Tripod Torch Holder with Coat of Arms - Napoleon III-era Troubadour style in brass
This style, known as ‘Troubadour style’, reintroduced fantastical animals and medieval imagery into the decorative arts.
19th century
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Tripod Torch Candle Holder with Coat of Arms - Napoleon III-era Troubadour style in brass
The troubadour style dates back to the reign of Napoleon III, when France was fascinated by a reinvented and romanticised Middle Ages.
This movement, known as the ‘Troubadour style’, reintroduced fantastical beasts and medieval imagery into the decorative arts.
Brass candlestick on a tripod base
A true immersion in the romantic imagination of the Second Empire, this brass torch celebrates the Troubadour style.
Sand casting: The object has a bold relief, typical of sand mould casting.
Traditional assembly: The reverse side reveals the structure: a central threaded iron rod and hand-folded retaining clips, guaranteeing the integrity of the original piece.
Symbolic and fanciful coats of arms: The centre is decorated with stylised fleurs-de-lis surrounded by blue painted cartouches, simulating ancient medieval enamels. These fanciful coats of arms do not document a specific family, but rather the ideal of nobility dreamed of in the 19th century.
Origin: France, Napoleon III period - 1850-1870
Style: Neo-Gothic / Troubadour
Material: Solid brass (sand cast)
Decoration: Blue polychrome enamel-style paint
Base: 15x15cm - Height: 24.5cm - Weight: 985g
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Buckthorns syrup
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
Jusquiame leaves - POISON
Antique pharmacy bottle - Wide-mouth apothecary jar.
19th-century mouth-blown glass
Red POISON label
Signaling to the pharmacist that it is imperative to keep apart the other substances in the cabinet of toxic substances, the famous poison cabinet.
A fascinating testimony to pharmacology
It comes from an old cellar-laboratory in a Parisian pharmacy. The bottles had not moved since the late 1950s on the shelves. The cellar had served as a laboratory for medical analyses and a laboratory for magistral preparations of the pharmacy from 1900 until around 1950.
Copper Sulfate
Antique pharmacy bottle - Wide-mouth apothecary jar.
19th-century mouth-blown glass
There are still some beautiful blue crystals inside.
A fascinating artifact from the history of pharmacology
Jusquiame - Henbane
Antique pharmacy bottle.
Red ‘POISON’ label
Indicating to the pharmacist that it must be stored separately from other substances in the cabinet for toxic substances, the famous ‘poison cabinet’.
It comes from the former cellar-laboratory of a Parisian pharmacy. The bottles had not been moved from the shelves since the late 1950s. The cellar had served as a medical analysis laboratory and a laboratory for the pharmacy’s compounded preparations from 1900 until around 1950.
Date: Begining of 20th century
EMPTY
Liqueur Ammoniac: anisée
Antique pharmacy bottle with handwritten writing.
Also called the aniseed ammonia spirit.
EMPTY
An antique absinthe topette (decanter)
10 Beaded Topette
Notebook – Order book from the Berthier Pharmacy in Paris
Writing on the first four pages only; the rest is blank
Painted papier-mâché anatomical model of the brain
Produced by Établissements Auzoux
Model No. 12 from the 1874 catalogue
Dismantlable, numbered model, used for medical teaching.
A rare item in excellent working condition
This is a 1:1 scale model of the brain, sold separately at the time as a demonstration model; it is not a brain that was found inside anatomical manikins.
Emperor Napoleon III coin - Second Empire - 2 cents
2-cent coin - Dated 1852 - 1870
Authentic bronze period coin from the Second Empire, minted during the reign of Emperor Napoleon III. It features the profile of the Emperor on the obverse (bareheaded or gilt-plated) and the imperial eagle on the reverse. Each copy has a unique historical patina and original reliefs preserved from the 19th century.
All coins are different
Original heraldic engraving on copper (1722) in colour - A System of Heraldry - By Alexander Nisbet
The vignette was cut from an original folio sheet and then hand-enhanced with a subtle watercolor painting.
The event is presented under a modern passe-partout
Coat of arms of the family: Dalrymple of Cranstoun
Iron & Soda Pyrophosphate
Antique pharmacy bottle
EMPTY
Triptych of original heraldic engravings on copper (1722) - A System of Heraldry - By Alexander Nisbet
The sheet was cut from an original folio board and then hand-enhanced with a subtle watercolor painting.
The event is presented under a modern passe-partout - A trace of an old label in the upper right corner of the mat, see photos
It includes 3 coats of arms from the great lineages of the Scottish nobility: Graham of Morphie - Fletcher of Salton - Lauder of Bass
"Génial Lucifer"- Vintage bicycle headbadge
Brass & Red Enamel to be placed on the bicycle tube at the front
The 1930s
Delphinium staphisagria - Stavesacre
Pharmacy jar - Herbalism - Apothecary bottle
Late 19th century, early 20th century.
Large cobalt blue glass pharmacy bottle - Apothecary - Shouldered - H27.5cm - 19th century
Shouldered apothecary bottle - Antique pharmacy bottle
Mouth-blown glass - Cobalt blue color tinted throughout
This large-capacity jar was a storage jar intended for stockpiling
Napoleon III box in rosewood and polychrome marquetry
These boxes were used to store gloves, letters or accessories. This one was probably used to store dominoes, judging by the interior compartments.
A refined decorative piece, typical of 19th-century Parisian lifestyle.
19th century - Period: Napoleon III, circa 1850–1875
Tripod Torch Holder with Coat of Arms - Napoleon III-era Troubadour style in brass
This style, known as ‘Troubadour style’, reintroduced fantastical animals and medieval imagery into the decorative arts.
19th century
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