Two Late 19thC Glass Apothecary Bottles with Painted Gold Banners for Hyoscyamus & Iridis sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles which would have been placed

which would have been placed on the models platter

Qashgai tribes make these lovely rugs and many of them are collected for transport in the town of Shiraz in southern Iran

Tables of this form have been constructed in Europe since the Middle Ages

This example bears the second design for the Canadian red ensign

making for a striking piece

Two Late 19thC Glass Apothecary Bottles with Painted Gold Banners for Hyoscyamus & Iridis sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles which would have been placedOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 80 Base Diameter: 3 inches Height: 7. 75 inches Beautiful clear glass examples in fine order, having square cut stoppers with original labels reading P: R: IRID: and SEM: HYOS: hand painted in black over fiery burnished gold banners. There is some wear to the paint, though structurally the pieces are sound. The stopper for P: R: IRID: is currently sealed shut but could