Souvenir of Montmartre 1900 – Sacré-Cœur
Glass and brass reliquary box
Jewellery box
A chance find at a flea market allowed us to bring this jewellery box back from Ardèche (south of France), more than a century later, it returns to where it all began.
Souvenir of Montmartre 1900 – Sacré-Cœur
Glass and brass reliquary box
An elegant jewellery box featuring a panoramic view of the Sacré-Cœur and the Monumental Staircase beneath glass on the lid, a chromolithograph in the typical colours of the Belle Époque.
Underneath the box is the original label, a genuine certificate of authenticity:
‘To Jeanne d'Arc – 5, Rue Saint-Éleuthère – At the Rotonde de Montmartre’
The shop was located in the Pavillon de la Rotonde, a prestigious building constructed for the 1900 World’s Fair. Situated at the summit of the Butte, this pavilion was a must-see for visitors exploring the basilica. Former telephone number ‘NORD 45-34’.
The original shop label is a real bonus, as they have mostly disappeared.
Period: Belle Époque (circa 1900)
Materials: Glass and gilded brass, padded silk – The cushion is torn, see photos.
Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 cm Height: 7 cm
A chance find at a flea market allowed us to bring this jewellery box back from Ardèche (south of France), more than a century later, it returns to where it all began.
Reseptine
Antique pharmacy bottle
EMPTY
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
Datura powder
Antique earthenware pot
Intended for the exclusive use of pharmacists for making magistral preparations, the jar displays the regulatory labels "TOXIC" and the red banner "POISON".
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
Black lacquered boiled cardboard sewing box with Japanese-inspired decoration circa 1860-1880
From the Société Française des Cotons à Coudre
19th century - Napoleon III era - Japonism period
Flaw: traces of ancient adhesive residue as seen in the photos
Naturalized Small-spotted catshark
Scyliorhinus canicula
Unprotected species - Old taxidermy: visible suture under the belly and on the left side near the mouth
Dropper bottle
Antique pharmacy bottle - 1920-30's
Glass stopper honed in the shape of a heart for better grip
EMPTY
Arrhénal - Sodium methylarsinate - Arsenic
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
L’Herbier des Demoiselles (1857) – A Comprehensive Treatise on Botany
L’Herbier des Demoiselles (1857) – Complete Treatise on Botany
At a time when botany was considered the ultimate art of living, this book taught young women, known as demoiselles, how to collect plants, classify flowers, and understand the mysteries of nature with a unique sensitivity.
Illustrated with numerous vignettes, many of them romantic in nature.
By Edmond Audouit
Polished bone cannula - New vintage stock - In its reusable box
Vintage medical device designed to remove pinworms
Marketed between May 1939 and sometime in 1940
Castel - Michel perfumers
Antique perfume bottle
Apothecary vial
Incense
Antique pharmacy bottle - Wide-mouth apothecary jar.
19th-century mouth-blown glass
There are still some product inside.
A fascinating artifact from the history of pharmacology
Square Section Dropper Bottle
Antique pharmacy bottle - 1920-30's
Glass stopper honed in the shape of a heart for better grip
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
"Génial Lucifer"- Vintage bicycle headbadge
Brass & Red Enamel to be placed on the bicycle tube at the front
The 1930s
"Génial Lucifer"- Vintage bicycle headbadge
Brass & Blue Enamel to be placed on the bicycle tube at the front
The 1930s
Souvenir of Montmartre 1900 – Sacré-Cœur
Glass and brass reliquary box
Jewellery box
A chance find at a flea market allowed us to bring this jewellery box back from Ardèche (south of France), more than a century later, it returns to where it all began.
