A Superb Pair of c.1870s Glass Apothecary Bottles for Spirits of Camphor & Tincture of Bitter Orange Peel sub-Curios the colours to the plumage

the colours to the plumage remaining vivid and the frame and glass are all sound

this box is now marble paper paper lined but with the original royal blue padded silk lid and working lock with key

mounted to the front by a large circular cast iron dial

The mahogany is in good order throughout with only minor scuffs and an outstanding patina and colour

A Superb Pair of c.1870s Glass Apothecary Bottles for Spirits of Camphor & Tincture of Bitter Orange Peel sub-Curios the colours to the plumageOrigin: English Period: Mid Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Wilfred Harris M. P. S. Dispensing Chemist, Bournemouth Date: c. 1870 Base Diameter: 3. 5 inches Height: 10 inches (Each) The large clear glass bottles having the original multi faceted cut stoppers, the Latin reading CAMPH: SPT: and AURANT: TINCT: with star and cross motifs, both hand painted in black over fiery burnished gold banners with frosted necks and surviving from the third