Description
A complete trepanning set in case by Bonneels à Bruxelles of circa 1840. The case is made of leather and wood with a blue velvet interior and can be locked with its original key. The set contains 16 pieces, including one trephine with ebony ferrule and turned ebony knob, one small puller, one key to adjust the trephine axis, one ebony bone splinter brush with boar bristles, five polished steel interchangeable trephine heads, two metal elevators, four lenticular knives with faceted ebony handles. All the instruments are carefully made and decorated of polished steel.
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Van Leest Antiques
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.









