| 90. A
high grade Civil War date Model 1850 staff and field officer's sword
retailed by Tiffany & Co.,
New York. Collins & Co.,
of Hartford, made the blade, in 1861, and supplied it to Tiffany.
The brass furniture was finished to Tiffany's high standards and
displays a skilled engraver's hand. Give
special notice to the
finely engraved eagle
on the face of the scabbard tip. The back of the upper brass ring
mount of the scabbard is engraved: Presented to / Major A.B.
Mott / US. Vol. / New York 1862. Alexander Brown Mott, M.D.
(1826-1889), was the son of Dr. Valentine Mott (shown in the bottom
photograph), of New York City, one of
the foremost surgeons in America from the 1830s - 1850s. Dr.
Alex Mott, himself,
was a well-known surgeon in New York City prior to the Civil War and was
a co-founder of Bellevue Hospital. In November of 1862, Mott
was commissioned a major in the U.S. Volunteers. It
was on this occasion that the sword was presented to Mott, and, by the
way the inscription reads, the presenter was probably his family. Mott
had a remarkable military career, including service at the Battle of
Gettysburg as a surgeon in Yates' Brigade, the New York Draft Riots, and
the Capture of Richmond. As the Medical Inspector of the
Department of Virginia on General Ord's staff,
late in the Civil War,
Mott witnessed Generals Grant and Lee at Appomattox. For a
synopsis of Mott's life, please click here.
SOLD
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| 91.
A c. 1860 ceramic souvenir figurine of the
original Siamese Twins Eng and Chang. The charming and primitively
molded sculpture was probably made in
Germany
and is labeled: SIAM ZWILLING [TWINS]. The
piece stands 8.5 cm high, and heads and loin cloths are hand-painted.
The conjoined twins took several tours to
Europe
, and this antique souvenir may have coincided with the late 1860s trip
that was to include
Germany, though the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War cancelled that
venue. Click here
for more information on the history of the
original Siamese Twins.
A relic from an age when the Siamese Twins were on
display and gained world-wide fame. |
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| 92. The
dated 16 July 1803 commission of Thomas Ross (d. 1831) to the position
of staff …Surgeon to Our Forces…, signed George R[ex]
(King George III). Ross was first posted as a mate to the 2nd Regiment
of Foot in 1792. By 1794, he was surgeon to the 55th Regiment of Foot.
Surgeon Ross saw action in the Peninsular War (1808-09) and retired in
1810. The Royal Seal is attached. See William Johnson, Commissioned
Officers, 1727-1898, 1328. |
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| 93. A
c. 1890 antique set of 9 various orthopedic chisels made by George
Tiemann, New York. The chisels range in size from 15.3 cm to 22.3
cm. All are marked TIEMANN. |
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| 94.
An antique pap boat / invalid feeder made by the London silversmith John
Rich in 1787. |
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| 95. A
very rare c. 1850 rowelling forceps marked: GOULDING /
NEW YORK. This antique veterinarian counter-irritation
instrument was made by William Goulding, who was active from 1844 to about 1854.
See Edmonson,
p. 218. |
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| 96. A
stout c. 1840 antique bloodletting fleam with blades marked: W.
Coutts. The well-made instrument has a handsome horn-covered
case and grip. |
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| 97. Two
fine COLLEGIUM MEDICO CHRURGICALE PHILADELPHIENSE
prize medals presented to Harry Lowenburg (1878-1943). The
upper medal is engraved on one side: Faculty medal / to / Harry
Lowenburg / 2nd Year Class 1899. The lower medal is engraved
on the reverse: THE FACULTY MEDAL / Awarded / to / Harry
Lowenburg / For the highest / general average / Junior Class / 1900.
Dr. Lowenburg received his M.D. in 1901, and he had a pediatrics
practice in Philadelphia. He was a lecturer in pediatrics at this alma
mater, chief in pediatrics at Mount Sinai and Philadelphia General
hospitals, consulting chief to the Jewish Hospital, and a director of
the Northeastern Hebrew Orphan's Home. The earlier medal is of particularly
fine quality and quite stunning. |
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