Fine Large Double-door Apothecary's Cabinet

Name: Fine Large Double-door Apothecary's Cabinet
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA601886
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

Description

A very fine and complete mahogany APOTHECARY'S CABINET in excellent and original condition.

This large solid mahogany cabinet, with its recessed military-style carrying handle to the top, opens via two hinged doors to display the full set of 17 bottles and jars all with original labels.

Below is the bank of five small drawers, which open to reveal all sorts of 'goodies' including pestle & mortar; further small bottles & stoppers; brass & steel scales and brass weights; a wonderful boxed hypodermic syringe and various needles and many other items, some contained in the deep drawer to the base.

At the top of the back is the "secret" poison drawer with its full set of 5 red-labelled bottles on view. A fine example. 14ins high; 11.5ins wide; 7.5ins deep. (35.5 x 29 x 19cms)

Physical Dimensions

Height

35.5cm (13.98")

Width

29cm (11.42")

Depth

19cm (7.48")

Declaration

Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this piece to the 1850s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA601886

Dealers Internal Reference

1937

Dealers Notes

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Description

A very fine and complete mahogany APOTHECARY'S CABINET in excellent and original condition.

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This large solid mahogany cabinet, with its recessed military-style carrying handle to the top, opens via two hinged doors to display the full set of 17 bottles and jars all with original labels.

Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

fig 1. FINE LARGE DOUBLE-DOOR APOTHECARY'S CABINET — fig 1. Fine Large Double-door Apothecary's Cabinet

Below is the bank of five small drawers, which open to reveal all sorts of 'goodies' including pestle & mortar; further small bottles & stoppers; brass & steel scales and brass weights; a wonderful boxed hypodermic syringe and various needles and many other items, some contained in the deep drawer to the base.

At the top of the back is the "secret" poison drawer with its full set of 5 red-labelled bottles on view. A fine example. 14ins high; 11.5ins wide; 7.5ins deep. (35.5 x 29 x 19cms)