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Period: 19th Century
Antique Wall Hanging Turtle Shell
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty 19th century wall hanging turtle shell created by mother nature with its iconic form and unique organic patched color scheme.
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American Victorian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

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Organic Material

Italian Grand Tour Specimen Marble Circular Chessboard Plaque Pietra Dura 19th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely crafted circular pietra dura plaque, likely originating from Italy during the mid-to-late 19th century, this specimen marble and hardstone inlaid chessboard combines decorat...
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Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

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Marble

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

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Coral

A big diorama with crystals, butterflies and flowers, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A large cabinet of curiosities diorama with natural crystal specimens and multicolored butterflies, mounted under an oval blown glass bell jar, with a black lacquered poplar base. An...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

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Crystal

Original botanical model of the Tulip flower Robert Brendel late 19th century
Located in Milan, IT
Original Brendel botanical model of the Tulip flower made in Germany around the end of the 19th century by Robert Brendel (1821-1898). The flower is made of wood and papier mache and...
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Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

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

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

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Coral, Bronze

Grand Tour Specimen Marbles Plaque, Italy, circa 1850
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful third quarter 19th century Italian 'grand tour' ancient marbles specimen plaque in original silver-gilt frame.
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Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Marble

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

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 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

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

Natural Lavender/ Purple Coral
Natural Lavender/ Purple Coral
$1,720 Sale Price
20% Off
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

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Marble, Bronze

Stuffed bird for natural history cabinet, an house sparrow, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Passer domesticus) House sparrow on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brogi Natura...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Enormous Old Witches Broom Burl Mounted Sculpture
Located in Rochester, NY
A huge old witches broom burl from a very old conifer tree with massive proportions and beautifully aged color and surface. Mounted on a circular iron base...
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American Organic Modern Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Iron

Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird Red crossbill (Loxia Curvirostra) mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natu...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers

An important diorama depicting a marine environment, Italy circa 1830.
Located in Milan, IT
An important Italian diorama in a rectangular display case depicting a complex marine environment. The large wooden cabinet, crafted from Italian walnut, is shaped like a parallelepi...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Glass, Wood

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

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

Silver Chamberstick / Candleholder Hippocampus / Seahorse, 1837 Munich, Germany
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Silver Chamberstick / candleholder hippocampus / seahorse, circa 1837 Munich, Germany. This silver Chamberstick retain the original detachable snuffer. We have specialized in the sa...
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German Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

German Silver Gilt and Shell Covered Nautilus Cup, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
With a figure of Neptune holding aloft a beautiful iridescent shell enclosed by three strap-work figures. The cover surmounted by three sea horses and...
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Austrian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Silver

A pair of red gorgonian branches, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of fan-shaped red Gorgonian branches from Wunderkammer. The bases are in carved and gilded wood. Italy, circa 1870.
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Fruitwood

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 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

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 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

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

Antique Blanched Sea Shells Set/3
Located in Malibu, CA
Whelk Seashell 12”W, 7”D, 6”H Half Clam Shell 10”W. 7”D, 4”H Horned Helmet Conch9”L, 7”H, 7”W
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Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell

Antique Blanched Sea Shells Set/3
Antique Blanched Sea Shells Set/3
$780 Sale Price / set
20% Off
A pair of white-sand gorgonian branches, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A big pair of fan-shaped white sand Gorgonian branches from Wunderkammer. The bases are in carved and gilded wood. Italy, circa 1870.
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Fruitwood

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...
Category

Unknown Organic Modern Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

French 1930s Tôle and Glass Tree in Pot Sculpture with Orange and Yellow Fruits
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French tôle and glass tree in pot from the mid 20th century, with orange and yellow fruits. Created in France during the second quarter of the 20th century, this botanical sculptur...
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French Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Tôle

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

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

Natural specimen: with amethyst, mica and desert rose crystals, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. A druse with Amethyst, Mica and Desert rose crystals, mounted over a guild-plated wooden base on a vase shape. Italy circa 1880.
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Amethyst, Rock Crystal

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

Iron Mailbox
Located in Dallas, TX
Impressive antique iron mailbox from late 19th century France.
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Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Iron

Antique Japanese Bamboo Kayakuire-Powder Flask , Edo Period.
Located in Leuven , BE
This artifact is an antique Kayakuire (火薬入れ), or gunpowder flask, a fascinating example of traditional Japanese craftsmanship. In feudal Japan, gunpowd...
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Japanese Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Bamboo, Wood

19th Century Signed Japanese Meiji Bronze Wave with Carrera Marble Sphere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderfully unique Meiji Bronze Wave - the details and techniques are very intricate. There are no missing pieces or damage. the piece is in very...
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Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

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

19th Century Belgian Concrete Door Stop
Located in High Point, NC
This 19th Century Belgian concrete door stop is a distinctive piece with a striking, irregular form shaped by time and use. Its angular, almost pyramidal body showcases a richly aged...
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Belgian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Concrete

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

Victorian Taxidermy Swan Head Mounted on a Carved Shield Wooden Plague
Located in London, GB
A wonderful Victorian taxidermy swan head with glass eyes and bright orange and black bill, mounted on a carved wooden shield and oak leaf plague.
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English Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

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

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

Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed green Bengal bird (Amandava formosa Latham), mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet...
Category

Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers

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

19th Century Belgian Concrete Door Stop
Located in High Point, NC
This 19th Century Belgian concrete door stop is a humble yet evocative artifact of utilitarian design. Cast in a tapered cylindrical form, its surface is richly weathered with natura...
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Belgian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Concrete

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 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

A sphere of Aragonite stone, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A sphere of Aragonite stone, resting on a base, made of silver which has a cup-shaped stand with a wavy profile that opens upwards with a concave surface. Italy circa 1870.
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone, Silver

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

Natural Specimen: Cubic Pyrite and Fluorite Crystals, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. A fluorite crystals and cubic pyrite cristals mounted over a guild-plated and lacquered wooden base with leaves decorati...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

19th Century Belgian Concrete Door Stop
Located in High Point, NC
This 19th Century Belgian concrete door stop features a rugged, angular form that highlights its utilitarian origins and enduring character. The hand-hewn block of concrete exhibits ...
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Belgian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Concrete

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