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Medicine Bottle, Glass Container, Japanese antique
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique glass medicine bottle from the early Showa period. A precious, unused item. It
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Glass

Medicine Bottle, Glass Container, Japanese Antique
Medicine Bottle, Glass Container, Japanese antique

Medicine Bottle, Glass Container, Japanese antique

$180 / set
H 7.09 in Dm 3.35 in
19th Century Sukhothai Ship Wreck Medicine Bottle, Thailand
Located in New York, NY
19th century Thailand Sukhothai medicine bottle recovered from ship wreck. Vertical rib decorative
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19th Century Thai Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Ceramic

Antique 19th Century Sukhothai Ship Wreck Medicine Bottle, Thailand
19th Century Sukhothai Ship Wreck Medicine Bottle, Thailand

19th Century Sukhothai Ship Wreck Medicine Bottle, Thailand

$1,950
H 10.5 in Dm 5.5 in
19th Century Sukhothai Ship Wreck Medicine Bottle, Thailand
Located in New York, NY
19th century Thailand Sukhothai medicine bottle recovered from ship wreck. Vertical rib decorative
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19th Century Thai Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Ceramic

Antique 19th Century Sukhothai Ship Wreck Medicine Bottle, Thailand
19th Century Sukhothai Ship Wreck Medicine Bottle, Thailand

19th Century Sukhothai Ship Wreck Medicine Bottle, Thailand

$1,950
H 10 in Dm 5.5 in
19th Century Sukhothai Ship Wreck Medicine Bottle, Thailand
Located in New York, NY
19th century Thailand Sukhothai medicine bottle recovered from ship wreck. Vertical rib decorative
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19th Century Thai Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Ceramic

Antique 19th Century Sukhothai Ship Wreck Medicine Bottle, Thailand
19th Century Sukhothai Ship Wreck Medicine Bottle, Thailand

19th Century Sukhothai Ship Wreck Medicine Bottle, Thailand

$1,950
H 13 in Dm 4.5 in
19th Century Sukhothai Ship Wreck Medicine Bottle, Thailand
Located in New York, NY
19th century Thailand Sukhothai medicine bottle recovered from ship wreck. Vertical rib decorative
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19th Century Thai Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Ceramic

Antique 19th Century Sukhothai Ship Wreck Medicine Bottle, Thailand
19th Century Sukhothai Ship Wreck Medicine Bottle, Thailand

19th Century Sukhothai Ship Wreck Medicine Bottle, Thailand

$1,950 / item
H 10.5 in Dm 5 in
Set of Nine 19th C English Victorian Treen Ware Boxwood Medicine Bottle Holders
Located in Haarlem, NL
A set of nine 19th century Victorian treen turned boxwood medicine bottle holders. These
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Glass, Boxwood

Antique Set of Nine 19th C English Victorian Treen Ware Boxwood Medicine Bottle Holders
Set of Nine 19th C English Victorian Treen Ware Boxwood Medicine Bottle Holders

Set of Nine 19th C English Victorian Treen Ware Boxwood Medicine Bottle Holders

$2,360 Sale Price / set
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H 7.09 in Dm 3.35 in
Antique Vintage Victorian Original Brown Apothecary Medicine Chemist Bottle Jar
Located in Sale, GB
- A beautiful brown glass Victorian chemist bottle, circa 1900. - Excellent glass and gilt lettered
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Early 20th Century British Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Glass

Antique Vintage Victorian Original Brown Apothecary Medicine Chemist Bottle Jar
Antique Vintage Victorian Original Brown Apothecary Medicine Chemist Bottle Jar

Antique Vintage Victorian Original Brown Apothecary Medicine Chemist Bottle Jar

$542
H 7.88 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in
Antique cast iron bench press for pharmacy caps, France, mid-19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
A rare cast iron apothecary cap holder, traditionally used to reduce the size of caps for medicine
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Mid-19th Century French Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Iron

Antique cast iron bench press for pharmacy caps, France, mid-19th century.
Antique cast iron bench press for pharmacy caps, France, mid-19th century.

Antique cast iron bench press for pharmacy caps, France, mid-19th century.

$1,913
H 3.25 in W 9.75 in D 5 in
Antique Vintage Victorian Ceramic Apothecary Medicine Shop Display Jar Bottle
Located in Sale, GB
. Apothecary is one term for a medical professional who formulates and dispenses medicines to physicians
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Early 1900s British Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Pottery

Antique Vintage Victorian Ceramic Apothecary Medicine Shop Display Jar Bottle
Antique Vintage Victorian Ceramic Apothecary Medicine Shop Display Jar Bottle

Antique Vintage Victorian Ceramic Apothecary Medicine Shop Display Jar Bottle

$679
H 9.45 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
French 19th Century Iron Pharmaceutical Corker
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
pharmaceutical bottle corker circa 1870. We are reminded of the craft and tools used to bottle medicines in a
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19th Century French Industrial Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Iron

Antique French 19th Century Iron Pharmaceutical Corker
French 19th Century Iron Pharmaceutical Corker

French 19th Century Iron Pharmaceutical Corker

$1,350
H 23.25 in W 8.75 in D 28.75 in
Statue Hand Carved of root, representing 'Immortal Li', Qing Dynasty era, China
Located in Los Angeles, CA
alleviates with special medicine from his bottle gourd. He is often portrayed as an ugly old man with a dirty
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Wood

Antique Statue Hand Carved of root, representing 'Immortal Li', Qing Dynasty era, China
Statue Hand Carved of root, representing 'Immortal Li', Qing Dynasty era, China

Statue Hand Carved of root, representing 'Immortal Li', Qing Dynasty era, China

$1,350
H 14 in W 7 in D 5 in
Framed Japanese Antique Embroidery Sennin Tapestry Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
compassion for the poor and the sick as he used the medicine in his bottle to alleviate the pain of the
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1890s Japanese Meiji Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Silk, Giltwood

Framed Japanese Antique Embroidery Sennin Tapestry Meiji Period
Framed Japanese Antique Embroidery Sennin Tapestry Meiji Period

Framed Japanese Antique Embroidery Sennin Tapestry Meiji Period

$8,500
H 57 in W 38 in D 1.2 in

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Tumbled, 1880's Antique Burnett's Cocaine Hair Tonic, Boston! Crude! Super!!
Located in Brunswick, ME
boston medicine bottle!! It stands 7" tall, is 2 1/2" wide, and is 1 1/2" deep. Besides a tiny shallow
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Late 19th Century American Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Glass

Tumbled, 1880's Antique Burnett's Cocaine Hair Tonic, Boston! Crude! Super!!
Tumbled, 1880's Antique Burnett's Cocaine Hair Tonic, Boston! Crude! Super!!

Tumbled, 1880's Antique Burnett's Cocaine Hair Tonic, Boston! Crude! Super!!

H 7 in W 2.5 in D 1.5 in
Rare: Professionally Tumbled, 1890's Antique John Wyeth & Bro, Philadelphia Blu
Located in Brunswick, ME
. Super cool!! This cobalt blue new york john wyeth & bro, philadelphia medicine bottle was hand blown
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Late 19th Century American Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Glass

Rare: Professionally Tumbled, 1890's Antique John Wyeth & Bro, Philadelphia Blu
Rare: Professionally Tumbled, 1890's Antique John Wyeth & Bro, Philadelphia Blu

Rare: Professionally Tumbled, 1890's Antique John Wyeth & Bro, Philadelphia Blu

H 6.25 in W 2.13 in D 2.13 in
Mid-19th Century Mahogany Travelling Apothecary Cabinet
Located in Suffolk, GB
oval brass escutcheons. The doors opening to reveal a good selection of medicine bottles with paper
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Mid-19th Century English Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Mid-19th Century Mahogany Travelling Apothecary Cabinet
Mid-19th Century Mahogany Travelling Apothecary Cabinet

Mid-19th Century Mahogany Travelling Apothecary Cabinet

H 10 in W 11.75 in D 7.5 in
Georgian Set of Hogarth's the Harlot's Progress
By William Hogarth
Located in London, GB
towards the viewer, unaware of the arrival of Justice Gonson to arrest her. The bottles of medicine around
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Mid-18th Century English George III Medicine Bottle Antique

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Georgian Set of Hogarth's the Harlot's Progress
Georgian Set of Hogarth's the Harlot's Progress

Georgian Set of Hogarth's the Harlot's Progress

H 15 in W 17.5 in D 0.5 in
Four Italian Medicine Bottles, Early 1900s
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Four Italian medicine bottles found in Umbria from the early 1900s. Each bottle has a beautiful
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Early 20th Century Italian Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Glass

Four Italian Medicine Bottles, Early 1900s
Four Italian Medicine Bottles, Early 1900s

Four Italian Medicine Bottles, Early 1900s

H 7.88 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in
Set of Four Petite Glass Chinese Medicine Bottles
Located in Chicago, IL
A set of four petite medicine vials of hand-blown glass from an early 20th-century Chinese
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Blown Glass

Set of Four Petite Glass Chinese Medicine Bottles
Set of Four Petite Glass Chinese Medicine Bottles

Set of Four Petite Glass Chinese Medicine Bottles

H 2.25 in W 0.75 in D 0.75 in
Set Antique Vintage Victorian Blue Glass Apothecary Chemist Medicine Bottles
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous trio of highly collectable Bristol Blue Victorian chemist bottles, circa 1900. - All
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Early 20th Century British Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Glass

Set Antique Vintage Victorian Blue Glass Apothecary Chemist Medicine Bottles
Set Antique Vintage Victorian Blue Glass Apothecary Chemist Medicine Bottles

Set Antique Vintage Victorian Blue Glass Apothecary Chemist Medicine Bottles

H 8.67 in W 2.96 in D 2.96 in
Mahogany apothecary box
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English mahogany apothecary box with brass fittings, the interior with numerous glass medicine
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19th Century English Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Brass

Mahogany apothecary box

Mahogany apothecary box

H 10.25 in W 13.5 in D 8 in
Vintage Pharmacy Medicine Display Bottle c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An oversize vintage pharmacy medicine display bottle with original label and Bakelite screw
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Chrome, Wire

Vintage Pharmacy Medicine Display Bottle c.1940
Vintage Pharmacy Medicine Display Bottle c.1940

Vintage Pharmacy Medicine Display Bottle c.1940

H 21 in W 9 in D 6 in
19th Century American Leather Doctor's Bag
Located in Chicago, IL
carry bottles of medicine and other essential tools with ease. Despite its wear, this piece retains an
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19th Century American Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Leather

19th Century American Leather Doctor's Bag
19th Century American Leather Doctor's Bag

19th Century American Leather Doctor's Bag

H 14 in W 22 in D 13 in
Antique Playing Cards by Tiffany & Company Designed by Charles E. Carryl
Located in York County, PA
bottles of medicine and a twisted, ill expression. Their jack, wearing shades, holds a long pipe and
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1870s American Medicine Bottle Antique

Antique Playing Cards by Tiffany & Company Designed by Charles E. Carryl
Antique Playing Cards by Tiffany & Company Designed by Charles E. Carryl

Antique Playing Cards by Tiffany & Company Designed by Charles E. Carryl

H 39 in W 40.5 in D 2.5 in
1910-1919 Bakelite Expedition Burroughs Wellcome & Co London Medicine Bottles
Located in Haarlem, NL
Fourteen black Bakelite Burroughs Wellcome & Co of London medicine bottles. Medicine bottles like
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Early 1900s British Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Bakelite

1910-1919 Bakelite Expedition Burroughs Wellcome & Co London Medicine Bottles
1910-1919 Bakelite Expedition Burroughs Wellcome & Co London Medicine Bottles

1910-1919 Bakelite Expedition Burroughs Wellcome & Co London Medicine Bottles

H 4.53 in W 1.46 in D 1.46 in
Hamilton MFG CO 1920 Walnut Physician Medical Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hamilton MFG CO 1920 Walnut Physician Medical Cabinet Top section opens to a rack for medicine
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1920s Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Walnut

Hamilton MFG CO 1920 Walnut Physician Medical Cabinet
Hamilton MFG CO 1920 Walnut Physician Medical Cabinet

Hamilton MFG CO 1920 Walnut Physician Medical Cabinet

H 39.5 in W 30.5 in D 18.5 in
Chinese Carved Agate "Horse and Monkey" Snuff Bottle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
in a small bottle like other medicines. The snuff bottle replaced the snuff box used by Europeans.      
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19th Century Asian Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Agate

Chinese Carved Agate "Horse and Monkey" Snuff Bottle
Chinese Carved Agate "Horse and Monkey" Snuff Bottle

Chinese Carved Agate "Horse and Monkey" Snuff Bottle

H 3.25 in Dm 2 in
Antique pharmacy corkscrew, with stag horn skull-shaped knob, Italy 1880s.
Located in Milan, IT
from medicine and perfume bottles. Medical and perfume bottles used corks in the late 19th century
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Late 19th Century Italian Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Bronze, Copper, Steel

Antique pharmacy corkscrew, with stag horn skull-shaped knob, Italy 1880s.
Antique pharmacy corkscrew, with stag horn skull-shaped knob, Italy 1880s.

Antique pharmacy corkscrew, with stag horn skull-shaped knob, Italy 1880s.

H 1 in W 5.5 in D 2.5 in
Taking Physick, English medical caricature etching by James Gillray, 1800
By James Gillray
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
system. Gillray draws a bottle of medicine in the patient's hand and also two bottles on the mantle. The
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Early 1800s Other Art Style Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Etching

Taking Physick, English medical caricature etching by James Gillray, 1800
Taking Physick, English medical caricature etching by James Gillray, 1800

James Gillray
Taking Physick, English medical caricature etching by James Gillray, 1800, 1800

H 10.04 in W 7.49 in
Victorian Mahogany Apothecary Medicine Cabinet
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
fitted medicine bottles housed inside the doors in individual compartments. The centre of the box has a
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19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany Apothecary Medicine Cabinet
Victorian Mahogany Apothecary Medicine Cabinet

Victorian Mahogany Apothecary Medicine Cabinet

H 11 in W 11.5 in D 8 in
Apothecary Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Georgian Mahogany Apothecary Cabinet fully fitted with medicine bottles, scales, wieghts and mortar
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19th Century British Medicine Bottle Antique

Apothecary Box
Apothecary Box

Apothecary Box

H 10.5 in W 11.5 in D 7.5 in
Brass Inlaid Rosewood Scents or Medicine Box
Located in Raleigh, NC
Brass inlaid rosewood scents or medicine box with six original bottles one top missing. Original
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1870s English Medicine Bottle Antique

Brass Inlaid Rosewood Scents or Medicine Box
Brass Inlaid Rosewood Scents or Medicine Box

Brass Inlaid Rosewood Scents or Medicine Box

H 4.5 in W 6 in D 5 in
Antique Chinese Porcelain Elongated Quadrangular Snuff Bottle
Located in New York, NY
similar bottle see: Raymond Li, The Medicine-Snuff Bottle Connection: Chinese Miniature Containers: A
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Porcelain Elongated Quadrangular Snuff Bottle
Antique Chinese Porcelain Elongated Quadrangular Snuff Bottle

Antique Chinese Porcelain Elongated Quadrangular Snuff Bottle

H 2.75 in W 0.75 in D 0.75 in
Set of Nine Antique Victorian Glass Apothecary Bottles, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A set of nine 19th Century Victorian antique glass apothecary / chemist / medicine bottles of
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19th Century British Victorian Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Glass

Set of Nine Antique Victorian Glass Apothecary Bottles, 19th Century
Set of Nine Antique Victorian Glass Apothecary Bottles, 19th Century

Set of Nine Antique Victorian Glass Apothecary Bottles, 19th Century

H 8.67 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in
18th Century Apothecary Kit
Located in Charleston, SC
original small medicine bottle with drawers that contain looking glass and measuring tools. The back
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18th Century and Earlier British Medicine Bottle Antique

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Apothecary Kit
18th Century Apothecary Kit

18th Century Apothecary Kit

H 13.5 in W 11 in D 8 in
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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal medicine bottle antique for your home. Each medicine bottle antique for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, wood and metal. There are many kinds of the medicine bottle antique you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each medicine bottle antique bearing Victorian or Regency hallmarks is very popular. A well-made medicine bottle antique has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Thompson & Capper are consistently popular.

How Much is a Medicine Bottle Antique?

A medicine bottle antique can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,600, while the lowest priced sells for $272 and the highest can go for as much as $28,047.
Questions About Medicine Bottle Antique
  • What is an antique snuff bottle?
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    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Snuff bottles were used in China in the early 18th century. The bottle contained powdered tobacco, which was illegal to smoke, but was considered a remedy for colds and headaches and was therefore allowed in bottles in powdered form. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic snuff bottles from some of the world’s top sellers.

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