19th-century bronze chimera – Beautiful decorative Napoleon III-style bronze
Second half of the 19th century, in a fantastical Neo-Renaissance style
Antique monumental door pull in solid bronze
19th-century bronze chimera – Beautiful decorative Napoleon III-style bronze
From the 19th century
I believe this was originally a large, antique door handle; two old fixings, cut flush with the surface, can be seen beneath the piece.
This monumental solid bronze door pull embodies the 19th-century aesthetic for chimeras and fantastical creatures.
Far removed from the classic dolphins, this object depicts a rare hybrid creature: a reptilian bust with crocodile-like features, endowed with muscular, clawed forelimbs, metamorphosing into a long, scaly serpentine tail in the manner of a mermaid.
The creature’s head, with its low profile and elongated jaws, exudes raw power.
The body, of great density, is very heavy and has been designed for an ergonomic and sturdy grip. The tail ends in a scroll of acanthus leaves, allowing for a stable and elegant wall mounting.
Material: Solid bronze
Length: 28 cm
Weight: 1.2 kg (A particularly heavy and robust piece)
Period: Second half of the 19th century, in the Fantastic Neo-Renaissance style under Napoleon III
This piece is a fine example of the eclecticism of the Second Empire.
It moves away from the traditional mythological repertoire towards a wilder, more naturalistic bestiary.
Its density and the quality of the cast iron suggest it was commissioned for a carriage entrance, for example.
Having lost its original function, this piece has become a true sculpture in its own right.
Antique ampoule for hypodermic injection
Histogénol - (circa 1900)
Grams / Teaspoons in French: Grammes / Cuillères à café
Antique medicine bottle
Apothecary
Plate - 19th century colour engraving from Natural History
By Morris, circa 1870 - A History of British Birds
Birds Eggs - In colour
Anatomy - Antique chart by D'Orbigny - 1869
In colors
Atlas of the Universal Dictionary of Natural History
Voyage to the South Pole and Oceania on the corvettes the Astrolabe and the Zélée, executed by order of the king during the years 1837-1838-1839-1840 under the command of M. Dumont-d'Urville captain of vessel
Botanical plate
Published in 1846
Atlas of Natural History - Botany
Phanerogamy
Antique wooden advertising case for Mont Blanc - Rumilly condensed milk - Drawer
Found in Parisian cellars that served as laboratories and storage rooms for pharmacists preparing their masterful concoctions from 1900 to 1950.
It was used to store products, glass bottles, etc.
This box is no longer just a transport container, it has been adopted as a piece of furniture.
Period: Circa 1920–1940
70° alcohol
Antique pharmacy bottle - Apothecary
Mrs Bataille-Simon, First Class Pharmacist in Beaumont sur Sarthe - Tel 9
Bulb for hypodermic injection - Camphor (circa 1920)
THERAPLIX
Very 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
Brass straight column microscope with weighted base
19th century or early 20th century
In its mahogany case with clamp and swivel mirror
Toothpaste - Antique apothecary
Porcelain pot with illustrated plastic lid
Antiseptic
Early 20th century - Caution the lid is cracked
Sparteine sulphate
Used as a tonic for nervous syndromes at the very beginning of the 20th century, sparteine was also used to facilitate morphine withdrawal.
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
Some product left inside
Antique brass and cast-iron rack-and-pinion microscope in wooden case
Late 19th century - Early 20th century
Cours d'opérations de chirurgie, démontrées au Jardin Royal
Course of surgical operations, demonstrated in the Royal Garden
Published in 1751 in Paris, by d'Houry, sole printer and bookseller to Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans
Fourth edition
Illustrated with numerous plates and engravings in the text, including the famous plate of Poor Malabou and her scrotal elephantiasis on page 112/113, which the author mentions on page 373.
Bibliothèque Choisie de Médecine - Volume 6
Selected Library of Medicine
By François PLANQUE - 1749
Complete original edition with 5 fold-out plates
19th-century bronze chimera – Beautiful decorative Napoleon III-style bronze
Second half of the 19th century, in a fantastical Neo-Renaissance style
Antique monumental door pull in solid bronze
