Pravaz hypodermic injection syringe

Early 20th century

Non-functional

SOLD ALONE WITHOUT CASE

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

Antique and large drum microscope

In it's mahogany wooden box

For botanist, entomologist - XIXth century

This is a larger model than those usually found on the market

Crow on pedestal - Corvus corone

Perfect in a cabinet of curiosities, a masterpiece!

Wood and resin base

Straight column brass microscope with rack and pinion

19th century or early 20th century

In its wooden case with swivel mirror 

Brass straight column microscope with weighted base

19th century or early 20th century

In its mahogany case with clamp and swivel mirror

Antique drum microscope 

With its wooden case containing 1 brass clamp and 2 preparation slides

XIXth century - inscription under the case dated 7 or 8 May 1853

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

Antique glass bell jar 

Apothecary / Laboratory

Thin glass, light green in color and darker at the top, with bubbles 

Large sheet of aged blank paper - Sold individually 

From Maison Merci Louis 

Dimensions: 45x32cm - Off-white - 100% cotton

250-sheet blank paper pad from Maison Merci Louis 

Bookends

Dimensions: 16×11×16 cm - 250 blank pages - Off-white