The sporting earl had his lough trout mounted by the best taxidermist in the field, J. Cooper, which explained the interest from bidders at Angling Auctions, Chiswick, on March 29, where they sold to a British collector at £8900 (plus 15 per cent buyer’s premium).
Cabinet of fish sells for £8900
Auctioneer Neil Freeman said that he could not remember a high price for multiple cased fish during his 20 years’ experience in the market for antique piscatoria. This 5ft 10in by 4ft 11in (1.78 x 1.50m) cabinet was one of a pair containing 15 brown trout caught by the ninth Earl of Coventry during a fruitful fly-fishing holiday in Ireland in 1879.
