Antique French Herbarium Specimen – Symphytum officinale (Comfrey) Vintage

Antique French Herbarium Specimen – Symphytum officinale (Comfrey) VintageAdditional Description: A striking herbarium sheet featuring Symphytum officinale, or comfrey, with bold elongated leaves and a flowering stem preserved in a strong vertical composition. The darker tonality of the leaves contrasts beautifully against the aged paper ground. The original handwritten label identifies its medicinal properties, enhancing its appeal as both a scientific artifact and decorative botanical. Era: Late 19th to early 20th century

during the final years of the Bourbon monarchy

Chalk Madonna and Child Reliquary in Oval Frame

Half-timbered house with balconies and steep gable roof strongly resembles Norman seaside villas from the late 19th c liek Trouville

Appears frequently in 19th C landscape studies and travel albums

moody coloration and a mellowed surface

Imprimerie Royale began printing Buffon's revised Complete Works

Frame exhibits wear

Vintage Bronze Statue of "Mercury" on Marble Plinth Base

Known as Salad Burnet

Lot (Collection) of Coral and Shell Marine Specimens - 1 white bowl like coral

The site formed part of a small rural devotional community (“frairie”)

Minor wear