An 18th-Century burnished-steel trepanning brace, | Christie's

Sale 8075

MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, TOOLS & OTHER APPARATUS

London, South Kensington

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13 August 1998

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Lot 48

An 18th-Century burnished-steel trepanning brace,

Price realised

GBP 345

Estimate

GBP 300 - GBP 400

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An 18th-Century burnished-steel trepanning brace,
unsigned, with turned fruitwood handle and double-bladed bit with spade end -- 11in. (28cm.) long

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