Taxidermy: A Cased Perch (Perca fluviatilis), circa 1898-1904, by W.F. Homer, 157 Forest Lane, London, a large skin mount preserved and mounted within a naturalistic setting amidst reeds and grasses, set above a pebbled and grit covered river bed, mounted against a pale blue painted back drop, enclosed within a typical period ebonised bow-fronted three-glass display case with verre eglomise border, 56.5cm by 19cm by 31.5cm, un-labelled but upon restoration a Homer's letterhead was found to be glued to the verso of the fish specimen, the address displayed dates this fish to 1898-1904, a photograph of this discovery is applied to the verso of this case, approximate weight of fish in excess of 3lbs.