Set of Four 19th Century Specimen Butterfly Collection Boxes
An Attractive and Interesting Set of Four 19th Century Display Boxes Full of Butterfly Specimens.
Housed in four ebonised trays with wall hanging fittings, these butterfly specimens are highly decorative. Collections of this sort were formed by connoisseur collectors in the 19th century as an interest in natural history became more widespread.
The presence of these exotic specimens show that the collection belonged either to someone who had travelled widely in search of such pieces or someone with links to the scientific community and who could call upon friends to bring specimens back to Britain for mounting.
H 41cm x W 47cm x D 6.5cm
H 16¼” x W 18½” x D 2½”
Housed in four ebonised trays with wall hanging fittings, these butterfly specimens are highly decorative. Collections of this sort were formed by connoisseur collectors in the 19th century as an interest in natural history became more widespread.
The presence of these exotic specimens show that the collection belonged either to someone who had travelled widely in search of such pieces or someone with links to the scientific community and who could call upon friends to bring specimens back to Britain for mounting.
H 41cm x W 47cm x D 6.5cm
H 16¼” x W 18½” x D 2½”
#3628
£ 1,350.00
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