200 A very rare Gregory Cleopatra 4” gilt metal bait retailed by Bernard & Son,
the fish shaped lure with stepped body, incised scale decoration, twin amber/back spot glass eyes, twin spinning vanes, stamped retailers details, one rear treble hook and two gimp side mounted flying treble hooks, which unusually have the traces passing through the spinning vanes rather than loop mounting, box head swivel and original gimp trace, circa 1880 (see illustration) £1500-2500