Set of Three Late Victorian Bristol Blue Apothecary Bottles

Name: Set of Three Late Victorian Bristol Blue Apothecary Bottles
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1039922

19th century

Sold by The World is Made of Glass Ltd.

Description

This is a set of three late Victorian Bristol blue apothecary bottles dating from the end of the 19th century.

The bottles are in excellent condition for their age. They show age related wear and tear to the bases commensurate with a century or so of use.

The bottles are cylindrical in shape and were blown in "Bristol" blue glass. The bottles measure 7.7 (3.1 inches) in width, are 17cm (6.8 inches) in height without the stoppers, and 20 cm (8 inches) in height with the stoppers inserted. The bottles have labels made by etching the glass around the letters. The labels are for "Syrup Rhamni" (fermented juice of buckthorn berries), "Syrup Tolu" (myroxylon balsamum, a South American tree) and "Syrup Marrubi" (horehound). There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any obvious evidence of restoration.

The stoppers are of the same colour and age as the bottles and are of the correct type but the finials vary in size and it is quite probable that all the stoppers did not start with these bottles. No matter; they look the part.

They each weigh 445 g. (~ 1 lb.).

Physical Dimensions

Height

20cm (7.87")

Width

7.7cm (3.03")

Depth

17cm (6.69")

Declaration

The World is Made of Glass Ltd. has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1039922

Dealers Internal Reference

7419

Dealers Notes

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Description

This is a set of three late Victorian Bristol blue apothecary bottles dating from the end of the 19th century.

The bottles are in excellent condition for their age. They show age related wear and tear to the bases commensurate with a century or so of use.

The bottles are cylindrical in shape and were blown in "Bristol" blue glass. The bottles measure 7.7 (3.1 inches) in width, are 17cm (6.8 inches) in height without the stoppers, and 20 cm (8 inches) in height with the stoppers inserted. The bottles have labels made by etching the glass around the letters.

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The labels are for "Syrup Rhamni" (fermented juice of buckthorn berries), "Syrup Tolu" (myroxylon balsamum, a South American tree) and "Syrup Marrubi" (horehound).

The World is Made of Glass Ltd.

There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any obvious evidence of restoration.

fig 1. Set of three late Victorian Bristol blue apothecary bottles — fig 1. Set of Three Late Victorian Bristol Blue Apothecary Bottles

The stoppers are of the same colour and age as the bottles and are of the correct type but the finials vary in size and it is quite probable that all the stoppers did not start with these bottles. No matter; they look the part.

They each weigh 445 g. (~ 1 lb.).