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Period: Early 19th Century
A big red coral branch from Wunderkammer, silver base, Italy 1820.
A big red coral branch from Wunderkammer, silver base, Italy 1820.

A big red coral branch from Wunderkammer, silver base, Italy 1820.

Located in Milan, IT

A large branch of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum) from a cabinet of curiosities. The circular base with a wavy edge is made of embossed silver. The first register features...

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Italian Grand Tour Antique Early 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Silver

Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes
Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes

Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes

Located in Dallas, TX

PRESENTING A ‘FANTASTICALLY’ RARE, EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY and MUSEUM QUALITY Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes. Made in Englan...

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English Regency Antique Early 19th Century Natural Specimens

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Shell, Glass, Mahogany

A large branch of Rubrum coral and Sciacca coral from Wunderkammer, Italy 1820.
A large branch of Rubrum coral and Sciacca coral from Wunderkammer, Italy 1820.

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...

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Italian Other Antique Early 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral, Silver

Antique Abalone Shell on a turned wooden base, Cabinets of Curiosities.
Antique Abalone Shell on a turned wooden base, Cabinets of Curiosities.

Antique Abalone Shell on a turned wooden base, Cabinets of Curiosities.

Located in Stockholm, SE

Antique decorative Abalone Shell on a turned wooden base, Cabinets of Curiosities. Abalone shell (Genus Haliotis) inside with shimmering layer of mother of pearl. This type of obje...

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French Beaux Arts Antique Early 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell, Wood

A Fine & Large 19th Century Grand Tour Serpentine Marble Socle, Italy Circa 1800
A Fine & Large 19th Century Grand Tour Serpentine Marble Socle, Italy Circa 1800

A Fine & Large 19th Century Grand Tour Serpentine Marble Socle, Italy Circa 1800

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

An impressively large mottled 'verde prato' serpentine socle of turned columnar form, rising from a stepped base to a flattened plateau above a cavetto-shaped edge. In relation to it...

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Italian Grand Tour Antique Early 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Marble, Serpentine

Chinese Gray Scholar's Rock
Chinese Gray Scholar's Rock

Chinese Gray Scholar's Rock

Located in Hudson, NY

Chinese Gray Scholar's Rock, of naturalistic form, on early 19th century rosewood stand.

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Chinese Antique Early 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Monumental Adze Head on Stand
Monumental Adze Head on Stand

Monumental Adze Head on Stand

Located in Ottawa, CA

Absolutely stunning and monumental adze head from Papua New Guinea - a gigantic example standing 15" high. Dating from at latest, the 19th century, likely much earlier though. Carved...

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Papua New Guinean Archaistic Antique Early 19th Century Natural Specimens

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Stone

Italian Marble Amphora Urn
Italian Marble Amphora Urn

Italian Marble Amphora Urn

Located in New York, NY

Breccia marble amphora urn. Rich brown and coffee colored Italian Breccias marble urn of the Charles X period with black and grey highlights fashioned in ...

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Italian Charles X Antique Early 19th Century Natural Specimens

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Breccia Marble

Italian Marble Amphora Urn
Italian Marble Amphora Urn

Italian Marble Amphora Urn

Located in New York, NY

Breccia marble amphora urn. Rich brown and coffee colored Italian Breccia marble urn of the Charles X period with black and grey highlights fashioned in a...

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Italian Charles X Antique Early 19th Century Natural Specimens

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Breccia Marble

Pair Green Marble Pedestals W/Applied Bronzes
Pair Green Marble Pedestals W/Applied Bronzes

Pair Green Marble Pedestals W/Applied Bronzes

Located in Dallas, TX

Pair of antique style marble pedestals with applied bronze.

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Antique Early 19th Century Natural Specimens

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Marble, Bronze

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The Green Jungle Nymphs called Hétéropterix Dilaltata are form Papua New Guinea, Indonesian province. Set in an antique glass globe with wooden ba...

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A big red coral branch from Wunderkammer, silver base, Italy 1820.
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Coral Branch from Wunderkammer, Caltagirone, Sicily, Italy 1820
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Large Coral Branch from Wunderkammer, Trapani, Italy, 1820
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