
Display for ball or ostrich egg (Large)
High base specially designed to hold a ball or egg
Perfect for ostrich eggs
Not suitable for emu, rhea or swan eggs, for example
Dragon Stone
Septaria egg of Madagascar
Septaria Madagascar egg
Also known as Dragon Stone
Septaria is a stone composed of a mixture of yellow calcite and sandstone, found mainly on the island of Madagascar, characterized by highly visible shrinkage cracks. These highly visible cracks, known as Septa, fill with minerals over time.
When the stone is polished, these cracks stand out, giving it a dragon's egg appearance on the outside.
With time, tectonic movements, etc., the nodules can be fractured and new mineral solutions can invade the shrinkage cracks, often calcite.
In our case, Septaria has been polished into an egg shape and the interior has been invaded by a very fine crystallization of calcite. Beautiful crystals.
It's also easy to see why it's called Dragon's Stone: the exterior is very similar to a dragon's egg!
Sold without base
Ref OSM48: Weight: 4.1kg - Height: 20cm
Sold without the base
You can find available bases by typing ball base or egg base in the site search.
High base specially designed to hold a ball or egg
Perfect for ostrich eggs
Not suitable for emu, rhea or swan eggs, for example
Wooden base for ball or sphere - Base - support
Grey-Black patinated marble base for ball or sphere
Base - support
Shark tooth fossil
Otodus Obliquus dating from the Ypresian: 50 million years ago
Manuel d'Anatomie descriptive du corps humain - Atlas
Anatomical Atlas - Manual of Descriptive Anatomy of the Human Body
In quarto
By Dr Cloquet - 1831 - IN COLOUR - Volume III only
Atlas consisting of 172 lithographed plates, most in colour
Binding very damaged, the leather has been torn from the boards, the first few leaves are fragile, even loose, but the rest is in good condition, the plates are very beautiful. see photos.
Attention this is Volume 2 of the Atlas, there are no plates from Volume 1 of the Atlas. The title pages at the beginning of the book are missing.
Herbalist's or Pharmacist's jar
Antique blank label of the XVIIIth century
Large Naturalist Magnifier
Species: Morpho Didius butterfly of Peru
Antique surgical board
From Benjamin Bell's Complete Course in Surgery, published in 1796
Dragon Stone
Septaria egg of Madagascar
Human jaws in porcelain mounted on a blackened wooden base
Anatomical dental model for dentists
19th century
Human skull - Replica by artist Jérôme Cavailles
Ref: Août 19
Flight of butterflies under an antique Napoleon III-era glass dome
Species: 5 Parides eurimedes butterflies
Only available for pick-up in store at Paris, as the butterflies under the glass dome are too fragile to be shipped
Cigar cabinet- Cylindrical cigar box - Cigar cellar
Napoleon III period
When you turn the knob, the doors open pretty well except for 1 or 2, but this is not the case for closing, you have to close the doors manually.
Leaves butterflies under oval glass bell - Kallima Inachus
Antique pharmacy display jar
Blown red glass
De l'Homme et de la Femme (Of Man and Woman)
By M. de Lignac - Volume 3
Anatomy of procreation - 1779
Antique surgical board
From Benjamin Bell's Complete Course in Surgery, published in 1796
Crucifix crab - Giant crab on wooden pedestal
Charybdis feriata
Origin: Philippines
Dragon Stone
Septaria egg of Madagascar