An Attractive c.1900 Mahogany Cased Lepidopterists’ Collection sub-Antiques punched decoration on the shoulder

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

Ernest Forbes was an artist who essentially turned his back on fame and fortune

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

There is some wear to the painted finial

a concoction of blended wheat meals

An Attractive c.1900 Mahogany Cased Lepidopterists’ Collection sub-Antiques punched decoration on the shoulderOrigin: 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