Metal palmistry hand - Divination
Metal hands engraved in French for the art of palmistry
Metal palmistry hand - Art of divination
Palmistry is the divinatory practice of interpreting the lines and other signs on the palms of the hands.
Each element studied (the shape of the hands, the mounts and grooves, the nails and the position of the fingers) is linked to an aspect of the personality.
Metal hand engraved in French
Dimensions: H20x12 cm
Floral Candelabra - Chiselled Brass and Painted Flowers - Circa 1900 - Candlestick
Late 19th century - Early 20th century: Belle Époque / Art Nouveau: 1895-1910
Sold without candles
Iridescent quartz geode - Medium model
Between 3 and 5cm approximately
All stones are different and sizes are approximate - Illustrations photos
The geodes have been stained
An antique absinthe topette (decanter)
4 Beaded Topette
Collector’s bronze dental articulator
Circa 1920 for the bronze frame
The plaster and resin forming the gums and teeth are modern.
Heart Mirror Ball by Boncoeurs by Boncoeurs
Ex-voto
Model: Medium size
Sold separately without mount
Antique glass eye - Semi-finished
Genuine antique ocular prosthesis
Color variations and irises of different sizes
The price is per unit, for one eye only
Sardonyx Agate Obelisk
Also known as banded agate
Origin: India
Antique labels in a pharmacy box for cures made of canvas cardboard
Formalin label
The pharmacist used his boxes of medicine to put away the labels he would then put on the bottles that he would resell to his customers.
Reliquary box - 19th century
Jewelry box
Golden Ex-voto - Ornament - 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: Evening Star
Large Reliquary box - 19th century
Jewelry box
Antique twisted glass for Absinthe
Ref A
The twists on the glass are used to measure out the absinthe liquor and then pour the water over the sugar on the absinthe spoon on the glass to soften the bitterness of the drink.
Wooden base for ball or sphere - Base - support
Specimen jar in blown glass - Inverted apothecary jar - Seed vase
Size L
A vintage laboratory or conservatory container designed for the display and preservation of biological or botanical specimens
Antique wooden advertising case for Mont Blanc - Rumilly condensed milk - Drawer
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.
This box is no longer just a transport container, it has been adopted as a piece of furniture.
Period: Circa 1920–1940
Metal palmistry hand - Divination
Metal hands engraved in French for the art of palmistry
