country sporting sale

A hunt photograph of the West Cumberland hounds, cub hunting on foot autumn 1949 - photographed by Mr Sidney Cole. 11 x 16 cm, mounted.

Sold for £10

Three books - "The Yearbook of Otter Hunting Season 1967", and two copies of "Fox Hunting in Wales" by Ralph Greaves.

Sold for £15

Two fox hunting photographs of the Eskdale and Ennerdale fox hounds, with a young Edmond Porter. The first black and white 23 x 30 cm stamped to rear "Ivor Nicholas, West Lakes, Belle Vue, Cockermouth, Cumberland. The second 19 x 19 cm, mounted.

Sold for £30

Three hunt photographs, depicting the Blencathra Foxhounds with Barry Todhunter and Johnnie Richardson, sizes: 26 x 26 cm, 18 x 24 cm and 12 x 17 cm.

Sold for £18

A picnic basket containing a MacDonald fox hunting plate, hunt photograph, mugs, brass fox door knocker, hip flask etc.

Sold for £30

Five Border Fine Arts figurines, labrador, greyhound and three border terriers.

Sold for £40

Three Border Fine Art figurines and picture frames, titled "The Duke of Reynard" and "Lord and Lady Reynard" picture frames. Figure measuring 18 cm.

Sold for £22

A silver trophy Bassenthwaite Sports Castle Inn cup, for maiden hound trail, July 28th 1928, makers mark rubbed London, date letter M, 1927. Height excluding stand 20.5 cm, weight 117 grams. Together with a silver plated tankard "Wasdale Head Hound Trail First Prize".

Sold for £55

A set of four Fielding cockfighting engravings, produced by Ackermann at his Eclipse Sporting Gallery, 191 Regents Street. Plates 1, 2, 5 & 6. Image size 15 x 20 cm and in Hogarth frames.

Not Sold

"Cock Fighting All Over the World" by C A Finsterbusch, revised edition 1980, together with a Diane Carpenter studio gamecock, a glass engraved with fighting cocks, two pin badges and a Midland Old English Game Fowl club badge.

Sold for £42

A set of six gold buttons with game cocks, stamped 375, makers mark M.J.K. Diameter 15 mm, weight 12.8 grams.

Sold for £150

A 9 ct gold and silver stock pin, in the form of a hunting crop and fox. Length +/- 5 cm.

Sold for £48

A set of six early 20th century cock fighting glasses, with gilt rims and foot, each with a cock fighting scene and blue stems. Height 12 cm.

Sold for £32

A leather Sam Brown pistol holster, and a leather hunting horn holster, length 23 cm.

Sold for £38

An early 20th century leather cartridge magazine, width 31 cm, opening to a red interior with four compartments and canvas and leather straps.

Sold for £180

A pair of early to mid 20th century brown leather riding boots with boot trees approximately size 10, boot height 47 cm.

Sold for £90

A leather leg of mutton shotgun case. Length 26".

Sold for £20

An unusual rectangular shotgun case, with openings to either side. Length 31".

Sold for £100

Two vintage cartridge bags, one leather marked to rear "100" and "Warranted Hand Sewn Hog skin, the other canvas.

Sold for £35

A Hawk side winder 8.5-34 x 52 telescopic sight, with box and sunshade.

Sold for £80

Two walnut shotgun stock blanks, one partially formed.

Sold for £50

A bundle of shotgun and rifle cleaning rods.

Sold for £25

A Barbour Northumbria waxed jacket, size 42, and a Jack Orton camouflage waistcoat, size L.

Sold for £40

A copper and brass hunting horn, 23 cm, and a copper and brass coaching horn, 127 cm.

Sold for £30

A bundle of reproduction shotgun case makers labels, to include "John Dickson & Son, Edinburgh", "Stephen Grant & Joseph Lang", "Lincoln Jefferies", etc.

Sold for £48

Three books on shotguns and shooting, to include "Boss & Co." by Donald Dallas.

Sold for £25

Five books, to include "Gunsmith Kinks" Volumes 1, 2 and 3.

Sold for £22

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W. Richards of Liverpool leather gun case opening to a maroon baize lined interior with trade label to lid "W. Richards, Liverpool, Gun & rifle Manufacturers, Mellors Buildings & 30 Exchange Street East, Liverpool, also in 44 Fishergate, Preston", with space for 30" barrels.

Sold for £220

A leather double gun case, opening to a maroon baize lined interior with reproduction label "G.E. Lewis & Sons, Birmingham", with space for 28" barrels.

Sold for £160

A leather and brass cornered gun case, opening to a green baize lined interior with reproduction trade label to lid "Holland " Holland, London", suitable for 30" barrels.

Sold for £160

A reloading kit, to include press, RCBS reloading scale, 243 brass cases etc.

Sold for £48

Two boxes of 12 gauge slug heads and a Lee slug mould, 12 bore.

Sold for £30

Five part boxes of Cal 243 bullet heads, to include Nosler, Hornaday etc.

Sold for £55

A case of Lee Ultimate 243 Winchester dies.

Sold for £40

Four pieces of reloading equipment, to include a Jeffries patent Ever machine, 12 bore.

Sold for £55

Two Webley and Scott target launchers.

Sold for £40

Two scopes, a Nikko Sterling 3-9 x 40 Mount Master, and an Option Zero 3-9 x 40 wide angle.

Sold for £38

+/- 20 rabbit snares.

Not Sold

Sir Peter Markham Scott (1909-1989), and oil on board titled "A Spring of Teal Coming into the Decoy", signed to the bottom right, 19 x 25.5 cm. In a gilt frame with trade label to the rear from Rowland Ward Ltd, 166 Piccadilly, London, sold in Sotheby's 23 May 2001.

Sold for £1750

Swaine & Adeney, a riding whip with antler handle and Swain button, with silver hallmarked collar marked to Miss A M Usher from Old Castle Ploughing Association in appreciation. Makers and date mark rubbed, with leather shaft and thong and whip section. Length excluding thong 50 cm.

Sold for £70

Swaine & Adeney, two riding whips with antler handles and Swain buttons, the first having a silver collar, hallmark and makers mark rubbed, a second marked A U from A R Xmas 1945, both with leather shafts, thongs. Length excluding thong 49 cm.

Sold for £120

Sir Peter Markham Scott, a signed print "Geese Over the Marsh", produced by Arthur Ackerman and with blind stamp to left hand side, 37 x 53 cm.

Sold for £50

A Triple Crown by Harry Hall riding bowler hat, size 7 1/8, and two bowler hats.

Sold for £45

G.D. Armour, 4 foxhunting prints, "The Master", "The Second Whip", "The First Whip" and "The Huntsman". 30 cm x 42 cm.

Sold for £45

Cawston, signed Limited Edition print 360/850, lurchers, rabbits and lamper, 30 cm x 39 cm, framed, mounted, and a Maysons of Keswick Foxhunting in The Newlands Valley Blencathra Foxhounds picture, 29 cm x 38 cm.

Sold for £40

3 pictures, Lionel Edwards Limited Edition print 140/600 Morpeth Hunt, 33 cm x 49 cm, framed and mounted, another 140/600 Morpeth Hunt and photograph of The Cumberland Farmers Foxhounds.

Sold for £75

A pair of Musto leather Goretex boots size 10, together with a boot bag and a Chris Rose print of "Widgeon at Lindisfarne".

Sold for £32

A pair of Ralph Grant 8 bore snap caps, together with place finder, oil bottle, child's toy shotgun etc.

Sold for £65

A pair of Harkila Stalker GTX boots, size 10.

Sold for £60

A Musto Goretex jacket and trousers size M.

Sold for £85

A Barbour quilted waistcoat, together with a Clyde Valley Tweed waistcoat size S. Four tweed hats including a Harris tweed cap and four pairs of tweed trousers, breeks etc +/- 30-32.

Sold for £25

A leather gun case opening to a pale blue coloured interior, suitable for 30" barrels, together with a canvas cartridge belt and a leather leg of mutton case.

Sold for £38

Five mole tunnel traps.

Not Sold

Six vintage mouse traps.

Sold for £15

An electronic rat killer, a Plano gun guard pistol case and a vintage trap.

Not Sold

A large wooden trunk, with stencilled lettering "Captain A.J. Underwood RAMC Amed Ludgershall, Wilts England". Height 41 cm, width 67 cm, depth 36 cm.

Sold for £10

John William Wilkinson (Wilk 1906-1994), watercolour cartoon of Albert Benson and The Windermere Harriers. 30 cm x 50 cm, signed and dated '76, in Hogarth frame. ARR

Sold for £100

John William Wilkinson (Wilk 1906-1994), watercolour cartoon of Johnnie Richardson of The Blencathra Foxhounds. 29 cm x 39 cm, signed and dated 1989, framed and mounted. ARR

Sold for £150

John William Wilkinson (Wilk 1906-1994), watercolour cartoon of Johnnie Richardson and The Blencathra Foxhounds "Wat Way?" . 30 cm x 49 cm, signed and dated '75, framed and mounted . ARR

Sold for £240

John William Wilkinson (Wilk 1906-1994), watercolour cartoon, "Johnnie Blencathra Foxhounds". 37 cm x 49 cm, signed and dated 1980, framed and mounted . ARR

Sold for £300

Maysons of Keswick hunt photograph, Jim Dalton Blencathra Huntsman 1894-1930 with the Blencathra Foxhounds in The Borrowdale Valley. 41 cm x 58 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £20

A large chandelier decorated with four stag heads. Height +/- 87 cm, width +/- 48 cm.

Sold for £200

A large chandelier decorated with four stag heads. Height +/- 87 cm, width +/- 48 cm.

Sold for £280

A large chandelier with four brass stag decorations. Height +/- 84 cm, width +/- 47 cm.

Sold for £380

A chandelier with three brass stags and swag decoration. Height 72 cm, width 37 cm.

Sold for £380

A chandelier with three brass stags and swag decoration. Height 72 cm, width 37 cm.

Sold for £420

A large multicoloured glass light fitting with four stag and swag decorations. Height 65 cm, width 49 cm.

Sold for £520

A Landrover jack, for use with the 110 and 90 Series.

Sold for £10

Manton & Co a canvas and leather trimmed shotgun case, opening to a green baize lined interior with trade label Manton & Co Gunmakers, Calcutta and Delhi, with space for 30" barrels.

Sold for £42

A Brady 75 leather cartridge bag.

Sold for £45

Five vintage telescopic sights together with two oil bottles with combined cleaning kits, Bisley maglite mount etc.

Sold for £38

A brass reloading tool with combined roll turnover and press, together with a roll turnover.

Sold for £48

A Bartram & Co leather bodied shot flask, together with two copper powder flasks, one with ribbed decoration.

Sold for £32

Three powder flasks with copper bodies and brass necks, one with flowers in a vase of decoration.

Sold for £55

An ammunition cabinet, height 31 cm, width 46 cm, depth 22 cm, with sliding door and key.

Sold for £30

Wilk (John William Wilkinson 1906-1994), watercolour cartoon depicting Mr John Cowell (Brassy Johnny) with hunting horn and hounds, signed and dated '77, 32 cm x 50 cm. ARR

Sold for £90

Wilk (John William Wilkinson 1906-1994), watercolour cartoon depicting Mr John Cowell and Alec Beck outside the Eden Hall Hotel with caption below, gentleman with cigar to worried sportsman "I told you it was today", signed and dated Wilk '76, framed 32 cm x 50 cm. NOTE: John Cowell an avid sportsman and it was thought that he would miss his own daughter's wedding (see cars to right hand side) as he would be out fishing or shooting. The Eden Hall Hotel is near Penrith. ARR

Sold for £220

Wilk (John William Wilkinson 1906-1994), watercolour cartoon depicting Sir Percy Hope and Alec Beck from The Royal Oak at Braithwaite and The Eden Hall Hotel Nr Penrith in a boat by a pirate ship of St Bees Head Whitehaven, signed and dated 1981, 32 cm x 50 cm. ARR

Sold for £140

Wilk (John William Wilkinson 1906-1994), watercolour cartoon titled "Now do you believe it's a genuine hunting horn", signed Wilk '76, 36 cm x 54 cm. NOTE: John Cowell (Brassy Johnny) had a market stall and antique shop in Keswick and was always asked by bus loads of American tourists if his hunting horns were real. ARR

Sold for £280

A hunting tankard, four hunting prints, two cartridge belts, shotgun cleaning kit, a Victorian gaff and vintage landing net.

Sold for £10

Stephen Townsend signed Limited Edition print "First Light", depicting a Collie dog with sheep, 13/600, with Northern Editions blind backstamp and Dalesway Gallery label verso. 56 cm x 41 cm, framed, mounted.

Sold for £60

Stephen Townsend signed Limited Edition print "Bill & Ben", 529/600, with Northern Editions blind backstamp, Dalesway Gallery label verso. 56 cm x 41 cm, framed, mounted.

Sold for £60

Two Border Fine Arts cock pheasants, "A Pair of Pheasant, mounted on a mahogany plinth. Height 22 cm.

Sold for £45

A book "The World of Fighting Dogs" and 6 Loweswater Show programmes from 1977-89.

Sold for £5

Book, "Records of Otter Hunting" half leather bound with marbled boards. a collection of published articles on otter hunting, to include Carlisle Otterhounds, Cockermouth Otterhounds, West Cumberland Otterhounds, Egremont Otterhounds, mid/late 19th century, and 3 paper cuttings dated 1907, 1908 and 1910 from the Carlisle Patriot, West Cumberland Times and The Westmorland Gazette.

Not Sold

An Eskdale Foxhounds photograph depicting W. Porter Huntsman, Joss Porter and Tommy Dobson with hounds. 18 cm x 30 cm, in oak frame with gilt slip.

Sold for £70

Two photographs from the funeral of Tommy Dobson, Eskdale Foxhounds, circa 1910, one of horses and carts with verse to bottom left, 24 cm x 29 cm, framed and mounted with old trade label verso for Charles G. Mason, Ambleside, the other 14 cm x 20 cm.

Sold for £70

A Moorland 20 game bag by Quality Gunslips. Width 50 cm.

Sold for £35

Helle Nying Model No., NR.55, in original packaging.

Sold for £25

CRKT (Columbia River Knife & Tool Co.) Marzitelli Prowler folding knife, 3 1/4" blade, right hand side of blade marked "US Patent 5.596 .808" and "6103 Taiwan".

Sold for £22

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Not Sold

Alan Wood a fixed blade drop point camp knife, with 8" blade and stainless steel handle with black micarta scales. Overall length 33 cm, with leather sheath, the blade signed A Wood England.

Sold for £320

A Finnish Puukko fixed blade knife, the handle marked Friitalan Nahkatehdas Ulvila 1892, having a 3 1/2" blade. 16 cm overall with sheath and a deer slot folding letter opener, overall length 31 cm.

Sold for £55

An Enfield No 4 Mk2 bayonet with sheath, stamped with a broad arrow.

Sold for £30

Two vintage traps, approximately 28 cm long.

Sold for £18

Two vintage traps, approximately 28 cm long.

Sold for £15

A silver plated wild boar hunt plaque, signed possibly Oplig.fero 01, 19 cm x 23 cm in an ebonised frame.

Sold for £30

Swaine and Adeney of London a brass and copper hunting horn, measuring 23.5 cm, and 5 cm and 4.7 cm the bell end, stamped "Swain and Adeney London proprietors of Kohler and Son, Made in England".

Sold for £80