Tripod Torch Holder with Coat of Arms - Napoleon III-era Troubadour style in brass

This style, known as ‘Troubadour style’, reintroduced fantastical animals and medieval imagery into the decorative arts. 

19th century

Sold without candle

Large brass candlestick - Candleholder

20th century

Height 42cm Weight: 1.65kg

L’Herbier des Demoiselles (1857) – A Comprehensive Treatise on Botany

L’Herbier des Demoiselles (1857) – Complete Treatise on Botany

At a time when botany was considered the ultimate art of living, this book taught young women, known as demoiselles, how to collect plants, classify flowers, and understand the mysteries of nature with a unique sensitivity.

Illustrated with numerous vignettes, many of them romantic in nature.

By Edmond Audouit

Le Jardin des Plantes

Description and habits of the mammals in the menagerie and the Natural History Museum

By Boitard - Antique book circa 1851

A beautiful snapshot of the museum and its garden in the mid-19th century, featuring interiors of the museum that no longer exist today.

Floral Candelabra - Chiselled Brass and Painted Flowers - Circa 1900 - Candlestick

Late 19th century - Early 20th century: Belle Époque / Art Nouveau: 1895-1910

Sold without candles

19th century oil or paraffin lamp stand

Late 19th century, Neo-Renaissance style from the Napoleon III period

Made in Babbitt metal

Can be used as a support, pedestal or candle holder

19th century oil or paraffin lamp stand

Made of brass with a Paris porcelain body painted with rose and ribbon motifs

Can be used as a support, pedestal or candle holder

Sardonyx Agate Obelisk

Also known as banded agate

Origin: India

Sardonyx Agate Obelisk

Also known as banded agate

Origin: India

Sardonyx Agate Obelisk

Also known as banded agate

Origin: India