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Period: 19th Century
A pair of brecciated marble Paradise spheres, Italy end of 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of spheres in brecciated marble Paradise, resting on a circular bronze base with a wavy profile and a central excrescent disk. Italy, late 19th century.
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Breccia Marble, Bronze

18th-19th C. Italian Rock Crystal Ball on a Later Italian Giltwood Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th-19th C. Italian rock crystal ball/orb on a later Italian giltwood stand, in two parts The rock crystal ball/ orb European possibly French o...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

Grand Tour Specimen Marbles Plaque, Italy, circa 1850
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Italian Grand Tour marble specimen plaque in original silver-giltwood frame consisting of 20 different rare and ancient marbles, including Porphyry and Jasper, inlaid into a black an...
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Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Marble

Mirage: 19th-Century Glass Dome with New Shimmering Butterflies
Located in New York, NY
*"Mirage" by Hasharat* is a stunning composition that combines antique and contemporary elements, encased within a large 19th-century oval glass dome measuring 12.5" x 8.5" x 20" H. ...
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American Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass, Wood

Pair Of 1890s Brown Marble Obelisks With Carved Floral Motif
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1890s carved marble obelisks with floral motif.
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Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Marble

Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A ‘FANTASTICALLY’ RARE, EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY and MUSEUM QUALITY Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes. Made in Englan...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell, Glass, Mahogany

A pair of Mediterranean red coral branches, copper bases, Italy 1870s.
Located in Milan, IT
A specimen of Naturalia: a pair of Mediterranean red coral branches (Coralium Rubrum), mounted on vase-shaped embossed copper bases. Italy circa 1870.
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral, Copper

Wulfenite from Defiance Mine, Costello Mine Group, Gleeson, Arizona
Located in New York, NY
From Defiance Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise District, Dragoon Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA Classic aesthetic specimen of lustrous sharp Wulfenite crystals in a s...
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Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal

A pair of marine fossil “Mothership” stones spheres, Italy 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of marine fossil “Mothership” spheres, resting on a base, made of brass. Italy circa 1890.
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone, Brass

A marine fossil “Mothership” sphere, Italy 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
A marine fossil “Mothership” sphere, resting on a base, made of brass. Italy circa 1890.
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone, Brass

A pair of marine fossil “Mothership” stones, Italy 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of marine fossil “Mothership” spheres, resting on a base, made of brass. Italy circa 1890.
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone, Brass

A branch of japanese red coral (Coralium Japonicum), Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
A specimen of naturalia from Wunderkammer. A branch of Japanese red coral (Coralium Japonicum), mounted on a wooden base, holds a palm tree in the shap...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

Natural Lavender/ Purple Coral
Located in Houston, TX
Rare Natural Purple/Lavender/White And Pink Coral. Offered is a highly unusual naturally occurring multi-colored purple/lavender/white and pink coral together with fossils attached i...
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Pacific Islands Organic Modern Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

Agate specimen, mounted over a guilt wood base with candle holder, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
A Wunderkammer naturalia agate specimen mounted in an oval shape frame over a golden wooden base, with candle holder. Italy end of 19th century.
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate

South Pacific Natural Giant Clam Shell Specimen
Located in North Miami, FL
This giant Pacific clam shell is all natural and with wonderful details. THIS ITEM IS LOCATED AND WILL SHIP FROM OUR MIAMI, FLORIDA SHOWROOM.
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Pacific Islands Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell

Natural Lavender/ Purple Coral
Located in Houston, TX
Natural Lavender/Purple Coral. Offered is a naturally colored lavender/purple coral. This lovely piece of coral is great as a stand alone piece or could be grouped with other coral o...
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Oceanic Organic Modern Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

A large red coral branch from Wunderkammer, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
This large branch of Mediterranean coral, 'Corallium Rubrum' is mounted on a gilt bronze base. The creation of the vase-shaped base involves various techniques: lost wax casting, mol...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral, Bronze

A branch of a light blue mother of pores, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
A Specimen from Wuderkammer: a branch of Blue Madrepora (Heliopora Coerulea). The Specimen is mounted on a vase-shaped wooden base with parts gilded and parts painted light blue. Ita...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

19th Century Lidded Vessel or Sculptural Horn Decorated with Etched Pewter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful Horn resting on three hand wrought pewter legs with a tip, collar and lid with hand crafted etching and details. The horn is a compliment to any shelf, console table - a...
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Rustic Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Pewter

A wunderkammer marine natural specimen, the Melo melo shell. Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
The base is made out of rosewood. The shell, Melo Melo, (Family Volutidae) is mounted with reef and small shells. Italy last part of 19th century.
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell, Wood

A branch of Mediterranean red coral on a lapis lazuli base, Italy 1880s.
Located in Milan, IT
Branch of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), mounted on a square-shaped marble base, with a parallelepiped-shaped central body. The entire body is enriched by a mosaic of la...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Bronze

A large red coral branch from Wunderkammer, Italy 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
This large branch of Mediterranean coral, 'Corallium Rubrum' is mounted on a gilt bronze base. The creation of the amphora-shaped base involves various techniques: lost wax casting, ...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral, Bronze

A marine specimen: the piranha fish, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Taxodermy marine natural Wunderkammer specimen, embalmed Piranha fishes (Serrasalmus Brandtii). The Specimen is stuffed and mounted over a laquered wooden base black color. Italy cir...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

A large branch of Rubrum coral and Sciacca coral from Wunderkammer, Italy 1820.
Located in Milan, IT
A large branch of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum) and a large branch of Sciacca coral, mounted together on a gilt bronze base. The creation of the vase-shaped base involve...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral, Silver

Stuffed bird for natural history cabinet, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird Eastern Blue bird (Sialia sialis) mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

Natural Specimen Red Pipe Organ Coral
Located in Houston, TX
Natural specimen red pipe organ coral. Offered is a lovely piece of organic Pacific red pipe organ specimen coral which revels different colors depending on which side it is viewed f...
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Pacific Islands Other Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

A crocodile skull wunderkammer specimen, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A natural specimen from Wunderkammer: a crocodile skull. The wooden column base is decorated on the upper edge. A metal bar supports the crocodile skull. Italy circa 1870.
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Metal

19th Century Italian Box of Specimen Marbles with Neoclassical Urns
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Early 19th Century Italian, Neoclassical, fine hinged box. Containing a selection of various hard stones and specimen marbles. The lid with the inscription: 'Marmi Antichi D'Palazzo ...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Marble

Rustic Pair of 19th Century Game Animal Horns Mounted on Scrolling Metal Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of antique 19th century game animal horns mounted on metal stands. Created during the 19th century, each of this pair of mounted objects features ...
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Rustic Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Metal

Pair of Red Gorgonian Branches, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of red gorgonian branches from the Wunderkammer in the shape of a fan. The bases are in carved and silvered wood with heraldic crests. Italy,...
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Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

Antique 19th Century Italian Carved Cameo Conch Shell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exquisite and unique, this Italian intricately hand-carved conch shell depicting the Roman goddess of Day and Night dates back to the 19th century and showcases the exceptional craft...
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Italian Victorian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell, Wood

English "Grand Tour" Derbyshire Specimen Marble Plaque Paperweights, circa 1850
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A collection of three 'Grand Tour' English / Italian polychrome marble plaques or paperweights, one rectangular; two of cartouche form, the 'Derbyshire' or 'Belgian Black' marble slabs inset with native English stones 'Blue John' (Derbyshire Spar), 'Duke's Red', 'Bird's-Eye', and foreign Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, and Jasper in 'ovoid' and 'kidney' form inlays. Measurements : Rectangular plaque: 8" by 4.63" by .88" Cartouche plaque...
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English Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Marble

Pair, Grand Tour Neoclassical Bronze & Marble Mounted Blue John Specimen Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
English, 19th century. An exceptional and rare pair of Grand Tour period Neoclassical columns. Each column has a stepped bronze and white marble plinth and base that is separated b...
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British Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Marble, Bronze

A branch of Mediterranean red coral on a Paesina stone base, Italy 1880s.
Located in Milan, IT
Branch of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), mounted on a square-shaped Paesina stone base, with a central body in the shape of a parallelepiped with a bronze profile intert...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone, Bronze

A big diorama with butterflies and flowers with a Memento Mori Italy 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
A Memento Mori from Wunderkammer, depicting a painted skull, leaning on a book with a scroll reading: pray to God for the soul, in devotion to the Archangel Gabriel. The painting is ...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Glass, Wood

After The Roman Antique - Rock Crystal, Glass & Gold Flecking Grand Tour Pitcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
Likely European, 19th century or earlier. This pitcher is incredibly unique and unusual. The interior has a cracked rock crystal surface, purple striations and gold flecking which a...
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British Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

Antique Real Skull of a Rabbit, Germany ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Real Skull of a Rabbit, Germany ca. 1900s An antique taxidermied skull of the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) mounted on an ebonized wooden tur...
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German Folk Art Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Bone, Wood

Pressed French Botanical, circa 1897
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French pressed botanical from 1897. For those of you that may be interested, we will be listings many more antique French botanical's in the c...
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French Country Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Framed Specimen Marbles, Italian, circa 1880
Located in Spencertown, NY
A Collection of 25 Samples with in a Verde Antico Border, with Wooden Frame, Italian, late 19th Century. Each Specimen 2 1/2” x 1 3/4”
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Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Marble, Porphyry

Lapis lazuli obelisks mounted on a gilded bronze base, 19th century
Located in NICE, FR
Magnificent pair of large polished lapis lazuli obelisks decorated with palmettes mounted on a gilded bronze base, 19th century. These lapis lazuli pieces come from Afghanistan wher...
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French Empire Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Bronze

A pair of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), Italy 1880s.
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of large branches of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), mounted on large octagonal alabaster bases with guilt bronze profile. Connection with a spherical bronze element...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze

Old Tree Trunk Sculpture Object
Located in Rochester, NY
An ancient looking tree trunk fragment that at first glance appears to be faux bois rather than real wood. Beautifully aged color and wear to surface from many years of exposure to t...
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Unknown Organic Modern Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

Pair of Meissen Porcelain Figures of Parrots Standing on Branches W/ Cherries
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and large pair of antique meissen porcelain figures of colorful parrots, each standing on a tree branch with cherries and beautiful foliage after a model by J. J. Kandl...
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German Rococo Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Porcelain

Marine specimen: a pair of crabs, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of marine specimen crabs. The specimen, Splendid Round Red Crab (Etisus Splendidus) is mounted on a vase-shaped wooden base painted brown. Italy...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

19th-century Carved, Painted and Gilt tortoise shell, 'the Cosmic Turtle'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A highly unusual carved painted, gilt and gem-set tortoise carapace resembling the mythical Cosmic or World-bearing Turtle Probably Germany, late 19...
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Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Gold Leaf

19th Century Horn and Gilt Brass Mounted Cornucopia with Cover
Located in Southall, GB
A fine horn and gilt brass mounted Cornucopia with cover. 19th century. Supported on a cast stand on a square base.
Category

American Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Bone

Extraordinary Chinese Scholar Ying Stone on Stand with Collector Seal
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a vertical Chinese scholar rock balanced on a carved wood display stand. The specimen is a wonderful example of Ying (or Yingde) stone, one of the four famed stone types known to Chinese literati and a less common type than Lingbi or Taihu. Gray in color, it has an extraordinary upright form rising from a small stem, like an "Avatar Mountain" peeking out of the mist. Visually it feels impossible for the stone to balance on its thin stem and the wood base. The illusion is due to the thickness of the depth which is not immediately visible from front or back. This type of exotic form was highly desired by the collector. The surface is remarkable with pronounced schisms, gullies, folding lines, with several formation of openings that give it a grotto and airy feel. Different sceneries are revealed when viewed from different angles, making this one of the most intriguing stones in Tishu Gallery...
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Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Large Belle Epoque Russian Carved Malachite Egg
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Impressive and large Russian malachite egg, carved from the solid. A timeless yet historic decorative object, which is a great addition to any sophistica...
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Russian Belle Époque Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Malachite

Marine Specimen: the Porcupine Fish, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Taxidermy marine natural Wunderkammer specimen, the common porcupine fish (Tetrodon Cutcutia). The Specimen is stuffed and mounted over a round fruitwoo...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Animal Skin, Blown Glass, Wood

Amethyst Cluster on stand
Located in Dallas, TX
This listing features a beautiful cluster Amethyst on a metal stand, perfect addition to a bookshelf or mantel. Amethyst is a semiprecious violet stone that is from the quartz vari...
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Unknown Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Amethyst

Black Forest Wood Carving of a Mountain Goat
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A charming small ‘Black Forest’ wood carving of a mountain goat and her kids.    
Category

Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

A diorama with fishes, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A natural Wunderkammer specimen: a marine diorama with two decoy fishes (Pterois volitans), a brunch, fan shaped, of Horny coral, starfish, and reef. The Specimens are mounted inside a glass...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Barite from Cumberland, England
Located in New York, NY
Cumberland, England A historic old classic, these barites are immediately recognizable as survivors from England's mining heyday in the 1800s. An intact, tabular, doubly terminated, grayish blue barite crystal in an impressive spray of an incredible barite cluster is on matrix and is of the finest grade. Clusters of this magnitude and quality are incredibly rare. A most remarkable feature is the proximity of the clusters to each other. They amass into one stunningly large piece rather than spaced small clusters. This is a very three-dimensional and sculptural specimen and has a wide rage of presentation. The crystals here...
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English Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal

Pair of Rock Crystals, Amethyste, Pyrite and Aragonite Druzes, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Pair of Naturalia mineral specimen: a pair of rock crystals amethyst, aragonite and pyrite druzes, mounted over a guild-plated wooden bases on a vase shape with leaves. Italy aroun...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

Antique Semi-Precious Stone and Silver-Gilt Egg Model
Located in London, GB
Antique semi-precious stone and silver-gilt egg model Continental, Late 19th Century Height 19cm, diameter 8cm This superb decorative egg model is inset ...
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European Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Silver

Purple Sea Fan Coral Mounted on an Ebonised Base
Located in Hastings, GB
THIS CORAL CAN ONLY BE SHIPPED INSIDE THE UK, NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING DUE TO RESTRICTIONS Beautiful large natural vintage sea fan coral Soft pinky / purple color The coral is mou...
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Unknown Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

Rare 19th century decorative carved treen corkscrew
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare 19th century decorative carved treen corkscrew circa 1880. Superb decorative piece of treen hand carved using a hardwood.  Due to the oversized nature of this piece it would ma...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

Natural Specimen Desert Rose and Red Crystals, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. A desert rose crystals and red crystals mounted over a wooden gilded base in the shape of a vase, Italy, circa 1880.
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal

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