country sporting sale

26th - 28th April 2023

Lot 201

A box containing twenty two 10 bore shotgun cartridges, 3 1/2", 2 1/4 ounces of BB shot, copper plated. SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. WE CANNOT POST AMMUNITION.

Sold for £28

Lot 202

A selection of 12 bore shotgun cartridges, paper and plastic cases, various makers. SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. WE CANNOT POST AMMUNITION.

Sold for £28

Lot 203

A quantity of 410 shotgun cartridges, various sizes, various makes. SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. WE CANNOT POST AMMUNITION.

Sold for £15

Lot 204

A quantity of 16 bore shotgun cartridges, paper and plastic cases, various sizes, various makes. SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. WE CANNOT POST AMMUNITION.

Sold for £15

Lot 205

One hundred Gamebore pure gold 20 bore shotgun cartridges, shot size 6, 28 gram, 70 mm fibre wad. SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. WE CANNOT POST AMMUNITION.

Sold for £25

Lot 206

+/- One hundred hull cartridge 20 bore Subsonic shotgun cartridges, 65 mm, 23 gram, 7 1/2" shot, fibre wad and twenty four Gamebore Pure Gold 20 bore cartridges, 70 mm, 28 gram, 6 shot, firbre wad. SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. WE CANNOT POST AMMUNITION.

Sold for £25

Lot 207

Two hundred and fifty T.W. Relph & Sons Yanwath Penrith 12 bore shotgun cartridges, shot size 6, 31 gram, 2 1/2" chamber. SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED WE CANNOT POST AMMUNITION.

Sold for £65

Lot 208

Four full and part boxes, mostly containing paper cased cartridges to include BASC limited edition 1908-2008 cartridges, together with four metallic Belgian cartridges, 12 bore , 28 bore etc. SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. WE CANNOT POST AMMUNITION.

Sold for £20

Lot 209

Two hundred Kent Impax tungsten matrix 12 bore shotgun cartridges, shot size 6, 32 gram, 70 mm plastic wad. SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. WE CANNOT POST AMMUNITION.

Sold for £75

Lot 210

Fifty Purdey Eley 12 bore shotgun cartridges, 67.5 mm shot size 6. SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. WE CANNOT POST AMMUNITION.

Sold for £28

Lot 211

Fifty Eley Impax and G.L. Woods & Sons of Norfolk shotgun cartridges, paper cased. SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. WE CANNOT POST AMMUNITION.

Sold for £10

Lot 212

Fifty Eley Grand Prix paper cased shotgun cartridges 12 bore, various shot sizes. SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. WE CANNOT POST AMMUNITION.

Sold for £18

Lot 213

Seventy five paper cased shotgun collectors cartridges, various gauges to include 32 bore, 12 bore, 16 etc and makers R Duncan Gunmaker Brechin, Holland & Holland, IPM Extra Portugal, Musketoon, 3 The Market Place Woodstock Oxon etc. SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. WE CANNOT POST AMMUNITION.

Sold for £32

Lot 214

Twenty paper cased 8 bore collectors shotgun cartridges, to include Eley Kynoch. SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. WE CANNOT POST AMMUNITION.

Sold for £35

Lot 215

Fifty paper cased collectors shotgun cartridges, to include W Richards of Liverpool and Preston The Marked Down Cartridge, Eley Rocket, Spa by I.M. Cruddington Bath, AEC Grey Squirrel etc. SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. WE CANNOT POST AMMUNITION.

Sold for £42

Lot 216

Fifty paper cased shotgun cartridges, various gauges to include 410, 12 bore etc. including Long Tom by A Sanders Gunmakers, Bank Street Maidstone, Kent, Raleigh by Atkin Grant & Lang, Camroyd by Gallyon & Sons Peterborough, Kings Lynn and Cambridge etc. SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. WE CANNOT POST AMMUNITION.

Sold for £40

Lot 217

Fifty paper cased collectors cartridges, various gauges to include 16 bore, 12 bore etc by W.L.S.G Practice cartridge, Leechs Special Load, Leech & Son Chelmsford, W Richards of Liverpool and Preston etc. SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. WE CANNOT POST AMMUNITION.

Sold for £30

Lot 218

Fifty paper and plastic collectors cartridges, various gauges to include 12 bore, 410, 20 bore etc by Cogswell & Harrison, Job, Leechs Special Load, Leech & Son Chelmsford, Aspreys of London and Purdy of London. SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. WE CANNOT POST AMMUNITION.

Sold for £30

Lot 219

Twenty three empty ammunition boxes, shotgun and rifle to include Tweed by Forrest & Sons Kelso on Tweed, The West Country Cartridge by C Jeffrey & Sons Dorset, Tulchan Lodge The Tulchan Estate Grantown on Spey, Westley Richards etc. (All empty).

Sold for £30

Lot 220

Nine Eley metallic ejector cartridges, 12 bore. SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED WE CANNOT POST AMMUNITION.

Sold for £15

Lot 221

Eighteen brass Eley Grouse ejector metallic cartridges, 20 bore. SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. WE CANNOT POST AMMUNITION.

Sold for £18

Lot 222

One hundred and twenty collectors shotgun cartridges, to include AEC Rook cartridge, Marshall Diesel Engine Power Start cartridge, Winton by B.E. Chaplin of Winchester etc. SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED WE CANNOT POST AMMUNITION.

Sold for £42

Lot 223

Fifty collectors shotgun cartridges, various gauges to include Eley with Armstrong & Co Ltd Newcastle end caps etc. SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED WE CANNOT POST AMMUNITION.

Sold for £28

Lot 224

Nine collectors cartridges to include Holland & Holland, William Evans, Charles Hellis, William Powell, Churchill etc. SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED WE CANNOT POST AMMUNITION.

Sold for £15

Lot 225

Sandra Finkenberg American 20th century, a watercolour of owls. 39 x 39 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £20

Lot 226

H Greenwood, a pair of paintings on board of Terriers "Blackwell Perfections" and "Oregill Captain", dated 1946 and 1945, both in parquetry frames. 16 x 23 cm and 16 x 21 cm.

Sold for £350

Lot 227

Sir Alfred Munnings (1878-1959), a signed print of The Bramaham Moor Hounds at Weeton, Whin, published by Frost & Reed Ltd and with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp. 37 x 51 cm, framed and mounted, together with Keith Money a signed print "Horse Of The Year 1972 Brigadier Gerard". 48 x 66 cm, framed.

Sold for £70

Lot 228

A Copeland Spode Foxhunting dinner service, from the original drawings by J.F. Herring, consisting of 5 ashettes, 2 gravy jugs with saucers, 2 tureens and 12 dinner plates, 12 side plates and 12 tea plates.

Sold for £100

Lot 229

Wilk John William Wilkinson (1906-1994), a watercolour cartoon depicting a huntsman on horseback, with fox and hound, signed Wilk 1985. 20 x 44 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £120

Lot 230

Wilk John William Wilkinson (1906-1994), a watercolour cartoon of Johnnie Richardson and The Blencathra Foxhounds, Sporty Old Lady Vexed At The Slow Progress Of The Hounds, "Huntsman I Can Even Smell The Fox", Huntsman "Well we'll just ev, ta v a litter out of you then". Signed and dated 1988. 34 x 48 cm, framed.

Sold for £820

Lot 231

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).

Sold for £15

Lot 232

Five books on shooting, to include "Confessions Of A Shooting Fishing Man" by Lawrence Catlow and "Shooting Moor And Marsh, The Badminton Library His Grace The 8th Duke Of Beaufort"

Sold for £10

Lot 233

An early to mid 20th century print of Tommy Dobson Eskdale, Ennerdale Foxhounds, 28 x 23 cm, framed and mounted with label to back "From John Kerrs picture frame and wallpaper warehouse, 12 Tangier Street Whitehaven".

Sold for £10

Lot 234

Three Henry Alken book plates of foxhunting, to include "The Meet", "Full Cry" and "The Death", all measuring +/- 10 x 44 cm, mounted and in Hogarth frames.

Sold for £50

Lot 235

Rachel Ann Le Bas, N.E.E.C, R.E (1923-2020), a signed etching titled "Ducks". 10 x 17.5 cm, framed and mounted.

Not Sold

Lot 236

Three wall hanging carved birds, two by A Power, mallard and lapwing, and a curlew initialled to rear JS, length measurements mallard 26 cm, lapwing 21 cm, curlew 25 cm.

Sold for £65

Lot 237

Melbreak Foxhounds, an early photograph depicting huntsman, whipper in and hounds. 24 x 29 cm, framed, together with another 26 x 26 cm, framed.

Sold for £20

Lot 238

A collection of books, pamphlets etc to include "The Standard Directory of Proof Marks" and "Wildfowl and Waders" by Southgate and Pollard.

Sold for £35

Lot 239

A collection of pamphlets, instructions - "The Browning Automatic Rifle", "Webley Osprey", various vintage Eley stickers, Solway Wildfowl Association members ticket etc.

Sold for £10

Lot 240

Neil McReddie a pen and ink drawing "A Great Buck Rutting Fallow Deer", 11.5 x 16.5 cm, framed and mounted, with label to the back The Keyser Gallery at Farlows 4 Royal Opera Arcade Pall Mall London, original plate from Richard Prior's book "Deer Watch" and a copy of "Deer Watch".

Not Sold

Lot 241

Masons of Keswick, a hand coloured photograph "The Blencathra Foxhounds In The Newlands Valley", 29 x 37 cm, framed.

Sold for £40

Lot 242

A rotary pigeon magnet.

Not Sold

Lot 243

George Vernon Stokes (1873-1954), a signed limited edition engraving depicting Black Labrador with mallard, numbered 6/75. 18 x 28 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £30

Lot 244

A chandelier decorated with three stags heads. Height +/- 77 cm, diameter +/- 38 cm.

Sold for £150

Lot 245

A chandelier decorated with four stags heads. Height +/- 93 cm, diameter +/- 47 cm. (AF)

Sold for £130

Lot 246

A chandelier decorated with four stags heads. Height +/- 93 cm, diameter +/- 47 cm.

Sold for £130

Lot 247

A large chandelier decorated with five stags heads. Height +/- 107 cm, diameter +/- 63 cm.

Sold for £120

Lot 248

A large chandelier decorated with five stags heads. Height +/- 107 cm, diameter +/- 63 cm.

Sold for £140

Lot 249

Michael Lyne a signed limited edition print "The Muddy Gateway", 29/399 published by Michael Lyne and The Heale Gallery Somerset. 35 cm x 54 cm, framed and mounted, together with a signed limited edition copy of "The Michael Lyne Sketchbook" 389/550.

Sold for £48

Lot 250

Attributed to Reuben Ward Binks (1880-1950), a watercolour of Canadian Geese. 25 x 31 cm, framed and mounted, marked to rear "Painted by Ward Binks Temple Sowerby".

Sold for £40

Lot 251

Attributed to Reuben Ward Binks (1880-1950), a watercolour of an English Setter in moorland landscape. 27 x 33 cm, framed and mounted, marked to rear "Painted by Ward Binks Temple Sowerby".

Sold for £75

Lot 252

Wilk John William Wilkinson (1906-1994), a watercolour cartoon depicting Anthony Barker of The Windermere Harriers with foxes, hares and stag to the rear, signed and dated 1988. 30 x 46 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £260

Lot 253

Wilk John William Wilkinson (1906-1994), a watercolour cartoon depicting Anthony Barker of The Windermere Harriers, "Long may the cry of the hounds and the sound of the horn echo through the vales and hills of our countryside", signed and dated 1988. 33 x 46 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £300

Lot 254

Wilk John William Wilkinson (1906-1994), a watercolour cartoon depicting Anthony Barker of The Windermere Harriers riding a sheep titled "Make way for the Mayor of Troutbeck", signed and dated 1989. 31 x 49 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £280

Lot 255

A wooden horseshoe mirror, with metal stud decoration. 35 x 34 cm.

Sold for £25

Lot 256

Border Fine Arts Waterfowl Of The World by Don Briddell, model No. A0479 Widgeon mounted on a mahogany plinth. Height +/- 20 cm.

Sold for £48

Lot 257

Border Fine Arts Society, a badger figure "Evening Shadows" model No. SOC7, signed on the underside by Ray Ayres and dated 14th March '95, with box.

Sold for £20

Lot 258

Border Fine Arts Master of The Skies Golden Eagle, model No. B0529 by Richard Roberts, with certificate, limited edition No. 94/750 on wooden base with box (AF).

Sold for £240

Lot 259

Border Fine Arts two figures "Secret Places Rocky Den (Fox Family)" and "Watching and Waiting".

Sold for £15

Lot 260

Border Fine Arts two figures, "Young Ones, Natures Kingdom Cubs Corner", together with birds, pheasant model No. A6058, with boxes.

Sold for £40

Lot 261

A pair of oil on canvas of Indian Tiger hunting scenes, with elephants and howdah etc. Each 43 x 67 cm and in gilt frames.

Sold for £220

Lot 262

Four Royal Doulton Whyte & MacKay scotch whisky decanters, in the form of Tawny Owl, Snowy Owl, Kestrel and Merlin, together with a Beswick Barn Owl and Tawny Owl.

Sold for £40

Lot 263

James Dixon & Sons Sheffield, a powder flask with leather covered body, overall length 20 cm.

Sold for £18

Lot 264

A silver plated lamp decorated with three recumbent deer, and raised on grotesque masks, marked to the underside BHA EP and Sheffield. Overall height 32 cm (AF).

Sold for £55

Lot 265

P.J. Cow.... an early 20th century watercolour of a dog, heightened with white whiskers and hairs to the neck. 26 x 38 cm.

Sold for £60

Lot 266

After J Moigniez a pair of bronze stags, each raised on an oval marble plinth. Height 75 cm.

Sold for £500

Lot 267

After Heinrich Sperling (1844-1944), a pair of prints depicting working setters. 37 x 55 cm, both in gilt frames.

Not Sold

Lot 268

A bronze resin model of a working dog (setter) raised on an oak plinth. Overall height 37 cm, nose to tail 53 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 269

Frank H Emdin, 98 Fleet Street London, a relief picture of a hanging Jay and another bird. 34.5 x 27 cm, mounted in a gilt and oak frame with trade label to rear From Frank H Emdin, 98 Fleet Street London.

Sold for £65

Lot 270

A relief picture of hanging woodcock and snipe, 34.5 x 27 cm, mounted in an oak and gilt frame.

Sold for £60

Lot 271

An Oriental painting depicting a pair of sparrows, possibly on porcelain +/- 9.5 x 15 cm, in a gilt frame.

Not Sold

Lot 272

A pastel portrait of a whippet "Spider" initialled P.B. and dated 22/5/72. 44 x 37 cm in gilt frame.

Sold for £280

Lot 273

A pastel portrait of a whippet "Snipe", initialled P.B. and dated 2/10/68. 44 x 39 cm.

Sold for £110

Lot 274

Marjorie Cox (British 1915-2003), a pastel portrait of a dog named "Trottie True", signed and dated 1958. 27 x 20 cm in a gilt frame.

Not Sold

Lot 275

An early 20th century American duck decoy, having a soft wood body with pine weighted keel, the duck with a blue bill, white band. Overall height +-/ 18 cm, length 35 cm, width 16 cm.

Sold for £120

Lot 276

Wilk John William Wilkinson (1906-1994), a watercolour cartoon depicting Jacky Airey and The Blencathra Foxhounds, dated '73. 33 x 50 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £150

Lot 277

A Sierra 50th Anniversary advertising sign, and a Howa advertising sign and a Meindl doormat, 61 x 84 cm.

Sold for £12

Lot 278

Three metallic advertising signs, Beretta, Sako and Tikka, all measuring 9 x 60 cm.

Sold for £20

Lot 279

Alan Stones (b 1947), a signed limited edition print "Yoke", depicting two Swaledale Tups (Rams). 85/200 dated 1989. Image size 47 x 49 cm, mounted.

Sold for £45

Lot 280

Alan Stones (b 1947), a signed limited edition print "Take Stock", depicting a Swaledale and Leicester sheep. 86/200 dated 1989. Image size 35 x 50 cm, mounted.

Sold for £70

Lot 281

A large quantity of hunting scene decorated crockery, teapots, tankards, string box, coasters etc.

Sold for £30

Lot 282

A part Mayfair pottery tea set and a Royal Worcester large tea cup and saucer, Davenport hunting scenes tea cup and saucer, butter dish etc , all decorated with foxes and hunting scenes.

Sold for £30

Lot 283

Border Fine Arts, three figures "Lord Renyard", "Miss Renyard" (AF) and a terrier in the form of a huntsman.

Sold for £50

Lot 284

Border Fine Arts, two figures "Lord Renyard", "Lady Jane".

Sold for £38

Lot 285

Eight bronze resin and other figures, to include Haraldites, Langholm design etc. and two brass fox head pin dishes/ash trays.

Sold for £30

Lot 286

A collection of fox and terrier figurines, to include Country Artists, Aynsley and a pair of terrier form salt and pepper shakers.

Sold for £48

Lot 287

Five Border Fine Arts figures, to include "Caught In The Act" by Ray Ayres, limited edition 1324/1500 and figure of a fox and rabbit by Mairi Lain dated '78 etc.

Sold for £65

Lot 288

Six Beswick and other horses and a Beswick lying fox.

Sold for £40

Lot 289

Rydal Sheepdog Trials, a silver trophy marked "Unentered Foxhounds Bitches 1930", makers mark BBSL, Birmingham date letter F 1930. Height 14 cm.

Sold for £30

Lot 290

Charles Norman De Courcy-Parry (Dalesman), "Foxhunting for Children and Other Simple Tales", first edition 1947, together with "Here Lies My Story", signed copy and a paper cutting.

Sold for £55

Lot 291

Eight books on Foxhounds and Fox Hunting, to include "Hounds of The World" by David Alderton and "Notitia Venatica" by Robert T Vyner.

Sold for £20

Lot 292

Seven books on Foxhunting, to include a signed copy of "Hounds, Hares and Foxes of Larkhill" by Estelle Holloway and "The Master of Hounds" by G.F. Underhill.

Sold for £15

Lot 293

A set of four Harry Neilson reproduction fox prints, measuring 20 x 27 cm, framed and mounted.

Not Sold

Lot 294

Robin Furness, a print depicting The Blencathra Foxhounds. 27 x 42 cm, framed and mounted, together with an oval print of The Blencathra Foxhounds at Grange and two Johnnie Richardson photographs.

Sold for £10

Lot 295

Two prints on canvas depicting The Blencathra Foxhounds. Largest 51 x 76 cm.

Sold for £10

Lot 296

W.P. Hawath of Keswick, a photograph depicting a young Johnnie Richardson and The Blencathra Foxhounds. 29 x 36 cm, framed, together with three other photographs depicting Johnnie Richardson, Barry Todhunter etc.

Sold for £22

Lot 297

A watercolour cartoon depicting John William Wilkinson "Wilk" 1906-1994, painted by his son Billy Wilkinson. 46 x 26 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £75

Lot 298

A silver plated Repousse Boar hunting plaque, depicting huntsman with boar and hounds, signed to the bottom right and dated '01. 19 x 33 cm.

Sold for £65

Lot 299

Thomas G Targett (flourished 1868-1896), an oil on board depicting a pair of grey partridge. 30 x 43 cm, with label to the rear No 50 Gamepiece Two Partridges, Thomas Greenslade Targett, Bemstow, Salisbury, Wilts. Artist T.G. Targett 1867, mounted in a gilt frame.

Sold for £350

Lot 300

Two early 20th century cock fighting pictures oil on canvas, depicting game cocks wearing spurs. 44 x 28 cm and in mahogany frames.

Sold for £170