Antique papier-mâché doll’s head on a base

Originally designed as a toy component, it has been reimagined here as a true cabinet piece in the style of a memento mori.

The interior lining features Spanish newspapers from the 1980s.

Height: 18cm

Notebook – Order book from the Berthier Pharmacy in Paris

Writing on the first four pages only; the rest is blank

Eau de Cologne du Mont St Michel

Antique BLUE glass pharmacy bottle

EMPTY

Glycérine pure officinale

Pure pharmaceutical-grade glycerine

Antique BLUE glass pharmacy bottle

EMPTY

Antique apothecary bottle – Coca powder – Late 19th century/Early 20th century

POISON

Coca powder is the source of cocaine, which was the first effective local anaesthetic used in surgery and dentistry.

SOLD EMPTY

Brass Chimera or Dragon Candleholder

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

Sold without a candle and individually

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.

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