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Auction date Thursday 2 October 2025 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Head of Sale: 

Julian Smith


Auction: 

Thursday 2nd October at 10.30am


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Lots per page:

Total lots: 376

A MAYBUG LURE
Lot 73 Sold
A MAYBUG LURE
in the form of a winged insect with six legs, 7cm long

Provenance: A private Gloucester sporting collection.
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
HAYNES OF CORK: AN IRISH LURE
Lot 74 Unsold
HAYNES OF CORK: AN IRISH LURE
with leather body and double triple hooks, 12cm long

Provenance: A private Gloucester sporting collection.
Estimate: £200 - £400
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
A QUANTITY OF LARGE SHARK FISHING HOOKS
Lot 75 Unsold
A QUANTITY OF LARGE SHARK FISHING HOOKS
for long line fishing, approximately 100 hooks

Provenance: A private Worcester sporting collection.
Estimate: £30 - £50
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
A COLLECTION OF SEVEN VARIOUS FISHING SCALES
Lot 76 Sold
A COLLECTION OF SEVEN VARIOUS FISHING SCALES
by Slater, Savage Arms Corp USA, The Flexible Metal Ltd, etc. (7)
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £50 - £100
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
HARDY: A BRASS CYLINDRICAL ANGLERS THERMOMETER
Lot 77 Sold
HARDY: A BRASS CYLINDRICAL ANGLERS THERMOMETER
14cm long; together with a Puma anglers knife with balance and weighted priest, in its original leather sheath, 15cm long (2)
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £50 - £100
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
OGDEN SMITH: A BRASS TWO DRAWER FISHING GAFF
Lot 78 Sold
OGDEN SMITH: A BRASS TWO DRAWER FISHING GAFF
with oak wooden turned handle, 38cm long; together with a Farlows copper circular gut cast box; a summer copper gut cast box; and a black Japan spinning box (4)
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £100
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
RICHARD WHEATLEY OF ENGLAND: A WOODEN FLY BOX
Lot 79 Sold
RICHARD WHEATLEY OF ENGLAND: A WOODEN FLY BOX
together with two metal Wheatley fly boxes; and one other metal fly box, the largest 21cm long x 10cm wide (4)
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £30 - £50
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
A LARGE WOODEN FLY BOX
Lot 80 Sold
A LARGE WOODEN FLY BOX
containing approximately 100 salmon flies (some mostly unused), 32cm wide x 20cm deep; together with a Wheatley dry fly box with 12 spring link compartments and flies; a similar Hardy Brothers twelve compartment box; and a small wet fly box with clips (4)
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £50 - £100
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
A FARLOW'S SALMON TUBE FLY BOX
Lot 81 Sold
A FARLOW'S SALMON TUBE FLY BOX
with salmon tube flies; together with a Wheatley foam lined tube fly box with flies; a cantilever box of salmon tube flies; and three Wheatley alloy fly boxes, with a selection of mostly trout flies (6)
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £30 - £50
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
A 'W.H. CHORLEY & SONS... GAME FISHING SPECIALISTS' MAHOGANY WALL-MOUNTED CABINET
Lot 82 Sold
A 'W.H. CHORLEY & SONS... GAME FISHING SPECIALISTS' MAHOGANY WALL-MOUNTED CABINET
Edwardian, with stepped pediment above two arched glazed doors advertising the 'angling accoutrements'/wares in gold letters, before two interchangeable shelves, 115cm high x 92cm long x 30cm deep
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
A STAINED PINE GLAZED WALL DISPLAY CABNET
Lot 83 Sold
A STAINED PINE GLAZED WALL DISPLAY CABNET
with fitted book bays, green baize backing and fitted shelving, 80cm high x 64cm wide
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £30 - £50
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
A PAIR OF FRAMED GLAZED DISPLAYS OF SALMON FLIES
Lot 84 Sold
A PAIR OF FRAMED GLAZED DISPLAYS OF SALMON FLIES
mounted in oak frames, approximately 68 flies, 28cm high x 36cm wide (2)
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £100
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
A DISPLAY CASE CONTAINING A LARGE COLLECTION OF LURES
Lot 85 Unsold
A DISPLAY CASE CONTAINING A LARGE COLLECTION OF LURES
by Hardy, Farlow's, Allcocks, etc., 64cm high x 48cm wide

Provenance: A private Gloucester sporting collection.
Estimate: £600 - £800
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
SIX GUT EYE SALMON FLIES
Lot 86 Sold
SIX GUT EYE SALMON FLIES
framed and glazed, with gilt inscription 'Bonaventure river, August 1897', framed by Army & Navy. Co Stores Ltd, London, 30cm high x 40cm wide

Provenance: A private Gloucester sporting collection.
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
GEORGE COLE (1810-1883) A study of a man fishing at a canal lock
Lot 87 Unsold
GEORGE COLE (1810-1883) A study of a man fishing at a canal lock
1878, signed and dated lower left, oil on canvas, 36cm x 53cm

Provenance: A private Midlands sporting collection.
Estimate: £300 - £500
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
CHARLES HUNT (1829-1900) Landscape with two boys fishing
Lot 88 Sold
CHARLES HUNT (1829-1900) Landscape with two boys fishing
oil on metal, 32cm x 26cm

Provenance: A private Midlands sporting collection.
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £200 - £400
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
A. ROWLAND KNIGHT (ACT.1810-1840) Netting the fish
Lot 89 Sold
A. ROWLAND KNIGHT (ACT.1810-1840) Netting the fish
signed lower left, oil on board, 16cm x 22cm

Provenance: A private Midlands sporting collection.
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £200
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
A. ROWLAND KNIGHT (ACT.1810-1840) Landscape with caught fish
Lot 90 Sold
A. ROWLAND KNIGHT (ACT.1810-1840) Landscape with caught fish
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 35.7cm x 51cm

Provenance: A private Midlands sporting collection.
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £300 - £500
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
A. ROWLAND KNIGHT (ACT.1810-1840) Netting a fish
Lot 91 Sold
A. ROWLAND KNIGHT (ACT.1810-1840) Netting a fish
signed lower left, oil on board (oval), 17cm x 22.5cm

Provenance: A private Midlands sporting collection.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
A. ROWLAND KNIGHT (ACT.1810-1840) Trout and hook in a river landscape
Lot 92 Unsold
A. ROWLAND KNIGHT (ACT.1810-1840) Trout and hook in a river landscape
signed lower left, oil on panel, 25cm x 31cm

Provenance: A private Midlands sporting collection.
Estimate: £200 - £400
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
A. ROWLAND KNIGHT (ACT.1810-1840) 'The Chase'
Lot 93 Sold
A. ROWLAND KNIGHT (ACT.1810-1840) 'The Chase'
signed lower left, oil on canvas, 30.5cm x 51cm

Provenance: A private Midlands sporting collection.
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Caught fish and tackle basket in a landscape
Lot 94 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Caught fish and tackle basket in a landscape
oil on canvas, 63.5cm x 76.5cm

Provenance: A private Midlands sporting collection.
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £400
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
JOHN BUCKNELL RUSSELL (1819-1893) The catch
Lot 95 Unsold
JOHN BUCKNELL RUSSELL (1819-1893) The catch
signed lower right, oil on canvas laid to board, 26cm x 34cm

Provenance: A private Midlands sporting collection.
Estimate: £200 - £400
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
W. W. BUCKLEY (19TH CENTURY) Landscape with man fishing to foreground
Lot 96 Sold
W. W. BUCKLEY (19TH CENTURY) Landscape with man fishing to foreground
1881, signed and dated lower right, oil on canvas, 40.5cm x 51cm
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £40 - £80
2 October 2025
2 October 2025

Total lots: 376

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