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Auction date Wednesday 26 February 2025 10:30 - 17:30 GMT
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Head of Sale: 

Julian Smith


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Wednesday 26th February at 10.30am

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Total lots: 387

HARDY BROS: A BRASS AND HICKORY FISHING PRIEST
Lot 97 Sold
HARDY BROS: A BRASS AND HICKORY FISHING PRIEST
with inscription 'W. Foster from L.R. Hardy 1936'; a fishing priest by Sharps of Aberdeen; a mahogany fishing priest; a Chevalier Bonus of London fishing gaff and one other fishing gaff (5)
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £80 - £150
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
HARDY BROTHERS OF ALNWICK: A CHESTERMAN LINE AND HOOK GAUGE
Lot 98 Sold
HARDY BROTHERS OF ALNWICK: A CHESTERMAN LINE AND HOOK GAUGE
circa 1950s, in the original leather case, 11cm long

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
HARDY BROTHERS OF ALNWICK: 'THE HOTSPUR' FISHING LINE WINDER
Lot 99 Unsold
HARDY BROTHERS OF ALNWICK: 'THE HOTSPUR' FISHING LINE WINDER
with brass spines, horn tapered handle on a brass arm, stamped with 'Hardy Brothers Alnwick', 21cm long

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A SET OF BRASS FISHING SCALES
Lot 100 Sold
A SET OF BRASS FISHING SCALES
20th century, the aluminium scales measuring up to 8lbs, mounted within a brass casing, the back inscribed "Wyche Angling Club, London Road, Nantwich", with an angling scene engraved to the top, 55cm x 23cm x 6cm
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
HARDY BROS: A FLY TYING VICE
Lot 101 Sold
HARDY BROS: A FLY TYING VICE
a Hardy Bros. black japanned fly tin with various trout flies; and a Kingfishers of Stow-on-Wold brown leather fly wallet with various flies, the vice measuring 26cm (4)
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A QUANTITY OF FLY TYING ITEMS
Lot 102 Sold
A QUANTITY OF FLY TYING ITEMS
including jungle cock, cock pheasant, turkey, hen pheasant and blue mallard and others; 'The Hardy Book of Flies'; a fly tying vice and various other materials (a lot)
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
AN ARMY & NAVY LEATHER FLY WALLET
Lot 103 Sold
AN ARMY & NAVY LEATHER FLY WALLET
containing various flies and Army and Navy cast packets; together with two other leather fly wallets with contents, the largest measuring 18cm x 12cm (3)

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A COLLECTION OF FISHING FLIES
Lot 104 Sold
A COLLECTION OF FISHING FLIES
contained in three tins, a wooden box and a plastic case, PROPERTY OF MR K.D. DEBENHAM Fisheries Manager for John Lewis Fisheries (5)
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A FRAMED DISPLAY OF TWENTY TARPON FLIES
Lot 105 Sold
A FRAMED DISPLAY OF TWENTY TARPON FLIES
of various sizes and patterns, including the Saddleback Blue, the Red Squirrel, the Pink Saddleback, Blue Baron and others, 70cm x 46cm
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
HENRY LEONIDAS ROLFE (1824-1881) 'A Study of Trout from the River Test'
Lot 106 Sold
HENRY LEONIDAS ROLFE (1824-1881) 'A Study of Trout from the River Test'
1870, signed and dated lower right, titled to a label verso, oil on panel, 29cm x 44cm
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
GEORGE COLE (1810-1883) A study of a man fishing at a canal lock
Lot 107 Unsold
GEORGE COLE (1810-1883) A study of Man Fishing at a Canal Lock
1878, signed and dated lower left, oil on canvas, 36cm x 53cm
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
JOHN SEARL (20th century) A study of a fish and tackle
Lot 108 Sold
JOHN SEARL (20th century) A study of a fish and tackle
signed lower right, pencil on paper, 14cm x 23cm
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
*CHRIS TURNBULL (b. 1950) A study of a catfish
Lot 109 Unsold
*CHRIS TURNBULL (b. 1950) A study of a catfish
1985, signed and dated lower right, ink on paper, 13cm x 20cm
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
*CHRIS TURNBULL (b. 1950) 'Crucian Carp Jumping Out Of Lily Pads'
Lot 110 Sold
*CHRIS TURNBULL (b. 1950) 'Crucian Carp Jumping Out Of Lily Pads'
signed lower right, inscribed verso "From his book Reflections, Highlights From An Angling Life, page 1", acrylic on board, 38cm x 28cm
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
*MARK CHESTER (b. 1960) Study of a carp
Lot 111 Unsold
*MARK CHESTER (b. 1960) A study of a carp
depicted amongst vegetation, signed lower right, gouache on board, 26cm x 37cm
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
*STEPHEN HARPER (b. 1951) A study of a fish
Lot 112 Sold
*STEPHEN HARPER (b. 1951) A study of a fish
signed lower right, inscribed verso "Original drawing from A Line On The Water..." and with a further message and signature from the artist, pencil on paper, 13cm x 18cm
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A. ROLAND KNIGHT (1845-1914) A pair of fish studies
Lot 113 Sold
A. ROLAND KNIGHT (1845-1914) A pair of fish studies
both signed to lower left, oil on panel, 10cm x 13cm

Note: The dates of this artist have been disputed. It has been suggested he was active between 1810 and 1840, or lived between 1879 and 1921.
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A. ROLAND KNIGHT (1845-1914) 'Still waters run deep'
Lot 114 Sold
A. ROLAND KNIGHT (1845-1914) 'Still waters run deep'
depicting a pike chasing leaping fish, signed lower left, with title to centre, oil on canvas, 38cm x 52cm

Note: The dates of this artist have been disputed. It has been suggested he was active between 1810 and 1840, or lived between 1879 and 1921.
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A. ROLAND KNIGHT (1845-1914) 'Grayling Fishing'
Lot 115 Sold
A. ROLAND KNIGHT (1845-1914) 'Grayling Fishing'
before entering the fisherman's net, signed lower right, named and dated plaque to centre, title inscribed verso, oil on canvas, 20cm x 24cm

Note: The dates of this artist have been disputed. It has been suggested he was active between 1810 and 1840, or lived between 1879 and 1921.
Hammer price: £440
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A. ROLAND KNIGHT (1845-1914) A Study of a Roach on a Line
Lot 116 Sold
A. ROLAND KNIGHT (1845-1914) A Study of a Roach on a Line
signed lower left, oil on panel, 17cm x 23cm

Note: The dates of this artist have been disputed. It has been suggested he was active between 1810 and 1840, or lived between 1879 and 1921.
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A. ROLAND KNIGHT (1845-1914) Study of a pike and gaff
Lot 117 Sold
A. ROLAND KNIGHT (1845-1914) Study of a pike and gaff
raising from the waters surface, indistinctly signed lower left, oil on canvas, 15cm x 19cm

Note: The dates of this artist have been disputed. It has been suggested he was active between 1810 and 1840, or lived between 1879 and 1921.
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A. ROLAND KNIGHT (1845-1914) 'A Highland Poacher'
Lot 118 Sold
A. ROLAND KNIGHT (1845-1914) 'A Highland Poacher'
signed lower right, inscribed plaque to centre, titled verso, oil on canvas, 17cm x 23cm

Note: The dates of this artist have been disputed. It has been suggested he was active between 1810 and 1840, or lived between 1879 and 1921.
Hammer price: £460
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
MANNER OF HENRY L. ROLFE (1824-1881) A study of a trout
Lot 119 Sold
MANNER OF HENRY L. ROLFE (1824-1881) A study of a trout
laying on a riverbank, oil on canvas, 36cm x 45cm
Hammer price: £440
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
R. HENRY JERMAIN (19TH/20TH CENTURY) A study of landed fish
Lot 120 Unsold
R. HENRY JERMAIN (19TH/20TH CENTURY) A study of caught fish
being emptied from a wicker basket, set against a mountainous landscape, signed and dated '1913' lower right, oil on panel, 25cm x 36cm
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
*E.H. PEAKE (b.1940) 'Osprey with a Fish'
Lot 121 Sold
*E.H. PEAKE (b.1940) 'Osprey with a Fish'
1981, signed lower right and labelled verso, watercolour on paper, 50cm x 35cm
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
20TH CENTURY SCHOOL A fisherman catching the ear of a passer-by
Lot 122 Sold
20TH CENTURY SCHOOL A fisherman catching the ear of a passer-by
monogrammed bottom right, gouache, 9cm x 13.5cm
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
BRIAN WRIGHT (20th Century) A canal lock scene
Lot 123 Unsold
BRIAN WRIGHT (20th Century) A canal lock scene
signed lower right, oil on board, 16cm x 18.5cm
Estimate: £40 - £80
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
AFTER ROLAND CHADWICK: A GROUP OF FISHERMEN IN A BOAT
Lot 124 Sold
AFTER ROLAND CHADWICK: A GROUP OF FISHERMEN IN A BOAT
a salmon is hooked with a gaff over choppy water, bronzed resin, signed lower left, with "H" maker's mark in scrolling border, with associated wooden base, 21cm high x 40cm long x 20cm deep
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
THREE BESWICK PORCELAIN FISH
Lot 125 Sold
THREE BESWICK PORCELAIN FISH
20th century, including a rainbow trout, a perch, and a roach, all marked to base, the tallest measuring 16cm high x 24cm long (3)
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £80 - £150
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
HARDY'S ANGLERS' GUIDE
Lot 126 Sold
HARDY'S ANGLERS' GUIDE
1931, 53rd edition

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A HARDY'S 1954 ANGLERS GUIDE AND CATALOGUE
Lot 127 Sold
A HARDY'S 1954 ANGLERS GUIDE AND CATALOGUE
and a Hardy's 1956 Anglers' Guide and Catalogue (2)

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
THE 'COUNTRY LIFE' LIBRARY OF SPORT: FISHING
Lot 128 Unsold
THE 'COUNTRY LIFE' LIBRARY OF SPORT: FISHING
edited by Horace G. Hutchinson. two volume set (2)
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
'HOW TO CATCH THEM' SERIES: A RARE COMPLETE SET OF 48 FIRST EDITIONS
Lot 129 Unsold
'HOW TO CATCH THEM' SERIES: A RARE COMPLETE SET OF 48 FIRST EDITIONS
including the rare 'Cod - How to Catch Them' (48)

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Estimate: £400 - £800
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
EJ MALONE: 'IRISH TROUT AND SALMON FLIES' 1984
Lot 130 Sold
EJ MALONE: 'IRISH TROUT AND SALMON FLIES' 1984
limited edition 21/60, signed by the author, blue calf leather half binding, marble end papers

Note: This book is 'Essentially a dictionary of over 800 traditional and modern dressings from an Irish fly-tyer's notebook'.

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
HALFORD, FREDERICK M.: 'DRY FLY FISHING IN THEORY AND PRACTICE'
Lot 131 Sold
HALFORD, FREDERICK M.: 'DRY FLY FISHING IN THEORY AND PRACTICE'
1889, first edition, rebound in red carved leather with raised bands and gilt title, marble boards

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
HALFORD, F.M.: 'FLOATING FLIES AND HOW TO DRESS THEM'
Lot 132 Sold
HALFORD, F.M.: 'FLOATING FLIES AND HOW TO DRESS THEM'
a treatise on the most modern methods of dressing artificial flies for trout and grayling, with full illustrated directions and containing 90 hand-coloured engravings of most killing patterns, together with a few hints from dry fly fishermen

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
SAMUEL, WILLIAM: 'THE ARTE OF ANGLING 1577'
Lot 133 Sold
SAMUEL, WILLIAM: 'THE ARTE OF ANGLING 1577'
in original slip case with red cloth covers, red leather binding and gilt lettering, marbled end, limited edition of 342/950

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
MOSELY, MARTIN E, F.E.S.: 'THE DRY-FLY FISHERMAN'S ENTOMOLOGY'
Lot 134 Sold
MOSELY, MARTIN E, F.E.S.: 'THE DRY-FLY FISHERMAN'S ENTOMOLOGY'
first edition 1886

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
YOUNGER, JOHN: 'RIVER ANGLING FOR SALMON AND TROUT'
Lot 135 Sold
YOUNGER, JOHN: 'RIVER ANGLING FOR SALMON AND TROUT'
in original slip case, with red cloth covers, red leather binding, gilt lettering, 1995 reprinted copy of the original 1840 text, limited edition of 1,000 copies; and 'Silk, Fir and Feather of a Trout Fly Dressers Year' by G.E.M. Skues 'VC', 1893, reprinted copy of the original 1950 text, limited edition of 1,000 copies (2)

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
WALKER, RICHARD: 'NO NEED TO LIE'
Lot 136 Sold
WALKER, RICHARD: 'NO NEED TO LIE'
first edition, 1964, with original dust wrapper; together with 'Walker's Pitch' by Richard Walker, an Angling Times series, first edition 1959 (2)

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
KELSON, GEORGE: 'THE LAND AND WATER SALMON FLIES 1886-1902'
Lot 137 Sold
KELSON, GEORGE: 'THE LAND AND WATER SALMON FLIES 1886-1902'
in original slip case with black cloth covers, black leather binding and gilt lettering, marble end papers, 1993 reprinted copy of original 1902 text, limited edition of 1,000 copies; together with 'Iron Blue' by H. Plunkett Greene, in the original slipcase, blue leather covers with gilt lettering and marble end papers, 99 reprinted copy of original 1916 text, limited edition of 279/500 (2)

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
STEPHENSON, JOHN: 'UNDERSTANDING THREADLINES'
Lot 138 Unsold
STEPHENSON, JOHN: 'UNDERSTANDING THREADLINES'
'A Collector's Guide To The Early Fixed Spool Fishing Reels', leather bound copy, limited edition 4/10; together with 'Rosewood to Revolution - The Development Of The Centrepin Fishing Reel' by John Stephenson and 'The Wright Price Guide for The Reel Man' by Ben Wright, third edition, 2002, limited edition 271/500, signed by the author (3)

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
WALKER, RICHARD: 'NO NEED TO LIE'
Lot 139 Unsold
WALKER, RICHARD: 'NO NEED TO LIE'
first edition, 1964, with no dust wrapper; together with 'The Savay Chronicles' by Keith Jenkins and Clive Williams, first edition, published 2013, limited edition, with map enclosed inside front cover (2)

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
WALKER, C.E.: 'OLD FLIES IN NEW DRESSES'
Lot 140 Sold
WALKER, C.E.: 'OLD FLIES IN NEW DRESSES'
'How To Dress Dry Flies With The Wings In The Natural Position And Some New Wet Flies', 1898 first edition

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
CRIMBLE, AUGUSTUS: 'THE SALMON RIVERS OF SCOTLAND'
Lot 141 Sold
CRIMBLE, AUGUSTUS: 'THE SALMON RIVERS OF SCOTLAND'
'The Salmon Rivers of England and Wales' and ''The Salmon Rivers of Ireland', illustrated, including maps; 'The Salmon Rivers and Lochs of Scotland' by W.Earl Calderwood; and 'The Science of Dry Fly Fishing and Salmon Fly Casting' by Fred. G. Shaw F.G.S. (5)
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
SCHWIEBERT, ERNEST: 'Trout'
Lot 142 Sold
SCHWIEBERT, ERNEST: 'Trout'
vols I and II, in original slip-covers (2)
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A METAL GUN CABINET
Lot 143 Sold
A METAL GUN CABINET
in a walnut Wellington chest style frame, for five guns, key present, 139cm high x 59cm wide
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A SAFEGUARD METAL GUN CABINET
Lot 144 Sold
A SAFEGUARD METAL GUN CABINET
for eight guns, and an ammunition locker, 150cm x 46cm
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025

Total lots: 387

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