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History of the Entomology Line
... Rotifers, cirons, insects And microbes more wonderful Than the seven wonders of the world And the palace of Rosemonde! Guillaume Apollinaire, Le BestiaireInsects are an essential part of the curiosity cabinets and occupy a special place in the collection...
History of the Museum line
... Each thing must be put in its place; Let the beginning and the end answer the middle; Let the delicate art of matching pieces form a single whole of various parts ... Nicolas Boileau, Poetic Art The Museum line is the first to see ...
History of the Apothecary Line
Elegant, slender and coquettish, Dashing under its label, Pretty hat... on the stopper ;I have the honor... and the emotion to present "The Potion". Toraude, Les GaléniennesIn 2015, the Apothecary line will join the Res Mirum.... curio jewellery cabinet.
History of the Aerostat Line
Like a wandering mirage, I float and travel. Coloured by the dawn and the evening in turn, an aerial mirror, I reflect in passing the changing smiles of the day. Louise-Victorine Ackermann, Le NuageIn December 2017, the Aerostat line completes the collection Res...
History of the Crystal Ring of the Mineralogy Line
Left: Brauns, Reinhard Anton (1912) | Drawings, Crystal drawing Right: Alexandre Isidore Leroy de Barde (1810) | Crystallised minerals, Louvre Museum The jewels of the Mineralogy line are inspired by the fascinating world of stones through the...
History of the Boudoir line
... I am an old boudoir full of faded roses, Where a whole mess of outdated fashions lies, Where plaintive pastels and pale butchers, Alone, breathe the smell of an uncorked bottle ... Baudelaire, The Flowers of the Boudoir Trunk When Res Mirum is born, in ...
History of the Anoplotrupes rush bracelet of the Museum line
This is the story of the Anoplotrupes bracelet from the Museum line. Anoplotrupes is a black beetle found in Europe. It comes from the order of beetles, which includes the largest number of species in the world. They are present all over the world except for...
History of the Pegasus ring of the Astronomy line
Bellerophon mounted on Pegasus fights the Chimera, by Rubens (1635). Today, the history of the Pegasus ring of the Astronomy line. Let's take a little plunge into Greek mythology, about 3500 years ago. A kind of monster that was both a lion and a...
History of the Graellsia earrings of the Entomology line
Here is the history of the Graellsia earrings from the Entomology line. Graellsia isabellae, more commonly called Isabella butterfly, lives in some mountainous regions of France and Spain. It is a remarkable specimen, because of its wingspan of 10cm...
History of the Botanical Line
Flower that decorates the ruin Without a glance to admire you! I pluck your white stamen, And I would carry on my chest Your perfumes to breathe them. Alphonse de Lamartine, Has a dried flower in an album Some explanations on the history of the line...
History of the Constantinople earrings of the Orientalism line
Here is the history of the earrings Constantinople of the Orientalism line 😊 Around the year -650, appears a Greek city, capital of Thrace, named Byzantium. In the IVth century, the Roman Empire is divided in 2. A western part which quickly disappears under the blow...
History of the Veratrine ring of the Apothecary Line
Do you know the history of the Veratrine ring of the Apothecary Line? While hunting, we once found some old pharmaceutical vials; among them was a vial of veratrine. It is this vial that we reproduced in miniature on this...
History of the Giraffa pendant from the Museum line
Today, the story of the Giraffa pendant from the Museum line. This animal is already quite emblematic by its impressive size, but there is a little story behind it: the story of Zarafa. Offered by Mehémet Ali, viceroy in Ottoman Egypt to the king...
