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| 1. A very fine sterling silver cann with full hallmarks for London 1800. This antique Georgian mug weighs a hefty 14-plus ounces and is 4.5 inches high. Some gilt remains on the interior. The front was engraved c. 1860 with the presentation: To James Ekin Esq. / The Kings Own / as a token of regard and esteem from his / friend and brother officer W.G Cameron. In addition, the lion emblem of the King's First Regiment is enclosed within the dedication. James Ekin was the assistant surgeon of the King's Own from 28 March 1854 to 1855, and, then again, from 1857 to 1864. He served in both the Crimea and Indian Mutiny. William Gordon Cameron served in the army between 1844 and 1913, but did not join the King's Own until October 1857. Cameron later commanded the 1st Battalion during the expedition to Abyssinia, in 1868, and later became Colonel of the Regiment. This is a superb antique English silver cann, and it has a wonderful history. | |
| 2. A superb antique pap boat with hallmarks for the London maker James Stamp and the date 1785/6. Note the decorative bright cut design along the border of this infant feeder. SOLD |
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| 3. A very rare antique bloodletting fleam by James Gibbs, London. The silver frame is beautifully engraved: J. WILLIAMS 1773. The main part of the original shagreen case survives. As a dated instrument, the fleam offers a benchmark in dating other similar instruments. Silver fleams are quite scarce and this dealer, until now, has never had an example for sale. SOLD | |
| 4. A silver antique bloodletting lancet case by William Reynolds and hallmarked for London 1835. The etui was made to hold two thumb lancets, and the silver-work is of very high quality with wonderful hand-engraved decoration. $500 |
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| 5. A most rare solid silver bordeloue (female urinal) with original leather case. Both the antique bordeloue and case are engraved with the British royal coronet of four crosses-patée and four fleurs-de-lis alternately Or (only three crosses and two fleurs-de-lis visible) and the letters L F, which crossover one another. According to the College of Arms, London, the cipher is that of Her Royal Highness Princess Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar, Duchess of Fife (1867-1931). She was the eldest daughter of King Edward VII, and in 1905 she was created The Princess Royal. For her biography, please see this link. |
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| 6. An exquisite sterling silver antique hearing aid made by Phipps and Robinson, London, 1810. 9 inches long. SOLD |
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| 7. A very high quality c. 1840 antique bloodletting silver etui with four tortoise shell covered lancets. These instruments are known as a thumb lancets due the manner in which they were held and pushed into a blood vessel. SOLD |
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| 8. An exquisite and magnificent set of solid silver antique phrenology calipers made by IR (James Redpath or John Robb) and hallmarked three times for Edinburgh, 1825. The case, also in silver and hallmarked, is engraved on the lid: To / GEORGE COMBE, Esqr. / FROM / Ladies who attended his Lectures / On / PHRENOLOGY, / IN / 1825 & 1826. The arc is further engraved: To George Combe Esqr. Ladies who attended his Classes of 1825 & 1826. The instrument is assembled from four pieces. Note the decorated ball finial on one caliper tip for placing within the ear to serve as a standard point of measurement. For a biography of the phrenologist George Combe (1788-1858), please see this link. A nearly identical instrument is pictured in Combe's book, Elements of Phrenology, 1824. This may have been the silversmith's model. Combe remarks that such a set can be made so that it comes-apart for fitting into a small pocket case. This dealer is aware of only two other silver phrenology calipers: all were made by Edinburgh silversmiths...one is hallmarked for 1833 and the other for 1852. The important example offered here is both the earliest and the finest, and it remained within the Combe family until August 2006. SOLD |
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