Two Late 19thC Glass Apothecary Bottles with Painted Gold Banners for Hyoscyamus & Iridis sub-Curios preserving and

preserving and

with superb provenance

his best impression being that of Bill Crosby “Spaghetti and meatballs

This particular poster advertising the Portobello trams is similar to other of the period such as a posters for the Portobello open air swimming pool for the local council and was probably designed by the artist in the 1930s or ’40s

The interior flowers have a few small areas of worn and flaking paint

Two Late 19thC Glass Apothecary Bottles with Painted Gold Banners for Hyoscyamus & Iridis sub-Curios preserving andOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 80 Base Diameter: 3 inches Height: 7. 75 inches Beautiful clear glass examples in fine order, having square cut stoppers with original labels reading P: R: IRID: and SEM: HYOS: hand painted in black over fiery burnished gold banners. There is some wear to the paint, though structurally the pieces are sound. The stopper for P: R: IRID: is currently sealed shut but could