24th Nov, 2022 11:00

Fine Scientific & Medical Instruments and Books

 
  Lot 21
 

A Complete Set of Sprung Dentures in Gold & Porcelain

English false teeth, c.1850, complete upper and lower plates, upper plate, springs and fittings in 18 carat gold (acid tested 18ct+), teeth in porcelain, the lower plate of gutta-percha or possibly vulcanite, the upper plate in gold with gutta percha (or vulcanite) mounting for the teeth, in oriinal velvet lined wooden case covered in red Morocco leather, case 10.7cm across, gross weight of dentures 57.4 grams.

Note: Gutta-percha is recorded as being used for dentures in the UK in 1847; vulcanite, developed in the early 1840's, was also adopted for dentures around this time. The design and structure of these dentures is much the same as the Duke of Wellington's sprung false teeth in gold and ivory, on display at Apsley House, but here using porcelain rather than human teeth, and gutta-percha providing greater comfort than carved ivory.

Sold for £1,062

Result plus buyers premium


 

English false teeth, c.1850, complete upper and lower plates, upper plate, springs and fittings in 18 carat gold (acid tested 18ct+), teeth in porcelain, the lower plate of gutta-percha or possibly vulcanite, the upper plate in gold with gutta percha (or vulcanite) mounting for the teeth, in oriinal velvet lined wooden case covered in red Morocco leather, case 10.7cm across, gross weight of dentures 57.4 grams.

Note: Gutta-percha is recorded as being used for dentures in the UK in 1847; vulcanite, developed in the early 1840's, was also adopted for dentures around this time. The design and structure of these dentures is much the same as the Duke of Wellington's sprung false teeth in gold and ivory, on display at Apsley House, but here using porcelain rather than human teeth, and gutta-percha providing greater comfort than carved ivory.

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