A Fascinating Preserved Natural History Specimen for the Honey Bee; Life History, Prepared by T Gerrard & Co Ltd sub-Antiques many elaborate and ingenious types

many elaborate and ingenious types were made such as this more unusual pair

Highly arresting

this is a superb piece of fairground art that provides a show-stopping spectacle wherever it hangs

pretty and subtle

A Fascinating Preserved Natural History Specimen for the Honey Bee; Life History, Prepared by T Gerrard & Co Ltd sub-Antiques many elaborate and ingenious typesOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Century Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 1910 Diameter: 3. 5 inches (at maximum) Height: 9. 75 inches The specimens, preserved in formaldehyde within a cylindrical glass capsule, the label in latin reading Apis Mellifica and Honey Bee Life History with further makers label for T Gerrard & Co Ltd, Pentonville Road, London. The life history of the bee is displayed chronologically and is