Counter Top Apothecary
Free Standing Pine Apothecary Counter with 64 Drawers, Kitchen Island circa 1900
Located in Round Top, TX
apothecary originally served as a shop counter or storage cabinet. Counters similar to this were used
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Early 20th Century Danish Country Apothecary Cabinets
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Pine
H 43.25 in W 70.5 in D 22 in
Free Standing Pine Kitchen Island Shop Counter Apothecary, Denmark circa 1880's
Located in Round Top, TX
compliments the warm aged pine of the shop counter base.
Small 3 top drawer interior dimensions: 15.5"W X
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Antique Late 19th Century Danish Country Apothecary Cabinets
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Brass
H 36 in W 72 in D 30 in
19th Century English Millinery Haberdashery Hardwood Apothecary Cabinet
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand late 19th/early 20th century apothecary cabinet chest of drawers featuring 36 storage drawers
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20th Century English Industrial Apothecary Cabinets
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Brass
Antique Victorian Mahogany General Store Display Case Apothecary Cabinet 71"
Located in Dayton, OH
Xenia Ohio. This cabinet would be most impressive installed on a counter top for eye level viewing
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Apothecary Cabinets
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Glass, Mahogany
H 70.5 in W 67 in D 31 in
Knight’s Castile Chemist Shop Display Soap Dispensing Cabinet
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
hinged dispenser at the bottom
The cabinet is a counter top piece, it has the original Knights Castile
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Antique Early 1900s Victorian Apothecary Cabinets
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Walnut
Apothecary Counter-Top Gasogene Seltzer Dispenser, French, ca. 1900
Located in Petaluma, CA
This bottle caught our attention just because of how beautiful it looked. The glass bottle is covered in caning, and the white porcelain base adds to the uniqueness.
The purpose o...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Other Bottles
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Monumental 19thC English Ebonised Mahogany Glazed Apothecary Shop Counter
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1890
Monumental 19thC English Ebonised Mahogany Glazed Apothecary Shop Counter.
Brass
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Antique 1890s English Industrial and Work Tables
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Mahogany
H 36.62 in W 108.27 in D 23.23 in
Antique Bayliss & Co 19th Century English Brass Apothecary Counter Scale Balance
By Bayliss & Coulthard
Located in Dayton, OH
stand and brass balance with tray and scoop. Makers mark engraved along top arm
The antique
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Scientific Instruments
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H 26 in W 29 in D 9 in
Dutch 19th Century Apothecary Display Case
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
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Located in Chapel Hill, NC
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Wood
H 12.75 in Dm 5.75 in
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Magnificent Apothecary/Hardware Cabinet, circa 1907-1910
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Counter Top Apothecary For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the counter top apothecary you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each counter top apothecary for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, glass and paint. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect counter top apothecary — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each counter top apothecary bearing Victorian, industrial or folk art hallmarks is very popular. A well-made counter top apothecary has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Bayliss & Coulthard are consistently popular.
How Much is a Counter Top Apothecary?
The average selling price for a counter top apothecary at 1stDibs is $2,954, while they’re typically $800 on the low end and $12,500 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right apothecary-cabinets for You
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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