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An unusual late 19th/early 20th-Century French pill-maker,
stamped E. FINOT BTE S.G.D.G. ASNIERES, SEINE , resting on a round fruitwood stand, with a glass dome with facet-cut knop -- 22.2cm. (8¾in.) diameter
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The pill-maker comprises a white-metal platform on a tapering foot and with a round handle on a baluster turned column at the centre. As well as the maker's stamp, it is stamped with APPAREIL BREVETE FRANCE ET ETRANGER and FÉRICÔNE 5 GRAMMES. Around its circumference are twelve round slots into which fit the pill-holders. Each of these is in the form of a hollow cone, of the same white metal, hinged at the bottom to split open lengthways, and with two small lips at the top for ease of removal from the pill-maker. They are each stamped E. FINOT and BTE S.G.D.G. . The underside of the mahogany base has three bun feet and a printed label reading AVIS IMPORTANT. - En cas d'accident, il suffit, pour avoir un globe qui s'adapte parfaitement à ce socle, de rappeler le numéro inscrit sur cette etiquette. Nos clients peuvent s'addresser directement à nous ou se le procurer par l'intermédiare des Droguistes ou Commissionnaires. Le prix du globe seul est de 2Fr.50. NUMÉRO DU SOCLE 185
stamped E. FINOT B
See Colour Illustration
The pill-maker comprises a white-metal platform on a tapering foot and with a round handle on a baluster turned column at the centre. As well as the maker's stamp, it is stamped with APPAREIL BREVETE FRANCE ET ETRANGER and FÉRICÔNE 5 GRAMMES. Around its circumference are twelve round slots into which fit the pill-holders. Each of these is in the form of a hollow cone, of the same white metal, hinged at the bottom to split open lengthways, and with two small lips at the top for ease of removal from the pill-maker. They are each stamped E. FINOT and B
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis