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Cased Collection of Butterflies Tropical Specimens
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Cased Collection of Butterflies Tropical Specimens

1920 - 1940
Sold 1 December 2025 · Rams Head Antiques
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This is a good cased collection of fine butterfly specimens with the most amazing colours. The specimens are in excellent condition and make a fine collection for display. This is one of four matching display cases from the well-curated specimen collection of a Gentleman scholar, over a lifetime of study. These examples are all African butterflies. The case is ready with hanger to display on the wall and measures 38 cms by 29 cms by 6 cms deep.

UK insured careful packing and delivery is £15

Physical Dimensions
Height
29cm (11.42")
Width
38cm (14.96")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
Declaration

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Framed Butterfly Specimen Collection to the 1930s.

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SA1172614
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Rams Head Antiques is a family business based in Wolsingham in Weardale where we have had shop premises for 28 years. The shop is generally open every Saturday from 11 am till 3 pm.

You are most welcome to visit the shop but please always check to confirm we are open before travelling. We have been in the antiques trade for well over thirty years now and stock a wide and varied range of antiques and decorative items specialising in carpets and Eastern and Oriental items as well as Georgian and Victorian furniture, mirrors, oil paintings, prints, ceramics and clocks.

We can arrange worldwide delivery on all the items we have in stock, please ask for an accurate quote.

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This is a good cased collection of fine butterfly specimens with the most amazing colours. The specimens are in excellent condition and make a fine collection for display.
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This is one of four matching display cases from the well-curated specimen collection of a Gentleman scholar, over a lifetime of study.
Rams Head Antiques

These examples are all African butterflies. The case is ready with hanger to display on the wall and measures 38 cms by 29 cms by 6 cms deep.

UK insured careful packing and delivery is £15

Height
29cm (11.42")
Width
38cm (14.96")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Framed Butterfly Specimen Collection to the 1930s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1172614
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Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2014
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Archive I A rectangular wooden frame containing a grid of various mounted tropical butterflies against a white background. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Cased Collection of Butterflies Tropical Specimens

Archive II A rectangular wooden frame containing a grid of various mounted tropical butterflies against a white background. View II
Archive III A rectangular wooden frame containing a grid of various mounted tropical butterflies against a white background. View III
Archive IV A rectangular wooden frame containing a grid of various mounted tropical butterflies against a white background. View IV
Archive V A rectangular wooden frame containing a grid of various mounted tropical butterflies against a white background. View V
Archive VI A rectangular wooden frame containing a grid of various mounted tropical butterflies against a white background. View VI
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Rams Head Antiques
Telephone 07769 255 544
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Wolsingham
Weardale
Durham
United Kingdom
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Verified Since Sep 2014
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A rectangular wooden frame containing a grid of various mounted tropical butterflies against a white background.
Cased Collection of Butterflies Tropical Specimens
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A rectangular wooden frame containing a grid of various mounted tropical butterflies against a white background.
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  • ObjectWall Art & Displays
  • Period1920 - 1940
  • StyleVictorian & Gothic
  • MaterialWood, Glass, Paper, Insect Exoskeletons
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsGrid arrangement, Glass front, Wooden mitred frame
  • SizeH 29 cm (11 in) x W 38 cm (15 in) x D 6 cm (2 in)

FAQs

Victorian naturalists popularised the collection and display of butterflies and insects in glass-fronted wooden cabinets as both a scientific pursuit and a decorative art form.

Traditional cases were typically built using dense hardwoods such as mahogany, oak, or walnut, featuring glass panels, cork backing sheets, and paper pin labels.

Authentic period pieces often feature hand-written locality data in archaic ink, aged paper linings, traditional brass hardware, and subtle signs of oxidisation on the insect pins.

These pieces fit well within eclectic, academic, or maximalist schemes, often hung on gallery walls or placed on shelves alongside leather-bound books and brass objects.

Specimens must be kept away from direct sunlight to prevent fading, maintained in low-humidity environments to deter pest damage, and sealed tightly against dust.
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