A rare pair of anatomical model of a European Honeybee

Painted plaster and papier-maché, on their original steel/wooden bases.
Maybe by Louis M. Meusel (Sonneberg Thüringen, Germany) ; distributed by “Didacta” in Antwerp.
Germany, ca 1920.

Dimensions : 63 cm high, 67 cm wide, 55 cm deep.

The honeybee is the symbol of industry and community.

Comparanda :
- Collection Ydessa Hendeles (CA)
- Musée de l’Ecorché d’Anatomie - Normandie (FR)