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Large Mixed Collection of Forty-Four 19thC-20thC Glass Apothecary Bottles
Large Mixed Collection of Forty-Four 19thC-20thC Glass Apothecary Bottles

Large Mixed Collection of Forty-Four 19thC-20thC Glass Apothecary Bottles

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

Chemists. A notable example is Moles Poison of which we cannot find another comparable example. Of

Category

Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Poison

Materials

Blown Glass

Victorian Natural Untreated Red Spinel Rare Secret Locket Ring
Victorian Natural Untreated Red Spinel Rare Secret Locket Ring

Victorian Natural Untreated Red Spinel Rare Secret Locket Ring

Located in Napoli, IT

light reflection by the camera Crown is hinged so will open showing an hidden side as locket or poison

Category

1880s Victorian Antique Poison

Materials

Spinel, 14k Gold

Ancient White Chalcedony Tairona Beads, Frog Pendant, and 20k Gold Beads
Ancient White Chalcedony Tairona Beads, Frog Pendant, and 20k Gold Beads

Ancient White Chalcedony Tairona Beads, Frog Pendant, and 20k Gold Beads

Located in Bloomington, IN

poisons for blow gun darts and also to produce states of altered consciousness. The beads, beading tips

Category

15th Century and Earlier American Artist Antique Poison

Materials

Chalcedony, Gold

Das Einhorn
Das Einhorn

Das Einhorn

By Karl Frederich Vollrath Hoffman

Located in Florham Park, NJ

and change poisoned water to drinking water. While some attribute sightings of the single-horned

Category

Early 19th Century Academic Antique Poison

Materials

Engraving

Kashan Black and Turquoise Pottery Ewer with Moulded Cockerel Head, Iran
Kashan Black and Turquoise Pottery Ewer with Moulded Cockerel Head, Iran

Kashan Black and Turquoise Pottery Ewer with Moulded Cockerel Head, Iran

By Kashan

Located in London, GB

significance as a poison-averting force (see: Ernst J. Grube). Painting in underglaze was one of the most

Category

15th Century and Earlier Persian Other Antique Poison

Materials

Ceramic

Saint Jacques at Clavijo battle
Saint Jacques at Clavijo battle

Saint Jacques at Clavijo battle

Located in BELEYMAS, FR

, all of whom left Naples in panic, Domenichino probably dying of poisoning. Corenzio died, according to

Category

17th Century Italian School Antique Poison

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pair of Figures of Damo
Pair of Figures of Damo

Pair of Figures of Damo

Unavailable|$9,500 / set

Pair of Figures of Damo

Located in New York, NY

or 535. Having survived five poisoning attempts, Damo never returned to his native India. The

Category

18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Poison

Materials

Porcelain

Typical Strong Design Art Nouveau Gold Necklace with Mistletoe Motive, 1900s
Typical Strong Design Art Nouveau Gold Necklace with Mistletoe Motive, 1900s

Typical Strong Design Art Nouveau Gold Necklace with Mistletoe Motive, 1900s

Located in Antwerp, BE

fertility; a protection against poison; and an aphrodisiac. Norsemen offer us a beautiful symbolic myth

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Poison

Materials

Pearl, Oriental Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Rare Antique Set of X10 Pharmacy Bottles Apothecary Glass with Gold Leaf
Rare Antique Set of X10 Pharmacy Bottles Apothecary Glass with Gold Leaf

Rare Antique Set of X10 Pharmacy Bottles Apothecary Glass with Gold Leaf

Located in Great Britain, Northern Ireland

, poisons, medicines, cabinet trinkets, sweetie candy jars, aromatherapy, curiosities, drugs, herbal

Category

Early 20th Century British Victorian Antique Poison

Materials

Glass

Poison Door
Poison Door

Poison Door

Sold|$550

Poison Door

Located in Peekskill, NY

bones plus the word poison have a wonderful naive quality.

Category

19th Century Unknown Folk Art Antique Poison

Materials

Wood

"Poison" Mortar, Bronze, 16th Century
"Poison" Mortar, Bronze, 16th Century

"Poison" Mortar, Bronze, 16th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Mortar in bronze "of poison", 16th century. Mortar made of bronze in its color with figurative

Category

16th Century European Renaissance Antique Poison

Materials

Bronze

Ebonised Poison Cabinet, circa 1910
Ebonised Poison Cabinet, circa 1910

Ebonised Poison Cabinet, circa 1910

Located in Gloucester, GB

Ebonized poison cabinet, circa 1910. - Made from pine - Panel door with original wooden knob

Category

1910s German Antique Poison

Materials

Pine

Antique Yellow Gold Signet Poison Ring
Antique Yellow Gold Signet Poison Ring

Antique Yellow Gold Signet Poison Ring

Located in Chicago, IL

Circa 1910 14k Yellow Gold Signet Ring with hinged top Poison compartment. The top of the ring

Category

1910s American Antique Poison

Materials

14k Gold

Antique 22k Gold & Diamond Poison Ring
Antique 22k Gold & Diamond Poison Ring

Antique 22k Gold & Diamond Poison Ring

Located in San Francisco, CA

to hold poison or snuff. Simply unscrew the top diamond to detach the tiers and open it up! The ring

Category

Late 19th Century Asian Antique Poison

Materials

Diamond, 22k Gold

A Georgian Sapphire Diamond Poison Ring
A Georgian Sapphire Diamond Poison Ring

A Georgian Sapphire Diamond Poison Ring

Located in Firenze, IT

The bezel shaped as a hinged cluster set with an oval cut sapphire and rose cut diamond revealing a small secret compartment, to a foliate trifurcated shoulders, mounted in silver an...

Category

Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Poison

Materials

Diamond, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold

Late 18th Century Italian Gold Poison Ring
Late 18th Century Italian Gold Poison Ring

Late 18th Century Italian Gold Poison Ring

Located in Firenze, IT

Guidi Casavecchia family, circa 1730. On the inside there is a compartment for poison with a skull

Category

Late 18th Century Italian Antique Poison

Materials

Gold

Bronze Poison Mortar 'with pestle', 16th Century
Bronze Poison Mortar 'with pestle', 16th Century

Bronze Poison Mortar 'with pestle', 16th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Poison mortar with mace. Bronze. Century XVI. Small mortar with mace made of bronze, decorated with

Category

16th Century European Renaissance Antique Poison

Materials

Bronze

Art Nouveau Foil Back Amethyst Poison Ring
Art Nouveau Foil Back Amethyst Poison Ring

Art Nouveau Foil Back Amethyst Poison Ring

Located in Narberth, PA

underneath the amethyst which is hinged at the top and flips open. Referred to as a "poison ring", the small

Category

Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Poison

Materials

Amethyst, 14k Gold

Late 18th Century Enamel Gold Poison Ring
Late 18th Century Enamel Gold Poison Ring

Late 18th Century Enamel Gold Poison Ring

Located in Firenze, IT

Ring composed of a plant design decorated with white, blue and black enamel with a flap compartment. The frame with palmette decoration is in 18K yellow gold. Size. 6 1/2 Gross weigh...

Category

Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Poison

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Very Rare Victorian Gold, Enamel & Emerald Poison Ring
Very Rare Victorian Gold, Enamel & Emerald Poison Ring

Very Rare Victorian Gold, Enamel & Emerald Poison Ring

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Highly unusual Victorian era "poison" ring. Composed of 18 karat yellow gold, enamel & green

Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Poison

Materials

Emerald, 18k Gold

1.0 Carat Ruby Diamond Yellow Gold Poison Ring
1.0 Carat Ruby Diamond Yellow Gold Poison Ring

1.0 Carat Ruby Diamond Yellow Gold Poison Ring

By Luigi Ferrara

Located in Naples, IT

yellow Gold. This is a poison ring inspired by Renaissance Style. Size ITA: 15 Size USA: 7 1/4 We're a

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Poison

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold

Marcus & Co. Egyptian Revival Emerald Gold Poison Ring
Marcus & Co. Egyptian Revival Emerald Gold Poison Ring

Marcus & Co. Egyptian Revival Emerald Gold Poison Ring

By Marcus & Co.

Located in New York, NY

An antique Egyptian Revival poison ring, surmounted by a faceted lozenge-shaped emerald and flanked

Category

1890s American Egyptian Revival Antique Poison

Materials

Emerald, 18k Gold

Poison Bracelet Antique Yellow Gold with Fine Engraving
Poison Bracelet Antique Yellow Gold with Fine Engraving

Poison Bracelet Antique Yellow Gold with Fine Engraving

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Incredibly finely detailed engraving, beautifully articulated links and a secret compartment concealed at the back side of the substantial, three-dimentional centerpiece. Decorated l...

Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Poison

Materials

18k Gold

Art Deco Egyptian Revival Poison Swivel Scarab Motif Ring
Art Deco Egyptian Revival Poison Swivel Scarab Motif Ring

Art Deco Egyptian Revival Poison Swivel Scarab Motif Ring

Located in New York, NY

An Art Deco Egyptian Revival poison swivel ring in the form of a scarab, in 18k gold. France

Category

1920s French Egyptian Revival Antique Poison

Materials

18k Gold

Late 18th Century Enamel Gold Poison Ring Circa 1790's
Late 18th Century Enamel Gold Poison Ring Circa 1790's

Late 18th Century Enamel Gold Poison Ring Circa 1790's

Located in Firenze, IT

Ring composed of a plant design decorated with white, blue and black enamel with a flap compartment. The frame with pierced decoration is in 18K yellow gold. Size : 7 1/4 Gross weigh...

Category

Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Poison

Materials

Gold, Enamel

19th Century mahogany apothecry cabinet
19th Century mahogany apothecry cabinet

19th Century mahogany apothecry cabinet

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

19th Century mahogany apothecry cabinet with secret poisons compartment, circa 1840

Category

19th Century British Antique Poison

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century mahogany apothercry cabinet circa 1840
19th Century mahogany apothercry cabinet circa 1840

19th Century mahogany apothercry cabinet circa 1840

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

19th Century mahogany apothercry cabinet with secret poisons compartment circa 1840

Category

19th Century British Antique Poison

Materials

Mahogany

Early 19th Century French Roques Botanical Engravings
Early 19th Century French Roques Botanical Engravings

Early 19th Century French Roques Botanical Engravings

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

, Datura, Digitalis and Poppy from 'Phytography médicale, histoire des substances héroiques et des poisons

Category

Mid-19th Century French Country Antique Poison

Materials

Paper

Arts & Crafts Oak Framed Embroidery
Arts & Crafts Oak Framed Embroidery

Arts & Crafts Oak Framed Embroidery

Located in Petworth, GB

Arts & Crafts Embroidery ‘Queen Eleanor Gives The Poisoned Cup To Fair Rosamond’ Silk on

Category

Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Poison

Materials

Linen, Silk, Glass, Oak

Pair of English opaline glass table lamps
Pair of English opaline glass table lamps

Pair of English opaline glass table lamps

Located in New York, NY

A pair of English poison-green opaline glass oil lamps with vase shaped center having egg and dart

Category

19th Century British Antique Poison

Early 19th Century Cased Bezoar Curiosity Natural History Museum Specimen
Early 19th Century Cased Bezoar Curiosity Natural History Museum Specimen

Early 19th Century Cased Bezoar Curiosity Natural History Museum Specimen

Located in Lowestoft, GB

Bezoars had value because they were believed to have the power of a universal antidote against any poison

Category

Early 19th Century European George III Antique Poison

Materials

Velvet, Glass, Softwood

Small Bronze Mortar, 16th Century
Small Bronze Mortar, 16th Century

Small Bronze Mortar, 16th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Poison mortar. Bronze. Century XVI. Mortar made of bronze with a circular base, mouth exvased

Category

16th Century European Renaissance Antique Poison

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century Cased Bezoar Curiosity Natural History Museum Specimen
Late 19th Century Cased Bezoar Curiosity Natural History Museum Specimen

Late 19th Century Cased Bezoar Curiosity Natural History Museum Specimen

Located in Lowestoft, GB

believed to have the power of a universal antidote against any poison. Tradition held that a drinking glass

Category

Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Antique Poison

Materials

Natural Fiber, Softwood, Glass

Early 19th Century Large Bezoar Curiosity Natural History Museum Specimen
Early 19th Century Large Bezoar Curiosity Natural History Museum Specimen

Early 19th Century Large Bezoar Curiosity Natural History Museum Specimen

Located in Lowestoft, GB

the power of a universal antidote against any poison. Tradition held that a drinking glass which

Category

Early 19th Century European George III Antique Poison

Materials

Brass

Original Vintage Poster For Morfinisten

Original Vintage Poster For Morfinisten

Located in London, GB

addict holding a needle with a jar of morphine labelled 'poison' and a bottle of alcohol (Canadian whisky

Category

Early 20th Century Danish Antique Poison

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

19th Century George IV Bezoar Cross Section Large Cow Died 1824 Curiosity
19th Century George IV Bezoar Cross Section Large Cow Died 1824 Curiosity

19th Century George IV Bezoar Cross Section Large Cow Died 1824 Curiosity

Located in Lowestoft, GB

believed to have the power of a universal antidote against any poison. Tradition held that a drinking glass

Category

1820s English George IV Antique Poison

Materials

Blown Glass, Pine

Carved Solid Oak Statue of St John the Evangelist, circa 1600
Carved Solid Oak Statue of St John the Evangelist, circa 1600

Carved Solid Oak Statue of St John the Evangelist, circa 1600

Located in Dallas, TX

will give you some poison to drink and, if it does not harm you, it means that your god is the true God

Category

Early 17th Century German Antique Poison

Materials

Oak

19th Century Mahogany Apothecary Cabinet
19th Century Mahogany Apothecary Cabinet

19th Century Mahogany Apothecary Cabinet

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

with a secret compartment at the back of the cabinet usually used for storing various poisons, circa

Category

Mid-19th Century European Victorian Antique Poison

Materials

Mahogany

Bezoar Stone with Turned Ebonised Wooden Stand, 18th century.
Bezoar Stone with Turned Ebonised Wooden Stand, 18th century.

Bezoar Stone with Turned Ebonised Wooden Stand, 18th century.

Located in London, GB

modern worlds as potent antidotal substances. The term derives from the Persian pād-zahr (‘counter-poison

Category

18th Century Antique Poison

19th Century Narwhal Tusk with Cites Certificate, circa 1890
19th Century Narwhal Tusk with Cites Certificate, circa 1890

19th Century Narwhal Tusk with Cites Certificate, circa 1890

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

powers such as neutralizing poison and curing melancholia, Vikings and other northern traders were able

Category

19th Century Unknown Antique Poison

Materials

Bone

19th Century Narwhal Tusk with Cites Certificate, circa 1890
19th Century Narwhal Tusk with Cites Certificate, circa 1890

19th Century Narwhal Tusk with Cites Certificate, circa 1890

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

powers such as neutralising poison and curing melancholia, Vikings and other northern traders were able

Category

19th Century Unknown Antique Poison

Materials

Bone

Fantastic Quality Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture of Cleopatra by Henri Plé
Fantastic Quality Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture of Cleopatra by Henri Plé

Fantastic Quality Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture of Cleopatra by Henri Plé

By Henri Honoré Plé

Located in Long Island City, NY

subject is based on the popular belief that when Cleopatra committed suicide by poisoning, it is that she

Category

Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Poison

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Guilloche Enamel Locket Ring
Antique French Guilloche Enamel Locket Ring

Antique French Guilloche Enamel Locket Ring

Located in Chicago, IL

of rings is also known as poison rings. The shoulders are finely chased with stylized flowers and

Category

Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Poison

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold

A Roman Rock Crystal Magical Intaglio Chnoubis 2nd 3rd century A.D.
A Roman Rock Crystal Magical Intaglio Chnoubis 2nd 3rd century A.D.

A Roman Rock Crystal Magical Intaglio Chnoubis 2nd 3rd century A.D.

Located in Firenze, IT

, found most often on gnostic gems and amulets for protection against poison and disease. It is a

Category

15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Poison

Materials

Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Mid-19th Century Chinese Cinnabar Book Chest
Mid-19th Century Chinese Cinnabar Book Chest

Mid-19th Century Chinese Cinnabar Book Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

Though it seems unlikely that poison ivy could yield such beauty, traditional Chinese lacquer has

Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Poison

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

English Coconut Cup
English Coconut Cup

English Coconut Cup

Located in New Orleans, LA

and were used in cups such as this to detect and deter poison. A revival of interest in the coconut

Category

Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Poison

Materials

Silver

18kt Yellow Gold And Silver Copper Roman Coin 41-50 D.C.
18kt Yellow Gold And Silver Copper Roman Coin 41-50 D.C.

18kt Yellow Gold And Silver Copper Roman Coin 41-50 D.C.

Located in Firenze, IT

period to die - possibly poisoned - during the reign of Caligula, her grandson. It is she who, in 29

Category

15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Poison

Materials

Yellow Gold, Silver, Copper

Mahogany Apothecary Cabinet, Brass Handle and Brass Hinges
Mahogany Apothecary Cabinet, Brass Handle and Brass Hinges

Mahogany Apothecary Cabinet, Brass Handle and Brass Hinges

Located in Milan, IT

that can be opened only from the inside, containing poisons and opiates products. Very good condition

Category

1830s British Antique Poison

Materials

Mahogany

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