Large Neo-Renaissance chased brass altar candle holder from the 19th century

Candelabra 59cm - Candle holder

Height 59cm Weight: 2.4kg

Stramonium - Poison - Pharmacy ointment jar

Antique pharmacy bottle - Apothecary vial 

Also known as devil's weed, angel's trumpet, madman's herb or devil's herb

Its absorption (ingestion or inhalation) causes hallucinations, abnormal behaviour, mental confusion, amnesia, delirium, sometimes leading to coma and then cardiac and respiratory arrest

Beautiful POISON labels with skull and crossbones and Poisonous Substance from the 1908 Codex

EMPTY

Antique ‘Stop-Fire’ fire extinguisher - Circa 1925

Unlike standard painted sheet metal models, this enamelled steel ‘Stop-Fire’ fire extinguisher is an industrial design piece from the Roaring Twenties, between the two world wars.

It features a magnificent logo with stylised flames, whose shades of yellow and red have retained all their vibrancy.

Height: 54.5cm - Diameter: 12cm - Weight: 6.5kg - STILL FULL

DO NOT USE - FOR DECORATIVE PURPOSES ONLY

No shipping - Pick-up in store

Tripod Torch Holder with Coat of Arms - Napoleon III-era Troubadour style in brass

This style, known as ‘Troubadour style’, reintroduced fantastical animals and medieval imagery into the decorative arts. 

19th century

Sold without candle

Large brass candlestick - Candleholder

20th century

Height 42cm Weight: 1.65kg

L’Herbier des Demoiselles (1857) – A Comprehensive Treatise on Botany

L’Herbier des Demoiselles (1857) – Complete Treatise on Botany

At a time when botany was considered the ultimate art of living, this book taught young women, known as demoiselles, how to collect plants, classify flowers, and understand the mysteries of nature with a unique sensitivity.

Illustrated with numerous vignettes, many of them romantic in nature.

By Edmond Audouit

Le Jardin des Plantes

Description and habits of the mammals in the menagerie and the Natural History Museum

By Boitard - Antique book circa 1851

A beautiful snapshot of the museum and its garden in the mid-19th century, featuring interiors of the museum that no longer exist today.

Box of Cocaine Menthol Borate Lozenges

From THEVENOT Laboratories in Dijon

From the 1900s to the 1950s, it was common to find cocaine as an ingredient in certain lozenges, particularly those used to treat throat ailments.

SOLD EMPTY

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

19th century oil or paraffin lamp stand

Late 19th century, Neo-Renaissance style from the Napoleon III period

Made in Babbitt metal

Can be used as a support, pedestal or candle holder

19th century oil or paraffin lamp stand

Made of brass with a Paris porcelain body painted with rose and ribbon motifs

Can be used as a support, pedestal or candle holder