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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
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Large Natural Calcite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large calcite specimen sourced from an ex British private collection.
Formed over millions of years, this natural calcite specimen originates from Lesotho, South Africa, showcasin...
Category
Lesothian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Natural Fiber
Unique Faden Quartz Crystal Inner Milk way Line From Balochistan Pakistan Mine
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Unique Faden Quartz crystal inner milkway line from Balochistan Pakistan Mine
WEIGHT 100.21 grams
DIMENSIONS 8.0x4.6x2.3 CM
ORIGIN Balochistan, Pakistan
TREATMENT None
What is specia...
Category
Pakistani Adam Style Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Natural Gogotte Specimen Formation
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
A Gogotte Formation
Of natural form, dating from the Oligocene period (30 Million years ago). Beguiling natural mineral formation, they are the result of calcium carbonate binding w...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
18th Century Italian Sunray on a Blue Celesite Sphere with Crystal Quartz
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf sunray on a celestite sphere and wrapped in coordinating blue crystal quartz.
The 18th century gold leaf sunray was once a halo motif as part of a cru...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Fossil Ammonite Mortality Plate
Located in Scorton, GB
A genuinely extraordinary fossil shell mortality bedrock plate, expertly prepared. This remarkable specimen showcases a breathtaking array of uniquely detailed specimens.
Conserved,...
Category
North African Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Limestone
Cadmium Smithsonite, Masua Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Prov, Sardinia, Italy
Located in New York, NY
Cadmium Smithsonite, Masua Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Prov, Sardinia, Italy
5.8 cm diameter
The Masua Mine began operation in 1857 and operated for over 130 years until its offi...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Other
Genuine Opalized Ammonite Fossil in Matrix (Positive/Negative) withacrylic stand
Located in New York, NY
Extremely unique ammonite fossil exposing positive and negative with its original matrix. It displays a brilliant opalescence of pink and purple. This piece is from the Upper Cretace...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Cement, Other
Petrified Wood Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A really nice petrified wood sculpture, circa pre-history. Brightly colored tan, brown and cream tones with naturally formed patterns caused by fossiliz...
Category
Unknown Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Petrified Wood
1048 Gram Marvellous Aquamarine Specimen With Muscovite From Nagar, Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
1048 Gram Marvellous Aquamarine Specimen With Muscovite From Nagar, Pakistan
Weight: 1048 Gram
Dimension: 12.5 x 12 x 9 Cm
Origin : Nagar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit Baltista...
Category
Pakistani Adam Style Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Sublime 53.15 Carat Tri Color Tourmaline Crystal from Nooristan, Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Sublime Tri Color Tourmaline Crystal From Nooristan, Afghanistan
Weight: 53.15 Carat
Dimension: 1.9 x 2.0 x 1.3 Cm
Origin: Nooristan, Afghanis...
Category
Afghan Adam Style Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Small Formation of Clear Quartz on Thick Agate
Located in London, GB
Several small stalactites adorn this piece, covered in light orange druzy quartz.
This piece was legally and ethically sourced directly in the prestigious mines of Uruguay, South ...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Genuine Natural Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur Tooth (74 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Carcharodontosaurus (Dinosaur) tooth in a glass display box From Tegana Formation, North Africa.
Cretaceous Age 65 million years
Carcharodontosaurus is one of the longest and heavi...
Category
Egyptian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Natural Rock Crystal Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Natural rock crystal sculpture on stand
Measures: 13”/L x 9”/D x 5”/H without stand.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
17th Century Gold Leaf Fragment with Pyrophyllite and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian gold leaf fragment with pyrophyllite in matrix and decorated with baroque pearls.
This fragment was originally a candlestick from a church in Italy. The pyrophy...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Rare Tabletop Amethyst Formation with Calcite Goethite & Quartz
Located in London, GB
A very rare and exquisite table-top amethyst formation. The long fromation preserves a prominent golden calcite crystal on a bed of deep purple amethyst and is particularly sculptura...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Genuine Cluster Trilobite (Ptychopariida) fossil on Matrix
Located in New York, NY
Ptychopariida is a large, heterogeneous order of trilobite containing some of the most primitive species known. The earliest species occurred in the second half of the Lower Cambrian...
Category
Moroccan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Cement, Other
Rare Tabletop Amethyst Formation with Calcites Goethite & Quartz
Located in London, GB
A very rare and exquisite table-top amethyst formation. The long formation preserves prominent golden calcites crystal on a bed of deep purple amethyst and is particularly sculptural...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Egg Shaped Amethyst Geode with Calcite
Located in London, GB
A beautiful mostly complete egg shaped geode with a prominent calcite
to the left, partially polished. The amethyst crystals with high peaks and
of intense purple. The thick amethy...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Large amethyst chapel with calcite and stalactites
Located in London, GB
Another large amethyst chapel, the corresponding half of the original geode,
showing deep purple amethyst crystals punctuated with small stalacti...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Geode Heart with Rare Formations and Double Colour Crystals Amethyst and Quartz
Located in London, GB
From the “heart” of a large geode, this specimen shows various crystal
formations of note. The multi-windowed piece shows amethyst in typical
peaked form as well as stellate white quartz formations...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Genuine Mosasaurus Tooth in Display Case (197.4 grams)
Located in New York, NY
This huge, Museum-quality Mesosaurus tooth is genuine, completely intact with no repairs and in pristine condition. This incredible specimen includes a display box for preservation a...
Category
Egyptian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Striking large Herkimer diamond on its native matrix
Located in London, GB
Magnificent large Herkimer diamond proudly seated on its original matrix. This clear, double-terminated quartz crystal is renowned for its exceptional clarity and brilliance, akin to...
Category
American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
Gem Grade Amethyst Geode Sculpture, Uruguay
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The amethyst geodes from Uruguay are mined from the same rock formation as their relatives just to the north across the border into southern Brazil and are igneous (volcanic) in orig...
Category
Uruguayan Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst
18th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Fossil Coral on a Fossil Coral Cluster
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence fragment" with a fossil coral head on a fossil coral cluster base.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found ...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Gem Grade Amethyst Geode Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gem grade Amethyst Geode sculpture
The amethyst geodes from Uruguay are mined from the same rock formation as their relatives just to the north across...
Category
Uruguayan Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst
Genuine Cluster Trilobite (Ptychopariida) Fossil on Matrix
Located in New York, NY
This incredible cluster of trilobites is found in it's original matrix and displays 4 complete or partial fossils throughout. This cluster comes with an acrylic stand so you can prop...
Category
Moroccan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Cement, Other
Rubellite Tourmaline on Feldspar, Malkhan Pegmatite Field, Russia
Located in New York, NY
Rubellite Tourmaline on Feldspar, Malkhan Pegmatite Field, Krasnyi Chikoy, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Measures: 8 cm tall x 8 cm wide
All rubellite tourmaline is compared to the famou...
Category
Russian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Pink Heart Rhodochrosite Slice Mineral Specimen, Capillitas Mine, Argentina
Located in Edison, NJ
Rhodochrosite stalactites are found exclusively in the Mina Capillitas (“little chapels”) mineral deposit of Argentina. Within each nondescript stalactite is a core with bands of blu...
Category
Argentine Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Silver Wire Mineral Specimen with Calcite Crystals – Kongsberg, Norway
Located in Edison, NJ
Native silver is among a handful of minerals that have been deemed inherently valuable by mankind since antiquity. In the world of mineral collecting, silver specimens and sulfosalts...
Category
Norwegian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Silver
Tourmaline
Located in New York, NY
Tourmaline
Rubaya, Bahunde, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Measures: 5.1 cm tall x 2 cm wide.
Category
Congolese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Large Natural Quartz Crystal
Located in London, GB
This gorgeous large quartz crystal sits on a bed of rough crystalline matrix.
A large piece is wonderfully sculptural.
This piece was legally and ethically sourced.
Place of ori...
Category
Brazilian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
Collection of Museum Mineral Specimens in Display Case
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A collection of museum mineral specimens in a display case with a removable lid. Presented in a sleek glazed case with a removable lid, the set includes 30 European minerals including vanadinite, stilbite, azurite, and pyrite, all with their own striking appearance. Each one is of a superb quality having come from a museum collection. Moulded by nature over thousands of years, these 30 specimens showcase an impressive sculptural piece for an interior display or collectors cabinet.
More about the minerals inside...
First discovered in Mexico, vanadinite is a rare mineral usually found in the form of red hexagonal crystals with a dense brittle texture.
Stilbite is found in zeolite deposits all around the world; its crystal structure is flattened and columned with pointed ends. It can even form in interesting clusters, such as the one included in this case.
Azurite is a soft, deep-blue copper mineral...
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Pyrite
Carcharodontosaurus Saharicus N.African Tyrannosaurus Rex Dinosaur Tooth 74mm
Located in Scorton, GB
An impressive 76mm (longest curvature) Carcharodontosaurus saharicus dinosaur tooth, known as the North African Tyrannosaurus rex for its formidable siz...
Category
North African Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Hemimorphite on Quartz, Malipo Mine, Wenshan Co., Yunnan Prov, China
Located in New York, NY
Hemimorphite on Quartz, Malipo Mine, Wenshan Co., Yunnan Prov., China
Measures: 12 cm tall x 10 cm wide
Hemimorphite from China has taken on entirely new qualities that barely ex...
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Golden Yellow Calcite Crystal Mineral Specimen, Elmwood Mine, USA
Located in Edison, NJ
Although calcite is plentiful and diverse, calcite from Tennessee is instantly recognizable and highly sought-after for its twinned, scalenohedral crystal habit. Often, the scalenohe...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Lilac Half Geode with a Calcite Formation
Located in London, GB
A pleasing lilac amethyst formation of large crystals with a large honey
coloured calcite at the centre and a smaller calcite to the side.
Amethyst is predominantly light violet ...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
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 ...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Pair of 17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragments' with Citron and Ammonite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 17th century Italian 'Florence Fragment' bases from Tuscany topped with polished ammonites and adorned with citron crystal quartz points. These fragments are from a church in...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
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
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Agate, Coral
Collection of 3 Natural Mineral Specimens
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A striking and intriguing collection of 3 natural mineral specimens each presented on an exclusive medium painted display plinth.
This group contains a range of impressive cabinet specimens hand-selected from collections to create a unique set, ideal for use as natural sculptures in an interior.
Included in this stunning collection is an extremely rare purple chalcedony, not seen in many years, found 30 hours down the Pangolaines river system, from Nosy Varika, Lemur Island, Madagascar.
This exceptionally rare material is in a natural raw state with only a handful of pieces found of its likeness. The intensity colour of the purple is met by other colours featuring in natural forms.
A Salrose, derived from the French ’salt...
Category
Malagasy Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Natural Fiber
Collection of Museum Minerals in Display Case
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A collection of museum minerals in a display case. Presented in a sleek glazed case, the set includes 48 European minerals, including a gold vial, a rock with traces of gold, lapis l...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Natural Fiber
Large 8 Inch Ammonite Fossil Cut Polished and Mounted Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large 8 inch Split Ammonite Mounted Fossil Set
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
The cutting and polishing of this large pair revealed pale yellow-brown, cal...
Category
Malagasy Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Golden Calcite Mineral with Apophyllite Geode From Nasik District, India
Located in New York, NY
Cavansite on Stilbite with Stilbite from Wagholi Quarry, Maharashtra, India.
Lustrous spherical aggregates of vibrant royal blue cavansite crystals lined up across a bed of quartz m...
Category
Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Other
Whole Ammonite Fossil, Mineral Specimen, Jurassic Cretaceous Period #B3K
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Madagascar
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Dimensions: 10 × 8.25 × 2 in./ 25.5 × 21. x 5 cm
Weight: 6.925 lbs / 2.984 kg
Height on custom display stand:...
Category
Malagasy Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Precious Stone
Stunning Onyx Lamp
Located in London, GB
Beautiful lamp, carved from a block of translucent Mexican banded onyx.
Category
Mexican Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Onyx, Rock Crystal
Antique Bird Print of the Spoonbill by Sepp & Nozeman, 1789
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled ‘Platalea, Leucorodia'. This print depicts the spoonbill (Dutch: lepelaar). The Eurasian spoonbill or common spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) is a wading bird of ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Paper
Deep Purple Amethyst with Calcite and Polished Agate
Located in London, GB
Stunning geode cluster of an intense deep purple colour amethyst crystals. A big calcite stand-out from the crystals, covered with a blanket of black hematite.
This piece was lega...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Collection of Natural History Specimens in Antique Case
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A Collection of natural history specimens in an antique glazed display case. Housing 27 exquisite fossils and minerals this is truly a cabinet of curiosities; including three corals,...
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Natural Fiber
Quartz 'with Multi-Zoned Inclusions'
Located in New York, NY
Quartz (with multi-zoned inclusions)
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
19.1 cm tall x 12.9 cm wide
12% of the Earth’s crust is quartz, making it among the most common of all min...
Category
Brazilian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Amethyst Deep Violet Hesslberg Collection Geode Hollywood Bowl Cathedral Shape
Located in Lomita, CA
An impressive deep purple amethyst geode will lend itself to office or home decor. This is a great ornamental specimen for an office or public space display. It has calcite formation...
Category
Uruguayan Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst, Quartz
Bowl Shaped Blue Grey Druzy Quartz Stalactite Geode
Located in London, GB
An impressive half geode, this piece is composed of blue grey druze, with beautiful multiple stalactite formations.
The edges of this beautiful mineralogical piece have been poli...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
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...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Gold Leaf
104.14 Gram Pretty Fadan Quartz From Balochistan, Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
104.14 Gram Pretty Fadan Quartz From Balochistan, Pakistan
Weight: 104.14 Gram
Dimension: 6.7 x 6.7 x 6.6 Cm
Origin: Balochistan, Pakistan
What is special about quartz?
The answe...
Category
Pakistani Adam Style Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Red, Pink, & Green Watermelon Tourmaline Slice— Anjanabonoina, Madagascar
Located in Edison, NJ
Tourmaline is celebrated not only for its vitreous beauty, but also for its unparalleled spectrum of colors and color combinations, earning its place among the most vibrant gemstones...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Tourmaline
Crabby Time Capsule: Fossilized Eocene Crab from Monte Baldo Italy
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional fossilized crab (Harpactocarcinus) originates from the Eocene period and was discovered in Monte Baldo, Italy. Measuring 4 inches in height, this well-preserved spec...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Collection of 7 Natural Mineral Specimens
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A striking collection of 7 natural mineral specimens sourced from an ex. private British collection.
Each presented on exclusive custom display plinths, this set of minerals include...
Category
Malagasy Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Natural Fiber
Exceptional Onyx lamp
Located in London, GB
Beautiful lamp, carved from a block of translucent Mexican banded onyx.
Category
Mexican Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Onyx, Rock Crystal
