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Auction date Thursday 15 February 2024
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Head of Sale:

Julian Smith


Auction: 

Thursday 15th February at 10.30am


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Total lots: 370

JAMES BUCHANAN & COY: "Buchanan's Black & White Leads", A Polo Scene
Lot 289 Unsold
JAMES BUCHANAN & COY: "Buchanan's Black & White Leads", A Polo Scene
with inscription "Black & White Brand Distillery Glentauchers, Mulben, Glenlivet. N.B. Head Offices. The Black Swan Distillery. Holborn. London.", coloured print by C. Orbould, 1989, glazed and framed, 70cm x 48cm
Estimate: £400 - £600
15 February 2024
15 February 2024
A BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF POLO HORSES
Lot 290 Sold
A BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF POLO HORSES
in India with their grooms, with handwritten inscription to the reverse "Polo Ponies. The property of the Late Major General R.G.P. Clements, 1909", framed and glazed, 23cm x 30cm
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 February 2024
15 February 2024
AN UNSIGNED OIL ON CANVAS OF TWO SPORTING DOGS
Lot 291 Sold
AN UNSIGNED OIL ON CANVAS OF TWO SPORTING DOGS
set in a forest glade, working in tandem to flush out a rabbit in undergrowth; whilst the master directs from the background 39cm x 52cm (excluding frame)
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 February 2024
15 February 2024
JOHN GREGORY KING (b.1929) A study of hounds
Lot 292 Sold
JOHN GREGORY KING (b.1929) A study of hounds
signed lower left, drawing in pencil with watercolour, 24.5cm x 33cm
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £40 - £80
15 February 2024
15 February 2024
J. ENTWISTLE AFTER WRIGHT BARKER (1864-1941) 'By the Kennels'
Lot 293 Sold
J. ENTWISTLE AFTER WRIGHT BARKER (1864-1941) 'By the Kennels'
A study of hounds and a terrier in a kennel scene with a huntsman's jacket and crop hanging, signed lower left, oil on canvas, 115cm x 95cm
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 February 2024
15 February 2024
ALBERT EDWARD D. G. STIRLING-BROWN (fl. 1896-1929) 'Muffle'
Lot 294 Sold
ALBERT EDWARD D. G. STIRLING-BROWN (fl. 1896-1929) 'Muffle'
portrait of a racing greyhound, signed "G. Stirling-Brown" and dated 1923 lower right, oil on canvas board, framed and glazed, 34cm x 44cm
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £600 - £1,200
15 February 2024
15 February 2024
RAB EMBERLEY Buzzards in a landscape
Lot 295 Sold
RAB EMBERLEY Buzzards in a landscape
one perched on a rocky outcrop with heather, and the other in flight, signed lower right, with stamp of 'Harbour Gallery, 6 Trinity Road, Weymouth' to the verso, acrylic, 46cm x 36cm
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 February 2024
15 February 2024
ROLAND KNIGHT: A SET OF SIX COLOURED PRINTS
Lot 296 Unsold
ROLAND KNIGHT: A SET OF SIX COLOURED PRINTS
framed and glazed, with inscriptions "Trout of the First Leap", "Perch", "The Roach", "Salmon and Trout", "Eye Catching the Minnows" and "Barbel & Chubb", 25cm x 60cm (6)
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 February 2024
15 February 2024
J. POLLARD A pair of coloured fishing prints
Lot 297 Sold
J. POLLARD A pair of coloured fishing prints
"Fly fishing for trout", and "Live bait fishing for Jack", engraved by R. G. Reeve, framed and glazed, 28cm x 33cm; and five other fishing prints (7)
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 February 2024
15 February 2024
TIM HOARES A set of five coloured fishing prints
Lot 298 Sold
TIM HOARES A set of five coloured fishing prints
limited edition of 10/250, framed and glazed, 15cm x 23cm; together with a set of four coloured prints of fish, framed and glazed, 23cm x 34cm (9)
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 February 2024
15 February 2024
FRED CARR & SON, CHAPELTOWN, PUDSEY, YORKSHIRE: A MIRRORED ADVERTISING SIGN FOR KYNOCH LTD
Lot 299 Sold
FRED CARR & SON, CHAPELTOWN, PUDSEY, YORKSHIRE: A MIRRORED ADVERTISING SIGN FOR KYNOCH LTD
second half 20th century, decorated with various types of shells and stencilled lettering, 80cm x 54.5cm
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
15 February 2024
15 February 2024
THORBURN, ARCHIBALD, 'British Mammals'
Lot 300 Sold
THORBURN, ARCHIBALD, 'British Mammals'
volumes I & II, published by Longmans, Green and Co, London, 1920, red cloth bound (2)
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 February 2024
15 February 2024
THE COURSING CALENDAR: Stonehenge
Lot 301 Unsold
THE COURSING CALENDAR: Stonehenge
for the seasons 1880, 1902, 1903,1904 x4, edited by Stonehenge, all of the public courses run in Great Britain and Ireland (7)
Estimate: £80 - £150
15 February 2024
15 February 2024
JOHN DREWETT: "Hardy Bros. The Masters, The Men and Their Reels"
Lot 302 Sold
JOHN DREWETT: "Hardy Bros. The Masters, The Men and Their Reels"
(1873-1939) limited edition copy of no. 60/350, signed by John Drewett

Provenance: From a private Midlands vintage fishing tackle collection.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 February 2024
15 February 2024
FARLOWS SALMON FLIES. An Illustrated Catalogue of Farlows' Pattern Salmon Flies 1870 to 1964
Lot 303 Sold
FARLOWS SALMON FLIES. An Illustrated Catalogue of Farlows' Pattern Salmon Flies 1870 to 1964
compiled by Martin Lanigan-O'Keeffe, signed by the author; and Mikael Frödin "Classic Salmon Flies History of Patterns" (2)

Provenance: From a private Midlands vintage fishing tackle collection.
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £30 - £50
15 February 2024
15 February 2024
ANNESLEY, PATRICK: "Hardy's Book of Fishing"
Lot 304 Sold
ANNESLEY, PATRICK: "Hardy's Book of Fishing"
Graham Turner "Fishing Tackle. A Collector's Guide"; Arlan Carter "19th century Fishing Lures. A Collector's Guide to US Lures Manufactures prior to 1901"; M. Kessler "Great Fishing Tackle Catalogs of the Golden Age", and various other books on vintage fishing tackle (a lot)

Provenance: From a private Midlands vintage fishing tackle collection.
Hammer price: £10
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 February 2024
15 February 2024
PARKER RWA, MAUDE: "Fisherman's Map of the River Wye Showing Salmon Catches and other features"
Lot 305 Sold
PARKER RWA, MAUDE: "Fisherman's Map of the River Wye Showing Salmon Catches and other features"
published by John Bartholomew & Son Ltd, 12 Duncan Street, Edinburgh; Bernard Venables "Freshwater Fishing"; The Journal of the Malayan Angling Association; and Andrew Heard "The Fly" (4)

Provenance: From a private Midlands vintage fishing tackle collection.
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £30 - £50
15 February 2024
15 February 2024
CARROLL, W., ‘The Angler's Vade-Mecum"
Lot 306 Sold
CARROLL, W., ‘The Angler's Vade-Mecum"
printed for Archibald Constable & Co, Edinburgh, 1818, later full blue leather binding

Provenance: A private Dorset fishing tackle collection.
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 February 2024
15 February 2024
BAINBRIDGE, GEORGE C., ‘The Fly Fisher's Guide’
Lot 307 Sold
BAINBRIDGE, GEORGE C., ‘The Fly Fisher's Guide’
1st edition, printed for the author by G.F. Harris’s Widow and Brothers, Liverpool 1816, green three quarter leather binding

Provenance: A private Dorset fishing tackle collection.
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 February 2024
15 February 2024
PRITT, T.E. ‘North Country Flies’
Lot 308 Sold
PRITT, T.E. ‘North Country Flies’
2nd edition, published by Sampson Low, 1886, brown cloth binding

Provenance: A private Dorset fishing tackle collection.
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £30 - £50
15 February 2024
15 February 2024
RONALDS, ALFRED, ‘The Fly-Fisher's Entomology’
Lot 309 Sold
RONALDS, ALFRED, ‘The Fly-Fisher's Entomology’
volumes 1 & 2, limited edition 72 of 250 with Henry Young & Sons presentation signature, published by Henry Young & Sons, Liverpool 1913, green cloth bound

Provenance: A private Dorset fishing tackle collection.
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 February 2024
15 February 2024
SKUES, G.E.M - ‘Minor Tactics of the Chalk Stream’
Lot 310 Sold
SKUES, G.E.M - ‘Minor Tactics of the Chalk Stream’
‘The Way of a Trout with a Fly’, ‘Side-lines, Side-lights and Reflections’ and ‘Nymph Fishing for Chalk Stream Trout’, published 1910, 1921, 1932 and 1939 by A&C Black and Seeley Service respectively, brown cloth binding (Nymph Fishing in later half brown leather binding); together with Walker, C.F. (Ed), ‘Angling Letters of G.E.M. Skues’, 1st edition, published by A&C Black, 1956 with dust wrapper (4)

Provenance: A private Dorset fishing tackle collection.
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 February 2024
15 February 2024
OVERFIELD, T. DONALD, ‘G.E.M. SKUES - The Way of a Man with a Trout"
Lot 311 Sold
OVERFIELD, T. DONALD, ‘G.E.M. SKUES - The Way of a Man with a Trout"
volumes I & II, deluxe edition set no. 45, with signed by author and fly dresser Jim Nice, published by Ernest Benn 1977, gilt tooled green leather binding, with slip case

Provenance: A private Dorset fishing tackle collection.
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 February 2024
15 February 2024
VENIARD, JOHN - ‘Reservoir and Lake Flies’
Lot 312 Sold
VENIARD, JOHN - ‘Reservoir and Lake Flies’
first edition 1970, signed to flyleaf by author and Donald Downs, with dust wrapper, a 1973 reprint of the same title, with slip case, ‘Fly Dresser’s Guide’ fourth impression 1960, with dust wrapper and ‘Further Guide to Fly Dressing’ second edition 1972, with slip case, all published by A&C Black; together with four Veniard pamphlets (a lot)

Provenance: A private Dorset fishing tackle collection.
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £30 - £50
15 February 2024
15 February 2024

Total lots: 370

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