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Regency Mahogany Fitted Apothecary's Box
W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd
for sale €1,697     $1,842
£1,450
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Regency Mahogany Fitted Apothecary's Box

19th century
Description

A Regency Mahogany apothecary’s cabinet, the hinged cover with countersunk brass handle, the fall front enclosing an interior of bottles and two lift out trays, the top one containing, scales, weights, spatula, and funnel, the lower one, a funnel, pestle and mortar, two lidded jars and two small bottles. The bottles to the main part contain Collodion, Poison, Tartaric Acid, Aperitive Seeds, Laudanum etc

Circa 1820

Price:£1,450-00p.

Height:5.75”,14.5 cms, Width: 10.4”,26 cms,

Depth:6”,15.2 cms

Physical Dimensions
Height
14.5cm (5.71")
Width
26cm (10.24")
Depth
15.2cm (5.98")
Declaration

W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd has dated this Regency Mahogany Apothecary Box to the Regency era.

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SA870941
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10994
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Description
A Regency Mahogany apothecary’s cabinet, the hinged cover with countersunk brass handle, the fall front enclosing an interior of bottles and two lift out trays, the top one containing, scales, weights, spatula, and funnel, the lower one, a funnel, pestle and mortar, two lidded jars and two small bottles.
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The bottles to the main part contain Collodion, Poison, Tartaric Acid, Aperitive Seeds, Laudanum etc.
W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd

Circa 1820

Price:£1,450-00p.

Height:5.75”,14.5 cms, Width: 10.4”,26 cms,

Depth:6”,15.2 cms

Height
14.5cm (5.71")
Width
26cm (10.24")
Depth
15.2cm (5.98")
Date of Manufacture

W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd has dated this Regency Mahogany Apothecary Box to the Regency era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA870941
Dealers Internal Ref
10994
W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd
W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2016

Specialists in 17th-18th and early 19th century fine english furniture, art, clocks and other objets d'art

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W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd is a registered member of LAPADA 

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A Regency mahogany apothecary box shown open to display glass bottles, small drawers, brass fittings, and a key.
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A Regency apothecary box is a portable wooden medicine chest dating from the early 19th century, designed with fitted compartments to hold liquid glass phials, powders, and scales for domestic medical care or travel.

These chests were typically crafted from solid mahogany or walnut veneers, lined with velvet or baize, and equipped with hand-blown glass stoppered bottles, brass escutcheons, and steel lock mechanisms.

Authentic pieces feature hand-cut dovetail joinery, original ground-glass stoppered phials, flush-mounted brass campaign fittings, and natural timber age oxidisation inside the compartments.

Display the box partially opened on an office desk, sideboard, or bookshelf to showcase the interior glass bottles and detailed compartmentalised woodwork.

Keep the wood nourished with high-grade beeswax polish, avoid direct sunlight or high humidity to prevent timber warping, and clean the glass phials gently using a dry microfibre cloth.
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