In a beautiful blue and black setting, the antique furniture offers ancient, ethnographic and natural history objects, scientific instruments, minerals, fossils, as well as quality reproductions. While keeping its Victorian atmosphere, CURIOSITAS remains a 21st century cabinet of curiosities by hosting works by contemporary artists.
At CURIOSITAS, the objects you buy have a story, a soul. Grégory is here to tell it to you.
NB: It is specified to buyers abroad that it is their responsibility to check that they can import natural specimens protected in their country.CURIOSITAS SAS will not be held responsible for the customs detention of specimens purchased on the www.curiositas.paris website, as well as for possible legal proceedings.
Talc powder
Pharmacy jar - Herbalism - Apothecary Mouth-blown glass bottle
Late 19th century - Beginning of the 20th
Scolopendre
Pharmacy jar - Herbalism - Apothecary Mouth-blown glass bottle
Late 19th century - Beginning of the 20th
Crown Star by Maison Boncoeurs
Small crown in patinated gold tinplate and glass rhinestones.
Inspired by the crowns of the ancient statues of Madonna, it will take place to crown your shelves, stacks of books and other statuettes in your decor!
Crown Star by Maison Boncoeurs
Small crown in patinated gold tinplate and glass rhinestones.
Inspired by the crowns of the ancient statues of Madonna, it will take place to crown your shelves, stacks of books and other statuettes in your decor!
Mini rhinestone crown by Maison Boncoeurs
Mini crown in patinated tinplate and glass rhinestones.
To be used to crown your statuettes of the virgin and others, or simply to decorate your library with old leather books placed on a stack of works.
Silver ex-voto mirror from the brand Boncoeurs from the brand Boncoeurs
An ex-voto (from the Latin ex voto suscepto, “according to the vow made”) is an offering made to a deity or saint in gratitude for a favor received or in request of protection. This offering can take many forms.
These offerings in the form of objects can take many forms and be made from a variety of materials.
Model: Céleste Mirror to Hang
Brass padlock with Flowers
By Maison Boncoeurs
Sold with 2 sets of keys
Silver Ex-voto - Votive Offering - Sacred Art - Religious Art by Boncoeurs
An ex-voto (from the Latin ex voto suscepto, “according to the vow made”) is an offering made to a deity or saint in gratitude for a favor received or in request of protection. This offering can take many forms.
These offerings in the form of objects can take many forms and be made from a variety of materials.
Model: Heart arrow
Golden Ex-voto - Votive Offering - Sacred Art - Religious Art by Boncoeurs
An ex-voto (from the Latin ex voto suscepto, “according to the vow made”) is an offering made to a deity or saint in gratitude for a favor received or in request of protection. This offering can take many forms.
These offerings in the form of objects can take many forms and be made from a variety of materials.
Model: MINI Ardent
Silver Ex-voto - Votive Offering - Sacred Art - Religious Art by Boncoeurs
An ex-voto (from the Latin ex voto suscepto, “according to the vow made”) is an offering made to a deity or saint in gratitude for a favor received or in request of protection. This offering can take many forms.
These offerings in the form of objects can take many forms and be made from a variety of materials.
Model: MINI Ardent
Golden Ex-voto - Votive Offering - Sacred Art - Religious Art by Boncoeurs
An ex-voto (from the Latin ex voto suscepto, “according to the vow made”) is an offering made to a deity or saint in gratitude for a favor received or in request of protection. This offering can take many forms.
These offerings in the form of objects can take many forms and be made from a variety of materials.
Model: Seraphin
Golden Ex-voto - Votive Offering - Sacred Art - Religious Art by Boncoeurs
An ex-voto (from the Latin ex voto suscepto, “according to the vow made”) is an offering made to a deity or saint in gratitude for a favor received or in request of protection. This offering can take many forms.
These offerings in the form of objects can take many forms and be made from a variety of materials.
Model: Cloud
Golden Ex-voto - Votive Offering - Sacred Art - Religious Art by Boncoeurs
An ex-voto (from the Latin ex voto suscepto, “according to the vow made”) is an offering made to a deity or saint in gratitude for a favor received or in request of protection. This offering can take many forms.
These offerings in the form of objects can take many forms and be made from a variety of materials.
Model: Le Sacré
Golden Ex-voto - Votive Offering - Sacred Art - Religious Art by Boncoeurs
An ex-voto (from the Latin ex voto suscepto, “according to the vow made”) is an offering made to a deity or saint in gratitude for a favor received or in request of protection. This offering can take many forms.
These offerings in the form of objects can take many forms and be made from a variety of materials.
Model: Sacred Heart Maria (Large)
Man and Woman
Anatomy booklet with removable boards
Around 1930's
Large Napoleon III wedding box. Reliquary box
From the second half of the 19th century, made of beveled glass and brass.
Original crimson velvet cushion buttoned with brass flower buttons.
A rare large-sized piece, ideal for staging a cabinet of curiosities or displaying osteological specimens.
Sold empty
Atlas de poche des Oiseaux De France (Pocket Atlas of the Birds of France)
from Switzerland and Belgium - Useful or Harmful
72 colored plates and 4 black plates representing 70 birds, 28 eggs, and 4 nests
This is not a reissue but the original edition of 1908.
Potain’s Aspirator in its Light Wood Case
Beginning of 20th century
English maker: THACKRAY LEEDS ENGLAND
non-functional
Dr. Potain’s aspirator set in its felt-lined box
Late 19th century, circa 1880
Antique medical instrument maker without manufacturer marking
non-functional
Dr. Potain’s aspirator set in its felt-lined box
Late 19th century, circa 1880
Antique medical instrument without manufacturer marking
non-functional
Duckling Diaphanisation - Domestic duck
Anas platyrhynchos domestica
Biological preparation
The purpose of diaphanization is to make transparent, fabrics are made transparent by a chemical process, and specific dyes highlight the skeleton.
You see the bones through the flesh!
It is not a protected species.
Octopus Tentacle Diaphanisation - Octopus vulgaris
Large Model
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.
Box of cocaine lozenges
Menthol - Cocaïno - Boraté by the Pharmacist Holler in Maubeuge
Magnificent lid typical of Art Nouveau: 1900-1910
EMPTY
Metal box of breath mints with cocaine
Box of Dr BENGUE Dragees
1920's
It is recommended to suck 8 to 10 lozenges per day, allowing them to melt in the mouth...
EMPTY
Antique glass for Absinthe
Ref B
The twists on the glass are used to measure out the absinthe liquor and then pour the water over the sugar on the absinthe spoon on the glass to soften the bitterness of the drink.
Phenacetin
Antique pharmacy bottle
Phenacetin is one of the first synthetic antalgic and antipyretic (anti-fever) from the chemical industry, very widespread in pharmacies from the end of the 19th century until the second half of the 20th century.
EMPTY - The cap is blocked and does not open
Entomological box
Species: 5 Cymothoe sangaris butterflies from Centrafrica
Entomological box
Dimensions: 18.5x18.5cm
Entomological box
Species: 5 Junonia rhadama butterflies from Madagascar
Entomological box
Dimensions: 18.5x18.5cm
Cape Porcupine peak - Hystrix africaeaustralis
Length from about 18 to 30 cm
Shorter peaks are thicker and more rigid, longer ones are thinner and more flexible.
Provenance: South Africa - CITES Status: Unprotected species, not listed in the CITES: sale and possession free and legal.
Coyote skull from Canada - Canis latrans
The Coyote is a canine species native to North America.
He is smaller than his close relative, the wolf who is closely related to him, but larger than a jackal.
Variable size, approx. 21-22cm.
All skulls are different - Illustration photo
All skulls are different in size, color, teeth etc... They are wild animals that have lived in freedom, so some skulls may have missing teeth or teeth that are worn, cracked or broken.
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Welcome to the Cabinet Journals. Dive behind the scenes of our shop. Over time, you will discover the forgotten history of certain finds, historical context, and anecdotes about life at our cabinet of curiosities in the heart of Montmartre.
Specimen Origin - CITES Regulations & Legislation
All our natural history, osteology, and fauna specimens are rigorously selected in strict compliance with French, European, and CITES international regulations. Traceability, legality, and conservation are at the heart of our commitments.
Learn more about the origin and regulations of our specimens by clicking here
Tucked away in the courtyard behind our Montmartre boutique, our workshop handcrafts our entomological creations, officially labeled by the City of Paris since 2017.
Some of our pieces are unique or produced in small series. These items are the result of careful selection and our stock can be limited, so don't let them pass you by...
