Carved swordfish rostrum: Unique piece

Skulls motifs

Indonesian craftsmanship

Octopus Tentacle Diaphanisation - Octopus vulgaris

Biological preparation

The purpose of diaphanisation is to make fabrics transparent. The fabrics are made transparent using a chemical process, and specific dyes are used.

The flesh is made transparent and the dyes attach themselves to the skin

All tentacles are different: illustrative photos

Crow on pedestal - Corvus corone

Perfect in a cabinet of curiosities, a masterpiece!

Wood and resin base

Red chalk drawing- Anatomical drawing 

Anatomical study 

Drawn by Eugène de Montchoisy in Saint-Brieuc in November 1840

These are not reproductions but original period drawings in red chalk.

You are purchasing one plate, not the entire set of plates

Portable autopsy kit from the mid-19th century

Maison Charrière in Paris, circa 1845–1870

Mahogany case for autopsy and dissection

Small portable mahogany case containing a set of autopsy instruments: hook hammer, bone chisel, enterotome scissors, probes, hooks and suture needles. Used by forensic scientists and anatomists for opening and examining bodies.

Charrière, a major 19th-century Parisian manufacturer, was a pioneer in the design of high-precision surgical and anatomical instruments.

Mahogany and polished steel: 23 × 11 cm

Please note: crack in the wood under the case

A beautiful object, very rare to find

Flight of butterflies under an antique Napoleon III-era glass dome

Species: 5 Parides eurimedes butterflies

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

Manuel complet de Physique et de Météorologie - Complete Manual of Physics and Meteorology

By Ajasson de Grandsagne and L. Fouché

Second edition published in Brussels in 1835

Illustrated with 6 folding plates depicting more than 250 figures. (torn: see photos) 

Le langage des fleurs

The Language of Flowers

Published in 1848

Antique book on the symbolism of flowers

Illustrated with 20 beautiful colored plates

Megalodon tooth fossil - Otodus megalodon 

11.8cm

Indonesia

Fossil shark tooth

Megalodon tooth fossil - Otodus megalodon 

10.2cm

Indonesia

Fossil shark tooth

Flight of Morpho menelaus butterflies under a Napoleon III-style cloche

Superb butterflies in an impressive electric blue

Anatomie de L'Homme - 1831

Anatomy of Man

Volume 2 with its black and white Atlas - 99 lithography

By Dr Bourgery and the illustrator Jacob