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

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Catalogue: 

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Head of Sale: Julian Smith

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Lots per page:

Total lots: 521

TWO EDWARDIAN BAMBOO OTTER HUNTING POLES
Lot 191 Sold
TWO EDWARDIAN BAMBOO OTTER HUNTING POLES
180cm long and 133cm long (2)

Provenance: The Richard Pratley Collection.
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £50 - £100
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15 February 2023
AN EDWARDIAN LARGE WICKER LOG BASKET
Lot 192 Sold
AN EDWARDIAN LARGE WICKER LOG BASKET
with rope carrying handles and metal fittings, 82cm x 82cm

Provenance: A single owner collection part II
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
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15 February 2023
THREE AFRICAN SPEARS
Lot 193 Sold
THREE AFRICAN SPEARS
and two African spear heads (5)
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £50 - £100
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15 February 2023
A VICTORIAN CAST IRON HAY FORK
Lot 194 Sold
A VICTORIAN CAST IRON HAY FORK
two Victorian cast-iron shepherds crooks and others

Provenance: The Richard Pratley Collection
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £50 - £100
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15 February 2023
H.F. LUCAS LUCAS A Huntsman at the edge of the hillock,
Lot 195 Unsold
H.F. LUCAS LUCAS A Huntsman at the edge of the hillock,
signed to the left hand corner, oil on panel, framed and glazed, with an Eastbourne Fine Art label to the back, 17cm x 24cm
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 February 2023
15 February 2023
FINCH MASON (1850-1915), THE LIVERPOOL AUTUMN CUP 1899 - 'CHUBB WINS!'
Lot 196 Unsold
FINCH MASON (1850-1915), THE LIVERPOOL AUTUMN CUP 1899 - 'CHUBB WINS!'
watercolour, 25cm x 35cm, signed in full, in later bevelled wood frame and glazed
Estimate: £150 - £200
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15 February 2023
A.J. SIMPSON A racing pigeon
Lot 197 Sold
A.J. SIMPSON A racing pigeon
with inscription "8 Mottle Tippler", watercolour, framed and glazed, 18cm x 14cm

Provenance: The Richard Pratley Collection.
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 February 2023
15 February 2023
A.J. SIMPSON A racing pigeon
Lot 198 Sold
A.J. SIMPSON A racing pigeon
with inscription "Silver Don, Antwerp", watercolour, framed and glazed, 15cm x 19cm

Provenance: The Richard Pratley Collection.
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 February 2023
15 February 2023
A.J. SIMPSON A racing pigeon
Lot 199 Sold
A.J. SIMPSON A racing pigeon
with inscription "The Blue Chequered Dragon", watercolour, framed and glazed, 20cm x 26cm

Provenance: The Richard Pratley Collection.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 February 2023
15 February 2023
A.J. SIMPSON A racing pigeon
Lot 200 Sold
A.J. SIMPSON A racing pigeon
with inscription "Blackball Tumbler", watercolour, framed and glazed, 20cm x 13cm

Provenance: The Richard Pratley Collection.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 February 2023
15 February 2023
VARIOUS COLOURED PRINTS OF RACING PIGEONS
Lot 201 Sold
VARIOUS COLOURED PRINTS OF RACING PIGEONS
some from the Cassells Pigeon book.

Provenance: The Richard Pratley Collection.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 February 2023
15 February 2023
ABERDARE VALLEY FLYING CLUB PIGEON RACING CERTIFICATE 1897
Lot 202 Sold
ABERDARE VALLEY FLYING CLUB PIGEON RACING CERTIFICATE 1897
"This is to certify that the following prize has been awarded to M. Bartlett for his racing pigeon", framed and glazed, 24cm x 36cm; together with two other pigeon racing prints and a chicken print, all framed and glazed (4)

Provenance: The Richard Pratley Collection
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 February 2023
15 February 2023
ANDREW BEER A racing pigeon
Lot 203 Sold
ANDREW BEER A racing pigeon
with inscription "The following positions were won in Barton Hill, H.S. 1920 by Mr E. Carter Young Bird Racers, 3rd Tamworth, Second The Derby , 4th The Chesterfield, 2nd Normanton and 2nd Average, 3rd Tamworth Produce and 2nd Normanton Produce" watercolour, framed and glazed, 30cm x 38cm.

Provenance: The Richard Pratley Collection.
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 February 2023
15 February 2023
ENGLISH SCHOOL,19th century A border collie
Lot 204 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL,19th century A border collie
oil on board, oval, in mahogany frame and glazed, 8cm diam.

Provenance: The Richard Pratley Collection.
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 February 2023
15 February 2023
TOM NUTBEEM
Lot 205 Sold
TOM NUTBEEM
A huntsman with his hounds, oil on board, in a decorative painted frame, 23cm x 17cm
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 February 2023
15 February 2023
COLIN GRAHAM Two Hounds
Lot 206 Sold
COLIN GRAHAM Two Hounds
signed lower left, oil on canvas, in a birdseye maple frame, 23cm x 29cm
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £80 - £150
15 February 2023
15 February 2023
EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL, HUNTING SCENE
Lot 207 Sold
EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL, HUNTING SCENE
oil painting, canvas 36cm x 62cm, in gilt moulded frame and glazed; and nine hunting theme colour prints, framed
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 February 2023
15 February 2023
T ILVERSTER LLOYD A SET FOUR BEAGLING PRINTS
Lot 208 Sold
T ILVERSTER LLOYD A SET FOUR BEAGLING PRINTS
signed in pencil and blind stamped, framed and glazed, 25cm x 17cm (4)
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 February 2023
15 February 2023
A COLOURED BOXING PRINT OF TOM SAYERS
Lot 209 Sold
A COLOURED BOXING PRINT OF TOM SAYERS
Champion of England, framed and glazed in a birds-eye maple frame, printed by Hall, Mandel and Walton; and another coloured boxing print of John C. Heenan, framed and glazed, 36cm x 48cm (2)

Provenance: The Richard Pratley Collection
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 February 2023
15 February 2023
A PRINT OF A HARE COURSING SCENE
Lot 210 Sold
A PRINT OF A HARE COURSING SCENE
with pencil inscription "Ceritos Thomas Agnew 1856", framed and glazed, 48cm x 40cm; and a coloured print of pointers in a shooting scene over a cornfield, framed and glazed, 30cm x 35cm (2)

Provenance: The Richard Pratley Collection
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 February 2023
15 February 2023
EMMA TAYLOR: A HARE COURSING SAMPLER
Lot 211 Sold
EMMA TAYLOR: A HARE COURSING SAMPLER
from 1829, with verse "Timed hare in afteride and dismay runs swift through for brushwood and grass. She turns and she winds to get out of their way but the cruel dogs won't let her pass". Emma Taylors work, aged 12 years. Finished in March 27th 1829", framed and glazed
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 February 2023
15 February 2023
A COLOURED PRINT OF A VICTORIAN RATTING SCENE
Lot 212 Sold
A COLOURED PRINT OF A VICTORIAN RATTING SCENE
with inscription "Billy, The Celebrated Rat Killing Dog performing his wonderful feat killing 100 rats in five minutes and a half on 22nd April 1823 being his ninth match", framed and glazed, 53cm x 46cm; and another Victorian print of a ratting scene published by Crop & Burgess, High Street, Southampton, entitled "The Beauty", framed and glazed, 47cm x 40cm (2)

Provenance: The Richard Pratley Collection
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 February 2023
15 February 2023
A. ROWLAND KNIGHT A perch being hooked,
Lot 213 Sold
A. ROWLAND KNIGHT A perch being hooked,
and another of a perch after minnows, oils on board, both framed and glazed, 25cm x 17cm (2)

Provenance: A single owner collection part II
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
15 February 2023
15 February 2023
A. ROWLAND KNIGHT A rudd being hooked,
Lot 214 Sold
A. ROWLAND KNIGHT A rudd being hooked,
oil on board, framed and glazed, 23cm x 16cm

Provenance: A single owner collection part II
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 February 2023
15 February 2023

Total lots: 521

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