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

Anatomical Atlas by A. Bossu

Anthropology - End of the XIXth century

20 engravings of Anatomy by Léveillé

Napoleon III box in black lacquered wood and marquetry

Napoleon III period Circa 1860–1880

Black veneer highlighted with precious wood marquetry inlays and brass strips. Beautiful central cartouche monogrammed E.R. It must have been an old game box for storing tokens.

NO KEY - SOLD EMPTY

Bi-Carbonate de Soude - Sodium bicarbonate

Antique cardboard pharmacy box

Beautiful typography typical of the Belle Époque: circa 1910-1920

Box of nascent oxygen and cocaine tablets

From the 1900s to the 1950s it was not uncommon to see cocaine as an ingredient in some lozenges, especially for throat ailments!

EMPTY

Pure Vaseline Box

Antique tin pharmacy box for ointment - Circa 1900

No longer opens - Beautiful patina: see photos

Empty

Brücke achromatic magnifying glass with engraved linear reticle

Portable scientific instrument — 19th century

Used in ophthalmology, surgery, dissection, histology, botany and mineralogy. 

Dr Potain vacuum cleaner in its case

Late 19th century - 1870-1895

Antique medical instrument 

However, the box comes from the Hôpital de la Charité in Paris, as indicated by the inscription on the top of the box, from the Bouillaud ward of the hospital.

non-functional

Dr Potain vacuum cleaner in its case

Late 19th century - 1885-1894

Antique medical instrument from manufacturer MATHIEU in Paris

non-functional