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SOLD Lot 151 - A Victorian Silver Brodie Catheter and Probe Set

A Victorian Silver Brodie Catheter and Probe Set

lot 151 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

by George Cowie, 1840s, London, the seven male catheters with proximal curve and cross hatch ebony handles, stamped with gauges 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 ... read more

Sold for £119    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 152 - Surgical and Medical Accessories

Surgical and Medical Accessories

lot 152 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

including: an English, mid 19th Century, silver plated caustic case, stamped Fergusson Seamless Tube – 8cm. long; a late 19th Century, sponge holder, (Qty: 8) ... read more

Sold for £44    Result plus buyers premium More details 8  

SOLD Lot 153 - Chatelaine and Attachments

Chatelaine and Attachments

lot 153 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

including: a white metal chatelaine of Arabesque design, the belt hook missing, with pierced triangle with crescent moon and beaded decoration to (Qty: 3) ... read more

Sold for £56    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 154 - Pewter Feeding Instruments and Vessels

Pewter Feeding Instruments and Vessels

lot 154 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

including: a possibly Dutch, 18th Century, pewter baby feeding bottle, with bulbous body, the screw lid with pierced finial, the underside blurred (Qty: 8) ... read more

Sold for £212    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

SOLD Lot 155 - Ceramic Feeding Vessels and Spitoons

Ceramic Feeding Vessels and Spitoons

lot 155 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

including: an English, c. 1810-1825, Coalport ‘rococo revival’ pap boat/jug, on green ground, decorated with painted encrusted foliage and gilt (Qty: 5) ... read more

Sold for £500    Result plus buyers premium More details 10  

A Ralph Wood-Type Figure of Old Age

lot 156 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

English, late 18th/early 19th Century, glazed earthenware, a figure of an old man resting on two crutches, in manganese and brown, raised on base (Qty: 1) ... read more

Estimated at £150 - £200 More details 4  

SOLD Lot 157 - A George III Silver Travelling Infant’s or Invalid’s Feeding Cup

A George III Silver Travelling Infant’s or Invalid’s Feeding Cup

lot 157 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

by George Knight, 1786, London, the cylindrical cup with tall spout, the domed cover with finial and ring chain – 11.3cm. high, 131g. 300-500 Note: (Qty: 1) ... read more

Sold for £688    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 158 - A Group of Silver and Silver Plated Toilet Items

A Group of Silver and Silver Plated Toilet Items

lot 158 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

including four tongue scrapers: the first by Thomas Phipps & Edward Robinson, 1793, London, engraved 'M. Dennifs', 10.2cm. long, 16g; a further ... read more

Sold for £312    Result plus buyers premium More details 8  

SOLD Lot 159 - An Original George IV Charles Gibson Silver Gilt Medicine Spoon

An Original George IV Charles Gibson Silver Gilt Medicine Spoon

lot 159 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

by Charles Gibson, London, 1829, of typical form, engraved C. GIBSON INVENTOR, engraved with foliage, a crown with sun burst surround and initials (Qty: 1) ... read more

Sold for £1,875    Result plus buyers premium More details 6  

SOLD Lot 160 - A George III Spirit Burner

A George III Spirit Burner

lot 160 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

by Samuel Whitford, London, 1808, of teapot form, spout containing wick and with lid, engraved with ‘A’ surrounded by belt cartouche, 7cm. high, 96g (Qty: 1)

Sold for £300    Result plus buyers premium More details 8  

SOLD Lot 161 - A George III Silver Pap Boat

A George III Silver Pap Boat

lot 161 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

maker’s mark lacking, London, 1789 or 1809, of typical form, 11.5cm. long, 47g Note: Previously bought at Sotheby’s on 13th March, 1991 (Lot 1976). (Qty: 1)

Sold for £112    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 162 - Feeding/Drinking Instruments

Feeding/Drinking Instruments

lot 162 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

including: George III, double-ended medicine spoon, by Ebenezer Coker, London, 1759 – 1772, bowls with gilt (faded) -- 18cm. long, 45g; an English, (Qty: 5) ... read more

Sold for £119    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 163 - A George III Double-Ended Spouted Measure

A George III Double-Ended Spouted Measure

lot 163 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

by Thomas Phipps & Edward Robinson, 1795, London, with gilded interior bowls (smaller measure bent) – 5.5cm. high, 45g; a small silver plated funnel, (Qty: 5) ... read more

Sold for £200    Result plus buyers premium More details 9  

SOLD Lot 164 - Unusual George III Silver Gilt Needle Forceps

Unusual George III Silver Gilt Needle Forceps

lot 164 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

possibly by William Eley I & William Fearn, 1804/5, London, forceps with undulating arms to finger rings, the jaws with fenestrated interior – 16.5cm. (Qty: 1) ... read more

Sold for £475    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 165 - An 18th Century Silver Bleeding Bowl/Porringer

An 18th Century Silver Bleeding Bowl/Porringer

lot 165 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

of typical form, with naively pierced spatulate handle (evidence of soldering at join), engraved with ‘P.’ over ‘F.M’ – 8.6cm. wide, bowl, 3.4cm. (Qty: 1) ... read more

Sold for £138    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 166 - Two Oesophageal Probangs

Two Oesophageal Probangs

lot 166 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

a 19th Century, probang with gum elastic shaft, expanding horsehair section terminating in sponge tip with ebonised spool and plated metal ring (Qty: 2) ... read more

Sold for £125    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 167 - Large Plaster Anatomical Model of a Heart

Large Plaster Anatomical Model of a Heart

lot 167 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

English, c.1900, label to the base for 'ADAM ROUILLY & CO, Anatomy, Osteology, Human Bones, Anatomical ModelsCharts etc..', the heart constructed of ... read more

Sold for £238    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

SOLD Lot 168 - A Georgian Trephination Set

A Georgian Trephination Set

lot 168 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

English, late 18th/early 19th Century, steel and ebony handles, including a handle and two trephines, double-ended spring forceps, two lenticulars, ... read more

Sold for £1,250    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 169 - Toilet Sets and Instruments

Toilet Sets and Instruments

lot 169 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

including: an English, 18th Century, toilet etui, steel and tortoiseshell, comprising a razor blade with tortoiseshell guard (damage to ... read more

Sold for £200    Result plus buyers premium More details 8  

SOLD Lot 170 - Four Lithotomy Forceps

Four Lithotomy Forceps

lot 170 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

including: 19th Century, steel forceps, the curved jaws serrated on the interior and with small perforations, with ring and open handle – 25.5cm long; ... read more

Sold for £200    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 171 - Porcelain Fugure of Chang & Eng Bunker, the Original Siamese Twins

Porcelain Fugure of Chang & Eng Bunker, the Original Siamese Twins

lot 171 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

19th Century Porcelain Figurine depicting Chang & Eng Bunker the conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker, born on May 11, 1811, in Siam (modern-day ... read more

Sold for £238    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 172 - 2 19th Century Probangs

2 19th Century Probangs

lot 172 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

2 19th Century, probangs with gum elastic shaft, expanding horsehair section terminating in sponge tip with ebonised spool, 1 with a metal ring ... read more

Sold for £212    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 173 - Large Collection of Medical Treen

Large Collection of Medical Treen

lot 173 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

Including a small & large boxwood double ended measure, a Quassia Cup with label to front and foot, a boxwood pestle & mortar, 2 spiral mouth gags, ... read more

Sold for £312    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 174 - Collection of Medical Pewter

Collection of Medical Pewter

lot 174 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

including, a pewter feeding cup stamped 'F H 1800, X DEN....' (FH - Foundling Hospital), pewter feeding cup with stamp to base, French pewter feeding ... read more

Sold for £112    Result plus buyers premium More details 11  

Collection of Medical Ceramics

lot 175 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

including a creamwear feeding cup in the form of a classical dolphin, another in the form of a duck (cracked), a creamwear feeding cup with ... read more

Estimated at £80 - £120 More details 9  

SOLD Lot 176 - A Mudge's Inhaler with Mouthpiece

A Mudge's Inhaler with Mouthpiece

lot 176 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

English, c.1790-1850, tankard-shaped pewter inhaler, this example retains the original mouthpiece (these fragile items are normally lost) constructed ... read more

Sold for £2,375    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 177 - Maison Auzoux (att) An Anatomical Model of the Human Larynx

Maison Auzoux (att) An Anatomical Model of the Human Larynx

lot 177 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

French, 19th century, unsigned, in papier mache, gesso and canvas, with sprung and moving parts illustrating voice box etc., with parts numbered in ... read more

Sold for £175    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 178 - Victorian Anatomical Human Skull & Part Skeleton

Victorian Anatomical Human Skull & Part Skeleton

lot 178 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

19th century, part skeleton and human skull, skull with jaw held in place with brass springs catches to the cranium with locating pins, with other ... read more

Sold for £900    Result plus buyers premium More details 6  

SOLD Lot 179 - Victorian Human Skull Showing Surgery

Victorian Human Skull Showing Surgery

lot 179 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

Victorian Human Skull from a private medical collection showing a trephine hole at the top of the head.  Provenance: from the private collection of ... read more

Sold for £875    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 180 - 19th Century German Human Anatomical Leg, life size

19th Century German Human Anatomical Leg, life size

lot 180 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

German, mid 19th century, attributed to Bock Steger, Lepzig, the leg constructed of painted and lacquered plaster showing muscle, tendons and bone, ... read more

Sold for £562    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 181 - Anatomical Articulated Medical Human Skull

Anatomical Articulated Medical Human Skull

lot 181 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

19th Century articulated adult Human skull, the cranium cut with brass securing pins, jaw ant temples with pins to hold spring (missing) to keep the ... read more

Sold for £500    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 182 - A Victorian Reservoir Enema Syringe

A Victorian Reservoir Enema Syringe

lot 182 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

late 19th Century, steel and lacquered-brass, contained in a cylindrical leather-covered, card case – 25.5cm. long

Sold for £69    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 183 - Collection of Glass Leech Jars and Cupping Glasses

Collection of Glass Leech Jars and Cupping Glasses

lot 183 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

including a rare hand blown ruby red Leech jar (small chip to rim), an olive green Leech Jar, a fluted glass Leech jar, along with a clear Leech jar ... read more

Sold for £175    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 184 - Goa Bovine Bezoar Stone & Stand

Goa Bovine Bezoar Stone & Stand

lot 184 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

A Bovine Bezoar Stone reputidly from Goa, India, in a silver cup engraved 'BEZOAR', the cup stamped stirling on a wooden base under a glass dome, ... read more

Sold for £2,000    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 185 - Collection of Leech Jars

Collection of Leech Jars

lot 185 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

including a glass leech jar on a pewter stand, a salt glaze ceramic jar with a fired label for 'LEECHES' and stamped FN with locking lid and air ... read more

Sold for £262    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 186 - A Collection of Medical Massagers

A Collection of Medical Massagers

lot 186 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

comprising of an early example constructed of polished wood with a brass plaque that reads 'VIBRATOR PATENT NO-o. 31106, TRADE MARK, MADE IN JAPAN', ... read more

Sold for £175    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 187 - Collection of Small French(?) Pewter Leech Jars

Collection of Small French(?) Pewter Leech Jars

lot 187 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

French, c.19th Century, 2 with stamps to the base, of typical form with air holes and loop handles, 12cm tall and 12.5cm tall, and a smaller one with ... read more

Sold for £400    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 188 - French Pewter Leech Jar

French Pewter Leech Jar

lot 188 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

French, 19th Century, stamped on the lid MÉDAILLE D’ARGENT with two incomplete/blurred stamps for the EXPOSITION INTERNATIONAL and on the underside ... read more

Sold for £125    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 189 - A Collection of Electro Medical Attachments

A Collection of Electro Medical Attachments

lot 189 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

including a ultraviolet electrode for inhailing menthol and ozone mixture in its original card case, a cased Whites Electric Comb with instructions, ... read more

Sold for £81    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 190 - A Cased Lebansweker - Exanthemic Remedy

A Cased Lebansweker - Exanthemic Remedy

lot 190 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

American, c.1900, by John Linden, constructed of turned dark hardwood, in original card casewith instructions in English and German, along with ... read more

Sold for £138    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 191 - Rectificateur "Nice-Nose" with Original Box and Paperwork

Rectificateur "Nice-Nose" with Original Box and Paperwork

lot 191 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

French, 20th Century, original box marked 'RECTIFICATEUR "NICE-NOSE" Brevete' gilt metal adjustabel nose corrector with original yellow straps, box ... read more

Sold for £212    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 192 - Rectificateur, Nose Corrector, with Original Box

Rectificateur, Nose Corrector, with Original Box

lot 192 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

French, early 20th Century, aluminium frame with screw adjustments, with original straps in original card box Provenance: from the estate of Wilf ... read more

Sold for £94    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 193 - An Original 'Catch It'

An Original 'Catch It'

lot 193 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

with hand written instructions/suggestions of use, 'Introducing the 'I Catch it Series' this invention is highly recomended for the following: 1. ... read more

Sold for £275    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 194 - A Collection of Glass Infant Feeders & Bottles

A Collection of Glass Infant Feeders & Bottles

lot 194 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

including a rare Uranium glass version, 3 embossed feeding bottles, an embossed bottle for 'MELLIN'S INFANT'S FOOD, LONDON', 2 minature feeding ... read more

Sold for £106    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

SOLD Lot 195 - Collection of 4 Gibson & Invalid Feeding Spoons

Collection of 4 Gibson & Invalid Feeding Spoons

lot 195 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

including a pewter invalid spoon marked 'GIBSON INVENTOR' another similar but unmarked, a French invalid spoon marked 'A C, Bte S.G.D.G. A Caron' and ... read more

Sold for £200    Result plus buyers premium More details 10  

SOLD Lot 196 - An Unusual Bronze of a Feeding Baby

An Unusual Bronze of a Feeding Baby

lot 196 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

French, 19th Century, bole of a baby with a bottle feeder marked 'Robert' with the base marked 'Il a trop bu', length 12.2cm Provenance: from the ... read more

Sold for £106    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 197 - Ship Wreck Cargo, Convenience Pot, Urinal

Ship Wreck Cargo, Convenience Pot, Urinal

lot 197 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

China, c.1830, ceramic urinal from the Desaru Shipwreck recovered in may 2001 from a shipwreck off the coast of Malaysia, with certificate of ... read more

Sold for £150    Result plus buyers premium More details 8  

SOLD Lot 198 - French Breast Pump

French Breast Pump

lot 198 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

French, c.1900, in a card case with 8 glass shields and a nikel plated pump Provenance: from the estate of Wilf Lunn (1942–2023)who was a British ... read more

Sold for £75    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 199 - A Bosquillon Vaginal Speculum

A Bosquillon Vaginal Speculum

lot 199 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

French, c.1820, unsigned, in pewter, with turned wood obturator with pewter collar, length 19.5cm overall Provenance: from the estate of Wilf Lunn ... read more

Sold for £112    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 200 - Jobert Vaginal Speculum

Jobert Vaginal Speculum

lot 200 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 9th Oct, 2024)

19th century, in boxwood with ebony handle, lenght 21cm, Provenance: from the estate of Wilf Lunn (1942–2023)who was a British inventor, Collector of ... read more

Sold for £125    Result plus buyers premium More details 2