country sporting sale

27th April 2021

Lot 400

D.M. Dent, a limited edition "The Defiant Ones", numbered 21/450, 28 x 37 cm, framed, together with Angela Athersmith, limited edition print "Determination of Greyhounds", numbered 121/650, 24 x 39 cm, framed and mounted.

Not Sold

Lot 401

Snaffles, two prints - a Tiger and Irish Racing, framed and mounted.

Sold for £20

Lot 402

Randolf Calcott, set of four Mickledale Hunt prints, circa 1888, 21 x 30 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £20

Lot 403

Nigel Hemming, a print of foxes together with another of Red Grouse, Malcolm Coward, limited edition print of Hares 9/95 and L Tindall, signed limited edition print "Brushed Off" 60/500.

Not Sold

Lot 404

D Kirklea, a watercolour of Lester Pigott on horseback dated '74, 20 x 25 cm, framed and mounted together with David Trundley, two prints "Springtime Charing" and "Running Free Tweseldown".

Not Sold

Lot 405

Eight various Foxhunting, horse racing prints.

Sold for £5

Lot 406

Wilk (John William Wilkinson 1906-1994), a watercolour cartoon depicting Johnny Richardson of the Blencathra Foxhounds stood with a fox with a monocle and smoking a cigar. 44 x 52 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £340

Lot 407

A Stag antler and hazel shafted walking stick, height 129 cm.

Sold for £15

Lot 408

A Red Stag antler and hazel shafted walking stick, height 121 cm.

Sold for £16

Lot 409

A Red Stag antler handled walking stick, with twisted shaft, height 124 cm.

Sold for £15

Lot 410

A Red Stag antlered walking stick, with twisted shaft, 131 cm.

Sold for £65

Lot 411

A pair of French riding boots, together with two saddle stands, various pieces of horse riding equipment etc.

Sold for £10

Lot 412

A Braes of Derwent ladies hunt jacket, complete with three large and two small buttons, together with a Moss Bros Covent Garden waistcoat.

Sold for £80

Lot 413

Dunn & Co Piccadilly Circus London bowler hat, marked inside "Best Roan Leather", together with a Ridgemont by VYSE riding hat size 7.

Not Sold

Lot 414

Thirteen pictures horse riding, fox hunting, dogs etc, together with a heavy brass horse and a bronze effect horse head bust.

Sold for £22

Lot 415

N B James circa 1900 an oil on board, depicting red stag and hind in a Highland landscape by a loch. 18.5 cm x 29 cm in an ornate gilt frame.

Not Sold

Lot 416

Fifteen books on horses, to include Competition Carriage Driving by His Royal Highness Duke of Edinburgh and The Manual of Horsemanship by The British Horse Society and Pony Club.

Not Sold

Lot 417

Three books by Clarissa Dickson Wright and Sir Johnny Scott.

Sold for £12

Lot 418

Two books on dogs, to include "Dogs as I see Them" by Lucy Dawson, and AF Barker.

Not Sold

Lot 419

The Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association Flock Book, volume 60, 1979.

Sold for £10

Lot 420

An oil on canvas of Pointers Flushing Quail, 60 cm x 90 cm, in a gilt frame.

Sold for £35

Lot 421

In Haunts of Wild Game, A Hunter Naturalists Wanderings from Kahlamba to Libombo by Frederick Vaughan Kirby, printed by William Blackwood & Sons, first edition.

Sold for £75

Lot 422

A cast iron fireside companion stand in the form of a begging Scottie dog with poker and brush hanging to the rear. Height 43 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 423

A pair of Stag brass door stops with lead weighted bottoms, both having a registered design number to the rear (illegible). Height 21 cm.

Sold for £45

Lot 424

A heavy cast iron Lion door stop, with paw raised upon a ball. Height 16 cm.

Sold for £60

Lot 425

A modern marble based figure of a Spaniel, height 16 cm.

Sold for £40

Lot 426

A cast iron door stop in the form of a sheep. Height 17 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 427

John Charlton RBA, Roi 1849-1917, a watercolour depicting a hound trail in the Lakeland Fells. 24 cm x 34 cm, initialled J.C. framed and mounted with label to rear The Graphic, 190 Strand London and written in pencil Published February 13th 1897.

Sold for £120

Lot 428

An Edwardian mahogany boot jack, opening to reveal a pair of boot pulls. Length 27 cm.

Sold for £65

Lot 429

Melbreak Foxhounds, a tie made by William Turner & Son, together with two vintage ties depicting ducks and stags, together with four various hats to include Barbour and Stewartson's of Hawkshead.

Sold for £15

Lot 430

A Hazel shafted walking stick with buffalo handle, length 109 cm.

Sold for £70

Lot 431

Wilk - John William Wilkinson 1906-1994, a watercolour cartoon depicting Johnny Richardson and the Blencathra Foxhounds, signed and dated '82, 31 cm x 40 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £280

Lot 432

A leather shotgun travelling case for a hammer gun, with various shipping labels to the outside for Ellerman Lines, with label for W.A. Gordon Mitchell travelling on The SS City of York from London to Cape Town, opening to a green fitted interior.

Sold for £50

Lot 433

Charles Lancaster a leather and brass cornered motor case, opening to a maroon baize lined fitted interior with trade label Charles Lancaster & Co Ltd Gun & Rifle Manufacturers, 7 Bury Street, St James's, London SW, with space for 30" side by side barrels.

Sold for £200

Lot 434

George Hinton & Sons Taunton, a leather and brass cornered shotgun motor case, opening to a maroon baize lined interior with trade label, a George Hinton & Sons, Fore Street, Taunton, fitted for 28" barrels and with a pair of B.E. Chaplin Ltd 12 bore snap caps.

Sold for £190

Lot 435

Army & Navy London a canvas and leather trimmed shotgun motor case with space for 30" barrels, together with a quantity of oil bottles, powder measure, wad punches stamped 12 and 19 etc.

Sold for £70

Lot 436

Joseph Lang & Son Ltd London a leather shotgun motor case opening to a blue baize lined interior with trade label to the lid Joseph Lang & Son Ltd Gun and Rifle Manufacturers, 102 New Bond Street, London W, with space for 30" barrels and containing a number of cleaning rods, snap caps etc.

Sold for £70

Lot 437

A leather leg of mutton shotgun case of fine quality, with space for 30" barrels.

Sold for £85

Lot 438

41 Holts Auction catalogues 2005-2017.

Sold for £20

Lot 439

Fifteen books, pamphlets etc on guns and shooting, to include "Memories of a Highland Gamekeeper" by Dugald MacIntyre and a catalogue of sporting books from Ewan Kerr, 2 Kent Street, Kendal, Westmorland.

Sold for £10

Lot 440

Seven books on guns and shooting, to include "Gunsmiths Manual" by Stelle & Harrison and "From Guns to Binoculars" by G H Scott.

Sold for £10

Lot 441

Mole Birmingham a sword stick, having wooden shaft and handle with brass collars opening to a blade of square section stamped Mole Birmingham, blade length 75 cm, overall length 93 cm.

Sold for £170

Lot 442

Cogswell and Harrison a leather gun case, opening to a red baize lined interior with trade label to the lid, Cogswell and Harrison, 142 New Bond Street, London, with space for 30" side by side barrels.

Sold for £100

Lot 443

A hip flask together with two cup sets and a cup and flask set.

Sold for £16

Lot 444

Three books and three pictures, to include the Story of the Sporting gun, written by Ranulph Rainer and paintings by Andrew Ellis.

Sold for £10

Lot 445

Eleven books, magazines etc, to include No. 1 edition of Sporting gun magazine and the Complete Shot - A Practical Guide For the Field Sportsman by James Douglas.

Sold for £5

Lot 446

A ceiling light fitting with three stags heads above multicoloured glass dome. Height +/- 46 cm. (527).

Sold for £80

Lot 447

A ceiling hanging chandelier, decorated with four stags heads and swags. Height +/- 92 cm. (525).

Sold for £320

Lot 448

A Chandelier, mounted with four metal stags heads, overall length +/- 92 cm.

Sold for £320

Lot 449

A Chandelier, mounted with four metal stags heads, overall length +/- 92 cm.

Sold for £300

Lot 450

Stephen Townsend, a signed limited edition print titled "Dash", depicting a Springer Spaniel, 196/600 and with a Northern Editions blind stamp, 41 x 57 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £35

Lot 451

Stephen Townsend, a signed limited edition print of a Springer Spaniel, 523/675 and with a Northern Editions blind stamp, 38 x 54 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £35

Lot 452

Stephen Townsend, a signed limited edition print titled "Workmates", depicting a Springer Spaniel and a Black Labrador, 10/600 and with a Northern Editions blind stamp, 41 x 56 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £40

Lot 453

After Blinks a Victorian lithograph of a huntsman and foxhounds, 44 x 67 cm in a gilt frame.

Not Sold

Lot 454

A Jackson, an oil painting on board of four chickens, 10 x 39 cm, in an ornate gilt frame.

Not Sold

Lot 455

An early 20th century oil painting on board of a hound, 19 x 23 cm, in an ornate gilt frame.

Sold for £60

Lot 456

A silver miniature shotgun, stamped 925, weight 34 grams, together with a pewter hip flask decorated with a dogs head and a cats head and a silver coloured hare standing by a bowl.

Sold for £45

Lot 457

A 9 ct gold stock pin in the form of a fox and horseshoe, weight 2 grams, together with a gold coloured stock pin.

Sold for £35

Lot 458

A 15 ct gold stock pin, decorated with a fox's head, weight 5 grams.

Sold for £70

Lot 459

Taxidermy - A pair of Bulls horns mounted on a wooden plaque, tip to tip 75 cm.

Sold for £22

Lot 460

Taxidermy - A large pair of Bulls horns, tip to tip 160 cm.

Sold for £70

Lot 461

Taxidermy - A large pair of Caribou antlers mounted on a wooden shield, the shield length +/- 47 cm, and protruding from the wall +/- 82 cm.

Sold for £130

Lot 462

Taxidermy - A silver mounted fallow deer slot with a silver collar, makers mark ACW London date letter A for 1936, overall length excluding hanging loop 24 cm.

Sold for £20

Lot 463

Taxidermy - A Badger mask mounted on a mahogany shield, shield length +/- 30 cm, marked to back "David Lambs, Threlkeld".

Sold for £70

Lot 464

Taxidermy - A Victorian cased pair of pintail ducks, in a naturalistic setting with reeds, grasses etc, the case measuring Height 57 cm, width 75 cm, depth 29 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 465

Taxidermy - A large cockerel, mounted in a four sided glazed case, the bird standing +/- 56 cm in height, the case height 69 cm, width 69 cm, depth 24 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 466

Taxidermy - A fox mask with trade label to the rear "Stuffed by J Law Hawick".

Sold for £26

Lot 467

Taxidermy - A set of six point roe buck antlers, on skull cap mounted on an oak shield, together with two red stag antlers, 5 point and 4 point.

Sold for £10

Lot 468

Taxidermy - Two skin rugs, goat and possibly a Soay sheep, 93 cm and 92 cm.

Sold for £14

Lot 469

Taxidermy - A full mount fox with Snipe prey with watercolour background, in mahogany case. Case width 116 cm, height 62 cm, depth 34 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 470

Taxidermy - Three Indian Black Buck specimens, the first head and neck mount with horns measuring +/- 57 cm mounted on a wooden shield marked "Shot by J.R.D.S. Bikaner December 23rd 1911", marked to the rear Colonel Smith, the second a skull mount with +/- 63 cm horns mounted on a wooden shield marked "Shot by J.R.D.S. 11th March 1903 at Budhowal Farldrot" together with a skull mount with missing horns marked to the shield "Shot by J.R.D.S. 9th March 1903 at Taitu Nabha".

Sold for £240

Lot 471

Taxidermy - Two sets of Red Stag antlers, mounted on quarter skulls, the first 6 point mounted on a wooden shield titled "Shot by J.R.D.S. Altnarower Forest Balmoral 31st August 1912", the second set having 11 points.

Sold for £30

Lot 472

Taxidermy - A pair of Eland horns on quarter skull +/- 56 cm in length, mounted on a wooden shield together with a head and neck mount Gazelle (Gazelle Bennettii) mounted on a wooden shield and a single Water Buck horn +/- 51 cm mounted on a wooden shield.

Sold for £40

Lot 473

Taxidermy - A Chital Stag with 6 point antlers mounted on a wooden shield marked "Shot by J.R.D.S. 16th March 1906 Betla Palaman", together with a juvenile Water Buck mounted on a wooden shield.

Sold for £130

Lot 474

Taxidermy - An Ibex skull mount, mounted on a wooden shield marked "Shot by J.R.D.S. August 1899 Kaj-ij-nag Kashmir", the shield measuring 47 cm.

Sold for £220

Lot 475

Taxidermy - Kabul Markhor (Capra Falconeri) horns cut and mounted to a heart shaped shield, the horns measuring 61 cm and 63 cm, the shield measuring +/- 24 cm and marked to the front "Shot by J.R.D.S 5th November 1882", sold with an A10 certificate No. 594288/02.

Sold for £550

Lot 476

Taxidermy - Astor Markhor (Capra Falconeri) skull mount, the horns measuring from tip to base +/- 93 cm and 92 cm, marked with a paper label under the left hand horn No. 1, sold with an A10 certificate No. 594288/01.

Sold for £1700

Lot 477

Taxidermy - Wharfedale Otterhounds, an otter mask mounted on an oak shield marked "Wharfedale Otterhounds 5th August 1909 Underley Rose Gardens, 21lb dog" with taxidermist label to the rear E Allen & Co, 20 Stonegate, York. the shield measuring 27.5 cm.

Sold for £100

Lot 478

Taxidermy - Two deer slots from The Devon and Somerset Stag Hounds, mounted on oak shields, the first marked found Dunkery Hill, killed at Horner March 22nd 1918, the second marked D & SSH, found East Down Wood, killed Castle Hill October 19th 1926.

Not Sold

Lot 479

Taxidermy - A pair of four point red stag antlers, together with a malformed pair of Roe buck antlers.

Not Sold

Lot 480

Taxidermy - A fox mask mounted on a pine shield, shield length 22 cm, together with a curved copper and brass hunting horn, 5.5 cm at the bell end.

Not Sold

Lot 481

J S Sharpe Scottie split cane spinning rod, titled "The J S Sharpe" in two sections, 9' 3".

Sold for £80

Lot 482

Hardy The Fairy Rod Palakona trout fly rod, in three sections with two tips, 9'.

Sold for £260

Lot 483

Bruce & Walker Hexagraph, Hugh Falkus Sea Trout Special, in three sections, 10' 6", Line 7.

Sold for £160

Lot 484

Bruce & Walker Hexagraph, Bruce Salmon Deluxe rod, in three sections, 13', Line 7-10.

Sold for £260

Lot 485

Bruce & Walker Hexagraph, the Universal Deluxe, in three sections, 15', Line 9-11.

Sold for £220

Lot 486

Sharpe of Aberdeen The Braemar split cane spinning rod, in two sections, 7' 2".

Sold for £35

Lot 487

Sharpe of Aberdeen The Aberdeen split cane trout fly rod, in three sections, 9' 2".

Sold for £40

Lot 488

Sharpe of Aberdeen The Aberdeen split cane salmon fly rod, in three sections, 13', line 9.

Sold for £75

Lot 489

Hardy The Viscount Grey Palakona split cane trout fly rod, in two sections, 10' 6".

Sold for £70

Lot 490

Four trout fly rods, 2 three section rods and 2 two section rods.

Sold for £40

Lot 491

Hardy split cane trout fly rod titled "Neocane" Glen Farran, Hardy Bros, Alnwick, England in three sections in three sections, 9' 2", Line 7. Serial No. NE6299.

Sold for £55

Lot 492

Two trout fly rods, J S Sharpe of Aberdeen split cane in two sections, 9' 6, together with a Fibatube Made in Alnwick trout fly rod in three sections, 10' 6". Line 6, 7, 8.

Sold for £28

Lot 493

Leeda Volare IV trout fly rod, in four sections, 11'.

Sold for £40

Lot 494

Keeper trout fly rod in four sections, 9' 6". Line 7.

Sold for £28

Lot 495

Keeper trout fly rod in four sections, 9' 6". Line 7.

Sold for £24

Lot 496

A Daiwa trout fly rod, in three sections, 9', Line 6.

Sold for £40

Lot 497

A Reddington Red Fly trout fly rod, in two sections, 10',Line 7-8.

Sold for £22

Lot 498

A Daiwa Trueflight ST trout fly rod, in three sections, 9'6", Line 7.

Sold for £40

Lot 499

Two Fibatube fly rods, the first trout fly in two sections, 9', Line 7-8 and a salmon fly in three sections, 14', Line 9-10.

Sold for £35