Antique Dentistry Caricature of a Dentist extracting a Tooth, circa 1895

€ 400

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1895
Sheet size: 50 × 34.5 cm (19.7 × 13.6 in)
Condition: Fair
Reference: BG-12681

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Condition

Image trimmed, mounted and matted. Shows some wear and toning. Please review the images for further condition details.

About this sheet

Antique print titled 'Steel Balsam'. This dentistry caricature shows a dentist extracting a tooth using steel pliers. The title of this version of this work is 'Steel Balsam' with balsam here being an archaic term for balm or treatment. The patient's toothache is being treated by the steel of the dentist's pliers. Before the development of anaesthetics, tooth extraction was extremely painful. Published after the original lithograph by Louis-Leopold Boilly.