Phrenology Crackle Head - Small
Phrenology Crackle Head - Small
About Phrenology: English science in the Victorian era was fascinated by the human brain.
Phrenology was one of the imaginative results of highly creative research.
Moods, knowledge storage, creativity and sensitivity are some of the "faculties" that were carefully listed and endowed with a precise location in the skull.
A doctor's office was not complete without a mock-up of a skull describing the areas associated with each of the various faculties.
Dimensions: 16x9x8cm
Matter: Porcelain
Protective laboratory bell jar - High form with knob in blown glass
Period: 1900 - Pharmacy - Apothecary
Used by the pharmacist to cover precision instruments or isolate preparations undergoing analysis
Specimen jar in blown glass - Inverted apothecary jar - Seed vase
Size S
A vintage laboratory or conservatory container designed for the display and preservation of biological or botanical specimens
Antique anatomical model of the larynx and trachea made of painted papier-mâché.
Produced by Établissements Auzoux and manually dated 1938.
Model can be dismantled lengthwise, numbered, used for medical teaching.
Please note: one removable side piece is missing. The model remains stable and highly decorative. Authentic piece.
Handwritten inscription from the period: Larynx - Auzoux à St-Aubin-d’Écrosville Eure 1938
Placed in a metal base, it can be easily removed to hold it in your hand.
Sea Jasper Pebble - Ocean Jasper
Sold individually
Approximately 5 cm
Illustrative image, all pebbles are different because each stone is unique
Sold individually
Botanical inclusion by Sola Cube - Made in Kyoto
Sola cubes present beautifully preserved plants in the form of an acrylic cube eternally enclosing a flower or seed
The Dandelion Flowers are offered at 80€ instead of 54€ for the other cubes
Immortalize the ephemeral
Chinese Dragon with 4 claws
Known as the Mang Dragon to distinguish it from the Long Dragon with 5 claws, which was reserved for the Emperor of China and his family.
Solid brass sculpture
Mid-20th century
Pillar Candle by Cabinet de Cire for Curiositas
Model: Curiositas logo
Made in France
Stamped letter-envelope of the Second Empire
Dated from 1852-1870
Antique Chrome-plated metal coffin handle
Winged hourglass motif
Art Deco period – 1925–1935
Some signs of oxidation on the handles
Brand new from the period; it has never been installed
Pillar Candle by Cabinet de Cire for Curiositas
Model: Entomology Goliath beetle
Made in France
Metal palmistry hand - Divination
Metal hands engraved in French for the art of palmistry
Elegant Art Nouveau glass vase and bronze candlestick
Made of cast bronze with a patina finish, decorated with naturalistic plant motifs and hand-finished with a file.
Art Nouveau decorative object combining patinated bronze and orange glass in a fluid, asymmetrical plant motif characteristic of the late 19th century.
Circa 1895–1905
Artist's sketchbook - Leather binding by Maison Merci Louis
Dimensions: 26.5x38.5cm - 48 pages
Blank pages
Photo album - Herbarium
19th century oil or paraffin lamp stand
Made of brass with a Paris porcelain body painted with rose and ribbon motifs
Can be used as a support, pedestal or candle holder
Phrenology Crackle Head - Small
