Lot 2107
19THC MAHOGANY COLLECTORS CABINET - MOTHS & BUTTERFLIES
a 19thc mahogany cabinet with an upper shelf with brass frieze and supported on columns, the bottom section with 20 numbered glazed drawers with a variety of moth and butterfly specimens, many with information and dates. Specimens include Hawk Moth, Lime Hawk Moth, Elephant Hawk Moth, Humming Bird Hawk Moth, Lobster Moth, Puss Moth, Marbled Brown, Garden Tiger, Yellow Tail, Rosy Footman, Jersey Tiger, Garden Dart, Clouded Buff, Turnip Moth, Heath Rustic, Double Dart, Purple Clay, Dot Moth, Hedge Rustic, Small Quaker, Dark Brocade, Black Rustic, Lunar Underwing, Grey Dagger, Lesser Spotted Pinion, Copper Underwing, Large Nutmeg, Mother Shipton, Grass Emerald, Chalk Carpet, Pale Eggar, Brown Scallop, Green Silver Lines, Webb's Wainscot, and many more. Cabinet 128cms high, 94cms across, 51cms deep
