Schildpattfurniertes und perlmuttverziertes Kästchen mit medizinischer Darstellung, Frankreich, um 1700 - photo 1
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Schildpattfurniertes und perlmuttverziertes Kästchen mit medizinischer Darstellung, Frankreich, um 1700

Starting price
€ 4 500
Auction dateClassic
22.11.2021 10:00UTC +02:00
Auctioneer
Hermann Historica
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Germany, Grasbrunn / München
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Lot 348 | Schildpattfurniertes und perlmuttverziertes Kästchen mit medizinischer Darstellung, Frankreich, um 1700
A French box with a medical illustration, veneered in tortoiseshell and adorned with mother-of-pearl, circa 1700
The outside of the small wooden box entirely veneered in red underlaid tortoiseshell, with a hinged lid and a narrow drawer at the front. Finely engraved mother-of-pearl inlays on the slightly domed lid. A depiction of two putti in the roles of doctor and patient, the doctor holding up a glass of urine. Above which a banner with a Latin inscription "Morbum Noscere Curationis Principium" (Knowing the disease is the first cause of relief). Dimensions 12.1 x 9.4 x 7.4 cm.
It was standard practice in baroque medicine for the doctor to taste the patient's urine in order to make a diagnosis.

Attention: This lot can only be shipped within the European Union.

Condition: II
Schildpattfurniertes und perlmuttverziertes Kästchen mit medizinischer Darstellung, Frankreich, um 1700
Außenseitig vollflächig mit rot unterlegtem Schildpatt furniertes Holzkästchen mit scharniergelagertem Deckel und vorderseitig schmaler Schublade. Auf dem leicht gewölbten Deckel fein gravierte Perlmutteinlagen. Darstellung zweier Putti in der Rolle von Arzt und Patient, der Arzt das Uringlas emporhebend. Darüber Schriftband mit lateinischer Inschrift "Morbum Noscere Curationis Principium" (Die Krankheit kennen ist der Anfang der Genesung). Maße 12,1 x 9,4 x 7,4 cm.
In der barocken Medizin war es üblich, dass der Arzt den Urin des Patienten kostete, um so eine Diagnose zu stellen.

Achtung: Ein Export dieses Loses aus der EU ist leider nicht möglich.

Zustand: II
Auction house category:Furniture and furnishings
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