An Attractive c.1900 Mahogany Cased Lepidopterists’ Collection sub-Curios (which was WH Gill)

(which was WH Gill)

it is unclear whether this skull was crafted in Victorian times and then mounted on this base or whether the two parts are of the same vintage

also a very fine crack across bridge of nose

the glass containing a silvery metal substance

Michael and St

An Attractive c.1900 Mahogany Cased Lepidopterists’ Collection sub-Curios (which was WH Gill)Origin: 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