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

Head of Sale: 

Julian Smith


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Lots per page:

Total lots: 387

Lot Title Estimate Hammer price
241 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.
£200 - £400 £180 View
242 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…
£50 - £100 £200 View
243 A PAIR OF WHITE METAL COCK AND HEN PHEASANTS
12cm x 18cm (2)
£50 - £100 £70 View
244 A MEISSEN GREY PARTRIDGE FIGURE GROUP
of a cock and hen with chicks nestled in ears of wheat, 18cm x 28cm
£100 - £200 £850 View
245 AN 'ELEY CARTRIDGES SOLD HERE' ENAMEL DOUBLE-SIDED SHOP SIGN
36cm x 48cm

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

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£200 - £400 £240 View
247 AN 'ELEY CARTRIDGES SOLD HERE' SHOP ADVERTISING SIGN
24cm x 30cm

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£50 - £100 - View
248 '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.
£50 - £100 £45 View
249 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.
£200 - £400 £260 View
250 A KYNOCH AMMUNITION SHOP ADVERTISING MIRROR
for Kynoch trademark, in a mahogany and gilt frame, 25cm x 20cm

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£50 - £100 £90 View
251 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…
£50 - £100 £100 View
252 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…
£30 - £50 £20 View
253 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
£100 - £200 £240 View
254 *JAMES STINTON (1870-1961) A study of flying ducks
over a lake and reeds, signed lower left, watercolour, 24cm x 36cm
£100 - £200 £100 View
255 *JAMES STINTON (1870-1961) A study of mallards
in a group of males and females, signed lower right, watercolour, 24cm x 26cm
£100 - £200 £140 View
256 20TH CENTURY SCHOOL A study of a male and female mallard
indistinctly signed to lower left, gouache on paper, 34cm x 50cm
£50 - £100 £30 View
257 *TAMMO LUKKIEN (1939-2018) 'Black Grouse At The Lek'
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 69cm x 80cm

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£40 - £80 £40 View
258 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
£800 - £1,200 - View
259 *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
£20 - £40 - View
260 *JOHN C. HARRISON (1898-1985) A study of Canadian geese by a river
signed lower right, watercolour, 18cm x 25cm
£200 - £400 £160 View
261 *JOHN C. HARRISON (1898-1985) A study of a woodcock in snow
signed lower right, watercolour, 17cm x 12cm
£100 - £200 £420 View
262 *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
£200 - £400 - View
263 *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)
£50 - £100 £170 View
264 *JOHN C. HARRISON (1898-1985) A study of a kingfisher
perched on a branch above a river, signed lower left, 24cm x 17cm
£150 - £300 £170 View
265 *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
£150 - £300 £160 View
266 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)
£30 - £50 £30 View
267 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)
£20 - £40 £50 View
268 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
£50 - £100 - View
269 MANNER OF HENRY BARNARD CHALON (1770-1849) An English Pointer Spots a Rabbit
within a countryside scene, oil on panel, 35cm x 42cm
£500 - £1,000 - View
270 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
£300 - £500 £440 View
271 *NICHOLAS MACE (b. 1949), 'High Pheasants'
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 28cm x 38cm

Provenance: Purchased from Duke's, 2007.
£100 - £200 £130 View
272 GERMAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A Pair of Bird Studies
'Merlin' and 'Minor', coloured lithographic prints, 35cm x 25cm (2)
£50 - £100 £120 View
273 20TH CENTURY SCHOOL A study of a woodpecker
signed lower right "H.Lawless", watercolour, 23cm x 17cm
£80 - £150 - View
274 ENGLISH SCHOOL, CONTEMPORARY, A Portrait of a Black Labrador
monogrammed lower right 'GH', acrylic on board, 28cm x 24cm
£50 - £100 £40 View
275 *BERNARD VENABLES (1907-2001) A scene of the Fish Inn
with figures to foreground, signed lower left, watercolour, 45cm x 63cm
£500 - £1,000 - View
276 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.
£50 - £100 £110 View
277 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…
£30 - £50 £15 View
278 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
£30 - £50 £45 View
279 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)
£30 - £50 £15 View
280 '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)
£50 - £100 £60 View
281 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.
£30 - £50 £120 View
282 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',…
£30 - £50 £20 View
283 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
£200 - £400 £190 View
284 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
£80 - £150 - View
285 A GENTLEMAN'S RIDING CROP
with antler handle, two hallmarked silver collars, leather grip, plaited leather shaft and thong, 56cm long
£80 - £150 - View
286 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
£80 - £150 £80 View
287 A LADY'S LEATHER RIDING CROP
with antler handle, two hallmarked silver collars, leather grip and plaited shaft, by Swaine & Adeney, London, 58cm long
£80 - £150 £70 View
288 AN EDWARDIAN BEAGLING WHIP
with a hound's head whistle, silver-plated collar and Malacca shaft, plaited leather thong, 18cm long
£50 - £100 £60 View

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