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17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Base with Naturally Free-Formed Copper
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian 'Florence Fragment' base topped with preserved, naturally free-forming copper.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the histo...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Copper
Large Imperial Black Porphyry specimen
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Rare and Large Imperial Black Porphyry architectural fragment
partially polished,
23,5 x 15 x 12 cm
Porfido Nero is a rare Black Variety of Imperial Porphyry from Gebel Dokhan (th...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Porphyry
Fossil Agate Coral with Iridescent Ammonites
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Fossil agate coral adorned with iridescent fossil ammonites.
The grey piece of fossil agate coral is cut and polished and adorned with the iridescent...
Category
American Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Coral
Genuine Hollardops Mesacristata Trilobite on Matrix (1.7 lbs)
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
Moroccan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Cement, Other
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
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
Large Fossil Stone Ammonite
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/6416 - Large fossil stone shell - Ammonites were predatory Prehistorie cephalopod mollusks which existed between 400 and 66 million years ago before dying out during the exinction ...
Category
Malagasy International Style Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Candlestick with Natural Ammonite Shell
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th Century Italian candlestick fragment topped with a complete and natural ammonite shell. This Italian fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the histo...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Wood
Collection of 10 Natural Mineral Specimens
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A varied and fascinating collection of 10 natural mineral specimens, ex. private British collection.
Each presented on an exclusive small painted display plinths, this group contain...
Category
Mexican Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Natural Fiber
Gleaming Quartz Sphere with Golden Rutile
Located in London, GB
Immerse yourself in the splendour of this gleaming quartz sphere, featuring exquisite golden rutile inclusions from Brazil. The sphere's flawlessly polished surface enhances the intr...
Category
Brazilian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Bronze
Complex Natural Geode Slice with Amethyst and Quartz
Located in London, GB
This large and thick slice preserves a complex arrangement of two interlocking
geodes, one with a citrine-like orange quartz and another with
deep purple amethyst. The exterior gre...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Deep Purple Amethyst Cluster with Calcite Surrounded by Agate
Located in London, GB
An interesting and stunning amethyst cluster with a striking mineral and colour mix.
In this aesthetic piece the edges have been polished to reveal layers of a vibrant green celadonite, blue-grey agate and white quartz, which frame the intense purple colour of the amethyst.
The interior of the mineral sculpture is endowed with a gorgeous very deep purple amethyst...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Cherry Tree Species Petrified Wood Cross Cut Slice Specimen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine petrified wood specimen.
Perfect for use on the bar or table as a trivet.
An old collector's record indicates that it is a species of cherry from Mcdermitt, Oregon.
...
Category
North American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Petrified Wood
18th Century Italian Fragment with Fossil Clam Shell on Cut Rock Coral Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick with a fossil clam shell and gold leaf barnacles mounted on a cut rock coral base.
The hand-carved, 18th century candlestick originally came from a church in Tuscany. It is mounted on a cut and fossilized rock coral base. The mounted fossil...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Coral, Gold Leaf
$1,425 Sale Price
25% Off
Exceptional Heart Shaped Formation with Icy Calcites
Located in London, GB
A stunning heart-shaped amethyst formation with a central rocket-shaped
calcite covered with a blanket of amethystine quartz and black goethite.
To the left an icy calcite covered ...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Natural Blue Botryoidal Malacholla Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A superb example of a naturally-occurring botryoidal malacholla specimen, favoured for its vivid natural blue colour! This sizeable specimen is presented on one of our exclusive base...
Category
Congolese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Natural Fiber
Large Smoky Dogtooth Calcite Mineral Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large example of a naturally-formed smoky dogtooth calcite mineral specimen, presented on an exclusive plinth ready for interior display.
This natural calcite specimen is an excel...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Natural Fiber
Genuine Seymchan Pallasite Meteorite Slab (1.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
The pallasites are a class of stony–iron meteorite. It consists of centimeter-sized olivine crystals of peridot quality in an iron-nickel matrix. Coarser metal areas develop Widmanst...
Category
Russian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Other, Iron
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, Rock Crystal
Large Genuine Megalodon Shark Tooth in Display Box (274.2 grams)
Located in New York, NY
This genuine Megalodon Shark Tooth, sourced by divers in waters off the coast of the Carolinas, is 100% genuine and measures approximately 5" long. This specimen is accompanied with ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
15th Century Monumental Monolithic Stone Slab with Fossiles
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A 15th century French recuperated floor slab of huge proportions. Because of its beauty, unusual size and the richness of fossilles we decided to mount this piece as a sculpture.
We...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Sandstone
Limestone Stalactite
Located in London, GB
A limestone stalactite, South-Western France.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Limestone
$15,176
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
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
Small Orange Tinted Druzy Quartz Formation
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 prestigi...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Gogotte, natural sculpture from Fontainebleau, France. With rare iron inclusions
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
This desk size Gogotte is an authentic proof of nature's artistic skills in sculpture.
We still don't understand fully how these natural sculptures, made of more than 99% of pure si...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Sandstone
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
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Purple Fluorite with Quartz From Jiangxi, China
Located in New York, NY
From De'an mine, Wushan, De'an Co., Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China
Large cluster of gem transparent deep purple dodecahedron fluorite crystals etched from Quartz mat...
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Other
$8,000 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Spectacular amazonite and smoky quartz crystals
Located in London, GB
This stunning specimen from Colorado beautifully combines smoky quartz crystals with striking turquoise-green amazonite and soft white feldspar. The contrast of colors—rich browns, v...
Category
American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Pyrite crystal sphere
Located in London, GB
This beautiful pyrite sphere from Peru shines with a golden metallic
surface and has crystals of different sizes all around it. Some parts of the
sphere are open, allowing you to loo...
Category
Peruvian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Pyrite
$5,200
Slim royal lapis lazuli
Located in London, GB
This refined, slim-cut lapis lazuli slab from Afghanistan showcases an
exceptionally deep, velvety blue with subtle golden pyrite flecks and faint
calcite veining.
Despite its slen...
Category
Afghan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Lapis Lazuli, Rock Crystal
$1,500
Polished lapis lazuli slab
Located in London, GB
This striking lapis lazuli slab from Afghanistan displays an intense, royal
blue hue, dramatically intersected by natural veins of white calcite and
sparkling golden pyrite.
Expert...
Category
Afghan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Lapis Lazuli
Azurite & malachite harmony
Located in London, GB
This vibrant specimen from China showcases an eye-catching mix of
azurite and malachite in brilliant shades of blue and green. The surface
is alive with crystals of varying sizes — f...
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Malachite
Luminous yellow sulfur
Located in London, GB
This vibrant sulfur specimen from Bolivia glows with an intense, electric
yellow hue. Its naturally lustrous crystal surfaces reflect the light beautifully, enhancing the vivid color...
Category
Bolivian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
$2,800
Native copper sculpture
Located in London, GB
This remarkable specimen is a pure mass of native copper from the
USA, showcasing the metal’s natural crystalline form with exceptional
texture and visual depth. Its intricate surfac...
Category
American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Copper
$1,500
Inner landscape – Quartz sphere with crystal inclusion
Located in London, GB
This stunning quartz sphere from Zambia reveals a hidden world inside.
From its clear surface, you can see unique mineral formations that rise
like tiny mountains. At the center, a s...
Category
Zambian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
Golden pyrite in quartz sphere
Located in London, GB
This luminous quartz sphere from Brazil features brilliant golden pyrite
inclusions suspended within its crystal-clear interior. Each metallic bloom catches the light like miniature ...
Category
Brazilian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Pyrite
Bicolot elbaite on matrix
Located in London, GB
An extraordinary specimen featuring vertically aligned, gem-quality
bicolor elbaite tourmaline rising through a sculptural matrix of bladed
white cleavelandite and glassy quartz.
Th...
Category
Pakistani Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Gem tourmaline on matrix
Located in London, GB
A striking, gem-quality green tourmaline rises from its natural matrix,
forming a perfectly balanced composition that is both powerful
and elegant.
Sourced from the renowned deposit...
Category
Pakistani Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Tourmaline
$5,500
Twin green tourmaline in quartz
Located in London, GB
A striking composition of nature’s elegance, this beautiful specimen
features two rich green tourmaline crystals dramatically piercing through
a luminous white quartz matrix.
The co...
Category
Brazilian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Tourmaline
Beautifully Shaped Amethyst Cluster with Agate, Celadonite and White Quartz
Located in London, GB
An exquisite deep purple amethyst cluster with stalactite formation. This natural piece is surrounded and adorned with a beautiful polished frame, where it is possible to see the min...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Geode Section with Rare Amethyst Formation and Intense Green Shell
Located in London, GB
This striking section cut from the centre of a geode, contains an unusual formation of calcite with a blanket of amethyst crystals. The borders are polished to reveal the beautiful c...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
$4,400 Sale Price
32% Off
681.51 Gram Pretty Dual Aquamarine Crystal Attached With Feldspar From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
681.51 Gram Pretty Dual Aquamarine Crystal Attached With Feldspar From Pakistan
Weight: 681.51 Gram
Dimension: 8.1 x 8.7 x 7.2 Cm
Origin: Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit Bal...
Category
Pakistani Adam Style Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Giant Ammonite Cluster from Madagascar
By Dale Rogers Ammonite
Located in London, GB
Rare ammonites from Madagascar are highly sought after by collectors and paleontologists due to their exceptional preservation and unique features. These...
Category
Malagasy Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Large onyx canoe bowl with craquelet effect
Located in London, GB
An exceptional, large bowl of canoe-like shape, carved from a single piece of Mexican onyx and polished to reveal the gorgeous translucence and banding that have made the stone desir...
Category
Mexican Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Onyx
Rough geode section with contrasting amethyst
Located in London, GB
Like a treasure chest, this striking geode section shows the incredible
contrast between the rough volcanic stone (basalt) in which the geodes
are found, and the radiant amethystine ...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Geode with Orange Brown Crystals and Frontal Calcite Rosette
Located in London, GB
This pleasing open geode contains a bed of orange-brown amethystine
quartz of moderate size with a frontal rosette of several small calcite crystals.
The borders polished.
This ...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Genuine Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth (56.2 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Genuine Spinosaurus (Dinosaur) tooth.
Spinosaurus (meaning "spine lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in what now is North Africa, during the upper Albian to upper T...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Monumental Plate-like Fossilised Crinoid
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A monumental plate-like fossilised crinoid salvaged from a property housing an ex private British collection.
Thought to date to millions of years ago during the Devonian period, th...
Category
Moroccan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Natural Fiber
Naturally Formed Mineral 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 walnut and satin nickel painted ba...
Category
Indian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
A large exceptional 'A' Grade Quartz Crystal cluster from Arkansas
Located in London, GB
An exceptional rock crystal quartz cluster than has been expertly mounted onto brushed steel base. Crystals of this calibre discovered in Arkansas are considered to be the highest of...
Category
North American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
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
$5,500
Soledade Meteorite Slice // 389 Grams
Located in New York, NY
This hefty approximately over 4.5 billion year old Soledade iron meteorite slice features a prominent, unique iron nickel etching. This octahedrite was discovered in 1986 as a 68 kg ...
Category
Brazilian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Other, Iron, Nickel
$4,900 Sale Price
30% Off
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
$340 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Small Cluster of Amethyst Stalactite Formations - Mineral Display piece
Located in London, GB
This piece comprises a stunning example of deep purple amethyst, elegantly displayed on a metal stand, with a naturally decorative multiple stalactite formation.
The polished borders of the formation allow one to appreciate the visible grey and brown agate, green celadonite and pink jasper...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Asaphus intermedius Trilobite on Matrix from Morocco (1.7 lbs)
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
Moroccan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Cement, Other
Fossil Ammonite Hoplitoides Wohltmanni Surmounted Etched Brass Stand
By Modenature
Located in Scorton, GB
The latest edition to arrive at THE FOSSIL STORE™ is our famous and exquisite series of designed mount. The ammonites are truly exquisite specimens excavated from the high Anti-Atlas...
Category
North African Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Limestone, Brass
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