A Pretty c.1900 Mahogany Cased Lepidopterists’ Collection sub-Antiques In England

In England

in mahogany with stained pine rear slats

The figures we see here probably represent one of the shepherds and one of the Kings

as it draws out the poison when applied to the site of the injury

as the loan was against Smyth's estates

A Pretty c.1900 Mahogany Cased Lepidopterists’ Collection sub-Antiques In EnglandOrigin: 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, in a wide variety of colourways, surviving