Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 11th August 2020

Lot 550

A BOWFRONT CASED TROUT LATE 19TH CENTURY preserved by R. Allder

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £420

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Description

A BOWFRONT CASED TROUT

LATE 19TH CENTURY

preserved by R. Allder, Naturalist in Newbury,with a paper label titled 'Kennet Trout', with further indistinct inscription and date '1898', in a naturalist setting with a label inscribed 'These stones were found inside the fish covered with growth', with maker's label and gilt decoration to the front

43.5cm high, 85cm wide, 15.8cm deep