Antique Fine Art, Arms&Armor, Sept. 21st 2024
Lot 4342:
Awesome 16th-17th C. European PEAR Of ANGUISH or PEAR Of AGONY Mechanical Torture Device, All Steel with Engraved Decorations. PLEASE VIEW MORE DETAILED CLOSEUP IMAGES BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE Sofedesignauctions.com THANK YOU !
The Pear of Anguish, also known as Choke Pear or Mouth Pear, is a device of disputed use invented in the early modern period. The mechanism consists of a pear-shaped metal body divided into spoon-like segments that can be spread apart with a spring or by turning a key. Its proposed functionality as a torture device is to be variously inserted into the mouth, rectum, or vagina, and then expanded to gag or mutilate the victim. Total length: 10 1/2". ~ .
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