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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

A RARE SET OF FOUR WAGBI WILDFOWLING BADGES
Lot 241 Sold
A RARE SET OF FOUR WAGBI WILDFOWLING BADGES
including The Gamekeeper, The Warden and The Instructor, approximately 10cm diameter (4)

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A COLLECTION OF SIXTEEN VINTAGE CAR BADGES
Lot 242 Sold
A COLLECTION OF SIXTEEN VINTAGE CAR BADGES
including Eley Game Research Association, The Game Conservancy, Gamekeepers Association, British Field Sports Society, CLA, WAGBI, and others (16)

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A PAIR OF WHITE METAL COCK AND HEN PHEASANTS
Lot 243 Sold
A PAIR OF WHITE METAL COCK AND HEN PHEASANTS
12cm x 18cm (2)
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A MEISSEN GREY PARTRIDGE FIGURE GROUP
Lot 244 Sold
A MEISSEN GREY PARTRIDGE FIGURE GROUP
of a cock and hen with chicks nestled in ears of wheat, 18cm x 28cm
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
AN 'ELEY CARTRIDGES SOLD HERE' ENAMEL DOUBLE-SIDED SHOP SIGN
Lot 245 Unsold
AN 'ELEY CARTRIDGES SOLD HERE' ENAMEL DOUBLE-SIDED SHOP SIGN
36cm x 48cm

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A 'KYNOCH CARTRIDGES' DOUBLE-SIDED ENAMEL SIGN
Lot 246 Sold
A 'KYNOCH CARTRIDGES' DOUBLE-SIDED ENAMEL SIGN
the reverse 'KSG Powder', 23cm x 40cm

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
AN 'ELEY CARTRIDGES SOLD HERE' SHOP ADVERTISING SIGN
Lot 247 Unsold
AN 'ELEY CARTRIDGES SOLD HERE' SHOP ADVERTISING SIGN
24cm x 30cm

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
'THE WESTERN GAME FARM LTD' SIGN
Lot 248 Sold
'THE WESTERN GAME FARM LTD' SIGN
for the Western Game Farm of Herefordshire and Shropshire border, circa 1930s, 38cm x 19cm

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A VINTAGE 'SPRATT'S CHICKEN AND POULTRY MEALS' ENAMEL SIGN
Lot 249 Sold
A VINTAGE 'SPRATT'S CHICKEN AND POULTRY MEALS' ENAMEL SIGN
'Sold only in Sealed Bags & Packets', Spratts Patent Ltd. London', no. 461/710, 60cm x 90cm

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A KYNOCH AMMUNITION SHOP ADVERTISING MIRROR
Lot 250 Sold
A KYNOCH AMMUNITION SHOP ADVERTISING MIRROR
for Kynoch trademark, in a mahogany and gilt frame, 25cm x 20cm

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A KYNOCH "BONAX" CARTRIDGE SHOP ADVERTISING SIGN
Lot 251 Sold
A KYNOCH "BONAX" CARTRIDGE SHOP ADVERTISING SIGN
'The Standard Cartridge for all Game' with a picture of a red grouse; together with a Schultze shop advertising card 'The Long Range Powder' with a picture of a hare, 29cm x 20cm (2)

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
AN "IMPERIAL" GAME LOADS CARTRIDGES SHOP DISPLAY ADVERTISING CARD
Lot 252 Sold
AN "IMPERIAL" GAME LOADS CARTRIDGES SHOP DISPLAY ADVERTISING CARD
'More and more hunters shoot "Imperial" Game Loads, Designed for rugged Canadian conditions, Triple Waterproofing, Consistent Patterns, Long Range, High Velocity', 65cm x 30cm

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
GEORGE A. SHORT (1856-1945) 'Grouse Nestle on a Moorland'
Lot 253 Sold
GEORGE A. SHORT (1856-1945) 'Grouse Nestle on a Moorland'
four grouse depicted amongst heather, signed lower left, with 'IYL' association stamp, dated 1901 lower right, lithographic print, 54cm x 70cm
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
*JAMES STINTON (1870-1961) A study of flying ducks
Lot 254 Sold
*JAMES STINTON (1870-1961) A study of flying ducks
over a lake and reeds, signed lower left, watercolour, 24cm x 36cm
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
*JAMES STINTON (1870-1961) A study of mallards
Lot 255 Sold
*JAMES STINTON (1870-1961) A study of mallards
in a group of males and females, signed lower right, watercolour, 24cm x 26cm
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
20TH CENTURY SCHOOL A study of a male and female mallard
Lot 256 Sold
20TH CENTURY SCHOOL A study of a male and female mallard
indistinctly signed to lower left, gouache on paper, 34cm x 50cm
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
*TAMMO LUKKIEN (1939-2018) 'Black Grouse At The Lek'
Lot 257 Sold
*TAMMO LUKKIEN (1939-2018) 'Black Grouse At The Lek'
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 69cm x 80cm

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £40 - £80
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
COLIN GRAEME (1858-1910) 'The Day's Bag'
Lot 258 Unsold
COLIN GRAEME (1858-1910) 'The Day's Bag'
a study of an English Setter and game birds, signed lower right, oil on canvas, 50cm x 40cm
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
*JOHN C. HARRISON (1898-1985) A study of Teal Taking Flight
Lot 259 Unsold
*JOHN C. HARRISON (1898-1985) A study of Teal Taking Flight
over a lake, signed in pencil to lower left, colour print, 50cm x 31cm
Estimate: £20 - £40
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
*JOHN C. HARRISON (1898-1985) A study of Canadian geese by a river
Lot 260 Sold
*JOHN C. HARRISON (1898-1985) A study of Canadian geese by a river
signed lower right, watercolour, 18cm x 25cm
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
*JOHN C. HARRISON (1898-1985) A study of a woodcock in snow
Lot 261 Sold
*JOHN C. HARRISON (1898-1985) A study of a woodcock in snow
signed lower right, watercolour, 17cm x 12cm
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
*JOHN C. HARRISON (1898-1985) A study of two tufted ducks in a river
Lot 262 Unsold
*JOHN C. HARRISON (1898-1985) A study of two tufted ducks in a river
depicted swimming to lower centre, signed lower right, watercolour, 18cm x 25cm
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
*JOHN C. HARRISON (1898-1985) A study of two teal
Lot 263 Sold
*JOHN C. HARRISON (1898-1985) A study of two teal
signed lower right, gratitudes from artist verso, watercolour, unframed, 18cm x 13cm; together with a collection of six printed Christmas cards, signed by Harrison (7)
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
*JOHN C. HARRISON (1898-1985) A study of a kingfisher
Lot 264 Sold
*JOHN C. HARRISON (1898-1985) A study of a kingfisher
perched on a branch above a river, signed lower left, 24cm x 17cm
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £150 - £300
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
*JOHN C HARRISON (1898-1985) A study of a kingfisher
Lot 265 Sold
*JOHN C HARRISON (1898-1985) A study of a kingfisher
depicted above water on a horizontal branch with bull rushes in the background, signed lower left, watercolour, 17cm x 12cm
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £150 - £300
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
MANNER OF SAMUEL HOWITT (c.1765-1822) Four shooting scenes
Lot 266 Sold
MANNER OF SAMUEL HOWITT (c.1765-1822) Four shooting scenes
A series of four lithographs, published by 'T. Tegg', titled 'Grouse Shooters', 'Partridge Shooters', 'Pheasant Shooting', and 'Wood Cock Shooting', 15cm x 19cm (4)
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A. THIELE (1841-1919) 'The Highlands Monarch'
Lot 267 Sold
A. THIELE (1841-1919) 'The Highlands Monarch'
a ten-point stag in a mountainous scene, lithographic print by 'E. Albert', 56cm x 38cm; together with a lithographic print after Ernest Walbourn, 55cm x 28cm; and two other prints (4)
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £20 - £40
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
FRENCH SCHOOL (20TH CENTURY) A hunter and his dog
Lot 268 Unsold
FRENCH SCHOOL (20TH CENTURY) A hunter and his dog
depicted in sepia tones with foliated background, indistinctly signed lower left, watercolour and oil pastel, 50cm x 36cm
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
MANNER OF HENRY BARNARD CHALON (1770-1849) An English Pointer spots a rabbit
Lot 269 Unsold
MANNER OF HENRY BARNARD CHALON (1770-1849) An English Pointer Spots a Rabbit
within a countryside scene, oil on panel, 35cm x 42cm
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY STYLE A Hare Coursing Scene
Lot 270 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY STYLE A Hare Coursing Scene
black and tan greyhounds pursuing a hare within a countryside scene, oil on canvas, 37cm x 47cm
Hammer price: £440
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
*NICHOLAS MACE (b. 1949), 'High Pheasants'
Lot 271 Sold
*NICHOLAS MACE (b. 1949), 'High Pheasants'
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 28cm x 38cm

Provenance: Purchased from Duke's, 2007.
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
GERMAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A Pair of Bird Studies
Lot 272 Sold
GERMAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A Pair of Bird Studies
'Merlin' and 'Minor', coloured lithographic prints, 35cm x 25cm (2)
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
20TH CENTURY SCHOOL Study of a woodpecker
Lot 273 Unsold
20TH CENTURY SCHOOL A study of a woodpecker
signed lower right "H.Lawless", watercolour, 23cm x 17cm
Estimate: £80 - £150
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, CONTEMPORARY, A Portrait of a Black Labrador
Lot 274 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, CONTEMPORARY, A Portrait of a Black Labrador
monogrammed lower right 'GH', acrylic on board, 28cm x 24cm
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
*BERNARD VENABLES (1907-2001) A scene of the Fish Inn
Lot 275 Unsold
*BERNARD VENABLES (1907-2001) A scene of the Fish Inn
with figures to foreground, signed lower left, watercolour, 45cm x 63cm
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
KYNOCH LTD, LION WORKS, WITTON, BIRMINGHAM: A PRESENTATION COPY OF AN 1882 CATALOGUE
Lot 276 Sold
KYNOCH LTD, LION WORKS, WITTON, BIRMINGHAM: A PRESENTATION COPY OF AN 1882 CATALOGUE
with various illustrations of ammunition, no. 160/250

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
DALLAS, DONALD: "BOSS & CO.: BUILDERS OF BEST GUNS ONLY"
Lot 277 Sold
DALLAS, DONALD: "BOSS & CO.: BUILDERS OF BEST GUNS ONLY"
Marco E. Nobili 'Il Grande Libro Delle Incisioni' (Modern Engravings Real Book); Marco E. Nobili "F.Lli Piotti Italian Fine Gun Maker"; "The Shooting Field since 1835 with Holland and Holland"; and Christopher Austin "Modern Sporting Guns" (5)
Hammer price: £15
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
EDWARDS, LIONEL AND WALLACE, HAROLD FRANK: "HUNTING AND STALKING THE DEER"
Lot 278 Sold
EDWARDS, LIONEL AND WALLACE, HAROLD FRANK: "HUNTING AND STALKING THE DEER"
"The Pursuit Of Red Fallow And Roe Deer In England And Scotland" with eight coloured plates and numerous black and white plates from drawings by the authors
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
HAWKER, PETER: 'INSTRUCTIONS FOR GUNS AND SHOOTING'
Lot 279 Sold
HAWKER, PETER: 'INSTRUCTIONS FOR GUNS AND SHOOTING'
10th edition; together with 'Wild Sports and Natural History of The Highlands' by Charles St. John, illustrated by GD Armour and Edwin Alexander (2)
Hammer price: £15
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
'FUR FEATHER AND FIN SERIES'
Lot 280 Sold
'FUR FEATHER AND FIN SERIES'
by Hon. A.E. Gathorne-Hardy, and others, including 'The Grouse', 'The Rabbit', 'The Red Deer', 'Trout', 'Pike & Perch', 'The Partridge' x 2, 'The Hare', 'Wild Fowl' (10)
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
THE HAY CASTLE GAME DIARY 1906-1955
Lot 281 Sold
THE HAY CASTLE GAME DIARY 1906-1955
with handwritten details of shooting and fishing days on the Hay-on-Wye Castle Beat, with map of the River Wye beat, scale 6 inches:1 mile

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
JONES, THOMAS: 'THE COURSER'S GUIDE'
Lot 282 Sold
JONES, THOMAS: 'THE COURSER'S GUIDE'
'An illustrated Record of Names, Pedigrees, Performances and Running Weights of the Principal Greyhounds That Have Run for the last Fifty Years', first edition, 1896; and 'The Courser's Companion', by Thomas Thacker, 2nd edition, 1834, two volumes of hare coursing with greyhounds (3)

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
AN EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY WHIP RACK
Lot 283 Sold
AN EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY WHIP RACK
in the form of a five-bar gate, with brass hooks for five riding crops on each side, 25cm x 46cm
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A GENTLEMAN'S RIDING CROP
Lot 284 Unsold
A GENTLEMAN'S RIDING CROP
with antler handle, two hallmarked silver collars and leather grip, plaited leather shaft and thong, by Champion & Wilton, Oxford, 52cm long
Estimate: £80 - £150
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A GENTLEMAN'S RIDING CROP
Lot 285 Unsold
A GENTLEMAN'S RIDING CROP
with antler handle, two hallmarked silver collars, leather grip, plaited leather shaft and thong, 56cm long
Estimate: £80 - £150
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A LADY'S HUNTING CROP
Lot 286 Sold
A LADY'S HUNTING CROP
with antler handle, hallmarked silver collar, plaited leather shaft and thong, by Swaine & Adeney, London, with engraved inscription to the silver collar 'Bunny 1918', 50cm long
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £150
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
A LADY'S LEATHER RIDING CROP
Lot 287 Sold
A LADY'S LEATHER RIDING CROP
with antler handle, two hallmarked silver collars, leather grip and plaited shaft, by Swaine & Adeney, London, 58cm long
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £80 - £150
26 February 2025
26 February 2025
AN EDWARDIAN BEAGLING WHIP
Lot 288 Sold
AN EDWARDIAN BEAGLING WHIP
with a hound's head whistle, silver-plated collar and Malacca shaft, plaited leather thong, 18cm long
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 February 2025
26 February 2025

Total lots: 387

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