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A 54-BORE DOUBLE-BARRELLED PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN MADE FOR A BOY BY SAML. & C. SMITH, PRINCES STREET, LEICESTER SQUARE, LONDON, serial no. 5320, mid-19th century, 26in. blacked damascus barrels signed in full on the rib, silver fore-sight, patent breeches each with platinum plug and engraved with foliage on the rib, scroll engraved tang and signed locks, the latter each with a small panel engraved with a differing game bird, well figured walnut half-stock with chequered grip, scroll engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard decorated with a hare on the bow and trigger-plate with shell finial (some wear to engraving), and brass-tipped ramrod with worm (some discolouration to iron parts), private Birmingham proof marks. Please note VAT at 5% is applicable on the hammer price and buyers premium.
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A FULL MOUNT OF A LEOPARD BY ROWLAND WARD ON A WOOD AND BAMBOO PLINTH, measuring 45in. x 16in x 19in.; together with its associated game book. The book, titled 'Shikar & Game Book 1910 onwards', is rich in contemporary photographs and press cuttings. The vendor informs us that the first photograph in the book and listed as 'big male panther, Kola Khein jungle' relates to the above beast.
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WINCHESTER - A COMPOSED PAIR OF 20-BORE (3IN) 'M/23 PIGEON GRADE XTR LIGHTWEIGHT' SINGLE-TRIGGER BOXLOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 204685 / 204747, 25 1/2in. nitro monobloc barrels with ventilated matt game ribs, 3in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 and 1/4 choke, automatic safeties with integral barrel selector switches, border and scroll engraving with game scenes, silver finish, 14 3/8in. well-figured stocks including rubber recoil pads, beavertail fore-ends, weight 6lbs. 12oz.
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A RARE WILLIAM BAKER PATENT 12-BORE DOUBLE-TRIGGER OVER AND UNDER BOXLOCK EJECTOR BY J.W. LEWIS, serial no. 3870, 28in. nitro barrels with raised game rib and wooden side-fillets, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 3/4 choke, W. Baker patent action of 1912, incorporating patents 4922 of 27th Feb, his unique striker mechanism (reducing the angle of striker required and therefore reducing the potential for mis-firing) and 9768 of 25th April, the side-extension bars which act as the barrel locking mechanism, carved fences, fine scroll engraving, retaining traces of original colour-hardening, 13 5/8in. well-figured stock, weight 7lbs. 2oz., in a canvas case. The gun was the subject of an article by Geoffrey Boothroyd in the 1990 December issue of the 'Shooting Times' and a copy of the article comes with the gun. Footnote: William Baker (1858-1932) was a prolific inventor and patentee in the Birmingham gun trade. His most well-known patent was his 1906 lightweight sidelock action which would be developed into the Lancaster '12/20'.
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BROWNING 12-BORE SINGLE-TRIGGER OVER AND UNDER EJECTOR, serial no. 9149S72, 28in. nitro barrels with 8mm ventilated matt top-rib, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl and 1/2 choke, manual safety with integral barrel selector switch, old silver action profusely relief engraved with bold stylised acanthus scrolls, surrounding game scenes, the pheasant, partridge and retriever with pheasant gold-inlaid, the triggerguard gold-inlaid with the monogram EO, 14 1/2in. stock including horn buttplate, weight 7lbs. 2oz., in a brass-cornered leather case. Please note VAT at 17.5% is applicable on the hammer price and buyers premium
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AN UNUSUAL R. JONES 1872 PATENT 12-BORE MULTIPLE-BITE SIDELEVER SNAP ACTION HAMMERGUN BY ROBERT JONES, serial no. 6676, 29 1/2in. black powder only damascus barrels (some dents), rib engraved 'ROBERT JONES (INVENTOR & PATENTEE) NO. 60 DALE ST. LIVERPOOL', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl in both, incorporating R. Jones patent action, patent no. 2121 of 1872, the sidelever operating a striker retraction mechanism simultaneously to operating the sliding bolt, carved teardrop fences, broad strikers, rebounding sidelocks with hammers of hare's-ear form, rounded bar, profusely engraved with fine scrollwork, and with scenes of pointers flushing game and fowl, 14 3/4in. highly-figured stock including 1 1/8in. wood extension, weight 6lbs. 12oz., in an Edward Whistler leather case (damaged)
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ALFRED DAVIS 12-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 3089, 28in. nitro barrels with sunken rib, tubes engraved 'ALFRED DAVIS FROM J. BLANCH & SON. 4 BISHOPSGATE CHURCHYARD. OLD BROAD STREET. LONDON. E.C.', (some pits), 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp cyl and full choke, action with beaded border and bold scroll engraving, with game scenes of hound, partridge and pheasant, the underside with a woodcock, retaining very slight traces of original colour-hardening, 15in. well-figured stock including 1in. rubber recoil pad, weight 6lbs. 1oz. (see lot 686 for illustration).
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EDWINSON GREEN & SON 12-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 5718, 26in. replacement nitro barrels (by another in 1977), 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 and 3/4 choke, treble-grip scroll-back action with fluted fences, intercepting sears, fine scroll engraving surrounding scenes of gundogs flushing game, 14 1/2in. well-figured replacement stock, weight 6lbs. 6oz.
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W.W. GREENER 12-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 67581, 30in. nitro barrels with broad matt rib, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and full choke, treble-grip action with rope-work engraved shoulders, fine scroll engraving, automatic side-safety, rolled-edge triggerguard, retaining slight traces of original colour-hardening, 14 3/8in. figured 'rational' stock including 3/4 in ebonite extension, weight 7lbs. 1oz. Footnote: The 'Rational' stock was developed with the idea to keep as much of the buttplate squarely bedded against the shoulder as possible, whether firing at ground game or at birds flying straight over.
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COGSWELL & HARRISON 12-BORE WILDFOWLING BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 64712, 30in. nitro barrels with raised filed rib, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 3/4 choke, action engraved with game scenes, 14 1/4in. replacement stock, weight 7lbs 8oz., in a canvas case with original receipt dated 1952 Singapore.
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Four Folio Society books to include Albert Drawer The Little Passion, published 1971, Francesco Torniello da Novara The Noblest Game by Neville Cardus and John Arlott, published by Australia Publishing Company; and a Comedy of Terence called Andria published 71 Various books to include 'The Noblest Game' a book of cricket prints; and other text on churches
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A George Jones Majolica game pie dish, liner and cover, of oval form, the cover moulded in relief with a fox and dead goose resting on ferns and reeds, the body moulded with swags of netting interspersed with hanging game and hunting implements against a turquoise ground, the interior pink glazed, applied blue pad to base bearing George Jones cypher and 'Stoke on Trent' (some damage) 10.25" wide
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NEW NATURALISTS LIBRARY - SUMMERHAYES (V. S.) WILD ORCHIDS OF BRITAIN, cloth, dustwrapper, 4to, 1951; Nicholson (E. M.) Birds & Men, cloth, dustwrapper, 4to, 1951; Yonge (C. M.) The Sea Shore, cloth, dustwrapper, 4to, 1949; Vesey-Fitzgerald (Brian) British Game, cloth, dustwrapper, 4to, 1946; Stamp (Dudley) Britain's Structure and Scenery, cloth, dustwrapper, 4to, 1946; Imms (A. D.) Insect Natural History, cloth, dustwrapper, 4to, 1947; together with fifteen other volumes relating to natural history, mainly Observer books (21).
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Hammond (Elizabeth). Modern Domestic Cookery, and Useful Receipt Book; Containing the Most Approved Directions for Purchasing, Preserving, and Cooking Meat, Fish, Poultry, Game, &c with all branches of Pastry and Confectionary. A Complete Family Physician Art of Making British Wines, Brewing, Baking, &c., printed and sold by Dean and Munday, 1818, eng. frontis. and addn. vign. title (both water-stained), and four eng. plts., soiled and foxed throughout, contemp. sheep, rubbed and marked, rebacked, 12mo in 6'sBitting, p.211/2. (1)
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House (R.). The Family Cookery, Combining Elegance and Economy: with Various Receipts for Making Gravies, Soups, Sauces, and Made Dishes; Directions for Roasting and Boiling Game, Poultry, Meat, Fish, etc. and Making of Pastry and Confectionery; Directions for Trussing and Carving; Rules for Brewing and Making Wines, the Art of Pickling and Preserving Forming a Complete System of Domestic Management, n.d., pub. J. Bailey, c.1780, eng. frontis. eng. vign. title, seven eng. plts., title close-trimmed at foot affecting imprint, contemp. tree sheep with green morocco label to spine, joints cracked, worn with slight loss of leather to upper board, upper cover near detached, 12mo Not in Bitting, Oxford or Vicaire. (1)
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Murray (Alexander). The Domestic Oracle, or a Complete System of Modern Cookery and Family Economy, containing Directions for Purchasing, Keeping, and Dressing, all kinds of Butcher's Meat, Fish, Poultry, and Game, pub. Fisher, [1826], eng. frontis. and eight plts., complete as list, occasional staining, old calf boards with recent leather reback, boards rubbed, 8vo (1)
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[Rundell, Maria Eliza]. A New System of Domestic Cookery; Formed Upon Principles of Economy, and Adapted to the Use of Private Families. By a Lady, new ed., corrected, printed for John Murray, 1816, eng. frontis. (water-stained, and offset to title), and nine eng. plts., frontis. preceded by 12pp. pubs. cat., some spotting and water-staining, untrimmed, orig. boards, lower cover a little soiled, rebacked, 12mo, together with A New System of Domestic Cookery, 59th ed., corrected and augmented with a New Chapter on French Cookery, John Murray, 1836, eng. frontis. (stained, and offset to title), and nine eng. plts. (with some foxing and staining), 24pp. pubs. cat. preceding title, rough-trimmed, orig. boards, rubbed, rebacked, 8vo, plus Hammond (Elizabeth), Modern Domestic Cookery, and Useful Receipt Book. Containing the most approved directions for purchasing, preserving and cooking Meat, Fish, Poultry, Game with all the branches of Pastry & Confectionary; a complete Family Physician; Instructions to Servants, the art of Making British Wines, 4th ed., c.1830, addn. eng. title-page, with sellotape stain at gutter, three eng. plts. (one with short tear in fore-margin), browning and staining throughout, modern qtr. calf, 12mo in 6's (3)
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Macdonald (Duncan). The New London Family Cook: Or, Town and Country Housekeeper's Guide. Comprehending Directions for Marketing, With illustrative Plates, on a principle entirely new; General Observations, and Bills of Fare for every Week in the Year; Practical Instructions for Preparing Soups, Broths, Gravies, Sauces, and Made Dishes; and for Dressing Fish, Venison, Hares, Butcher's Meat, Poultry, Game, &c. in all their Varieties. With the respective Branches of Pastry and Confectionary, the Art of Potting, Pickling, Preserving, &c. Cookery for the Sick, and for the Poor; Directions for Carving: and an Appendix, Containing general Directions for Servants relative to the Cleaning of Household Furniture, Floor-Cloths, Stoves, Marble, Chimney-Pieces, &c Forming in the whole a most complete Family Instructor, 1st ed., London, Albion Press for James Cundee, 1808, engraved frontis., four copper plt. engs. of table settings, six copper plt. engs. illustrating the art of carving, ms. annotations and ownership inscriptions to endpapers, some minor soiling and marks, recent qtr. calf gilt, 8vo This is the true first edition, complete with the later omitted four pages of 'Family Tradesmen's Directory'. "Oxford, Bitting and MacLean date the first edition 'c. 1800' incorrectly. This is the first edition, dated 1808, and including 2 leaves of recommended London suppliers at pp605-08. The undated, probably second edition (1809) omits these pages and drops the paragraph in the Introductions referring to it. The first edition has copper engraved plates, in later editions they are wood-engraved" (John Lyle). (1)
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*Poster. Original advertising poster for Dunvilles Old Irish Whisky, c.1910, chromolithograph poster showing a posse of big game animals dressed in huntsmans clothes and toasting one another with glasses of Dunvilles around a table, a caption in the lower windowm mount reads "And so say all of us", approx. 490 x 780 mm, framed and glazed See illustration inside rear cover of this catalogue. (1)
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19th century brass rectangular snuff box, the hinged lid incised with hunting dogs and game, inscribed Henry Mayhew 1847 and monogrammed verso, 3.25’ wide; mother of pearl oval scent bottle, 19th century wooden snuff box and a paper knife with agate handle within an R&S Garrard & Co case (4).
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Jefferies (Richard). The Amateur Poacher, 1st ed., 1879, Round About a Great Estate, 1st ed., 1880, The Game Keeper at Home, new edition, 1889, all orig. gilt dec. cloth, some minor wear to head and foot of spines, together with Hope (Anthony), The Prisoner of Zenda, 1st ed., 3rd issue, Bristol & London, [1894], single ad. leaf at rear, orig. cloth gilt, spine slightly sunned, plus Kipling (Rudyard), Stalky & Co., 1899, Kim, 1901, both 1st eds., t.e.g., orig. cloth gilt, rubbed on spines, all 8vo (6)
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Cholmondeley-Pennel H. Fishing Pike and Other Coarse Fish London 1889 plus Fishing Salmon and Trout London 1889. Decorated cloth illustrated 8vo plus Parker Eric. Game Birds Beast and Fishes London no date. Dust wrapper illustrated 8vo plus others related. (12) From the Estate of The Lady Adam Gordon
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A good George Jones Majolica game pie dish the cover with a quail sitting amidst ferns surrounded by her seven chicks the sides moulded with rabbits oak leaves and more ferns all decorated with coloured Majolica glazes. A short faint body crack. Impressed marks and moulded registration marks for 1873 35.5cm. (2)
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A pair of beadwork child's slippers; a collection of children's shoes; a quantity of unframed Victorian watercolour portrait studies; a variety of hat trimmings and hat pins; a selection of board games including a boxed part Cavendish table tennis set; juggling batons; a boxed Aunt Sally game etc (qty)
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