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
Antique intaglio and cameo print from the Grand Tour of the 19th century
Two-tone sulfur print
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.
A print that is out of the ordinary because it must be a double sulfur flow from the era. The subject in relief is cast in natural sulfur, ivory/cream shade, then fused with a graphite-tinted sulfur background.
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: Antique bust / scholar profile
Size: 3.2cm
Antique pharmacy jar: Lignum Quillayae Saponaria
Panama wood - 19th century jar
Antique hypodermic Pravaz syringe with ear cups - 19th century
Syringe in it's case
The small difference is that here it is the model with earbuds for a better grip during injection.
not functional
Man and Woman
Anatomy booklet with removable boards
Around 1930's
Brownbanded bamboo shark
Naturalized
Chiloscyllium punctatum
Unprotected species - Old taxidermy: visible suture under the belly and on the left side near the mouth
ATEA Panel-Mount Ammeter
Vintage industrial electrical panel dial, circa 1920–1950
Function: Panel-mount ammeter measuring AC currents up to 150 amps.
Iodine dye
Antique pharmacy bottle
With the inscription Teinture d'Iode molded in glass
EMPTY
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.
Brass plate number per unit
Numbered oval brass plate
Portable autopsy kit from the mid-19th century
Maison Charrière in Paris, circa 1845–1870
Mahogany case for autopsy and dissection
Small portable mahogany case containing a set of autopsy instruments: hook hammer, bone chisel, enterotome scissors, probes, hooks and suture needles. Used by forensic scientists and anatomists for opening and examining bodies.
Charrière, a major 19th-century Parisian manufacturer, was a pioneer in the design of high-precision surgical and anatomical instruments.
Mahogany and polished steel: 23 × 11 cm
Please note: crack in the wood under the case
A beautiful object, very rare to find
Jaborandi
Pharmacy jar - Herbalism - Apothecary Mouth-blown glass bottle
Late 19th century - Beginning of the 20th
Anatomical chart by Ludovic Hirschfeld drawn by Léveillé
From Traité et iconographie du système nerveux et des organes des sens de l'homme avec leur mode de préparation
Published in 1866
Lithography
You buy 1 plate, not the whole set
Toothpaste elixir
Antique pharmacy bottle
Handwritten label with pen
Wax Seal - Seal - Antique Stamp - PF
Frame with a turned, blackened wooden baluster-style handle featuring fluted detailing
Engraving: Initials PF
Estimated period: Late 19th – Early 20th century
Sodium Nitrite
Antique amber glass bottle, with a boxwood and cork stopper.
Label: DANGEROUS
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
Turbith Minéral - Mercury
Antique pharmacy bottle made of blown glass and enameled painted label.
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
There is still some product inside but the cap is blocked and does not open.
Talc powder
Pharmacy jar - Herbalism - Apothecary Mouth-blown glass bottle
Late 19th century - Beginning of the 20th
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
