A 19th.CENTURY APOTHECARYS BOXWOOD BOTTLE HOLDER COMPLETE WITH BOTTLE

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A . BEAUTIFUL 19th.CENTURY APOTHECARY'S BOXWOOD BOTTLE HOLDER COMPLETE WITH BOTTLE. THE BOTTLE STOPPER IS OF CORK AND WOOD AND THE TOP IS INSCRIBED R.A.POTTS THE PHARMACY SOUTH AUDLEY ST.W. I HAVE FOUND REFERENCE TO DR. R.A. POTTS OF 62 SOUTH AUDLEY STREET LONDON IN THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL DATED DEC. 1899. THE HOLDER IS IN BOXWOOD AND A LOVELY RICH STRAW COLOUR .WITH A NICE EASY SCREW THREAD THERE IS A HAIRLINE SURFACE CRACK DOWN PART OF THE SIDE OF THE LOWER SECTION OF THE CONTAINER BUT DOES NOT SHOW THROUGH ON THE INSIDE.THE BOTTLE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION .NO CRACKS OR CHIPS JUST THE NORMAL AIR BUBBLES YOU EXPECT IN EARLY COMMERCIAL GLASS. THERE IS A LETTER M STAMPED WITHIN A LOGO TYPE SHAPE AND 2OZ ON THE BASE OF THE BOTTLE. APART FROM THE HAIRLINE IN THE HOLDER IT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. A REAL TREEN COLLECTORS PIECE. Measures approx 115mm tall x 60mm Diameter. I will combine P&P on multiple purchases made on the same day.