Agate is a variety of chalcedony characterized by successive deposits of different colors or tones.
It is part of the "fine stones". Blue agate owes its color to the presence of mineral impurities.
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Haute Epoque
Complete facade of a small Gothic chest, circa 1500,
consisting of 3 panels, including the 2 on the sides with windows.
Very beautiful earthy / gray patina from Renaissance period
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Magnificent specimen of Desert Rose, from Morocco, with an estimated age of over 14 million years. This fascinating piece is a natural work of art, perfect for collectors, mineral lovers or those who [...]
For sale is an authentic fossil Woolly Mammoth molar (Mammuthus primigenius), an exceptional piece of natural history dating back to the Ice Age. This fossil is a perfect example of this species' adap[...]
Appearing during the Paleozoic, during the Devonian period, ammonites (or Ammonoidea) are a subclass of fossil cephalopod mollusks. This species disappeared during the great expansion of the Cretaceou[...]
Important collection of fossil shark teeth several million years old from the Khourigba phosphate mines in northern Morocco. The numerous pieces are presented in a molded display case from the mid-20t[...]
Exceptional pyramid-shaped meteorite with its complete fusion crust. It is a chondrite meteorite, which are the oldest rocks in the solar system, having undergone little or no geochemical reworking si[...]
Exceptional specimen of free-form malachite on foot. Malachite is a copper carbonate hydroxide mineral. It is often found in nature with the related azurite. Malachite was worked as a gemstone very ea[...]
Beautiful cross section of a septarian nodule on a metal stand. Septarian nodules are fossilized mud bubbles that are 50-70 million years old. Belgium is one of the main sites for the discovery of the[...]
A charming and rare owl whistle or bird call. The tail forms the whistle and the top of the head has a hole for the air to escape. The bird has (the remains of) a green tail, head and breast and brown[...]
Mammoth Femur Huge fossil femoral bone of a woolly mammoth. The bone was fished in the North Sea and then stabilized. 81cm long the femur alone! About 100,000 years old Custom-made base by BAM - Arman[...]
Nice lot of 15 fossil shark teeth Squalicorax pristodontus,
Authentic fossils, no re-gluing. From 18 to 30 mm approximately.
Age: - 72 to - 66 million years: Maastrichtian (last stage of the Creta[...]
Set comprising two polished ammonite fossils and a polished calcareous half-ammonite. H. 11 x W. 12 x D. 9 cm (pair of ammonites) H. 14 x W. 17 x D. 2 cm (half-ammonite)
Beautiful cross section of a septarian nodule on a metal stand. Septarian nodules are fossilized mud bubbles that are 50-70 million years old. Belgium is one of the main sites for finding these object[...]
Tuft of woolly mammoth hair (Mammuthus primigenius, Siberia, Pleistocene), presented in a vial on a turned wooden pedestal, under an old globe, old-style label. Ideal cabinet of curiosities.
Red coral branch set on a Gothic embossed brass base.
Coral, brass.
15th century.
h. 15 in. ; w. 11,8 in.
A branch of red coral mounted on a Gothic embossed and chased brass chalice base. The de[...]
RARE fossilized mammoth tooth and base. /3 Patinated metal base, solid and sober. Dimensions:
With base: Height: 15.4 cm Weight: 0.9 kg.
Base: 12 cm x 6.3 cm.
Tooth alone: L: 11 cm H: 5.9 cm Depth:[...]
Gothic copper alloy book clasp with openwork decoration of a stylized virgin and child, on the side a “N” in Gothic.
Copper alloy with black patina.
Europe (Germany?), 15th century.
80 x 37mm.
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Very beautiful gilded bronze harness pendant representing a four-leaf clover.
15th century.
11.44 g.
40 x 33 mm.
This format could also have been used for dog vervelles (unlike those used for [...]
Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. An elegant bronze and lead steelyard weight depicting a Cherub with wings, shown wearing a chain around his neck and with white eyes. with his wavy hair fant[...]
A double-sided illuminated manuscript on parchment hand-written and coloured from the Gothic period (15th century)
This is a page from a liturgical book such as the Psalters and courtly literature
T[...]
Gilt bronze buckle plate with bas-relief decoration of a griffin in profile raising its right foreleg; four rivets on the reverse.
12th/13th century
L.: 4.7 cm. The style of this griffin decoratin[...]
Superb natural twin of 3 pyrite cubes, or “Fool’s Gold”.
During the Gold Rush of the 19th century, many people mistook pyrite for gold because of its metallic shine.
Authentic crystal. Very pret[...]
Curious sea urchin Pseudocidaris mammosa on limestone matrix, raised into living position with its radioles (club-shaped), characteristic of its genus.
Stage and Age: Kimmeridgian (Upper Jurassic):[...]
a completely fossilized mammoth molar
The last woolly mammoth disappeared at the end of the Pleistocene, around ten thousand years ago. Climate change, not humans, caused the mammoth's extinction 4,0[...]
Medieval bronze seal engraved with a Gryllus.
French or English, 14th century.
Measures 1.8 x 1.3cm.
Weighs 3.62 grams.
Engraved with the word ‘PRIVE’ (private) and the initials of the own[...]
Selection of 3 Gogottes de Fontainebleau fragments. On modern black oak base. Les Gogottes de Fontainebleau, a rare masterpiece of natural art from the Fontainebleau region of France. Forged over mill[...]
Nice batch of 16 minerals from the four corners of the world. Some on bases.
Spearhead gypsum (on base) from Neuilly-sur-Marne (Seine et Marne), Rose Quartz from Brazil (on base), 3 translucent Quart[...]
A Medieval bronze seal of a pair of birds either side of a tree or flower.
English, 14th century.
Measures 3 x 1.9 cm.
Weighs 7.65 grams.
The inscription appears to read Inscription of ‘SI[...]
A Medieval bronze seal of a large bird with a branch in its beak.
English, 14th century.
Measures 2.7 x 1.6 cm.
Weighs 5.87 grams.
The inscription appears to read 'IESV: SEL BON E LEL', wh[...]
A Medieval bronze seal belonging to a Rector.
English, 14th century.
Measures 4 x 2.5 cm.
Weighs 17.62 grams.
Seal design shows a seven petal flower with a six point star above and crescen[...]
Large ammonite mounted on a wooden base, stable, dimensions approximately 37 cm by 24 cm for an average thickness of 7 cm, weight approximately 15 kg, beautiful effect for a cabinet of curiosities....[...]
A beautiful and large ammonite, dimensions 28 cm long by 23 cm wide, thickness 7/8 cm, good condition just dusted!!! Weight over 5 kg ....For any information 0778337598
The shipping price seems high but this bone really weighs too much... My household scale explodes... but that's normal for a mammoth ulna. Coming from Pangea, namely our current North Sea, at the end [...]
Silver medallion depicting Frederick's II eagle, made using the relief prop technique. In the center is a round cabochon of agate. The object, highly oxidized, made of low-grade silver, embodies the r[...]
Large porphyry fragment of a building or base.
Fragment of Egyptian porphyry of irregular shape with worked and polished face.
Dimensions: 53 x 34 x 11 cm.
Provenance: Belgian Private Collection
Large fossil plate composed of numerous fossils of eocrinoids of the ascocystites drabowensis type. It is rare to have such a large plate with so many specimens. Some specimens on the back. Silurian p[...]
Incredible raw hematite in very large format. It measures 37cm long by 16cm high and weighs more than 10 kilos! It is very rare to find a geode of this size. Hematite with its black nodules is emblema[...]
Medieval bronze ring with a green patina with the appearance of a 'goat's head' (sometimes interpreted as a 5-pointed star with the 2 flared upper points), a symbol of knowledge that allows the human [...]
Large polished Pallasite meteorite plate, from the famous African site of Sericho in Kenya, 1464
Dimensions 36.2* 17.2* 0.5cm, and 432g weight!
The plate is composed mainly of iron, a lille nick[...]
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