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Large Lake Trout, Lawrence C. Irvine (1918-1998)

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Large Lake Trout, Lawrence C. Irvine (1918-1998)

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Large Lake Trout
Lawrence C. Irvine (1918-1998)
Winthrop, ME c. 1955
plaque is 42 in. long

A thirty-four-inch-long trout carving on a wooden beveled-edge plaque.

Condition

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Large Lake Trout, Lawrence C. Irvine (1918-1998)

Name: Large Lake Trout, Lawrence C. Irvine (1918-1998)
SKU: 104718772
Price: 1000 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000

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