Lot 914: Henry Francis Cantharides Poison Bottle

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Sold for A$20

Not To Be Taken. Base Mark: 1 oz. Original label: Tincture of Cantharides - Poison / Henry Francis, / Pharmaceutical Chemist, / 31 Bourke street east, Melbourne. Second Label: Poison. (Victoria) Poison Chemist Applied top, tooled finish. Rectangle. Cobalt. 1 oz. 90 mm. 1900s

Very Good. Bottle itself has a little flake to upper lip. Annealing marks to inner lip. Some inner contents stain. Labels are stained. Some tears and bits missing, mainly to the poison label. Nice early Melbourne labelled item. Grade: 7.8 Estimate: $20 - 30
Henry Francis Cantharides Poison Bottle
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