Rare glazed ceramic baluster-shaped bottle with a narrow neck encircled by a red rim, with its original printed paper label "MERCURE "UNIC" – Chemically pure" (250 grams). The label bears the distributor's mark Laveau & Perrigot, Bordeaux , and on the reverse, an embossed stamp under the base reads: "250 MERCURE BOURDON FRÈRES PARIS" , the manufacturer of the container.
✦ Origin: France (Bordeaux / Paris) ✦ Estimated period: Circa 1900–1910 ✦ Dimensions: 7.5 × 4 cm ✦ Material: Glazed stoneware, printed paper label ✦ Condition: Very good overall condition, complete and legible label
This type of bottle was intended for storing metallic mercury for chemical or pharmaceutical use, a rare and regulated product from the late 19th century onward. The dual Perrigot/Bourdon Frères markings attest to regional distribution based on bottles supplied by a Parisian manufacturer. An emblematic piece of early 20th-century French industrial pharmacopoeia .
