Paper quilling reliquary - Ex-Voto of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

Reliquary from the Monastery of the Visitation in Paray-le-Monial

Oval Napoleon III frame - 19th century

Relics of Francis de Sales, Jeanne de Chantal, and Blessed Margaret Mary (declared a saint in 1920)

And fragments from the holy grove where Jesus appeared to the saint

Monastic seals intact on the back

 Anatomical ceramic heart - SMALL size

A creation by Artist Naouchka

All hearts are different

Unique piece

Anatomical heart in ceramic

A creation by Artist Naouchka

All hearts are different

Unique piece

Brass candle holder or candlestick

First half of the 20th century: circa 1920-1940 

Adjustable height and swiveling

You are purchasing 1 candlestick, not the pair.

Sold without candle

Happiness Key by  "Marius à Paris"

With its little embroidered sachet containing lavender

Advertising bust in plaster - Au Gagne Petit - Art Nouveau style

Plaster with terracotta-effect patina 

Signed C. Habock

The bust was used as advertising for the Gagne Petit store in Château-Thierry in the warehouse in Fère en Tardenois, as indicated on the base. Intended to decorate counters or shop windows

Supplied with two postcards showing this Gagne-Petit depot in Fère-en-Tardenois in 1917 and then in 1918.

Black lacquered boiled cardboard sewing box with Japanese-inspired decoration circa 1860-1880

From the Société Française des Cotons à Coudre

19th century - Napoleon III era - Japonism period

Flaw: traces of ancient adhesive residue as seen in the photos

Man and Woman

Anatomy booklet with removable boards

Around 1930's

Antique bronze pine cone candle snuffer from the 19th century

Also known as a candle extinguisher.

Originally used to extinguish smokeless candles.

Antique bronze pine cone candle snuffer from the 19th century.

Also known as a candle extinguisher.

Originally used to extinguish smokeless candles.