{"product_id":"a-fine-pair-of-late-19thc-glass-apothecary-bottles-with-gilt-decoration-afc23","title":"A Fine Pair of Late 19thC Glass Apothecary Bottles with Gilt Decoration","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: Unknown\u003cbr\u003ePeriod: Late Nineteenth Century \u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Unknown\u003cbr\u003eDate: c.1880\u003cbr\u003eCircumference: 13.5 inches\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 10 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving good quality spherical glass stoppers over protruding lips and frosted necks, the bodies with lozenge gilt decoration interspersed with leaf and crescent moon and star motifs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithout specific labels but ornate decoration, these bottles are hand painted with numbers 29. and 32. respectively to the undersides and stoppers and would have carried a multitude of various medical powders or liquids; then filled into other smaller bottles given to patients.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe gilt decoration is rubbed in parts but there are no cracks, chips or restoration to the bodies or stoppers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnusual in terms of decoration, these bottles are extremely decorative and… just a little bit magical.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":52562590368024,"sku":"AFC23","price":115.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/5800\/5784\/files\/main-image308.jpg?v=1787572061","url":"https:\/\/doeandhope.shop\/products\/a-fine-pair-of-late-19thc-glass-apothecary-bottles-with-gilt-decoration-afc23","provider":"doeandhope.shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}