country sporting sale - main saleroom

15th - 17th April 2026

Lot 701

BWM & Co pastoral ashette/meat plate, with basket designed edge with blue and white transfer printed centre pheasant hunting. 54 x 40 cm.

Sold for £25

Lot 702

Six 19th century engravings depicting foxhunting and coaching scenes. 10 x 59 cm in oak frames.

Sold for £20

Lot 703

WAGBI (Wildfowl Association of Great Britain and Ireland) a double breasted blazer, made by Burton Royal Appointment t Her Majesty The Queen with attached WAGBI badge, four large WAGBI buttons and two small buttons.

Sold for £30

Lot 704

A copper and brass hunting horn. Length 24 cm 4.5 cm at the bell end, together with an Indian brass Leopard and a brass Fox.

Sold for £18

Lot 705

A pair of chest waders, in Advantage Max IV Size L Boot size 6

Sold for £12

Lot 706

Border Fine Arts a limited edition figure "Barnacle Geese" model PS05 403/1850, with mahogany plinth. Height 18 cm, together with a Mallard on plank, model No. PS04.

Sold for £75

Lot 707

A collection of mostly early 19th century ornithology and entomology bookplate engravings, largest 38 x 22 cm.

Sold for £32

Lot 708

Sir Peter Scott "Morning Flight" signed copy, third impression 1937 inscribed Martin Mere 1979, together with a signed copy of "Wild Chorus" dated 1980, reprint September 1942.

Sold for £30

Lot 709

Taxidermy - Common Grey Duiker (Sylvicapra Grimmia Caffra), mounted on a wooden shield. Shield length 45 cm, protruding from the wall 38 cm.

Sold for £42

Lot 710

Taxidermy - Stick making interest seven Tup horns.

Not Sold

Lot 711

Taxidermy - Stick making interest six Tup horns.

Sold for £20

Lot 712

Taxidermy - Fox mask "Lottie" mounted on a wooden shield. shield length 29 cm.

Sold for £85

Lot 713

Taxidermy - A pair of grey squirrels mounted on a log. Height 36 cm, together with a stoat on log.

Sold for £45

Lot 714

Taxidermy - An Edwardian Buzzard, mounted on rocky outcrop. Height 53 cm.

Sold for £60

Lot 715

Taxidermy - L E Hope Penrith a Victorian cased Otter with fish, mounted in a naturalistic setting with rock, reeds, mosses etc.  Trade label to the interior "Preserved and mounted by L E Hope Taxidermist 21 Victorian Road Penrith". NOTE: Linnaeus Eden Hope (1864-1944), son of Thomas Hope Taxidermist and past Director of Carlisle Museum.  Case height 66 cm, width 92 cm, depth 38 cm.

Sold for £120

Lot 716

Taxidermy - L Hope of Penrith cased Victorian Badger, in naturalistic setting and with watercolour background, rock marked L Hope. NOTE: Linnaeus Eden Hope (1864-1944), son of Thomas Hope Taxidermist and past Director of Carlisle Museum. Case height 60.5 cm, width 91.5 cm, depth 35.5 cm.

Sold for £100

Lot 717

Taxidermy - A cased pair of Victorian Black Grouse Black Cock and Grey Hen, in naturalistic setting, rocks, mosses etc. Case height 58 cm, width 67 cm, depth 27 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 718

Taxidermy - A Victorian cased full mount Fox, in naturalistic setting with rocks and grasses and with partial trade label to the rear "Animals and birds preserved, animal heads mounted horns polished, skins for mats or muffs neatly done". Case height 59 cm, width 94 cm, depth 36 cm.

Sold for £50

Lot 719

Taxidermy - Woodcock in a five sided glazed case, with naturalistic setting, fungus leaves barbed wire etc with trade label to underside Mr P Rose North Devon Taxidermy.

Sold for £100

Lot 720

Taxidermy - Barr Headed Goose mounted on a wooden block, with applied plaque "Bar Headed Goose Flying with Greylags Drigg Marsh 13/10/21", mounted by Dave Hornbrook of D H Taxidermy.  Height including wooden base 57 cm.

Sold for £100

Lot 721

Taxidermy - Greenland White Fronted Goose, mounted on a wooden base, taken Drigg Marsh 10th October 2003, mounted by Adrian Johnston of Darlington.

Sold for £90

Lot 722

Taxidermy - Woodcock with wings open, in a glass wall mounted case mounted by Simon Wilson of Lakeland Taxidermy, shot on Salta Moss December 29th 1993. Case height 45 cm, width 37.5 cm, depth +/- 17 cm.

Sold for £70

Lot 723

Taxidermy - Black Cock (Black Grouse) in a five sided glazed case, in naturalistic ground work, mounted by Simon Wilson of Lakeland Taxidermy, found 1994 at Kirkmichael Perthshire. Case height 52 cm, width 51 cm, depth 43 cm.

Sold for £55

Lot 724

Taxidermy - Red Grouse male in a five sided glazed case, with naturalistic setting mounted by Allen Allison of Carlisle, taken on Ben Vorlich in November 1990. Case height 39 cm, width 44 cm, depth 31 cm.

Sold for £60

Lot 725

Taxidermy - Ptarmigan hen in five sided glazed case, with naturalistic ground work, mounted Allen Allison of Carlisle, taken on Ben Vorlich November 1990. Case height 39 cm, width 44 cm, depth 31.5 cm.

Sold for £55

Lot 726

Taxidermy - A tanned Blesbok skin, neck to tail 160 cm, front leg to front leg width 112 cm.

Sold for £35

Lot 727

Taxidermy - Eight pairs of Roe Buck antlers, to include a near Coalesced antlers, various malforms and oddities.

Sold for £50

Lot 728

Taxidermy - Six sets of Roe Buck antlers on quarter skulls, together with two loose antlers.

Not Sold

Lot 729

Taxidermy - Seven sets of Roe Buck antlers, mounted on wooden shields, taken locally, to include Ponsonby and In Fell.

Sold for £40

Lot 730

Taxidermy - Cic Silver Medal Roe Buck skull and antlers, taken 28th July 2016 in Wasdale, with copy of paperwork and medal, comes with a similar head shot 9th June 2003 on the same ground.

Sold for £160

Lot 731

Taxidermy - Fallow Deer skull and antlers, mounted on a wooden shield. Shield length 35 cm.

Sold for £35

Lot 732

Taxidermy - A set of ten point Red Stag antlers on quarter skull, taken at Bouth Near Ulverston Cumbria.

Not Sold

Lot 733

Taxidermy - Nyala skull and horns, mounted on a wooden shield, shot at Onverwachtkwazulu Natal in May 2001.

Not Sold

Lot 734

Taxidermy - Gemsbok Namibian Gold Medal with thick based 38" horns, with 28" spread at the tips. 228 cm points, taken at Byseewah in 1997.

Sold for £110

Lot 735

Taxidermy - Damara Dikdik offset shoulder mount with 3 5/8" horns, shot near The Ugav Terraces Namibia 30th June 2013.

Sold for £80

Lot 736

Taxidermy - Steenbok shoulder mount by Karoo Taxidermy Roland Ward Trophy Standard, 4 3/4" horns, shot July 2004 at Lowlands Eastern Cape.

Sold for £100

Lot 737

Taxidermy Oribi Ram, mounted by Splitting Image Taxidermy, shot at Glendower Eastern Cape in June 2012.

Not Sold

Lot 738

Taxidermy - Grey Duiker shoulder mount by Karoo Taxidermy, shot in July 2004 at Ecuarle Eastern Cape.

Not Sold

Lot 739

Taxidermy - Cape Grysbok shoulder mount by Karoo Taxidermy, shot at Spitzbak Geoffreys Bay Eastern Cape in April 2007.

Sold for £120

Lot 740

Taxidermy - Red Duiker shoulder mount, female with horns, mounted by Zululand Taxidermy, shot at Phinda Zululand in May 2009.

Sold for £65

Lot 741

Taxidermy - Springbok shoulder mount Namibian Gold Medal, achieving 104 cm points, mounted by Reiser Taxidermy, taken on Ongava Flats Near Etosha in May 1996.

Sold for £170

Lot 742

Taxidermy - Fox mask mounted on a wooden shield with brush.

Sold for £50

Lot 743

Taxidermy - Fox mask mounted on a wooden shield with brush.

Sold for £48

Lot 744

Taxidermy - Two pairs of six point roe buck antlers, one mounted on an oak shield.

Sold for £25

Lot 745

Taxidermy - An early 20th century set of specimen drawers, suitable for entomology specimens, with six drawers. Height 18 cm, width 36.5 cm, depth 27 cm.

Sold for £38

Lot 746

Taxidermy - A fourteen point Scottish Red Stag head mounted on an oak shield, marked ADP CNOC AN EICH 1922, 18 stone, 12 lbs, the shield impressed to the rear WA MacLeay Inverness.

Not Sold

Lot 747

Taxidermy - A Victorian dome of exotic birds, to include Rainbow Lorikeet. Height 53 cm.

Sold for £140

Lot 748

Taxidermy - A 20th century fox cub mounted with front legs on a mahogany plaque. Plaque length 33 cm. Sold together with a fox brush.

Sold for £100

Lot 749

Taxidermy - Peter Spicer & Sons Leamington, fox mask on an oak shield, with impressed marks to the rear. shield length 27 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 750

Taxidermy - Peter Spicer & Sons Leamington a fox mask mounted on an oak shield, with impressed marks to the rear.  Shield length 26.5 cm.

Sold for £65

Lot 751

Taxidermy - E Ward (Edwin) Naturalist 24 Wigmore Street Cavendish Square London, a cased Victorian Scottish Wildcat, with Ptarmigan prey in naturalistic setting, with trade label to the bottom left. Case height 84 cm, width 90 cm, depth 46 cm (AF).

Not Sold

Lot 752

Taxidermy - An Edwardian Fallow Deer buck head and neck mount on an oak shield. shield 30 x 25 cm.

Sold for £60

Lot 753

Taxidermy - An Edwardian Fallow Deer buck head and neck mount, mounted on a mahogany shield. shield size 27 x 21.5 cm.

Sold for £75

Lot 754

Taxidermy - A ladies fur coat, together with a Karter mink fur scarf, the coat measuring from top of collar to hem 87 cm, armpit to armpit +/- 57 cm.

Sold for £30

Lot 755

Taxidermy - A Victorian cased Merlin in naturalistic setting with grasses, branch etc and in a cream painted case. Height 31 cm, width 35.5 cm, depth 13.5 cm.

Sold for £220

Lot 756

Two rods, in the manner of Bruce & Walker a custom built salmon fly rod, in three sections 12' 6" and a coarse fishing rod, in three sections +/- 13'.

Sold for £18

Lot 757

Claude & Rivaz The Nymph split cane trout fly rod, in two sections 9' line 5.

Sold for £70

Lot 758

Sonik SK4 spinning rod in two sections, 9', 15-30 grams.

Sold for £42

Lot 759

Greys King Spin spinning rod, in two sections 9', 45 grams.

Sold for £110

Lot 760

Hardy Graphite Salmon Fly De-Luxe, in three sections 13', line 10.

Sold for £40

Lot 761

Fladen Power Stick boat rod, in two sections 8'.

Sold for £15

Lot 762

Foxons trout fly rod, in two sections 10' 6" line 8, 9, 10, together with a Shakespeare Onset trout fly rod, in two sections 2.7 m line 6-7.

Sold for £42

Lot 763

Daiwa Graphite trout fly rod, in two sections 10' line 6-8, together with a Daiwa C98 salmon fly rod, in three sections 13' line 9-10.

Sold for £15

Lot 764

Daiwa Whisker trout fly rod, in two sections, 10' 6" line 8-10, together with a Greys trout fly rod, in two sections, 9' 6" line 7-8.

Sold for £35

Lot 765

Kenley Premier specimen carbon rod, in two sections, 11', 1 3/4 lb test curve, together with Daiwa Regal spin rod, in two sections, 10', 15-40 grams.

Sold for £25

Lot 766

Powerhead Developments salmon fly rod, in three sections 15' line 11 with rod tube.

Sold for £30

Lot 767

John Norris salmon fly rod, in four sections 14' 6" line 9-10 with rod tube.

Sold for £38

Lot 768

Three rods, to include a Daiwa salmon fly rod in three sections, 15', a two piece trout fly rod and a Daiwa spinning rod in two sections, 11'.

Sold for £42

Lot 769

Three split cane rods, Mitre Hardy The Gnat trout fly rod (AF), together with a Allcock trout fly rod and an unnamed trout fly rod in three sections.

Sold for £20

Lot 770

Shakespeare Oracle 4 salmon fly rod, in four sections 3.9 m line 10-11.

Sold for £38

Lot 771

Shakespeare Expedition salmon fly rod, in six sections 14' line 9-10.

Sold for £50

Lot 772

Hardy Deluxe Smuggler spinning rod, in seven sections, 8' 3", 2-14 grams.

Sold for £150

Lot 773

Loop Opti salmon fly rod, in four sections, 14' line 9-10, 31-40 grams, with bag and tube.

Sold for £130

Lot 774

Hardy The LRH Greased Line split cane salmon fly rod Palakona, in three sections with two tips, 13'.

Sold for £80

Lot 775

Hardy The Loch Leven rod split cane trout fly rod, in three sections, 11' 6", together with a Hardy Neo Glass rod in three sections, 9' 10".

Sold for £50

Lot 776

J S Sharpe Aberdeen split cane salmon fly rod, in three sections with two tips, length 14' 3".

Sold for £60

Lot 777

Daiwa Graphite salmon fly rod, in three sections 12' line 8-9.

Sold for £20

Lot 778

Daiwa Graphite salmon fly rod, Model CF98-12, in three sections 12', line 8-9.

Sold for £20

Lot 779

Hardy Graphite Deluxe trout fly rod, in two sections 10' 6", line 7-8.

Sold for £75

Lot 780

Daiwa Whisker spinning rod, in two sections 11', 10-60 grams, with cork wrapping to the handle.

Sold for £75

Lot 781

Sharpe of Aberdeen The Scottie split cane trout fly rod, in two sections 9'.

Sold for £38

Lot 782

Hardy Richard Walker Superlite trout fly rod, in two sections 9' 3" line 7-8.

Sold for £42

Lot 783

Hardy Fibrelite spinning rod, in two sections +/- 8' (AF), together with a Dam New Dimension Banker fly rod in two sections 10' line 7-8 and a Normark Gold Medallion fly rod in two sections 10' line 7-8.

Sold for £40

Lot 784

Ron Thomspon Evo II Surf 90 rod, in three sections 13,', together with an Abu Garcia 5* spinning rod, in two sections 7', lures up to 30 grams.

Sold for £30

Lot 785

Bruce & Walker multi spin rod, in two sections, 9' 6", 8-20 lb line.

Sold for £65

Lot 786

Apollo tubular steel trout fly rod, in three sections 9'.

Sold for £10

Lot 787

A John Norris salmon fly rod, in three sections 15', line 10, together with a trout fly rod in two sections. 9' 6" line 6,7,8.

Sold for £15

Lot 788

Silstar GT3583-330 Traverse X carp rod, in two sections, 11' (AF).

Sold for £10

Lot 789

Hardy the Marvel rod Palakona split case trout fly rod, in three sections with two tips, 7' 6", comes with two Hardy bags and an alloy tube. Serial No. E37128, circa 1936.

Sold for £480

Lot 790

Hardy Graphite Deluxe trout fly rod, in two sections, 10' line 6-7.

Sold for £100

Lot 791

Hardy Graphite Salar salmon fly rod, in three sections, 12' 6", line 9.

Sold for £65

Lot 792

Three split cane fly rods, the first a trout rod in three sections 8' 6", together with two other three section rods.

Sold for £15

Lot 793

Diawa Osprey salmon graphite coil fly rod, in three sections, 15', line 10-11.

Sold for £20

Lot 794

Bruce & Walker Cordon Bleu salmon fly rod, in three sections. 13' 6", line 10-11.

Sold for £25

Lot 795

Two Leeda Ocean Raw FS beach castors, in three sections, 12', together with a Shakespeare Contender LS fixed spool reel.

Sold for £30

Lot 796

A E Rudge & Son Redditch The Wye split cane salmon fly rod, in three sections, 13' 2" together with a Millwoods split cane spinning rod in two sections 9' 2".

Sold for £38

Lot 797

Daiwa Whisker fly salmon fly rod, in three sections 13' line 8-10, together with Daiwa Graphite sea trout rod, in three sections 11' 3" line 7-9.

Sold for £55

Lot 798

A split cane trout fly rod, "Black Demon, in three sections 9' 2".

Sold for £30

Lot 799

Ron Thompson Superior Pier rod, in two sections 2.7 m 60-100 grams, together with a spinning rod, in two sections 2.4 m 5-15 grams.

Sold for £35

Lot 800

One hundred Yellow Peril Crank baits and twenty five waterproof lure boxes.

Sold for £15