all with concave mirror plates, an example c.1860-1880, ball and socket joint, in nickel silver, nickel plated brass with bone handle ((blood vessel spots clearly visable in the bone), 12.6cm; an example in gilt brass, c.1850, 10.6cm; an example in celluloid in imitation of tortoiseshell (?), the mirror plate retained with boxwood and ebony stringing, 10.5cm
Sold for £125
Result plus buyers premium
all with concave mirror plates, an example c.1860-1880, ball and socket joint, in nickel silver, nickel plated brass with bone handle ((blood vessel spots clearly visable in the bone), 12.6cm; an example in gilt brass, c.1850, 10.6cm; an example in celluloid in imitation of tortoiseshell (?), the mirror plate retained with boxwood and ebony stringing, 10.5cm
Auction: Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022