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Genuine tiny crystal, mineral & shell collection, 1:12 Genuine tiny crystal, mineral & shell collection, 1:12
1:12 genuine crystal, mineral & shell collection contents 1:12 genuine crystal, mineral & shell collection contents

A 1:12 scale mirrored curio display cabinet with a collection of 48 tiny genuine crystals, minerals and sea shells. Every specimen is different and the colours are natural. All the specimens are discreetly glued in place.

This cabinet is only 1 inch deep, so very economical of space in a miniature setting. The sides are also glass, so the cabinet is well lit. The shelving is glass, not plastic, so will not warp over time.

New walnut finish

  • 3 7/16 inches (8.7 cm) wide, 1 inch (2.5 cm) deep and 6 inches (15.2 cm) high, #2449, $150.
Genuine tiny crystal, mineral & shell collection, 1:12 Genuine tiny crystal, mineral & shell collection, 1:12
1:12 genuine crystal, mineral & shell collection contents 1:12 genuine crystal, mineral & shell collection contents

A 1:12 scale mirrored JBM curio display cabinet with a collection of 58 tiny genuine crystals, minerals and sea shells. JBM is of an equivalent finish and quality to Bespaq. Every specimen is different and the colours are natural. All the specimens are discreetly glued in place.

The sides and shelves of this cabinet are glass, so it is well lit and the shelving will not warp over time.

Mahogany finish

  • 3 1/2 inches (8.9 cm) wide, just under 1 3/4 inches (4.4 cm) deep and 6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm) high, #2451, Sold.
Genuine tiny crystal, mineral & shell collection, 1:12 Genuine tiny crystal, mineral & shell collection, 1:12
1:12 genuine crystal, mineral & shell collection contents 1:12 genuine crystal, mineral & shell collection contents

A narrow 1:12 scale mirrored JBM curio display cabinet with a collection of 45 tiny genuine crystals, minerals and sea shells. JBM is of an equivalent finish and quality to Bespaq. Every specimen is different and the colours are natural. All the specimens are discreetly glued in place.

The sides and shelves of this cabinet are glass, so it is well lit and the shelving will not warp over time.

New walnut finish

  • 2 5/16 inches (5.9 cm) wide, 1 3/8 inches (3.5 cm) deep and 6 1/8 inches (15.6 cm) high, #2452, $130.
Genuine tiny crystal, mineral 'rainbow' collection, 1:12 Genuine tiny crystal, mineral & shell collection, 1:12
1:12 genuine crystal, mineral 'rainbow' collection contents 1:12 genuine crystal, mineral 'rainbow' collection contents

A open fronted 1:12 scale mirrored JBM curio display cabinet with a collection of 38 tiny genuine crystals, minerals and metals, attractively ordered in a rainbow colour progression. JBM is of an equivalent finish and quality to Bespaq. Every specimen is different and the colours are natural. All the specimens are discreetly glued in place.

The sides and shelves of this cabinet are glass, so it is well lit and the shelving will not warp over time.

Mahogany finish

  • 3 1/16 inches (7.8 cm) wide, 1 9/16 inches (4.0 cm) deep and 5 5/8 inches (14.3 cm) high, #2450, $150.
Genuine tiny shell collection, 1:12, Bespaq coffee table Genuine tiny shell collection, 1:12, Bespaq coffee table
1:12 genuine shell collection contents 1:12 genuine shell collection contents

A 1:12 scale Bespaq glass topped coffee table with a collection of 28 tiny genuine sea shells. Every shell is different and the colours are natural. All the specimens are discreetly glued in place.

Mahogany finish

  • 3 7/16 inches (8.6 cm) wide, 1 7/8 inches (4.8 cm) deep and 1 1/2 inches (3.8 cm) high, #1559, $90. Sold - please ask about ordering.
Labelled crystal, mineral collection in tall cabinet Labelled crystal, mineral collection in tall cabinet

A tall 1:12 Bespaq cabinet containing a collection of 16 genuine crystals, minerals and metals. Each one has a tiny readable label with its name and detailed provenance if known. The cabinet has glass sides, top and shelves, plus a small empty cupboard space at the bottom for your own additions.

From left to right and top to bottom, stellerite (Australia), azurite, diamond quartz (Pakistan), galena, sodalite, fire opal (Mexico), pyromorphite (China), pyrite and calcite (Missouri), smokey quartz (Arkansas), calcite, citrine (Brazil), blue kyanite, prehnite (Virginia), native copper, vanadinite (Morocco) and malchite (Zaire).

Mahogany finish

  • 5 7/8 inches (14.9 cm) high, 2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm) wide and 2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm) deep, #1608, SOLD. Similar may be ordered from $155.
Shell & marine collection, tall chest

A 1:12 Bespaq collectors specimen chest of drawers containing a collection of 47 genuine modern sea shells and 15 fossil shells.

The fossils are in the second to last drawer; the white fossils are 5.33 - 2.59 million years old (Pliocene) from Florida and the grey fossils are Devonian, about 417 - 354 million years old, from Michigan.

The top of the chest lifts up to show some marine curiosities - pieces of three different forms of sea fan, an operculum (the shelly "door" some gastropod mollusks use to close their shells), a piece of red precious coral, a sea star, another operculum and a tusk shell.

Mahogany finish shown

  • 2 inches (5.1 cm) wide, 1 1/2 inches (3.8 cm) deep, 4 15/16 inches (12.4 cm) tall, #1607, SOLD. Similar may be ordered from $114,now available only in new walnut.
Possible setting for display cabinet

A small glass Bespaq display cabinet with glass top, sides and shelf. I have filled it with a more casual arrangement of 12 shells and a sea star in the bottom and 15 crystals and minerals on the shelf.

The cabinet is small enough to sit on a table or desk, as well as on the floor.

Mahogany finish

  • Just under 1 1/2 inches (3.8 cm) square and 1 9/16 inches (4.0 cm) tall, #945, SOLD. Similar may be ordered from $55
Crystal, mineral collection in coffee table Crystal, mineral collection in coffee table
Coffee table collection contents Crystal, mineral collection

A 1:12 glass-topped Bespaq coffee table containing a collection of 20 genuine crystals, minerals and metals.

From left to right and top to bottom, the specimens are vanadinite, bornite, sodalite, peridot, quartz, malachite, kyanite, unknown, unknown, calcite, azurite, garnet (var. spessartite), amazonite, native copper, galena, fire opal, aurichalcite, citrine, epidote and sulphur.

Mahogany finish

  • 3 1/2 inches (8.9 cm) wide, 1 3/4 inches (4.4 cm) deep, 1 1/2 inches (8.9 cm) tall, #947, Sold. Similar may be ordered from $90
Crystal, mineral collection in end table Crystal, mineral collection in end table
End table collection contents Crystal, mineral collection

A 1:12 glass-topped Bespaq end table containing a collection of 20 genuine crystals, minerals and metals.

From left to right and top to bottom, the specimens are galena, malachite, vanadinite, peridot, kyanite, unknown, sodalite, quartz, garnet (var. spessartite), fire opal, unknown, calcite with pyrite, bornite, aurichalcite, sulphur, native copper, azurite, epidote, strontianite and amazonite.

Mahogany finish

  • 2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm) wide, 1 9/16 inches (4.0 cm) deep, 1 15/16 inches (4.9 cm) tall, #946, SOLD
    Similar may be ordered from $85