Description

approx measurements:

Height: 25cm

Width: 8.5cm

A set of five original Victorian apothecary bottles, each crafted in clear glass and retaining their period gilt labels and ground glass stoppers.

The bottles are of traditional cylindrical form with slightly tapered shoulders, typical of 19th century chemist and pharmacy vessels.

Each example features a hand-applied gilt label identifying its intended contents, including examples such as Glycyrrhiza, Cinchona Co., and other pharmaceutical preparations used in historical medicine.

These labels, though showing age-related wear, provide a strong visual connection to Victorian dispensing practices and early pharmacology.

Apothecary bottles such as these would have been used in chemists’ shops to store tinctures, extracts, and powdered substances, forming part of the working environment of 19th century medicine.

The survival of a matching group enhances their appeal, offering both decorative impact and historical significance.

This set presents well as a cohesive display and is particularly suited to collectors of medical antiques, interior styling, or cabinet of curiosities arrangements