country sporting sale

12th - 14th October 2022

Lot 600

Taxidermy - A full mount recumbent Red Fox. Height 327 cm.

Sold for £85

Lot 601

Taxidermy - Three pieces of early Edwardian taxidermy, Great Crested Grebe, Sparrow and Marbled Teal. Grebe height 21 cm.

Sold for £40

Lot 602

Taxidermy - Five early Edwardian Ducklings, Goslings to include Barnacle Goose, Spectacled Duck etc. Tallest bird excluding plinth 18 cm.

Sold for £40

Lot 603

Taxidermy - A Victorian brown bearskin rug. Length 6' 2" (188 cm) 184 cm from front paw to front paw with porcelain teeth and glass eyes (AF).

Sold for £95

Lot 604

Taxidermy - a full mount Fox raised on a wooden base with moss and grasses. Overall height 68 cm, length +/- 94 cm.

Sold for £130

Lot 605

Taxidermy - A Leopard skin rug, with brown felt backing, nose to tail 7', span between front legs 4' 6".

Sold for £280

Lot 606

Taxidermy - A late Victorian Terrapin ashtray, with raised head. Height 8.5 cm, length +/- 15 cm.

Sold for £100

Lot 607

Taxidermy - A cow skin rug, length 191 cm, width across centre section 175 cm.

Sold for £140

Lot 608

Taxidermy - A Martial & Snelgrove of Manchester blond mink fur coat. Approximate Size 12.

Not Sold

Lot 609

Taxidermy - Peter Spicer & Sons Leemington, a Red Deer slot mounted on an oak shield with ivorine plaque, Devon & Somerset Staghounds, Heath Poult August 12th 1920. Shield length 31 cm.

Sold for £40

Lot 610

Taxidermy - Peter Spicer & Sons Leamington, red deer slot mounted on an oak shield with ivorine plaque, Devon & Somerset Staghounds, found Shircombe Slaid, killed Hele Bridge 1/10/55. Shield length 31 cm.

Sold for £45

Lot 611

Taxidermy - Peter Spicer & Sons Leamington, a Hare pad mounted on an oak shield with ivorine plaque, titled D.A.C E.C.H. 29/1/38. Possibly Eaton College Hounds. Shield length excluding brass hanger +/- 7 cm, together with a Spicer Fox pad on oak shield, length 7 cm.

Sold for £110

Lot 612

Three split cane trout fly rods, Edgar Sealy Octopus Deluxe in three sections with two tips 9' 6", Kerry of Stockton Pickering Yorks, in two sections 9' 6" and an Edgar Sealy Practitioner in three sections 9' 2".

Sold for £60

Lot 613

Two spinning rods, a Shakespeare O-Series Graphite Glass rod, in two sections 3.03 m, A Millbro rod, in two sections 8' 9" and an Apollo tubular steel trout fly rod, in two sections 7' 1".

Sold for £20

Lot 614

Sharpe of Aberdeen a split cane salmon fly rod "The Braemar" with Scottie dog motif, in three sections, 12'.

Sold for £48

Lot 615

Three match rods, an Olympic tubular fibre glass rod in three sections 12', a Daiwa Matchman Mark Downes rod in three sections, 12' and another in two sections 9' 2".

Sold for £25

Lot 616

The House of Hardy, a fibre light spinning rod in two sections, 9' 6", together with a fibre tube Alnwick England spinning rod in two sections 8' 6".

Sold for £70

Lot 617

Hardy Jet trout fly rod, marked Reservoir, in two sections 9' 3", line 10.

Sold for £28

Lot 618

A Rebel composite construction beachcaster, in two sections 12'.

Sold for £15

Lot 619

Two Match rods, to include a Ken Wharton match rod, in two sections 10', together with another in three sections 12'.

Sold for £40

Lot 620

A Shakespeare Deluxe travel fly rod, in six sections 2.5 m, line 5-6.

Sold for £32

Lot 621

A Daiwa Proteus spinning rod, in two sections 2.4 m.

Sold for £18

Lot 622

A Penn Gold Medal trout fly rod Model IMS 6796 in two sections, 9' 6" line 7.

Sold for £28

Lot 623

A Shakespeare Oracle XT salmon fly rod by Gary Scott, in four sections, 12' line 8.

Sold for £38

Lot 624

A Shakespeare Contender LS beachcaster, in two sections 3.60 m.

Sold for £15

Lot 625

Bruce & Walker a Mk4 S/U compound taper salmon fly rod, in two sections 10'.

Sold for £20

Lot 626

Penn a gold medal trout fly rod, Model IMS 6686 Graphite trout fly rod in two sections 8' 6" line 6.

Sold for £28

Lot 627

Hardy Graphite Deluxe trout fly rod, in two sections 10' line 7-8.

Sold for £60

Lot 628

Bruce & Walker a CTM9 rod, in two sections 9' 4".

Sold for £32

Lot 629

A trout fly rod in two sections, 9' line 6, together with a spinning rod in two sections 8' 8" and a Hardy cloth two section rod bag +/- 140 cm.

Sold for £50

Lot 630

Bruce & Walker a carbon Bruce salmon fly rod in three sections 12'.

Sold for £45

Lot 631

Hardy split cane trout fly rod titled "The Featherweight Perfection Rod Palakona" in two sections 9' (AF).

Sold for £65

Lot 632

Two Greenheart rods in three sections with two tips, with Hardy fittings (AF).

Not Sold

Lot 633

Hardy Favourite Graphite fly rod, in three sections 10' 6", line 7-8 (AF).

Sold for £42

Lot 634

Three rods, a South Bend Tony Rizzo signature model in one section 6', together with a Grauvell Teknos spinning rod in two sections, 2.7 m and a Grauvell Sport carbon spin 279M spinning rod in two sections, 2.70 m.

Sold for £40

Lot 635

A Bob Church Kamloops Magnamite IM8 Deluxe Range trout fly rod, in two sections 9' 6" line 6-7.

Sold for £25

Lot 636

Bruce & Walker a Silver Stream salmon fly rod in three sections, 12'.

Sold for £30

Lot 637

A Fladen Maxximus IM10 Ultra Feel spinning rod, in two sections 8'.

Sold for £25

Lot 638

A Shimano Super Ultegra multi range feeder, 11-13'.

Sold for £30

Lot 639

Two Dragon Carp Captor carp rods, in two sections 12', fitted with Dragon Carp 500XL reels, complete with rod bag.

Sold for £30

Lot 640

A Powell LG7 trout fly rod, in four sections 9' 6" line 7-8, with hard rod tube.

Sold for £70

Lot 641

Sage a Graphite 3 trout fly rod in four sections, 9' line 6, with hard rod tube.

Sold for £220

Lot 642

Sage XP 690 Graphite 3E trout fly rod, in two sections 9' line 6, with hard rod tube.

Sold for £220

Lot 643

A Shakesepeare International fly trout fly rod, in two sections 9' line 6-7.

Sold for £15

Lot 644

A Silstar Traditional fly 300 trout fly rod, in two sections, 3 m line 6-8, together with a Daiwa Graphite trout fly rod in two sections.

Sold for £15

Lot 645

A Shakespeare OUO spinning rod, in two sections 2.7 m, together with another in two sections 3 m.

Sold for £22

Lot 646

Bruce & Walker a Walker salmon fly rod, in three sections 14', line 10-12.

Sold for £25

Lot 647

Hardy Graphite Deluxe trout fly rod, in six sections, 215 cm, line 7.

Sold for £180

Lot 648

Hardy Esk sea trout rod, in two sections 10', line 7.

Sold for £35

Lot 649

Bruce & Walker a Bruce Cordon Bleu salmon fly rod, in three sections, 14', line 8-10.

Sold for £40

Lot 650

Foster Bros Ashbourne Derbyshire, a split cane trout fly rod labelled The Perfect, in three sections, 11'.

Sold for £28

Lot 651

A Silstar Traverse X GT Match rod, in three sections, 15' in a Browning Black Magic 3 rod tube.

Sold for £15

Lot 652

A Sharpes of Aberdeen Eighty Three split cane trout fly rod, with Scottie trademark, in two sections, 8' 1".

Sold for £90

Lot 653

Two rods, a Master Spin spinning rod in two sections, 8', together with a salmon fly rod in three sections, 12' 8".

Sold for £10

Lot 654

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

Sold for £60

Lot 655

A Shakespeare Professional trout fly rod, in two sections 2.7 m, line 6-7.

Sold for £10

Lot 656

Two rods John Dickson & Son Edinburgh "The Castle", split cane trout fly rod in three sections, 10', together with a Cummings of Darlington split cane trout fly rod "The Grenthank" in three sections, 9' 6".

Sold for £55

Lot 657

Elebe a Pro Series trout fly rod, in two sections 8', line 3-4.

Sold for £20

Lot 658

House of Hardy a trout fly rod "Hardy Favourite Graphite Fly" 8' 6", line 5-6.

Sold for £60

Lot 659

Sage a Graphite 3 GFL salmon fly rod, in three sections, 15', line 10.

Sold for £180

Lot 660

House of Hardy a salmon fly rod "Graphite Salmon Fly Deluxe", in three sections 13' 9", line 9.

Sold for £100

Lot 661

Rod Sutterby (Roderick) a pencil and watercolour of a trout fry with parr marks, published in The Wild Trout book 1989. 13 x 18 cm, signed and mounted.

Sold for £80

Lot 662

Hugh Falkus "Sea Trout Fishing" second edition, signed, together with "Salmon Fishing A Practical Guide".

Sold for £28

Lot 663

Hardy Bros Alnwick "An Anglers Guide 1951", together with price list etc and "The Hardy Book Of Flies".

Sold for £30

Lot 664

Twenty books on fishing, to include "Sea Trout How to Catch Them" by Charles Bingham and "The Northern Anglers Handbook" by TK Wilson.

Sold for £25

Lot 665

Two Danbury mint fish figures by Franz Dutzler, from The Trout Treasures Sculpture collection - Rainbow Trout length 20 cm, and Noble Brown length 17 cm.

Sold for £25

Lot 666

A wrapped fishing priest, thought to be Georgian. Length 30.5 cm.

Sold for £60

Lot 667

The Poachers Progress a facsimile reproduction published by Paul Harris Publishing Edinburgh, No 747/750, 1981 from the originals first published in 1826 from the paintings by C Blake and engraved by C Turner.

Sold for £50

Lot 668

Twenty three books on fishing, to include" Wilson's Angle" - photographs and tales from the presenter of Go Fishing, and the "Beach Fisherman's Tackle Guide" by John Holden.

Sold for £18

Lot 669

Twenty four books on fishing to include "Competition Trout Fishing" by Chris Ogbourne and "Hooked on Scotland" by Paul Young.

Sold for £15

Lot 670

Five books, magazines, catalogues etc, to include "The Best of Hardy's Anglers Guides" compiled by Jamie Maxtone Graham and a copy of "The Fishing Gazette" Saturday 9th January 1954.

Sold for £30

Lot 671

Over thirty fishing DVD's, to include Matt Hayes, John Wilson, Jeremy Wade etc.

Sold for £10

Lot 672

Six books on fly tying, "The Book of Fly Patterns" by Eric Leiser and "The Founding Flies 43 American Masters, Their Patterns and Influences" by Mike Valla.

Sold for £10

Lot 673

Eleven books on fly tying, to include "Trout and Salmon Flies of Scotland" by Stan Hedley and "The Anglers Sedge Tying and Fishing The Caddis" by Taff Price.

Sold for £15

Lot 674

Fifteen books on fly tying, fishing etc. to include "Fly Tying" by Raymond Sugg, Ken Whitehead and Alan Vare and "Fishing A Highland Stream, a Low Affair with a River" by John Ingles Hall.

Sold for £20

Lot 675

Five books on fly tying to include "Feather Wing and Hackle Flies for Salmon" by Chris Mann and "Shrimp and Spey Flies for Salmon" by Chris Mann and Robert Gillespie.

Sold for £28

Lot 676

Two books "The Salmon Fly" by George M Kelson published by the author 1895, together with "The Practical Fisherman" by J.H. Keene, first edition 1881.

Sold for £170

Lot 677

A watercolour by John H Cole, 23 x 34 cm, framed and mounted together with a coloured print Mr Briggs and His Doings titled "Mr Briggs Contemplates a Days Fishing and Practices with his Running Tackle".

Sold for £8

Lot 678

Eleven books on fishing, "The Caddis and The Angler" by Larry Solomon and Eric Leiser and "Emerges" by Doug Swisher and Carl Richards.

Sold for £20

Lot 679

Roger McPhail, two prints (1 signed) titled The Salmon and The Trout. 23 x 31 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £48

Lot 680

Nine books - "Tipple In The Deep" by James Wood, "The Deep" by James Wood, "Lake Fishing For Salmon Trout and Pike" by Jock Scott and "Lake And Loch Fishing" by J.T.H. Lane etc

Sold for £12

Lot 681

Ten books on fishing, to include "Singing Reel" by Moray MacLaren and "A Mixed Basket" by Henry Lamond.

Sold for £18

Lot 682

Ten books on fishing, to include "Trout Fishing" by HD Turning and "Let's Go Fishing" by L Vernon Bates.

Sold for £15

Lot 683

Two books, "A Fisherman's Philosophy" by JD Kenworthy, published by The Whitehaven News 1933 and "The English Lake District Fisheries" by John Watson.

Sold for £22

Lot 684

Fifteen books on fishing (AF) - "Salmon Fishing" by W Earl Hodgson and "Hampton on Pike Fishing".

Sold for £5

Lot 685

Fifteen books on fishing - "Fly and Minnow" by W.F.R. Reynolds and "Trout Waters" by Wilson H Armistead (AF).

Sold for £10

Lot 686

Three books, "Life History and Habits of The Salmon", "Sea Trout and Other Fresh Water Fish" by P.E. Mallock published 1912, together with two volumes of "The Woburn Library British Freshwater Fish" by Sir Herbert Maxwell and "British Saltwater Fish" by F.G. Aflalo published 1904 (AF).

Sold for £28

Lot 687

"British Freshwater Fishes", volumes I and II by the Reverend W Houghton, published by William McKenzie, 69 Ludgate Hill, EC. Edinburgh & Dublin (AF).

Sold for £90

Lot 688

"A History of British Fishes of The British Islands" by Jonathan Couch F.L.S. in four volumes, published by Groombridge and Sons, 5 Pavernoster Row, London 1867 (AF).

Sold for £95

Lot 689

"The Complete Angler" by Isaac Walton and Charles Cotton, marked to the inside "This edition of The Complete Angler edited by John Major with 8 etchings by Damman on Japon Vellum, is printed upon paper specifically made for this edition and is strictly limited, published 1925 and with half leather binding.

Sold for £55

Lot 690

Four books - "Experts on Guns and Shooting" by G.T. Teasdale "Buckle, Rifle Training for War" by Captain Ernest H Robinson, "Hawkers Instructions to Young Sportsman", "Modern Sporting Gunnery" by Henry Sharp (AF).

Not Sold

Lot 691

Ten books on fishing and shooting - "The English Lake District Fisheries" and "Just an Ordinary Shoot" by Major Kenneth Dawson etc. (AF).

Sold for £8

Lot 692

Wendy Reeves, a signed limited edition print "The Best Of The Day", depicting fisherman in landscape. No. 681/850. 35 x 53 cm, framed and mounted.

Not Sold

Lot 693

Six books to include Hardy's Anglers Guide and Catalogue 63rd Edition, Hardy's Book of Fishing, The Hardy Book of Flies etc.

Sold for £20

Lot 694

A reproduction J.W. Young & Sons enamelled sign, featuring an Ambidex fixed spool reel. Height 51 cm, width 30.5 cm.

Sold for £35

Lot 695

An Aros quilted waistcoat with Wagbi badge Size XL, together with a Cambrian fly fishers waistcoat Size XL and a brown moleskin Elgar Accessory waistcoat +/- Size XL.

Sold for £15

Lot 696

Four fixed spool reels, to include J W Young The Ambidex etc.

Sold for £20

Lot 697

Two fixed spool reels, Abu Garcia Cardinal 755 with spare spool and a Mitchell 304 with spare spool.

Sold for £45

Lot 698

Ogden Smith, a 4" salmon fly reel with amber agate line guide.

Sold for £60

Lot 699

Three reels, a rainbow trout fly reel No 6-7, 2 3/4", together with another fly reel, 3 1/2" and a Nottingham type wooden and brass reel.

Sold for £15