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SOLD Lot 149 - 2 Very Fine Travelling Medicine Chests

2 Very Fine Travelling Medicine Chests

lot 149 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

The first finished in tan leather with black Russian leather interior, opening to reveal full set of bottles labelled for 'Boroughs Wellcome & Co, ... read more

Sold for £238    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

A Victorian Medicine Chest

lot 150 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1870, French Polished Case, opening to reveal 4 (one replacement) large bottles, 6 medium bottles and 4 smaller bottles, with copy of ... read more

Estimated at £150 - £250 More details 4  

SOLD Lot 151 - Large & Impressive Homeopathic Medicine Chest

Large & Impressive Homeopathic Medicine Chest

lot 151 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1880, stamped in gilt to the inside of the lid 'Ashton & Parsons Homeopathic Chemists 19 Wormwood St and 30 Bishopsgate st Without London ... read more

Sold for £438    Result plus buyers premium More details 8  

SOLD Lot 152 - Large Victorian Domestic Medicine Chest

Large Victorian Domestic Medicine Chest

lot 152 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1850, unmarked but some original bottles with royal crest and the words 'DIEU ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QUIMAL Y PENSE', double doors open to ... read more

Sold for £650    Result plus buyers premium More details 10  

SOLD Lot 153 - A Large Victorian Domestic Apothecary Medicine Chest

A Large Victorian Domestic Apothecary Medicine Chest

lot 153 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

(Ω) English, c.1860, unmarked but with bottle labels for 'W Robinson Chemists 117 Victoria Street, Westminster', the French polished cabinet with two ... read more

Sold for £600    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

SOLD Lot 154 - Domestic Apothecary/Medicine Chest, S. Maw & Son

Domestic Apothecary/Medicine Chest, S. Maw & Son

lot 154 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1880, stamped in gilt lettering to the inside of the lid 'S. MAW & SON PORTABLE DOMESTIC MEDICINE CABINET, LONDON' lid opends and front ... read more

Sold for £300    Result plus buyers premium More details 6  

SOLD Lot 155 - Large Domestic Apothecary Medicine Chest

Large Domestic Apothecary Medicine Chest

lot 155 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1880, unmarked, lid opens to reveal 23 bottles ( a mix of original and replacements) a drawer below contains scales, pestle & martar, ... read more

Sold for £438    Result plus buyers premium More details 9  

SOLD Lot 156 - A Collection of Medical Treen

A Collection of Medical Treen

lot 156 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

including a boxwood treen pill silverer, aturned wooden pot with screw lid, a treen bottle holder, 2 other pots with lids, and two circular pill ... read more

Sold for £162    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 157 - Chemists Pill Silverer & Pill Rollers

Chemists Pill Silverer & Pill Rollers

lot 157 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

including a 19th Century Apothecaries pill silverer, and 2 boxwood pill rollers

Sold for £162    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 158 - A Llama Bezoar Stone

A Llama Bezoar Stone

lot 158 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

A Llama Bezoar stone on a turned wooden stand under a small glass dome, the base marked 'LLAMA BEZOAR', stone 1cm wide The Bezoar Stone: A ... read more

Sold for £250    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 159 - A Mudge's Inhaler with Mouthpiece

A Mudge's Inhaler with Mouthpiece

lot 159 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1850, marked to the base on the inside S MAW tankard-shaped pewter inhaler, this example retains the original mouthpiece (these fragile ... read more

Sold for £325    Result plus buyers premium More details 6  

SOLD Lot 160 - British Drug House, Standards

British Drug House, Standards

lot 160 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

A collection of 4 laboratory standard drugs each suspended in a glas vial inside a glass jar with stopper and ground pontil to the base, each 12cm ... read more

Sold for £62    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 161 - Collection of Victorian Ointment Pots & Pot lids

Collection of Victorian Ointment Pots & Pot lids

lot 161 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

including 4 pot lids for Holloway's Ointment, one with pot base, another pot lid for Mannina Herbal Ointment, and 4 other ointment pots

Sold for £250    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

An Unusual Set of Green Chemists Syrup Bottles

lot 162 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1900, impressed 'Y G Co' to the base, each with glass labels, 2 with original glass peg stoppers, 2 with wooden stoppers and 1 with no ... read more

Estimated at £150 - £250 More details 3  

SOLD Lot 163 - A Pair of Victorian Apothecary Syrup Bottles

A Pair of Victorian Apothecary Syrup Bottles

lot 163 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1880, with white enamelled labels, peg stoppers, and ground pontil marks, 22cm tall BUYER BEWARE: WE CANNOT SHIP THIS LOT, PLEASE ARRANGE ... read more

Sold for £44    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 164 - Pair of Bristol Blue Poison Bottles

Pair of Bristol Blue Poison Bottles

lot 164 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, hand blown/formed bottles with white enamelled labels for PULV. OPII & FERRI ARSENAIS both marked poison, 12.5 cm tall Condition: PULV. OPII ... read more

Sold for £938    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 165 - Collection of 13 Green Victorian Poison Bottles

Collection of 13 Green Victorian Poison Bottles

lot 165 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

Various Forms including a large bottle with a label for TINCT. IODI. POISON, along with 12 other green poison bottles BUYER BEWARE: WE CANNOT SHIP ... read more

Sold for £112    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 166 - Collection of 4 Victorian Apothecary Poison Bottles

Collection of 4 Victorian Apothecary Poison Bottles

lot 166 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

including a ribbed Bristol blue bottle with white enamel label, 2 ribbed green poison bottles, and a brown glass bottle BUYER BEWARE: WE CANNOT SHIP ... read more

Sold for £262    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 167 - Collection of 15 Small Ribbed Chemists Poison Bottles

Collection of 15 Small Ribbed Chemists Poison Bottles

lot 167 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, 19th Century, bottles with embossed W to the base, each with arched label and stopper, 13cm tall BUYER BEWARE: WE CANNOT SHIP THIS LOT, ... read more

Sold for £175    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 168 - Collection of 10 Medium Ribbed Chemists Poison Bottles

Collection of 10 Medium Ribbed Chemists Poison Bottles

lot 168 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, 19th Century, bottles with embossed W to the base, each with arched label and stopper, 17cm tall BUYER BEWARE: WE CANNOT SHIP THIS LOT, ... read more

Sold for £200    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 169 - Collection of 5 Large Ribbed Chemists Poison Bottles

Collection of 5 Large Ribbed Chemists Poison Bottles

lot 169 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, 19th Century, bottles with embossed W to the base, each with arched label and stopper, 19cm tall BUYER BEWARE: WE CANNOT SHIP THIS LOT, ... read more

Sold for £162    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 170 - Large Victorian Chemists Window Display Carboy

Large Victorian Chemists Window Display Carboy

lot 170 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, Victorian, large hand blown body with ground pontil mark, cut glass stopper, 51cm tall Provenance: acording to the vendor this is from a ... read more

Sold for £81    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 171 - A Victorian Chemist Shop Stained Glass Window

A Victorian Chemist Shop Stained Glass Window

lot 171 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

An original Victorian chemist shop stained glass window showing a mortar and pestle in coloured glass with painted enamel, 31cm diameter Note: with ... read more

Sold for £225    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 172 - A Collection of 19th Century Stained Glass Windows

A Collection of 19th Century Stained Glass Windows

lot 172 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

reputidly from the top front windows of a Chemist Shop, consisting of multiple swirled rectangular panes each 12cm x 17.5cm) with Heraldic coats of ... read more

Sold for £188    Result plus buyers premium More details 9  

SOLD Lot 173 - Apothecary Drug Run, Set of Chemists Shop Drawers

Apothecary Drug Run, Set of Chemists Shop Drawers

lot 173 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1850, the cabinet with 18 smaller drawers at the top and 4 larger drawers below and 6 smaller drawers at the bottom, each drawer with pine ... read more

Sold for £775    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 174 - Victorian Chemist 'Dispensing Department' Glass Sign

Victorian Chemist 'Dispensing Department' Glass Sign

lot 174 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, 19th century, glass sign for 'Dispensing Department' reverse painted to glass in an original and later wooden mount, 128cm long BUYER BEWARE: ... read more

Sold for £238    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 175 - A Very Large & Fine Apothecary Drug Run

A Very Large & Fine Apothecary Drug Run

lot 175 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1850, the cabinet with 18 smaller drawers at the top and 12 larger drawers at the bottom, each drawer with pine body dovetailed into a ... read more

Sold for £1,150    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 176 - A Large & Fine Apothecary Drug Run

A Large & Fine Apothecary Drug Run

lot 176 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1850, the cabinet with 18 smaller drawers at the top and 8 larger drawers at the bottom, each drawer with pine body dovetailed into a ... read more

Sold for £625    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 177 - Stereometer Stereoscope

Stereometer Stereoscope

lot 177 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

viewer with a plaque to the rear for 'STEREOMETERSTEREOSETTE LIMITED S8 1607', finished in black crinkle, with stereo lenses and sliding card ... read more

Sold for £100    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

SOLD Lot 178 - Optometrists Sight Test Machine

Optometrists Sight Test Machine

lot 178 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

American (?) c.1890, unsigned with embossed metal plaque t the front for 'Test your Sight', eye sight testing machine with internal metal carousel of ... read more

Sold for £2,875    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 179 - Set of Amputation Knifes, Weiss London

Set of Amputation Knifes, Weiss London

lot 179 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1890, engraved 'WEISS LONDON' with retail mark in the lid for 'HAWKSLEY 357 OXFORD ST LONDON', set of 3 amputation knifes in blue velvet ... read more

Sold for £162    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 180 - Collection of Surgical Instruments

Collection of Surgical Instruments

lot 180 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

including 3 amputation knives and a metacarpal saw with handles impressed 'W & H Hutchinson Sheffield' and a saw and knife with interchangeable ... read more

Sold for £106    Result plus buyers premium More details 6  

Hirtz's WW1 Compass for Locating Projectiles

lot 181 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

French, c.1915, Gaiffe = Gallot & Co. Succ, large leatherette case with gilt lettering to lid whihc reads 'ETABLISSEMENTS GAIFFE COMPAS DE Mr LE ... read more

Estimated at £500 - £700 More details 7  

SOLD Lot 182 - Doctors? Travelling Gladstone Bag

Doctors? Travelling Gladstone Bag

lot 182 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1900, leather Gladstone type bag, stamped in gilt C. W. N. bag opens to reveal fitted satin lined interior with cut glass bottles each ... read more

Sold for £138    Result plus buyers premium More details 8  

SOLD Lot 183 - A Fine Scottish Trephine Neurosurgery Set

A Fine Scottish Trephine Neurosurgery Set

lot 183 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

Scottish, c.1860, case and instruments stamped 'GARDNER EDINBURGH', black leather case opens to reveal 2 Trephines, skull saw and other items, case ... read more

Sold for £900    Result plus buyers premium More details 6  

SOLD Lot 184 - Military Surgical Instrument Set

Military Surgical Instrument Set

lot 184 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1860, many instruments stamped 'BLACKWELL' French polished case with lid opening to reveal top tray, containing amputation knives, bullet ... read more

Sold for £725    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

SOLD Lot 185 - Lane's Fracture Instrument Set, Down Brothers

Lane's Fracture Instrument Set, Down Brothers

lot 185 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1930, instruments stamped 'Down Bros London' set of instruments for the operative treatment of fractures, with 2 stainles steel lift out ... read more

Sold for £225    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

SOLD Lot 186 - Surgeons Field Amputation Set

Surgeons Field Amputation Set

lot 186 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1880, tools stamped 'S MAW & SON & THOMPSON, LONDON' set containing various instruments including a saw, metacarple saw, bone shears, and ... read more

Sold for £500    Result plus buyers premium More details 8  

SOLD Lot 187 - An Unusually Small Bleeding Cup Set

An Unusually Small Bleeding Cup Set

lot 187 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1870, unsigned, the French polished case with purple satin and Velvet lining with 2 glass suction cups & brass syringe, with brass ... read more

Sold for £625    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 187A - Victorian Surgical Instrument Catalogue, Evans & Wormull, 1893

Victorian Surgical Instrument Catalogue, Evans & Wormull, 1893

lot 187A (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

Illustrated Catalogue of Surgical Instruments, Apparatus & Appliances, Manufactured by Evans & Wormull, published 1893, 720 pages, 22cm x 15.5cm

Sold for £88    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 188 - A Collection of Syringes

A Collection of Syringes

lot 188 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

including 2 white metal hypodermic syringes in leather cases, hypodermic syringes in metal cases, and a number of glass ear syringes

Sold for £238    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

SOLD Lot 189 - St Johns Ambulance First Aid Kit

St Johns Ambulance First Aid Kit

lot 189 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1930, St Johns Ambulance first aid kit, tinplate finished in red with cream painted interior, complete with original contents, splints and ... read more

Sold for £106    Result plus buyers premium More details 6  

SOLD Lot 190 - A 19th Century Time Capsual from the Entrance to Birmingham Hospital

A 19th Century Time Capsual from the Entrance to Birmingham Hospital

lot 190 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, dated 1894, heavy glass jar still sealed containing documents, papers, coins and other documents, The document visible through the glass ... read more

Sold for £812    Result plus buyers premium More details 8  

SOLD Lot 191 - An Importatn Archive of Architectural Plans & Deeds Relating to Birmingham Hospital

An Importatn Archive of Architectural Plans & Deeds Relating to Birmingham Hospital

lot 191 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

Folio folder of survey drawings and documents titled in gilt lettering 'PLANS OF THE GENERAL HOSPITAL ESTATES' to include a doubel page paln titled ... read more

Sold for £300    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 192 - Original Plan of Lands next to Birmingham Hospital, 1779

Original Plan of Lands next to Birmingham Hospital, 1779

lot 192 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

large folded map dated 1779 titled "Plan showing the reputed owners of lands adjoining the General Hospital Birmingham in the year 1779" Note: this ... read more

Sold for £150    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 193 - Collection of Plands & Deeds Relating to Birmingham Hospital

Collection of Plands & Deeds Relating to Birmingham Hospital

lot 193 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

Collection of hand drawn pland documents and deeds relating to Birmingham Hospital from the mid 19th century to the start of the 19th century Note: ... read more

Sold for £106    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 194 - 3 Folio Books of Properties owned by Birmingham Hospital, 1913

3 Folio Books of Properties owned by Birmingham Hospital, 1913

lot 194 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

Two folio books titled in gilt 'GENERAL HOSPITAL BIRMINGHAM PARTICULARS OF PROPERTIES 1913 NO.2' one book being a reduced copy of the other, ... read more

Sold for £150    Result plus buyers premium More details 6  

SOLD Lot 195 - Pair of Large 19th Century Brass Hand Engraved Plates

Pair of Large 19th Century Brass Hand Engraved Plates

lot 195 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

2 large hand beaten and engraved brass chergers both engraved to the back in script 'Presented to the Committee of the Birmingham triennial Musical ... read more

Sold for £162    Result plus buyers premium More details 6  

Collection of Period Photographs From Birmingham Hospital

lot 196 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

including 2 large framed photographs of operating theaters, a childrens ward, a large photograph titled 'The Queens Hospital Birmingham Resident ... read more

Estimated at £50 - £100 More details 7  

New General Hospital Birmingham Souvenirs

lot 197 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

including a cup and saucer with an engraving of the hospital on the cup, and a plate with an engraving of the hospital in the centre Note: from ... read more

Estimated at £30 - £50 More details 4