A 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY CASED APOTHECARY CABINET

Condition report: 

Various light marks, scuffs and wear commensurate with age, however, mahogany is overall in relatively good ‘untouched’ condition.  Tarnishing/oxidisation to metal work: escutcheon and carrying handles. 

The lid is very slightly lifting to one side. 

No key and lock plate loose, requiring fixing back into position. Veneer section to the front edge loose and present with lot.  

The top hinged lid opens to reveal: 

• Four glass bottles with gilt brass lids, one of which has completely tarnished and lost it’s gilding and wax sealed cork lining and now loose on the glass bottle. 
  
• Lift out tray with slide lidded compartment to the side
• Glazed ceramic tile
• Softwood cased glass syringe (internal edge of case worn with loss)
• Metal cased candle holder - with candle, stamped to underside ‘PATENT APPLIED FOR’  
  
• A ceramic oval shaped bowl on raised foot.

• Seven compartments, six bottles with glass stoppers, various chips and wear. 
• Labelled drawers (one missing ring pull handle top right), including  the top tier containing sliding lid compartments, the second row enclosing a glass mixing bowl but no pestle; four glass vials with contents, three of which with marble paper covered stoppers and three various wood containers, the bottom row enclosing eight apertures with six glass mixing bowls.

The reverse door opening and closing when lid is open to reveal: 

• Eight compartments with only seven glass bottles with stoppers present. Labels with some contents remaining. Various wear and chips commensurate with use and age, one stopper missing top half. . 

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