Rare automaton clock painting dated 1875 and signed Narbel Liberté Patrie. Decor painted on sheet metal of a village with its mill, its houses, its church with a bridge. Background of a wooded landsca[...]
Extra large specimen of Diodon Histrix, also known as porcupine fish or more commonly puffer fish.
Its main characteristic is given by its extremely elastic skin covered with spines, which in case of[...]
Ancient "coco fesse", emblematic and endemic fruit of a palm tree of the Seychelles.
It is the biggest seed in the world.
It was one of the jewels in the collection of cabinets de curiosités, colle[...]
Miniature Guillotine Cigar Cutter KELERMES Very nice piece in working order for cigars Work from the early 20th century Reception cup security padlock with its key Free and insured shipping in mainlan[...]
Very educational shark jaw... Impressive teeth... This jaw was in a small display case in a small natural history museum, in a small castle, in a small village (Lavaux Ste Anne)... where classes of sm[...]
Interesting medallion with the profile of Napoleon I in petrified limestone, 19th century period. This technique known since the middle of the 18th century in Italy lies in the incrustation of limesto[...]
Rare cast iron, iron and brass table or hotel bell, 1930s. Proud cyclist in uniform facing his Gran-bi, the wheel topped with a hand mechanism. It is rung by turning the button, the sound of the bell [...]
Exceptional set of five bottles of oral hygiene from Doctor Pierre in Paris. Doctor Pierre, alias Pierre Mussot, is a doctor from the faculty of medicine who sells toothpaste, among other things. In 1[...]
miniature of straws and hair Napoleon III In Memoriam from a time when the image did not exist, there was then a profession that has disappeared today, that of hair composers. Depending on their state[...]
Old plaster bust dating from the end of the 19th century; Allegorical subject representing Marianne. Work based on the model by Theodore Doriot. 45cm high; In good condition
Old carved wooden okimono; Japanese work depicting an embracing couple. Signature on the back. Taisho period (1912-1928) 7.5cm long. Very good condition
Travel kit including wooden chopsticks and a knife, horn (or wood) handle and steel blade, wooden and silver-plated metal case or scabbard, from Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) 19th century. This set [...]
Mummified green lizard mounted on a wooden base and presented in a glass bell. Bell height: 24 cm Bell diameter: 13 cm Lizard length: 10 cm Lizard width: 5.5 cm
Superb sculpture in deer horn representing a couple making love, very fine, detailed and explicit work. These small objects were carved by sailors during their long sea voyages, when you know the hard[...]
Very nice Unis-France mahogany stereoscopic viewer for 45 x 107mm views with rare eye spacing adjustment and wheel focus. https://www.lavalisearlesienne.com/product-page/viewneuse-st\%C3\%A9r\%C3\%A9o[...]
Pair of Sandow 1kg 325 spring dumbbells in each hand, all that remains is to follow the instructions as did HM King Edward VII and HM Queen Alexandra HRH Prince of Wales, HRH Prince George of Greece, [...]
Four small wooden cups carved probably from walnut. They are equipped with small zinc cups. They were used for tasting alcohol. Origin China They are nicely carved with all different plants Height 3cm[...]
1878 Rare fixed under glass in tondo representing the General view of the Palais du Trocadéro. Entirely original, beautiful molded frame in blackened wood and original glass with beveled edge. Dimensi[...]
Model of the facade of the Orvieto Cathedral in carved and painted wood, made in an extremely detailed manner.
Made in Italy at the beginning of the 20th century.
A beautiful piece of curiosity that this bronze ring box composed of a motif with a holy water font surmounted by a dolphin on a sphere it rests on a support in marine branches and corals in three col[...]
Box With Two Portraits Carved In Relief In Boxwood - English - 18th Century/19th Century ?
Portraits: 10 x 8 cm
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (24 June 1532 – 4 September 1588), usually ca[...]
Very finely carved silver mounted gourd on a coconut incorporating four medallions with portraits, the attributes of the God Hermes and a trophy.
Porcelain eyes and silver mounts.
Dimension: hei[...]
Set of Seven Pairs of Scissors including Grapes Scissors
France and England
Late 19th century and circa 1900
Steel
H. 14.5 cm (longest)
Smooth blades, hallmarked AM, PDT, Y or numbered 3 and[...]
Binoculars-scissors This type of folding binoculars with spn case from the end of the 18th century. This beautiful model is in tortoiseshell and silver. It is in perfect condition. It measures 10 cm l[...]
Statuette representing Napoleon I on a large pedestal. The pedestal is carved with a medallion decorated with an eagle with outstretched wings. Napoleon is represented in a dynamic position, his right[...]
A large Chinese porcelain soup plate for export, 18th century, with slight contours, gold chain and ring border, holding garlands of flowers, on centre decorated, gilded polychrome of a central mavelo[...]
Beautiful commissionaire's plate from the city of Bordeaux marked in high relief with the arms of Bordeaux and registration number 155, this plate is thick, oval and with a bail.
Presented in its globe, a beautiful 19th century anatomical wax, in very good condition, representing an advanced form of carcinoma. Possibly apocryphal signature of Jules Baretta, dated 1885.
Char[...]
Flayed right arm in plaster in the style of Houdon or Dr. Auzoux, intended for medical students, 19th century. Beautiful patina highlighting the muscles and tendons
Superb tiny painted bronze subject, representing the parade of wood pigeons teasing each other on a rectangular bronze base. Chiselling is as usual for this quality, extremely fine, colors are still t[...]
Boin TABURET circa 1878 miniature furniture, a desk and two chairs gilded bronze and porcelain plaques China XVIII chair 8x8x16cm Georges Boin began his career as a goldsmith and dealer in antique obj[...]
Rare and pretty "Trunk" for the obol in the shape of a Louis XV master's chest of drawers, superb original painting. Intended to receive the offering of the faithful. 19th century. Good condition, the[...]
Very beautiful example of anthropomorphic art formerly intended for the Christmas windows of the Galeries Lafayette. In this composition, the artist stages a fox dressed in an elegant dress and a tiar[...]
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Old small flayed figure from the Deyrolle house, circa 1930.
Body and elements in synthetic plaster molded and hand painted.
Complete and presented in its own juice, on its oak b[...]
Présenté en élévation sur un magnifique bronze doré ajouré à piedouche de style baroque roccoco ,ce beau Bénitier régulier et bien blanc (a en croire une porcelaine ) ; sorti de la mer il fut un temp[...]
Music box made in Switzerland by Nicole Frères in 1852. The wooden box is decorated with marquetry of various exotic woods on the lid, a symmetrical cartouche in lemon wood in the center and borders o[...]
Curious object, more than that you die… It is a cast iron nutcracker, formed of two tibias and a very useful skull this time. Object that I suspect dates from the beginning of the 20th century, which [...]
19th Century Curiosity Object Straw and Hair Work Allegory of Music Very beautiful piece Napoleon III period Gilded wood frame, under glass Signed Gérard FEDT
Beautiful presentation of 13 plaster cameos, old intaglio casts. Italian work, souvenir of the Grand Tour. The cameos are arranged on a red silk velvet background, each with its fine gold cardboard su[...]
A real and pretty "Curiosity", a beautiful decorative object and quite representative of the romanticism in vogue in the 19th century, especially under Napoleon III where the "Troubadour" style was ve[...]
Former monument to the glory of Queen Marie Antoinette and her son Louis Charles of France. Bust of the sovereign in natural biscuit, enthroned on a column of red Flanders marble. At the base of the c[...]
Free shipping for mainland France via La Poste or Mondial Relay**********Pomiform pewter CANARD of sick person with long tubular spout with beveled end, nippled lid topped with an acorn and handle wit[...]
Tibet, late 19th century, large and superb vajra in lacquered and gilded bronze. The sculpture is particularly elaborate, especially on the heads of "makara" water dragons above the four points. This [...]
Old bust of the philosopher Voltaire. The character is represented wearing a wig. The bust rests on a patinated bronze base. Very beautiful quality of chiseling. 24.5cm high. Good condition
A real curiosity that this price advertisement on the back of the presentation of models in oval medallion of works in hairx of the Napoleon III period In its original frame in molded baguette lacquer[...]
Large skeleton of the red Gorgonian sea coral Paramuricea Clavata from the early 20th century Framed in a recent frame with a red satin background Gorgonian with its foot and other corals placed on it[...]
200 euros each.These 7 seals are engraved with family coats of arms, charm seals which could be worn suspended from a chatelaine.Of course, these seals can be sold individually at the price of 200 € [...]
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