A Mid 19thC British Oak Apothecary Chest; Formerly P.J. Dewar, Chemist & Dentist c.1858-1875 sub-Decorative Objects and the bone structure is

and the bone structure is detailed and realistic

There are many later copies of these lions and they are simply never this good

' A sudden look of alarm came into its beautiful brown eyes

The style was popularised at the 1851 Crystal Palace Exposition in London

Many of this type of settee from this period would have a ‘show wood’ frame where the wood would be exposed to the top rail and arms

A Mid 19thC British Oak Apothecary Chest; Formerly P.J. Dewar, Chemist & Dentist c.1858-1875 sub-Decorative Objects and the bone structure isOrigin: Scottish Period: Mid Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1858 75 Width: 10. 5 Depth: 7 Height 9. 5 (closed) Of rectangular form in golden oak, the hinged lid opening to reveal a fitted interior with nineteen glass bottles of graduating size, some with wooden corks, the stained deep lower drawer with knob handle containing a collection of miscellaneous medical instruments, the lid with the original paper annotated inventory and, the whole