An Attractive c.1900 Mahogany Cased Lepidopterists’ Collection sub-Antiques preying on savannah creatures such

preying on savannah creatures such as wildebeest

Tea canisters as large and decorative as this are becoming increasingly scarce

punched decoration on the shoulder and a series of bold ovoid medallions on the sides

but this changed with the Victorian preoccupation with mourning and the death of Prince Albert in 1861 when Queen Victoria led the whole country in mourning

An Attractive c.1900 Mahogany Cased Lepidopterists’ Collection sub-Antiques preying on savannah creatures suchOrigin: English South American Period: Late Nineteenth Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1895 1910 The Case: Height: 12 inches Width: 16 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 specimens of butterfly and moth, in a wide variety of colourways, surviving from