Antique Silver Syringe Anel’s Lachrymal
£325
Circa
1780
Country of manufacture
UK and Ireland
Description
Antique Dominique Anel’s lachrymal syringe for the diagnosis and treatment of lachrymal duct disease.
Small solid silver syringe with one screw on spout, late 18th century.
All in good sound condition and working order, insignificant dent to the body.
Length 3,5/8″ or 94mm, weight 22 grams
Unmarked, guaranteed solid silver.
Last image, a plate from Samuel Mihles’s Elements of Surgery 1764 showing ophthalmic and other instruments.
DOMINIQUE ANEL AND THE SMALL
LACHRYMAL SYRINGE
by
JOHN PRICE
link below;
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/6C339B42D105DC35BBF9C3B8AA9E6FBA/S0025727300014770a.pdf/div-class-title-dominique-anel-and-the-small-lachrymal-syringe-div.pdf
Ask the Dealer
Dealer information
Cog Scientific
As a fine art sculpture graduate I have applied my appreciation and understanding of form and function to my lifelong professional career in the antiques trade. Over forty years dealing in what I considered worthy, within the fields of decorative arts and sciences, I have always purchased over a wide spectrum and look forward to offering an exciting variety of stimulating pieces.
