Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 12th April 2017
Lot 523
Taxidermy. An Edwardian preserved trout by J. Cooper & Sons
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1300
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Description
Taxidermy. An Edwardian preserved trout by J. Cooper & Sons, mounted in a naturalistic setting with a printed trade label inscribed 'PRESERVED BY J. COOPER & SONS, 28 Radnor Street, ST. LUKE'S, LONDON E. C.', in a glazed ebonised bowfront case with gilt lettering inscribed 'TROUT Caught below Fisherton Mills.Sep. 26th 1907. Weight 10lb's 9oz's. length 28 1/2in's. girth 18in's'., 44.3cm high, 89.4cm wide, 19.4cm deep, together with a framed facsimile photograph of the fisherman who caught the fish. (2)