A Rare Victorian Silver Plated Bone Surgeons Medical Hammer / Mallet Stamped "Mayer & Phelps, London" sub-Antiques Art Nouveau is like the

Art Nouveau is like the baroque style in that it is theatrical and often borrows the principle asymmetry from Japanese art

and stylized designs derived from the onset of industrialism

and some rubbing to the face of the Guard

Hand-painted in onyx on gold crested banners

The tools are not hallmarked

A Rare Victorian Silver Plated Bone Surgeons Medical Hammer / Mallet Stamped "Mayer & Phelps, London" sub-Antiques Art Nouveau is like theOrigin: English Period: Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 Length: 6. 5 inches Width: 2. 5 inches (head) Head Face Diameter: 1. 75 inches Having a grip groove handle, the silver plated hammer with weighted head and clearly marked neck stamp; MAYER & PHELPS LONDON. A wonderfully tactile piece of medical history, the condition is sound, with marks and patination consummate with age. This instrument would have been most likely used to evaluate