Three levels surgical set by Charriere à Paris, c. 1875
Stock Number: 440929 V
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A three level surgical set by "Charrière à Paris" of circa 1875. The case is made of polished mahogany and red velvet interior. It contains 30 instruments, including four scalpels with guilloche ebony handles, a small metal retractor, seven amputation knives with guilloche ebony handles, a brass tourniquet by Jean-Louis Petit, a large amputation saw with guilloche ebony handle, two small forceps, a tracheal cannula with solid silver mandrel, a extraction forceps, a trephine with adjustable head and turned and engine-turned ebony handle, a hammer with engine-turned ebony handle, a bone forceps, a trocar with blackened pearwood handle, a ebony bone splinter brush with boar bristles, a Hey saw , a lenticular knife with blunt tip and engine-turned ebony handle, three other small metal instruments, a small extraction forceps and a large sternum forceps Dimensions 42 x 18,5 x10 cm.
Circa
C 1875
Maker
Charrière à Paris
Country of manufacture
France
Description
A three level surgical set by “Charrière à Paris” of circa 1875. The case is made of polished mahogany and red velvet interior. It contains 30 instruments, including four scalpels with guilloche ebony handles, a small metal retractor, seven amputation knives with guilloche ebony handles, a brass tourniquet by Jean-Louis Petit, a large amputation saw with guilloche ebony handle, two small forceps, a tracheal cannula with solid silver mandrel, a extraction forceps, a trephine with adjustable head and turned and engine-turned ebony handle, a hammer with engine-turned ebony handle, a bone forceps, a trocar with blackened pearwood handle, a ebony bone splinter brush with boar bristles, a Hey saw , a lenticular knife with blunt tip and engine-turned ebony handle, three other small metal instruments, a small extraction forceps and a large sternum forceps
Dimensions A three level surgical set by “Charrière à Paris” of circa 1875. The case is made of polished mahogany and red velvet interior. It contains 30 instruments, including four scalpels with guilloche ebony handles, a small metal retractor, seven amputation knives with guilloche ebony handles, a brass tourniquet by Jean-Louis Petit, a large amputation saw with guilloche ebony handle, two small forceps, a tracheal cannula with solid silver mandrel, a extraction forceps, a trephine with adjustable head and turned and engine-turned ebony handle, a hammer with engine-turned ebony handle, a bone forceps, a trocar with blackened pearwood handle, a ebony bone splinter brush with boar bristles, a Hey saw , a lenticular knife with blunt tip and engine-turned ebony handle, three other small metal instruments, a small extraction forceps and a large sternum forceps
Dimensions 42 x 18,5 x10 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.
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.
