A Wonderful Early 18thC Delftware Dry Drug Jar; For Ointment of Nicotiana sub-Curios The hinged oak collectors case

The hinged oak collectors case with hanging hook and buff coloured interior housing a collection of predominantly butterflies but also a beetle and two dragonfly specimens

Cavendish tobacco originated in the late 16th century

a foray into the area of electronic organs

and is often mistaken for the doctor's bag

A Wonderful Early 18thC Delftware Dry Drug Jar; For Ointment of Nicotiana sub-Curios The hinged oak collectors caseOrigin: English Period: Early Eighteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1720 40 Circumference: 19. 5 inches (at maximum) Height: 7. 75 inches The delftware drug or ointment jar typically painted in blue depicting two birds either side of a decorated cartouche consisting of a basket of fruit above the inscription 'U: NICOTIAN,' surviving from the first half of the eighteenth century. The condition of the vessel is fair. There are several losses