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Rare Original Chinese Herbal Apothecary’s 25 Drawer Chest (1 of 6)
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Rare Original Chinese Herbal Apothecary’s 25 Drawer Chest

REF: HM145 / LA470830
£1,250
€1,460
$1,572
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Description
Rare Original Chinese Herbal Apothecary’s 25 Drawer Chest. This is a Chinese apothecary cabinet it was once used by a Herbal Physician to keep the herbs and remedies used in Chinese Medicine. The front of each drawer has very detailed medicine labels, (in Chinese) it has 25 long drawers each divided into 4 sections which are labelled on the front to indicate the various remedies that would have been held inside each section. The cabinet is very sound, the lacquer is in its original aged finish, clearly identifying the intended contents of each drawer. The cabinet is 20” high, 20” wide and 14” deep Ref: Hm145
measurements
Height:
20 in
Width:
20 in
Depth:
24 in
declaration
Elmgarden has clarified that the Rare Original Chinese Herbal Apothecary’s 25 Drawer Chest (LA470830) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being 19th Century
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location
This Rare Original Chinese Herbal Apothecary’s 25 Drawer Chest is located in United Kingdom