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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Brown quartz stalactites with fiery interior
Located in London, GB
Several brownish quartz stalactites grace this small formation, the frontal one cut longitudinally to reveal a fiery interior. This piece was legally and ethically sourced directly ...
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Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Agatised Multi-Windowed Geode
Located in London, GB
This heavily agatiised medium sized geode contains 6 “windows” from which the beautiful amethyst interior can be appreciated. A spectacular display piece. This piece was legally...
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Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Polished Agate Cathedral with a Tangerine Crystal Point
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Polished agate cathedral with a tangerine crystal point. Agate is characterized by its fineness of grain and brightness of color. These slabs are clas...
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American Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Rock Crystal, Quartz

17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' with Free-Formed Copper and Selenite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian "Florence Fragment" mounted with a selenite crystal and free-formed copper. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the histori...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal, Rock Crystal, Copper

17th Century Italian Gilt Candlestick with Chalcopyrite and Gold-Plated Quartz
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 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

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

Sculptural 18th Century 'Florence Fragment' with a Fossil Shell and Crystal Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian candlestick fragment with unpolished crystals and rare marine fossil (Siliquaria Cumingii) collected from the coast of Minabe from the Honshu island in Japan. Th...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Candlestick with Iridescent Ammonite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th Century Italian candlestick base from Tuscany saved from the Florence flood and topped with free formed iridescent ammonite. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was f...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Leaf Fragment with Baroque Pearl & Barite Crystals on Agate
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian leaf fragment with a natural forming baroque pearl and barite crystals on barite in matrix and polished agate base. The crystals have encrusted themselves around...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal, Agate

Mounted Specimen: Apophyllite, Stilbite, Chalcedony
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mounted Specimen: Apophyllite, Stilbite, Chalcedony #L9W Dimensions: 6 x 8.5 x 2.5 in. / 15 x 22 x 6 cm Height on custom display stand: 9 in. / 23 c...
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Indian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Steel

Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth on Matrix
Located in New York, NY
This well preserved tooth is 40 to 34 million years old from the Late Eocene Period. Basilosaurus was first thought to be a reptile but was later identified as a genus of ancient cet...
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Moroccan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Other

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Candlestick Base with Rutile Quartz Crystal
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian candlestick base fragment from Tuscany mounted with a rutile quartz crystal. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the Florence...
Category

Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal, Quartz, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' with Smokey Crystal Quartz and Ammonite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century candlestick base from Tuscany mounted with a coordinating ammonite and dark, smoky quartz crystal point. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and sav...
Category

Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal, Quartz

Steel Colored Heart Shaped Open Quartz Geode
Located in London, GB
This open geode is lined with steel coloured quartz and embelished with a large central calite covered with tan coloured amethystine quartz. Several other calcites to the side. Di...
Category

Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Golden Calcite with Sphalerite Crystal from Elmwood Mine, Tennessee (4 Lbs)
Located in New York, NY
From Elmwood Mine, Tennessee, United States. Large, museum-quality, lustrous transparent deep golden calcite with sphalerite crystal at the base of the crystal. Double terminated ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal

Dynamic Formation with Thick Agatised Borders
Located in London, GB
A dynamic formation with a thick blue-brown agatised border. The crystal lined interior equally dynamic with shocks of electric amethyst contrasting with darker colours on a bed of large stalactites...
Category

Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Heart Shaped Amethyst Formation with Central Stalactite "EYE" and Agate Border
Located in London, GB
This natural piece is surrounded and adorned with a beautiful polished border, where one can see the mineral layers developing from the rough basalt, to the grey/blue agate, white qu...
Category

Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Bellowing Druzy Covered Smoke Cloud, a Mostly Complete Steel Grey Crystal Geode
Located in London, GB
A wonderful largely complete geode lined with steel coloured druzy quartz and a large central calcite covered in white druze, resembling a bellowing smoke cloud. To the side the flam...
Category

Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Geode with deep purple amethyst crystals, a central stalactite and agate borders
Located in London, GB
A stunning spherical shaped geode of a deep purple amethyst. The piece is of a wonderful example of a three dimensional geode with particularly thick agate border, revealing grey aga...
Category

Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Chalcedony Stalactites with Apophyllytes from Nasik District, Maharashtra, India
Located in New York, NY
From Nasik District, Maharashtra, India. Here's a very aesthetic specimen of 2 chalcedony stalactites in an intersecting formation coated in a apophyllite micro crystals with a se...
Category

Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal, Other

Azurite and Malachite from Oshikoto, Namibia
Located in New York, NY
From Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia Rich cluster of lustrous deep royal blue azurite crystals on malachite-duftite-calcite matrix. All of the azurite crys...
Category

Namibian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal, Other

128 Gram Incredible Natural Aquamarine Specimen from Nagar Valley, Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Incredible Natural Aquamarine Specimen From Nagar Valley, Pakistan WEIGHT: 128 gram DIMENSIONS: 11.8 x 2.8 x 2.5 Cm ORIGIN: Nagar Valley, Gilgit Baltistan Pakistan TREATMENT: No...
Category

Pakistani Adam Style Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

Rare boat shaped quartz after anhydrite pseudomorph
Located in London, GB
A beautiful formation of unusual quartz pseudomorphs after anhydrite. The quartz crystals have formed over anhydrite crystals, which subsequently dissolved, leaving tan coloured quar...
Category

Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

White Quartz “Tree” Sculptural Formation on Metal Stand
Located in London, GB
A one of a kind, spectacular white quartz piece with a calcite formation. This piece is a stunning natural sculpture resembling a tree on a hill of white quartz. The prominent centra...
Category

Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Quartz

18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Candlestick with Chalcopyrite and Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick mounted on chalcopyrite and adorned with baroque pearls. This fragment was originally part of a candlestick from a historical church in I...
Category

Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf, Metal

18th Century Italian Figure of Christ on Crystal with Mica with Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian, distressed, hand carved and painted figure of Christ on crystal with mica and tourmaline with natural forming baroque pearl. The figure of Christ came off of a ...
Category

Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

Sculptural Tree with an 18th Century Italian Miniature Helmet Mounted on Calcite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural tree with an 18th century Italian gold leaf miniature helmet and mounted on a calcite and mica mineral. The helmet is hung on a type of dese...
Category

Italian Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Unusual Organic Green-Blue Quartz Cluster
Located in London, GB
Multiple stalactites seemingly grow from a grassy meadow of green quartz on this impressive piece. A wonderful sculptural specimen with a rare organic quality. This piece was le...
Category

Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Large columnar agate and amethyst formation
Located in London, GB
Striking large vertical presentation displaying vibrant purple amethyst bordered by a thick agate layer. One of a group of four impressive specimens. Pieces such as this are hard t...
Category

Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Natural Genuine Thomsonite Mineral from India
Located in New York, NY
From Soygaon, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra, India Large cluster of spherical balls of Thomsonite covered with mesolite crystals all over a bed of Heulandite on matrix. Specime...
Category

Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal

Blurry Purple on Rhomboidal Quartz Amethyst
Located in London, GB
A beautiful blur of purple runs through this medley of rhomboidal quartz crystals. All preserved on a thin celatonite shell, left in its rough condition. This piece was legally and ...
Category

Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Green Fluorite Cluster From Hunan, China
Located in New York, NY
From Xianghualing, Hunan Province, China Internally clear transparent crystal cluster of vivid green cubic fluorite crystals on matrix. The matrix is clearly visible through the c...
Category

Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal, Other

Ceratarges Spinosus Trilobite from Morocco, '452.1 Grams'
Located in New York, NY
Trilobites, an early arthropod relative of spiders, horseshoe crabs, and scorpions, preserved in this level of detail only occurred as a result of very sudden underwater landslides c...
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Other

18th Century Italian Gilded Fragment with a Faceted Black Crystal on Obsidian
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf fragment with a faceted cut black crystal on a free-forming obsidian mineral with a polished face. Obsidian is naturally occurring volcanic glass prod...
Category

Italian Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal, Lava, Gold Leaf

Circular Polished Amethyst Formation - Vibrant Mineral Art
Located in London, GB
An exquisite cut and polished partial amethyst geode with a circular shape. The front of the piece presents beautiful, vibrant, deep purple color amethyst with high peaked crystals. ...
Category

Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Naturally-Formed Mineral Specimen Peach Stilbite on Apophyllite Sculpture
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Naturally-Formed Mineral: Peach Stilbite on Apophyllite sculpture A mineral specimen in the form of an abstract walking figure. Mounted on a custom t...
Category

Indian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal

Purple Fluorite from Durham, England
Located in New York, NY
From Greenlaws Mine, Victoria Flatt, Weardale, County Durham, England Lustrous transparent-to-translucent purple-grey cubic fluorite crystals. The flu...
Category

English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal, Other

Purple Fluorite from Durham, England
Purple Fluorite from Durham, England
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15.88 Gram Beautiful Indicolite Tourmaline Specimen from Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Beautiful Indicolite Tourmaline Specimen From Afghanistan Weight: 15.88 Gram Dim: 2.5 x 3.8 x 1.9 Cm Origin: Kunar , Afghanistan An indicolite tourmaline specimen is a rema...
Category

Afghan Adam Style Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

Small floral formation
Located in London, GB
A small formation consisting of a white quartz stalactite on a bed on lilac amethyst. This piece was legally and ethically sourced directly in the prestigious mines of Uruguay, Sout...
Category

Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Amethyst Cluster and White Quartz
Located in London, GB
A pleasing crescentic section of quartz with agate areas, surrounding a beautiful vibrant streak of deep purple amethyst. This crescentic medium sized section has a wonderful thick white quartz...
Category

Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Vanadinite Crystal Cluster on Matrix From Morocco
Located in New York, NY
From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra Province, Morocco Here is an exceptional world class specimen of a cluster of hexagonal crystals of dark red Vanadinites with glassy lust...
Category

Moroccan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal, Other

Spinosaurus Maroccanus Vertebrae From Baharija Formation, South of Taouz Morocco
Located in New York, NY
Here is a large vertebrae from the massive Spinosaurus maroccanus theropod dinosaur. It comes from From Baharija Formation, South of Taouz, Kem-kem Basin, Morocco. Spinosaurus (mean...
Category

Moroccan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Other

84.04 Gram Gorgeous Quartz Specimen From Balochistan, Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
84.04 Gram Gorgeous Quartz Specimen From Balochistan, Pakistan Weight: 84.04 Gram Dimension: 4.8 x 6 x 3.7 Cm Origin : Balochistan, Pakistan Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral co...
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Pakistani Adam Style Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

Natural Rock Crystal Quartz Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Natural rock crystal sculpture with stand. Billion year old natural quartz sculpture, with various sized crystals growing from the surface. Measures: 13.75”/ L x 6”/ D x 5.5”/ H with...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

Incredible 20.30 Carat Bi Color Tourmaline Specimen from Kunar Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Incredible 20.30 Carat Bi Color Tourmaline Specimen From Kunar Afghanistan WEIGHT: 20.30 grams DIMENSION: 2.8 x 1.2 x 0.9 Cm ORIGIN : Kunar Afg...
Category

Afghan Adam Style Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal

Deep Purple Beautifully Shaped Amethyst Cluster with Stalactites on Metal Stand
Located in London, GB
Exquisite deep purple beautifully shaped amethyst aesthetic cluster with stalactites formation. Colours fuse together in this uniquely beautiful piece, presenting the viewer with pur...
Category

Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Amethyst Section with Cut Stalactite Eye and Calcite
Located in London, GB
A beautiful oval shaped amethyst section with deep purple amethyst and two cut amethyst eyes near the centre. A small calcite to the right completes the composition. This piece ...
Category

Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Large Natural Native Pyrite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large natural pyrite of an unusual form sourced from the ex UK private collection. This native British mineral has a lustrous exterior that catches the light beautifully. Natural...
Category

English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Natural Fiber

Pyrite on Quartz from Daye Mine, Hubei Province, China
Located in New York, NY
From Daye Mine, Hubei Province, China. Large metallic mirror luster intergrown cubes of golden pyrite on quartz and pyrite enriched matrix lined with ...
Category

Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Quartz, Pyrite, Other

18th Century Italian Gilded Fragment with Black Irradiated Crystals on Obsidian
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf fragment with a black irradiated crystals on a free-forming obsidian mineral with a polished face. Obsidian is naturally occurring volcanic glass prod...
Category

Italian Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal, Lava, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Gold Candlesticks with a Wallpaper Base and Polished Jasper
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf wood candlestick with a coordinating antique wallpaper base decorated with polished jasper stones. The gold leaf cand...
Category

Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Multi-gemstone

Unusual Wide Amethyst / Red Druze Mineral Sculpture with Stalactites
Located in London, GB
Colors fuse together in this uniquely beautiful piece, presenting the viewer with purple amethyst mixed with red-orange Druze, creating a lovely combination. The mineral sculpture...
Category

Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Gilded Candlestick Top with Fossil Agate Coral
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian gilded candlestick top with fossil agate coral. The fragment was originally part of an 18th century Italian candlestick from a historic church. It ha...
Category

Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf

Natural Quartz Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Natural Quartz, multicolored and white clusters of salt-like crystals growing out. Measures: 11” L x 9” D x 7.5” H without stand.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Quartz

18th Century Italian Fragment with Chalcopyrite and Calcite Crystals in Matrix
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick mounted with chalcopyrite and calcite crystals in matrix. The gilded fragment was originally part of a candlestick in a historical Italia...
Category

Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal, Pyrite

Bellowing Smoke Quartz Cloud Formation
Located in London, GB
A beautiful formation of of several stalactites covered in a thick border of white quartz. The thick quartz bordered itself covered in transparent and brown druze in places. The wh...
Category

Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

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

Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Coral, Rock Crystal

Natural Rock Crystal Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Natural rock crystal sculpture with base, 6 in x 7.5 x 6 in without base.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

Calcite Mineral on Yellow Fluorite From Asturias, Spain
Located in New York, NY
Calcite on Yellow Fluorite from Moscona Mine, Solis, Corvera de Asturias, Villabona mining area, Spain. Translucent rhombohedral crystals of colorless calcite large matrix of tran...
Category

Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal, Other

Herkimer Quartz Cluster from Herkimer County, New York
Located in New York, NY
Doubly-terminated, stacked cluster of Herkimer Quartz crystals from Herkimer County, New York. This aesthetic specimen, translucent to transparent 3d d...
Category

American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal, Quartz, Other

Large Peaked Pink Quartz Amethyst Formation
Located in London, GB
A stunning piece of pinkish-lilac amethyst. Its very large peaks are accentuated by the beautiful graduated colour, intensifying towards the tips of each crystal. Various crystals ...
Category

Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

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