Flight of butterflies under an antique Napoleon III-era glass dome
Species: 5 Parides eurimedes butterflies
Only available for pick-up in store at Paris, as the butterflies under the glass dome are too fragile to be shipped
Flight of butterflies under an antique Napoleon III-era glass dome
Species: 5 Parides eurimedes butterflies from Ecuador (bred in captivity)
On a twisted willow branch and an antique 19th-century bronze rosette
Only available for pick-up in store at Paris, as the butterflies under the glass dome are too fragile to be shipped
Dimensions: 31 cm high - Base diameter: 16.5 cm
Made in Paris in our Montmartre workshop - Label from the City of Paris: Fabriqué à Paris 2025
Genuine spiral-carved marlin rostrum
Istiophoridae
Dimensions: H47cm
Painted botanical plate - Cryptogamy
Voyage to the South Pole and Oceania on the corvettes the Astrolabe and the Zélée, executed by order of the king during the years 1837-1838-1839-1840 under the command of M. Dumont-d'Urville captain of vessel
Published in 1846
Atlas of Natural History - Botany
Cryptogamy
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
Memento Mori sculpted from a deck of cards - Poker
Size M
RED color
Kudu polished horn on pedestal - Antelope
Species: Greater kudu: South African Tragelaphus strepsiceros antelope
See the photos for minor imperfections in the polish
Double skeleton
Sculpture on deer antlers
Unique piece
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 the dyes attach themselves to the skin
All tentacles are different: illustrative photos
Louis Philippe period hanging table lamp
Period: July Monarchy around 1835-1845, still in transition from Rococo to the previous Restoration period.
Bronze with medal patina and cobalt blue blown glass.
Former oil night lamp.
Beautiful presence and intact patina, complete system.
Carved swordfish rostrum: Unique piece
Skulls motifs
Indonesian craftsmanship
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.
Dragon Stone
Septaria egg of Madagascar
It's huge!
Flight of butterflies: Heliconius family under glass dome
Painted papier-mâché anatomical model of the brain
Produced by Établissements Auzoux
Model No. 12 from the 1874 catalogue
Dismantlable, numbered model, used for medical teaching.
A rare item in excellent working condition
This is a 1:1 scale model of the brain, sold separately at the time as a demonstration model; it is not a brain that was found inside anatomical manikins.
Cours d'opérations de chirurgie, démontrées au Jardin Royal
Course of surgical operations, demonstrated in the Royal Garden
Published in 1751 in Paris, by d'Houry, sole printer and bookseller to Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans
Fourth edition
Illustrated with numerous plates and engravings in the text, including the famous plate of Poor Malabou and her scrotal elephantiasis on page 112/113, which the author mentions on page 373.
Flight of butterflies under an antique Napoleon III-era glass dome
Species: 5 Parides eurimedes butterflies
Only available for pick-up in store at Paris, as the butterflies under the glass dome are too fragile to be shipped
