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Lot #414 - A good, mid-19thC Chinese bench-top apothecary chest




  • Auction House:
    Cordy's
  • Sale Name:
    September Art & Antique Auction
  • Sale Date:
    10 Sep 2013 ~ 9.30am (NZ time)
  • Lot #:
    414
  • Lot Description:
    A good, mid-19thC Chinese bench-top apothecary chest
    the two folding sections with over 100 drawers, most with original labels of various medicinal herbs, entirely constructed of paulownia, two hinged sections opening to reveal the drawers, exterior circular lock plate. 840 x 215 x 645 when open.
  • Notes:
    Traditionally used by itinerant Chinese herbal practitioners giving medicinal cures around the Ansei period (1854)
  • Estimate:
    NZ$1,600 - 1,600
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Oriental

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