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Item Ships From: Europe
A pair of diorama with hermit crabs, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A natural Wunderkammer specimen a pair of marine diorama with Hermit Crab (Pagurus Bernhardus) a brunch, fan shaped of Horny coral, reef, shells. The Specimens are mounted inside a g...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Europe 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
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, 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
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral, Silver
Red Extra-Size Starfish, Océano Pacific, Ophidiaster Ophidianus
By Oceanic Arts
Located in Valladolid, ES
Ophidiaster ophidianus, measures: 495 × 418 × 140 mm, 576 g weight
2018, Océano Pacífico
Red extra-size starfish!
A fantastic specimen of Ophidiaster ophidianus caught in the Solo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pacific Islands Modern Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Small Deer Antlers for Furniture Handles
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
They are the first small antlers of fawns, which are changed as they grow. I did'nt know what to write and describe in 1stdibs site, but they are natural, suitable as handles on fur...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Organic Modern Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Antler
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Spica (simple ear)
By Robert Brendel
Located in Berghuelen, DE
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Spica (simple ear)
A great antique botanical model manufactured by the famous Robert Brendel manufactory for botanicals models around ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paper
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
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
Natural Chrysocolla Malachite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large scale natural chrysocolla malachite specimen originating from Congo. A rare find, some of the world’s finest malachite comes from Congo. This exceptional mineral has an irreg...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Malachite, Steel
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Grain Grate
By Robert Brendel
Located in Berghuelen, DE
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Grain Grate
A great antique botanical model manufactured by the famous Robert Brendel manufactory for botanicals models around 1900. H...
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paper
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Umbella (umbel)
By Robert Brendel
Located in Berghuelen, DE
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Umbella (umbel)
A great antique botanical model manufactured by the famous Robert Brendel manufactory for botanicals models around 190...
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paper
Original Antique Deer Taxidermy 1902
By Black Forest
Located in Vienna, AT
Antique taxidermy from Germany. You're looking at an extremely rare example of original craftsmanship: A hunting trophy hand-carved and hand-painted from the early 20th century. Ca. ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone, Wood
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
Late 19th Century English Rustic Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Sycamore
Selection of 2 Polished Tridacna or Giant Clam
Located in Leuven , BE
Selection of 2 Natural Tridacna or Giant Clam
Provenance: Private collection Brussels
6 x 19,5 x 13 / 14 x 13,9 x 12 cm
Category
20th Century South African Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Organic Material
Purple Sea Fan Coral Mounted on an Ebonised Base
Located in Hastings, GB
THIS CORAL CAN ONLY BE SHIPPED INSIDE THE UK, NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING DUE TO RESTRICTIONS
Beautiful large natural vintage sea fan coral
Soft pinky / purple color
The coral is mou...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
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
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Silver
Large Natural British Dogtooth Calcite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An outstanding large British natural dogtooth calcite specimen from Cheddar Gorge, Somerset UK. This native British specimen is a rare find. Formed ov...
Category
15th Century and Earlier English Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Contemporary Art TOTEM Clair De Lune Light Blue White N/Edit. by Ettore Sottsass
By Mirabili, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Pistoia, IT
Limited edition of 29 pieces.
From Primitive clay magma, by playing with shapes, Sottsass makes the “philosophy” of a state of mind visible and concrete: as if in the musical atmosph...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Contemporary Art Ceramic Totem Chocolate Piece Number 33/99 by Ettore Sottsass
By Mirabili, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Pistoia, IT
The message that Mirabili intends to portay involves well-known artist and designers, selected for their particular gifts and their poetic world, lending an innovative and sensitive ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Amethyst shell-like geode
Located in London, GB
Beautiful section of an amethyst geode, unusually thin in cross section and resembling a shell with gorgeous deep purple amethyst lining.
Origin : Artigas, Uruguay
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Large onyx canoe bowl with craquelet effect
Located in London, GB
An exceptional, large bowl of canoe-like shape, carved from a single piece of Mexican onyx and polished to reveal the gorgeous translucence and banding that have made the stone desir...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Onyx
Small intense vivianite on matrix
Located in London, GB
Intense vivianite crystals on an earthy matrix. The vivianite crystals are water clear from edge and pearlescent on the cleaved surface. A wonderful, sculptural arrangement, evocativ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
Large onyx canoe bowl with striking banding
Located in London, GB
Another exceptional, large bowl of canoe-like shape, carved from a single piece of Mexican onyx and carefully polished. This example with the characteristic almost parallel banding t...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Onyx
Antique Teaching Model Longitudinal Profile of the Grain
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Teaching Model Longitudinal Profile of the Grain
A great antique hand-painted model of the grain with removable germ. Made of papier ma...
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paper
White quartz with green & watermelon tourmaline
Located in London, GB
An unusual sculptural arrangement of two clear quartz crystals, punctuated and adorned on all sides with dark green tourmaline, watermelon colour in cross section.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Tourmaline
Large columnar agate and amethyst formation
Located in London, GB
Striking large vertical presentation displaying vibrant purple amethyst bordered by a thick agate layer. One of a group of four impressive specimens. Pieces such as this are hard t...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Extraterrestrial Iron Meteorite Sphere
Located in London, GB
Aletai Meteorite Sphere Iron - IIIE
circa 4.5 Billion years old
A perfect metallic sphere, extracted from the core of the famous Aletai Meteorite, di...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Unique Sculpture Signed by Jörg Pietschmann
By Jörg Pietschmann
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique sculpture signed by Jörg Pietschmann
Materials: oak
Measures: H 125 x W 42 x D 40 cm
In Pietschmann’s sculptures, trees that for centuries were part of a landscape and found...
Category
2010s German Organic Modern Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Oak
Electric Purple Amethyst Surrounded by White Quartz and Dark Blue/Grey Agate
Located in London, GB
The electric intensity of this piece's coloration makes it both stunning and unique. The sparkling color and natural wave-like form makes for a hypnotic sculpture evoking a sense of ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
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
Late 19th Century French Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Fruitwood, Paper
Large Red Iridescent Ammonite Fossil
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large red iridescent ammonite fossil dating from the late cretaceous period (100.5 – 66 million years ago). This huge plancenticeras ammonite is approximately 16 inches tall and has an iridescent lustre that showcases a vibrant red hue. Once a living creature, this ammonite has developed its red iridescent lustre over millions of years of compression, transforming into a striking gemstone. A rare find.
Provenance: From the fascinating collection of Gordon Walkden (1944-2022), emeritus Professor of Geology at Aberdeen University. Affectionally known as Aberdeen’s answer to Indiana Jones, Walkden contributed enormously to research through his papers and talks on British marbles, minerals and fossils...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
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
Late 19th Century French Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
A natural specimen of fish, Italy 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
A natural specimen of Gattuccio (Scyllum Catulus), preserved in formaldehyde and sealed on cylindric shape glass vase. Italiy early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass
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
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral, Bronze
Big Shell Tridacna from Pacific Ocean
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
What a wonderful shell ! It's very big, from the Pacific Ocean, from Indonesia.
Placed on the table it is a true natural sculpture, but it can serve as a bowl to contain fruit or soa...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Other Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Pair of Natural Giant Clam Shells.
Located in Southall, GB
Natural giant clam shells with lustrous milky patina from South Pacific or Indian Ocean. There is some weathering consistent with their age. The second clam shell is slightly smaller...
Category
Early 20th Century British Indian Ocean Territory Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Large columnar agate and amethyst formation
Located in London, GB
Striking large vertical presentation displaying vibrant purple amethyst bordered by a thick agate layer. One of a group of four impressive specimens. Pieces such as this are hard t...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Large columnar agate and amethyst formation
Located in London, GB
Striking large vertical presentation displaying vibrant purple amethyst bordered by a thick agate layer. One of a group of four impressive specimens. Pieces such as this are hard t...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Large columnar agate and amethyst formation
Located in London, GB
Striking large vertical presentation displaying vibrant purple amethyst bordered by a thick agate layer. One of a group of four impressive specimens. Pieces such as this are hard t...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Art Déco Sculpture by Darny .G , Archer
Located in PÉZENAS, FR
Great Art Déco sculpture archer by G .Darny
Nice patine « vert de bronze »
Sculpture is signed on marble top
The archer is very sculptural and muscled with a nice finition of details
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Late 19th Century French Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Iron
Natural Specimen: a Native Copper and Vanadinite Crystals, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. A druze of Vanadinite and native copper crystals, mounted over carved lacquered wooden base, brown color. Italy, circa 1880.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Copper
Huge Monumental Victorian Taxidermy Dome with Colorfull Tropical Birds, C. 1850
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A monumental Victorian taxidermy dome, measuring H. 90 cm, with a wide variety of Tropical birds, of which many male and female pairs
Engla...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Glass, Plaster, Feathers
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
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
A beautiful large Rose quartz polished sphere from Madagascar on acrylic stand
Located in London, GB
A beautiful large Rose quartz polished sphere from Madagascar on acrylic stand.
This was originally purchased from Venusrox in Notting Hill, London and comes with original Venusrox ...
Category
2010s Malagasy Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Rose Quartz
Brown quartz stalactites with fiery interior
Located in London, GB
Several brownish quartz stalactites grace this small formation, the frontal
one cut longitudinally to reveal a fiery interior.
This piece was legally and ethically sourced directly ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Small Murano Glass Sweet Pepper Fruit of 'A Canne' Glass
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Small Murano Glass Sweet Pepper Fruit of 'A Canne' Glass
A nice Murano parika fruit made of multicoloured a canne glass.
artfour is an owner-managed trading company dealing with fa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Figurine of Thumbelina Patinated Bronze n Stone Base 19th Century Art Nouveau
Located in Sweden, SE
Wonderful bronze sculpture of Thumbelina from the fairy tale of the world Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. Very fine cast bronze figure of the late 19th century in the Art Nouv...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Bronze
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
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Wood
Small towering grey druze stalactite formation
Located in London, GB
This small towering stalactite formation is covered in grey druze with tanbrown
accents and transparent quartz overlaying green celadonite.
This piece was legally and ethically sour...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
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
Late 19th Century Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
A beautiful large Star Rose quartz polished sphere from Madagascar
Located in London, GB
A beautiful large Star Rose quartz polished sphere from Madagascar on acrylic stand.
This was originally purchased from Venusrox in Notting Hill and comes with original Venusrox label which details the energy properties of Star Rose Quartz:
The Star Rose quartz is a Super-Charged Rose Quartz, and is the stone of love. Love for oneself, family, friends, the planet and the universe. It releases stress and anxiety and dissolves anger and fear and brings hope and love. It encourages compassion and kindness.
We have another smaller sphere and very large Amethyst...
Category
2010s Malagasy Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Rose Quartz
Large Amber Stone Beautiful Gemstone
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Beautiful rough stone with beautiful colors. Natural amber beautiful to process as jewelry.
The weight of this stone is 86 grams.
Category
1960s Baltic Vintage Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Multi-gemstone
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
19th Century British Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
Rough geode section with contrasting amethyst
Located in London, GB
Like a treasure chest, this striking geode section shows the incredible
contrast between the rough volcanic stone (basalt) in which the geodes
are found, and the radiant amethystine ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Finger-like quartz after anhydrite pseudomotph
Located in London, GB
Another formation of quartz pseudomorphs after anhydrite. The beautiful
medley of quartz crystals formed over anhydrite crystals, which subsequently
dissolved, leaving tan coloured q...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
Red Coral Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture red coral handcrafted sculpture
with more than 800 red cabochons hand-placed.
With structure and base in solid brass gold-plated
24-karat. Except...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral, Gold Plate, Brass
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
19th Century British Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
Small amethyst cluster
Located in London, GB
A small amethyst cluster with interesting sprinkling of creamy calcite crystals.
Polished at the edges.
This piece was legally and ethically sourced directly in the prestigious mine...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Europe Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz