GROUP OF BAKELITE FLY BOXES AND A LEATHER FOLDER CONTAINING FISH HOOKS

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Ca. 20th century AD. >A group comprising several Bakelite fly boxes of hinged rectangular form together with a leather fly folder, each designed for the organised 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. The leather folder opens to reveal multiple felt or fabric-lined leaves holding additional examples arranged in neat rows. > >Size: 165-180mm x 105-120mm; Weight: 1.58kg >Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s-2014; Dupont Morlaix, Paris, NATURALIA SAMEDI 30 MARS 2013 | Lot 195, 203, 207, 209. > >

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