Baccae Lauri (Laurel Berries) Antique Hand-painted Apothecary Tin antique nid noddy This pine needle basket tray

This pine needle basket tray

Descroches and is dated November 21

A great gift for your favorite gardener

and the fly on its tongue

I am not certain of the wood but believe it is a tropical wood and the sculpture is quite heavy for its size

Baccae Lauri (Laurel Berries) Antique Hand-painted Apothecary Tin antique nid noddy This pine needle basket trayContinuing the language theme connecting many of today's listings, what a terrific pair of words is Baccae Lauri, hand painted in black against cream on this lovely 19th century Apothecary tin. The tin would have once held laurel berries, used since ancient times as astringents, stimulants, and stomachics; applied to insect bites and stings and scalp eruptions(!), and used to treat rheumatism. I love the phrase's associations with higher learning,