Mercury Proto-Iodide - Syphilis Treatment

Antique pharmacy bottle.

Red ‘POISON’ label

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.

Period: Late 19th century - Very early 20th century (circa 1890–1910) 

EMPTY

An antique absinthe topette (decanter)

10 Beaded Topette

Red chalk drawing- Anatomical drawing 

Anatomical study 

Drawn by Eugène de Montchoisy in Saint-Brieuc in November 1840

These are not reproductions but original period drawings in red chalk.

You are purchasing one plate, not the entire set of plates

Dr. Potain’s aspirator set in its felt-lined box

Late 19th century, circa 1880

Antique medical instrument without manufacturer marking

non-functional

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

Cinnamon Water

Antique and large brown English pharmacy bottle

Natural History Board 

Oeuvres du comte de Lacépède, comprenant l'histoire naturelle des quadrupèdes ovipares, des serpents, des poissons et des cétacés: accompagnées de 150 planches gravées sur acier, représentant au moins 500 animaux.

Published in 1836 by P.Duménil, Publisher in Paris

Snakes - Zoology

Color plates, watercolor and gummed engraving.

Board size: 22x13.5cm (In-8)

Tincture of Jalap Compound also known as German brandy

A purgative powder is extracted from the Jalap plant.

Antique pharmacy bottle 

Apothecary vial 

Anatomical chart by Paulet and Sarazin

From the Traité d'anatomie topographique (Treatise on topographical anatomy)

Published in 1867-1870

Chromolithography

You buy 1 plate, not the whole set

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 sodium chloride infusion bulb 

500cm3

in its original box - Still full

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

Antique manual commercial stamp

The rubber sole engraved in relief indicates: "Buirette-Gaulard Fils - Roubaix".

Sturdy metal frame and ergonomic handle made from turned blackened wood

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