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BOXED COLLAPSIBLE TOP HAT a collapsible black Top Hat by Gibus, Chandos Street, London. In a leather covered oval shaped box. £40-60 (+ 30% BP*)
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HOYA CRYSTAL GLASS GOLF PUTTER - JAPAN a Japanese crystal glass putter head, made by Hoya. With a protective cover. £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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VINTAGE GOLF CLUBS - HICKORY a collection of 7 hickory shafted golf clubs, including F Fairlie's Patent, L Holland, Wisden's Royal, Perdy Hills, J Hardman, D Anderson, and H Howlett. In a vintage leather bag. £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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HUNTING RELATED PLATES - WEDGWOOD including 4 Wedgwood plates, each decorated with Hunting related scenes and writing (A pair, Hunting Puzzle, At a meet, and Reasonable Request), each plate with an impressed mark. Also with 6 slightly larger plates with similar Hunting designs, each with various impressed marks. Wedgwood 10ins. (25.5cms) diameter, other plates 10 1/2ins. (27cms) diameter. (10) £60-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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LEATHER CASED HUTNING HORN a vintage copper hunting horn with a metal top section, with a fitted leather case. Reputably used by the Master of the Seavington Hunt. Horn 30.5cms high £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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PAIR OF LEATHER RIDING BOOTS & TREES a pair of black leather hunting boots, the wooden trees with labels for Alan McAfee, 38 Dover St, London. (2) £40-60 (+ 30% BP*)
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SWAINE & ADENEY HUNTING HORN a copper and metal hunting horn, inscribed Joan Taplin Special Prize 1962, won by Linda Williams, and also stamped for Swaine & Adeney London, Proprietors of Kohler & Son. Also with 2 small silver trophy cups, one inscribed Middlesex Regt 1950, Autumn Golf Meeting Handicap Winner. Horn 23cms high. (3) £50-80 (+ 30% BP*)
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CRICKET, BOXING & FILM STAR AUTOGRAPHS including an autographed sheet from the Australian Cricket Team in 1953 (Hassett, Morris, Benaud, Harvey, Miller, Lindwall etc), signed on an official Australian Board of Control sheet. Also with an autograph book including the England team from Lords 1953 (Brown, Statham, Bedser, Graveney etc), Cricket by W G Grace (1891), and various other autographs including England Table Tennis Swaythling Cup Team, boxing autographs (Don Cockell Johnny Williams, Ronnie Clayton, Laurie Buxton, Alex Buxton, Freddie Mills), film stars and actors (Gracie Fields, Wilfred Pickles, Jimmy Edwards, Joyce Grenfell, Richard Attenborough, Petula Clark, George Formby, Peggy Ashcroft etc.) £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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NOVELTY INKWELLS - HORSE RELATED including a silver plated inkwell the lid in the form of a Jockey's cap and mounted on a horseshoe, on an oak base. Also with another metal inkwell, in the form of a Horse's head. Horseshoe inkwell marked for Daniel & Arter, and registration number. (2) £60-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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COLLECTION OF WALKING STICKS including a horn top walking stick with silver collar, an interesting root wood walking stick with collar and brass ferrule, a silver top walking by Kendall with an ebony shaft and horn ferrule, a hard wood walking stick with silver top, a crook shaped silver top stick, and 5 other various walking sticks. (10) £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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WALKING STICKS & PARASOL including an early 20thc parasol by Kendall, with a gilt metal and ivory handle, and a cane shaft supporting the red material. Also with a walking cane with malacca shaft and metal top (possibly silver) decorated with figures, possibly Indian or Burmese, and 4 other walking sticks each with silver mounted collars. (6) £50-80 (+ 30% BP*)
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TOP HAT - TRESS & CO a black top hat by Tress & Co, London, made expressly for T C Marsh & Son Ltd, Clifton. £30-50 (+ 30% BP*)
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VINTAGE GOLF CLUBS 10 various vintage golf clubs, some with hickory handles. Including examples by D Herd, Wizard Mashie Niblick, Alex Aitken, B Sayers, J Stewart (wood) etc. In a vintage golf bag. £40-60 (+ 30% BP*)
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SWAINE & ADENEY GOLD MOUNTED RIDING CROP - ROYAL AIR FORCE INTEREST with a horn handle and mounted with a gold collar, marked Swaine & Adeney and inscribed H.T from (name difficult to read), July 1920. H.T, probably Air Marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard. Gold marks rubbed. Also with a Brigg riding crop with a silver collar, inscribed Air Marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard from E.D, July 1920, a Swaine & Adeney riding crop with inscribed silver collar (H,M.T for Hugh Montague Trenchard), and various other whips etc. Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard GCB OM GCVO DSO (1873-1956) was the commander of the Royal Flying Corps in France from 1915, and was instrumental in establishing the Royal Air Force. £100-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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LEATHER CASED GLASS FLASK a silver top conical shaped glass flask with hinged lid, in a fitted leather case. Also with a small leather case with 2 small silver plated drinking cups, 2 horn beakers, and a travelling horn inkwell (Pounce Pot, part missing). Flask 21.5cms long and marked for Chester 1912. (5) £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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MINIATURE HUNTING SET an interesting group of painted metal figures, all relating to Hunting. Including various Huntsman on Horseback, figures with hounds, Hounds (in groups of 3 or individual) etc. Also with a small cold painted bronze Fox. Fox 5cms long £60-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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VINTAGE SHOOTING STICK & SKI POLES a vintage wooden shooting stick with fold up seat supported by a metal mechanism. Also with 2 vintage bamboo Ski poles. (3) £50-80 (+ 30% BP*)
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ROWING OAR - CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE, OXFORD, 1935 a large 1st eight rowing oar from 1935, painted with the names and weights of the rowers involved and also listing the names of the other colleges 'bumped' by their boat. Also painted with the crest of the college. £150-250 (+ 30% BP*)
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BESWICK HUNTING SET including a Beswick Huntsman on a brown horse, Model No 1484. Also with 8 various Beswick hounds in various poses, and a Fox (Fox still with stick on Beswick label). Huntsman 21cms high. (10) £150-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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SOUTH DEVON HUNT - SPICER & SONS FOX PAW a Fox paw mounted on a wooden shield, with a plaque for S.D.H, Buckland Wood, Oct 7th 1933, 25 Mins, marked on the back Spicer & Sons, Leamington. Also with a Fox brush, with a silver top inscribed S.D.H, killed Halshanger, Dec 9th 1939, 25 mins. (2) £40-60 (+ 30% BP*)
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CASED SQUIRRELS two squirrels mounted in a wooden and glazed case, the interior with printed scenes including a Stagecoach. Case 48cms across, 35cms high £50-80 (+ 30% BP*)
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CASED BIRD - GREAT GREY SHRIKE, WHITBY 1859 a single cased bird, with a label on the reverse The Great Grey Shrike, Lanius Excubitor, spot near Whitby 1859, and with a Department of Education label. Also with two cased Birds, also with a Department of Education label. Shrike case 22.5cms high. (2) £40-60 (+ 30% BP*)
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CASED BARN OWL a Barn Owl mounted in a naturalistic background and painted background, and in a glazed and wooden case. Probably late Victorian or early 20thc. Case 42cms high
*As this specimen is pre 1947 it does not require a licence to sell. £60-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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CASED TAXIDERMY a Little Grebe mounted in a wooden and glazed case, also with a pair of cased Haw Finches, and a cased Canary. Grebe case 38cms high. (3) £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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CASED BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS a folding wooden case containing a variety of Butterflies and Moths, including Whites and Yellows, Skippers, Swallowtails etc, and some large Moths. Also with 2 other glazed cases with further examples, each specimen with a label. (3) £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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PAIR OF CASED BIRDS - JAMES GARDNER a pair of dome top circular glass cases with wooden bases, each mounted with an exotic bird amongst foliage and a painted background. One with a label inside and on the back for J Gardner, Naturalist by appointment to the Queen, Oxford St, London. 23cms diameter. (2) £60-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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LEOPARD SKIN RUG (Panthera pardus) circa 1930's Leopard skin with a flattened head, mounted on a material backing and on a wooden board. 178cms long
*This Leopard skin was acquired in the 1930's by Sir Dennis Pilditch, who was director of the Indian Intelligence Bureau. It has passed through his family. £100-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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CASED TAWNY OWL a Tawny Owl mounted on a branch, also mounted with a Butterfly in the background and in a glazed and wooden case. With a plaque, D O E (Department of Education) 033497. Case 46cms high
*As this is a pre-1947 specimen this does not require a licence to sell. £60-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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CASED BARN OWL a Barn Owl mounted on a tree branch, with a painted background and in a glazed and wooden case. Case 49cms high
*As this is a pre 1947 specimen this does not require a licence to sell. £50-80 (+ 30% BP*)
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CASED GOLDEN PLOVERS 2 Golden Plover specimens, with a painted background. In a glazed and wooden case. Case 28cms high, 50cms across £40-60 (+ 30% BP*)
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CASED SPARROW HAWKS & CHICKS a large case containing 2 Sparrow Hawks and 3 chicks, with a painted background and in a glazed and wooden case. Case 61cms across, 41cms high £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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MOUNTED DEER HEAD the large head mounted on a wooden shield. Shield 44cms high £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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TIGER SKIN BY VAN INGEN OF MYSORE - SIR CUTHBERT SPRAWSON, INDIAN INTEREST a large mounted Tiger skin and head, mounted on a cloth and hessian backing. Also with a silver card case with Sir Cuthbert's initials and business cards inside. With a label for Van Ingen and Van Ingen of Mysore. 290cms long
*Major General Sir Cuthbert Sprawson (1877-1956) held various high administrative and University appointments in India at a time which was important to the Medical profession. He was Director-General of the Indian Medical Service from 1933-37, and President of the Medical Council from 1934-37. His name will always be associated with the King George's Medical Council at Lucknow University, where he was professor of Medicine for many years. His favourite recreation in India was big-game shooting, and was a fine rifle shot. He seems to have done much of his hunting from 1932-35, and this appears to be a typical 1930's mount. As this is pre 1947 skin it can be sold without restriction. £1000-1500 (+ 30% BP*)
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LARGE STAGS HEAD a large 12 point Stag's head, with a wooden and hessian backboard. Antlers 101cms across at widest point. Head 90cms high from bottom to top of head.
*This Stag was fatally injured by another Stag, and was mounted around 10 years ago. £300-500 (+ 30% BP*)
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ROWLAND WARD - GREATER KUDU a Greater Kudu horns and skull, mounted on a wooden shield. With a small plaque, Greater Kudu, Angola, and carved on the back of the shield RW for Rowland Ward. Shield 36cms high, Horns 78cms from tip to base. £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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MOUNTED WILD BOAR'S HEAD a large Boar's head, with a wooden and hessian backboard. With a label for P G Taylor, Taxidermist, Weymouth. 77cms long £100-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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WILD BOAR SKIN RUG a mounted Wild Boar skin rug, including Head, tusks and feet. 154cms long from head to tip of tail. £60-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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TWO SETS OF ANTLERS two sets of antlers and skulls. (2) £40-60 (+ 30% BP*)
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A LARGE MOUNTED FISH - LARGEMOUTH BASS a Largemouth Bass, mounted on a wooden shield. Marked on the back, B & C Enterprises, Jacksonville, Florida. Shield 44cms across £200-300 (+ 30% BP*)
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RARE CASED PIKE - J COOPER, 1857 a cased pike with a label for J Cooper, Radner St, St Lukes, with a label inside which reads Taken at the Rye House Fishery, River Lea, Jan 3rd 1857 by M W Clarke, Weight 8lbs. With a further label, Renovated August 1963 by Henry Cawthorn, Taxidermist, Lincs. Case 66cms across, 34cms high £200-300 (+ 30% BP*)
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CASED BROWN TROUT - R MELLS, 1898 a brown trout in a glazed and wooden case, with a label inside Brown Trout, weight 5lbs, caught River Colne 1898. With another label Re-Preserved R Mells, Watton-At-Stone. Case 69.5cms across, 33cms high £200-300 (+ 30% BP*)
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FLY TYING BOX & ACCESSORIES a wooden box with a variety of fly tying accessories, including feathers in packets (Bob Church), reels of thread, cramp etc. Also with various rods, leeda reel, Mitchell reel, and various accessories. £40-60 (+ 30% BP*)
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FLY TYING ITEMS & ACCESSORIES a wooden 4 drawer cabinet containing a variety of fishing accessories, including lures and hooks, fly tying items including feathers. Some of the accessories in their original packaging. Cabinet 28cms high £50-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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SAGE FISHING ROD a Sage TCX 15ft salmon rod, the 4 piece rod in a Sage bag. £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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HARDY GRAPHITE FISHING ROD - STILL WATER a 3 piece graphite rod the Still Water, 7/8, 11ft and in a House of Hardy bag. £70-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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ORVIS CARBON FISHING ROD a High Carbon Fly 86 2 piece rod by Orvis, 8ft 6" and line weight 5-6#. In an Orvis plastic tube. £40-60 (+ 30% BP*)
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BOXED HARDY GEM MK II FISHING REEL a Hardy Gem MK II 11/12 aluminium reel with blue colour, 4 1/4" and in a Hardy pouch and box. Little use. £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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SAGE GRAPHITE SALMON ROD - CASED a 3 piece Sage Graphite 10160-3 GFL #10 salmon rod, 16'0", 11 1/8oz. In its bag and metal tube. £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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