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

Head of Sale: 

Julian Smith


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Wednesday 26th February at 10.30am

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Total lots: 387

LotTitleEstimate Hammer price
97 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)
£80 - £150 £160 View
98 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.
£30 - £50 £60 View
99 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.
£50 - £100 - View
100 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…
£100 - £200 £100 View
101 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)
£30 - £50 £80 View
102 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)
£30 - £50 £20 View
103 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…
£50 - £100 £100 View
104 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)
£50 - £100 £70 View
105 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
£50 - £100 £120 View
106 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
£500 - £1,000 £480 View
107 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
£500 - £1,000 - View
108 JOHN SEARL (20th century) A study of a fish and tackle
signed lower right, pencil on paper, 14cm x 23cm
£50 - £100 £70 View
109 *CHRIS TURNBULL (b. 1950) A study of a catfish
1985, signed and dated lower right, ink on paper, 13cm x 20cm
£200 - £400 - View
110 *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
£200 - £400 £120 View
111 *MARK CHESTER (b. 1960) A study of a carp
depicted amongst vegetation, signed lower right, gouache on board, 26cm x 37cm
£100 - £200 - View
112 *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
£50 - £100 £50 View
113 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.
£200 - £400 £200 View
114 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…
£200 - £400 £300 View
115 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…
£300 - £500 £440 View
116 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.
£100 - £200 £280 View
117 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…
£200 - £400 £320 View
118 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,…
£300 - £500 £460 View
119 MANNER OF HENRY L. ROLFE (1824-1881) A study of a trout
laying on a riverbank, oil on canvas, 36cm x 45cm
£200 - £400 £440 View
120 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
£200 - £400 - View

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