Entomological box

Species: Metellina merianae spider

Entomological box

Species: Taenaris bioculatus Butterfly

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) 

Entomological frame 

Species: Morpho Adonis butterfly from French Guiana

Frame with black background and white border

Entomological box

Species: Rhinoceros Beetle - Chalcosoma chiron

Also known as the three-horned rhinoceros beetle

Dimensions: 15x18cm

Hypoctonus rangunensis - Uropygi - Vinegaroon - Whip scorpion - Arachnid

Entomological box Arachnid

Entomological box

Species: Scarab beetle Ischiopsopha jamesi

From Papua

Megalodon tooth fossil - Otodus megalodon 

11.8cm

Indonesia

Fossil shark tooth

Megalodon tooth fossil - Otodus megalodon 

10.2cm

Indonesia

Fossil shark tooth

Scarabée - Beetle under mini globe

Species: Eupholus mimikanus

Various other species available

Plastic mini globe