Ended

The Sporting Sale

22 May 2013 | starting at 11:00 BST

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Edinburgh

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Auction highlights

Gourlay Steel (British, 1819-1894) Gheal Chasach, prize highland cow,. Sold for £12,500 inc. premium

Lorne McKean (British, 1939) Peregrine Falcon 115cm wide, 100cm deep, 155cm high.. Sold for £9,375 inc. premium

The British Record Salmon, Caught by Miss Ballantine on 7th October 1922. Sold for £8,750 inc. premium

Benjamin Cam Norton (British, 1835-1900) Fortissimo with George Fordham up. Sold for £5,000 inc. premium

Frederic Whiting (British, 1874-1962) Morning beach exercise. Sold for £4,750 inc. premium

Robert Drewell (British, 1844-1860) 'Lord William Hill, Captain Royal Scots Greys' (1816-1844) riding a race horse, wearing racing colours,. Sold for £4,750 inc. premium

Charlie Johnson Payne, 'Snaffles' (British, 1884-1967) 'A Point To Point' (yellow Rolls Royce). Sold for £4,000 inc. premium

A William IV silver twin handled trophy cup by Barnard Brothers, London 1832. Sold for £3,750 inc. premium

Peter Biegel (1913-1987) 'Changing Horses Kilkenny'. Sold for £3,750 inc. premium

John Cyril Harrison (British, 1898-1985) September Partridges. Sold for £3,500 inc. premium

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The Sporting Sale

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1 — LANDSEER (EDWIN) Landseer's Works, forty-four steel engravings and about two hundred woodcuts, 2 vol., (6) (sold not subject to return)

2• — ALDIN (CECIL) MASEFIELD (JOHN) Right Royal, NUMBER 114 OF 375 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR, Heinemann, 1922

3• — ALDIN (CECIL) COLLENS (RUPERT) A Look at Cecil Aldin's Dogs and Hounds, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1934, publisher's cloth, dust-jackets (3)

4• — EDWARDS (LIONEL) My Hunting Sketch Book, first edition, New York, Scribner's, 1937, later uniform brown morocco with red title labels, 4to (2)

5• — EDWARDS (LIONEL) My Scottish Sketchbook, Country Life, 1929

6• — BEAUFORT HUNT MINOPRIO (JOHN) The Blue and Buff, Portrait of an English Hunt, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Swan Hill Press, 1992

6A• — TURNER (GRAHAM) Fishing Tackle: The Ultimate Collector's Guide, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, M. Press, 2009

7• — TURNER (GRAHAM) Fishing Tackle: The Ultimate Collector's Guide, NUMBER 20 OF 50 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, M. Press, 2009

8• — TURNER (GRAHAM) Fishing Tackle: A Collector's Guide, NUMBER 6 OF 14 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Ward Lock 1989

9• — TURNER (GRAHAM) Fishing Tackle: A Collector's Guide, NUMBER 6 OF 14 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Ward Lock, 1995

10• — TURNER (GRAHAM) Fishing Tackle: A Collector's Guide, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, Ward Lock, 1995

11• — BROWNE (TOPHER) Atlantic Salmon Magic, NUMBER 180 OF 250 DELUXE COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Washington, Wild River Press, 2011

12 — LITTLE (G.) The Unique Fly Book (Registered) [Fly Wallet], [c.1882]

13• — ELDER (FRANK) The Book of the Hackle, Edinburgh, Scottish Academic Press, 1979.

14• — WALTON (IZAAK) and CHARLES COTTON The Complete Angler; or Contemplative Man's Recreation... Edited by John Major, NUMBER 171 OF 250 COPIES OF THE DELUXE EDITION, Strahan, [1881]

15 — PARROTS [LYDON (ALEXANDER FRANCIS)] Parrots, Coloured Illustrations of Seventy Nine Species, [George Bell], 1884 (sold as a collection of plates)

16• — MORRIS (FRANCIS ORPEN) A History of British Birds, 6 vol., J.C. Nimmo, 1895

17• — BEWICK (THOMAS) History of British Birds, 2 vol., first edition, Newcastle, 1862 (3)

18 — After John Rattenbury Skeaping R.A.Matador executing a Veronica

19 — After Charles Hermann-LeonDans la Bruyère,

20 — After John Heaviside ClarkBird Catching From Above; Bird Catching From Below

21 — After Gilbert Joseph HolidayThe Waggon Line

22 — Jackson Simpson(British, active 1930-circa 1940)Setters

23 — After Charles HuntCheltenham Annual Grand Steeplechase, The set plates 1-4 comprises The Start, Frogmill Brook, The Brook Forded, and Coming In, engravings with aquatint printed in colours and finished by hand, published by I.W. Laird, 1841,

24 — After Henry Alken8 plates from the 'Ideas' series approximately 26 x 20cm (10 1/4 x 7 7/8in), (one landscape).

25 — After James McIntosh Patrick RSA ROI ARE LLDAn Exmoor Farm,

26 — After Charles Turner, A.R.A.The Hampshire Hunt, December 1819

27 — Daniel Crane(born 1969)Fit to Burst!!

28 — After Thomas RowlandsonCoaching: 'English travelling or the first stage from Dover'; 'French travelling or the first stage from Calais'

29 — William Barraud(British, 1810-1850)Mr William Long on "Bertha"; Mr Charles Davis on "The Traverser"

30 — After George Algernon FothergillA jockey up

31 — After Samuel HowittShooting and Coursing: each 24.5 x 34.5cm (9 5/8 x 13 9/16in).

32 — After Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, RAThe Hawk and The Peregrine Falcon each 64 x 43cm (25 3/16 x 16 15/16in).

33 — After Archibald ThorburnBirds of prey each framed with the plate description opposite

34 — Henry Wilkinson, A.R.E., A.R.C.A.(British, born 1921)Pheasant; Snipe; Spaniels

35 — After Sir Alfred James Munnings P.R.A., R.W.S.Unsaddling at Epsom, Summer Meeting

36 — Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin, RBA(British, 1870-1935)Ploughing

37 — Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin, RBA(British, 1870-1935)For What I am About to Receive

38 — After Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin, RBAThe Devon and Somerset Stag Hounds

39 — After Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin, RBAA fox terrier with a rat , including 'dog kennel' frame

40 — Charlie Johnson Payne, 'Snaffles'(British, 1884-1967)'The Optimist', Christmas card 12 x 46cm (4 3/4 x 18 1/8in) overall, three framed as one.

41 — Charlie Johnson Payne, 'Snaffles'(British, 1884-1967)'The Blessed Yaffle laughing loud...', Christmas card

42 — Charlie Johnson Payne, 'Snaffles'(British, 1884-1967)'May you meet all the "Unawoidables" on the right leg' and 'And get over 'em with plenty in hand in 1937', Christmas cards Each 12 x 14cm (4 3/4 x 5 1/2in).

43 — Charlie Johnson Payne, 'Snaffles'(British, 1884-1967)'If Seventy had the pop of Seventeen?', greetings card

44 — Charlie Johnson Payne, 'Snaffles'(British, 1884-1967)'The sweet little feller his wescoat was yeller.', Christmas card

45 — Charlie Johnson Payne, 'Snaffles'(British, 1884-1967)'One fox on foot...', Christmas card

46 — Charlie Johnson Payne, 'Snaffles'(British, 1884-1967)'If Seventy had the pop of Seventeen?', Christmas card

47 — Charlie Johnson Payne, 'Snaffles'(British, 1884-1967)Hunter and groom, Greetings card

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1 —
LANDSEER (EDWIN)
Landseer's Works, forty-four steel engravings and about two hundred woodcuts, 2 vol., (6) (sold not subject to return)

2^• —
ALDIN (CECIL) MASEFIELD (JOHN)
Right Royal, NUMBER 114 OF 375 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR, Heinemann, 1922

3^• —
ALDIN (CECIL) COLLENS (RUPERT)
A Look at Cecil Aldin's Dogs and Hounds, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1934, publisher's cloth, dust-jackets (3)

4^• —
EDWARDS (LIONEL)
My Hunting Sketch Book, first edition, New York, Scribner's, 1937, later uniform brown morocco with red title labels, 4to (2)

5^• —
EDWARDS (LIONEL)
My Scottish Sketchbook, Country Life, 1929

6^• —
BEAUFORT HUNT MINOPRIO (JOHN)
The Blue and Buff, Portrait of an English Hunt, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Swan Hill Press, 1992

6A^• —
TURNER (GRAHAM)
Fishing Tackle: The Ultimate Collector's Guide, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, M. Press, 2009

7^• —
TURNER (GRAHAM)
Fishing Tackle: The Ultimate Collector's Guide, NUMBER 20 OF 50 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, M. Press, 2009

8^• —
TURNER (GRAHAM)
Fishing Tackle: A Collector's Guide, NUMBER 6 OF 14 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Ward Lock 1989

9^• —
TURNER (GRAHAM)
Fishing Tackle: A Collector's Guide, NUMBER 6 OF 14 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Ward Lock, 1995

10^• —
TURNER (GRAHAM)
Fishing Tackle: A Collector's Guide, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, Ward Lock, 1995

11^• —
BROWNE (TOPHER)
Atlantic Salmon Magic, NUMBER 180 OF 250 DELUXE COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Washington, Wild River Press, 2011

12 —
LITTLE (G.)
The Unique Fly Book (Registered) [Fly Wallet], [c.1882]

13^• —
ELDER (FRANK)
The Book of the Hackle, Edinburgh, Scottish Academic Press, 1979.

14^• —
WALTON (IZAAK) and CHARLES COTTON
The Complete Angler; or Contemplative Man's Recreation... Edited by John Major, NUMBER 171 OF 250 COPIES OF THE DELUXE EDITION, Strahan, [1881]

15 —
PARROTS [LYDON (ALEXANDER FRANCIS)]
Parrots, Coloured Illustrations of Seventy Nine Species, [George Bell], 1884 (sold as a collection of plates)

16^• —
MORRIS (FRANCIS ORPEN)
A History of British Birds, 6 vol., J.C. Nimmo, 1895

17^• —
BEWICK (THOMAS)
History of British Birds, 2 vol., first edition, Newcastle, 1862 (3)

18 —
After John Rattenbury Skeaping R.A.
Matador executing a Veronica

19 —
After Charles Hermann-Leon
Dans la Bruyère,

20 —
After John Heaviside Clark
Bird Catching From Above; Bird Catching From Below

21 —
After Gilbert Joseph Holiday
The Waggon Line

22 —
Jackson Simpson
(British, active 1930-circa 1940)
Setters

23 —
After Charles Hunt
Cheltenham Annual Grand Steeplechase, The set plates 1-4 comprises The Start, Frogmill Brook, The Brook Forded, and Coming In,
engravings with aquatint printed in colours and finished by hand, published by I.W. Laird, 1841,

24 —
After Henry Alken
8 plates from the 'Ideas' series approximately 26 x 20cm (10 1/4 x 7 7/8in), (one landscape).

25 —
After James McIntosh Patrick RSA ROI ARE LLD
An Exmoor Farm,

26 —
After Charles Turner, A.R.A.
The Hampshire Hunt, December 1819

27 —
Daniel Crane
(born 1969)
Fit to Burst!!

28 —
After Thomas Rowlandson
Coaching: 'English travelling or the first stage from Dover'; 'French travelling or the first stage from Calais'

29 —
William Barraud
(British, 1810-1850)
Mr William Long on "Bertha"; Mr Charles Davis on "The Traverser"

30 —
After George Algernon Fothergill
A jockey up

31 —
After Samuel Howitt
Shooting and Coursing:
each 24.5 x 34.5cm (9 5/8 x 13 9/16in).

32 —
After Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, RA
The Hawk and The Peregrine Falcon each 64 x 43cm (25 3/16 x 16 15/16in).

33 —
After Archibald Thorburn
Birds of prey each framed with the plate description opposite

34 —
Henry Wilkinson, A.R.E., A.R.C.A.
(British, born 1921)
Pheasant; Snipe; Spaniels

35 —
After Sir Alfred James Munnings P.R.A., R.W.S.
Unsaddling at Epsom, Summer Meeting

36 —
Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin, RBA
(British, 1870-1935)
Ploughing

37 —
Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin, RBA
(British, 1870-1935)
For What I am About to Receive

38 —
After Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin, RBA
The Devon and Somerset Stag Hounds

39 —
After Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin, RBA
A fox terrier with a rat , including 'dog kennel' frame

40 —
Charlie Johnson Payne, 'Snaffles'
(British, 1884-1967)
'The Optimist', Christmas card 12 x 46cm (4 3/4 x 18 1/8in) overall, three framed as one.

41 —
Charlie Johnson Payne, 'Snaffles'
(British, 1884-1967)
'The Blessed Yaffle laughing loud...', Christmas card

42 —
Charlie Johnson Payne, 'Snaffles'
(British, 1884-1967)
'May you meet all the "Unawoidables" on the right leg' and 'And get over 'em with plenty in hand in 1937', Christmas cards Each 12 x 14cm (4 3/4 x 5 1/2in).

43 —
Charlie Johnson Payne, 'Snaffles'
(British, 1884-1967)
'If Seventy had the pop of Seventeen?', greetings card

44 —
Charlie Johnson Payne, 'Snaffles'
(British, 1884-1967)
'The sweet little feller his wescoat was yeller.', Christmas card

45 —
Charlie Johnson Payne, 'Snaffles'
(British, 1884-1967)
'One fox on foot...', Christmas card

46 —
Charlie Johnson Payne, 'Snaffles'
(British, 1884-1967)
'If Seventy had the pop of Seventeen?', Christmas card

47 —
Charlie Johnson Payne, 'Snaffles'
(British, 1884-1967)
Hunter and groom, Greetings card