A 19th century French silver and silver-gilt mounted mother-of-pearl dental set

A 19th century French silver and silver-gilt mounted mother-of-pearl dental set,

comprising: a silver-gilt toothbrush, with a detachable bone bristle holder, a tongue scraper, a toothpaste box, and three scaling instruments, in a fitted velvet lined red leather case, applied with an initialled cartouche, the mother-of-pearl inlaid with cartouche shields, length of toothbrush 11.2cm.

For a similar example, see: Bennion, E., Antique Medical instruments, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1979, page 210.