A Victorian Antique Country Pine Flight of Twelve Drawers sub-Antiques The second and third bottles

The second and third bottles contained variants of Bismuth (Subnitrate and a misturae or mixture) which is found mostly in metallic state as small veins in rocks

This is certainly one of those designs

red and amber

On the underside of the lid is the original trade label which reads “Rogers’s Superior London-Made Water Colors… the great superiority of these colors has been proved by the society of arts having awarded Joshua Rogers their large special prize gold medal”

in a neat secretarial hand

A Victorian Antique Country Pine Flight of Twelve Drawers sub-Antiques The second and third bottlesOrigin: English Period: Mid Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1860 Width: 24 inches Height: 24 inches Depth: 8. 5 inches Having six drawers over three, over three, with turned handles, standing on bracket feet. The condition is decidedly rustic, beautifully worn, full of character and a deeply evocative patina, a handful of the handles and the bracket feet are later additions. Most likely made by a Victorian craftsmen for his own