This is my first 1:24 scale piece, a Bespaq display table filled with 20 exquisitely tiny real mineral and crystal specimens.
Because the specimens are so small I have tried to select particularly colourful examples so that they show up!
The ruler in the second photo is in inches.
The drawer can be carefully removed for closer inspection of the specimens. I could not photograph all the minerals in perfect focus, but these are the specimens displayed:
Top row, left to right:
Dolomite with galena; pyromorphite; wulfenite; azurite; marcasite
Middle row:
Vanadinite (wonderful tiny crystals!); crystalline bismuth; ?; galena; ?; pyrite (two tiny dodecahedral forms); amethyst
Bottom row:
Tiger's eye; ?; iolite; native copper; copal (young amber); velvet malachite; pyrite & calcite; turquoise
The display case is in 1:24 scale, measuring approximately 2 inches (5.1 cm) wide, 1 inch (2.5 cm) deep and
1 5/8 inches (4.1 cm) high. New walnut finish. The specimens are carefully glued into place.
# 486, SOLD
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This is a naturalist's cabinet, or a cabinet of curiosities, in 1:12 scale, filled with 71 tiny real specimens,
many of them identified with readable labels.
In 17th century Europe a few educated
wealthy men created room sized natural history and science collections, also known as Wunderkammer.
The development of such collections continued, with many amateurs
contributing significantly to scientific knowledge through collecting, studying and publishing.
The Pitt-Rivers Museum at Oxford started with the donation of a private collection in 1884, as did many other
museums.
In the 18th century Linnaeus collected avidly, and then classified the natural world, developing the
taxonomic system that we still use today. This cabinet is a small personal collection, but organised
scientifically with separate shelves for fossils, geological specimens, and shells (the owner also added
a sea star to the shell shelf, even though knowing it was not a shell!).
The drawers contain further specimens of fossils and a collection of umbonium shells, illustrating
the diversity in colour and pattern within this species.
The Bespaq cabinet measures 6 7/8 inches (17.5 cm) tall, 3 5/8 inches (9.3 cm) wide,
and 1 3/8 inches (3.5 cm) front to back. Mahogany finish. All specimens carefully glued into place.
ND1, SOLD
This cabinet is not quite as nicely made as more recent Bespaq, and so my price reflects this
(the sides and shelves are acrylic rather than glass, and there are small gaps around the doors,
not generally noticeable but I know about them!)
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The following have all sold already but I am filling similar pieces. If any of these appeal to you,
let me know which one and I will tell you if I can make you another, and give you a price quote.
The contents of each piece are unique, depending on what specimens I have available. All the furniture
is Bespaq.
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#410
This is an elegant mirror backed cabinet containing a shelf each of shells, minerals and fossils.
Many of the specimens are labelled.
The cabinet is in 1:12 scale, measuring 6 5/16 inches (16.1 cm) high, 3 inches (7.5 cm) wide and 1 5/8 inches (4.1 cm) deep.
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#360
A Gallery display table containing a collection of Devonian marine fossils.
Many of the specimens are labelled.
The display case measures just over 4 inches (10.3 cm) wide, 3 1/4 inches (8.1 cm) high,
and 1 3/4 inches (4.8 cm) front to back. Mahogany finish.
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#441
A tall narrow cabinet with seven drawers and a hinged top. Full of marine specimens: shells, coral and some oddities.
The cabinet is in 1:12 scale, measuring 4 15/16 inches (12.5 cm) high, 2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm) wide and 1 1/2 inches (3.8 cm) deep. New walnut finish.
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#444
A beautifully elegant glassed display case showcasing an assortment of minerals and crystals.
The piece is in 1:12 scale, measuring just under 4 inches (10.1 cm) wide, 1 7/8 inches (4.8 cm) deep and 3 3/4 inches (9.5 cm) high.
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