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Extra Large 12.5 in Luminescent Ammonite Fossil, Jurassic Cretaceous Period #LP3
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Madagascar
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Dimensions: 12.75 x 11 x 2.25 in. / 32 x 28 x 6 cm
Weight: 12 lbs 14 oz/ 5.85 kg
In this example, the complex...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Precious Stone
A large Elephant's Snout Volute shell - Cymbium glans gamelan
Located in Leesburg, VA
A large Elephant's Snout Volute shell - Cymbium glans gamelan
Approximate size: 12 (l) x 5.5 (w) x 4 (h) in.
The Elephant’s Snout Volute shell is a species of sea snail belonging t...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Whole Ammonite Fossil, Mineral Specimen, Jurassic Cretaceous Period #HJA
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Madagascar
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
8.75 x 7 x 2 in. / 22 x 18 x 5 cm
Weight: 4 lbs 14 oz/ 2.065 kg
Ammonites were cephalopods that resembled a s...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Precious Stone
Whole Ammonite Fossil, Mineral Specimen, Jurassic Cretaceous Period #E4G
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Madigascar
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Dimensions: 6.5 x.5.25 × 1.25 in./ 16.5 × 13.5 × 3 cm
Weight: 1 lb 9 oz/ 710 gms
A richly colored example wit...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Precious Stone
Matched Pair Split Ammonite Fossil Set Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Matched Pair Split Ammonite fossil mineral specimens
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Measures: 5 x 4.25 x 0.5 in. / 13 x 10 x 1.5 cm
Height on custom d...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Whole Ammonite Fossil with Crystals, Mineral Specimen Jurassic Cretaceous #T7G
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Madagascar
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Dimensions: 7.5 × 5.5 × 1.25 in./ 19 × 14 × 3 cm
Weight: 1 lb 9 oz/ 710 gm
In this example, the complex patte...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Precious Stone
Whole Ammonite Fossil, Mineral Specimen, Jurassic Cretaceous Period #S5C
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Madagascar
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Dimensions: 9.25 × 8 × 2 in. / 23.5 × 20.5 × 5 cm
Weight: 5.55 lbs / 2.424 kg
In this example, the complex pa...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Precious Stone
Seashell Natural Specimen With Brass Pedestal. Iluminated
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Beautiful and elegant shell on brass pedestal
It has interior lighting that can be canceled by cutting the cable and leaving it as a simple decorative shell.
Its condition is excelle...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass
Natural Quartz Mineral Fragment
Located in New York, NY
Natural quartz mineral fragment.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
Gilded Tole Marijuana or Cannabis Potted Plant, Park Avenue Pot Plant
Located in New York, NY
Park Avenue pot plant! Beautifully gilded tole marijuana or cannabis plant in a silvered ceramic pot with several large buds.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Tôle
Silvered Tole Marijuana or Cannabis Potted Plant, Park Avenue Pot Plant
Located in New York, NY
Park Avenue pot plant! Beautifully silvered tole marijuana or cannabis plant in a silvered ceramic pot with several large buds.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Tôle
Shell Natural Specimen White and Marble Pedestal Victorian Style 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Beautiful and elegant shell on pure white marble pedestal
It has an ornament of a bronze bird, but you can remove it if you don't like it and leave the shell alone.
Its condition i...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Whole Ammonite Fossil with Druzy Chambers Jurassic Cretaceous #Z9A
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Madagascar
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Dimensions: 7.75 × 6.5 × 1.75 in./ 19.5 × 16.5 × 4.5 cm
Weight: 3 lbs 2 oz/ 1.366 kg
Height on custom display...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Precious Stone
Whole Ammonite Fossil, Mineral Specimen, Jurassic Cretaceous Period #D7U
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Madagascar
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Dimensions: 8.75 × 7.5 × 1.875 in. / 22 × 19 × 4.75 cm
Weight: 4.125 lbs / 2.169 kg
Height on custom display ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Precious Stone
Large 8 Inch Ammonite Specimen Cut Polished and Mounted Fossil
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large 8 Inch Ammonite Specimen Cut Polished and Mounted Fossil - Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
An excellent quality split ammonite fossil. We hand pick...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Amethyst Deep Violet Hesslberg Collection Geode Hollywood Bowl Cathedral Shape
Located in Lomita, CA
An impressive deep purple amethyst geode will lend itself to office or home decor. This is a great ornamental specimen for an office or public space display. It has calcite formation...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst, Quartz
Whole Ammonite Fossil, Mineral Specimen, Jurassic Cretaceous Period #B3K
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Madagascar
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Dimensions: 10 × 8.25 × 2 in./ 25.5 × 21. x 5 cm
Weight: 6.925 lbs / 2.984 kg
Height on custom display stand:...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Precious Stone
Large Handmade Natural Onyx Bowl, One of a Kind
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Handmade in Mexico
Carved from a single piece of onyx
One of a kind
Dimensions: 23 x 17 x 4.25 in. / 60 x 43 x 10 cm
A fluted, almost to the point of frilly, organic “oyster” shaped...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Onyx
Deep Handmade Natural Onyx Bowl, One of a Kind
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Handmade in Mexico
Carved from a single piece of onyx
One of a kind
Dimensions: 17 x 13.5 x 7 D in. / 43 x 34 x 18 D cm
A spectacular, organic, undulating vessel of cream trans...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Onyx
Natural Malachite Obelisk Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
This one-of-a-kind malachite obelisk is one of the best I have come across, with pleasing proportions, a regal design, and a degree of complexity requiring greater skill and precisio...
Category
20th Century European Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Malachite, Onyx
Pair of Large 395 Million Year Old Fossilized Orthoceras Marble Finish Statues
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this stunning pair of fully polished limestone circa 395-million-year-old Fossilized Orthoceras statues
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a gui...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
$2,997 Sale Price / set
25% Off
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...
Category
19th Century Pacific Islands Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Giant Selenite Crystal Cluster, China
Located in London, GB
Giant Gypsum Crystal Cluster, China.
The geologic mechanism that creates Lead and Silver provide the raw materials for crystals to form when oceans, rich in Calcium and Sulphate, go...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Huge Decorative Piece of Purple Amethyst
Located in London, GB
This is a great piece of amethyst rock.
A very decorative piece, this would make a lovely wedding or birthday gift. Amethyst is the birth stone for February.
Purple amethyst has b...
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst, Rock Crystal
Crinoid Fossil from Morocco, from the Ordovician Period 450-Million-Years Ago
Located in Chicago, IL
Another large Crinoid fossil from our collection. Crinoids are more commonly known as sea lilies and are members of the Echinodermata phylum with the st...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Naturally Formed Mineral, Clear Apophyllite Sculpture
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Naturally formed mineral, clear apophyllite sculpture
India
Measures: 11 x 8 x 4 in. / 28 x 20 x 10 cm
Height on custom display stand: 14 in. / 36 cm
Custom mounted on a ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Steel
20th Century Italian Pure 990 Silver Grape Bunch
Located in VALENZA, IT
Italy, a country that produces great wines and an ancient agricultural tradition, could not fail to dedicate its art also to create prestigious objects concerning this excellence for...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,882 Sale Price / item
20% Off
6.5 Inch Ammonite Fossil Cut Polished and Mounted Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
6.5 Inch Ammonite Fossil Cut Polished and Mounted Mineral Specimen Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Cutting and polishing this ammonite has revealed an inte...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Naturally Formed Mineral Peach Stilbite on Apophyllite Sculpture
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Naturally formed mineral peach stilbite on apophyllite sculpture
A mineral specimen in the form of an abstract walking figure. Mounted on a custom walnut and satin nickel painted ba...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Large Handmade Natural Onyx Bowl, One of a Kind
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Handmade in Mexico
Carved from a single piece of onyx
One of a kind
Dimensions: 20 x 15.5 x 4 in. / 51 x 39.5 x 10 cm
A gently fluted, low, organic vessel from naturally colore...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Onyx
Mounted Naturally-Formed Indian Mineral Clear Apophyllite
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mounted naturally-formed Indian mineral: clear apophyllite
An attractive specimen that reflects the light similarly to a multifaceted gem giving the specimen an unusual brightness. ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
BRONZE Artichoke Sculpture
Located in Beirut, LB
Discover the essence of luxury with this special edition bronze artichoke sculpture. Handcrafted with precision, this piece transforms the humble a...
Category
2010s Lebanese Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze
Brass Mounted Rock Crystal Sphere Large
Located in New York, NY
Rock crystal sphere mounted on a brass stand. Rock crystal, a form of quartz, has been used in jewelry and ornaments since antiquity, and is the purest form of quartz discovered. Mea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Brass
Brass-Mounted Rock Crystal Sphere Medium
Located in New York, NY
3" rock crystal sphere mounted on a brass stand. Rock crystal, a form of quartz, has been used in jewelry and ornaments since antiquity, and is the purest form of quartz discovered. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Brass
Pair of Large Decorative 395 Million Year Old Ammonite Atlas Mountains Fossils
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of fully polished circa 395-million-year-old Ammonite Atlas Mountains fossil statues
These are some of the most decorative pi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
$2,641 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Madrepora and Shells Composition on a Wooden Vase
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Madrepora and shells on wooden vase with gilt edges. Simple and elegant, can be set anywhere.
Category
2010s Italian Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Driftwood
$756 Sale Price
20% Off
Amethyst Crystal Cave
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amethyst crystal cave a striking cut and polished amethyst quartz geode tall Mountainous form, the single polished cut showing deep vibrant purple amethys...
Category
Early 2000s American Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
$1,380
Brass Mounted Selenite Sphere Large
Located in New York, NY
4" selenite sphere mounted on a brass stand. Selenite is a pearly variety of gypsum named after the Greek goddess of the moon for its sheen, and is a sister stone to alabaster. Multi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass, Other
Flame Andirons In Metal Handcrafted In India By Stephanie Odegard
Located in New York, NY
These flame andirons are inspired by the tibetan fire motifs created by master craftsmen of Kathmandu by hand beating and etching on sheet brass and copper. What can be a better matc...
Category
2010s Indian Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
20th Century Chinese Jade, Cloisonné, & Gilt Metal Desk Accessory/Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous and quite decorative Chinese jade, cloisonné, gilt metal, and stone desk accessory. This piece is highly decorative and of very high quality. The hand-carved wood base is mounted with gilt stone which resembles rocks in a field or forest, Flowing out of the stones are gilt metal trees with jade leaves and flowers at the ends of them. There is also a cloisonné planter on one of the stones with gilt metal branches and jade arms growing out of it. In the pasture are two hand-carved and hand-polished green jade Guanyin figures which are each wearing beautiful clothes and are decorated with a jade wreath around their heads. Further adorned with jade, jadeite, and amethyst cabochons...
Category
20th Century Chinese Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Jade, Metal, Bronze
Madrepora and Shells Composition on Little Wooden Bases
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Two little madrepora and shells composition on a pair of wooden bases: very simple that You can set anywhere.
One is lower than the other, but they are both very pretty.
I cannot wri...
Category
2010s Italian Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
$756 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Thai Ceramic Stupa Architectural Details, on Stand
Located in New York, NY
A selection of Stupa architectural details from Thailand, late 20th century, hand-crafted in traditional Thai clay earthenware, with a glazed glo...
Category
1990s Thai Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Earthenware
$750 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Organic sculpture in Narra hardwood from the Philippines
Located in Kastrup, DK
Beautiful organic sculpture in Narra hardwood (root wood) from the Philippines.
It is an Asian tradition to appreciate sculptures found in the nature, and Narra is the national tree...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
1 of 4 Lovely Moroccan Ammonite Atlas Mountains Fossil Bowls Marble Finish
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this sublime original circa 180+ Million year old Atlas Mountains Morocco Fossil bowl polished to a marble finish
They are...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble
$260 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Carved Decorative Wood Element on Black Steel Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage carved decorative wood element on black steel metal base. In my organic, contemporary, vintage and mid-century modern aesthetic.
This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-o...
Category
20th Century Belgian Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
$655 Sale Price
44% Off
Suiseki Rock-Stone on a Base of Wood, Japan
Located in Kastrup, DK
Suiseki rock-stone on a hardwood base.
The stone has an exciting expression of flowers.
Suiseki in Japanese, Scholer's Rock in Chinese and Suseok in Korean.
Asian Zen tradition ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Venetian Wood Sculpture
Located in New Orleans, LA
An exceptional and monumental Venetian wood sculpture surmounted by two putti holding a footed tray. The base is decorated with a bas-relief of the view ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
$14,500
"Coral Reef" Porcelain Vases for a Summer House
By Pols Potten
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Famous sculpture or vase in the manner of coral reef, very humorous for a sea house, designed by Norman Trapman for Pols Potten in Delft porcelain. They can...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Porcelain
$331 Sale Price / item
37% Off
Large 8 Inch Ammonite Fossil Cut Polished and Mounted Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large 8 inch Split Ammonite Mounted Fossil Set
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
The cutting and polishing of this large pair revealed pale yellow-brown, cal...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
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
Late 20th Century Indonesian Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Teak
Shell Currency Yua Bride's Price, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yua Shell Currency, Bride’s Price
Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea
Hand carved from a clam shell
Measures: 7 x 7.5 in / 18 x 19 cm
Height on cus...
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
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 o...
Category
1970s Philippine Vintage Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Contemporay Natural Pink White and Brown Onyx Table Top Lamp
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Contemporary natural pink, white, and brown onyx tabletop lamp
Created from two thick slices of onyx, hollowed out to construct concave circles, formi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Onyx
Shell Currency Yua Bride's Price, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yua Shell Currency, Bride’s Price
Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea
Hand carved from a clam shell
Measures: 7.5 x 8.5 in / 19 x 22 cm
Height on c...
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Matched Pair Split Ammonite Fossil Set Mineral Specimen #L2L
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Dimensions: 8 × 6.25 × 0.75 in. / 20 × 16 × 2 cm
Dimensions on custom display stands: 10.5 × 5.5 × 3.5 in. / 27 × 14 × 9 c...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Mounted Specimen: Apophyllite, Stilbite, Chalcedony
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mounted Specimen: Apophyllite, Stilbite, Chalcedony #L9W
Dimensions: 6 x 8.5 x 2.5 in. / 15 x 22 x 6 cm
Height on custom display stand: 9 in. / 23 c...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Steel
Naturally-Formed Mineral Specimen Peach Stilbite on Apophyllite Sculpture
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Naturally-Formed Mineral: Peach Stilbite on Apophyllite sculpture
A mineral specimen in the form of an abstract walking figure. Mounted on a custom t...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Large Decorative Antique Mortar of Wood
Located in Hellouw, NL
Decorative large antique mortar of wood. This robust item is great to add some warmth and texture to your interior. It can be used in combination with c...
Category
Early 20th Century European Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Antique Austrian Cold Painted Figural Bronze Of Children Dancing By Bergmann
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 3 1/2 in W: 7 3/4 in D: 5 1/2 in
This antique 19th century Austrian cold painted bronze of children playing by Bergman Foundry is made of the highest quality! Bronze...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze
Hand Carved Chalcedony Lizard Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
This nicely proportioned, finely carved hardstone sculpture captures these reptiles’ enigmatic, curious presence. The milky blue translucence of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Other natural specimens for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Other natural specimens for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage natural specimens created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with stone, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Other natural specimens made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original natural specimens, popular names associated with this style include Marcin Rusak, Arval Argenti Valenza, Pietre Trovanti, and Pols Potten. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for natural specimens differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $149 and tops out at $14,500 while the average work can sell for $1,200.
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