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Very Big cattle’s horns, Stanta Fè, NM, 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
A stage of long horns of cattle, mounted on a wooden support, covered in saddle leather, hand-printed on the surface with a design in relief, depicting a head of cattle with horns.
S...
Category
American 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Horn, Leather
1940s Han Carved Water Buffalo Horn of Detailed Bird Sculpture on a Wood Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s Vintage Carved Water Buffalo Horn
Hand Carved and Detailed Sculpture of a Parrot / Bird on a Wood base
Colors: Black, Tan, Natural Wood.
Category
Unknown Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Horn
Yombe Chief Staff "Mwaala", Publ: Kongo Art Magique, Yann Ferrandin, Paris 2009.
Located in Leuven , BE
A Wooden Yombe Mwaala Chief Staff, with three globular elements. The Finial is a finely carved female figure kneeling, the hands resting on the knees and with raised scarification ma...
Category
Congolese 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Hardwood
French Gypsum Sculptures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1970 s tree statue , Vintage artist school work .
Small Man H: 24 W:6 D:5,5
WOMEN H: 22.5 W:6 D:6
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Plaster
Signed Female Marble Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful marble sculpture of a female torso, face, on granite base. Smooth and rough surfaces give a nice composition. (Please confirm item location, NY or NJ, with dealer).
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens
Rococo Style Golden Porcelain Vase, (20th Century)
Located in Lisbon, PT
A striking vase adorned with a multicolored design depicting a dragon and a mermaid, symbolizing the mythical creature's transformation from carp to dragon. The background features a...
Category
French Rococo 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Porcelain
Natural Rock Crystal Tower Obelisk
Located in Bradenton, FL
Natural rock crystal Tower Obelisk
Natural rock crystal on carved wood base.
Category
Chinese Organic Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Mid-Century Modern Hand Carved Grisaille Granite Sculpture on Custom Swivel Base
Located in New York, NY
This dynamic and refined Mid-Century Modern sculpture was realized in the United States, circa 1970. It features a TOTEM hand carved form consisting of various tiers of grisaille granite- replete with a rich and organic innate texture. The granite form, suggesting an abstracted corkscrew, is both austere (suggesting the highly reductive forms of Constantin Brancusi) and dynamic, full of verve and energy. The piece sits on a custom swivel...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Granite
Malachite Decorative Objects
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set of two (2) round natural green malachite decorative objects. Pieces have a nice weight to them, round in shape, and polished smooth. Great items for a desk, cocktail ...
Category
Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Malachite
Fish fossil in golden frame from Disco Island, Godthåb fjord in Greenland 50mill
Located in København K, 84
This remarkable fish fossil, elegantly presented in a gilded frame with a deep blue fabric background, originates from the remote and geologically significant Disco Island, located i...
Category
Greenlandic Scandinavian Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Authentic Tiger Skull Mounted on Brushed Steel Base, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Authentic tiger skull mounted on Lucite stem with brushed steel base, American, 1970s (this piece was decommissioned from a museum). It is beautifully moun...
Category
American Modern Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Steel
Alan Wallwork Vessel Vase Pottery Sculpture TOTEM White Brown Terracotta
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Alan Wallwork (1931-): Organic landscape sculptural vessel, 1960-1965
Exhibiting the articulated, inventive, organic qualities & tactility of Wallwork’s early oeuvre for which he is best known
- This sculptural landscape vessel has been handmade by coiling, slabbing and shaping the clay. The totemic form and pitted and pierced surfaces draw on the abstract landscape and tactility of elements in nature. matte glazes and oxides have been skillfully used to enhance the rich textures of the surfaces and the organic aesthetic.
- Wallwork is one of the great individualists in British pottery, developing an archetypal language that echoed some of the wider artistic obsessions of that period, what the art critic Herbert Read called the “postwar ferment” of sculptural activity.
- This piece was made during 1960-1965, the time that Wallwork was sharing a studio in Greenwich with Bernard Rooke and comes from a private collection along with a waterscape vase by Rooke and a bottle by Robert Fournier...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Pottery
Arthur Court Geode, Agate and Brass, Signed
By Arthur Court
Located in New York, NY
Arthur Court Geode Mineral, agate and brass, Signed. Small scale agate geode displayed on a brass "Medium Mini-Claw" stand. Sold with the original Arthur...
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Brass
Vintage Boho Lucite Giant Clothes Pin
Located in west palm beach, FL
Bold, whimsical, and undeniably chic, this oversized Lucite clothes pin sculpture blends pop art playfulness with sleek modern design. Crafted from crystal-clear acrylic with a gleam...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Electric Blue Hand Blown Murano Glass Flower Sculpture
Located in Toronto, ON
A stunning electric blue Murano glass flower sculpture, with gold leaf incorporated into the glass and rich blue tone. Beautifully crafted by hand in Italy.
Category
Italian 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Brazilian Modern Stained Gourd with Hot Needle Point Figures
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Brazilian tribal art gourd sculpture with stained finish and hot needle point artistry, 1960s.
Category
Brazilian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Collection of Silver Cactus and Lucite Cube Italian Design, 1970s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Collection of silver cactus and lucite cube Italian design 1970s.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Silver
School Teaching Display Anthill of the Horse Ant
Located in Berghuelen, DE
School Teaching Display Anthill of the Horse Ant
A vintage school teaching glass display of the anthill of the horse ant. It shows the hill and inhabitants thereof, the life inside ...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood
Vintage Boho Wrought Iron Swag Tassels - Set of 4
Located in west palm beach, FL
Add a touch of timeless character and textural richness to your interiors with this charming set of four vintage tassels. Crafted from durable wrought iron (or similar robust metal),...
Category
American Rustic 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Wrought Iron
Napoleone Martinuzzi, a 'Pianta Grassa' sculpture, ca. 1930
Located in Zurich, CH
Napoleone Martinuzzi, a 'Pianta Grassa' sculpture, ca. 1930
green pulegoso glass, iridescent surface
executed by Venini & C., Murano, Italy
18 cm (height)
signed with two-line acid ...
Category
Italian Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Boho Monumental Hand Hammered Copper Pear
Located in west palm beach, FL
Add a touch of artisanal warmth and sculptural beauty to your space with this impressive vintage hand-hammered copper pear. Its substantial size and beautifully rendered form, comple...
Category
American 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Copper
Decorative Root Sculpture, Italy 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Decorative root sculpture, Italy 1960s.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Metal
Modernist Chrome on Black Marble Stacked Pears Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist chrome on black marble stacked pears sculpture, circa 1980s.
The piece is very well crafted and in excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks; it measures 6"W x 6...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Solid Brass Fish Sculpture
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elegant sculpture of fish made of solid brass, professionally mounted on natural sea coral base Beautiful object of art for display.
Category
Italian Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Insects of the Forest Edge
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Insects of the Forest Edge
A vintage school teaching showcase with specimen illustrating the insects of the forest edge. Used as teachin...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood
Purple Amethyst Jewelry Dish
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful natural purple amethyst jewelry dish vide-poche, Organic Modern style. Polished surface with oval indentation/bowl for jewelry, etc. Piece can hold small item(s), perhaps...
Category
Organic Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst
Vintage Italian Signed Seguso Murano Glass Large Shell
By Seguso
Located in west palm beach, FL
Exquisite vintage Italian Murano glass shell by Seguso, signed and crafted with remarkable artistry. A large, captivating piece that embodies timeless elegance. Acquired from a Palm ...
Category
American 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Murano Glass
Stylish Midcentury White Metal Bamboo & Flower Design Pendant Light / Chandelier
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcrafted Italian faux bamboo and flower pendant.
If you like to surround yourself with rare and stylish home accessories then this handcrafted pendant from the mid-century era co...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
Large Vintage Driftwood Freestanding Floor Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Impressive, statuesque driftwood sculpture mounted to a black painted wooden base (ca. 1970s, USA).
Select crevices in the wood have been painted gold, adding a luxurious element to ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood, Driftwood, Paint
Brown Agate Geode Crystal on Wood Stand
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is brown Agate Geode from Brazil. It's hue is very rich. It sits on a carved wooden tripod interlocking base. The beautiful brown Agate Geode is encrusted inside a rock tan in c...
Category
Brazilian 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate
Huge Burl Cherry Wood Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gigantic carved cherry wood bowl
Original surface.
See soda can in photo's to give you a sense of scale.
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Cherry
Neoclassical Solid Marble Black, Brown and Gray Obelisk
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning neoclassical or Grand Tour style solid marble black, brown & gray obelisk
Measures: 3.5"W x 3.5"D x 16"H.
Very good original vintage condition.
Category
Pakistani Grand Tour 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble
Arthur Court rare pair of brass/ lucite holders with specimens .
By Arthur Court
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice pair of brass and lucite specimens holders , marked Arthur Court
Category
American Post-Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass
Pair of Ostrich Eggs on Male and Female Modernist Metal Figures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of Ostrich Eggs on a pair of Modernist metal figures. The metal could be Aluminum or iron - the high concept pieces take an Organic, yet stunning, element and pair them with ...
Category
Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
Pair of Sommerso Art Glass Pumpkins by Murano Glass Studios
By Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice pair of sommerso art glass pumpkins by Murano Glass Studios, circa 1970s. The pair are in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and ha...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso
Vintage Natural Merulina White Coral Specimen
Located in Highland, IN
This lovely vintage selection of Merulina coral is an extremely beautiful specimen in terrific condition. The exquisite form offers a variety of textures and shapes and even looks dr...
Category
American Organic Modern Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Xl Coral on Asian stand
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a wonderful Pacific Elkhorn coral specimen on a black Asian stand.
Category
North American 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Leaf Bronze Trays Midcentury, Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Two gold colored sand cast trays molded from a natural leaf to use for keys, nick-nacks or as ashtray. Stands on small legs.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze
Italian Pietra Dura, Semi-Precious, Still Life Stones Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an amazing work in semi precious stones in Hardstones or Pietra Dura work. Framed measures 21 x 24 inches. In back has a partial detail of stones and also origin of art work.
Category
Italian Neoclassical 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Precious Stone
Vintage Hammered Metal Tree
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's Italian hammered and patinated metal tree.
Measurements:
Height: 74"
Width: 30"
Depth: 18"
Category
Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
Large-Scale Teak Apple Sculpture on Carrara Marble Pedestal
Located in New York, NY
Decorative, large-scale teak apple sculpture on a Carrara marble pedestal. Has a solid brass connector which holds the apple to the marble. The apple is mad...
Category
Modern Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Carrara Marble
Three heads Fang reliquary, 20th c
Located in Lisboa, PT
Fang reliquary with three heads, eyes inlaid with bone pellets and copper nails. Equatorial Guinea, XXth c.
Category
Equatorial Guinean 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Meissen Model of a Crouching Kitten, German, Modeled by Otto Jarl, 1903
Located in New York, NY
A model of a crouching kitten by Meissen, German, Modeled by Otto Jarl, 1903. The kitten is shown to have pinkish eyes with a pinkish nose and a blue bow. Th...
Category
German Rococo Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Porcelain
Nautilus on 18th Century Fragment Stand
Located in New Orleans, LA
Natural shell mounted on antique fragment. One side of shell has been damaged.
Category
French 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Wood
Murano Glass Vase with Pulegoso Glass Fruit Ascribable to Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s.
This transparent murano glass vase features a Pulegoso glass fruit.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considere...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Murano Glass
Natural White Coral Mounted on Black Wood Pedestal
Located in Bradenton, FL
A hand-crafted sculpture specimen of natural white and red coral branches mounted on Black pedestal base.
Category
Italian Organic Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Fresh Water Habitat
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Fresh Water Habitat
A vintage school teaching showcase with specimen illustrating the fresh water habitat. Used as teaching material in ...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair of Vintage Italian Grape Cluster Creamware Bowls
Located in Dallas, TX
Creamware, which is earthenware with a lead glaze over a pale body that results in a pleasing cream color, are beautiful decorative accessories that can be paired with just about any...
Category
Italian 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Earthenware, Creamware
Large Beautiful and Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell #5
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Large Beautiful and Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell. I purchased a collection of large shells from an antique store in Newport.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Large Natural Stone Onyx Egg Mounted on a Metal Stand
Located in New York, NY
Large natural stone onyx egg mounted on a metal stand
Size: 9 3/4" high x 5" diameter x 4" base diameter.
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Onyx, Metal
Italian Glazed Terracotta Baby Leopard Figure
Located in Miami, FL
1920, Italian glazed terracotta baby leopard figure.
Category
Italian Art Deco 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Midcentury Design English Anatomical Models University
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Set of two amazing anatomical models university, circa 1950s.
Measurements from left: height 30 cm, 23 cm.
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
Eroded Teak Tree Skeleton Sculpture on Stand, Late 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This section of eroded teak trunk from the dense jungle of Sumatra will be sure to invoke conversation in any space, a striking naturally formed sculpture. Despite being largely erod...
Category
Indonesian Other 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Teak
Midcentury Iron Sculpture with Amethyst Stone
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's Italian sculpture.
Measurements:
Height:47"
Width: 24"
Depth: 20"
Base: 11" x 17".
Category
Italian Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Iron
Marie Pierre Thiebaud, Golden Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marie Pierre Thiebaud (1933-2010)
Golden bronze
Founder's stamp: Valsuani
Draft 1 / 4
Measures: height: 21 cm
Length: 36cm
Depth: 22cm
Description
This art piece was made by Marie-Pierre Thiébaut. Her name is engraved on the side of the sculpture: « THIEBAUT », as well as the print run number: « 1 / 4 ». There is also the foundry stamp « C VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE ».
This sculpture is composed by seven individual pieces. There is a main piece on which rest bronze elements, including two spheres and three elements which are articulated around a cylinder.
Close to abstraction, the shape can remind of a sea creature. The artist conceives a sculpture with vaporous forms which plays with effects of brightness and contrasts, in particular thanks to marked undulations. As the preface of the book, Marie-Pierre Thiébaut, La forme-geste reminds us, the artist’s work can’t be dissociated of a mineral and natural world :
« Some of the pieces remind us of undulations of the sea bed, the granulated skin of a wave, the intimacy of a body. A whole universe touched, suggested with grace, fervor and present with touches of absolute. »
In addition, the writer Marguerite Duras wonders about the vision of her work in the preface of the exhibition Lanscapes in 1972 :
« Where are we? at the bottom of the sea? at the bottom of a woman? in a fruit? I believe that we are both in the sea and inside of an organ. in the primary, common environment, the marine symbiosis. »
Marie Pierre Thiebaud Biography :
Marie-Pierre Thiébaut (1933-2010) is an artist, sculptor and visual artist. She favors natural materials such as earth, wood, or paper. Bronze is also one of the mediums She uses, although rarer in her creative process.
At the beginning of the 1950’s, Marie-Pierre Thiébaut trained at the Academy of the Grande Chaumière, with Ossip Zadkine, who would say of his apprentice "that he was young, and sculpture becoming the primary concern of her life, I am sure that the sun will illuminate her work of a truly discovered world”
During this period she explores the sensuality of the female body.
Her work expresses a personal serenity, developed on the margins of any theoretical thought. The essence of her work lies in the contemplation of forms and what they can evoke for the viewer. Our work is the perfect synthesis.
Thus her gesture has consequences since Marie-Pierre Thiébaut offers the world a sensitive and dreamlike universe.
Many art personalities such as François Barré, the painter Jean Degottex...
Category
20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Boho Glazed Ceramic Bell Pepper
Located in west palm beach, FL
Add a dash of playful charm to your décor with this vintage glazed ceramic bell pepper sculpture. Hand-formed and finished in a vivid green glaze, this whimsical piece captures the n...
Category
American 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Five Ornamental Shells in Mexican Silver Baskets
Located in New York, NY
Set of five ornamental shells in Mexican silver baskets. Five Mexican small sterling silver woven baskets topped with decorative mica stone chips suggesting baskets of silver with fi...
Category
Mexican 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Teaching Model Stages of the Appendix, Ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A great antique hand-painted anatomical model of the appendix in different stages. It is made of plaster and mounted on a wooden base. Manufactured most probably by SOMSO or PHYWE, G...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood, Paper, Plaster
