• Call us: +44 (0) 1305 265 080
Live

Sporting and Natural History

Auction date Wednesday 15 February 2023 10:30 - 17:30 GMT

Auction

Wednesday 15th February at 10.30am

Including the collections of

The Richard Pratley collection of Taxidermy,

The Christopher Bent Cockfighting collection, 

A single owner sporting collection, part II.

View the online flipbook


Catalogue: 

£20 by post 


Viewing

Saturday 11th February 9.30am - 12pm

Monday 13th - Tuesday 14th February, 9.30am - 5pm

From 9am the day of the Auction 


Bidding:

 Live bidding will be available for this auction through this website. Please ensure your registration is completed early to avoid disappointment. Commission Bidding and Telephone bidding is also available. 

For more information please contact Duke's on 01305 265080 or email enquiries@dukes-auctions.com


Head of Sale: Julian Smith

Page:

of 22

Lots per page:

Total lots: 521

Lot Title Estimate Hammer price
239 A VICTORIAN LEATHER CORDITE
with leather carrying handle, stamped to the base "no. 58 3rd B.H. & G.L. Ltd" dated 1933

Provenance: A single owner collection part II
£100 - £200 £120 View
240 JAMES DIXON: A 16 BORE CARTRIDGE RELOADING TOOL
and three other cartridge reloading tools for 12bore (4)
£50 - £100 - View
241 JAMES DIXON & SONS: A BRASS 12 BORE CHAMBER BRUSH
with turned wooden handle, 19cm long
£50 - £100 £40 View
242 A QUANTITY OF DECOY ROOKS
in canvas rucksack
£50 - £100 £40 View
243 A QUANTITY OF DECOY DUCKS
in canvas rucksack
£50 - £100 £60 View
244 AN EDWARDIAN WOODEN DUCK DECOY
a wooden pigeon decoy, and one other (3)

Provenance: The Richard Pratley Collection.
£50 - £100 £320 View
245 AN ANTIQUE FOLK ART PAINTED WOODEN DUCK DECOY
and two painted wooden pigeon decoys (3)

Provenance: The Richard Pratley Collection.
£50 - £100 £340 View
246 A JOHN B GRAHAM CANVAS-BACK HEN PAINTED WOODEN DUCK DECOY
circa 1860, 32cm long
£500 - £1,000 - View
247 A NICKEL SILVER SANDWICH TIN
in the original leather carrying case with leather carrying strap, stamped to the case with a Royal Crown trademark, 9cm x 14cm

Provenance: A single owner collection part II
£80 - £150 - View
248 A NICKEL SILVER DOUBLE SANDWICH TIN
by James Dixon & Son, Sheffield, stamped 1949, 12cm x 20cm; and a large nickel silver spirit flask (2)

Provenance: A single owner collection part II
£100 - £200 £100 View
249 AN EDWARDIAN REED AND GLASS SPIRIT FLASK
with nickel silver top, and another (2)

Provenance: A single owner collection part II
£80 - £150 - View
250 AN EDWARDIAN SILVER-PLATED AND CROCODILE HIP FLASK
with flip-top, by Mappin & Webb, London and Sheffield, 16cm long

Provenance: A single owner collection part II
£100 - £200 £140 View
251 AN EDWARDIAN SILVER-PLATED AND CROCODILE HIP FLASK
with crocodile cigar case (2)

Provenance: A single owner collection part II
£100 - £200 £360 View
252 NOBEL'S SPORTING BALLISTITE Water Resistant and Smokeless Coloured Poster
Promotional publication for Nobel's sporting ballistite, framed and glazed, 32cm x 45cm
£100 - £200 - View
253 A LATE 19TH CENTURY SHOOTING POSTER
entitled "The Shooting Homilies" with inscription "If a sportsman's true you would be listening carefully to me", with various cartoons, framed and glazed, printed in England at Curwen Press, 49cm x…
£80 - £150 £240 View
254 AN EDWARDIAN SCOTTISH SPORRAN
with nickel silver clasp and a sealskin and leather pouch, with silver chain and an Edwardian horn handle; and horse hair fly whisk (2)

Provenance: A single owner collection part II
£40 - £60 £50 View
255 AN EDWARDIAN NICKEL PLATED FISHERMAN'S PENKNIFE
with six gadgets and hook measure to side panel, 8cm long

Provenance: A single owner collection part II
£50 - £100 £100 View
256 A SPRATTS PATENT STEEL SPORTING KNIFE
with 12 bore and 16 bore double-ended cartridge extractor, with five gadgets, 10cm long
£80 - £150 £130 View
257 A MID-19TH CENTURY SCOTTISH DIRK
with thistle embossed brass mounts and coloured stone pommels, with companion knife and fork, 42cm long
£80 - £150 £800 View
258 A SWEDISH HUNTING KNIFE
with light walnut handle, in the original leather and brass sheath,
£30 - £50 £50 View
259 A LATE 19TH CENTURY KUKRI KNIFE
with ebonised handle and brass pommel, in the original leather scabbard, 41cm long
£20 - £40 £40 View
260 A 19TH CENTURY GLASS GOBLET
with etched cockfighting scene "The Rally", 20cm x 9cm

Provenance: The Christopher Bent Collection of Cockfighting Memorabilia
£80 - £150 £70 View
261 A 19TH CENTURY FLARED GLASS GOBLET
with etched decoration of cockfighting scenes and floral decoration, 25cm x 16cm

Provenance: The Christopher Bent Collection of Cockfighting Memorabilia
£200 - £400 £180 View
262 A LATE 19TH CENTURY LARGE GLASS GOBLET
etched with cockfighting scenes and floral decoration, 21cm x 14cm

Provenance: The Christopher Bent Collection of Cockfighting Memorabilia
£200 - £400 £180 View

Our website uses cookies, as almost all websites do, to help provide you with the best possible browsing experience.

Accept Read more