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A Wonderful c.1870 Framed Entomology Collection

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A Wonderful c.1870 Framed Entomology Collection Antique butterflies vintage butterflies framed butterflies
The glazed oak shadow box with striking ruby red interior and gilt gesso frame, housing a collection of exotic entomology arranged in decorative symmetrical form, containing approximately forty five specimens of butterfly, moth and beetle, survives from the third quarter of the nineteenth century.

The three dimensional case is in sound structural order though the gilt gesso frame has losses. It appears to have once been hinged so there are two vacant spaces for hinges on one side. The specimens themselves are in fair order with 80% remaining in tact and pinned, though with the usual amount of loose dust in and around the ensemble. One specimen has lost a wing which is loose in the case.

The colours remain largely vivid and the examples within the case are hugely varied, some now rare specimens, from large wing-spanned silk moths to rose chafer beetles, with a wide and pleasing range of distinctive colours and patterns. Most of the specimens are not native to Britain. Lepidoptery, the branch of science dedicated to the study of butterflies and moths, has its own legendary figures, and its history is both long and glorious.

Positively wreaking of the well healed country house collector.
Price
£325.00  UK
$407.91  USA
€392.93  EU
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DimensionsThe Case Height 14.25 inches Width 16 inches Depth 2.5 inches Category Antique Taxidermy Date c.1870  Late 19th Century Antiques Material Oak Origin British Condition Good. Item code as155a883 Status Sold

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The Onion Barn, Shoe Cottage,
15 High Street, Blunham,
Bedfordshire, MK44 3NL.
MK44 3NL

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