Lot Essay
Bennion notes that that the company of Gibbs was established circa 1740, and that Joseph was working at 137 Bond Street in 1756 (p. 153).
Details
A 17th-Century iron dental elevator,
with ebony handle -- 4¼in. (10.8cm.) long; an 18th-Century iron dental probe, with ivory handle -- 2.5/8in. (6.7cm.) long; and a [17th-Century] iron dental chisel, stamped Joseph Gibbs, with bone handle -- 3½in. (8.9cm.) long
See Illustration (3)
with ebony handle -- 4¼in. (10.8cm.) long; an 18th-Century iron dental probe, with ivory handle -- 2.5/8in. (6.7cm.) long; and a [17th-Century] iron dental chisel, stamped Joseph Gibbs, with bone handle -- 3½in. (8.9cm.) long
See Illustration (3)
Literature
Elizabeth Bennion Antique Dental Instruments (London, 1986)