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Wax Anatomic Model Depicting an Human Organ Thyroid, Germany 1780
Located in Milan, IT
Colored wax anatomic model depicting a human organ: Thyroid mounted on black painted wooden base
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Antique Late 18th Century German Scientific Instruments

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Metal

Antique Half Relief Anatomical Model Head in Wax, Germany c.1910
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A German wax dissected model of the head, circa 1910, showing nerves, arteries, veins and
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Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures

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Wood, Glass

Anatomical Model of Gorilla by Dr. Louis Auzoux Plus Unique Handwritten Booklet
By Dr. Louis Auzoux
Located in Haarlem, NL
’ at MOA in The Netherlands The story of a remarkable 19th century anatomical model created just four
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Antique 1860s French Models and Miniatures

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Paper

Early 19th c.Medical Teaching Device- Shadowboxed Wax Fetus Models c.1800-1850
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Two early 19th century British wax models of a fetuses with attached placenta. Used as a
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Antique Early 19th Century Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures

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Wood, Velvet

Anatomical Model in Wax from the 18th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Anatomical model in wax from the 18th century Extraordinary didactic anatomical model in wax. The
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Antique 18th Century French Baroque Busts

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Other

19th C Wax F.Ziegler Anatomical Models Studies Embryo Plant Scientific Medical
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rare pair of wax studies by F.Ziegler taken from the imagery of F.Keibel We believe the larger
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Antique 1890s German Scientific Instruments

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Brass

Bronze Sculpture Lioness / Roger Godchaux Jewish Artist & Susse Lost Wax Bibelot
By Roger Godchaux
Located in West Hollywood, CA
with Godchaux’s distinctive surface modeling where the flesh is left textured like a wax model on the
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Early 20th Century French Animal Sculptures

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Stone, Bronze

Late 19th Century Animalier Sculpture entitled "Alert Hare" by Alfred Dubucand
By Alfred Dubucand
Located in London, GB
prize pupils of Antoine-Louis Barye. Dubucand made his debut at the 1867 Salon with a wax model of a
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Antique Early 19th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

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Handmade Folk Art Articulated Wooden Figure, 1950s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Interesting wooden mid-century Folk-Art human form from the American east coast. Teaching model illustrating how to properly life a heavy item. Handmade from pine and chipboard with ...
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Mid-20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of monumental limestone sphinxes of Pharaoh Nectanebo I, from the processional avenue of the Serapeum of Memphis, 30th Dynasty, circa 379 - 360 BC. The sphinxes of the Serape...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Figurative Sculptures

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Limestone

Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
H 26.78 in W 14.97 in D 41.34 in
1800s Veterinarians Horse Gag and Cutaway Skull
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is an early medical school demonstration model. The horse skull on its own very interesting. It shows a professionally done cutaway of the skull showing the teeth below the gum ...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Industrial Scientific Instruments

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Bone

Kilgore Authentic Anatomical Preparation Human Skull
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Prepared by legendary medical supply company Kilgore International, this is an advanced anatomical reference human skull! An exceptional authentic vintage example, this human sku...
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Vintage 1950s American Models and Miniatures

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Bone

Seldom Seen Authentic Exploding Skull, Medical, After Claude Beauchêne
By Claude Beauchene
Located in Buffalo, NY
Authentic Exploding Skull Originally created by Edmé François Chauvot de Beauchêne (ca.1780-1830), a French anatomist and surgeon, developed this disarticulation method to comp...
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Early 20th Century French Industrial Scientific Instruments

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Metal

Pearl Royale 18K White Gold, Diamond, Sapphire and South Sea Pearl Chess Set
By Colin Burn Art
Located in Halls Head, Western Australia
The Pearl Royale chess set stands as one of the world’s finest jewelry artworks ever created. This masterpiece is hailed as the most valuable and opulent chess set in the world and l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Australian Victorian Games

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Gold

Jean-Gabriel Domergue's French Academician Sword
By Odette Domergue
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important and unique sword was presented to the famed French painter Jean-Gabriel Domergue to commemorate the painter's election to the illustrious Académie des Beaux-Arts in 19...
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20th Century Neoclassical Arms, Armor and Weapons

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Steel

Studebaker President 1955, Collector Car Yellow and Lime Green
By Studebaker
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1955 Studebaker President coupe two doors. Reflects the well handmade period of the 1950s and 1960s cars. The President Studebaker car was built for one year only. This is a five pas...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Aviation Objects

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Metal

Ancient Greek Corinthian Helmet
Located in London, GB
Corinthian helmet with Bull Horns and Lotus Flower Decoration. Archaic Period, c.550-500 BC. Cast, hammered and incised bronze. An exceptionally well preserved example of one of the...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier European Classical Greek Mounted Objects

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Bronze

Ancient Greek Corinthian Helmet
Ancient Greek Corinthian Helmet
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H 8.5 in W 8 in D 11.5 in
18th Century, Italian Carved Wooden Christ
Located in Buisson, FR
Very beautiful wooden Christ figure with a strong expression and traces of its original color, Italy, circa 1750. Weathered and small losses, old repairs. Measurement is inclusive ...
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

18th Century, Italian Carved Wooden Christ
18th Century, Italian Carved Wooden Christ
H 27.56 in W 18.51 in D 4.14 in
Pyrite Skull from Peru
Located in New York, NY
Peruvian pyrite bust of a human skull. Pyrite was given the name "Fool's Gold" by prospectors having mistaken it for gold in the 19th century. Its current namesake is derived from t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Organic Modern Busts

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Pyrite

Pyrite Skull from Peru
Pyrite Skull from Peru
H 3 in W 3.75 in D 2.25 in
Vue prise des Collettes, Cagnes by Pierre-Auguste Renoir - Landscape painting
By Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in London, GB
Vue prise des Collettes, Cagnes by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Oil on canvas 28 x 45.7 cm (11 x 18 inches) Signed lower left, Renoir Executed circa 1910-1911 This work is acco...
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1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rock Crystal Skull Sculpture
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Rock crystal skull sculpture.
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Vintage 1980s Brazilian Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Rock Crystal

Rock Crystal Skull Sculpture
Rock Crystal Skull Sculpture
H 6.5 in W 5.5 in D 7.75 in
Antique Civil War Era Leg Brace or Splint with Metal, Brass & Wood Construction
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique Civil War era primitive leg brace or splint is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in the United States in circa 1860. The brace is constructed predominately from c...
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Primitive Historical Memorabilia

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Brass, Cut Steel

Mushroom Botanical Scientific Specimen Model Europe, 1950s or older
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare vintage model of a botanical scientific specimen depicts a mushroom native to Central Europe. This kind of items are used as teaching material in German schools or as showp...
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20th Century Czech Folk Art Scientific Instruments

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Wood, Paper

1967 Aga Blue 5-Speed Porsche 912
By Ferdinand A. Porsche
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning 1967 Porsche 912 in Aga Blue. Classic short wheel based Porsche that is just over 56 years old. No rust. 5 speed original transmission. KARDEX shows original chassis, engine...
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Vintage 1960s German Historical Memorabilia

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Steel

1967 Aga Blue 5-Speed Porsche 912
1967 Aga Blue 5-Speed Porsche 912
H 48 in W 42 in D 94 in

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Late 19th Century German Anatomical Model of a Liver on Stand, circa 1890
By Bock Steger
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The cast and moulded polychrome painted didactic model of the human liver on a turned ebonized
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Antique 1890s German High Victorian Models and Miniatures

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Plaster

Pair of 19thC French Black Painted Pine Mannequin Legs
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
assembled composition. The articulated human figure made of wax or wood has been a common tool in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Models and Miniatures

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Pine

Oversized Wax Anatomical Model - 1800s
Located in Peekskill, NY
This highly detailed model looks to be two times normal scale. These wax models were the first
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Industrial Scientific Instruments

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Wood, Wax

20th Century Flemish Wunderkammer Anatomical Human Eye Model, Plaster and Glass
By Laméris Utrecht Instrumenten
Located in Milan, IT
decomposed. Art of modelling wax for anatomic preparation increased in Bologna during the first half of
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Models and Miniatures

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Glass, Plaster, Beech

antique teaching aid wax anatomical head model
Located in Berghuelen, DE
an antique highly detailed wax model of a sliced human head in a glass case. used as teaching
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Early 20th Century German Industrial Scientific Instruments

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Glass, Wood, Wax

Large 19th Century Dr. Auzoux Paper Mache Model of Brain
By Dr. Louis Auzoux
Located in Peekskill, NY
to the fast rate of decomposition, and also illegal. And the wax anatomical models available at the
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Industrial Scientific Instruments

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Paper

Antique Half Relief Anatomical Model Head in Wax German circa 1900
Located in London, GB
A very special ( and also rather gruesome ) anatomical model, diameter of the head with teeth, eye
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Early 20th Century German Victorian Scientific Instruments

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Glass

1800s Dr. Auzoux papier-mâché Skull
Located in Peekskill, NY
centuries, anatomists and artists made their anatomical models using wax. While wax models could reproduce
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Antique 19th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities

1800s Dr. Auzoux Papier-Mâché Fetal Skull
By Dr. Louis Auzoux
Located in Peekskill, NY
modelling techniques. In previous centuries, anatomists and artists made their anatomical models using wax
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Antique 19th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities

“Moroccan Donkey” French Bronze Sculpture by Jules Edmond Masson
By Jules Edmond Masson 1
Located in Shippensburg, PA
, this intricately detailed model was presented in wax at the 1891 Salon des Artistes exposition on the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Rare German Bronze Sculpture "Greek Girl” by Hermann Joachim Pagels ca. 1910
Located in Shippensburg, PA
curves with anatomical exactness rather than the idealized modeling of antiquity. Cast by the Heinz & Co
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20th Century German Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Guglielmo Della Porta Workshop, Christ Crucified
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Guglielmo della Porta workshop Christ crucified Rome, 1570-1575 Bronze, lost wax 39.5 x 35 cm
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Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

19th Century French or Italian Wood Mannequin, circa 1850
Located in Milano, IT
mannequin is sculpted in a very realistic manner, with the musculature of the well-modelled torso and
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Antique 1850s French Other Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Antique Teaching Aid Wax Anatomical Model Human Teeth
Located in Berghuelen, DE
antique handmade and highly detailed wax model about the human teeth in a showcase. the model shows
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Vintage 1930s German Scientific Instruments

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Glass, Wood, Wax

19th C Wax Anatomical Models Human Heart Growth Scientific Medical F.Ziegler
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A very rare and compete collection of ten labeled wax models of the human heart, showing the fetal
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Antique 1890s Scientific Instruments

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Brass

19th Century Dr. Auzoux Papier Mâché Model of Head
By Dr. Louis Auzoux
Located in Peekskill, NY
. And the wax anatomical models available at the time were both fragile and expensive.
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Industrial Scientific Instruments

Germany 1950s Anatomical Wax Model Depicting the Aftermath of Toes Freezing
Located in Milan, IT
Pathological wax model, 1950s, refined workmanship depicting the aftermath of toes and fingers
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Vintage 1950s German Scientific Instruments

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Wood

Early 20th Century France Female Life-Size Mannequin, circa 1920
Located in Milano, IT
was intended for an atelier and to serve as a model and basis for anatomical studies: it had to be
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Early 20th Century French Other Models and Miniatures

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Beech

1800s Bock Steger Lips Anatomical Model of Head and Skull
By Bock Steger
Located in Peekskill, NY
University of Leipzig to produce models for the instruction of students. These were either direct casts or
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Antique Mid-19th Century German Industrial Scientific Instruments

1900s Didactic Anatomical Torso with Removable Organs Scale 1:1 A. Fumeo Milano
Located in Milan, IT
today anatomic models, both in plaster or in wax, have an important scientific value. Art of modelling
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Antique Early 1900s Scientific Instruments

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Plaster

Antique French Bronze Sculpture of Setter Retriever Dog by Jules Moigniez
By Jules Moigniez
Located in Shippensburg, PA
precise model with attention to details shown in every aspect of the cast - the long and chaotic hair of
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Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

19th Century French Antique Bronze Sculpture of “Renard” by Alfred Dubucand
By Alfred Dubucand
Located in Shippensburg, PA
never Romantic, his animals are anatomically exacting and the present model is no exception. It is a
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Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

"Lionne Marchant" French Bronze Sculpture by Roger Godchaux & Susse
By Susse Freres, Roger Godchaux
Located in Shippensburg, PA
textured like a wax model on the artists bench, still being formed and tooled. Godchaux’s animal work is
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Early 20th Century French Modern Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

20th Century Italian Life-Size Mannequin, circa 1920
Located in Milano, IT
the face. The mannequin is sculpted in a very realistic way, with well-modelled torso musculature
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Vintage 1920s Italian Other Figurative Sculptures

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Walnut

“Jaguar Standing” Bronze Sculpture by Antoine-Louis Barye and Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry, Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Shippensburg, PA
distinctive block type BARYE. A relatively early model with exquisite detailing in the cast, the surface
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Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Two Late 19thC German Anatomical Models of Tongues by Bock Steger c.1890
By Bock Steger
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The cast and moulded polychrome painted didactic models of tongues, one having the brass plate for
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Antique 1890s German High Victorian Models and Miniatures

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Plaster

Anatomical Wax Model of Skull and Eye, 1880-1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Italian work from the late 19th century. This 1-scale model is made entirely of wax, including
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Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

A Fine 19th Century Anatomical Model of the Eye
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fine 19th century anatomical model of the eye in papier-mâché by Dr Louis TherouxLouis Auzoux
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Antique 19th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities

Original Wax Sculpture from a Skinned, Between 1900-1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Very detailed wax work with different shades after anatomical models from the 19th century. The
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20th Century Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Marcel Warmenhoven Artwork, Portret III, Metal Sculpture
Located in Amstelveen, Noord
anatomical muscle models used in medical science education. In smooth lines, the artist builds large human
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Sculptures and Carvings

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Metal

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