A GEORGE III BARBER'S BRASS SHAVING BOWL LATE 18TH CENTURY Of oval form with plain rim and engraved armorial crest, filled hanging piercing, traces of original silvering35.5 x 27cmFor a similar example, see Rupert Gentle and Belinda Feild, Domestic Metalwork 1640-1820, Antique Collector's Club, page 368. These items also doubled as bleeding bowls, the cut-away fitting into the crook of the elbow (the most common place for blood-letting).