Category
Other
Medium
Wood, Glass, Butterflies, Dried plants, Cowry shells
Distinguishing marks
Butterflies
Condition
Excellent
Long Description
I'd like to know more about these mountings.
The larger box contains what I'm sure is a butterly in the Kallima (Oakleaf) genus, although i'm not sure of the exact species.
The smaller box contains what looks like a Zebra Longwing butterfly.
The plants, wood and cowry shells inside look real.
The wood looks and feels real to me, but I'm not going to scratch it to find out, I don't want to ruin the boxes.
They look handmade to me, the hot glue is smeared at the bottom kind of sloppily (although I know I could be wrong).
I got them as a gift 15 years ago from a friend who worked at an auction house. All he told me was that they didn't sell. I don't know anything about them. I apologize for the dust, they were in storage.
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For Sale?
No