An Attractive c.1900 Mahogany Cased Lepidopterists’ Collection sub-Antiques Tea canisters as large and

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

preying on savannah creatures such as wildebeest

Overall Height: 39

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

There is also some old handwriting to one corner

An Attractive c.1900 Mahogany Cased Lepidopterists’ Collection sub-Antiques Tea canisters as large andOrigin: 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