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Style: Prehistoric
Antique African Neolithic Era Marble Bracelet
Located in Katonah, NY
:: Antique handmade African Neolithic era marble bracelet. These marble bracelets were hand carved in North Africa and likely used for currency. This piece is a unique collectible, w...
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15th Century and Earlier North African Antique Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

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Marble

Antique African Neolithic Era Marble Bracelet
Located in Katonah, NY
:: Antique handmade African Neolithic era marble bracelet. These marble bracelets were hand carved in North Africa and likely used for currency. This piece is a unique collectible, w...
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15th Century and Earlier North African Antique Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

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Marble

Prehistoric Mimbres Corrugated Bowl
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Prehistoric Mimbres prehistoric pottery bowl in as found condition. The Mimbres region of the American Southwest is celebrated for the beautiful and expressive black-on-white pottery...
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15th Century and Earlier American Antique Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

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Pottery

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Naïve Coconut Shell “Bugbear” Powder Flask Carved as a Fish
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A naïve coconut shell “bugbear” powder flask carved as a fish with an open mouth surrounded by scales above a man hunting with a rifle and dogs, the underside plain, circa 1805. “Bugbear” coconut...
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Early 1800s Antique Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

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Coconut

Antique Oak Victor Victor I Victrola Phonograph Talking Machine with Horn
Located in Oakland, CA
Antique Oak Victor Victor I Victrola Phonograph Talking Machine with Horn. Very good working condition with original crank and nameplate: “His Mast...
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1910s North American Vintage Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Antique Scandinavian Bible, Norway 1810
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A beautiful antique bible from Scandinavia in the year 1810. The cover are probably even older, possibly late 1700s. Works perfect as a Wabi Sabi decoration element to give the r...
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1810s Norwegian Antique Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Scandinavian Bible, Norway 1810
Antique Scandinavian Bible, Norway 1810
H 3.94 in W 9.45 in D 8.27 in
Georges Jouve Attributed Ceramic Pipe Ashtray Organic Dish Bowl French Modernism
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Brown high gloss freeform slip-cast dish set in a suede leather bottom. Mfg. by Longchamp, France. Design attributed to Georges Jouve, this in not documented. Some staining to suede ...
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1950s French Vintage Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

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Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern Hand Carved Pink Rock Crystal Catchall Bowl Vide Poche, 1970
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern pink and white Mineral Rock ashtray, catchall, vide poche or bowl made in Italy. Raw Rock Crystal hand carved in a geometric shape. Great as Ring Dish or Key Bowl...
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1970s Italian Vintage Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

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Rock Crystal

1950s Retro Midcentury Perforated Metal Basket Office Desk Car Key Dish Bowl
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Architectural tabletop key basket.
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1950s American Vintage Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

1950s Danish Staved Teak Quaich Midcentury Winged Viking Bowl Centrepiece
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Denmark, circa 1950s. Staved teak bowl designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk. A midcentury re-interpretation of the traditional wooden Quaich. Measures: 10 5/8 inches high, 10 inches...
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1950s Danish Vintage Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Teak

Tibetan Himalayan Wood & Silver Lined Libation Bowl Tea Wine Prayer Cup 3.5"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Chinese Tebetan Jha Phor silver and wood libations / tea / coffee / wine / prayer bowl or cup.
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Late 20th Century Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Antique Wooden Plate, Wabi Sabi Style, Scandinavia, 1800s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A wonderful wooden wabi sabi plate from Scandinavia, circa 1800s. In good vintage condition showing beautiful patina from age and use. Measures: Ø: 2...
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19th Century Norwegian Antique Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Rare Minnie Negoro Japanese Female Organic Design Ashtray Bowl Noguchi Jouve
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Organic ceramic bowls. Black, Brown and Tan. All three signed, M.Negoro, and two with additional Alfred University info. Each sold separately, three...
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1950s American Vintage Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Stoneware

Group of Ancient Roman Bronze Tools & Hair Pins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine group of ancient Roman bronze implements and artifacts. Consisting of pins & several small scale tools. From the private collection of Lawrence Majewski, who was a former co...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Ancient Roman Bronze Crossbow Fibula or Toga Pin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine ancient Roman bronze fibula. A so-called 'crossbow' fibula. From the private collection of Lawrence Majewski, who was a former conservator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art....
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Previously Available Items
Antique Whale Vertebrae
Located in Rochester, NY
Very big antique whale vertebrae bone in beautiful naturally aged old surface. Measures 30 inches wide x 24 inches deep x 17 1/2 inches high. Spectacul...
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19th Century Antique Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bone

 Antique Whale Vertebrae
 Antique Whale Vertebrae
H 17.5 in W 30 in D 24 in
Fossil Sea Urchin Group
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A Fossil Sea Urchin group, circa 50 million years old. Polished and mounted on custom made stands. Comprising an Eupatagus antillarum from Ocala Limestone F...
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15th Century and Earlier American Antique Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Shell

Fossil Sea Urchin Group
Fossil Sea Urchin Group
H 3.15 in W 2.76 in D 1.97 in
Mounted Miocene Era 18 Million Years Old, Sea Urchin Fossil from Lacoste, France
Located in New York, NY
Plate or bed of well-preserved fossilized sea urchins (Echinoids) (Tripneustes parkinsoni) from the Miocene age (15-18 Million years old). Found in Lacoste, France. Vertically mounte...
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15th Century and Earlier French Antique Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Limestone, Metal

Massive Old Red Pipe Organ Coral Specimen
Located in Rochester, NY
Very large red pipe organ coral natural history ocean specimen in old as found condition.
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Early 20th Century Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Coral

Antique Giant Clam Shell
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique giant clam shell - Tridacna Gigas - in beautifully aged weathered surface color. 100 plus years old. See all pictures.
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1880s Cook Islands Antique Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Shell

 Antique Giant Clam Shell
 Antique Giant Clam Shell
H 11 in W 28 in D 18 in
Prehistoric Fossilized Dinosaur Egg Nest Fossil
Located in London, GB
An extraordinary example of a fossilized dinosaur nest, in outstanding condition, far superior to the vast majority of examples that appear on the ...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

Prehistoric Fossilized Hadrosaur Dinosaur Egg Nest Fossil, Cretaceous Period
Located in London, GB
A large and extremely well preserved fossilized dinosaur nest, in outstanding condition, far superior to the vast majority of examples that appear on the market, which are often badly restored. This nest contains two eggs, of the family Hadrosauridae, dating to the late Cretaceous period...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

Ancient Whale Vertebrae Natural History Specimen
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique ancient whale vertebrae with the best naturally aged wear, surface and color. 19th century possibly earlier. Direct from an old private collection. See pictures showing vie...
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19th Century American Antique Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

Large Mounted Prehistoric Pecten Fossil Specimen from the Carboniferous Period
Located in New York, NY
This large group of pectens mounted on a wood base almost appear to have been sculpted from the limestone rock in which they were found in the south of ...
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15th Century and Earlier French Antique Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Limestone

Limestone Ammonite Fossils
Located in Dallas, TX
Ammonite Limestone Fossils. Ammonites ruled the Oceans for 370 million years before mysteriously becoming extinct at the end of the cretaceous period...
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15th Century and Earlier European Antique Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Limestone

Prehistoric Turtle Stone Concretion Fossil
Located in Rochester, NY
A many millions of years old large & heavy concretion fossil often called a turtle stone from the Genesee Valley region of New York by Letchworth Sta...
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15th Century and Earlier American Antique Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Stone

Natural Giant Sized Clam Seashell in Near Pristine Condition
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural, basin-sized natural seashell once belonged to a Tridacna gigas -or giant clam. These ancient, century-old clams are today nearly extinct and any vintage shell in pri...
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18th Century and Earlier Unknown Antique Prehistoric Collectibles and Curiosities

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