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A pharmacy mushroom model: Tricholoma Sulphureum, Italy 1950.
Located in Milan, IT
A pharmacy model of a specimen of Tricholoma Sulphureum mushroom, made in painted plaster, on a green oval-shaped plaster base with moss and hay. Italy circa 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plaster
A pharmacy mushroom model: Phallus Impudicus, Italy 1950.
Located in Milan, IT
A pharmacy model of a specimen of Phallum Impudicus mushroom, made in painted plaster, on a green oval-shaped plaster base with moss and hay. Italy circa 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plaster
A pharmacy mushroom model: Cortinarius Violaceus, Italy 1950.
Located in Milan, IT
A pharmacy model of a specimen of Cortinarius Violaceus mushroom, made in painted plaster, on a green oval-shaped plaster base with moss and hay. Italy circa 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plaster
A pharmacy mushroom model: Amanita Virosa, Italy 1950.
Located in Milan, IT
A pharmacy model of a specimen of Amanita Virosa mushroom, made in painted plaster, on a green oval-shaped plaster base with moss and hay. Italy circa 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plaster
A pharmacy mushroom model: Boletus Chrysenteron, Italy 1950.
Located in Milan, IT
A pharmacy model of a specimen of Boletus Chrysenteron mushroom, made in painted plaster, on a green oval-shaped plaster base with moss and hay. Italy circa 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plaster
A pharmacy mushroom model: Chanterle Raku, Italy 1950.
Located in Milan, IT
A pharmacy model of a specimen of Chanterle Raku mushroom, made in painted plaster, on a green oval-shaped plaster base with moss and hay. Italy circa 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plaster
Antique stereoscopic table for brothels, Germany, late 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
Antique stereoscopic table viewer used in brothels, to view erotic images printed on paper for a fee. This device consists of a parallelepiped in fruit wood painted black, with the s...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal, Brass
Anatomical model: a human brain inserted into a sectioned skullcap, Italy 1920.
Located in Milan, IT
Anatomical model for schools, educational use, depicting a human brain (enlarged 2 times). Model that can be dismantled into six parts which highlights both the internal and external...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plaster
Wooden box containing a travel surgical set, signed Galante, Paris 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Oak wood box, containing a set of 8 iron surgical instruments, equipped with black horn and rosewood handles. Signed H.Galante & fils. Paris, France circa 1870.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Iron
System walking stick with the function of smoking pipe, France 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Gadget-System: System walking stick with the function of a pipe. Rattan wood barrel, birch wood knob with bark, metal tip. By unscrewing the knob, the bowl of the pipe, the wooden, m...
Category
Early 20th Century French Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal
System walking stick with the function of a musical instrument. France 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
System walking: stick with the function of a musical instrument, the flute. Bamboo wood cane. Wooden and mother-of-pearl knob carved and engraved with E M ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass, Iron
Rare paradoxical planetarium of Jupiter and the Medici satellites, France 1840.
Located in Milan, IT
This rare paradoxical planetarium demonstrates the rotation and revolution motion of the system of the planet Jupiter and the Medici satellites. The base is made of ebonized fruit wo...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
System walking stick with grain measuring the function, France 1820.
Located in Milan, IT
System walking stick: stick with grain measuring function. Oak wood barrel, graduated on the outside with brass nails. Iron knob, brass ferrule. By unscrewing the knob, a graduated i...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Iron
System walking stick, a telescope, England 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Gadget-System stick. The tip is made of iron and brass, high and decorated by a series of thin circles. The shaft is made entirely of painted brass and constructed to emulate a bambo...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Iron
A bench cigar cutter depicting a poodle dog, Austria 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
White metal sculpture on a rectangular base depicting a poodle dog acting as a cigar cutter. Signed DRG Musterschutz. Austria around 1890.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal
Anatomical model: a decomposable eyeball, SOMSO, Germany circa 1950.
Located in Milan, IT
Anatomical model for schools, educational use, depicting a decomposable eyeball, complete in all its parts, made out of polyvinyl chloride, plaster, glass and painted paper, metal ho...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
Anatomical model: a decomposable eyeball, SOMSO, Germany circa 1930.
Located in Milan, IT
Anatomical model for schools, educational use, depicting a decomposable eyeball, complete in all its parts, made of plaster, glass and painted paper mache, metal hooks, holding on a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
Electrostatic machine by Wimshurst, designed by Rinaldo Damiani, Italy 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Electrostatic machine by Wimshurst, a British engineer and shipowner, designed in the 1880s, created by Rinaldo Damiani, a builder active in Venice between the end of the nineteenth ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
A rare triple container for Holy Oils, Italy late 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
A rare triple container for Holy Oils: the Oil of the Catechumens ("Oleum Catechumenorum" or "Oleum Sanctorum"), the Oil of the Sick ("Oleum Infirmorum") and the Holy Chrism ("Sacrum Chrisma"). Unscrewable container, made of white metal with golden crosses...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Religious Items
Materials
Metal, Gold
Terrestrial globe published by Ernst Schotte
co, Germany 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Terrestrial globe in watercolored paper, fixed with an inclined axis through a small brass arm, mounted on a black turned fruit wood base. Published by Ernst Schotte & Co. Berlin, Ge...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
A military cap snuffbox, Paris, France beginning of 20th century.
Located in Milan, IT
Snuffbox in white metal, brass and fabric, depicting a military cap with visor. This French snuffbox was made in the early 19th century. France circa 1915.
Category
Early 20th Century French Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
A military cap snuffbox, Paris, France beginning of 20th century
Located in Milan, IT
Snuffbox in white metal, brass and fabric, depicting a military cap with visor. This French snuffbox was made in the early 19th century. Hallmarks (E. D. Paris), France circa 1915.
Category
Early 20th Century French Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass
Oversize steelbridge scale for butcher
s use, Kingdom of Sardinia 1800.
Located in Milan, IT
Figurative brass Butcher’s weighbridge. Weighs up to 44 pounds. Complete of main “ Romano” principal weight and additionals “Romanos” for detailed weight. Pedimont and Sardinia King...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Pair of Decò plaques depicting tennis players, Austria 1930.
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of bronze plates, rectangular shape, openwork, depicting two tennis players, a man and a woman, with pine trees and clouds in the background. Austria circa 1930.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Bronze
Anatomical model of a chiken, Germany 1930.
Located in Milan, IT
A life-size anatomical model of a chicken, with separable anatomical parts, for educational use. Made of painted plaster, wooden and metal base. Somso, Germany circa 1930.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
Rare 12 inches terrestrial globe signed Cary, London United Kingdom 1800.
Located in Milan, IT
Large 12" terrestrial globe made by the famous Cary brothers, made with a wooden frame, refined plaster polished to perfection, and colored paper gores. The globe is supported by a f...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Terrestrial globe apres Mr. Rizzi Zannoni, Paris 1762.
Located in Milan, IT
Designed to be hanged to the ceiling, terrestrial globe, made out of paper machè and wood, brass hook. It is reported in the cartouche of the globe: globe terrestre d’après Mr. Rizz...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Rare system walking stick, the flute. Austria 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Very rare gadget-System walking stick: stick with the function of a music instrument, a flute. Painted fruitwood shaft, wooden handle. Inside the shaft is hollow, and holes and keys ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass, Iron
A pair of celestial and terrestrial globes, E.Pini, Gussoni
Dotti, Italy 1892.
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of Italian globes. On an ebonized wooden base, worked on the lathe, with a circular foot and perfect patina, are placed: a celestial globe of 9,2 inches, compiled by the enginee...
Category
Antique 1890s Italian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Wood
Chain seal in silver vermeil, garnet and carnelian. England 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Chain seal in silver vermeil, garnet and carnelian, England 1870.
The seal features an oval carnelian board with a beveled edge, virgin. This is set in a straight invitation cushion ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Carnelian, Silver
Antique gold and carnelian chain seal, England 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Antique 18 Kt. gold and carnelian chain seal. The matrix is never engraved carnelian, oval in shape with beveled edges. The back of the carnelian appears convex. A flat gold band emb...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Carnelian, Gold
Jewel pietradura walking stick depicting the rape of Europa, France 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking Stick knob made out of green quartz semi-precious stone, oval enamel miniature painted on copper, depicting the rape of Europa and the bull. 18...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Quartz, Metal, Gold
Anatomical model for class: a heart, France 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Anatomical model for class, depicting an animal’s heart, made out of painted papier mache. Ebonized wooden base, square shape. France circa 1890.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Wood
Sciacca coral necklace, England end of 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
The necklace features a double strand of rod-shaped Sciacca coral elements juxtaposed at right angles in the threading. The round clasp is made of golden metal and features a central...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Coral, Metal
A brooch made of ivory depicting bunches of grapes, England 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
The brooch is finely made of carved and inlaid ivory depicting a grape branch with vine leaves and bunches, rich in movement and even minimal details. Deep three-dimensionality and m...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Ivory
Golden gilt metal brooch with rose cut diamonds, India end of 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
Button-parade brooch in golden metal and diamonds from India for the English market. The base is made up of a continuous laminar body element that opens into petals with twisted tips...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Metal
Victorian brooch in gold and garnets, Austria 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
The brooch is made of 14 Kt gold, up of a knot of racemes, two leaves, and two fruits arranged symmetrically in a mirrored knot. The body of the raceme is entirely chiseled with spir...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Gold
Victorian era gold and Sciacca coral pin, England, 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
The Victorian era pin, is made out of 8 Kt.yellow gold and pink–orange Sciacca coral. A brunch of gold describes a curved motive with smaller brunches rising from it. At the end of e...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Coral, Gold
Victoria era gold and Sciacca coral long chain, England 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Victorian era necklace in gold and Sciacca coral. The long chain is in 8 Kt yellow gold, with quarter-turn links, with a smooth body. Finally with lobster clasp. the necklace is enri...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Coral, Gold
Necklace of natural pearls with gold, emerald and diamonds clasp. Austria 1910.
Located in Milan, IT
Necklace of degrading natural pearls with 18 Kt white gold, emerald and diamonds clasp.
The necklace is made from natural pearls with minima...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Gold
Victorian gold bracelet with shell cameo. England 1860.
Located in Milan, IT
Victorian era bracelet with shell cameo. The bracelet is made with a band of woven 12K gold wire. The edges are reinforced with a continuous herringbone p...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Gold
A mushrooms models: Agaricus Campestris, Germany 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
A model for pharmacy of mushrooms. Specimen Agaricus Campestris, Made out of paper machè watercolored. Rectangular wooden black base with moss and hay. Germany circa 1890.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Ancient anatomical model of the hand, Italy 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Anatomical model for schools, educational use, depicting the hand swinging on a fork supported by a black lacquered wooden base.
Made of plaster and finished entirely in colour. Ital...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plaster, Wood
A Victorian gold and coral set from Sciacca, brooch and earrings. England, 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Set of pendant earrings and brooch in 14 Kt gold and coral. The set consists of three pieces, a brooch and a pair of simple hook earrings. The earrings reproduce similar but not iden...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Coral, Gold
Victorian bracelet in gold and Sciacca coral. England, 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
The bracelet is made of 14 kt gold and has a rigid structure, made up of three parallel bands joined by spacer bridges. The shape widens in the center of the top. On the sides there ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Coral, Gold
Victorian earrings in gold and Sciacca coral. England, 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Victorian earrings in gold and coral. A smooth shank gold hook supports a connecting ring, to which the pendant is connected. Supported by a double chiselled gold leaf motif, the pen...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Coral, Gold
Victorian gold brooch-pendant with topaz. England, 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A thin gold necklace with elongated links and a circular lobster clasp holds a pendant brooch with a central body and oblong sides. Made of 14 Kt go...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Gold
Cross necklace. Mediterranean coral from Sciacca, England 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
A thin and long necklace constructed from fragments of Sciacca (Sicily) coral perforated in an irregular sequence is closed by a low-carat gold clasp with an elongated barrel. A regu...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Coral, Gold
Pair of decorative elements, white veined marble, Italy 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
Architectural elements, pair of pilaster capitals, sculpted and finished in veined white marble. They have a coplanar rectangular base whose front si...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Architectural Models
Materials
Marble
A land surveying square, France 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Octagonal brass land surveying square. Each side has a slot, which allows to aim the distance and evaluate 90 and 45 degrees when measuring the field. ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Anatomical model: an external and inner ear, Germany early 20th century.
Located in Milan, IT
Anatomical model for class, depicting an external and inner ear, made out of painted papier plaster, mounted on a black painted plaster rectangular base. Sold from Paravia, Italy, to...
Category
Early 20th Century German Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plaster
Turtleshell hair comb-diadem with chain motif, France 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Tiara hair comb, in tortoiseshell, topped by an element, also in tortoiseshell, decorated with a sculpted chain motif sloping down from the center towards t...
Category
Early 20th Century French Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Turtleshell hair comb with butterfly in cutnsteel, France 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Hairdressing comb with blonde tortoiseshell prongs and cut steel decoration depicting a butterfly. France circa 1900. (SHIP TO EU ONLY)
Category
Early 20th Century French Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Volta
s electrophore, demonstrator of the flow of electrons Italy 1960.
Located in Milan, IT
Volta's electrophore, demonstrator of the flow of electrons from inert materials to conducting materials. Taking the instrument composed of a disc of conductive metal and a handle of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
Anatomical model: a human skull model life size, Stuttgard, Germany 1930.
Located in Milan, IT
Human skull anatomical model life size 1:1 Model with cranial sutures detachable 2 parts plus three cervical vertebrae for medical educational aid. The skull and vertebrae are made o...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Scientific Instruments
Materials
Iron
Rare anatomical model: an external and inner ear, Italy end of 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
Rare anatomical model for schools, educational use, depicting a separable external and internal ear, complete in all its parts, made of plaster and painted paper mache, metal hooks. ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
Anatomical model: a decomposable eyeball, Italy end of 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
Rare anatomical model for schools, educational use, depicting a decomposable eyeball, complete in all its parts, made of plaster, glass and painted paper mache, metal hooks. Italy ci...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
Blown glass scientific instrument, Italy 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Blown glass scientific instrument to evaluate the expansion of the liquids with the warmth. Italy circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Glass
Blown glass scientific instrument, Italy 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Blown glass scientific instrument to evaluate the expansion of the liquids with the warmth. Italy circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Glass
Three big painted wooden black and white dice, USA 1940.
Located in Milan, IT
Three large dice, made of white painted wood. On the six sides of the cube, circles from 1 to 6 are engraved and painted in black. USA, circa 1940.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood





