Lamp - Glas
Nr. 25297561
Cabinet de curiosités - Zeldzame set van 50 oculaire prothesen, glazen oog - Glas
Nr. 25297561
Cabinet de curiosités - Zeldzame set van 50 oculaire prothesen, glazen oog - Glas
Rare lot of 50 eye prostheses also known as glass eyes.
Box padded with shagreen.
Stained glass globes of various sizes, shades of colours for the little blood vessels painted on the conjunctivitis reproduce the iris thanks to pigments in multiple colours. The half shell prostheses are irregular. The various sizes and colours are designed to adapt to each patient who underwent an enucleation after World War I.
They were used for the cripple of World War I as a result of the many enucleations of soldiers wounded in the trenches and on the battlefield.
Circa 1900.
Origin: Estate of an ocular prosthetist in Nantes, France (business cards included).
Globes in perfect condition.
Shipped with track and trace.
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