Antique c1700s Georgian Shagreen Etui with Medical Lancet Set, a Tortoise Shell Pair portrait of child Two inches deep

Two inches deep

1700s to as late as 1800 portrait miniature is exceptional as a work of art

it has a general feeling of serenity

This handsome couple

but the coin case and outer box are excellent

Antique c1700s Georgian Shagreen Etui with Medical Lancet Set, a Tortoise Shell Pair portrait of child Two inches deepA medical kit you're sure to want, Dr.. This is a late 1700s shagreen (stingray leather) etui (case) which holds the old original set of lancets to 'bleed' a patient who is ill. Yes, it was accepted science then that a sick person had 'humours' in the blood, and releasing blood could help them heal. Questionable science, and lots of sick people just went on about their dying. But no medical person would be without his very sharp lancets. The case is