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

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!

Not a protected species

Adrenaline Solution at 1‰

Antique pharmacy bottle

Label leftovers: TO BE SEPARATED and POISON label

This means that this bottle had to be kept separate from the others because it was dangerous - POISON

EMPTY

Théâtre à la maison (Theatre at home) by B. Vadier

Circa 1880

Splendid publisher’s binding with cardboard plates from the Hetzel Collection

Natural History Board 

Oeuvres du comte de Lacépède, comprenant l'histoire naturelle des quadrupèdes ovipares, des serpents, des poissons et des cétacés: accompagnées de 150 planches gravées sur acier, représentant au moins 500 animaux.

Published in 1836 by P.Duménil, Publisher in Paris

Snakes - Zoology

Color plates, watercolor and gummed engraving.

Board size: 22x13.5cm (In-8)