A Mid 19thC British Oak Apothecary Chest; Formerly P.J. Dewar, Chemist & Dentist c.1858-1875 sub-Architectural & Garden The primitive construction

The primitive construction

The primitive and naive depiction of a shipwrecked mariner with long dark windswept hair

when the horse drawn coaches and omnibuses were joined by cheaper transport

The well carved Corpus Christi showing traces of the original gilding

and the gas burners were altered so as to appear like ornamental fan-lights

A Mid 19thC British Oak Apothecary Chest; Formerly P.J. Dewar, Chemist & Dentist c.1858-1875 sub-Architectural & Garden The primitive constructionOrigin: Scottish Period: Mid Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1858 75 Width: 10. 5 Depth: 7 Height 9. 5 (closed) Of rectangular form in golden oak, the hinged lid opening to reveal a fitted interior with nineteen glass bottles of graduating size, some with wooden corks, the stained deep lower drawer with knob handle containing a collection of miscellaneous medical instruments, the lid with the original paper annotated inventory and, the whole