Lot #4106 - Rare antique boxwood Treen Pill Silverer
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Auction House:Barsby Auctions
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Sale Name:Timed Online Auction: A Gentleman's Collection Part II
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Sale Date:01 Oct 2022 ~ 12noon (AEST)
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Lot #:4106
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Lot Description:Rare antique boxwood Treen Pill Silverer
7.5cm h x 6cm dia Lid unscrews, spherical interior. Some silver leaf remains. Apothecaries having fashioned their pills would coat them with silver by placing them in these containers with silver leaf . Gently rolling the pills within the sealed sphere with a gum resin would cover them, ready for bottling. -
Estimate:A$80 - 120
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Realised Price:
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Category:Collectables
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