A Group of Five Framed French Collected Wild Flower Botanical Specimens c.1870-80 sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage The weighty stained whitewood cabinet

The weighty stained whitewood cabinet with the J&P Coats logo

The Latin word means "vanity" and loosely translated corresponds to the meaninglessness of earthly life and the transient nature of all earthly goods and pursuits

Very similar in form to the Soho or Kershaw Patent Reflex made from 1905-1939 this camera was probably used for functional photographs

sending portraits of his father and his sister

animals and landscapes with period brass drop ring handles

A Group of Five Framed French Collected Wild Flower Botanical Specimens c.1870-80 sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage The weighty stained whitewood cabinetOrigin: French Period: 3rd Republic Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 80 The Two Smaller: 16. 5 high x 12. 5 wide x 0. 75 deep The Three Larger: 17. 75 high x 14 wide x 0. 75 deep The beautifully faded collection of five wildflower botanical specimens, collected in the latter stages of the nineteenth century, residing in their original ebonized glazed frames, some being gilt decorated, with newspaper backings, surviving from rural France. The