Mathieu Paris surgical orthopaedic set in case, c. 1880

Mathieu Paris surgical orthopaedic set in case, c. 1880

Stock Number: 440929 F

P.O.A.

Mathieu Paris surgical orthopaedic set in case, c. 1880

Dimensions

33,5 x 21 x 9 cm.

Circa

1880

Maker

Mathieu

Country of manufacture

France

Categories: Medicine, Surgical instruments

Description

A Mathieu a Paris surgical orthopaedic set in case of circa 1880. The walnut case is decorated with purple velvet, it is signed on with gilded letters ‘Mathieu 117 Boule st Germain Paris’ ‘Mathieu Paris. It contains seven instruments, including on the top layer five polished steel gouges, which are straight and counter-bent, in the Mathieu catalogue they are called the Mathieu model. Originally there would have been three flat ‘Mac Even Scissors’. At the bottom layer included are a boxwood hammer and a clamps, with a label ‘Davier Langenbeck’. The accompanying figures below are taken from the 1878 Raoul Mathieu catalogue.    

Dimensions: 33,5 x 21 x 9 cm.

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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.

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