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.
Agate geode sphere
Formed from successive layers of chalcedony
Origin: Madagascar - Natural colours
SOLD WITHOUT BASE
Agate geode sphere
Formed from successive layers of chalcedony
Origin: Madagascar - Natural colours
SOLD WITHOUT BASE
Agate geode sphere
Formed from successive layers of chalcedony
Origin: Madagascar - Natural colours
SOLD WITHOUT BASE
Hermit crab in it's shell under glass bell jar
Dardanus megistos from Indo-Pacific zone
Crystal ball WITHOUT base
Art of Divination
Dimensions: Ø 15cm - 4.1Kg
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: Radiant Heart
Golden Ex-voto - Ornament - 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: Evening Star
Bundle of 100 stamps tied with string
Orange 3 centimes stamp of the Blanc type
Issued from 1903 to 1932
Bundle of 100 stamps tied with string
Orange 30 centimes stamp of the Semeuse type
Issued from 1903 to the end of the 1930s
Bundle of 100 stamps tied with string
Blue 25 centimes stamp of the Semeuse type
Issued from 1903 to the end of the 1930s
Bundle of 100 stamps tied with string
Red 10 centimes stamp of the Semeuse type
Issued from 1903 to the end of the 1930s
Bundle of 100 stamps tied with string
Green 5 centimes stamp of the Semeuse type
Issued from 1903 to the end of the 1930s
Evian grains - Health pills
Antique tin box - Early 20th century
The sweetest laxative
Defects: paint chips, dents, difficult to open
Evian grains - Health pills
Antique tin box - Early 20th century
The sweetest laxative
Defects: paint chips, dent on the front, rust on the back
Evian grains - Health pills
Antique tin box - Early 20th century
The sweetest laxative
Defects: paint chips
Evian grains - Health pills
Antique tin box - Early 20th century
The sweetest laxative
Defects: paint chips, dent on the front, rust on the back
Salamander - Pharmacy corkscrew in bronze
XIXth century
Anatomical heart in ceramic
A creation by Artist Naouchka
All hearts are different
Unique piece
Brass candle holder or candlestick
First half of the 20th century: circa 1920-1940
Adjustable height and swiveling
You are purchasing 1 candlestick, not the pair.
Sold without candle
Emú egg
Size M - Emú - EMPTY and pierced egg
Their colours vary greatly from green or blue to darker, almost black.
Size approx. 10/11cm
Pheasant egg
Natural and emptied - Pierced under the egg with a hole
Non-contractual photo, all eggs are different - Sold without base
Advertising bust in plaster - Au Gagne Petit - Art Nouveau style
Plaster with terracotta-effect patina
Signed C. Habock
The bust was used as advertising for the Gagne Petit store in Château-Thierry in the warehouse in Fère en Tardenois, as indicated on the base. Intended to decorate counters or shop windows
Supplied with two postcards showing this Gagne-Petit depot in Fère-en-Tardenois in 1917 and then in 1918.
Black lacquered boiled cardboard sewing box with Japanese-inspired decoration circa 1860-1880
From the Société Française des Cotons à Coudre
19th century - Napoleon III era - Japonism period
Flaw: traces of ancient adhesive residue as seen in the photos
Reliquary box - 19th century
Jewelry box
Reliquary box - 19th century
Jewelry box
Hypodermic Pravaz syringe - 19th century
Syringe in it's case
not functional
Napoleon III box in rosewood and polychrome marquetry
These boxes were used to store gloves, letters or accessories. This one was probably used to store dominoes, judging by the interior compartments.
A refined decorative piece, typical of 19th-century Parisian lifestyle.
19th century - Period: Napoleon III, circa 1850–1875
Napoleon III period glove box in Neo-Renaissance style
Elegant Napoleon III period glove box, circa 1865–1875, in deep brown stained veneered wood, richly decorated with ironwork and decorative brass studs in the Neo-Renaissance style popular at the time.
19th century - Period: Napoleon III, circa 1865–1875
One foot is missing from under the box: see photo - No key
SOLD EMPTY
Man and Woman
Anatomy booklet with removable boards
Around 1930's
100€ Gift Voucher to spend at Curiositas
Valid 1 year from date of purchase
Non-refundable
No physical card is sent
250€ Gift Voucher to spend at Curiositas
Valid 1 year from date of purchase
Non-refundable
No physical card is sent
50€ Gift Voucher to spend at Curiositas
Valid 1 year from date of purchase
Non-refundable
No physical card is sent
150€ Gift Voucher to spend at Curiositas
Valid 1 year from date of purchase
Non-refundable
No physical card is sent
200€ Gift Voucher to spend at Curiositas
Valid 1 year from date of purchase
Non-refundable
No physical card is sent
Each object tells a story. That of the world, that of men and nature. Our pieces hide many mysteries...
Our materials are authentic and made from noble materials. Works of art or object of the past, our pieces are united by one ambition: uncompromising quality.
Coming from the animal, vegetable and mineral world, our pieces are the subject of informed and responsible research. Some pieces may be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity which guarantees their origin or their traceability, such as a CITES document for example for protected species.
Some of our pieces may be unique or from small series. These objects are the result of a sharp selection and our stocks may be limited, so don't miss them...
