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SIX RARE SALMON FLIES BY Charles RITZ (1891–1976)
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SIX RARE SALMON FLIES BY Charles RITZ (1891–1976)
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500 - €2,500
Voluntary lot
Description
SIX RARE SALMON FLIES BY Charles RITZ (1891–1976)
Presented in a box (32.5 x 42.5 cm), featuring in the centre a portrait of Charles RITZ from 1959 with his 65-pound salmon.
Large-sized flies: from 4/0 to 8/0, dating from the 1930s to the 1950s.
In very fine condition.
All named: Green Highlander, Durham Ranger, Winter Helmsdale, Black Doctor, Jock Scott variant, Horny Restigouche.
History and provenance
In 1959, Charles RITZ used these flies to fish the famous Alta River in northern Norway at the invitation of Herbert Pulitzer, the American press magnate.
It was with the Horny Restigouche that he caught the biggest salmon of the week, a fabulous 65-pound fish (photo). Three of our flies were given to him by Mr Pulitzer, and the other three by the Duke of Roxburgh, whose family has held the fishing rights on the Alta – in July – since the 19th century. In the 1950s, Coco CHANEL went fishing on the Alta three times.
Charles RITZ gave these flies to his friend Pierre Affre as a birthday present on 6 March 1975. He has kept them to this day, along with the invitation card from Charles RITZ. A copy will be provided to the buyer.
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Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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