HARDY BROS. LTD, ALNWICK: A RARE CARVED WOODEN SALMON
realistically painted and with relief fins, mounted on a rectangular chamfered edge oak presentation board, with inscription "Killed on the Wye, Courtfield Water, 10th April 1913 by E.F.M.B. Weight 35 1/2lbs", with Hardy ivorine plaque to the edge inscribed "Hardy Bros. Ltd, Alnwick", 130cm x 38cm
Provenance: From a private East Sussex vintage fishing tackle collection.
Illustrated: "Fishing Tackle for Collectors" by Charles Kewley and Howard Farrar, p.38.
Estimate: |
£5,000 - £10,000
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Hammer price:
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£4,400 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.