Taxidermy. A late Victorian preserved pike by J. Cooper

Taxidermy. A late Victorian preserved pike by J. Cooper, mounted in a naturalistic setting, with a printed trade label 'Preserved by J. COOPER, 28, RADNOR ST. St. Luke, London, E. C.' and with a further label inscribed 'PIKE TAKEN BY MARTIN SCHMIDT. AT HENLEY, FEBRUARY 1ST 1887, WEIGHT, 17 1/2lbs', in a glazed, ebonised and gilt bowfront case, 44.9cm high, 108.5cm wide.