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Auction date Thursday 29 January 2026 10:30 - 17:30 GMT

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Including property from the following collections:

Galhampton Manor, Somerset

The Collection of Kerrison Preston, Esq., by descent

Coventry Lodge, Corfe Mullen

Deer Park, Weston, Devon

The Peter Newall Collection

The fittings of a Mediterranean yacht

Head of Sale:

William Batt

Auction:

Thursday 29th January at 10.30am

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Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
241	TAXIDERMY: A HERON in a glaze-fronted case, set in a naturalistic setting with gold beaded border, in the style of Hutchings of Aberystwyth, 87cm high x 48cm wide	£200 - £400	£360	View
242	TAXIDERMY: A HERON BY J. HUTCHINGS OF ABERYSTWYTH in a gilt bordered and glaze-fronted case, set within a naturalistic setting, 106cm high x 44cm wide Provenance: A private Midlands sporting collection.	£300 - £500	£400	View
243	A RARE FOCHABER'S CARVED WOODEN SALMON the half-block model naturalistically painted with relief fins, mounted on a bevelled edge stained pine back board, with gilt inscription '40lbs Shannon April 20th 1928', 42cm high x 130cm wide	£6,000 - £8,000	-	View
244	A SCALE MODEL OF H.M.S MIDGE an Acasta class (later K-class) destroyer of the British Royal Navy, fitted to a wooden base and mounted in a perspex case, 45cm high x 103cm wide x 36cm deep	£100 - £200	£80	View
245	A MODEL WOODEN DINGY early 20th century, complete with clinker built hull, mast and rigging, on a fitted stand, 81cm high overall	£50 - £100	£70	View
246	A LARGE WOODEN MODEL CUTTER YACHT 'HELAFLOTE' early 20th century, a scale builders model, complete with furniture, crews galley and quarters, bosun and skippers bunks, ladies quarters and sail locker, 163cm high x 190cm long	£200 - £400	£240	View
247	A WOODEN MODEL OF A CUTTER YACHT early 20th century, a scale builders model, fitted with cabins and galley, mounted on a plinth base, 85cxm high x 72cm long	£100 - £200	£240	View
248	A POLYCHROME PAINTED WOOD AND TINPLATE CLOCKWORK STEAM SHIP early 20th century, the winding mechanism inside the funnel, 76cm long, in a fitted wooden case	£80 - £150	£550	View
249	A SCALE WOODEN MODEL OF THE AMERICAN RACING SPEEDBOAT 'BABY BOOTLEGGER' red painted with chromed metal details, leather seats, steering wheel and dials, on a square plinth base, 85cm long Baby Bootlegger famously won the Gold Challenge Cup in 1924 and 1925, reaching a…	£200 - £400	£3,800	View
250	A BRASS AND COPPER ENGINEER'S MODEL OF A TORPEDO possibly Royal Gun Factory (RGF), mounted on a wooden plinth base, 39cm long Provenance: The fittings of a Mediterranean yacht.	£200 - £400	£1,300	View
251	A SHIP'S PORTHOLE BOWL 20th century, the chromed metal window fixed holding a glass bowl with a mirrored base, mounted in a burrwood stand, 30cm diameter Provenance: The fittings of a Mediterranean yacht.	£100 - £200	£130	View
252	A BRASS POCKET BOX SEXTANT BY STANLEY OF LONDON stamped and dated 1941, 7.5cm diameter, mounted on a turned wood stand, 13.5cm high overall Provenance: The fittings of a Mediterranean yacht.	£50 - £100	-	View
253	A BRASS SHIP'S BAROMETER STAMPED CHARLES ASPREY, BOND STREET 20th century, with silvered dial and blue steel hands, mounted on a tapered capstan winch and turned wood base, 21cm high x 22cm diameter Provenance: The fittings of a Mediterranean yacht.	£100 - £200	£420	View
254	A DANISH BRASS CLOCK AND ANEROID BAROMETER DESK SET the dial signed 'Hans Liisberg Kjobenhaven', both instruments set in a double twelve-spoke helm, a compass to the top, on a rotating ratcheted base and stone plinth, 29cm high x 25cm wide …	£200 - £400	£1,600	View
255	A WWII GERMAN KRIEGSMARINE BRASS BULKHEAD CLOCK the dial engraved with an eagle and swastika over an M and numbered '45 N/G', with Arabic numerals, 20cm diameter x 10cm deep Provenance: The fittings of a Mediterranean yacht.	£200 - £400	£1,200	View
256	A DISPLAY BRASS AND COPPER TEN BOLT DIVING HELMET BY SIEBE GORMAN stamped 'Siebe Gorman Submarine Eng. Co. London', with a screw faceplate, barred windows to the sides and top, and air intakes, mounted on a teak stand with an ivory ship motif, 35cm high x 32cm wide…	£300 - £500	£320	View
257	A FRENCH ‘BUTLER’ AUTOMATON 19th century, modelled wearing a fez, long robes and holding a tray, on a plinth base, 63cm high Provenance: The Graham Snow Collection.	£200 - £400	£700	View
258	A CONTINENTAL AUTOMATON OF A JAPANESE LADY OR GEISHA 19th/20th century, modelled wearing a blue gown holding the strings of a puppet in her hands, on a plinth base, 65cm high overall Provenance: The Graham Snow Collection.	£200 - £400	£260	View
259	A CONTINENTAL CARVED AND POLYCHROME PAINTED 'DUCK' AUTOMATON 19th/20th century, modelled standing wearing a striped dress, holding a basket of eggs from which a duckling hatches, a winding key to the side, on a square plinth base, 56cm high overall Provenance…	£200 - £400	£2,000	View
260	A FRENCH 'SMOKING MONKEY' AUTOMATON IN THE MANNER OF GUSTAVE VICHY 19th century, figured with a cigarette holder in his right hand and glasses in his left, dressed in finery and wearing a tricorn hat, 65cm high Provenance: The Graham Snow Collection.	£300 - £500	£5,600	View
261	A VICTORIAN OAK THREE SEAT SETTEE with leaf carved cresting, the arched back with studded details, spindle turned open arms, with stuffed seat covered in pink dralon, on bulbous turned legs and brown ceramic castors, 103cm high x…	£200 - £400	-	View
262	AN ENGLISH OAK GATELEG TABLE 19th century, the oval drop leaves over a plain frieze, on baluster turned legs joined by square stretchers, 72cm high x 124cm wide, 53cm deep when closed, 152cm deep when extended, makers label to…	£50 - £100	£35	View
263	A LARGE VICTORIAN COUNTRY HOUSE FIRE GUARD with an adjustable brass hanging rail to the top, 77cm high x 118cm wide x 78.5cm deep, the internal aperture 39cm deep x 94cm wide Provenance: Galhampton Manor, Somerset.	£100 - £200	£230	View
264	AN IMPRESSIVE EBONISED AND GILT METAL MOUNTED BRACKET CLOCK the three train fusee movement with Westminster or Eight Bell chimes, the silvered dial with Roman numerals signed 'Creen Landport', the case with flambe finials, a caddy top, swing handles to each…	£300 - £500	£1,100	View

Total lots: 450

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