Furniture & Works of Art - 7th October 2014

Lot 391

λ A William IV surgeon's set by Weiss

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500

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Description

λ A William IV surgeon's set by Weiss, the brass bound mahogany case with a red velvet lined interior, fitted with a bone saw, forceps, bistouries, knives, a trephine and other instruments, some later, the majority with ebony handles marked 'WEISS LONDON', the saw with a pressed horn handle inscribed 'RAZOR MAKER TO HIS MAJESTY J. WEISS, LONDON, NO.62 STRAND', with a paper label with an indistinct description but dated '1860', 9.3cm high, 39.8cm wide, 18.5cm deep, together with two leather and shagreen cases of bone and ivory handled opthalmic instruments, some marked 'MAW LONDON' and 'WEISS', (3)