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How many drawers does a typical apothecary cabinet have?
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Counts vary widely, from a dozen drawers on smaller pieces to 50 or more on larger antique examples; listings note the exact configuration.
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 16, 2026
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Edo Japanese Antique Kusuri-Dansu Apothecary Chest with 100 Drawers, Mid 19th C
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique apothecary chest, tansu chest of drawers for medicines (Kusuri dansu).
Product of Late Edo era (1820s-1860s), estimate from the style & conditions.
Deep, warm redd...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Ironmongers Shop Counter Drawers Circa 1910s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Ironmongers Shop Counter Drawers Circa 1910s
- Solid pine with original pressed steel cup handles
- Decorative carved front
- 24 large drawers
- The top has been given several coat...
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Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Edo Japanese Antique Mid-size Black Medicine Tansu Chest of Drawers, Mid 19th C
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique apothecary chest, tansu chest of drawers for medicines (Kusuri dansu).
Product of mid to late Edo era (1820s-1860s), estimate from the style & conditions.
Deep...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Wood
1850s-1890s Japanese antique mid-size medicine tansu chest of drawers, wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique apothecary chest, tansu chest of drawers for medicines (Kusuri dansu).
Product of late Edo to early Meiji era (1850s-1890s),...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Antique Georgian Oak Welsh Dresser Plate Rack, Hand-Crafted, 1780
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique 18th Century Georgian Oak Welsh Cupboard with Plate Rack.
A very fine antique English George III period oak Welsh Country Cupboard with plate rack, circa 1780. This very han...
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Very Large Dutch Oak Grocery Store / Haberdashery Shop Cabinet, 1920/30s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This shop cabinet was produced during the 1920/30s in the Netherlands. This piece features 26 compartments with drop down doors with glass fronts and metal handles and 18 drawers. It...
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Vintage 1930s European Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Oak
