Italian Gold Leaf Fragment with Calcite Crystals in Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian gold leaf fragment with calcite crystals in a rock matrix with gold leaf crystal quartz and mounted on a rock coral base. This fragment was originally part of a...
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Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal, Quartz, Gold Leaf

17th Century Italian Gold Leaf Fragment with Calcite Crystals in Matrix
17th Century Italian Gold Leaf Fragment with Calcite Crystals in Matrix

17th Century Italian Gold Leaf Fragment with Calcite Crystals in Matrix

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Agate Coral & a Double Crystal Point
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian church vase with fossilized coral, a double crystal point on an agate base. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic...
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Italian Rococo Antique 17th Century Natural Specimens

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Agate, Rock Crystal, Coral

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Agate Coral & a Double Crystal Point
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Agate Coral & a Double Crystal Point

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Agate Coral & a Double Crystal Point

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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Italian Rococo Antique 17th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Quartz, Agate, Rock Crystal, Coral

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Fossil Agate Coral, Crystals & Chalcedony
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Fossil Agate Coral, Crystals & Chalcedony

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Fossil Agate Coral, Crystals & Chalcedony

17th Century Italian Fragment with Chalcopyrite in a Druzy Crystal Matrix
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Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian fragment mounted with chalcopyrite in a druzy crystal matrix. This fragment was originally part of a candlestick from a church in Italy. It is distressed from...
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Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

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17th Century Italian Fragment with Chalcopyrite in a Druzy Crystal Matrix
17th Century Italian Fragment with Chalcopyrite in a Druzy Crystal Matrix

17th Century Italian Fragment with Chalcopyrite in a Druzy Crystal Matrix

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Calcite Crystals & Sphalerite
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Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian vase with a calcite crystal cluster in matrix with sphalerite. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic flooding of the Arno River in 1966. The calcite crystal cluster with sphalerite is from Elmwood Mine in Tennessee. It is an example of the world’s finest crystallized calcite. With the unusual formation of sphalerite, it is unequaled by those from any other part of the world (featured in American Mineral Treasures, pg. 337). These minerals are formed from the chemical precipitation of calcium carbonate and zinc. The minerals are essentially deposited on the walls, floors, and ceiling of the geological caverns of the zinc mine. It is known for producing some of the most superb various examples of calcite, fluorite, and sphalerite with exceptionally large and sharp calcite clusters. 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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Italian Rococo Antique 17th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Calcite Crystals & Sphalerite
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Calcite Crystals & Sphalerite

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Calcite Crystals & Sphalerite

17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase with a Mica Cluster & Garnets
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian fragment mounted with mica cluster with garnets on a petrified wood base. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It wa...
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Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase with a Mica Cluster & Garnets
17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase with a Mica Cluster & Garnets

17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase with a Mica Cluster & Garnets

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Wulfenite on a Fishtail Selenite Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian fragment with wulfenite on a fishtail selenite base This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from t...
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Italian Rococo Antique 17th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Wulfenite on a Fishtail Selenite Base
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Wulfenite on a Fishtail Selenite Base

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Wulfenite on a Fishtail Selenite Base

Pair of 17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vases with Fossil Agate Coral
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A pair of 17th century Italian fragment vases decorated with fossil agate coral on cut rock coral bases. The pair is from a church in Florence. They were found and saved from the hi...
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Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral, Agate

Pair of 17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vases with Fossil Agate Coral
Pair of 17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vases with Fossil Agate Coral

Pair of 17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vases with Fossil Agate Coral

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Calcite Crystals in Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian vase with a calcite crystal cluster in matrix on a petrified wood base. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic flo...
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Italian Rococo Antique 17th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Calcite Crystals in Matrix
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Calcite Crystals in Matrix

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Calcite Crystals in Matrix

Memento Mori, Oil on Agate, Germany Beginning XVIII Century
Located in Milan, IT
Memento Mori for Wunderkammer, depicting a skull and a tulip, oil paintings on hard stone. A large specimen of oval-shaped natural agate, with a black wooden frame, is mounted on a b...
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Italian Antique 17th Century Natural Specimens

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Agate, Brass

Memento Mori, Oil on Agate, Germany Beginning XVIII Century
Memento Mori, Oil on Agate, Germany Beginning XVIII Century

Memento Mori, Oil on Agate, Germany Beginning XVIII Century

Pre-17th Century Extremely Rare & Complete Elephant Bird Egg, Madagascar
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
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Malagasy Antique 17th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Eggshell

Pre-17th Century Extremely Rare & Complete Elephant Bird Egg, Madagascar
Pre-17th Century Extremely Rare & Complete Elephant Bird Egg, Madagascar

Pre-17th Century Extremely Rare & Complete Elephant Bird Egg, Madagascar

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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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Italian Rococo Antique 17th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Mounted with a Fossil Stromatolite & Rose Coral
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Mounted with a Fossil Stromatolite & Rose Coral

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Mounted with a Fossil Stromatolite & Rose Coral

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with a Chesapecten Shell & Gold Crystal Points
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian vase with a chesapecten shell & gold-plated crystal points. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic flooding of t...
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Italian Rococo Antique 17th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf, Gold Plate

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with a Chesapecten Shell & Gold Crystal Points
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with a Chesapecten Shell & Gold Crystal Points

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with a Chesapecten Shell & Gold Crystal Points

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Tourmaline & Crystals on Petrified Wood
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian vase with black tourmaline and crystals on a petrified wood base This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic flooding of the Arno River in 1966. 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 tourmaline and crystals have been applied to the fragment vase and mimic the texture and color of the painted distressed fragment. The story and history of this piece and Interi's collection of Florence fragments...
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Italian Rococo Antique 17th Century Natural Specimens

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Tourmaline, Rock Crystal

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Tourmaline & Crystals on Petrified Wood
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Tourmaline & Crystals on Petrified Wood

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Tourmaline & Crystals on Petrified Wood

17th Century Italian Candlestick with a Selenite Blade Cluster and Fossil Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian candlestick base decorated with a selenite blade cluster, fossil shells. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the notorious fl...
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Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Natural Specimens

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Rock Crystal

17th Century Italian Candlestick with a Selenite Blade Cluster and Fossil Shells
17th Century Italian Candlestick with a Selenite Blade Cluster and Fossil Shells

17th Century Italian Candlestick with a Selenite Blade Cluster and Fossil Shells

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17th century Italian vase with a chesapecten shell, free-forming copper, shells, and a calcite deposit. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the h...
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Italian Rococo Antique 17th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal, Copper

17th Century Italian Vase with a Chesapecten Shell & Free-Forming Copper
17th Century Italian Vase with a Chesapecten Shell & Free-Forming Copper

17th Century Italian Vase with a Chesapecten Shell & Free-Forming Copper

H 10 in W 3.25 in D 3.25 in
17th Century Scroll 'Florence Fragment' with Fossil Shells on a Rock Coral Base
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Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian scroll fragment with fossil shells (ecphora) and mounted on a rock coral base. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was fo...
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Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

17th Century Scroll 'Florence Fragment' with Fossil Shells on a Rock Coral Base
17th Century Scroll 'Florence Fragment' with Fossil Shells on a Rock Coral Base

17th Century Scroll 'Florence Fragment' with Fossil Shells on a Rock Coral Base

H 8 in W 7 in D 4.75 in
17th Century Italian Candlestick Base with a Selenite Blade and Fossil Shells
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Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian candlestick base decorated with a selenite blade, and various fossil shells, sea urchins, and ammonites. It has hand-written inscriptions on the base. This fragm...
Category

Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

17th Century Italian Candlestick Base with a Selenite Blade and Fossil Shells
17th Century Italian Candlestick Base with a Selenite Blade and Fossil Shells

17th Century Italian Candlestick Base with a Selenite Blade and Fossil Shells

H 13 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in

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