Cast aluminum paperweight representing the skeleton of a hand with a missing phalanx. Signed and numbered: Aram. 366/2000.
Good condition. 14.5 x 8.5 x 1.6 cm.
Mounted Stalactite
China or Europe, 17th–19th century
Limestone stalactite with bronze base
H. 31 cm
Provenance:
French art market
The base design and its decorative elements sugge[...]
Intéressant et curieux diorama avec de nombreux oiseaux et un petit serpent dans un feuillage, caisse vitrée en sapin entouré d'un cadre, système électrique avec deux ampoules, vers 1880-1900.
miniature fictional mummy under an ancient globe Michel de spiegeleere created "the forbidden collection" a book and an exhibition where he exhibited the discoveries of Alexander von Humboldt found in[...]
Nice lot of 15 fossil shark teeth Squalicorax pristodontus,
Authentic fossils, no re-gluing. From 18 to 30 mm approximately.
Age: - 72 to - 66 million years: Maastrichtian (last stage of the Creta[...]
Amusing panorama of 9 x 480 cm in length. Mounted in 11 frames, this one represents different comic scenes in English style, although the texts are in French: The dentist - the hairdresser - the weddi[...]
Pair of miniature andirons
in turned, cut, guilloché and riveted wrought iron
19th century
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Length ~10 cm
Width ~6 (at the widest)
Height ~9 cm
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Guilloché decoration on the three upp[...]
Elegant crystal perfume bottle with its surprising stopper made from a branch of red coral from the Mediterranean, late 19th century. Total height 17.5 cm Bottle H 10 cm Coral H 7.5 cm
Perfect condit[...]
Set of 6 small boards of seaweed under frame, 19th century. The finesse, detail and colors of the seaweed are perfectly preserved.
The frame has a beautiful gray patina, with some missing parts, pain[...]
Eleven stamp printing matrices in finely carved wood. They are preserved in a display case in patinated gilded wood.
Good condition,
Delivery costs for mainland France €20, for other destinations pl[...]
Free shipping for mainland France via La Poste or Mondial Relay
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POTION SPOON in pewter with hinged lid. Antoine CARON hallmark in clear and monogram[...]
Free shipping for mainland France via La Poste or Mondial Relay
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Pomiform pewter LEECH BALL with screwed lid with fixed ring grip, pierced with venti[...]
Tape Measure Vanity
Europe
Circa 1900
Bone
H. 4.5 ; L. 4.3 cm
BONE RIBBON MEASURING VANITY with a hanging tongue concealing the 150cm measuring instrument. A winding knob on the temple of the s[...]
Ancienne main de mannequin vers 1900. Bois recouvert de composition montée sur un socle en bois noir. Tâches et craquelures. XX ème.
Hauteur main 20 cm
Hauteur avec socle 33 cm
Reproduction of the Cordouan Lighthouse built in 1545, made by a passionate craftsman, we find wood, copper, metal and glass for the creation of this model, A small working motor allows the electric l[...]
Singular suite of eight framed herbarium plates numbered; titled; dated and located; Italy Firenze.
Made by an apothecary collector.
Fresh colors and plants bearing witness to current and past biod[...]
5 molded glass goblets from Lorraine for Napoleon III, Sold separately for €180. Each. These glasses are octogonal3 are identical with the words: l'empire c'est la paix on the back, The other 2 with t[...]
Oh, it's not about Medusa, Euryale and Stheno, the three Gorgon sisters. I offer you a natural splendor in the world of sirens and Poseidon. The gorgon keeps all her beautiful tree-like "hair" to hang[...]
This object of curiosity is a feat of craftsmanship in the same way as other objects of mastery. The artisans of Nontron have managed to house eleven miniature knives in a hazelnut shell.
The hazel[...]
Capodimonte Memento Mori Liqueur Service Skull Model Very beautiful piece in polychrome porcelain Work from the early 20th century Tray signed with a crowned "N" Each cup measures 4.5 cm high Length o[...]
Set comprising two polished ammonite fossils and a polished calcareous half-ammonite. H. 11 x W. 12 x D. 9 cm (pair of ammonites) H. 14 x W. 17 x D. 2 cm (half-ammonite)
Charming locksmith-blacksmith display window
This rare and captivating display case from the end of the 19th / beginning of the 20th century, represents a locksmith-blacksmith's sign, a true homage[...]
Butterfly under rectangular glass globe.
Work from the 20th century.
Dimensions -
Total weight : 339 grams
Total height : 15.2 centimeters
Length : 17.7 centimeters
Depth of the frame : 5.4 ce[...]
Rare pewter pharmacy SYRUP CORRIDOR with two openwork console ears and pouring spout.
Hallmark of Jean-Baptiste BUQUET received master before 1767: crowned heart / IBB
Stamped property mark, perhaps[...]
Pincushion
Tula Manufactory, Russia
Circa 1800
Steel, pewter, copper and fabric
H. 12 cm, W 7.5 cm
Small octagonal sewing set in forged and polished steel resting on four ball feet, each side[...]
Pretty composition of 4 naturalized Madagascar Comet butterflies, moths, a very characteristic and quite rare endemic species. A true object of curiosity, this very beautiful object will fit wonderful[...]
Flayed plaster dating from the 19th century, after Houdon. This is an anatomical study. Originally it had legs and feet. The base was added, it is made of metal, black. The base is solid and cannot be[...]
Wall decoration composed of juvenile Murex shells - Venus comb presented under glass with painted wooden frame. The elements of this set are a recent composition in the style of cabinets of curiositie[...]
Historical deck of cards, abridged history of the New Testament in 48 printed cards with an oval illustrative vignette, printed and published in Lille and in Paris, early 19th century, complete and in[...]
Entomological frame in perfect condition, dating from the 1950s and featuring eleven butterfly species, all from Asia. Not protected species.
Condition: perfect.
THE PICTURES ARE PART OF THE DESCR[...]
Rare and unusual early 20th-century advertising objects, edited by publisher/printer Léopold Verger (1862-1915) in Paris for a salesman selling bicycles and sewing machines in Guerche: Mr. P. Germain.[...]
Set of 20 framed herbarium plates, 20th century. Recent frames, good condition. Ideal for creating a botanical wall. Each framed plate measures 43 cm high by 33 cm wide.
Painted porcelain mug, Ernst Bohne (& Söhne) Rudolstadt factory. Thuringia. Germany. Very good condition, minimal wear. Oxidized metal. Family factory taken over in 1883 under the name Ernst Bohne (& [...]
Paesina plaque, in a small gilded frame from the 20th century Originating from the Florence region, paesina, also called "dream stone", "Tuscan marble" or "Florence marble" was used for decorating fur[...]
Polychrome wooden snuffbox representing General de Gaulle. Year 1950. Annotation below the tobacco jar "hand carved". The articulated arms are adjustable and are made up of two pipes. A truly rare obj[...]
Tuft of woolly mammoth hair (Mammuthus primigenius, Siberia, Pleistocene), presented in a vial on a turned wooden pedestal, under an old globe, old-style label. Ideal cabinet of curiosities.
Memento mori in bone mounted on a marble base, late 19th century. Skull height 2.5 cm, height with base 4.5 cm Skull width 2 cm, base width 3.7 cm
Slight chips on the marble base.
Large seed of the sea coconut (Lodoicea maldivica) endemic to the Seychelles, recognized as the largest seed in the world. This one is presented in half on its black metal base. Unvarnished natural ma[...]
Mechanical printing press from the 20th century.
Press called "Gutenberg" invented in 1450.
The various technical elements of the original press are perfectly reproduced on this miniature (capital, [...]
Set of erotic cards from the romantic era. These cards, very present in brothels and places of pleasure, allow you to play in a completely normal way while showing erotic and even pornographic scenes [...]
Splendid and historic coat of arms in painted wood, embellished with elegant gilded iron finishes. The coat of arms is painted with a faux marble background and features delicate lily-shaped decoratio[...]
A silvered copper plate chiseled with a heraldic decoration: crowned shield supported by two savages with a mitred head in its center and all around the legend "Private Guard of the Land of Breau with[...]
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