£630
Auction: Day One
of rectangular form, the interior fitted with clear glass bottles, ceramic jars and other accessories, above a base drawer with further containers and medical accoutrements, the lid interior with gilt leather label 'Equipped by F.J. Ayre & Co./ Dispensing Chemists/ North Adelaide'; together with a personalised gilt tooled leather booklet dedicated to Lord Kintore detailing the contents
Provenance: Property of The Earl of Kintore, formerly at Keith Hall, Aberdeenshire
Note: Made for Algernon Hawkins Thomond Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore (British 1852 – 1930) by F. J. Eyre & Co. of Adelaide for the 'Transcontinental journey from Port Darwin to Adelaide, undertaken in 1891, by His Excellency, The Right Honorable, Earl of Kintore PC GCMC while Governor of South Australia'. Lord Kintore served as Governor of South Australia from 1889-1995.
NB Contains some substances that are considered poisonous or toxic and should be handled with care and at the potential buyer's own risk.