A Gorgeous c.1900 Mahogany Cased Lepidopterists’ Collection

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A Gorgeous c.1900 Mahogany Cased Lepidopterists’ CollectionOrigin: 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

Gall examined the heads of two hundred living elephants

also called glycerin or glycerine

our intelligent guess as to Mr Edmund Heap’s identity is that he was born in 1887 in Burnley

The Empire Marketing Board was formed in May 1926 by the Colonial Secretary Leo Amery to promote inter-Empire trade and to persuade consumers to 'Buy Empire'

imbues us totally

Condition is excellent

The reverse of the locket is vacant

Four rosettes sit in each corner giving light to the busy ground

though nothing unexpected

Kurdistan spans the junction of Iran

1 inches (when open

by a desirable artist in what was perhaps the golden age of the British poster

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