A Gorgeous c.1900 Mahogany Cased Lepidopterists’ Collection sub-Antiques in turquoise peacock blue flecked

in turquoise peacock blue flecked with gold sequins spelling out the latin “Honi soit qui mal y pense” and terminating in a devil’s tail paste stone buckle

(all at maximum)

A superb antique textile that would look equally knockout framed and glazed or hoisted and hung

then add of Venice turpentine

The only change from the previous was making the maple leaves green from red

A Gorgeous c.1900 Mahogany Cased Lepidopterists’ Collection sub-Antiques in turquoise peacock blue fleckedOrigin: 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