Engraved horse skull 

Papuan handicraft

Origin: West Papua

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

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

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 surgical board

From Benjamin Bell's Complete Course in Surgery, published in 1796

Deer antler sculpture - Totem with 3 octopuses on pedestal

Material : Antler

Origin: Indonesia

Scyphocrinus fossil

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

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.

Diaphanization of a frog - Pelophylax ridibundus crossbred INRA (RIVAN92 strain) 

Biological preparation

The aim of diaphanization is to render the tissues transparent through a chemical process, and specific dyes are used to highlight the skeleton.

You can see the bones through the skin! You can even see the circulatory system!

Not a protected species

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

Polished Oryx Skull for Hanging 

South African Oryx gazella 

Wall Trophy

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.

Deer antler sculpture - Totem Skulls on pedestal

Material : Antler

Origin: Hand-carved in Indonesia

Flight of Morpho menelaus butterflies under a Napoleon III-style cloche

Superb butterflies in an impressive electric blue