Ebonite and glass laryngeal syringe

For intra-laryngeal injections.

Marketed between May 1939 and sometime in 1940

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

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

Black Bear Skull from Canada

Ursus americanus

You must live in the European Union to buy this skull

Not for sale outside the European Union

Sold with its CITES import permit

Scyphocrinus fossil

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

Rare and authentic wall sign panel

Pharmacy and fitting brand - Miss Hélène Deux, Bandagiste & 1st class Herbalist

Officine sign panel in painted wood from the 19th-20th century hinge: 1890-1920.

The sign is made of 2 reinforced wood panels at the back. There is a space between the 2 panels.

The sign features a superb art lettering entirely made freehand by a letter painter (superb contrasts of blue and brown, neat full and loose) 

Witness to the history of pharmacy and ancient orthopaedics: the bandagist shaping leather and frames for corsets and restraints, and the herbalist 1st class, a profession that has disappeared since the abolition of the diploma in 1941.

19th century Herbalist's or Pharmacy crystal jar

Iris 

Skeleton of an Indonesian pit viper under a globe

Species: Trimeresurus insularis

Bell height: 38 cm

No shipping

Elegant Art Nouveau glass vase and bronze candlestick

Made of cast bronze with a patina finish, decorated with naturalistic plant motifs and hand-finished with a file.

Art Nouveau decorative object combining patinated bronze and orange glass in a fluid, asymmetrical plant motif characteristic of the late 19th century.

Circa 1895–1905

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.

Deer antler sculpture - Snake and Skulls Totem on pedestal

Material : Antler

Origin: Indonesia

Bibliothèque Choisie de Médecine - Volume 16

Selected Library of Medicine

By François PLANQUE - 1761

Complete original edition with 10 fold-out plates

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

De l'Homme et de la Femme (Of Man and Woman)

By M. de Lignac - Volume 3 

Anatomy of procreation - 1779

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.

Dictionnaire Universel des Drogues Simples

Universal dictionnary of Simple Drugs

By Nicolas Lemery

An antique illustrated pharmacopoeia from 1727 - A Dutch pirated edition