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Period: Mid-19th Century
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 Mid-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 Mid-19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Wood
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 Mid-19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
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 Mid-19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble
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 Mid-19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral, 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 Mid-19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood
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 Mid-19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Tôle
31 Brazilian Silver Amulets
Located in New York, NY
These 31 Brazilian amulets, or balangada, were hammered from sheets of silver in the 19th century to form pomegranates, sugar apples, guava, and other...
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Brazilian Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Silver
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.
Category
German Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Italian Marble Sculpture of a Cherub Forging Love by Pio Fedi
By Pio Fedi
Located in Lantau, HK
Considered by his contemporaries as one of the most distinguished and talented sculptors of his time, Pio Fedi, who produced many works for European monarchs,...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble
A Large Rose Quartz Ball C.1940's
Located in London, GB
Large Rose Quartz Ball. Weight approximately 35kg. no base but some wanted could be a custom made
Category
Brazilian Other Antique Mid-19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
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 Mid-19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Tortoise Shell
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Scrimshaw Turban Shell Carved with the Leviathan
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