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Set of '15' 19th Century Framed Botanical Specimens
Located in East Hampton, NY
19th century French dried plant specimens... signed by G. Babou, dated, and meticulously catalogued
Category
Antique 1890s Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
1930s Herbarium Mars Hill North Carolina 34 Pressed Botanical Specimens
Located in Seguin, TX
Circa 1930's bound herbarium with 34 plant specimens. Collected by Colleen Redmond, Mars Hill
Category
Early 20th Century American Rustic Books
Materials
Paper
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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Tôle
Huge Fossilised Fern Plant
Located in London, GB
.
This piece is a beautifully preserved snapshot of a long extinct plant species. The fronds are spread
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Antique under the Water School Specimen
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique under the water school specimen.
An antique natural wunderkammer glass display with marine
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood
Midcentury Metal Potted Plant Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic midcentury life-size potted plant or philodendron sculpture, handcrafted in metal with a
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
Set of Four Pressed Botanical Specimens, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
preserved in the late-19th century. Each plant specimen is elegantly presented within a fine hardwood frame
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Prints
Materials
Wood
291 Gram Incredible Alien Eye Malachite Cluster Specimen From Guangdong, China
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Incredible Alien Eye Malachite Cluster Specimen From Guangdong, China
Weight: 291 Gram
Dimension
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Adam Style Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
H 4.53 in W 2.96 in D 1.78 in
1990s Marta Marzotto Miniature Green Murano Glass Cactus Plants by Formia
By Marta Marzotto, Formia Murano
Located in New York, NY
Italian minimalist collectible miniature plants of limited edition, Modern Design by Marta Marzotto
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Antique Monumental Clam Shell Resting On Antique Wrought Iron Plant Stand
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This a monumental clam shell displayed on a Victorian black wrought iron plant stand. Both are very
Category
Antique Early 1900s European Victorian Natural Specimens
Materials
Iron
H 8 in W 21.25 in D 13.5 in
Modern Italian Green White Gold Orange Murano Glass Cactus Plant & Red Flowers
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques, Fornace Mian
Located in New York, NY
prickles in relief, with 2 branches bearing red orange flowers, planted in a bright orange Murano glass pot
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Gold
H 9 in W 4.6 in D 3.5 in
Formia 1990s Vintage Italian Green Murano Glass Cactus Plant with White Flower
By Formia Murano
Located in New York, NY
1990 Italian highly collectible glass cactus plant of limited edition, entirely handcrafted in
Category
1990s Italian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Gold
2000s Italian Moss Green Gold Murano Art Glass Cactus Plant with Blue Flowers
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques, Fornace Mian
Located in New York, NY
decorated with 3 large reeded blooming blue and orange flowers, planted in a blue Murano glass pot
Category
Early 2000s Italian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Gold
2000s Italian Teal Gold Green Murano Art Glass Cactus Plant with Yellow Flowers
By Fornace Mian
Located in New York, NY
and overlayed in crystal clear, planted in a lime green Murano glass pot worked with pure gold, adding
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Gold
2000s Italian Moss Green Gold Murano Art Glass Cactus Plant with White Flower
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques, Fornace Mian
Located in New York, NY
starfish shape white flower with yellow center, planted in a lime green Murano glass pot worked with pure
Category
Early 2000s Italian Minimalist Natural Specimens
Materials
Gold
1990s Italian Sky Blue Leaves Murano Art Glass Cactus Plant in Purple Pot
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques, Formia Murano
Located in New York, NY
reflections, planted in an amethyst spotted Murano glass pot worked with the similar technique that gives the
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
2000s Italian Moss Green Gold Murano Art Glass Cactus Plant with Orange Flowers
By Fornace Mian
Located in New York, NY
large reeded blooming orange flowers overlayed in crystal clear glass, planted in an orange Murano glass
Category
Early 2000s Italian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Gold
2000s Italian Green Gold Murano Art Glass Cactus Plant with Red Yellow Flower
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques, Fornace Mian
Located in New York, NY
with a starfish shape red flower with yellow center, planted in a moss green Murano glass pot worked
Category
Early 2000s Italian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Gold
2000s Italian Green Murano Glass Cactus Plant with Yellow Flowers in Gold Pot
By Fornace Mian
Located in New York, NY
yellow blooming flowers with red center overlayed in crystal clear glass, planted in an amber spotted
Category
Early 2000s Italian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Gold
2000s Italian Teal Green Gold Murano Art Glass Cactus Plant with Orange Flowers
By Fornace Mian
Located in New York, NY
flowers, planted in a lime green Murano glass pot worked with pure gold, adding a pearl-like effect
Category
Early 2000s Italian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Gold
2000 Italian Dark Purple Murano Art Glass Artichoke Flower Plant in Red Pink Pot
Located in New York, NY
color, realistically planted in a raspberry red pink colored pot worked with a delicate spotted color to
Category
Early 2000s Italian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Framed and Pressed French Alguier Specimens from the 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
herbier, which is a collection of plant specimens, an alguier is a collection of seaweeds.
During the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Mantis, Brass LED Light Plant Grower, Luvere Studio
By Luvere Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
-spectrum LED light fixture designed to display and grow collector plant specimens. Crafted from elegant
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Mantis, Aged Steel LED Light Plant Grower, Luvere Studio
By Luvere Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
, full-spectrum LED light fixture designed to display and grow collector plant specimens. Crafted from
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Steel
Dominican Amber // 15-25 MYO
Located in New York, NY
million years old. Amber is fossilized tree resin and is considered a mineraloid. This specimen contains a
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Dominican Natural Specimens
Materials
Resin
Ginkgo Biloba Fossil Leaf, 270 Years Old Mounted on a Custom Acrylic Stand
By Pietra Gallery
Located in Polanco, CDMX
and is now the only living genus within the order. Ginkgo is a genus of gymnosperms (vascular plants
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Acrylic
H 10.24 in W 6.3 in D 4.34 in
Edmontosaurus Skull
Located in London, GB
Lawrence Lambe, after a partial specimen from Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. The existence of large
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
Ayahuasca Vine Sculpture
By John Brevard
Located in Coral Gables, FL
serpentine vines of the ayahuasca plant twisting toward the sky. A Quechua word meaning the "vine of the soul
Category
2010s American Natural Specimens
Materials
Steel
1960s French Bamboo Flower Stand
Located in High Point, NC
cascading plants or serves as an intriguing sculptural element in a minimalist space, this flower stand is a
Category
Mid-20th Century French Natural Specimens
Materials
Bamboo
VIRGINIA METALCRAFTERS Brass Oskar J.W. Hansen Coleus Calavo Leaf Bowl 4-33
By Oskar Hansen
Located in Charlotte, NC
collection. Solid brass depicting four leaves of a Coleus plant. Made in Virginia, USA, circa 1963.
Style
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass
Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes
Located in Dallas, TX
and plants year round. Conservatories built in or added to the house brought the room full of
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Glass, Mahogany
Didactical Model of Cockchafer or May bug sold by the “ Denoyer-Geppert Company
Located in Leuven , BE
designed for teaching. Botanical models are enlargements of plants and flowers. They were made of papier
Category
Early 20th Century German Natural Specimens
Materials
Plaster, Paper
H 22.45 in W 19.3 in D 9.06 in
Half Triceratops Skull
Located in London, GB
horn (90.17 cm long) and frill. The impressive dimensions of this specimen dramatically evokes the
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
Chiranthodendron, Botanical Abstract Sculpture in Glass by Michèle Oberdieck
By Michele Oberdieck
Located in London, GB
fascinated in the narratives that can be created.
Drawn to biomorphic structures found in plant growth
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
H 6.7 in W 25.2 in D 9.45 in
Antique Set (8) French Pressed Botanicals From c1892 Monastery School More Avail
Located in Chicago, IL
1stdibs.
**Please note discoloration and damaged plants. The measurements slightly vary.
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Country Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
H 17.63 in W 10.75 in D 0.07 in
Vintage Chinese Hardstone Sea Buckthorn Bushes, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Chinese hardstone Sea Buckthorn (Shaji, or Hippophae rhamnoides) plant sculptures, each
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinese Export Natural Specimens
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Queen Conch Shell Aliger Gigas Rare Souvenir Marine Arena Johns Pass Florida 8"
Located in Dayton, OH
herbivorous. It feeds by browsing for plant and algal material growing in the seagrass beds, and scavenging
Category
Late 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
H 5.5 in W 7.25 in D 8.25 in
English Victorian Taxidermy Group 19th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
, fighting fencing, hunting and playing among plant motifs. Dome in glass, based on a wooden base with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin
360 Million Y/O Alethopteris Fossil Fern Mounted on a Custom Acrylic Stand
By Pietra Gallery
Located in Polanco, CDMX
to 360 Million Years
They are plants similar to ferns, they were part of the largest of the time
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Acrylic
H 9.45 in W 4.73 in D 3.15 in
360 Million Y/O Alethopteris Fossil Fern Mounted on a Custom Acrylic Stand
By Pietra Gallery
Located in Polanco, CDMX
to 360 Million Years
They are plants similar to ferns, they were part of the largest of the time
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Acrylic
H 9.06 in W 7.88 in D 2.37 in
French 1970s Lucite Resin Cube Sculpture with Vanilla Parts Inclusions
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This resin, lucite sculpture, has an regangular form. Inside. It is an inclusion of a Vanilla plant
Category
Vintage 1970s French Natural Specimens
Materials
Lucite
Vintage Organic Modern Solid Teak Burlwood Planter Sculpture
Located in Deland, FL
as a small planter for succulents, mosses or other small house plants or as a small display holder
Category
Vintage 1960s American Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Quartz var. Amethyst Flower from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Amethyst Flowers because they resemble a flowering plant. It has good color and distinct crystals
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Amethyst, Other
Montagna
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Sant'agata De' Goti, BN
references, taking them directly from plants, which are a primary source of inspiration and exercise. Hence
Category
2010s Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Porcelain
Ikebana Quadrato
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Sant'agata De' Goti, BN
references, taking them directly from plants, which are a primary source of inspiration and exercise. Hence
Category
2010s Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Italian 1930s Tôle Calla Lillies Sculptures in Red and Gold Containers
Located in Atlanta, GA
, the flowers are planted into square shaped red containers measuring 6.25 inches wide x 6.25 inches
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Tôle
H 29.5 in W 19 in D 19 in
Positive and Negative German Fossil Squid Mounted on Custom Acrylic Base
By Pietra Gallery
Located in Polanco, CDMX
astonishing diversity of organisms, many exquisitely preserved. Marine and terrestrial creatures and plants
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Acrylic
H 17.33 in W 12.6 in D 5.12 in
488.78 Gram Gorgeous Forest Green Malachite from Yangjiang Guangdong, China
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
resembling the plant.
Malachite's unique green hue ranges from a deep forest green to a bright and vivid
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Adam Style Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
H 2.01 in W 4.22 in D 3.19 in
Pair of French Midcentury Palm Tree Sculptures in Black Tapering Pots
Located in Atlanta, GA
sculptures depicts a palm tree planted in a black tapering pot with petite white stones motifs. Accented with
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Tôle
Vegetal Saw Fish
Located in Mexico City, MX
offer these wonderful pieces that pretend to be the defense of sawfish (Pristis pectinata) but of plant
Category
2010s Natural Specimens
Materials
Palmwood
Vintage Windcatcher Chandelier Made of Shells Verner Panton Style 60s
By Verner Panton
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
mother-of-pearl capiz shells shine beautifully in the sun. Nice to decorate with different hanging plants
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Organic Material
H 59.06 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Coco De Mer Shell circa 1900s Seychelles, Perfect for Your Wunderkammer
Located in London, GB
largest seed in the plant kingdom) and is oddly shaped, being the shape and Size of a woman's disembodied
Category
Antique 19th Century Seychellois Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Coconut
Tree with Flowers Sculpture, 1900, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
style". The Art Nouveau designs used curvilinear sinuous asymmetrical lines, often based on plant forms
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Natural Specimens
Materials
Iron
H 11.82 in W 8.47 in D 4.73 in
Vine Tree Sculpture, 1900, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
style". The Art Nouveau designs used curvilinear sinuous asymmetrical lines, often based on plant forms
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Natural Specimens
Materials
Iron
Kahhal Looms Cycas Hand-Knotted 350x250cm Rug by JAM BY HEDAYAT
By Kahhal Looms
Located in Cairo, EG
Gardens display of dried plant specimen that can be found in Upper Egypt's beautiful Nile landscapes. This
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Egyptian Art Deco Moroccan and North Afric...
Materials
Wool
Kahhal Looms Cycas Hand-Knotted 300x200cm Rug by JAM BY HEDAYAT
By Kahhal Looms
Located in Cairo, EG
Gardens display of dried plant specimen that can be found in Upper Egypt's beautiful Nile landscapes. This
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Egyptian Art Deco Moroccan and North Afric...
Materials
Wool
Monolith, Starfire Glass Lighting, Luvere Studio
By Luvere Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
-mounted, full-spectrum LED light fixture designed to display and grow collector plant specimens. Crafted
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Steel
Antique Swedish Herbarium Pressed Plant Botanical Specimen Scandinavian Art
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An antique Swedish pressed plant botanical specimen known as a “Herbarium.” Vintage Scandinavian
Category
Vintage 1930s Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Glass
H 15 in W 10.5 in D 0.75 in
Antique Set Of 6 Botanist's Specimens, English, Framed, Dried Plants, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique set of 6 botanist's specimens. An English, mounted dried grass and flower
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
H 19.69 in W 13 in D 0.79 in
Set of 6 Antique Framed Botanist's Specimens, English, Dried Plants, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 6 antique framed botanist's specimens. An English, mounted dried grass and flower
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
H 19.49 in W 13 in D 0.99 in
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