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SOLD Lot 1 - A Large Collection of 101 Early 20th Century Glass Eyes

A Large Collection of 101 Early 20th Century Glass Eyes

lot 1 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1900, the black faux Moroccan leather box containing 101 eyes of varying size and colour including some children's examples all in ... read more

Sold for £2,125    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 2 - A Victorian Brass Scarificator, Evans

A Victorian Brass Scarificator, Evans

lot 2 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1840, marked Evans London, in original purple velvet lined ray skin box with, the case

Sold for £500    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 3 - A Fine Cased Lorgnette

A Fine Cased Lorgnette

lot 3 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

c.1900, French, sprung lorgnette spectacles in finely engraved silver gilt frame, in tortoiseshell and machine-engraved silver case, case 7.3cm

Sold for £150    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 4 - A  Fused Plate Eyebath

A Fused Plate Eyebath

lot 4 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

French, c.1800-1840, silver plate on copper, visable solder lines and turned in edges indicate fused plate rather than electroplate, the base can be ... read more

Sold for £62    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 5 - An Antique Silver Eyebath

An Antique Silver Eyebath

lot 5 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

French, c.1820, two hallmarks, one an ear being Paris resense mark 1819, 4.9cm high

Sold for £238    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 6 - An English Silver Gilt Eyebath

An English Silver Gilt Eyebath

lot 6 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

hallmarked Thomas Phipps and Edward Robinson II, London 1799, with engraved initials AGE, 5.3cm high

Sold for £975    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 7 - Medical, Marey’s Sphygmograph by Breguet

Medical, Marey’s Sphygmograph by Breguet

lot 7 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

French, c.1866-1890, signed by Breguet and retailed by Leech & Green, No 1 Hamilton Place. Boston, in fitted velvet lined leather case, embossed in ... read more

Sold for £562    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

SOLD Lot 8 - Two Cased Sets of Ophthalmic Surgical Instruments by Weiss and Maw etc

Two Cased Sets of Ophthalmic Surgical Instruments by Weiss and Maw etc

lot 8 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1860, case gilt stamped 'J Weiss & Son 62 Strand London', 10 ivory handled instruments plus forceps and scissors, case 16.5cm across; a ... read more

Sold for £188    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 9 - Two Cased Set of Ophthalmic Surgical Instruments.

Two Cased Set of Ophthalmic Surgical Instruments.

lot 9 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, 19th century, one by Simpson, c.1850, five ivory-handled instruments plus scissors and forceps, case 16.8cm, with a set by Weiss, c.1890, 16. ... read more

Sold for £138    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 10 - Cased Ophthalmoscopes and a Retinoscope

Cased Ophthalmoscopes and a Retinoscope

lot 10 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

a Wecher ophthalmoscope, case gilt-stamped ' Ophthalmoscope metrique de Wecker', French, 19th century, case 11cm; a Leibrich Ophthalmoscope, purple ... read more

Sold for £44    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 11 - Ophthalmic Surgical Instruments

Ophthalmic Surgical Instruments

lot 11 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

an ivory strabisometer, French, late 19th century, 10cm; a pair of ivory eye lid retractors,19th century, leather bound with silver plated mounts, ... read more

Sold for £38    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 12 - Four  Cased Ophthalmoscopes

Four Cased Ophthalmoscopes

lot 12 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

a Morton's ophthalmoscope by Curry & Paxton, English c.1910, case 12cm; a Paxton's Improved, c.1890, case 8.6cm; a variation on Liebreich's model, ... read more

Sold for £56    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 13 - Optometry, Optician's Instruments

Optometry, Optician's Instruments

lot 13 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

a 'Cruise' scotometer, English c.1900, by Dixey, Bond St, in ivorine, 15.5cm; a Kirbro optician's rule, English, c.1900, in boxwood, 21.3cm; an ... read more

Sold for £62    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 14 - A Rare  Mounted Quill Toothpick and Antique Silver Picks

A Rare Mounted Quill Toothpick and Antique Silver Picks

lot 14 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

quill toothpick French, c.1750, bound with decorative silver filigree wire, in metal case with interior gilding and mirror in lid, the case covered ... read more

Sold for £250    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 15 - A Fine Victorian Presentation Dental Instrument Set

A Fine Victorian Presentation Dental Instrument Set

lot 15 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1860, retailed by Millikin & Lawley 161 Strand London, burr walnut veneered case with boxwood and ebony stringing, green plush lining to ... read more

Sold for £3,500    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

SOLD Lot 16 - An Ivory Jobert de Lambelle Vaginal Speculum

An Ivory Jobert de Lambelle Vaginal Speculum

lot 16 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

French, c.1850, signed 'Mathieu a Paris' on the nickel silver handle, speculum turned from a single piece of ivory, obturator of boxwood and ... read more

Sold for £288    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 17 - A  Regency  Ivory and Gold Toothpick Case with Gold Pick

A Regency Ivory and Gold Toothpick Case with Gold Pick

lot 17 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English (?), c. 1810, carved ivory case with gold piqué decoration, hinge and button, containing a gold double-ended toothpick, case 6.7cm [CITES] ... read more

Sold for £138    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 18 - A Vecabe Dental Model

A Vecabe Dental Model

lot 18 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

French, c. 1920, by Vecabé, full set of teeth made from enamel, each one secured to the mandible with brass pin and can be removed, fitting together ... read more

Sold for £938    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 19 - Antique Toothpicks

Antique Toothpicks

lot 19 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

Two English, c.1850, both stamped 'S Mordan & Co Makers' and 'T C Palmer Inventor' with gold and ivory retractable toothpicks, 5.6cm closed; an ... read more

Sold for £125    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 20 - Dentistry, a Tooth Key by Charriere and a Carved Ivory Denture

Dentistry, a Tooth Key by Charriere and a Carved Ivory Denture

lot 20 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

tooth key French c.1850, carbon steel shaft stamped 'Charriere', ivory handle with sprung steel catch to enable rotation to different positions, ... read more

Sold for £125    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 21 - Three Antique Dental Mirrors

Three Antique Dental Mirrors

lot 21 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

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 ... read more

Sold for £125    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 22 - The Dental Mirror of Sir Frederick Seymour

The Dental Mirror of Sir Frederick Seymour

lot 22 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1882-1895, in silver with engine turned decoration, concave mirror with folding handle that can also be angled, back engraved with the ... read more

Sold for £200    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 23 - Two Antique Dental Mirrors

Two Antique Dental Mirrors

lot 23 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

both with concave mirrors, an early example in fruitwood, probably early 19th century, the mirror plate retained with boxwood and ebony stringing, ... read more

Sold for £62    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 24 - Two Antique Ivory Dental Mirrors

Two Antique Ivory Dental Mirrors

lot 24 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

dental mirror, English, c.1850, bevelled glass retained with boxwood and ebony stringing, 11.6cm; a folding concave mirror, English c.1830-40, nickel ... read more

Sold for £31    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 25 - Antique Dental Instruments

Antique Dental Instruments

lot 25 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1800-1820, tooth keys and an elevator, the toothkey with single ivory handle with locking catch,typical of Regency design, one key with ... read more

Sold for £250    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 26 - Two Bennett's Pleximeters and Percussors

Two Bennett's Pleximeters and Percussors

lot 26 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1860-1880, percussors in brass with ivory handles, pleximeters in ivory, one on shaped Morocco case, unsigned, one in fitted mahogany case, ... read more

Sold for £725    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 27 - Surgical Instruments, A Tonsillotome by Charriere & Collin of Paris

Surgical Instruments, A Tonsillotome by Charriere & Collin of Paris

lot 27 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

French, c.1870-1890, signed 'Collin & Ce a Paris' in carbon steel, nickel silver and ebony, complete with two sizes of guillotine blades, a ... read more

Sold for £188    Result plus buyers premium More details 6  

SOLD Lot 28 - Judaica, Surgical Instrument, An Antique Russian Circumcision Knife

Judaica, Surgical Instrument, An Antique Russian Circumcision Knife

lot 28 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

19th century, a fine example of a rare 19th century Jewish circumcision izmel knife with typical straight blade and raised central spine, polished ... read more

Sold for £562    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 29 - Judaica, Surgical Instruments, Circumcision Shields

Judaica, Surgical Instruments, Circumcision Shields

lot 29 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

two antique silver circumcision shields, both with engraving in Hebrew and stamped with an 'R' with crown above, with an early 20th century shield in ... read more

Sold for £250    Result plus buyers premium More details 6  

SOLD Lot 30 - Surgical Instruments, An Amputation Set by Joseph-Frédéric-Benoît Charrière

Surgical Instruments, An Amputation Set by Joseph-Frédéric-Benoît Charrière

lot 30 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

Frenh, c.1850, in fitted oak case, chamois lined, instruments in polished unplated carbon steel with ebony handles, comprising large amputation saw ... read more

Sold for £562    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 31 - Medical and Surgical Instruments

Medical and Surgical Instruments

lot 31 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

a Holt’s divulsor, English, c.1880, signed 'Maw London' on ivory plate, in nickel plated steel, 34.5cm long with bougie fully inserted; with a cased ... read more

Sold for £288    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 32 - Medical and Surgical Instruments

Medical and Surgical Instruments

lot 32 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

a Holt’s divulsor, English, c.1880, in fitted case with gilt label 'Maw, Son & Thompson London', in nickel plated steel and ivory, dilator and two of ... read more

Sold for £150    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 33 - Medical, Three Antique Syringes

Medical, Three Antique Syringes

lot 33 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

an ivory, pewter and glass syringe, 19th century, 16.5cm; a small irrigating urethral syringe in horn and ivory, in turned boxwood case, case 18cm; a ... read more

Sold for £150    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 34 - A Fine Set of Amputation Knives by Camillus Nyrop

A Fine Set of Amputation Knives by Camillus Nyrop

lot 34 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

Danish, dated 1844, set of six amputation knives in polished carbon steel, carved ivory handles, silver ferrules with traces of original gilding, ... read more

Sold for £688    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 35 - A Collection of 10 Boxwood Bottle Containers

A Collection of 10 Boxwood Bottle Containers

lot 35 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1860, various sizes and types, some with original bottles, others empty, one marked 'CROYDEN CHEMIST 37 WIGMORE STREET, CAVENDISH SQUARE' ... read more

Sold for £238    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 36 - A Stomach Pump by Maw, Son and Thompson

A Stomach Pump by Maw, Son and Thompson

lot 36 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c. 1880, with plaque ' S Maw Son & Thompson London Trade Mark', a fine quality combination stomach pump, irrigator and enema, the pump in ... read more

Sold for £238    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 37 - Medical, A Pewter Bleeding Bowl

Medical, A Pewter Bleeding Bowl

lot 37 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, 2nd half 18th century(?), porringer type with graduated rings for fluid ounces 2-12, diameter 13.2cm

Sold for £438    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 38 - A Medical Model, Gravid Woman

A Medical Model, Gravid Woman

lot 38 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

1960's, in imitation of 17th century models, in ivorine or similar dense composition plastic, arms articulated, torso cover removes to successively ... read more

Sold for £200    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 39 - An Antique Ivory Phrenology Head

An Antique Ivory Phrenology Head

lot 39 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

a walking cane handle, English or Scottish, c.1830-1840, finely carved ivory, the sentiments numbered on the head, and named on index aroung the neck, ... read more

Sold for £1,250    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 40 - A Large Acupuncture  Model

A Large Acupuncture Model

lot 40 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

20th century, in silicone or similar composition on wooden base, male figure with acupucture meridians and acupoints marked and numbered, 51cm high

Sold for £62    Result plus buyers premium More details 9  

SOLD Lot 41 - Medical, Antique Ivory-Cased  Acupuncture Needles

Medical, Antique Ivory-Cased Acupuncture Needles

lot 41 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

Chinese, 19th century, a cylindrical ivory case, caps unscrew to reveal two acupuncture needles; two further needles, each with ivory handle screwing ... read more

Sold for £262    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

A Shoe Shop Pedoscope Machine Viewer

lot 42 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1930, by the Pedoscope Company Ltd, wooden construction with polished mahogany vernier, with three wooden viewers at the top, image at the ... read more

Estimated at £300 - £500 More details 5  

SOLD Lot 43 - Medical, A Spermatorrhea Ring or Jugum Penis

Medical, A Spermatorrhea Ring or Jugum Penis

lot 43 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

British or American, c.1900, in nickel plated steel, unsigned, with adjustable spike circumference and interior spring clip for attachment to penis, ... read more

Sold for £562    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 44 - A French Gilt and Ivory Four-blade Vaginal Speculum

A French Gilt and Ivory Four-blade Vaginal Speculum

lot 44 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

French, c.1870-1880, signed 'Robert et Collin', gold-plated base metal, carved ivory handles folding forward for storage, 25cm extended [CITES] Note: ... read more

Sold for £312    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 45 - Medical, A Monaural Stethoscope

Medical, A Monaural Stethoscope

lot 45 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

c.1890, two-piece, in fruitwood and ebonised fruitwood, in two parts which can be screwed together, earpiece with bulbous projection through which ... read more

Sold for £94    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 46 - Medical, A Fine Monaural Stethoscope.

Medical, A Fine Monaural Stethoscope.

lot 46 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1850-1880, in ivory and ebony in two pieces, 18cm [CITES] Note: This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA ... read more

Sold for £350    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 47 - Medical, A Fine Ivory Monaural Stethoscope

Medical, A Fine Ivory Monaural Stethoscope

lot 47 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1850-1880, two-piece, unsigned, 18.4cm [CITES] Note: This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any ... read more

Sold for £350    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 48 - Medical, A Monaural Stethoscope by Maw

Medical, A Monaural Stethoscope by Maw

lot 48 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1890, two-piece in mahogany with ivory fixing piece with screw thread, stamped 'Maw' on the earpiece, 16.6cm, [CITES] Note: This lot ... read more

Sold for £238    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 49 - An Ivory and Ebony Monaural Stethoscope

An Ivory and Ebony Monaural Stethoscope

lot 49 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

possibly German, c.1830-40, early form, unsigned, two-piece with ivory earpiece, 16.9cm [CITES] Note: This lot contains or is made of ivory and ... read more

Sold for £225    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 50 - An Ivory and Fruitwood Monaural Stethoscope

An Ivory and Fruitwood Monaural Stethoscope

lot 50 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

British, c.1870-1900, joint and ear piece of turned ivory, ear piece signed J B M Evans (owner rather than maker), 17.7cm [CITES] Note: This lot ... read more

Sold for £200    Result plus buyers premium More details 4