Brass Chimera or Dragon Candleholder

Period: Mid-20th century, inspired by Renaissance decorative motifs.

Sold without a candle and individually

Swivel table-top mirror in solid brass with putti and rocaille decoration

Late 19th century

Swivel mirror

Stiassnie Microscope

Lacquered Brass Precision Microscope – M. Stiassnie, Paris, c. 1905/1908

In its mahogany case – Serial Number: 11765

Research microscope configuration with 3 objectives (including a 1/12 oil immersion objective), micrometric stage and Abbe condenser.

A rare collector’s item combining mechanical precision and Parisian scientific prestige.

Specimen jar in blown glass – Inverted apothecary jar

Size L

A vintage laboratory or conservatory container designed for the display and preservation of biological or botanical specimens

Specimen jar in blown glass – Inverted apothecary jar

Size M

A vintage laboratory or conservatory container designed for the display and preservation of biological or botanical specimens

Specimen jar in blown glass – Inverted apothecary jar

Size S

A vintage laboratory or conservatory container designed for the display and preservation of biological or botanical specimens

Manual of the Naturalist Preparer followed by a Treaty of Embalmings

by BOITARD - Book of 1853

5 fold-out plates at the end of the volume with beautiful engravings

19th-century bronze chimera – Beautiful decorative Napoleon III-style bronze

Second half of the 19th century, in a fantastical Neo-Renaissance style

Antique monumental door pull in solid bronze 

Chinese Dragon with 4 claws 

Known as the Mang Dragon to distinguish it from the Long Dragon with 5 claws, which was reserved for the Emperor of China and his family.

Solid brass sculpture

Mid-20th century

Small antique engraved glass bell

I believe these are antique glass pieces that were originally intended to be placed on a stand.

Repurpose them as small bells to showcase your small objects, such as a small skull, as shown here.

Sold individually

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Painted papier-mâché anatomical model of the brain

Produced by Établissements Auzoux

Model No. 12 from the 1874 catalogue

Dismantlable, numbered model, used for medical teaching.

A rare item in excellent working condition

This is a 1:1 scale model of the brain, sold separately at the time as a demonstration model; it is not a brain that was found inside anatomical manikins.