Lot 160: A Group of Antique Glass Chemist and Apothecary Shop Display Bottles

A collection of antique chemist’s shop display bottles, constructed from clear blown or molded glass with ground glass stoppers. The group features bottles of varying sizes, each of cylindrical form with rounded shoulders leading to a short neck.

Every bottle is fitted with a decorative cream-coloured adhesive label featuring a gilded border and red pin-striping. The labels are printed with various Latin pharmaceutical abbreviations, including:
ESS: LIMONIS (Essence of Lemon)
PULV: CINCHON: (Powdered Cinchona bark)
TINCT: CAPSICI. (Tincture of Capsicum)
LIN: CAMPH: CO: M: (Compound Liniment of Camphor)
INF: CENT: CO: CONC (Concentrated Compound Infusion of Gentian/Centaurium)
EXT: GLYCYR: LIQ: (Liquid Extract of Liquorice)
VIN: QUININÆ. (Quinine Wine)
LIN: SAPON: METH (Methylated Soap Liniment)
QUIN: SULPHAS (Quinine Sulphate)

One bottle also carries a modern white rectangular auction lot sticker printed with the number 160.