Faux tortoise  Auricles with Headband

Faux tortoise Auricles with Headband

Stock Number: 380413 H

€ 395,-

Circa

1890-1910

Country of manufacture

France

Categories: Medicine, Therapeutic & Functional Aids, Other Medical Antiques

Description

An pair of faux tortoise shell celluloid auricles mounted on afaux tortoise headband.  The auricles are marked and made from early thick celluloid with multiple joints and seams. The faux tortoise headband and the auricles has some small restoring. The ear piece is formed from an extension to the celluloid. Signed by KOWE and comes in a box.

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Van Leest Antiques

Van Leest Antiques, based in Utrecht in the Netherlands, specialises in antique scientific and medical instruments. Their collection covers mainly scientific and medical antique instruments: barometers, globes and planataria, nautical instruments, anatomical models, and pharmacy items. Toon Van Leest travels regularly in Europe and visits trade fairs, auctions, and antique dealers to collect stock and to find pieces to fulfil his clients' unusual requests.

As well as being an avid antique collector and dealer, Toon Van Leest is also a dentist. He believes that antiques are a stable investment, not reliant on trends or fashion, and have truly lasting value. Above all, he says, antiques are timeless and never lose their beauty.