country sporting sale

17th - 19th April 2024

This is a three day sale starting at 10 am on each day. You can bid online, by leaving bids with Mitchells by email only upto 9.30 am on the day of the sale ([email protected]) or by attending the saleroom and registering to bid.  To bid online please click on the Saleroom link and follow the instructons given.  Please note if you use the online facility you will pay both our buyer's premium of 22% + VAT and the saleroom charge of 4.95% + VAT on the hammer.  CARD PAYMENT ONLY

Viewing Monday 15th 10 am - 5 pm, Tuesday 16th 10 am - 7 pm.  

Day 1 Wednesday 17th - Lots 1 - 337

Day 2 Thursday 18th - Lots 338 - 777

Day 3 Friday 19th - 778 - 1107

Lot 398

Twenty two books on wildlife and shooting, to include "Partridges and Partridge Manners" by Aymer Maxwell and "Island Farm" by F Fraser Darling.

Sold for £42

Lot 399

Nine books on wildfowling, to include "My Wild Goose Chase" by Bill Powell and "Shooting Ways and Shooting Days" by JCM Nichols.

Sold for £22

Lot 400

Ten books on wildfowling to include "Sporting Adventure" by J Wentworth Day and "Wildfowling" by CT Dalgety.

Sold for £25

Lot 401

Six books to include The Badminton Library, "Shooting Moor and Marsh", large paper limited edition copy No 9/250, together with letters to young shooters by Payne Gallwey, Peter Scott "Morning Flight and Wild Chorus".

Sold for £15

Lot 402

Two books, "The Modern Fowler" by J Wentworth Day, first edition 1934, together with "The Wild Fowler" by HC Folkard 1875.

Sold for £15

Lot 403

Six books, "The Borders and Beyond Arctic, Cheviot Tropic" by Abel Chapman, "The Gamekeepers Manual" by Porter, "The Labrador Dog and Its Home and History" by Lord George Scott and Sir John Middleton etc.

Sold for £20

Lot 404

"The Wildfowler In Scotland" by JG Millais, published by Longmans Green & Co 1901.

Sold for £30

Lot 405

Ten hunt buttons, from the Albright & Woodland Hunt, six large buttons made by Armfield Ltd Birmingham and four small buttons, all marked AWH.

Estimated: £40 - £60

Lot 406

Eight hunt buttons, marked SHS and to include seven large and one small made by Fermin & Son London, together with eight large and six small plain buttons.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 407

Fifteen hunt buttons, thought to be from The Roman Foxhounds Italy, marked to the rear Bomisa Milano, others marked C & J Weldon London.

Sold for £45

Lot 408

Eleven hunt buttons Fife Hunt, marked to the rear Pitt & Co London.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 409

Seventeen hunt buttons, believed to be Garth & South Berks Hunt, to include ten large buttons marked to the rear Fermin London and seven small buttons.

Estimated: £40 - £60

Lot 410

Two hunt buttons, the first marked with a fox and CFH (possibly Cheshire Foxhounds or Cumberland Foxhounds), together with a small hunt button NKH with running fox.

Estimated: £10 - £15

Lot 411

A copper and brass hunting horn, 23.5 cm in length, 5.5 cm at the bell end, together with various hunting crops, stirrups etc.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 412

W Thornhill & Co London, a leather flask and sandwich tin box, opening to reveal sandwich tin and flask, silver plated with gilt interiors.

Sold for £42

Lot 413

A riding hunting whip with red stag antler handle and silver collar, marked WSC hallmarked Birmingham Makers mark W Shammon & Sons, dated letter B 1901 with wrapped shaft and leather thong and whip section. Length excluding thong 46 cm.

Sold for £50

Lot 414

Swaine a little used riding hunting crop, with red stag antler handle and metal collar marked Swaine Made in England, with wrapped shaft and white thong section. Length excluding thong 60 cm.

Estimated: £100 - £150

Lot 415

19th/early 20th century oak whip or coat hooks wall hanging. 61 x 61 cm.

Sold for £20

Lot 416

A pair of Carl Zeiss Jena binoculars, marked DDR Serial No. 4987591 (AF).

Sold for £45

Lot 417

A hazel shafted walking stick with tup horn handle, overall height 148 cm.

Estimated: £20 - £30

Lot 418

A hazel shafted walking stick with tup horn handle, overall height 150 cm.

Sold for £18

Lot 419

Three walking sticks, the first with hazel shaft, brass handle. 94 cm, another with carved twisted shaft, 94 cm and another with hazel shaft and antler handle, 96 cm.

Sold for £28

Lot 420

Two hazel shafted walking sticks, first with inset compass on stag antler handle, overall height 122 cm and another with antler handle, overall height 112 cm.

Sold for £20

Lot 421

Two hazel shafted walking sticks, first with antler handle, overall height 101 cm and a brass handled walking stick 96 cm.

Sold for £30

Lot 422

Two hazel shafted walking sticks, first with antler handle, overall height 114 cm and another with antler handle and inset compass, overall height 115 cm.

Sold for £22

Lot 423

Two hazel shafted walking sticks, first with red stag antler handle, overall height 115 cm and another with brass handle, overall height 99 cm.

Sold for £20

Lot 424

A Norma rifle cartridge and bullet display board, from cal 22 to 9.3 mm, framed. 49 x 49 cm.

Sold for £100

Lot 425

Four DPM Military combat jackets, to include parachute jacket and sniper jacket and a pair of Real Tree trousers, +/- Size 32".

Sold for £30

Lot 426

A set of six Crown Staffordshire Birds of the Fields and Moorland collectors plates. Diameter 27 cm, to include partridge, capercaillie, black grouse, pheasant, woodcock and mallard.

Sold for £20

Lot 427

A Herbert Johnson 38 New Bond Street London ladies riding bowler hat, marked to the inside Herbert Johnson and By Appointment to Her Majesty The Queen, together with a Thomas Townend & Co London riding hat.

Sold for £25

Lot 428

A pair of gentleman's black riding boots, with shoe trees labelled Tom Hill London SW1 Knightsbridge.

Sold for £90

Lot 429

A pair of gentleman's tan leather hunting boots, with wooden shoe trees marked Maxwell Dover Street London.

Sold for £45

Lot 430

A pair of gentleman's black leather hunting boots, with wooden shoe trees marked Tom Hill London SW1 Knightsbridge.

Sold for £30

Lot 431

A pair of ladies tan leather riding boots, lace up and buckle with wooden shoe trees marked Maxwell Dover Street London.

Sold for £140

Lot 432

A folding wooden boot pull, early 20th century.

Sold for £18

Lot 433

A gentleman's Tweed jacket, +/- Size 38 Long, together with a pair of moleskin trousers.

Sold for £20

Lot 434

A pair of silver cufflinks, with foxes head, makers mark WHM Birmingham dated letter U 1994.

Sold for £50

Lot 435

Three silver coloured buttons, engraved to front with a stag, woodcock and hare. Diameter 3 cm, all marked to the rear with a lion and initialled.

Sold for £55

Lot 436

Four prints in two frames, drawn expressly for the Book of Field Sports published in London by Henry Lea 22 Warwick Lane and depicting Birds of Prey, Vermin and Their Destruction, How To Handle The Gun and Accessories Of The Shotgun and Rifle. Frames measuring 61 x 41 cm.

Estimated: £20 - £30

Lot 437

Jules De Meulemeester (Belgium 1920-2006), mid century oil on canvas The Poacher, signed to the bottom left. 59 x 49 cm framed and mounted.

Sold for £60

Lot 438

Jan Farnes a watercolour depicting fox, foxhunting, foxhounds etc, signed to the lower right. 39 x 49 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £50

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Lot 446

Wilk John William Wilkinson (1906-1994) a watercolour cartoon depicting a band of Blencathra Foxhounds hunt followers, with note to rear Jimmy Martin, Mr Hind, Mr Clark, Mr Cockbain and guy who lived in Keswick wearing the deerstalker, signed and dated '77. 41 x 59 cm in a pine frame.

Sold for £180

Lot 447

Wilk John William Wilkinson (1906-1994) a watercolour a cartoon depicting Major Phil Davidson and George Graham the year they were joint masters of the Blencathra Foxhounds, signed and dated '78. 39 x 54 cm.

Sold for £280

Lot 448

Wilk John William Wilkinson (1906-1994) a watercolour a cartoon depicting Mossop Sharp Gardener of The Year again with a snail saying "Well done again", signed and dated 1983. 34 x 32 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £80 - £120

Lot 449

Wilk John William Wilkinson (1906-1994) a watercolour a cartoon depicting Paddy Morrison with fox under arm and The Blencathra Foxhounds, signed and dated '79, with note to rear "Picked up for loitering Paddy Morrison traffic warden in Keswick". 37 x 54 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £150

Lot 450

Wilk John William Wilkinson (1906-1994) a watercolour a cartoon depicting Johnny Richardson of The Blencathra Foxhounds with follower, signed and dated '78, with note to rear "It leukes (looks) gay corny, Johnny Richardson couldn't get his boot on because of a swelling on his foot so had to wear one welly and one boot". 33 x 51 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £300

Lot 451

Three books "Canters in Crampshire" by G Bowens published by Chatto and Windes Piccadilly and "Country Sketches" by Finch Mason and "The Annual Of Swedish Art".

Sold for £35

Lot 452

A late 19th century etching by William Heath "The Moors" plate No. 2. 24 x 35 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £5

Lot 453

W Richards of Liverpool, a leather shotgun motor case opening to a red baize lined interior with trade label to the lid W Richards, Gun and Rifle Manufacturers, 27 Old Hall Street Liverpool, with space for 28 1/2" barrels.

Sold for £65

Lot 454

Four books by BB "The White Road Westwards" first edition, "The Idle Countryman" first edition, "The Autumn Road To The Isles" first edition.

Sold for £42

Lot 455

"Wonders of Animal Life in Four Volumes" edited by JA Hammerton.

Sold for £12

Lot 456

A reproduction Eley - Kynoch cartridges display board, depicting grey partridge, 40 x 27 cm framed and mounted.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 457

Four Henry Alken cockfighting pictures, engraved by RG Reeve, "Set To", "Fight", "Throat" and "Death". +/- 13 x 18 cm in Hogarth frames.

Sold for £48

Lot 458

Royal Copenhagen an Icelandic Falcon figure, designed by Christian Thosmen No. 263 with painted and printed marks to the inside leg. Height 21.5 cm.

Sold for £200

Lot 459

Two Spode figures, Montague's Harrier male and female, the male height 18.5 cm.

Sold for £30

Lot 460

A Helmsdale Pottery Sutherland Scotland red throated diver, made by David and Penny Woodly. Height 22 cm.

Sold for £55

Lot 461

A pair and two single vintage fox hunting leather boots, with wooden shoe trees

Sold for £25

Lot 462

Border Fine Arts a figure of a red stag "Highland Majesty" Model No. B0220, raised on a mahogany plinth. Height 30 cm.

Sold for £190

Lot 463

Rowland Ward Nairobi Kenya Hammersley & Co bone china, coffee cans and saucers, (18 pieces).

Sold for £25

Lot 464

A Tynedale Hunt Club ladies hunting jacket, with two small and six large buttons, marked Tynedale Hunt club and with fox head. The jacket with internal label Richards & Son Manor House Market Harborough, jacket measures from collar to hem 64 cm.

Sold for £10

Lot 465

Two bone china ashettes, decorated with game birds. 31 x 41 cm.

Sold for £20

Lot 466

A 20th century carved wooden duck decoy, height +/- 26 cm, together with an African carved rhinoceros, height 28 cm.

Sold for £20

Lot 467

A Dunn & Co London bowler hat, together with a copy of The Gamekeeper A Journal Devoted to the Interest of Game Preservers, edited and published by Gilbertson & Page Ltd Hartford Volume XXXX and a shooting stick.

Sold for £20

Lot 468

Three books "Steel Canvas The Art of American Arms" and "The Peacemakers Arms An Adventure In The American West", both by RL Wilson and "A Story Of The Sporting Gun Paintings By Andrew Ellis" and written by Ranulph Rainer.

Estimated: £10 - £15

Lot 469

Two copper hunting horns, the first 23 cm, 5.5 cm at the bell end, the second 21 cm, 7 cm at the bell end.

Sold for £35

Lot 470

A Royal Doulton Coppice pattern dinner service, decorated with flying pheasants - small ashette, tureens, dinner plates, side plates, tea cups, saucers etc (50 pieces).

Sold for £80

Lot 471

A Royal Doulton Coppice pattern coffee set, with coffee pot, milk, sugar, six cups and saucers, all with pheasant and gilt decoration.

Sold for £30

Lot 472

A large Johnson Brothers Tally Ho stirrup cup bowl, height 11.5 cm, diameter 31 cm, decorated to the interior with a foxhunting scene.

Sold for £20

Lot 473

A brass and copper hunting horn, made by Ronnie Wise who worked at The Keswick School of Industrial Arts (K.S.I.A.) FROM 1934-1984. Length 45 cm, and 7.5 cm at the bell end.

Sold for £28

Lot 474

A Desmo horse car mascot in the form of a horse. Height 10 cm.

Sold for £42

Lot 475

Four pieces of brass - a monkey (possibly a car mascot) height 5 cm, together with fox letter rack, crocodile etc

Sold for £15

Lot 476

A late 19th century Kohler & Son coaching horn, marked Kohler & Son makers Henrietta Street Covent Garden London and with two medals 1851 and 1862. Length 92 cm and 7 cm at the bell end.

Sold for £65

Lot 477

A brass door knocker in the form of a horses head and horseshoe. Length 14 cm, width 13 cm.

Estimated: £20 - £30

Lot 478

After Mene a cast bronze labrador, raised on a marble plinth, signed to the rear Mene, height +.- 14 cm.

Sold for £160

Lot 479

John Cyril Harrison (1898-1985), a signed print "The Cock Of The North" with red grouse, marked to the top Copyright 1923 published by The British Art Co Ltd, 93 New Bond Street London printed in England. Image 35 x 25 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 480

Archibald Thorburn, a signed print "Mallards and Oyster Catchers", published 1905 by A Baird-Carter 70 Germaine Street London. 29 x 18 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £38

Lot 481

Archibald Thorburn, a signed colour print "Nuthatches", published by WF Embleton . 25 x 18 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £15

Lot 482

Archibald Thorburn, a signed print "Covey of Ptarmigan". 30 x 45 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 483

A Grenfell gentleman's jacket Size +/- 40".

Sold for £85

Lot 484

A Brown Bess bayonet by Hadley Chapman, stamped with a crown 31 with 16 3/4" triangular blade and socket fitting. Overall length +/- 54 cm. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over. Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method.

Sold for £70

Lot 485

A Victorian/Edwardian gold coloured stock pin, with horseshoe and riding crop length +/- 6.5 cm in a green leather case.

Sold for £45

Lot 486

James Purdey & Sons Gun and Rifle Makers "200 Years of Excellence" by Donald Dallas, signed limited edition 4/200 signed by Donald Dallas, CJR Purdey and Nigel CV Beaumont, bound in black leather and with maroon outer case.

Estimated: £300 - £500

Lot 487

A pair of horse tack racks, length 25 cm and protruding from wall +/- 15 cm.

Sold for £12

Lot 488

A continental silver spoon stamped 925, the bowl decorated with St Hubert and a stag and the handle with further raised decoration. Length 12.5 cm, weight +/- 30 grams.

Sold for £42

Lot 489

A pair of 19th century cockfighting engravings, the first "Black Breasted Dark Red", published London, 31 Ely Place EC. 43 x 33 cm framed and mounted, the second "Streaky Breasted Red Dun".

Sold for £130

Lot 490

A Beswick foxhunting group with huntsman on brown horse, eight first version hounds and a fox.

Sold for £170

Lot 491

Two walking sticks, the first with horn handle with carved thistle. Height 119 cm, the second with wooden handle with carved thistle. Height 108 cm.

Sold for £60

Lot 492

A walking stick with tup horn handle and carved thistle, with red stag antler collar and hazel shaft. 121 cm.

Sold for £48

Lot 493

A tup horn walking stick, with thistle carved handle and wooden shaft. Length 120 cm.

Sold for £55

Lot 494

A walking stick with tup horn handle with carved thistle and with hazel shaft. Height 118 cm.

Sold for £65

Lot 495

A Royal Doulton The Hunting Man plate, diameter 26.5 cm, together with a brass door knocker in the form of a huntsman and horse marked "Good Luck", length 9 cm.

Sold for £5

Lot 496

Masons of Keswick a hand coloured hunt photograph of The Eskdale Ennerdale Foxhounds. 18 x 29.5 cm, framed.

Sold for £55

Lot 497

An oak stick stand, with twelve apertures. Height 88 cm, width 35.5 cm, depth 21 cm.

Estimated: £30 - £50