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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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Total lots: 376

DAVID HARDY (ACT.1835-1870) 'The Young Anglers'
Lot 97 Sold
DAVID HARDY (ACT.1835-1870) 'The Young Anglers'
1866, signed lower right, watercolour, 35.5cm x 27cm

Provenance: A private Midlands sporting collection.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £40 - £80
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A boy fishing in a rural landscape
Lot 98 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A boy fishing in a rural landscape
watercolour and gouache, 52cm x 41cm

Provenance: A private Midlands sporting collection.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY A still life study of three trout
Lot 99 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY A still life study of three trout
set against a riverscape, unsigned, oil on board, 29cm x 39cm

Provenance: A private Midlands sporting collection.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY Fishing in the Highlands
Lot 100 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY Fishing in the Highlands
oil on board, 24cm x 21cm

Provenance: A private Midlands sporting collection.
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £40 - £80
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
*BERNARD VENABLES (1907-2001) A riverside fishing scene
Lot 101 Sold
*BERNARD VENABLES (1907-2001) A riverside fishing scene
signed lower left, watercolour, 34cm x 37.5cm

Provenance: Woolley & Wallis, Modern British & 20th Century Art, 26th August 2020, Lot 203;
A private Midlands sporting collection.
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £80 - £150
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
*BERNARD VENABLES (1907-2001) A Brown Carp with Fishing Fly in Mouth
Lot 102 Sold
*BERNARD VENABLES (1907-2001) A Brown Carp with Fishing Fly in Mouth
signed lower right, with label for 'W. Heffer & Sons Ltd., The Heffer Gallery, 18 & 19 Sidney Street, Cambridge'...1964', ink on paper, 24cm x 19cm

Provenance: A private Midlands sporting collection.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £50 - £100
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
*MORRIS J PLEDGER (B.1955) Study of a perch
Lot 103 Sold
*MORRIS J PLEDGER (B.1955) Study of a perch
signed lower right, watercolour and gouache, 28cm x 21cm

Provenance: A private Midlands sporting collection.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £200
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
*ROBIN ARMSTRONG (B.1947) Catching a trout
Lot 104 Sold
*ROBIN ARMSTRONG (B.1947) Catching a trout
signed lower left, pencil, 35cm x 26cm

Provenance: A private Midlands sporting collection.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £80 - £150
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
*ROBIN ARMSTRONG (B.1947) 'Brown Trout Coming to Net'
Lot 105 Sold
*ROBIN ARMSTRONG (B.1947) 'Brown Trout Coming to Net'
(19)95, signed and dated upper left, watercolour and gouache, 44.5cm x 27cm

Provenance: A private Midlands sporting collection.
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £200
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
AFTER JAMES POLLARD (1792-1867) 'Bottom Fishing'
Lot 106 Unsold
AFTER JAMES POLLARD (1792-1867) 'Bottom Fishing'
etching in colours, 32cm x 43cm
Estimate: £100 - £200
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
AFTER JOSEPH FARQUHARSON (1846-1935) 'Salmon Fishing on the Dee'
Lot 107 Unsold
AFTER JOSEPH FARQUHARSON (1846-1935) 'Salmon Fishing on the Dee'
engraving in colours, 55cm x 81cm

Provenance: A private Gloucester sporting collection.
Estimate: £50 - £100
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
*AFTER GARRY CARTWRIGHT (B.1953) A pair of fishing studies
Lot 108 Sold
*AFTER GARRY CARTWRIGHT (B.1953) A pair of fishing studies
depicting a tench and a roach in their natural settings, offset lithographs in colours, 28cm x 38cm (2)

Provenance: A private Worcester sporting collection.
Hammer price: £10
Estimate: £30 - £50
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
AN ADVERTISING SIGN FOR 'ALLCOCKS TACKLE'
Lot 109 Sold
AN ADVERTISING SIGN FOR 'ALLCOCKS TACKLE'
print on board, 33cm high x 49cm wide

Provenance: A private Midlands sporting collection.
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £50 - £100
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
A QUANTITY OF VARIOUS FISHING BOOKS
Lot 110 Unsold
A QUANTITY OF VARIOUS FISHING BOOKS
comprising A. H. Chaytor: 'Letters to a Salmon Fisher's Son', George A. B. Dewar: 'The Book of the Dry Fly', G. M. Skues: 'Minor Tactics of a Chalk Stream', F. Fernie: 'The Dry Fishing in the Borders Waters', and various others (a lot)
Estimate: £50 - £100
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
A QUANTITY OF VARIOUS FISHING BOOKS
Lot 111 Unsold
A QUANTITY OF VARIOUS FISHING BOOKS
comprising John Bernard: 'Fly-Dressing Materials', 'The Complete Fly Fisher', Bonanza: 'The Complete Book on Fly Fishing', and 'The World Freshwater Game Fishing', and others (a lot)
Estimate: £30 - £50
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
A QUANTITY OF VARIOUS FISHING BOOKS
Lot 112 Unsold
A QUANTITY OF VARIOUS FISHING BOOKS
comprising Charles Ritz: 'A Fly Fisher's Life: The Art to the Mechanics of Fly Fishing', Jock Scott: 'Grease Line Fishing', H. D. Torring: 'The Modern Coarse Fishing', and others (a lot)
Estimate: £30 - £50
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
FALKUS, HUGH: 'SALMON FISHING'
Lot 113 Unsold
FALKUS, HUGH: 'SALMON FISHING'
together with by Morgan, Paul and Friends: 'Salt Water Fly Fishing'; Bucknall, Geoffrey: 'To Meet the First March Brown'; and various other fishing books (a lot)
Estimate: £30 - £50
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
PERRETT, R.: 'EELS: HOW TO CATCH THEM'
Lot 114 Unsold
PERRETT, R.: 'EELS: HOW TO CATCH THEM'
together with Seangler: 'Flatfish (How to Catch Them)'; Fethney, J. R.:'Mackerel: How to Catch Them'; and various other fishing books (a lot)
Estimate: £30 - £50
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
A VICTORIAN BURR WALNUT PISTOL CASE
Lot 115 Sold
A VICTORIAN BURR WALNUT PISTOL CASE
with blue baize interior and brass escutcheon to the case top, 24cm wide x 13cm deep

Provenance: A private Gloucester sporting collection.
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
W. J. JEFFERY & CO LTD, GUN AND RIFLE MAKERS LONDON: A SINGLE LEATHER LIGHT WEIGHT GUN CASE
Lot 116 Sold
W. J. JEFFERY & CO LTD, GUN AND RIFLE MAKERS LONDON: A SINGLE LEATHER LIGHT WEIGHT GUN CASE
with red baize interior, maker's label inside lid, with leather carrying straps, approximately 72cm long

Provenance: Galhampton Manor, Somerset.
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £50 - £100
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
A SINGLE LEATHER GUN CASE
Lot 117 Unsold
A SINGLE LEATHER GUN CASE
for a side by side shotgun with 30" barrels, with green baize fitted interior, brass corners and leather carrying handle, 83cm long x 22.5cm wide
Estimate: £50 - £100
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
A LEATHER AND OAK CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE
Lot 118 Unsold
A LEATHER AND OAK CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE
with brass corners, a red baize interior and leather carrying handle, for approx. 500 cartridges, 48cm wide x 35cm deep
Estimate: £200 - £400
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
E. J. CHURCHILL OF LONDON: A LEATHER CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE
Lot 119 Sold
E. J. CHURCHILL OF LONDON: A LEATHER CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE
with brass corners, baize interior, leather staps and leather carrying handle, for approx. 400 cartridges, 40cm wide x 15cm deep

Provenance: A private Gloucester sporting collection.
Hammer price: £225
Estimate: £300 - £500
2 October 2025
2 October 2025
HOLLAND & HOLLAND: A LEATHER CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE
Lot 120 Sold
HOLLAND & HOLLAND: A LEATHER CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE
with baize interior, brass corners, leather carrying strap and leather handle, Holland & Holland makers label to the inside of the lid, for approx. 400 cartridges, 40cm wide x 30cm deep

Provenance: Galhampton Manor, Somerset.
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
2 October 2025
2 October 2025

Total lots: 376

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