Large Neo-Renaissance chased brass altar candle holder from the 19th century
Candelabra 59cm - Candle holder
Height 59cm Weight: 2.4kg
Large Neo-Renaissance chased brass altar candle holder from the 19th century
Candelabra 59cm - Candle holder
19th century - Chased brass
A true centrepiece due to its size, this monumental 59 cm torch is a remarkable example of the French Neo-Renaissance style of the second half of the 19th century.
Combining the liturgical solemnity of the base with exceptionally fine chiselling, it features a slender, richly decorated shaft resting on a tripod base.
The three-sided base features three finely crafted religious medallion busts representing the pillars of the Christian faith:
• Christ with long hair and a neat beard.
• The veiled Virgin Mary in a contemplative pose.
• Saint Peter (identifiable by his short beard and bare forehead), founder of the Church.
The central knot is decorated with three winged cherub heads, adding a heavenly dimension to the whole.
- Material: 19th-century chiselled brass.
- Dimensions: Height 59 cm, stable weight 2.4 kg.
- Assembly: Antique structure with original iron threaded rod and nut under the base. The tip of the original candle holder has disappeared, but the screw at the bottom of the bobèche remains.
A candle can therefore be placed on it as shown in the photo, but not a ball due to the screw.
Height 59cm Weight: 2.4kg
Sold without candle
Antique bronze base for ball, sphere, or egg - Base - stand
The feet are shaped like animal mouths.
Late 19th - early 20th century
Sold alone without egg or ball
Napoleon III compartmentalised box in rosewood veneer
These boxes were used to store gloves, letters, accessories or sewing supplies.
A refined decorative piece, typical of 19th-century Parisian lifestyle.
19th century - Period: Napoleon III, circa 1850–1875
Sold EMPTY
Nux Vomica Tincture – Strychnine
Antique amber glass 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.
EMPTY
Chlorure de magnésium
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
EMPTY
Antique manual pharmacy stamp - BERTHIER Pharmacy
The rubber base, engraved in relief, reads: ‘Pharmacie de BERTHIER / rue de Phalsbourg / PARIS’.
Sturdy metal frame and ergonomic handle made from turned blackened wood
Pravaz hypodermic injection syringe
Early 20th century
Non-functional
SOLD ALONE WITHOUT CASE
Antique pharmacy bottle from the 19th century
Balsamum Fioravanti - Balm of Fioravanti
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
Sold without candle
Floroscope
Botanist's microscope
Pocket microscope Late 19th - early 20th century
Warning: Here composed of 2 Stanhope lenses
Dry sodium iodide
Antique pharmacy bottle - drugstore - apothecary
Gardénal - Phenobarbital - Barbiturates
Phényléthylmalonylurée
Antique amber glass bottle, with a boxwood and cork stopper.
Label: DANGEROUS
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.
EMPTY
Pharmaceutical zinc sulphate
Antique amber glass bottle, with a boxwood and cork stopper.
Green label: SUBSTANCE TO BE STORED SEPARATELY – CODEX 1908
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.
EMPTY
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
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
Antique glass eye - Semi-finished
Genuine antique ocular prosthesis
Color variations and irises of different sizes
The price is per unit, for one eye only
Antique Chrome-plated metal coffin handle
Winged hourglass motif
Art Deco period – 1925–1935
Some signs of oxidation on the handles
Brand new from the period; it has never been installed
Large Neo-Renaissance chased brass altar candle holder from the 19th century
Candelabra 59cm - Candle holder
Height 59cm Weight: 2.4kg
