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XIX Century English Mahogany Apothecary Set Cabinet Medicines J Hexam Chymist
$12,153.13
£9,014.39
€10,200
CA$16,641.70
A$18,502.39
CHF 9,684.89
MX$226,925.73
NOK 123,313.11
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DKK 77,638.06
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English apothecary cabinet dated to the first half of the nineteenth century, mahogany box, brass handle and hinges and complete with key. The cabinet with a rectangular base is formed by a central compartment with two shutters in which are housed separated by wooden dividers 21 blown glass which contains dusts and chemical preparations. A label is affixed to the blown glass containers:”Patent Medicines & Perfumery J. Hexam Chymist Swansea ecc”.
In the lower part some drawers are arranged, containing a scale with its weights, mortar, pestle, measuring cups, syringes and other objects. Conservation status: very good. Height 27.5 cm - inches 10.82, width 22 cm - inches 8.66, depth 18 cm - inches 7.08.
In use from the Renaissance, apothecary cabinets were born for doctors’ needs to have with themselves the necessaries for the first aid. They were usually a wooden box with several partitions where a few surgical instruments and the necessary for pharmacological therapy were located. Till the last Middle age, pharmacy was a part of medicine. Modern pharmacy’s bases go back to Renaissance. A very important historic moment was the discovery of America in 1492 and the following import of new vegetal species, helping to improve pharmacological study of plants.
- Dimensions:Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 7.8 in (19.82 cm)Depth: 11.4 in (28.96 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1820
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Milan, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1020226097052
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