Large decorative vase - Salvo by Patrizia Italiano – Octopus – Handmade white ceramic from Sicily

Handmade white ceramic from Sicily

Patrizia Italiano is a renowned Italian artist and ceramist, whose work is a true celebration of Sicily, her homeland and her main source of inspiration. Patrizia Italiano lives in Sicily, Italy, between Palermo and Filicudi, one of the Aeolian Islands.

She draws her inspiration from Sicilian landscapes, its history and its people. She is famous for her anthropomorphic vases, the famous Sicilian Moor’s Heads, which she reinterprets with great humour and a modern twist, giving them the names of Sicilian merchants.

Here we have Salvo, the octopus seller.

High-temperature glazed art ceramic, very sturdy and with colours that will not fade.

Notebook – Order book from the Berthier Pharmacy in Paris

Writing on the first four pages only; the rest is blank

Antique bronze base for ball, sphere, or egg - Base - stand

The feet are shaped like animal mouths.

Late 19th - early 20th century

Sold alone without egg or ball

Scented candles from the Secret d'Apothicaire collection 

The candles are poured into 50g brown glass dispensers.

Secret d'Apothicaire is a range of natural aromatic candles.

Deer antler sculpture - Skeleton on pedestal

Material : Antler

Origin: Indonesia

Golden Ex-voto - Votive Offering - Sacred Art - Religious Art by Boncoeurs

An ex-voto (from the Latin ex voto suscepto, “according to the vow made”) is an offering made to a deity or saint in gratitude for a favor received or in request of protection. This offering can take many forms.

These offerings in the form of objects can take many forms and be made from a variety of materials.

Model: Sacred Heart Maria (Large)

Decayed book notebook of Merci Louis manufacturer - Fleur de Lys model

Entirely handmade in cotton paper with irregular edges, all pages are aged and yellowed

Blank notebook

Specimen jar in blown glass – Inverted apothecary jar

Size L

A vintage laboratory or conservatory container designed for the display and preservation of biological or botanical specimens

Petites Aides du Destin - Divinatory discs

To advise you, guide you, help you choose: 23 divinatory discs in cardboard with old-fashioned charm in a small grey velvet pouch.

A little help from Destiny to better influence yours!

ONLY IN FRENCH

Golden Ex-voto - Votive Offering - Sacred Art - Religious Art by Boncoeurs

An ex-voto (from the Latin ex voto suscepto, “according to the vow made”) is an offering made to a deity or saint in gratitude for a favor received or in request of protection. This offering can take many forms.

These offerings in the form of objects can take many forms and be made from a variety of materials.

Model: Sacred Heart Eligia

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

Antique wooden advertising case for Nestlé concentrated infant milk

Found in Parisian cellars that served as laboratories and storage rooms for pharmacists preparing their masterful concoctions from 1900 to 1950.

It was used to store products, glass bottles, etc.

Period: Circa 1910–1930

Ostrich egg mounted on a wooden base

Please note that all eggs are different

Anatomical plate: "L'Anatomie de L'Homme" by Dr Bourgery and draughtsman Jacob -1837/1843

Bundle of 100 stamps tied with string

Red 10 centimes stamp of the Semeuse type

Issued from 1903 to the end of the 1930s