GROUP OF BAKELITE AND METAL FLY BOXES CONTAINING FISH HOOKS

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Ca. 20th century AD. >A group comprising several fly boxes of rectangular hinged form made from Bakelite and metal, each fitted internally with compartment trays or lined panels designed for the storage of fishing flies. The interiors retain numerous artificial flies mounted on hooks, constructed from metal hooks dressed with feathers, fibres, and coloured threads to imitate aquatic insects. > >Size: 105-160mm x 70-100mm; Weight: 1.06kg >Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s-2014; ex Bonhams, African, Oceanic & Pre-Columbian Art 9 Nov 20113New York sale 1941 Lot 1; ex Dupont Morlaix, Paris, NATURALIA SAMEDI 30 MARS 2013 | Lot 198, 200, 206, 219. > >

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