A Wonderful c.1870 Shadow Box Framed Entomology Collection sub-Antiques but please don’t walk across

but please don’t walk across it

with the base metal showing in places but overall Charlie is still in fine fettle

It was quite a widespread practice across the European continent and in some cases the cats had been positioned

the key conduit for international maritime trade

A Wonderful c.1870 Shadow Box Framed Entomology Collection sub-Antiques but please don’t walk acrossOrigin: English Period: Mid Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 The Case: Height: 14. 25 inches Width: 16 inches Depth: 2. 5 inches The glazed oak shadow box with striking ruby red interior and gilt gesso frame, housing a collection of exotic entomology arranged in decorative symmetrical form, containing approximately forty five specimens of butterfly, moth and beetle, survives from the third quarter of the nineteenth century.