335 An extremely rare cased Bleak by J. Cooper & Sons

mounted in riverbed setting within a gilt lined and bow fronted display case, blue painted backboard with applied paper legend plaque “Bleak, Caught by H. Piper at Bridgnorth, Sept. 6^th 1908, Weight 3 ¾ozs 2drms”, see Williams B: Domesday Book of British Fish Taxidermists, pg.71, 13” wide (see illustration) £3000-4000