AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY MAHOGANY MEDICINE CHEST BY JOHN MOORE, LONDON
the front opening to reveal compartments and labelled drawers, the top and rear poison compartment with some original gilt-capped bottles and later content, doors secured by sprung locks operated by closing the lid, maker's/retail label inscribed John Moore, Chemist to the KING, Great Russell Street, Covent Garden No.15, securing hooks and brass drop handles -- 10¾ x 9½ x 7¾in. (27.4 x 24 x 19.5cm.)

Condition Report
Further to the catalogue description, no marine provenance exists for this lot, although it is very similar to known examples used at sea.

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