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Period: 20th Century
Large Driftwood Sculpture, 1970s
Located in L'Escala, ES
Large driftwood sculpture, Spain, 1970s. In very good vintage condition. Inside or outside.
Category

Spanish 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Driftwood

Mineral Sculpture, Italy, 20th
Located in Nice, FR
Mineral stone sculpture, brass support.
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French Primitive 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Sevres Pair of Pigeons 'Vinsare'
By Vinsare
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sevres pair of pigeons (Vinsare) origin France Art Deco period in perfect condition circa 1930.
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Ceramic

Large Teak Wood Root Hand-Carved Organic Sculpture Sphere
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Impressive organic teak wood root shaped into a sphere sculpture. This large heavy natural teak root sculpture sphere has been hand-carved from reclaimed natural teak wood root sphere to create this perfect beauty sculpture. The inner root has been left to its natural beautiful state, while the outer section has been polished to produce a visually stunning contrast. By leaving the live edge it gives the inner surface of the ball a unique organic shape and preserves its natural beauty. This is a great piece of hand carved teak wood ball...
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Asian Organic Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Teak

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.
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American Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Cherry

Pair of European Midcentury Horns Mounted on Silver and Black Stepped Bases
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of European midcentury horns mounted on stepped bases. Capturing our attention with their great presence, each of this pair of horns is mounted on a stepped base showcasing si...
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European Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Metal

Vintage Instructional Mushroom Model
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage instructional mushroom model from an art school in France. Entire set pictured together in last three images.
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French Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Concrete

Italian Neoclassical Style Marble, Malachite, Lapis Lazuli, and Porphyry Panel
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent Italian neoclassical style marble, malachite, lapis lazuli, and porphyry panel, early 20th century. This panel is made with all different precious hardstones. All the stones used in this panel were also used in many different antique furniture and decorative arts pieces. Some of the rarest pieces are now in museums and private collections worldwide. This can be hung on the wall as art or used as a tabletop. Excellent condition. No damages noted. Measures 27" x 27".   Provenance: Vince...
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Italian Neoclassical 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble, Porphyry

Egg in Ceramics by Hans Hedberg, Biot, France, Scandinavian Modern
Located in Stockholm, SE
Egg designed by the Swedish ceramicist Hans Hedberg, who lived and worked in Biot, France. This egg is 25 cm (10") high including the stand. It´s in very good condition except from s...
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French Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Ceramic

1908, Short-Toed Snake Eagle 'Circaetus gallicus' on a Tree Stump
Located in Leuven , BE
The short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) is found in many places worldwide, including southwest and southeast Europe, northwest Africa, western China...
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European Antique 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Organic Material

Egg in a Lovely Speckled Green-Tone Glaze Ceramics by Hans Hedberg, Biot, France
Located in Stockholm, SE
Egg designed by the Swedish ceramicist Hans Hedberg, who lived and worked in Biot, France. This egg is 30 cm (11,6") high including the stand. It´s in excellent condition. Hedberg ...
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French Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Ram's Horn, English, Mounted Display Piece, 20th Century, circa 1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage ram's horn. An English, mounted display piece, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970. Distinctive countryside decor Displaying a desirable aged patina Ra...
Category

English 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Horn

Carved Wood Lion Sculpture in the Manner of Evelyn Ackerman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful 1970’s carved wood lion sculpture in the manner of Evelyn Ackerman. It’s not marked. But beautifully carved, possibly pine. Measurements: 26” wide, 7” deep and 10.5” high.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Pine

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

Vintage Large Black Steer Horn Desk Decoration on Silver Base
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vintage large black steer horn desk decoration on silver base This large black steer horn with lighter colored striations represents the Classic image of an exotic sculpture. The natural horn has elegant appeal. It is mounted in a silver sleeve on a silver finished square base. This exceptional piece is a fabulous masculine desk...
Category

Unknown Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Horn

Mid 20th Century Concrete Discus Thrower Statue
Located in west palm beach, FL
Brilliant life size Greek discus thrower. Super impressive in person. Made of concrete and has a vintage patina. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category

North American Hollywood Regency 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Concrete

Rock Crystal Sphere Coming from Central America and Carved in the 70s
Located in Milan, IT
Rare rock crystal sphere, light brown rutile. Rutile is a mineral from which it is extracted the titanium, in the form of Fine needles similar to hair. Diameter cm 9 - inches 3.54. ...
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Central American Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal

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

Rock Crystal Sphere Coming from Central America and Carved in the 70s
Located in Milan, IT
Rare rock crystal sphere, light brown rutile. Rutile is a mineral from which it is extracted the titanium, in the form of Fine needles similar to hair. Diameter cm 9.5 - inches 3.74....
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Central American Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal

Tall French Midcentury Cattail Sculpture Mounted on a Black Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large French metal cattail sculpture from the mid 20th century, with square base. Created in France during the midcentury period, this tall cattail...
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French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Metal

Selection of Midcentury Marble Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of midcentury marble lamps, American, circa 1950s. From left to right in the first photo, they are: 1) Variegated round marble lamp in gr...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Marble, Metal

Marc d'Haenens Signed Gold Agate Illuminated Wall Sculpture
Located in Hastings, GB
This is a sublime piece by the hugely influential and world renowned Belgian artist Marc d'Haenens. The quality and scale of this piece cannot be overstated, a single enormous slice of agate sits within the Brutalist gilt body, this is surrounded by huge crystal shards, and onyx eggs...
Category

Belgian Brutalist 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Brass

Floral Inspired Judaica Silver Spice Holder / Besamim, Early 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Cast in the form of a flowering vine, the embossed silver flower-head radiating out from a pierced centre, attached to a naturalistically inspired leafy stem. The reverse having a c...
Category

Israeli Other 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Silver

Substantial Driftwood Table Lamp on Mahogany Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Circa 1940s sculptural driftwood table lamp with organic form and large size. Beautiful, natural patina and good age present. Mahogany oval base has been refinished; driftwood is i...
Category

American Primitive Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Driftwood, Mahogany

Rock Crystal Carving Decoration, with Custom Stand
Located in Cypress, CA
Impressive monumental carved rock crystal Quartz sculpture with custom stand monumental sculpture of leaf-form, carved from a single large boulder of rock crystal quartz, with sufficient transparency to transmit light. Beautifully displayed on a custom hand forged wrought iron black patinated stand. Overall H. 68" Rock crystal boulder...
Category

Brazilian Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal, Wrought Iron

Antique Teaching Model Longitudinal Profile of the Kidney, ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A great antique hand-painted anatomical model of the kidney. Made of papier maché and plaster, mounted on a turned wooden base. Manufactured most probably by SOMSO or PHYWE, Germany ...
Category

German Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Paper

Handcrafted and Wonderful Tall African Male Water Carrier Bronze Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautifully handcrafted, traditional African bronze sculpture. If you are looking for a unique and beautifully handcrafted bronze sculpture to grace your living space then this traditional African male...
Category

Unknown 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Bronze

Ron Bertocchi Bronze and Amethyst Sculpture of Young Girl and Tree
Located in Norwood, NJ
Ron Bertocchi bronze sculpture of a young girl standing, mounted on a natural amethyst stone ground at the edge of pond with ducks and reeds, covered by a stylized sprawling tree. La...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Amethyst, Stone, Bronze

Italian Mid-Century Monumental Carved Wood Painted Sea Shell
Located in Stamford, CT
Large scale hand carved sea shell painted in white with an ocher wash. This impressive piece will make a unique decoration for the Hamptons home or beach...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

Stylized Murano Horse Head Sculpture in Sommerso Glass
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A great Murano horse sculpture in clear and grey Sommerso glass. Manufactured circa 1970. possibly by Ermanno Nanson, Murano. See: Von Zezschwitz Kunst un...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Art Glass

Mid Century Modern Italian Carved Wood Painted Sea Shell, Large Scale
Located in Stamford, CT
A very cool mid century Italian hand carved wooden sea shell with white painted surface. The surface impasto gives this piece a tactile appeal, you just want to touch. Perfect decora...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

Large Chinese Carved Coral Figural Group of Lady Immortals
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impressive large Imperial quality Chinese hand carved coral figural group depicting four female immortals with flowers, foliage and birds. Incredib...
Category

Chinese 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

Natural Organic Root Sculpture
Located in Kastrup, DK
Natural organic molave root sculpture from the Philippines. In Asia they have always shown a fascinating for nature's unpredictable organic forms and ...
Category

Philippine Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

Tall Crystal Glass Ice Sculpture by Bengt Edenfalk for Skruf, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tall Scandinavian Modern glass ice sculpture, of full lead crystal glass, designed by Bengt Edenfalk for Skruf. Reaches 55.5 cm tall incl. wooden base.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal

Antique Teaching Model of the Adipose Spleen, ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A great antique hand-painted anatomical model of the adipose spleen. Made of papier maché and plaster, mounted on a turned wooden base. Manufactured most probably by SOMSO or PHYWE, ...
Category

German Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Paper

Mid Century Coastal Modern Large and Realistic Faux Seashell Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large scale cast faux seashell sculpture from the early 1970's. Very realistic and a coastal decorators dream.
Category

American Hollywood Regency Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Plaster

Framed Set of Four Herbaria
Located in Houston, TX
Framed set of four vintage herbaria, (circa 1930-1949, Sweden). Each herbarium (botanical) measures: 15.75 inches high x 9.5 inches wide and floats within a...
Category

Swedish Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Ceremonial African Sword
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceremonial African sword hand hammered.
Category

Central African Arts and Crafts Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Bronze

Rare Sculpture by Angelo Lelii & Naborre Corno for Arredoluce
Located in New York, NY
Brass, horsehair. Fantastic studio-made sculpture of 30 long-stem brass flowers with horsehair centers. Good original condition. Loss to horsehair on some flowers and overall oxida...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Brass

Pair of Russian Neoclassical Style Malachite Obelisks
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of Russian neoclassical style obelisks of malachite. Square, tapered shafts on a raised panel stepped base. Great color to malachite. One obelisk has a slight 'lean' to the up...
Category

Russian Neoclassical 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone, Malachite

Bunch of Grapes, Ceramics by Hans Hedberg, Biot, France
Located in Stockholm, SE
Large bunch of grapes made by Hans Hedberg (1917-2007) Swedish ceramist who had his studio in Biot, near nice in France. Hedberg worked with several fam...
Category

French Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Ceramic

Purple Amethyst Geode Decorative Object or Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A light blue and purple amethyst geode natural specimen decorative object or paperweight. Piece has a light blue surface with a deep purple amethyst encrusted chasm. Dimensions: 4" D...
Category

Organic Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Amethyst, Rock Crystal

Large Chinese Sculpted Coral Depicting a Dignitary and Attendants
Located in London, GB
Large Chinese sculpted coral depicting a dignitary and attendants Chinese, early 20th Century Measures: Height 38cm, width 40cm, depth 20cm Taking beautiful natural red coral as...
Category

Chinese 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

Decorative Objects
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two turn-of-the-century Italian ivory-colored coral specimens, mounted on traditional black urn-shaped decorative bases. Sculptural and organic, the pair is a celebration of nature's...
Category

20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell

Natural Quartz Mineral Fragment
Located in New York, NY
Category

Italian Other Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Quartz

Lenci, Italian Ceramic Design Helen Scavini Konig Ragazza di Harrar
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lenci, Italian ceramic Design: Helen Scavini Konig Ragazza di Harrar, 1936 Size: 54 cm in 21.7 Very good condition.
Category

Albanian Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Porcelain

Extra Large Yukon Moose Taxidermy Mount
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
72" Boone and Crockett scoring Yukon moose. 52"vertical, protrudes 42". Absolutely stunning size, great condition. Perfect for large rooms, cabins, rustic decor. Period: last quart...
Category

American 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Animal Skin

1950s Dutch Rare Mummified Veterinary Calf Foetus Specimen Curiosity
Located in Haarlem, NL
A little bit creepy but very beautiful this petrified unborn cow baby mummy. Calf mummification occurs when a cow foetus dies inside the womb for to some reason and instead of expelling the foetus like normal, it dehydrates due to the absorption of amniotic fluids and mummifies in the mother’s body over time. Cows carrying a mummified calf...
Category

Dutch Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Leather

Chinese Buddha Belly Bamboo Pipe, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusually sinuous length of bamboo is known as "Buddha belly bamboo," named for each segment's resemblance to the ample gut of the Chinese mon...
Category

Chinese Qing 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Bamboo

Antique Carved Green Jade Cabbage on Brass Base by Studio Maison Nurita
Located in Toronto, ON
This charming, unusual Antique Chinese Carved Jade Cabbage is part of a pair and sold individually. Jade is a symbol of serenity and purity, signifying wi...
Category

Asian 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Jade, Brass

Giant Clam on a Footed Base
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Authentic large clam shell with graceful flowing lines and variegated organic colors. Presented on a custom stand to enhance the sculptural elements. Perfectly cleaned.
Category

Solomon Islands Organic Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell

Large Brown and Colored Stoneware Ceramic Tree Sculpture Claude Gaget
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Claude Gaget Amazing large stoneware tree sculpture by the French artist. Original perfect conditions, signed at the base GAGET Brown and colored firi...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Ceramic

1960’s Very Large Industrial Casting Foundry Mould, 'Mould 1080.12'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s very large industrial casting foundry mould (Mould 1080.12) 1960s very large industrial casting foundry mould (Mould 1080.12). We recently cleared the Victorian warehouses of ...
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English Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

1960’s Very Large Industrial Casting Foundry Mould, 'Mould 1080.9'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s very large industrial casting foundry mould (Mould 1080.9) 1960s very large industrial casting foundry mould (Mould 1080.9). We recently cleared the Victorian warehouses of ...
Category

English Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

Italian Glazed Terracotta Horse Sculpture Mancioli Pottery for Raymor
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful 1970s Italian glazed terracotta horse sculpture by Mancioli for Raymor. The horse is hand painted with flowers all around and it’s mark...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Terracotta

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

Blue Grey Onyx Agate Quartz Bowl
Located in New York, NY
An onyx agate bowl in the organic modern style, with a raw exterior and polished smooth interior, in a blue-grey hue. Dimensions: 3" Height x 6" Diameter.
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Organic Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Quartz, Onyx, Agate

Abstract Freeform Teak Wood Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an amazing abstract freeform natural organic teak wood sculpture. A very impressive and large piece of art. Mounted to a wood base.
Category

South Asian Organic Modern 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Steel

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