Those do make a nice living room decoration when you aren't using them to peel the paint from the walls. I still had mine in the FL house, it was poured perimeter footers so the whole 1" thick wood floor inside was like a giant soundboard when I had that thing cranked up.
There is a place here in St. Louis called "Exotic Wood Zone". They have anything you could ever want, just walking through and seeing the different options inspires. They are a pretty big place, and ship
Oh yeah. Lots of great Beretta O/Us. Silver Pigeon comes to mind. The thing I like about this one is that it is the same operating system as my 1301, which is phenomenal. Unfortunately there hasn't been a point in upland hunting or raising dogs near here for a couple decades now so I really can't justify the purchase, but I don't think I'll let that stop me. As you pointed out, it is art.
Fun fact, The Beretta Forge at Val Trompia has been active since 1500. The first recorded transaction by Bartolomeo Beretta ( 185 arquebus barrels for the republic of Venice) was 1526. Making Beretta the world's oldest continually operating firearm company at 500 years.