Dictionnaire Universel des Drogues Simples

Universal dictionnary of Simple Drugs

By Nicolas Lemery

An antique illustrated pharmacopoeia from 1727 - A Dutch pirated edition

Antique Laundry blue box - Helvetia Blue from Talissot & Chevalier in Dôle and Geneva 

Period: 1890-1905

Box containing 6 gold-plated “coins” made of blue wash, resembling the iconography of Swiss coins and medals from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Beautiful blue and gold illustration on the box.

Your box will be sealed: never opened in 120 years

Hermit crab in it's shell under glass bell jar

Dardanus megistos from Indo-Pacific zone

Syringe for diphtheria serum – Dr Roux method

Wooden box

Label from instrument manufacturer H. Hauptner in Berlin on the box and marking on the large syringe

Elegant Art Nouveau glass vase and bronze candlestick

Made of cast bronze with a patina finish, decorated with naturalistic plant motifs and hand-finished with a file.

Art Nouveau decorative object combining patinated bronze and orange glass in a fluid, asymmetrical plant motif characteristic of the late 19th century.

Circa 1895–1905

Antique anatomical model of the larynx and trachea made of painted papier-mâché.

Produced by Établissements Auzoux and manually dated 1938.

Model can be dismantled lengthwise, numbered, used for medical teaching.

Please note: one removable side piece is missing. The model remains stable and highly decorative. Authentic piece.

Handwritten inscription from the period: Larynx - Auzoux à St-Aubin-d’Écrosville Eure 1938

Placed in a metal base, it can be easily removed to hold it in your hand.

Entomological box

Composition with 20 Butterflies

Dimensions: 39x26cm

Box hand-bound by a craftsman bookbinder in Anjou

Entomological composition of beetles

28 specimens make up this picture

Black entomological box: 26x39cm

Butterflies flying under an antique Napoleon III victorian glass dome

Under a 19th-century glass globe

Composition - Label of the City of Paris - Fabriqué à Paris 2026

Only available for pick-up in store at Paris, as the butterflies under the glass dome are too fragile to be shipped

The Skull and its Octopus

The skull is made of tamarind wood and the octopus is carved from deer antler, an assembly of carved pieces of deer antler. Articulated jaws and deer antler teeth.

Origin: Indonesia

Sold WITHOUT glass bell