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Apothecary Cabinets For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Rare 17th century South German Renaissance Table cabinet, Augsburg
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine and rare mid-17th century ebony veneered architectural table cabinet of diminutive proportions, circa 1640. Augsuerg. The moulded ebony veneered cabinet is surmounted with a...
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17th Century German Charles II Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Ebony

A Rare And Extraordinary English Oak Spice Chest C. 1700
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very early Oak Spice Chest with fine English form, handsome decorative panel doors and 24 drawers, four of which are hidden behind a central interior doo...
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18th Century English Gothic Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Iron

Apothecary Traveling Set, England 1790
Located in Milan, IT
Mahogany and brass box, with a drawer in the front. The upper part opens and inside a group of glass bottles ( some with labels), placed in comp...
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Late 18th Century British Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Brass

William & Mary Seaweed Marquetry Inlaid Cabinet by Gerrit Jensen (c. 1634-1715)
By Gerrit Jensen
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An Anglo-Dutch William and Mary Seaweed Marquetry cabinet on stand by Gerrit Jensen, Royal Cabinetmaker England, circa 1690 The cabinet is c...
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Late 17th Century British William and Mary Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Brass

Exceptional Flemish Baroque Collectors Cabinet on Stand, circa 1640, Pristine
Located in Buchanan, MI
An exceptional flemish baroque collectors cabinet on stand, Circa 1640, walnut and palisander marquetry on an ebonized base. Note: Depth is at its deepest point, most of the case is ...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Palisander, Walnut

Apothecary Cabinet, circa 1800
Located in Southall, GB
George III Apothecary cabinet A George III mahogany apothecary cabinet. The box has a brass military late handle set in the top and comprises a pair of doors that open and have space for six bottles. The interior can hold four bottles and has two drawers, one for scales and the other to hold small bottles and other equipment. To the rear of the box is a locked compartment with a sliding door designed to hold four bottles which could have been poisonous. The box is in good condition but is missing some bottles. (Circa 1800...
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18th Century English Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Mahogany

Luiks Lutich Liege Cabinet Walnut Late 17th Century Burl Bone Ebony Nine Drawers
Located in Diest, Vlaams Brabant
Luiks Lutich Liege cabinet with nine drawers (2 fake ones) Beautiful burl walnut wood inlaid ebony and bone Measures: 78 W x 43 H x 34 cm D, late 17th early 18th century Baro...
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Late 17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Wood

Spanish 18th Century Farmhouse Rustic Chestnut Coffee Table
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This coffee table was converted from an old 18th century chestnut farmhouse prepping table. It retained a very nice patina and rich color / fading...
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18th Century Spanish Rustic Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Chestnut

Pair of Antique Rare Richly Inlaid Wooden Coin Cabinets, 18th Century, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Ancient pair of solid wood coin cabinets, richly inlaid and shaped, with many front drawers and a central door with a temple shape, enriched by twisted columns and drawings of venus and beautiful classic decorations, they also have secret compartments in the upper and lateral part with banquette that opens as a desk. Superb and of great value, they have parts redone and restored, but they were built in the 18th century, for an important hall of a noble family...
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18th Century Italian Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Poplar

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1870s British High Victorian Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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19th Century European Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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1950s Art Deco Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Oak

Vintage Industrial Factory Sorting Cabinet
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage Industrial metal steel rustic "Lyon" open file sorting storage unit. Army green with eight shelves, eleven compartments wide. Each compartment is 3" wide by 3 1/2" high. Th...
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20th Century American Industrial Apothecary Cabinets

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Metal, Steel

Victorian Apothecary Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Complete 14 Glass Jars From our Apothecary collection, we are delighted to offer this Mahogany Apothecary Box. The Apothecary Box of square form made from solid Mahogany with two flush mounted handles one to the bottom drawer and one to the lid and a shaped brass escutcheon. The interior of the box contains 14 glass jars within a felt lining individually partitioned. Below the bottles is a large drawer which locks via a pull out brass pin located next to the lock plate. Once the locking pin is removed the drawer opens to reveal a selection of apothecary tools including a mortar and pestle, a measuring beaker, four small jars, two tins, a bone spoon, brass scales with weights...
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Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Wood

Victorian Apothecary Box
Victorian Apothecary Box
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H 7.48 in W 9.06 in D 4.33 in
Large Dutch Industrial Pine Apothecary / Workshop Cabinet, circa 1950s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This workshop cabinet was made from pine in the Netherlands circa 1950. It features many drawers in different sizes with black metal handles. The interior dimensions of the drawers a...
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1950s Dutch Industrial Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Pine

19thc Apothecary Spice Wall Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Original surface handmade spice box in good condition.The drawers are made from old cigar boxes and original brass pulls.Made from early pin nails.
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19th Century American Adirondack Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Wood

19thc Apothecary Spice Wall  Box
19thc Apothecary Spice Wall  Box
H 18 in W 5 in D 4.5 in
British Colonial Teak Filing Apothecary Cabinet wt Metal Pulls & Lock Mechanism
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Rare solid teak multi-drawer apothecary/file cabinet with locking mechanism and hardware in original patina. Beautifully aged metal pulls. Authentic and fu...
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1890s British Indian Ocean Territory Victorian Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Teak

Antique Globe Wernicke Apothecary File Card Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A beautiful and scarce antique quarter-sawn oak apothecary cabinet by high quality office furniture manufacturer Globe Wernicke (1899-1955). The early 20th century American made wooden cabinet features a fitted interior with 18 press-board flip-down removable drawers, with highly decorative patinated brass label holders...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Apothecary Cabinets

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Fabric, Wood

1950's Metal Medical Cabinet, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage metal cabinet with two separate sections and glass shelves. Made by Smrecina OZ Pukavec in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1950's. The ...
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1950s Czech Industrial Vintage Apothecary Cabinets

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Metal

1950's Metal Medical Cabinet, Czechoslovakia
1950's Metal Medical Cabinet, Czechoslovakia
H 67.33 in W 34.65 in D 15.75 in
Apothecary / Medicin Chest of Drawer Furniture
Located in Kastrup, DK
Medicine chest in original red lacquer with 40 drawers. with Chinese calligraphy in lacquer. These were used to store and organise Chinese herbs and the...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Elm

Apothecary /  Medicin Chest of  Drawer Furniture
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H 65.36 in W 46.86 in D 20.48 in
Antique Apothecary Medicine Chest with 45 Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Chinese Qing Dynasty apothecary / pharmacy medicine chest. Front in original red lacquer with 45 drawers (42 small drawers + 3 larger drawers at the bottom). ach drawer with hand written Chinese calligraphy in black lacquer. These were used to store and organise Chinese herbs...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Wood

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Located in Nijmegen, NL
This coffee table was converted from an old 18th century chestnut farmhouse prepping table. It retained a very nice patina and rich color / fading...
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18th Century Spanish Rustic Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Chestnut

Pair of Antique Rare Richly Inlaid Wooden Coin Cabinets, 18th Century, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
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18th Century Italian Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Poplar

18th Century Lacquered Wood Neo Gothic Sicilian Display Cabinet
Located in Catania, Sicilia
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Late 18th Century Sicilian Gothic Revival Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Fruitwood, Lacquer

Antique Green Lacquered Biblioteque Library, 4 Pieces of Furniture, '700 Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Very Rare Japanese Black Antique Drawer / 1750-1900 / Chest of Drawers / Storage
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We have a unique Japanese aesthetic sense. And only we can introduce unique items through our purchasing channels in Japan and the experience we have gained so far, in such a way that no one else can imitate. This is a Japanese wooden drawer. It was made from the late Edo period to the Meiji period (1750-1900). A drawer for storing Chinese medicine. It was used in the drugstore at that time. Over the years, the atmosphere has changed to a very good one. It's very cool. I don't think I need a lot of explanation. It promises to create a great atmosphere whether you put it at the entrance or in front of a white wall. There are many worm-eaten marks because it contains Chinese medicine. Please forgive me because wood powder will come out from the worm-eaten hole due to vibration during transportation. Most Japanese drawers...
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Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Cedar

19thC English Carved Oak Apothecary Drawers
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1800 19thC English Carved Oak Apothecary Drawers with 12 dovetailed drawers & original brass hardware Measures: W125 x D43 x H74 cm.  Internal drawer size W24x D34x H16cm
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1790s English Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Oak

19thC English Carved Oak Apothecary Drawers
19thC English Carved Oak Apothecary Drawers
H 29.14 in W 49.22 in D 16.93 in
Antique Lacquered and Carved Wooden Bookcase, 16th Century, Spain
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Ancient bookcase in black lacquered wood, richly carved on the sides with cornucopias and festoons, all hand built in the 16th century for a palace in Spain. Ideal as a large capaci...
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16th Century Spanish Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Poplar

Georgian Chest of Apothecary Drawers, circa 1800
Located in Leicestershire, GB
A wonderful and original Georgian chest of Apothecary drawers, circa 1800 Thirty-six drawers with, turned knob handles with original old paper labels, indicating its contents. Lov...
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1790s English Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Mahogany

18th Century Painted Eight Drawers Scandinavian Chest
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This 18th century antique chest of drawers or tallboy, painted in typical Gustavian light blue/grey color is from Danmark or Southern Sweden. This dr...
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1790s Danish Gustavian Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Elm

18th Century Chinese Shanxi Elm & Pine Sideboard Altar Apothecary Console Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Sporting its original finish, this hand crafted buffet features a floating panel top, with cloud form spandrels, over two long drawers with cloud-form panels and carved florets. Incl...
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Late 18th Century Chinoiserie Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Elm, Pine

Stunning Stainless Steel and Glass Display Cabinet, Vitrine, DR.s/ mEDical
By S. Blickman
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning stainless steel and glass display cabinet, Vitrine... DR./ mEDical, Two large double doors,, 5 glass adjustable shelves,,, Florescent lamp. (added at some point) can easily ...
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1650s American Industrial Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Stainless Steel

18th Century Swedish Apothecary Cabinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th century Swedish Apothecary cabinet in pine. This piece has original labels and handle pulls, and was used for herb storage.
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18th Century Swedish Antique Apothecary Cabinets

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Wood

18th Century Swedish Apothecary Cabinet
18th Century Swedish Apothecary Cabinet
H 43.51 in W 47.25 in D 16.74 in

Vintage and Antique Apothecary Cabinets for Sale on 1stDibs

If you’ve been searching for a unique solution for storage or displaying your serveware or decorative objects, might we prescribe an antique or vintage apothecary cabinet?

With the advent of the modern-day pharmacy, you can often go a long time without running into an apothecary . . . or even seeing the word. Popular in the 15th and 16th centuries, apothecary shops are the predecessors of today’s typical drug stores. An apothecary, in the person sense, was a medical professional, dispensing medicines and remedies for common ailments, but also preparing and mixing said medicines in-house. Too often these shops were quite small and, like most of us constantly seeking savvy storage solutions, apothecaries needed a cabinet to store supplies and medicinal ingredients.

Apothecary cabinets are case pieces similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers. Indeed, these old-world furnishings — whether it's a small apothecary cabinet or a large version — offer seemingly endless ways to sort and display or just help tidy up a room while maintaining its charm.

Decorating with a vintage metal apothecary cabinet, or one made of solid wood, is a snap.

Pay tribute to the piece’s original purpose by displaying your very own collection of apothecary jars and bottles or decorative art glass. Elsewhere, introduce the cabinet to high-traffic areas such as your living room — two smaller Victorian-era apothecary cabinets could work as side tables — or your entryway much in the way you would a console table. These functional furnishings can work as storage in your home office or as nightstands in the bedroom, and in any interior an apothecary wall cabinet can keep your space orderly and clutter-free.

Browse a collection of antique and vintage apothecary cabinets and chests on 1stDibs today.

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