Chicken - Gallus gallus domesticus 

Bird skull

Non-protected species - NOT CITES

4 Diodon fish under glass

Globe fish - Diodontidae

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

Theater of the Dance Macabre - Dance of Death

Victorian miniature theater

Entirely handmade in France

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

Crustacean: Common Barnacle - Balanus perforatus

Mounted on a round wooden base