Two Magnificent Early 20th Century Lepidopterist Display Cases sub-Antiques A bold and striking piece

A bold and striking piece of period design

A handsome piece of functional rustic vintage ware

When it became firm and hard it was finished with an enamel-like coat of paint and was then ready for a wide variety of decorative treatment

Leaving for the South of France in the company of his then wife

An attractive antique flag in a useful size making it extremely decorative

Two Magnificent Early 20th Century Lepidopterist Display Cases sub-Antiques A bold and striking pieceOrigin: English Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900; the specimens collected c. 1904 1924 The Cases: Height: 14 inches Width: 10 inches Depth: 1. 75 inches The pine cases, recently recovered in baize, displaying an array of sixty nine butterflies and moths from around the world, many with labels detailing when and where they were found stretching from the Edwardian period in 1904 to the last addition in India in 1924. The