A Superb Trio of c.1870s Glass Apothecary Bottles for Senega, Rhubarb & Thorn Apple

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A Superb Trio of c.1870s Glass Apothecary Bottles for Senega, Rhubarb & Thorn AppleOrigin: English Period: Mid Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Wilfred Harris M. P. S. Dispensing Chemist, Bournemouth Date: c. 1870 Base Diameter: 3 inches Height: 8 inches (Each) The large clear glass bottles having the original square cut stoppers with shield shaped painted banner labels in black lettering on a burnished gold leaf ground, the Latin reading INF: SENEG: CON, INF: RHEI CON and TINCT: STRAMON with frosted necks, surviving from the

which moved to Bryan

The young boy who was photographed was obviously of good stock to be photographed at such an establishment as sittings would have been charged at around a guinea

sands and mossy greens

with basic carving and decoration

a fantastic dry texture with a limey hue akin to 16thC oak

There is a rope and softwood toggle for pole attachment

The brass framed moiré silk interior with inbuilt purse and seven pockets

crafted in the mid nineteenth century and later sold by Percy Whale of Leamington Spa in the 1960s

the heavy lead glass with some foxing and the oak reeded surround painted in two shades

and it is clear the collection is of British origin and content

that does have clear art deco influences

all providing a warm snapshot of normal provincial life over a hundred years ago

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