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In our collection are currently three Talrich wax models of museum quality, made by the renowned maker Jules Talrich. The models are all in perfect restored condition. Our Parisian restorer made them ready for the upcoming 50 years, which means that they are cleaned and provided with a natural wax varnishing layer. The models can ‘breath’ and will not get a mold formation. Pictures before the restorain are available on application. The wax models of Jules Talrich are known for Read More...

30 Mar

Talrich wax model first month of pregnancy Case B

By Van Leest Antiques

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A Talrich wax model of the First month of pregnancy in a well-formed multiparous young woman. The original catalogue text states that ‘the uterus contains a five-week embryo whose umbilical vesicle is fully developed and can be seen through the amnion membrane and the amniotic fluid. The cervical cavity begins to dilate but it is mainly in the last months of pregnancy that this opening dilates most rapidly. In primiparous women, this process only occurs at the time of Read More...

30 Mar

Talrich Wax Model Seventh Month Pregnancy Case C

By Van Leest Antiques

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A Jules Talrich wax model of a well formed young lady, depicting the seventh month of pregnancy. — According to the Civil Code, article 312 and following, any child born after the one hundred and eightieth day of gestation is deemed viable. The fetus develops more and more rapidly as the end of pregnancy approaches, and the hair generally becomes darker. Original French text: Septième mois. — Aux termes du Code civil, article 312 et suivants, tout enfant né après le Read More...

22 Mar

Charming Equinoctial Sundial Langlois aux Galleries du Louvre

By Antiques Le Saint Georges

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Charming Equinoxial octogonal shaped signed Langlois Aux Galleries du Louvre à Paris The bottom of the compass is engraved with a wind rose in sixteen directions with the four cardinal points. Original blued steel hand with brass pivot. The hour circle is graduated on the top in Roman numerals from 3 to 12 and 1 to 8, and on the inside in Arabic numerals from 4 to 12 and 1 to 8. The underside of the hour circle is engraved Read More...

18 Mar

ELEGANT MEURAND GRAPHOMETER with INITIALS

By Alpha et Omega

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A good and elegant French graphometer by Antoine Joseph “MEURAND à Paris”. Age: 1750-1775 Dimension: 20cm (8”), 10cm (4”) radius. This beautiful brass instrument is in very good condition throughout, with fixed sights and silvered compass dial. The peculiarity is in the “M” decoration, recalling the Meurand name, instead of the more classical symmetrical floral design. ————————— Antoine Joseph Meurand (w1750-1805) of Paris, supplied instruments for the military campaign to Constantinople. Paris, rue du Clotre Saint-Jacques in 1766 Paris, 53 Quai de l’Horloge in 1771 and 1789 Read More...

14 Mar

Meurand Surveying Graphometer cased C 1760

By Antiques Le Saint Georges

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Interesting graphometer signed Meurand Quai de l’horloge à Paris in his wooden case. Beautiful compas with 16 Directions. The base has a finely shaped staff mount with ball and socket join and butterfly thumbscrew Good condition. Read More...

13 Mar

A. Frey blood pressure monitor J.&A. Bosch

By Van Leest Antiques

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A blood pressure monitor inscribed with Blutdruckmesser nach Dr. A Frey Baden-Baden and on the inner side of the box J.&A. Bosch Strasburg. The Blood pressure monitor arises from a socket in in which a the steel stem can be secured. To this stem a connecting piece with two sliding holes is attached it over the stem. The connecting pieces can be secured by a rotary knob. To the horizontal direction the second stem is attached and secured. At Read More...

09 Mar

Exquisite silver sundial by Pierre Sevin hallmarked 1681-84

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Elegant and richly decorated silver sundial made by Pierre Sevin (active in Paris from 1662 to 1685), renowned for his precision instruments. Sevin was Ingenieur du roi and a member of the Founder’s Company. He also benefited from a close relationship with the Academie des Sciences and worked with mathematician Joseph Saveur (1653–1716), making for him a logarithmic scale of Saveur’s design and a new type of perpetual calendar. In 1662, he built a polyhedral sundial with the arms Read More...

08 Mar

French medical travel pharmacy ca 1890.

By Early Science

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French medical travel pharmacy ca 1890. This travel pharmacy with all its old original and perfect bottles and canisters, with the original old labels The drawer contains a scale, silver powder, a mixing pot and a measuring glass. Dimensions 27 X 15 cm and 17 cm high. will be very well packaged and sent by registered mail. Read More...

05 Mar

Two 17th-Century Wrought-Iron Dental Forceps

By M and R Gordon

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Two late-17th-century wrought-iron dental forceps. The one on the left with the grasping end in the form of an animal’s head. Length: 13 cm. $695.00. Length of the one on the right: 14.75cm, noting that the end of one handle is short. $395.00. Near identical examples of both forceps, dated to the 16th and 17th centuries, are shown in the forceps section on the marvelous French virtual dental site: <https://www.biusante.parisdescartes.fr/mvad/002-06.php >. We’ve copied the images from that site–see last Read More...

01 Mar

Eye surgey set, ca 1880

By Van Leest Antiques

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A 19th century eye surgery set containing various signed instruments. The set contains an eye retractor, a pair of scissors, an capsule forceps, needle and precision knifes and a Richters knive. Various insruments are marked ‘Sir Henry’ and ‘Collin & Cie’ and the scissor is signed Charriere. The set comes with its original box of black leather on the outer side and red fabric on the inner side. Box dimensions: 9 x 15,5 x 3 cm. Read More...

28 Feb

C1910 Vibrophone Hearing Aid

By M and R Gordon

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A Vibrophone hearing aid by Charles Valery, working in Paris. Case size: 2.75″ x 2″ x .75″ A 1913 advertisement for the device in a Portuguese journal describes it “as an invisible device that is placed in the ear canal. Thanks to its great power and precision deaf people hear and can follow a conversation. With its use buzzing and ear noise disappear completely.” The instruction that came with it indicate that the two-ended hammer can be used for Read More...