




Hello, my name is Christal Parmain, I started my kaleidoscope collection in 2018 by buying my first kaleidoscope in a toy store. Since then I have been interested in its history and all the other objects related to it. I bought a lot of books about kaleidoscopes, glasswork... most of my collection are second-hand objects. I have a wide variety of "aprรจs la pluie " (after the rain) kaleidoscopes because Mr. Dominic Stora has his workshop in the region where I live and I have met him on many occasions. Also I have several Van Cort kaleidoscopes that are often found on the French second-hand market because some models were sold by "Nature et Dรฉcouvertes" (the Nature Company).
I collect kaleidoscopes because they're an object that intrigues me. At first i saw the kaleidoscope as a toy but after several searches, I was taken by a passion for this object that I see today as a true complex work of art. They come in many forms, and the patterns they present are fascinating.
Nicolas II par Van Cort Instruments, Inc. Fabriquรฉ ร la main ร New Englang, Northampton, Massachusetts en 1991 “Ce beau kalรฉidoscope a un noble hรฉritage. De 1885 ร 1916, Peter Carl Fabergรฉ a fabriquรฉ ses lรฉgendaires ลufs de Pรขques impรฉriaux pour le tsar Alexandre III de Russie et son fils Nicolas II. Les ลufs s’ouvre pour rรฉvรฉler une surprise ร couper le souffle, comme une fleur sauvage avec des pรฉtales de calcรฉdoine ( opale blanche) et feuilles d’or. Dรฉsormais, la fleur de couleur brillante ร l’intรฉrieur de notre ลuf kalรฉidoscopique vous coupera le souffle. Fabriquรฉ et assemblรฉ ร la main dans nos ateliers, il est composรฉ de laiton laquรฉ, de bouleau poli, d’une lentille oculaire soigneusement calibrรฉe et miroirs inclinรฉs. La petite boรฎte de chambre contenait un recipiant spรฉciale de verre travaillรฉ ร la main ; en consรฉquence, chaque ลuf affiche une image unique. Chaque piรฉdestal en laiton tournรฉ est ajustรฉ individuellement pour que votre ลuf s’emboรฎte parfaitement, et le fond est feutrรฉ pour une prรฉsentation dans votre plus beau cadre. La signature Van Cort sur l’oculaire vous assure qualitรฉ et authenticitรฉ.”
Nicolas II by Van Cort Instruments, Inc. Handmade in New Englang, Northampton, Massachusetts in 1991
“This handsome kaleidoscope has a noble heritage. From1885 through 1916, Peter Carl Fabergรฉ crafted his legendary Imperial Easter eggs for Czar Alexander III of Russia and his son Nicolas II. The eggs opened to reveal breathtaking surprise, such as wildflower with petals of chalcedony (white opal) and leaves of gold. Now the brillant blossom of color inside our kaleidoscopic egg will truly take your breath away. Hand made and assembled in our workshops, it features lacquered brass, polished birch, a carefully- calibrated ocular lens, and precisely-angled mirrors. The tiny chamberbox containd a special recipe of hand-lampworked glass; as a result, each egg displays a unique image. Every turned-brass pedestral is individually fitted so your egg nests snugly, and the bottom is felted for presentation in your finest setting. The Van Cort signature on the eyepiece assures you of quality and authenticity.”
Image/chromo รฉditรฉ par la chocolaterie du Casino de 1936. Image nยฐ88 de la sรฉrie nยฐ08 Image / chromo published by the chocolate factory of “the Casino” from 1936. Image n ยฐ 88 in the series n ยฐ 08
kalรฉidoscope colorรฉ avec boite ร musique ร remontoir. marque: vilac, refรฉrence: VIL-9913, annรฉe: 2010, age: dรจs 3 ans, fabrication: chine, dimensions: 20×6 cm, matiรจre: mรฉtal, plastique, mirroir
colorful kaleidoscope with winding music box. brand: vilac, reference: VIL-9913, year: 2010 age: from 3 years old, manufacture: china, dimensions: 20×6 cm, material: metal, plastic, mirror