Laboratory pestle in chiseled metal and apothecary hard stone
Possibly an agate or jade
Dating: Belle Époque (Circa 1890 - 1910)
Laboratory pestle in chiseled metal and hard stone
Possibly an agate or jade.
Small pestle used by the apothecary or pharmacist.
Its ergonomic shape and rounded pommel allowed a firm grip to exert an effective rotary pressure, probably in small miniature mortars.
In herbalism, pharmacy, or chemistry, the choice of a hard stone for the end of the pestle met strict technical laboratory requirements:
Chemical inertia: Unalterable, does not react with acids or corrosive substances and does not pollute formulas.
Zero porosity: Its impermeable surface prevents the encrustation of deadly poisons (arsenic, strychnine), ensuring a perfect cleaning without risk of cross contamination.
Grinding: Its hardness allows to reduce into extra-fine powders the plants, resistant crystals and valuable resins.
Homogenization: It is ideal for smoothing and emulsifying very small volumes of ointments or ophthalmic ointments in order to eliminate any irritating grains, for example.
Dating: Belle Époque (Circa 1890 - 1910) The arabesques, foliated and floral reliefs and the flowing lines of the metal handle are typical of this pivotal period, long before the geometric simplification of Art Deco in the 1920s.
Materials: Chiseled heavy metal handle (beautiful dark old patina), green hard stone matrix (maybe jade or agate).
Dimensions: Length 7.5 cm / Maximum diameter: 1.5 cm
Weight: 70 g (very nice mass effect in hand)
A witness of the magistral preparations of the pharmacist of yesteryear: This is the golden age when the practitioner still carries out his formulations and custom analyses in his laboratory. After the First World War, the massive industrialization of medicine will make these small high-precision tools obsolete, making this object a rare witness to a bygone era.
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Laboratory pestle in chiseled metal and apothecary hard stone
Possibly an agate or jade
Dating: Belle Époque (Circa 1890 - 1910)
