Agate slice on base

Formed from successive layers of chalcedony

Origin: South America - Natural colours

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

Butterfly - Natural History color plate 

Entomology

You buy 1 plate, not the whole set

Anatomical chart by Ludovic Hirschfeld drawn by Léveillé

From Traité et iconographie du système nerveux et des organes des sens de l'homme avec leur mode de préparation

Published in 1866

Lithography

You buy 1 plate, not the whole set

Anatomical chart by Paulet and Sarazin

From the Traité d'anatomie topographique (Treatise on topographical anatomy)

Published in 1867-1870

Chromolithography

You buy 1 plate, not the whole set

Boule de Nancy - Genuine Mars Vulnerary Ball - Steel Ball

This iron-containing ball was once considered a miracle cure for many ailments and injuries.

The Boule de Nancy is sold individually in a small antique drugstore box

Unavailable today

Botany plate by Michel Etienne Descourtilz

From the Flore pittoresque et médicale des Antilles ou histoire naturelle des plantes usuelles des colonies françaises, anglaises, espagnoles et portugaises.

Published in 1827/1833

Painted engraving from the 19th century

Botany plate by Édouard-Adolphe Duchesne

From the Atlas du Répertoire des plantes utiles et des plantes du globe published in 1846 

19th-century color lithograph

Engraving by Buffon - Natural History

From Balck Atlas of Œuvres Complètes de Buffon published in 1826 

Birds

Anatomy - Antique chart by D'Orbigny - 1869

In colors

Atlas of the Universal Dictionary of Natural History

Birds - Antique chart  by D'Orbigny - 1869

In colors

Atlas of the Universal Dictionary of Natural History

Antique bezoar - Antipoison - Antidote

Once sold by the apothecary, bezoar, also known as gallstone, was reputed to have the same anti-poison properties as the legendary unicorn's horn, hence its excessively high price, also due to its great rarity.

An important piece in a cabinet of curiosities

Sold alone - Without stand, sold separately