a rectal speculum, English, c.1880-1890, with hand carved ivory handle and nickel-plated steel tri-valve blade mechanisms, unsigned but attributed to Weiss, carved ivory handle rotates to make blades extend or retract, 18.5cm; a nasal speculum, English, c.1890-1910, nickel plated brass, inner sides of the blades of speculum lined with ivory held in place with brass rivets (ivory for heat insulation allowing for localised cauterisation), screw mechanism marked with what looks like the sign of a scorpion [CITES]

Note: This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.