Featured Pair Antique Blue Glass Herb Bottles

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  1. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    17EA068E-F563-489A-8FE4-C1CDDC4167B2.jpeg 985E45A4-3A48-422A-883F-C9E7472B6768.jpeg Any suggestions on age, maker and origin?
    Thanks
     
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  2. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    I doubt these are actually "old" and appear to be glass confabulation.
     
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  3. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    What’s the reason behind your doubts?
     
  4. dgbjwc

    dgbjwc Well-Known Member

    I also think these are fantasy items. Olibanum Vulgare (Frankinscense) is usually found as an oil. I don't think that would be the best container. It also would be difficult to tell how much you had left in a dark glass container like these.
    Don
     
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  5. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    56A9ECC3-5F40-4E0C-A8E4-A1867FDCAC04.jpeg EE1CC34B-ABFE-44E9-9933-BE459B480B09.jpeg It’s possible to be “fantasy” pieces. But I just don’t see them being new.
     
  6. i need help

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  7. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    Thanks, I’ll take the French lead.
    Not sure if copy or just different type of glass bottles.
     
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  8. George Nesmith

    George Nesmith Well-Known Member

    To me they look like decorator items.
     
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  9. fenton

    fenton Well-Known Member

    They are not new. They are at least 2 yrs. old.
     
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  10. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    Seriously, how do you get so much bottom wear if they are new.
    I just don’t get why everyone thinks they are not old.
     
  11. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Artificial wear. As others have said, apothecary bottles need to have visibility of the contents.
     
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  12. dgbjwc

    dgbjwc Well-Known Member

    For me, it's just the fact I can't imagine anyone using them as they are labeled. As I mentioned above, I can't figure out how you would store Frankinscense in that bottle. They seem more appropriate for something like bath salts than herbs.
    Don
     
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  13. i need help

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    I don’t know about age, but I Googled the first one and got all sorts of Naughty Pics. :(
     
  14. dgbjwc

    dgbjwc Well-Known Member

    I'm sorry, you must have mistyped. Semen Plantaginis is a Chinese medicinal herb derived from the seeds of a plantain. I didn't mention it because, unlike Frankinscense, it is a solid at least. Like so many things on the web, a misspelling can lead you into all kinds of mischief. :shame:
    Don
     
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    :banghead::hilarious:
     
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  16. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    They do artificial wear on glass?
     
  17. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    Yes fakers can easily do that, Kardinalisimo.
     
  18. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    Oh no way! :D :D :D :D :cool::cool::cool::cool:
     
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  19. i need help

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    I don’t think I did, but I’m not gonna test it out. :eek:
     
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  20. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

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