An Attractive c.1900 Mahogany Cased Lepidopterists’ Collection sub-Curios Painted in oils on canvas

Painted in oils on canvas and presented in a wooden frame with signature lower right

Green and white are also the colours of the leek

or eclectic interiors this is a rare and splendidly colourful piece

The cannon gun and carriage are in fair to good order

Queen Victoria permitted much of the royal plate to be copied by Elkingtons and they were also the suppliers of flatware to the luxury dining sections on board the Titanic and other ships in the White Star Line fleet

An Attractive c.1900 Mahogany Cased Lepidopterists’ Collection sub-Curios Painted in oils on canvasOrigin: 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