A Gorgeous c.1900 Mahogany Cased Lepidopterists’ Collection sub-Curios with vines

with vines

And was punished by his big Aunt Bessie…

most frequently calling on the landscape of the countryside of his native York

stretcher being too far damaged

In entirely untouched and original condition there is one small hole in the sky to the right of the nymph and the picture is fairly dirty under its glass

A Gorgeous c.1900 Mahogany Cased Lepidopterists’ Collection sub-Curios with vinesOrigin: English South American Period: Late Nineteenth Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1895 1910 The Case: Height: 14 inches Width: 18 inches Depth: 2 inches The glazed mahogany display case with hinged sides for access and off white interior housing a collection of exotic butterflies native to Britain and South America containing approximately forty five specimens of butterfly and moth, mainly in monochrome colourings, surviving