Two Late 19thC Etched Glass Apothecary Bottles for Nitric & Sulphuric Acid sub-Antiques A rare and eye-catching piece

A rare and eye-catching piece of fairground memorabilia

Period: Late Eighteenth / Early Nineteenth Century

with its fantastic patina

his work commanded high prices

Two Late 19thC Etched Glass Apothecary Bottles for Nitric & Sulphuric Acid sub-Antiques A rare and eye-catching pieceOrigin: English Period: Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1895 Circumference: 10 inches Height: 7. 5 inches Elegantly crafted and wonderfully well preserved is this pair of etched apothecary bottles one marked for ACID. NIT. D, the other for ACID. SULPH. D. Having prominent hand etched lettering in gilt with double borders. The first vessel would have bore nitrous acid: formerly referred to nitric acid, though medieval alchemists called