Golden Ex-voto - Ornament - Votive Offering - Sacred Art - Religious Art by Boncoeurs

An ex-voto (from the Latin ex voto suscepto, “according to the vow made”) is an offering made to a deity or saint in gratitude for a favor received or in request of protection. This offering can take many forms.

These offerings in the form of objects can take many forms and be made from a variety of materials.

Model: Evening Star

Italian Marble Coaster 

Paperweight

Bundle of 100 stamps tied with string

Red 10 centimes stamp of the Semeuse type

Issued from 1903 to the end of the 1930s

Bundle of 100 stamps tied with string

Green 5 centimes stamp of the Semeuse type

Issued from 1903 to the end of the 1930s

Salamander - Pharmacy corkscrew in bronze 

XIXth century

Anatomical heart in ceramic

A creation by Artist Naouchka

All hearts are different

Unique piece

Pheasant egg 

Natural and emptied - Pierced under the egg with a hole

Non-contractual photo, all eggs are different - Sold without base

Napoleon III box in rosewood and polychrome marquetry

These boxes were used to store gloves, letters or accessories. This one was probably used to store dominoes, judging by the interior compartments.

A refined decorative piece, typical of 19th-century Parisian lifestyle.

19th century - Period: Napoleon III, circa 1850–1875

Anatomical Atlas by A. Bossu

Anthropology - End of the XIXth century

20 engravings of Anatomy by Léveillé

Bi-Carbonate de Soude - Sodium bicarbonate

Antique cardboard pharmacy box

Beautiful typography typical of the Belle Époque: circa 1910-1920