Kudu polished horn on pedestal - Antelope

Species: Greater kudu: South African Tragelaphus strepsiceros antelope

See the photos for minor imperfections in the polish

Ebonite and glass laryngeal syringe

For intra-laryngeal injections.

Marketed between May 1939 and sometime in 1940

Ex-Voto heart in clay by Cuore di Argilla 

Italy crafts - Made in Venice

A contemporary reinterpretation of the traditional ex-voto, originally a votive offering made to a god in request of a grace or in thanks for a grace obtained after a vow.

Antique bezoar - Antipoison - Antidote

Once sold by the apothecary, bezoar, also known as gallstone, was reputed to have the same anti-poison properties as the legendary unicorn's horn, hence its excessively high price, also due to its great rarity.

An important piece in a cabinet of curiosities

Sold alone - Without stand, sold separately

Entomological composition of beetles

28 specimens make up this picture

Black entomological box: 26x39cm

Deer antler sculpture - Totem Skulls on pedestal

Material : Antler

Origin: Hand-carved in Indonesia

Engraved horse skull 

Papuan handicraft

Origin: West Papua

Scyphocrinus fossil

Sea lilies - 420 million years (From 443.4 to 358.9 Ma)

Bibliothèque Choisie de Médecine - Volume 6

Selected Library of Medicine

By François PLANQUE - 1749

Complete original edition with 5 fold-out plates

Octopus Tentacle Diaphanisation - Octopus vulgaris

Biological preparation

The purpose of diaphanisation is to make fabrics transparent. The fabrics are made transparent using a chemical process, and specific dyes are used.

The flesh is made transparent, and here the dyes will adhere to the skin that has not been removed.

All tentacles are different: illustrative photos

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

Boule de Nancy - Genuine Mars Vulnerary Ball - Steel Ball

This iron-containing ball was once considered a miracle cure for many ailments and injuries.

The Boule de Nancy is sold individually in a small antique drugstore box

Unavailable today

Antique Laundry blue box - Helvetia Blue from Talissot & Chevalier in Dôle and Geneva 

Period: 1890-1905

Box containing 6 gold-plated “coins” made of blue wash, resembling the iconography of Swiss coins and medals from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Beautiful blue and gold illustration on the box.

Your box will be sealed: never opened in 120 years

UNOBTAINABLE

Genuine spiral-carved marlin rostrum

Istiophoridae

Dimensions: H52.5cm

Skeleton of an Indonesian pit viper under a globe

Species: Trimeresurus insularis

Bell height: 38 cm

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