A Gorgeous c.1900 Mahogany Cased Lepidopterists’ Collection sub-Curios Flag: 27 x 18

Flag: 27 x 18

showing in clear detail

stretcher being too far damaged

Like a vessel of glass

The cloak is very finely and profusely embroidered in gold thread all around the stand-up collar

A Gorgeous c.1900 Mahogany Cased Lepidopterists’ Collection sub-Curios Flag: 27 x 18Origin: 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