The Apothecary | Witch's Library

A one-of-a-kind handmade shadowbox — whimsical, witchy and meticulously arranged, for those who keep their rarest specimens behind glass.

Two real preserved lantern bugs — Pyrops synavei and Pyrops pyrorhynchus — rest against an illustrated background of apothecary bottles and aged manuscript. Members of the family Fulgoridae, known as lantern bugs for their extraordinary elongated head projections, they are among the most striking insects in the world. Around them: a pigeon skull in a wizard's hat, a bat skull, a miniature glass dome with a mouse skull and lichen, a dragon skull, a crystal ball with a skeletal hand reaching above it, bottles of snake skin, raw quartz crystals, green aura crystals, dried flowers, moss, a carved pumpkin, spell books, scrolls and a wizard's hat — every detail the inventory of a witch who never stops collecting.

The frame is hand-built dark wood with hand-cut glass. The back is finished with black velvet, lace and a Morbid Oddities brand label.

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Details:

• Real preserved lantern bug — Pyrops synavei (Fulgoridae)
• Real preserved lantern bug — Pyrops pyrorhynchus (Fulgoridae)
• Illustrated background with apothecary bottle and manuscript motif
• Real pigeon skull in wizard's hat
• Real bat skull
• Real mouse skull in a miniature glass dome with lichen
• Dragon skull miniature
• Crystal ball with skeletal hand miniature
• Miniature bottles with snake skin
• Raw quartz crystals
• Green aura crystals
• Dried flowers
• Moss
• Carved pumpkin miniature
• Miniature spell books
• Miniature scrolls
• Wizard's hat miniature
• Hand-built dark wooden frame
• Hand-cut glass
• Back finished with black velvet, lace and Morbid Oddities brand label

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Processing:

Ready to hang.

One of a kind — you will receive the exact piece shown.

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Shipping

Carefully packaged to ensure safe delivery.

Original design — no copies permitted.

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Size

21 cm × 20 cm

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LORE

The Apothecary keeps no records.
Everything is already labelled —
by wing pattern,
by the weight of a skull,
by the colour a crystal turns
when the right question is asked.
Pyrops synavei arrived first,
drawn by the bottles.
Pyrops pyrorhynchus followed,
drawn by the light
at the tip of its own nose.
They have not left.
Neither will you,
once you start reading
the labels.