RARE CASED APOTHECARY SET Mid-19th Century Maple case...
RARE CASED APOTHECARY SET Mid-19th Century
Maple case with hinged top, a single drawer below, and inset brass handles. Upper compartment's interior with twelve compartments containing eight stopperd glass bottles. Drawer with four smaller glass stoppered bottles. Paper inset on underside of top inscribed "... Matthews ... Hill". Height 9". Width 9". Depth 6.5".
Maple case with hinged top, a single drawer below, and inset brass handles. Upper compartment's interior with twelve compartments containing eight stopperd glass bottles. Drawer with four smaller glass stoppered bottles. Paper inset on underside of top inscribed "... Matthews ... Hill". Height 9". Width 9". Depth 6.5".
Condition: Two felt dividers are missing. Lower brass handle is present (inside lower drawer but unattached). One bottle missing stopper. Case worn.
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RARE CASED APOTHECARY SET Mid-19th Century
Maple case with hinged top, a single drawer below, and inset brass handles. Upper compartment's interior with twelve compartments containing eight stopperd glass bottles. Drawer with four smaller glass stoppered bottles. Paper inset on underside of top inscribed "... Matthews ... Hill". Height 9". Width 9". Depth 6.5".
Maple case with hinged top, a single drawer below, and inset brass handles. Upper compartment's interior with twelve compartments containing eight stopperd glass bottles. Drawer with four smaller glass stoppered bottles. Paper inset on underside of top inscribed "... Matthews ... Hill". Height 9". Width 9". Depth 6.5".
Condition: Two felt dividers are missing. Lower brass handle is present (inside lower drawer but unattached). One bottle missing stopper. Case worn.
Please contact Eldred's 48 hours prior to the auction start time with condition report requests. Please do not bid on any item without reading the condition report. The absence of a condition report does NOT imply that an an object is free of defects or restoration. Please contact Eldred's before bidding with any questions as to condition. Condition reports are provided as a complimentary service and only reflect the opinion of Eldred's and should not be taken as a statement of fact. Condition reports only detail flaws or restorations and do not take into account wear, fading, or other issues consistent with an object's age.
