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Exploded Skull

Seldom Seen Authentic Exploding Skull, Medical, After Claude Beauchêne
By Claude Beauchene
Located in Buffalo, NY
the cranial bones and their connections. The exploded skull is a type of anatomical preparation
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Early 20th Century French Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Edmé Beauchêne disarticulated human skull with museum provenance, France
Located in Leuven , BE
disarticulated or exploded human skull used for medical teaching, known as the Beauchêne skull. The skull bones
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Antique 19th Century French Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

"Summer Skull" - Original Gary John Pop Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

South East Skull - Original Gary John Colorful Street Art Painting
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Mixed Media

Materials

Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Lucky Number Pink" Original Colorful Skull Martini Bones Dice Pop Art
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

"Roll The Dice" Pop Art Inspired by Martini Skull Bones Contemporary
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

Crack Skull Hole - Red and Black Original Street Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Five Dollars Dream - Original Skull Street Art on Newsprint by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

"Affordable Street Art Skull Box" Pop Art Gary John Milk Carton Kill LA Painting
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Mixed Media

Materials

Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Deconstructed Lobster (Homarus Gammarus) Specimen Under Glass Dome
Located in New York, NY
19th century involves the meticulous disassembly of all the components of a skull or crustacea. In this
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21st Century and Contemporary French Other Natural Specimens

Materials

Glass, Wood, Shell

Deconstructed Spiny Spider Crab (Maja Brachydactyla) Specimen Under Glass Case
Located in New York, NY
in the 19th century involves the meticulous disassembly of all the components of a skull or crustacea
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21st Century and Contemporary French Other Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell, Glass, Wood

Deconstructed Lobster Pair (Homeras Gammarus) (Palinurus Elephas) Under Glass
Located in New York, NY
in France in the 19th century involves the meticulous disassembly of all the components of a skull or
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21st Century and Contemporary French Other Taxidermy

Materials

Shell, Glass, Wood

Procession Four girls with flowers - English Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Burchett, whom Elizabeth Thompson described as a "bearded, velvet-skull-capped and cold-searching-eyed man
Category

1890s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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Early 19th Century Medical Science Surgical Specimen
Located in London, GB
Early 19th Century Medical Science Surgical Human Skull Specimen An example of a 19th Century medical science surgical human skull specimen. This specimen is of the top section onl...
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Located in Lucenec, SK
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Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Located in London, GB
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1967 Aga Blue 5-Speed Porsche 912
By Ferdinand A. Porsche
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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1967 Aga Blue 5-Speed Porsche 912
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Located in Ijzendijke, NL
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Located in Logan, UT
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Louis Thomas Jérôme Auzoux (1797-1880) - Skinned, Human anatomical Model
By Dr. Louis Auzoux
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17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
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England 1900 Victorian Army Officer Travel Chest In Leather And Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
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Real Beauchene Monkey Skull
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene Skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated skull that has been
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20th Century Unknown Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities

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Real Beauchene Skull - Medical school teaching display.
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene Skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated human skull that has been
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Beauchene Bobcat Skull - Medical school teaching display.
Located in Peekskill, NY
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Real Beauchene Bear Skull - Medical school teaching display.
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene Skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated skull that has been
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Real Beauchene Alligator Skull - School teaching display.
Located in Peekskill, NY
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Real Beauchene Skull - Medical school teaching display.
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene Skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated human skull that has been
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20th Century Scientific Instruments

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Brass

Real Beauchene Baboon Skull - Medical school teaching display.
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene Skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated skull that has been
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Skull Above (framed)
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
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Large French Deconstructed Clawed Lobster Sculpture in a Glass and Brass Case
By Claude Beauchene
Located in New York, NY
skull or crustacea; in this case, re-articulating and positioning them in an exploded array on a copper
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2010s French Napoleon III Mounted Objects

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Brass, Copper

Large French Deconstructed Clawed Lobster Sculpture in a Glass and Brass Case
By Claude Beauchene
Located in New York, NY
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2010s French Napoleon III Mounted Objects

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Brass, Copper

Rare Deep Sea Deconstructed Spider Crab (Pleistacantha Moseleyi) Specimen
Located in New York, NY
in the 19th century involves the meticulous disassembly of all the components of a skull or crustacea
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Deconstructed Clawed Lobster 'Homarus Gammarus'
Located in New York, NY
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Large French Deconstructed Clawed Lobster Sculpture in a Glass and Brass Case
By Claude Beauchene
Located in New York, NY
apart of all the components of a skull or crustacea, in this case and re-articulating and positioning
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2010s French Napoleon III Mounted Objects

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Deconstructed and Mounted Giant African Longhorn Beetle under Glass
Located in New York, NY
human skulls for didactic purposes in France in the 19th century and was inspired by the exploded
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Deconstructed Hercules Beatle (Dynastes Tityus) Under Custom Glass Case
Located in New York, NY
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Deconstructed Hercules Beatle (Dynastes Tityus) Under Custom Glass Case
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Deconstructed European Lobster (Homarus Gammarus) Under Custom Glass Case
Located in New York, NY
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Large Deconstructed Brown Crab (Cancer Pagurus) in a Custom Glass Case
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Deconstructed Mosaic Reef Crab (Lophozozymus Pictor) Under Antique Glass Dome
Located in New York, NY
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Giant Deconstructed Grass Hopper (Tropidacris dux) Under Antique Glass Dome
Located in New York, NY
involves the meticulous disassembly of all the components of a skull or crustacea. In this case, the pieces
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Real Beauchene Skull, Medical School Teaching Display
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated human skull that has been
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Real Beauchene Skull, Early Medical School Teaching Display
By Claude Beauchene
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene Skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated human skull that has been
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Real Beauchene Skull on Spine, Medical School Teaching Display
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated human skull that has been
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. After almost 10 years on the boardwalk and experiencing “a bout with homelessness,” John exploded onto
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The Grammy Skull
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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French Deconstructed Clawed Lobster Sculpture in Glass Case
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Lobster, Deconstructed, Mounted on a Black Wooden Base in a Glass Dome, France
Located in New York, NY
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Exploded Skull For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the exploded skull you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An exploded skull — often made from glass, wood and shell — can elevate any home. There are 1 variations of the antique or vintage exploded skull you’re looking for, while we also have 10 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect exploded skull — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right exploded skull, those designed in industrial styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one exploded skull that is appealing in its simplicity, but Gary John produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Exploded Skull?

An exploded skull can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,250, while the lowest priced sells for $185 and the highest can go for as much as $9,500.