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

Overall Height: 39

preying on savannah creatures such as wildebeest

There is also some old handwriting to one corner

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