Objects of Curiosities and Naturalia

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Coming from the mineral, vegetal or animal world, our curiosities are of first-class interest. Our curiosities hunters keep increasing their networks to find the rare pearl and we keep working hard to design pieces reserved to connoisseur looking for intrinsic value.
Discover in this section the intriguing spirit and charm of the cabinets of curiosities and travel logs of the late nineteenth century.
Also discover a very nice Science and Naturalia selection for your cabinet of curiosities decor: magnificent butterfly frames, multicolored butterflies under globes, herbaria, astonishing collectors' boxes of insects from the tropical forests of Asia: stick insects and locusts in jade green colors.
Unusual objects, curiosities, these works are authentic and original. They meet the criteria of simplicity, aesthetics, elegance, personality, intrinsic beauty, fantasy. They correspond to a style, a history, an era, an art of living, a style. Arteslonga is a gallery of random objects, mixtures, favorites and moods that will give your cabinet of curiosities decor a unique character.
Their particularity makes them unique objects, curiosities, unusual objects. Their rarity imposes a specific sales model: unique selling. Indeed, Arteslonga travels the world to unearth these wonders which often only exist in a single copy to make your cabinet of curiosities decoration an equally unique style.
Staged in paintings inspired by everyday life, these unusual objects, these intriguing and beautiful objects at the same time and these beautiful curiosities are presented as in an art gallery. By thus mixing eras from Napoleon III onwards, styles, ages and art, Arteslonga transmits to you the know-how of yesteryear, a French art of living, unique, renowned, recognized throughout the world.
Enhance your interior decoration with these vintage works, real curiosities of modern times. Wood, ceramic, glass, or porcelain, these curiosities are unique. They will remind you of your childhood, awaken memories, rekindle smiles, provoke real emotions in you. Let yourself be charmed and enchanted by these curiosities from bygone times.
Arteslonga presents centuries of decoration. You will find the curiosities that will transform your daily life through an unusual interior. These unique, old, exclusive and vintage decorative objects will take you back in time.
The history of each piece makes it precious, special while leaving it simplicity, quality and originality. As a result, Arteslonga regularly enriches its site with finds, unusual objects, wonders, curiosities, selection of works of art, pieces of artistic craftsmanship, unique items with the aim of help you find the object of your dreams.
Discover in this section the spirit and the intriguing charm of cabinets of curiosities and travel diaries from the end of the 19th century.
The principle of the cabinet of curiosities disappeared during the nineteenth century, replaced by official institutions and private collections. These have still played a large role in certain scientific disciplines such as entomology or conchology.
A cabinet of curiosities was a place where collected objects were stored and displayed, with a certain taste for heterogeneity and the unseen. Commonly found in these cabinets of curiosities were medals, antiques, objects of natural history (such as stuffed animals, dried insects, shells, skeletons, shells, herbaria, fossils) or works of art. art.
Appeared during the Renaissance in Europe, cabinets of curiosities (Italian studiolo) are the ancestor of museums and museums. Both private (private collections) and public (institutional collections of veterinary schools, medical schools), cabinets of curiosities have played a fundamental role in the development of modern science even if they kept the traces of popular beliefs of the time (it was not uncommon to find dried dragon's blood or skeletons of mythical animals). The publication of catalogs which made the often illustrated inventory, made it possible to distribute the contents of the cabinets of curiosities to European scientists.
Disappeared in the course of the 19th century, the cabinet of curiosities resurfaced in our interiors through the cabinet of curiosities decoration. For lovers of collections, these curiosities and furniture are a must, creating a unique and charming atmosphere.
The cabinet of curiosity is the piece of furniture par excellence for lovers of collections, who seek to exhibit and store their objects with refinement.
The Arteslonga house-
Gorgonian Reproduction Golden Version
€192.00Gorgonians, sometimes called horn corals or bark corals, number around 1,200 species that are found in all tropical and subtropical seas. Here a very beautiful reproduction in synthetic material in a golden version. Fan-shaped, often brightly colored (red, yellow, purple), their skeleton is made up of a soft and hard substance, gorgonin.
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Green Cracked Ceramic Egg
€100.00Reproduction of a 19th century cracked ceramic egg, mounted on a blackened wooden base in the Napoleon III style. Very nice effect, partly due to its unusual size!
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Tridacna Gigas Clam, Reproduction 55cm
€284.00Large clam Tridacna Gigas, a very beautiful reproduction. The Tridacna Gigas or giant clam is the largest known bivalve mollusk. The main remarkable feature of this species is its size, capable in some cases of containing a human being.
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Large Black Fan Gorgon on Black Base
€1,300.00Black gorgonian on a black base. A magnificent unique piece! This color is amazing, but completely natural. the beauty of this gorgon has been preserved so that it finds its place in your library! This admirable and large unique piece is on a black oak plinth.An admirable decorative object
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Montipora Coral, CITES certified
€770.00This Montipora coral has a shape typical of its species: it looks like a flower. This coral has grown sheltered from strong waves, and underwater, only the border of these delicate petals is bright pink. This Pacific coral is accompanied by its CITES certificate, since it is, of course, perfectly legal.
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Set of 2 Quartz Geode Cases - Salmon
€125.00Box of geodes of salmon pink quartz.
Gems just to make you dream and blow your mind away!
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Gorgon in Vermillon Red Resin - Repro
€142.00Reproduction of a Gorgon in red Vermillo resin on a black base in the Napoleon III style. The Red Gorgonians line the rocky drop-offs between 20 and 100 meters deep. It is necessary to use a flashlight to appreciate their brightness, because at this depth, the red appears dark blue.
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Coral in White Resin H51cm
€350.00Beautiful reproduction of a coral in midnight blue resin on a base. H 30x27x33 cm. Our collection of synthetic material corals is handcrafted by hand, reproducing identically the texture of these living specimens, most of which are now protected.
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Block of Natural Selenite H 63cm
€520.00Nice block of unpolished natural Selenite. H 63cm. Selenite is a variant of fibrous gypsum located in the energy line of the Moonstone. It is characterized by a complexion that goes from translucent to crystalline and presents a variety of shades like the colors of the rainbow.
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2 sets of Quartz Geodes - Iridescent
€125.00Boxes of iridescent blue quartz geodes. Gems just to dream and dazzle the eyes!
Set consisting of 12 to 15 stones:
- 1 box of stones between 3 and 5 cm (600g)
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Quartz Geode Cases - Gold - Set of 2
€284.00Set of 2 Boxes of Quartz Crystals - Gold. Boxes of crystals and golden quartz points made by a chemical process by electrolysis. A qualitative chemical process that does not deteriorate over time. Gems just to dream and dazzle the eyes!
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Amethyst in Agate Geode from Uruguay 7,15kg
€2,800.00Magnificent amethyst in an agate geode from Uruguay on its wooden base. Incredible beauty and strength. Amethyst is one of the best known minerals on our planet. It is surely the most appreciated for more than 5000 years.
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Lapis-lazuli on brass base (3kg)
€1,500.003kg Lapis Lazuli block on brass base - Afghanistan. A wonderful unique piece!. The Lapis-Lazuli whose royal blue color is very sought after is the most famous of the stones linked to intuition. The great rulers of the world (Pharaohs, emperors, kings ..) have always considered it as a sacred stone intended to help them achieve in g-reign with wisdom and justice.
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10 Butterflies URANIA RIPHEUS in Capsule Glass
€1,225.0010 URANIA RIPHEUS butterflies in globe capsule.
This beautiful butterfly diurnal comes from Madagascar. It is endemic to this island and its caterpillar, yellow with long black hairs, is toxic.
Because it feeds only on a family of lianas whose sap is toxic.
This butterfly has incredible metallic colors and many "tails" lighter.
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17 Butterflies Under Glass With Brass Base
€1,250.00Anaea Nassus is the most beautiful subspecies of the 87 of the genus Anaeini! They live in the neotropical region, especially in the Amazon. It is a winged butterfly shaped leaves. The underside of their wings strongly resemble dead leaves, tree bark or rocks on which they settle. They can be seen when they drink the mineralized water from the wet soil, and on the banks of the river.
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13 Blue Butterflies Under Black Round Globe
€950.0013 blue butterflies under round globe black brass base. These 13 blue butterflies come from the rainforests at the base of the Andes in Peru. They all have this combination of black velvet and shades of blue on their wings. They are members of the family Nymphalidae. Among them, the Jucunda Naeocles live in the canopy of these forests.
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11 Black & White Butterflies in Capsule Glass
€1,150.0011 Black butterflies spotted with white ANTENOR in a brass globe globe.
This globule globe worked brass adds to the whole a touch of decoration very "mid-century".
The Antenor butterfly is a very large butterfly with large tails with a wingspan of 120 mm to 140 mm, black color spotted with white. It is present in Madagascar, only in the south and the west of the country...
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Diurnal Butterfly in Victorian Box
€192.00This beautiful butterfly diurnal from Madagascar URANIA RIPHEUS is presented in a brass box Victorian inspiration.
An original decorative object, flamboyant and bright.
A unique piece.
The greatest care is taken to its packaging and protection for your delivery.
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40 Blue Butterflies Square Globe H132cm
€4,800.0025 blue butterflies morpho type from Costa Rica, Venuzela, Peru protected in a square globe of 122cm! At a height of 1.22m, this globe will magnificently illuminate your room with its metallic reflections. An original decorative object, flamboyant and bright. A unique and rare piece.
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Giant Melo Seashell On Brass Stand
€2,000.00Cassis Rufa Seashell on black base
One of a kind !
A unique piece equally cultural and natural.
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Seashell on Black Base
€209.00Cassis Rufa Seashell on black base
One of a kind !
A unique piece equally cultural and natural.
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Balrnacles Purple Shells on Brass Stand
€300.00Group of purple shells (balrnacles) on brass stand.
These sea shells from the Philippines are in fact the home of a filter feeder: Megabalanus tintinnabulum.
Catching plancton with their tree-like arms wide open in the sea.
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Fashion Showcase "Variations Around The Shirt...
€459.00Fashion Showcase "Variations Around the Collar" - 8 old shirt collars from the 1900s on display.
A refined and original decorative element for home or a shop.
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8 Rhetus dusonii Butterflies
€562.00Globe style Napoleon III, large naturalized blue butterflies. 6 Morpho Peleides from Costa Rica under a glass globe. The magic of the blue-metallic wings bordered by black is almost as strong as when seen in the dense forests of South America. And the other side is also fascinating with a camouflage that mimics the birds eyes !! An object of flamboyant decoration and luminous.
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Constantine Coffee Table, Made To Measure
Based on the existing coffee table (MB024), this solid mango wood table can be custom-made to your size and combined with various stones (black granite, green or yakllow forest marbre, white marble...).
PRICE ON REQUEST
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Constantine Coffee Table, Mango & Marble
€1,100.00The Constantine coffee table.
Solid mango wood black coffe table with a pearl pattern. White marble with black veins from Rajasthan.
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Art Deco Crane Statue, 1900
€1,000.00Superb statue representing a Crane made of zinc and colored by hand on an oval marble base. A craft work of beauty made in the 1900s in France.
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Blue Butterflies A. LEPRIEURI, Brass Diplay
€569.00Mini aged brass globe protecting a wonderful selection of 5 blue butterflies A. LEPRIEURI. All simply magnificent. These butterflies fly upside down! Because we find it remarkable on this side, ie on the underside of the wings. As it appears when he closes them.
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Table Lamp Circus in Town
€684.00Table Lamp Circus in Town. A wonderful handmade decorative lamp, Italy. A magnificent craftsmanship of remarkable finesse. In each lamp, an atmosphere or landscape is created by a juxtaposition of exquisite hand-engravings that are engraved and printed on antique presses from the 1800s. Each image is printed in black and white and then hand-colored to the gouache and watercolor.
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Table Lamp Circus in Town
€684.00Table Lamp Circus in Town. A wonderful handmade decorative lamp, Italy. A magnificent craftsmanship of remarkable finesse. In each lamp, an atmosphere or landscape is created by a juxtaposition of exquisite hand-engravings that are engraved and printed on antique presses from the 1800s. Each image is printed in black and white and then hand-colored to the gouache and watercolor.
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Night Light Interioro , Italy, h61cm
€684.00Interioro night light. A wonderful handmade decorative lamp, Florence, Italy. A magnificent craftsmanship of remarkable finesse. In each lamp, an atmosphere or landscape is created by a juxtaposition of exquisite hand-engravings that are engraved and printed on antique presses from the 1800s. Each image is printed in black and white and then hand-colored to the gouache and watercolor.
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Pompei Night Light, Italy
€684.00Pompei night light. A wonderful handmade decorative lamp, Florence, Italy. A magnificent craftsmanship of remarkable finesse. In each lamp, an atmosphere or landscape is created by a juxtaposition of exquisite hand-engravings that are engraved and printed on antique presses from the 1800s. Each image is printed in black and white and then hand-colored to the gouache and watercolor.
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Table lamp Galeria di Uffici, Italy
€684.00Table lamp Galeria di Uffici, Italy. A wonderful handmade decorative lamp, Florence, Italy. A magnificent craftsmanship of remarkable finesse. In each lamp, an atmosphere or landscape is created by a juxtaposition of exquisite hand-engravings that are engraved and printed on antique presses from the 1800s. Each image is printed in black and white and then hand-colored.
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Night Light Interioro , Italy, h61cm
€717.00Interioro night light. A wonderful handmade decorative lamp, Florence, Italy. A magnificent craftsmanship of remarkable finesse. In each lamp, an atmosphere or landscape is created by a juxtaposition of exquisite hand-engravings that are engraved and printed on antique presses from the 1800s. Each image is printed in black and white and then hand-colored to the gouache and watercolor.
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Mare Night Light, Italy, h70cm
€700.00Pompei night light. A wonderful handmade decorative lamp, Florence, Italy. A magnificent craftsmanship of remarkable finesse. In each lamp, an atmosphere or landscape is created by a juxtaposition of exquisite hand-engravings that are engraved and printed on antique presses from the 1800s. Each image is printed in black and white and then hand-colored to the gouache and watercolor.
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Eden Night Light, Italy
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Open Amethyst Geode on Stand
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Sea stars in family under glass.
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Urchins in family in capsule glass
€840.00A family of five sea urchins. Mostly distant cousins, in fact: the pencil urchins: a Prionocidaris Bispinosa, more whiter, from the Pacific Ocean and a Heterocentrotus mammiliatus, brown/red with white stripe, from Hawaii. A diadem sea urchin from Madagascar with all its long spins.
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Orange Gorgonian On Black Stand
€300.00Natural gorgonian from the Indian ocean, with a very special shape of Lyre (the musical instrument): Ctenocella pectinata. Perfectly straight on a square black stand. Gorgonians, like corals, are animals living in sessile colonial polyps, organized in a tree shape.
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Parme Stone Chalcedony from Sulawesi, Indonesia
€900.00Chalcedony agate grape from Sulawesi in Indonesia. The form is rare, and the name too: Chalcedony Botroid. This mineral comes from a rare destination: The Sulawesi Islands in the Indian Ocean. Chalcedony is a microcrystalline rock which never occurs in the form of sharp crystals. It often filled the rounded interior with a geode, and more rarely is found in Botryoid form: grapes!
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Yellow Sea Fan On Black Stand
€209.00Yellow sea fan on black stand. It's latin name doesn't says this sea fan is yellow: Gorgonia Violacea, but indeed, it's natural color is this bright yellow. Gorgonians, like corals, are animals living in sessile colonial polyps, organized in a tree shape. Each polyp has 8 tentacles that filter the plankton and consume it.
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White Coral on Antique Brass Base, XVII
€2,500.00Composition with white coral on antique brass base.
A unique piece equally cultural and natural : a white cauliflower coral composition on an antic brass base. It is typically the way Europeans used to display coral since 16th century, especially Italians in Napoli and Sicilia.This brass base is a palm-vase from 17th century. -
Branch Coral ACROPORA FLORIDA
€1,950.00A unique piece!
This type of branch coral, from its Latin name Acropora Florida, is a reef builder. It lines the underwater cliffs of the Solomon Islands archipelago. This coral comes with its own CITES number (Washington convention).A wonder.
L 32cm x 35cm x H 48cm