Small cardboard box containing a set of glass tubes with cork stoppers, accompanied by a hand-annotated lid listing various preparations related to organs (parotids, kidneys, ovary, etc.). The whole set is very evocative of early 20th-century experimental or homeopathic practices, with various handwritten notes (Mentha, Aurum metallicum, Guaco, Nux, etc.). A compact, raw, and authentic composition, typical of medical curiosity cabinets.
✦ Provenance: France ✦ Estimated period: Circa 1900-1920 ✦ Dimensions: approximately 9 x 5 x 4 cm ✦ Material: cardboard, glass, cork, paper labels ✦ Condition: used condition with wear to the box, soiling, patinated old labels and traces of time
Small antique box with strong visual character, ideal for enriching a pharmacy collection or a display of scientific curiosities. Old vials sold only as collector's items. Their contents and/or residues are preserved for historical purposes, not analyzed, and strictly unsuitable for any use.
