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# Apothecary box found in Lichfield could fetch £1,000 at auction
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/apothecary-box-found-in-lichfield-could-fetch-1000-at-auction/
- Published: 2021-02-12T09:21:55.000Z
- Updated: 2021-02-12T09:22:18.000Z
- Description: An apothecary box found at a house in Lichfield is expected to sell for more than £1,000 at auction.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:14, News

An apothecary box found at a house in Lichfield is expected to sell for more than £1,000 at auction.

![The apothecary box found in Lichfield](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/box.jpg)

The apothecary box found in Lichfield

The 19th Century item would have been used by early medical professionals to store herbs and other medicines.

The box – which is being sold by Hansons Auctioneers – was made in 1870 by Savory and Moore and has velvet lined slots.

Antiques expert Adrian Rathbone said:

> “The Victorian era was a time of huge advances in medicine and science and such boxes last as a reminder of how medicine was practiced over 120 years ago.  
>  
> “Long gone are the contents, but the box remains in extraordinary condition and one can only wonder who actually owned it from new.  
>  
> “It would certainly have been a medical professional of considerable stature. It would be nice to think its new owner was a medical practitioner.”  
>  
> Adrian Rathbone

The box will go under the hammer at a sale on 24th February.