Emerald mineral specimen A vintage medical model prepared

A vintage medical model prepared by the Auzoux company in Paris

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were kept in woven rattan baskets upon which were arranged reliquary figures in wood plated with thin copper or brass strips

These are a matched set of antique articulated medical skeletal foot and hand that have acquired great colour and patina over the years

There is only one hole in the bottom of the egg through which the contents must have been removed and this was roughly chipped out as can be seen from the photo

Emerald mineral specimen A vintage medical model preparedA fine example of emerald crystals set within a matrix. Lovely colour and a nice size specimen. Comes in a small acrylic specimen box.