Antique intaglio and cameo print from the Grand Tour of the 19th century
In Red Sealing Wax
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 Sealing Wax
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 red sealing wax (known as Spanish wax) applied on a two-tone paper backing; this wax was heated and then applied to the ancient gem. Its satin surface and micro-cracks of the time give it the appearance of a real seal of archives or chancellery.
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.
Size: 2.4cm
Antique pharmacy jar: Sodium bicarbonate and Gold Flower tablets
Glass pharmacy bottle - XIXth century
Butterflies - Natural History of France
Musée scolaire DEYROLLE - Original Edition of 1886 by Berce
Illustrated with 27 plates including 26 in colors - By Berce
Stem - Baroque base in turned wood and gilded stucco - Italy (Tuscany), 19th century
Italian Giltwood Altar Floral Stand
Antique religious altar bouquet stem made of turned and carved wood, covered with a stucco undercoating (gesso) and gilded.
Lack of gesso and gilding in some places, which is precisely why the white gesso appears under the gilding.
Traces of use and visible gaps in stucco
Camphorated alcohol
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
EMPTY
Antique and large drum microscope
In it's mahogany wooden box
For botanist, entomologist
This is a larger model than those usually found on the market
Plate - 19th century colour engraving from Natural History
By Morris, circa 1870 - A History of British Birds
Birds Eggs - In colour
Antique pharmacy bottle from the 19th century
Balsamum Fioravanti - Balm of Fioravanti
Coffin handle - Winged hourglass
around 1900
You buy only 1 handle
They are in very good condition with a superb patina.
Brand new from the period, it has never been used.
Antique labels in a pharmacy box for cures made of canvas cardboard
Use it with caution label
The pharmacist used his boxes of medicine to put away the labels he would then put on the bottles that he would resell to his customers.
Iode Bi-Sublimé - Bi-Sublimated Iodine
Antique 19th-century blown-glass pharmacy jar
EMPTY
"Génial Lucifer"- Vintage bicycle headbadge
Brass & Blue Enamel to be placed on the bicycle tube at the front
The 1930s
The Apothecary’s Little Drawer
Small antique wooden apothecary’s drawer that can be used as a storage box – Trade drawer
To be diverted on the shelf or niche for your curiosities
Handcrafted using traditional methods, with dovetail joints and a turned wooden handle
Width: 26cm - Length: 15.5cm - Height: 5.5cm
All the drawers are different, with stains and varying signs of age on each one
Sold empty, without accessories
Iodine dye
Antique pharmacy bottle
With the inscription Teinture d'Iode molded in glass
EMPTY
Floral Candelabra - Chiselled Brass and Painted Flowers - Circa 1900 - Candlestick
Late 19th century - Early 20th century: Belle Époque / Art Nouveau: 1895-1910
Sold without candles
Clastic Mannequin - Dr. Auzoux's anatomical skinned
Toothpaste elixir
Antique pharmacy bottle
EMPTY
Antique intaglio and cameo print from the Grand Tour of the 19th century
In Red Sealing Wax
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
