William IV Silver Lancet Case with Savigny & Co. Lancets
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A William IV silver lancet case, mildly tapered rectangular form, geometric machine engraved, the removable lid with ribbed band revealing two Mother-of-pearl handled and steel bladed lancets named Savigny & Co. Birmingham 1834 by Taylor & Perry. Note: a lancet is a medical cutting instrument with a double-edged blade.
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- Mother-Of-Pearl - Mother-of-pearl, technical name "nacre", is the inner layer of a sea shell. The iridescent colours and strength of this material were widely used in the nineteenth century as an inlay in jewellery, furniture, (especially papier mache furniture) and musical instruments.
In the early 1900s it was used to make pearl buttons. Mother-of-pearl is a soft material that is easily cut or engraved.
Nowadays it is a by-product of the oyster, freshwater pearl mussel and abalone industries. - William Iv - William IV was King of the United Kingdom and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837, and in English furniture design it represented the brief period between the end of the Regency period, and the beginning of the Victorian period.
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