Lot 132: An antique amber glass apothecary shop round bottle for Aqua Chloroformi

An antique pharmaceutical shop round bottle of cylindrical form, manufactured from amber-coloured glass. The vessel features a rounded shoulder and a narrow neck fitted with a matching ground glass stopper with a rectangular finial. The body displays a rectangular paper label with clipped corners and a dark border, inscribed in black serif type AQUA CHLOROF. being the abbreviation for Aqua Chloroformi. Historically used as a preservative and flavouring agent in liquid medicines, the amber glass was designed to protect the light-sensitive contents.