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
Iodine dye
Antique pharmacy bottle
With the inscription Teinture d'Iode molded in glass
EMPTY
DERNIERS JOURS - LAST DAYS
Antique Cinema painted plywood sign
Cinema sign announcing the final days of a film's run
Bibliothèque Choisie de Médecine - Volume 6
Selected Library of Medicine
By François PLANQUE - 1749
Complete original edition with 5 fold-out plates
Reliquary box - 19th century
Jewelry box
Anatomical plate: "L'Anatomie de L'Homme" by Dr Bourgery and draughtsman Jacob -1837/1843
Bulb for hypodermic injection - Camphor (circa 1920)
various manufacturers
Square Section Dropper Bottle
Antique pharmacy bottle - 1920-30's
Glass stopper honed in the shape of a heart for better grip
EMPTY
Butterfly - Natural History color plate
Entomology
You buy 1 plate, not the whole set
Angelica Archangelica
Pharmacy jar - Herbalism - Apothecary bottle
Late 19th century, early 20th century
Arsenic - Sodium arsenate
Antique pharmacy bottle made of blown glass and enameled painted label. Yes, it is indeed the arsenic you know!
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.
Dating: 19th century
EMPTY but the cap is blocked and does not open.
Antique pharmacy bottle from the 19th century
Balsamum Fioravanti - Balm of Fioravanti
Rare and authentic wall sign panel
Pharmacy and fitting brand - Miss Hélène Deux, Bandagiste & 1st class Herbalist
Officine sign panel in painted wood from the 19th-20th century hinge: 1890-1920.
The sign is made of 2 reinforced wood panels at the back. There is a space between the 2 panels.
The sign features a superb art lettering entirely made freehand by a letter painter (superb contrasts of blue and brown, neat full and loose)
Witness to the history of pharmacy and ancient orthopaedics: the bandagist shaping leather and frames for corsets and restraints, and the herbalist 1st class, a profession that has disappeared since the abolition of the diploma in 1941.
Scolopendre
Pharmacy jar - Herbalism - Apothecary Mouth-blown glass bottle
Late 19th century - Beginning of the 20th
Aqua Piris - Pear water
Antique pharmacy jar
Apothecary
Pocket microscope
Floroscope - Insectoscope in brass
1850's - 1930's
Alcool camphrée
Antique pharmacy bottle
EMPTY
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
