24th Nov, 2022 11:00
Fine Scientific & Medical Instruments and Books
An Antique Pair of Italian Dental Forceps
17th century, in hand-forged steel with brass caps to the handles, with jaws modelled as an animal's head, 13.3cm long.
Note: A virtually identical pair are in the Welcome Museum, London. See also examples in the Musee Flaubert in Paris, and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Sold for £400
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17th century, in hand-forged steel with brass caps to the handles, with jaws modelled as an animal's head, 13.3cm long.
Note: A virtually identical pair are in the Welcome Museum, London. See also examples in the Musee Flaubert in Paris, and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Auction: Fine Scientific & Medical Instruments and Books, 24th Nov, 2022
