Tortoiseshell Folding Bistourie Scalpel Lancet Small Surgical Instruments Hawksley English
£125
Circa
1860
Country of manufacture
UK and Ireland
Description
Two tortoiseshell cased, brass lined polished steel small folding surgical instruments, one marked HAWKSLEY LONDON the other unmarked, late 19th century.
Lengths closed from 3,5/8″ to 3,3/4″ or 78mm to 109mm
Thumb nail raised blades, locking spring back.
Both in good used condition minimal darkening on some blades, the unmarked curved blade locks but with slight slack.
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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.
