{"product_id":"venenum-apothecaria-snakes","title":"Venenum Apothecaria | Snakes","description":"\u003cp\u003eA one-of-a-kind gothic shadowbox — a poison apothecary's reliquary where serpent bones, preserved rose chafer beetles, and hand-labelled vials of toxin meet behind antique bubble glass, framed in black velvet and gold lace within a restored antique oval frame. Created for collectors drawn to elegance, decay, and ritualistic beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHoused within a restored antique oval frame — its original bubble glass intact, the ornate carved detailing brought back to life by hand — this piece is a poison apothecary's reliquary. The bubble glass, with its characteristic slight distortion and imperfections, gives the composition an otherworldly depth, as though the specimens exist just slightly out of reach, preserved in a different time entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe backing is black velvet layered with gold lace, creating a dark, luminous ground that holds every element in suspended reverence. At the centre, a real articulated snake skeleton coils in a wide spiral — both haunting and refined, like a relic suspended between medicine and venom. Preserved rose chafer beetles (\u003cem\u003eCetonia aurata\u003c\/em\u003e) stand with wings fully spread, their metallic green carapaces catching the light — the apothecary's most beautiful guardians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo coloured glass vials rest within the frame, each bearing an ornate label with the name of a poison. Inside, a green \"liquid\" catches the light — the apothecary's most mysterious preparation. Around them, small hand-painted frames display the names and descriptions of various toxins, each one rendered in careful, beautiful lettering — not as warning, but as devotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery element is layered with intention — the antique frame restored, the bubble glass preserved, the velvet and lace arranged as an altar cloth, the specimens given new purpose within a composition that is equal parts natural history and dark liturgy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e_______________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Real articulated snake skeleton, arranged in a spiral coil\u003cbr\u003e- Real preserved rose chafer beetles (\u003cem\u003eCetonia aurata\u003c\/em\u003e) with spread wings\u003cbr\u003e- Antique oval frame with ornate carved detailing, restored and refreshed by hand\u003cbr\u003e- Original antique bubble glass\u003cbr\u003e- Black velvet and gold lace backing\u003cbr\u003e- Small hand-painted frames with various poison names and descriptions\u003cbr\u003e- Two coloured glass vials, hand-labelled with poison names, containing green \"liquid\"\u003cbr\u003e- One of a kind — you will receive the exact piece shown\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e_______________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProcessing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ready to hang. One of a kind — you will receive the exact piece shown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e_______________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e Carefully packaged to ensure safe delivery. Original design — no copies permitted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e_______________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLORE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere was an apothecary who did not sell cures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe sold names.\u003cbr\u003eThe name of the thing that grows in the shadow of the yew tree.\u003cbr\u003eThe name of the root that smells like almonds and means something else entirely.\u003cbr\u003eThe name of the green liquid in the small glass bottle\u003cbr\u003ethat she kept on the third shelf from the left\u003cbr\u003eand never, not once, explained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeople came to her anyway.\u003cbr\u003eThey always do, when they need to know\u003cbr\u003ethe true name of something dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe wrote the names in beautiful letters\u003cbr\u003ebecause she believed that dangerous things\u003cbr\u003edeserve to be written beautifully.\u003cbr\u003eShe pressed them into small painted frames\u003cbr\u003eand hung them where the light could find them\u003cbr\u003eand the serpent could watch over them\u003cbr\u003eand the beetles — green as the liquid, green as envy, green as the first poison\u003cbr\u003eanyone ever thought to name —\u003cbr\u003ecould stand guard with their wings open\u003cbr\u003elike they were waiting for something\u003cbr\u003ethat had not yet arrived.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morbid Oddities","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60353740734798,"sku":null,"price":1411.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1024\/0920\/8142\/files\/a59acc78-3698-4c05-8517-1551d0b93105.jpg?v=1786436628","url":"https:\/\/morbid-oddities.com\/products\/venenum-apothecaria-snakes","provider":"Morbid Oddities","version":"1.0","type":"link"}