{"product_id":"late-victorian-mahogany-apothecary-box-medicine-chest-with-bottles","title":"Victorian mahogany apothecary box with medicine bottles","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eAbout this piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eA late Victorian apothecary box, mahogany, square, with a hinged flat top. Chests like this were fixtures of well-run Victorian households and doctors' surgeries alike, built to keep the era's tinctures, powders, and treatments organised and close at hand — remedies that would look distinctly alarming on a modern bathroom shelf.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEight of the original bottles survive, several in stained glass. Coloured glass wasn't decorative flourish; it protected light-sensitive contents, though it does make for a handsome row along the shelf. The mahogany has darkened with age into something richer than any polish could manage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEqually at home as a display piece or genuine storage, it carries a slice of 19th-century medicine along with it — a period when apothecary and alchemist weren't always easy to tell apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eCondition notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003eGood antique condition. Losses to veneer at the lower front corner; marks to the lid; visible gaping to front panel; cracks to base; hairline cracks to lid sides; some general scratches to the exterior; wear to bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rita's Bazaar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54035667386701,"sku":"2651","price":230.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/4191\/4957\/files\/1-IMG_1271-PhotoRoom_facbe963-2096-4bdd-b069-a8dcc8c8589b.webp?v=1780946201","url":"https:\/\/ritasbazaar.co.uk\/products\/late-victorian-mahogany-apothecary-box-medicine-chest-with-bottles","provider":"Rita’s Bazaar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}