a William IV silver lancet case, by Taylor & Perry, Birmingham, 1832, engraved with quatrefoils, with four tortoiseshell lancets – 6.3cm. (length); a Victorian silver lancet case, by George Cowie, London, 1842, engraved with scale work decoration – 6cm. (length); and a 19th Century silver lancet case, engraved with foliage decoration, 6.2cm. (length); and two tortoiseshell lancets
Note: The first lancet case was previously bought at Simon Kaye Ltd in 1978. The second and third were previously bought from the museum of James Waler in 1982.
Sold for £325
Result plus buyers premium
a William IV silver lancet case, by Taylor & Perry, Birmingham, 1832, engraved with quatrefoils, with four tortoiseshell lancets – 6.3cm. (length); a Victorian silver lancet case, by George Cowie, London, 1842, engraved with scale work decoration – 6cm. (length); and a 19th Century silver lancet case, engraved with foliage decoration, 6.2cm. (length); and two tortoiseshell lancets
Note: The first lancet case was previously bought at Simon Kaye Ltd in 1978. The second and third were previously bought from the museum of James Waler in 1982.
Auction: Science, Medicine & Early Technology, 1st May, 2024