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Period: 19th Century
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...
Category
British Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Stuffed House Sparrow bird for natural history cabinet, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Passer domesticus) House sparrow mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brog...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Stuffed bird for natural history cabinet, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Regulus regulus) Regolo. Set on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Stuffed bird for natural history cabinet, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Cyanistes caeruleus) Blue tit on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Stuffed bird for natural history cabinet, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Linaria cannabina) Fanello Linaia cannabina mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
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...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral, 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, ...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral, Bronze
Pair of Coral Branches from Wunderkammer, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of branches of Mediterranean red coral, 'Corallium Rubrum', mounted on a gilt bronze base. The realization of the bases sees different techniques: the lost wax casting, the hamm...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral, Bronze
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...
Category
English Rustic Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Sycamore
Natural Specimen: Pair of Red Quartz and Apophilite Crystals, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. A pair of red quartz, rock crystals and Apophilite druzes, mounted over a guild-plated wooden bases with leaves decoration on a shape of a vase. Italy l...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
A marine specimen: pair of Marlin rostrum. Italy 1800.
Located in Milan, IT
An important pair from the Wunderkammer: two Marlin fish beaks turned to emulate the spiral shape of the Narwhal tooth.
The base is made of turned walnut, in the shape of a vase with...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Silver
An iron vase full of shells, France circa 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
An iron cast square vase with an iron base, with relief decorative elements, over which is a connecting element. Overall the iron rods that describe a vase silouette. The basket is f...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Iron
A glass ampulla with Pulvis eructanea, France 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Specimen from wunderkammer, a glass ampoule with turned fruitwood lid painted black and label on the front. The paper label reads: Pulvis eructanea. France circa 1870.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Fruitwood, Paper
A glass ampulla with corallium sidere, France 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Specimen from wunderkammer, a glass ampoule with turned fruitwood lid painted black and label on the front. The paper label reads: Corallium Sidere and the number XXI. France circa 1870
Category
French Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Inuit Fossilized Whale Bone Sculpture #13
Located in Bradenton, FL
Inuit fossilized whale bone sculpture. Unique whale vertebrae with hand carved depiction of a ship.
Category
Organic Modern Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
A branch of a light blue mother of pores with shells, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
A Specimen from Wuderkammer: a branch of blue Madrepora (Heliopora Coerulea). The Specimen, with various examples of shells, is mounted on a column-shaped wooden base with gilded par...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Nautilus Pompilius, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A natural Wunderkammer Specimen: a Nautilus Pompilius. The Specimen is mounted over a wooden painted base. Italy 1880 ca. (SHIP TO EU ONLY)
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Wood
Fine 'Black Forest' Linden Wood Model of a Standing Bull, Swiss, circa 1890
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine 'Black Forest' linden wood model of a standing bull, Swiss, circa 1890.
Category
European Black Forest Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
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.
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Wood
Antique Rowland Ward 19th C Victorian lifesize bull’s head taxidermy
Located in Leuven , BE
Antique Rowland Ward 19th C Victorian lifesize bull’s head taxidermy with glass eyes.
Rowland Ward paper label to the back of the neck.
Provenance: T...
Category
British Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Organic Material, 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...
Category
French Country Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Antique Rowland Ward late 19th C Victorian lifesize bull’s head
Located in Leuven , BE
Antique Rowland Ward late 19th C Victorian lifesize bull’s head taxidermy with glass eyes on beautiful oak shield
Rowland Ward paper label to the back of the shield.
Provenance:...
Category
British Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
Coco De Mer Shell circa 1900s Seychelles, Perfect for Your Wunderkammer
Located in London, GB
This is a particularly fine and polished symmetrical example of a rare 19th century Coco de Mer Shell. A complete coco de mer the perfect object to place in your Wunderkammer or cabi...
Category
Seychellois Other Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Coconut
19th Century Bowsprits or 19th Century Architectural Fragments
Located in Essex, MA
These unusual Bowsprits are John Haley Bellamy quality, intricately carved, tapered boards with traces of colored paint in the recessed portions. La...
Category
American American Classical Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Inuit Fossilized Whale Bone Sculpture #12
Located in Bradenton, FL
Inuit fossilized Whale Bone sculpture. Unique Vertebrae carved with the image of a native Eskimo hunter.
Category
North American Organic Modern Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
Imperio Obelisk in Tortoiseshell Inlaid with Semi-Precious Stones
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Huge obelisk from the French imperial period in tortoiseshell with semi-precious stones resting on balls.
Category
French Empire Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Tortoise Shell
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...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Pair of Smoky Quartz, Vanadinite, Malachite, Copper Crystals, Italy, circa 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of a naturalia mineral specimen. A composition with smoky quartz, vanadinite, malachite and native copper crystals, mounted over a gold plated wooden base with leaves. Italy c...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Malachite, Quartz, Copper
Pair of Mineral Specimen: Calcite Flowers and Pyromorphite Crystals, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Pair of Naturalia mineral specimen: Calcite flowers and Pyromorphite crystals, mounted over a carved wooden base, vase shape, gold gilded. Italy around 1880.
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
19th C Armadillo Mount in sitting position on wooden base
Located in Leuven , BE
Armadillos ("little armoured ones" in Spanish) are New World placental mammals characterized by a leathery armour shell and long, sharp claws for digging. They have short legs but ca...
Category
South American Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Organic Material
Antique Irish Knobkerrie Stick Very Collectable and Primative One of Two
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this antique Irish Knobkerrie stick
A lovely primitive piece, used by shepherds in the late Victorian era right the way up until today
I have...
Category
Irish Victorian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Antique Fossilized Whale Vertebrae #7
Located in Bradenton, FL
Natural weathered antique Fossilized Whale Vertebrae. One section / specimen. Likely 19th century.
Category
Organic Modern Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
Fossil Coral Stone Sphere, Italy 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A Wunderkammer Grand Tour's souvenir. A fossil coral stone sphere, resting on a base, made of brass. Italy circa 1870.
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Brass
English Victorian Taxidermy Group 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
English Victorian taxidermy group
19th Century
composed of frogs playing musical instruments, fighting fencing, hunting and playing among plant motifs. Dome in glass, based on a wo...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin
Pair of Italian Cameo 19th Century Carved Conch Shells
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of Victorian cameo carved conch shells depicting Medusa. The scene is delicately carved in varying degrees of relief, with the foreground car...
Category
Victorian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
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...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Natural Specimen, the Iguana Skeleton, Italy 1890
Located in Milan, IT
A natural specimen of an iguana skeleton from the Wunderkammer The specimen is twisted into a circle and hung from a string. Italy, circa 1890.
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone, String
Very Large Antique Whale Vertebrae #11
Located in Bradenton, FL
Natural weathered antique Whale Vertebrae bone in beautiful naturally aged old surface. One section / specimen. Fantastic old natural history item. Likely 19th...
Category
Organic Modern Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
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.
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Blown Glass, 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,...
Category
Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Fine Antique Irish Knobkerrie Stick Very Collectable and Primative One of Two
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this fine antique Irish Knobkerrie stick
A lovely primitive piece, used by shepherds in the late Victorian era right the way up until today
D...
Category
Irish Victorian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Pair Of Chinese Hardstone Guardian Lions
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of hand carved Chinese Jade hardstone Foo Lions or Fu Dogs. This pair of Chinese spinach jade appears to be a nephrite, covered vases having a figural foo lion design with raise...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Jade
Set of Two Mollusk Shell Sculptures, Indonesia, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
19th century Indonesian set of two mollusk shells on stands.
Beautiful natural aged patina from being under water for over 100 years.
One measures 6" diameter and 13" tall
One mea...
Category
Indonesian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Pair of White Gorgonian Branches, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of sand-white gorgonian branches from the Wunderkammer in the shape of a fan. The bases are in carved and silvered wood in the shape of a vas...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Antique Porcupinefish Natural Taxidermy Specimen
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and unusual antique marine natural taxidermy specimen of a Porcupinefish. Belonging to the Diodontidae family, Tetraodontiformes order, commonly referred to as blowfish, and closely related to the adorable inflating puffer fish, but with a secondary defense mechanism of sharp spines which radiate outward when inflated.
This well preserved exotic specimen is stuffed and mounted rising over a simple wooden base.
Makes for a fascinating decorative object, intriguing curiosity, oddity, and charming coastal decor...
Category
Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood
Natural Specimen, a Trophy of a Bufalo Skull, Africa 1890
Located in Milan, IT
A natural specimen of a trophy of an African bufalo skull with horns for Wunderkammer, bufalo Cafro, black bufalo from Cap, (Sincerus Caffer (Sparrman, 1779)). Sub-Saharian Africa, c...
Category
Sub-Saharan African Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone, Horn
Very Large Antique Whale Vertebrae #9
Located in Bradenton, FL
Natural weathered antique double Whale Vertebrae bone in beautiful naturally aged old surface. Double section / specimen. Fantastic old natural history...
Category
Organic Modern Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
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.
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
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...
Category
Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold Leaf
Abstract Stone Sculpture Chinese Scholar Stone on a Faux Marble Stand
Located in Miami, FL
This captivating antique Chinese scholar stone, estimated to be from the late 19th century, evokes a sense of tranquility and inspires contempl...
Category
Chinese Organic Modern Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
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.
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Collection of Granite Samples, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The folio made of strong card stock opens to reveal 12 samples with each specimen described in French. Measures: Each Specimen 2 1/2” x 1 1/2”. Case closed. 5”x9” 1/2”.
Category
French Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Granite
Stunning Antique Bronze Sculpture / Statue of a Well Dressed Venetian Merchant
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare, striking and highly decorative antique bronze sculpture.
This beautifully dressed and perfectly handcrafted bronze sculpture of a merchant from Venice comes with the most wo...
Category
European Belle Époque Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Natural Specimen: Apophilite, Quartz and Calcite Flowers Crystals, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. A druse of apophilite, quartz, colacite and calcite flowers crystals, mounted over a guild-plated wooden base on a vase shape. Italy 1880 ca.
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Aythya marila) gray duck small plunger mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory an...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Feathers, Animal Skin, Wood, Paper
Natural Specimen a Druse with 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.
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst, Crystal
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