A 19th-Century English mahogany domestic medicine chest
A 19th-Century English mahogany domestic medicine chest, with brass plaque engraved Keating & Comp. yChemists & Druggists 79 S tPauls Church Yard LONDON , of cupboard style with red velvet lining throughout, the galleried doors each containing six bottles with ground stoppers and paper content labels ( four missing ), the central swing-down box-like section with brass bun feet on the underside and drawers beneath the work surface, one containing six small bottles with stoppers, the other with measures and a mortar and pestle, the central recessed galleried area housing nine bottles with ground stoppers, the upper central section with a further drawer containing four tin boxes, a handheld apothecary balance and other items, the case with a recessed brass carrying handle and two escutcheons ( one blank ) and key -- 27.5 x 29.5 x 19.4cm. (10 7/8in. x 11 5/8 x 7/ 5/8in.) . Together with a copy of: Young, A.M. Antique Medicine Chests Vernier Press, Brighton (1994). (2)
A 19th-Century English mahogany domestic medicine chest
A 19th-Century English mahogany domestic medicine chest, with brass plaque engraved Keating & Comp. yChemists & Druggists 79 S tPauls Church Yard LONDON , of cupboard style with red velvet lining throughout, the galleried doors each containing six bottles with ground stoppers and paper content labels ( four missing ), the central swing-down box-like section with brass bun feet on the underside and drawers beneath the work surface, one containing six small bottles with stoppers, the other with measures and a mortar and pestle, the central recessed galleried area housing nine bottles with ground stoppers, the upper central section with a further drawer containing four tin boxes, a handheld apothecary balance and other items, the case with a recessed brass carrying handle and two escutcheons ( one blank ) and key -- 27.5 x 29.5 x 19.4cm. (10 7/8in. x 11 5/8 x 7/ 5/8in.) . Together with a copy of: Young, A.M. Antique Medicine Chests Vernier Press, Brighton (1994). (2)
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