Antique pharmacy box for remedy made of canvas cardboard

Myra pills 

Covering in sumptuous red maroquiné/chagrin paper, with edges and slices enhanced with a deep violet/purple very characteristic of the creations of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century: 1890/1910.

You buy 1 box but not the lot

Entomological frame

Species: Papilio aristeus butterfly from Peru 

Entomological box

Species: Rhetus arcius butterfly from Peru

9x12cm

Entomological box - 9x12cm

Species: Necyria duellona butterfly

Pick-up in store in Paris only

Entomological box 9x12cm

Species: Heliconius Erato hybrid ee butterfly from Ecuador

Entomological box

Species: Monarch butterfly - Danaus plexippus

Rare and authentic wall sign panel

Pharmacy and fitting brand - Miss Hélène Deux, Bandagiste & 1st class Herbalist

Officine sign panel in painted wood from the 19th-20th century hinge: 1890-1920.

The sign is made of 2 reinforced wood panels at the back. There is a space between the 2 panels.

The sign features a superb art lettering entirely made freehand by a letter painter (superb contrasts of blue and brown, neat full and loose) 

Witness to the history of pharmacy and ancient orthopaedics: the bandagist shaping leather and frames for corsets and restraints, and the herbalist 1st class, a profession that has disappeared since the abolition of the diploma in 1941.

Entomological box

Species: Charaxes smaragdalis Butterfly from Centrafrica

Entomological box

Species: Pastel Butterfly - Batesia hypochlora from Ecuador

Green Entomological box

Species: Archaeoprepona demophon butterfly from Ecuador

Emperor Napoleon III coin - Second Empire - 2 cents

2-cent coin - Dated 1852 - 1870

Authentic bronze period coin from the Second Empire, minted during the reign of Emperor Napoleon III. It features the profile of the Emperor on the obverse (bareheaded or gilt-plated) and the imperial eagle on the reverse. Each copy has a unique historical patina and original reliefs preserved from the 19th century.

All coins are different

Diaphanization of a frog - Pelophylax ridibundus crossbred INRA (RIVAN92 strain) 

Biological preparation

The aim of diaphanization is to render the tissues transparent through a chemical process, and specific dyes are used to highlight the skeleton.

You can see the bones through the skin! You can even see the circulatory system!

Not a protected species