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An Oak Three-Drawer Apothecary Cabinet with Specimen Tins
Estimate: $600-$800
Sold
$2,250
Live Auction
American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Location
Cincinnati
Description
An Oak Three-Drawer Apothecary Cabinet with Specimen Tins
Parke, Davis, and Co., Detroit, Michigan, Late 19th Century
original paper label affixed to lid interior with directions for unlocking the drawers along with a numerical index of specimens.
with 288 glass-window specimen tins, many of which retain original Materia Medica specimen samples.
Height 15 3/4 x width 28 1/2 x depth 19 inches.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Condition
Cabinet with some stains to lid and a couple of chips to the front corners. Numerical index with moisture stains and tears near the bottom corners. One specimen tin with a crack in the glass window. Some other tins with minor oxidation.