Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 5th October 2021
Lot 319
A 19th century French silver and silver-gilt mounted mother-of-pearl dental set
Estimate £400 - £600
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Description
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.