Live Auction 6217Christie's Interiors - Masters & Makers
A LARGE GLASS PHARMACEUTICAL DISPLAY JAR AND COVER
Lot 524

A LARGE GLASS PHARMACEUTICAL DISPLAY JAR AND COVER

CIRCA 1890

Closed19 June 2012

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GBP 750

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A LARGE GLASS PHARMACEUTICAL DISPLAY JAR AND COVER
CIRCA 1890
Reverse painted with the Royal coat of arms above a banner titled PERUV.BARK., the blue cover gilt with a band of flowers and foliage
28¾ in. (73 cm.) high approx

Specialist note

Peruvian Bark, also known as Jesuit's Bark, is the historical name of the most celebrated specific remedy for all forms of malaria