23rd Jul, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST

Natural History

 
  Lot 237
 

237

Taxidermy/Fishing: A Cast Half Block Brown Trout (Salmo trutta), date 07th August 1901, Loch...

Taxidermy/Fishing: A Cast Half Block Brown Trout (Salmo trutta), date 07th August 1901, Loch Sandwood, by P.D. Malloch of Perth, Scotland, a rare and unusual plaster cast half block of a Brown Trout, set against a graduated green painted back drop, enclosed within a typical barrel shaped wall hanging display case, 61.5cm by 13.5cm by 27cm, signed to interior upper right, legend to interior lower centre - ''Caught by J.C. Tod, on Loch Sandwood, 7th Aug, 1901, weight 4lbs''. This example would be referred to as an early Malloch maker. P.D. Malloch were a famous old-time fishing tackle shop located in Perth, Scotland, which employed professional Scottish model makers who would create exact copies of your trophy fish. Malloch models divided up into 3 categories referred to as the early Malloch maker 1900-1922, the middle Malloch maker 1920s to the early 1930s, and the late Malloch maker from 1934-1952. P.D. Malloch also established the Tay Salmon Fisheries Company in 1899, buying up the fishing rights along the river and estuary and creating one of the biggest operations of its kind. Unfortunately, the company has now ceased trading as of February 2020 after being in business for 149 years.

Sold for £550
Estimated at £600 - £800


 

. historiacl repair to the tail, barrel glass showing various small scratches to the glass surface, case structure solid and heavy, fish holds good original colour, 13/05/21

 


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