Antique intaglio and cameo print from the Grand Tour of the 19th century
In Red Sulfur
True testimony of the Grand Tour carried out by the aristocrats in the 19th century
Profiles in the antique style, mythological scenes or Greco-Roman deities
Antique intaglio and cameo print from the Grand Tour of the 19th century
In Red Sulfur
A true testimony of the Grand Tour, this journey of aristocratic education undertaken by the enlightened European youth from the 18th century and the beginnig of the 19th century (travel which also gave rise to the word "tourist").
During their stay in Italy, these wealthy travelers acquired, according to their means, pieces of art and antiques or reproductions such as here these prints, medals and cameos in the antique style being very popular.
These prints were part of dactyliothèques: collections of prints that reproduce the most beautiful engraved gems of antiquity.
This print is made of liquid sulfur tinged with ochre or cinnabar. Sulfur was the material of choice for molders in Italy because, melting at low temperature, it infiltrated into the smallest details of the engraved ancient stone, freezing the sculpture with precision.
Intaglio or Cameo:
The Intaglio is an engraved fine stone. When plaster is poured inside, the material fills the cavity: the resulting print therefore emerges in relief. This is the case of these prints, which allow you to admire the original design of the gem.
The Cameo: A gem sculpted in relief. An impression taken from a cameo will, on the contrary, give a debossed print.
The prints were often lined with a thin strip of two-tone paper enhanced by a golden border on the edge. This banding was intended to protect by holding the edge of the plaster to prevent chipping.
The prints presented here no longer have this banding.
Subject: Profiles in the antique style, mythological scenes or Greco-Roman deities.
When handled, its composition retains a slight sulphur olfactory signature from the era.
The prices range from 22€ to 32€
The footprints are all in very different sizes, from 2cm to 2.6cm
A:2.5cm B:2cm C:2.6cm
Large antique wooden pharmacy drawer with compartments - From a pharmacy or herbalist's cabinet
4 compartments
Ref A - 39.5x50cm
Can be used as a storage box
Weight: 4.1kg !
Man - Anatomical chart that can be disassembled
By Fernand Nathan Editeur publisher
Coloured chart with movable, cut-out and superimposed leaves
There are defects on the superimposed boards; the outer board, which was the man's torso, is missing, as are the lungs, which were above the heart. The left hand is missing, the arm being torn.
Solution N°153
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
Dropper bottle
Antique pharmacy bottle - 1920-30's
Glass stopper honed in the shape of a heart for better grip
EMPTY
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
Antique brass and cast-iron rack-and-pinion microscope in wooden case
Late 19th century - Early 20th century
Antique Absinthe Spoon
The spoons have been used, are scratched, badly oxidized, etc.
You buy 1 spoon, not the whole lot
Lower part of the lower mandible of a horse jaw
Antique model from Maison Auzoux in Paris
Paper-mâché pedagogical model
Model A - 9 months
Antique pharmacy bottle from the 19th century
Balsamum Fioravanti - Balm of Fioravanti
Eau de Cologne du Mont St Michel
Antique BLUE glass pharmacy bottle
EMPTY
Cobalt blue glass pharmacy jar - Apothecary - Wide neck - H26cm - 19th
Apothecary jar with wide opening. Antique pharmacy bottle
Mouth-blown glass - Cobalt blue color tinted throughout
This large-capacity jar was a storage jar intended for stockpiling
Bibliothèque Choisie de Médecine - Volume 6
Selected Library of Medicine
By François PLANQUE - 1749
Complete original edition with 5 fold-out plates
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
Dr Potain vacuum cleaner in its case
Late 19th century - 1885-1894
Antique medical instrument from manufacturer MATHIEU in Paris
non-functional
Antique intaglio and cameo print from the Grand Tour of the 19th century
Two-tone sulfur print
True testimony of the Grand Tour carried out by the aristocrats in the 19th century
Antique bust / scholar profile
Delphinium staphisagria - Stavesacre
Pharmacy jar - Herbalism - Apothecary bottle
Late 19th century, early 20th century.
Antique intaglio and cameo print from the Grand Tour of the 19th century
In Red Sulfur
True testimony of the Grand Tour carried out by the aristocrats in the 19th century
Profiles in the antique style, mythological scenes or Greco-Roman deities
