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2 Spode game birds collectors plates

A vintage chess set with wooden board and a boxed Lindop Shove Ha'Penny game

A set of 6 Royal Doulton owl figures with stand, Royal Doulton Osprey DA139 with stand, and a Franklin porcelain 'The Game Bird Stein'

CRICKET: A good and unusual set of twelve vintage signatures by a ‘country house’ XI and official on an attractive red and blue thin bordered oblong 8vo sheet of feint ruled paper, comprising W. G. Grace (1848-1915, England & Gloucestershire etc.), Charles Robson (1859-1943, England, Middlesex & Hampshire), Cyril T. A. Wilkinson (1884-1970, Gentlemen of England & Surrey, also an Olympic Gold medal winner, 1920), Robert Hedderwick (1886-1941, Marylebone CC), Ernest C. Kirk (1884-1932, Surrey), H. D. G. Leveson Gower (1873-1954, England, Oxford University & Surrey), Arthur Jones (1872-1914, England, Cambridge University & Nottinghamshire), Harry Bush (1871-1942, Surrey), Jack Hobbs (1882-1963, England & Surrey), Joe Hardstaff Sr. (1882-1947, England & Nottinghamshire), John Gunn (1876-1963, England & Nottinghamshire) and the female scorer Ethel M. Lowndes. All have signed with their names alone in bold, dark fountain pen inks. A rare grouping of signatures including several England Captains. VG Whilst not exhaustive, our research would seem to indicate that the present team, presumably captained by Grace, did not participate in a first class match but were instead chosen to play in a country house game in around 1908 (Wilkinson had made his debut for the Gentlemen of England in the same year).  Provenance: The original collector noted that the present signatures were acquired from the personal collection of Cyril Wells (1871-1963) English Cricketer & Rugby Footballer who played for Cambridge University, Surrey and Middlesex and was also a housemaster and cricket coach at Eton College.

CRICKET: Selection of A.Ls.S., T.L.S. (1), postcard photograph (1) etc., by various cricketers, mainly English, comprising Len Hutton (2; one politely declining an invitation whilst on tour in South Africa, 1948; and the other stating, in part, ‘It was against New Zealand in 1937 that I played my first test match at Lords. I am playing one or two charity matches these days, but have to take things steady because of a back trouble…..It was due to back trouble that I had to leave cricket much sooner than I wished to do….’), Godfrey Evans, Cyril Washbrook (A.L.S. accompanied by a page of brief holograph biographical details including the number of test matches played and his world record innings with Hutton), Denis Compton (stating, in part, ‘I certainly loved my cricketing days and I’m sure the current players don’t get half the fun I did out of the game’, 1974), John Reid (briefly referring to a baby giraffe at London Zoo named in his honour, 1965) and Garfield Sobers. Generally VG, 8

A 'vintage' Bogey Nine golf game boxed RSM

Tri-ang 00 gauge accessories; diecast model vehicles; and a Binatone colour TV game box F

Card Game. The Improved and Illustrated Game of Doctor Busby, published by W. and S.B. Ives, Salem, Mass., circa 1843 or slightly later, a complete set of twenty hand-coloured lithographed cards (four suits of five cards each), some spotting and finger soiling throughout, versos blank, contained in original cloth slipcase with printed paper label to upper cover and to lower cover, slightly rubbed and soiled and split along one joint, 91 x 64mm, together with a group of 38 'Snap' (?)home-made playing cards, France, 19th century, cards with coloured engravings of monarchs, soldiers, etc. pasted to one side, a little soiling, 100 x 60mm (Qty: 59)The Doctor Busby game is a rare early edition of the first card game published in America. It consists of four suits (pestle & mortar, milk pan, eye, and spade), representing the Busby family, the family of Doll the dairy maid, the Ninny-Come-Twitch family, and the family of Spade the gardener.

The Comic Girl. Amusement with a Swinging Pendulum Figure in Many Forms, G.W.F. [i.e. Faber] & W., 1850s, wooden stand with weighed pendulum action and hand-coloured lithographed female headless bust in profile, four interchangeable heads (one with nose damaged), and four different hats, all hand-coloured lithographs on card, contained in original box (soiled), pictorial label to lid, with title in English, German and French, lid edges covered with decorative paper (one corner split), some wear in places, stand 14.5 x 12cm (5.75 x 4.5ins), box 13 x 15 x 4.5cm (5 x 5.75 x 1.75ins), together with French moveable Lotto , A set of twelve French Lotto cards, mid 19th century, hand-coloured lithographed images of amusing scenes (lightly rubbed in places), each card with four moveable parts that hide or reveal four lotto numbers, 3 moveable parts previously repaired to verso, six moveables partly replaced in facsimile, card edges rubbed with a little wear in places, card 7 with small stain to upper edge, card 9 with tiny stain to lower edge and small area of paper loss at lower right corner, each card 12.2 x 20.8cm (4.75 x 8.25ins), plus Schimmell, or, Bell and Hammer, mid 19th century, five hand-coloured game cards, each named in English, German and French, cards comprise: The Hammer and Bell, The Gray Horse, Hammer, Bell, and The Merchants Hat: The Bazar, each card 13.4 x 16.4cm (5.25 x 6.5ins), contained together in original wooden box (a few woodworm holes), sliding lid with original pictorial paper label (soiled with some wear at edges), with instructions, turned wood gavel, 7 bone dice, and a quantitiy of late 19th century replacement paper counters with manuscript numbers on, and a small quanitity of bone dice (some with maker's marks) and a small wooden parquetry box containing a defective set of miniature skittles (Qty: 5)This Comic Girl set comprises four heads: lady, girl, cat, rabbit; and four hats: pink bonnet with ribbons, hats with roses, blue ribbon hat (lacking hanging ribbons) and military style hat.

Transformation Game. Metamorphosis costume cards, n.p., circa 1840s, 28 (of 30) hand-coloured etched cards, forming ten different figures in costume, including one playing a hurdy gurdy, one with a rifle, a Victorian gentleman with a tea tray, and various figures in flamboyant dress, one in a turban, lacking two heads, each card with contemporary ink numeral top right, toned and spotted, each card approximately 43 x 60 mm, contained together in original cardboard box, with hand-coloured etched label on pull-off lid (repeating one of the figures), toned and rubbed, lid split at joints and sometime reinforced on inside (Qty: 1)A rare early set of transformation cards, most unusually found in the original, rather delicate, cardboard box.NB: Amendment - 29 (of 30), lacking one head

Johns (Captain W.E.) Sergeant Bigglesworth C.I.D., 1946; Biggles Hunts Big Game, 1948; Biggles in the Gobi, 1953; Biggles and the Black Raider, 1953; Biggles Makes Ends Meet, 1957; Biggles in Mexico, 1959; Biggles' Combined Operation, 1959, 1st editions, colour illustrations, a little light spotting and toning, presentation inscription to Make Ends Meet, original cloth, dust jackets (In the Gobi & Make Ends Meet price-clipped), a few chips, tears and losses, 8vo, together with seven other 1st editions: Biggles and the Leopards of Zinn, 1960, Biggles and the Poor Rich Boy,1961, Biggles Looks Back (3 copies), 1965, Biggles and the Blue Moon, 1965 and Biggles and the Little Green God, 1969, plus 13 reprints (Qty: 27)

McEwan (Ian). First Love, Last Rites, 1975; In Between the Sheets and other Stories, 1978; The Cement Garden, 1978; The Imitation Game, 1981, 1st editions, one or two light stains to In Between the Sheets, original cloth, dust jackets In Between the Sheets and Cement Garden spines a little faded, Imitation Game price-clipped, 8vo, together with eight others by McEwan including Or Shall We Die?, 1983 and The Innocent, 1990, most signed by the author (Qty: 13)

A pair of Victorian mahogany polescreens, each with a woolwork panel decorated with figures, dogs and game, on a cabriole triform base with scroll carved feet, height 159cm. Condition report: First: Boy in kilt - top of crest broken and glued, small crack on edge of frame, glass cracked, silk reverse worn.Second: Boy with two dogs - top of crest broken and glued. One retaining bracket for screen loose, silk reverse worn.

19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL OIL ON CANVAS DEAD GAME, APPROX. 30 X 26 cm

Totopoly board came, Waddingtons table soccer game, Subbuteo pitch and four boxes teams Condition reports are not available for our Interiors Sale

An early-19th century George III period pottery jug, monochrome transfer decorated with a scene of two seated huntsmen, their dogs and feathered game, gilt initials MW and dated 1814 (13cm high) 

A BOX CONTAINING XBOX 360 CONTROLLERS AND GAME BOY COLOUR ETC

Star Wars: A collection of boxed Star Wars toys to include: Sith Droid Attack Game, Kenner Jabba the Hutt and Han Solo, Kenner Ronto and Jawa, four MPC kits, together with two others unboxed. (one box)

A VINTAGE WOODEN GAME WITH BOWLING PINS

A Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K Personal Computer, (circa 1980's), ZX power supply, software including Top Gun game, Sinclair user magazines, boxed, untested.

A Battery Operated CGL 'Hanzawa Corporation', Galaxy Twinvader Electronic 'Invaders' Games (Circa 1981), boxed; together with a Palitoy Star Wars Escape From Death Star Board Game (circa 1977), unchecked, boxed.

Early XX Century 'Dick Turpins' Ride To York Game, boxed with lead counters, plus three cut out frogs.

A Tinplate Japanese Fire Engine, a tinplate Japanese 'American Airlines' Aircraft and a 'Game of Blast Off', all playworn.

Jack Watling signed album page with The Tanner Sisters on reverse approx 7 x 5 inches. Jack Watling 13/1/1923 to 22/5/2001 was a British actor appearing in Reach for the Sky, A Time to Kill, Stryker of the Yard and TV's The Power Game, Doctor Who, Pathfinders. Very Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

Jack Watling signed album page with Roy Rich on reverse approx 7 x 5 inches. Jack Watling 13/1/1923 to 22/5/2001 was a British actor appearing in Reach for the Sky, A Time to Kill, Stryker of the Yard and TV's The Power Game, Doctor Who, Pathfinders. Roy Rich 1911 to 1970 was a British Broadcaster, film and theatre director. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

FRASER, GEORGE MACDONALD21 BOOKS INCLUDING The Reavers. London: Harper Collins, 2007. First edition, 8vo, signed by the author; Royal Flash. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. First US edition, 8vo; Flash for Freedom, 1971, first edition; Flashman's Lady, 1977, first edition; Flashman and the Dragon, 1985, first edition; Flashman in the Great Game, 1975, first edition; Flashman and the Mountain of Light 1990, first edition; The Candlemass Road, 1993, first edition; The Light's on at Signpost, 2002, first edition; Flashman and the March, 2005, first edition; and 11 others, some ex-library, all with dust-jackets

MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS, INCLUDINGLAWRENCE, T.E. Seven Pillars of Wisdom. 1935. 4to, original buckram gilt, t.e.g.; Barker, C.M. A Flower Fairy Alphabet. [n.d.], 12mo, original boards, lacks spine; Pratt, Anne Wild Flowers. SPCK., 2 volumes, 12mo, coloured plates, original cloth; Laing, A. Lindores Abbey and its Burgh of Newburgh. Edinburgh, 1886. 4to, contemporary quarter morocco gilt; Conolly, M.F. Fifiana. Glasgow, 1869. 4to, plates, original cloth, faded; Cunningham, A.S. The Golf Clubs round Largo Bay. Leven, 1909, 8vo, original wrappers; Dalrymple, W. Golfer's Guide to the GAME and Greens of Scotland. 1894, 8vo, original cloth; Jackson, D. Golf Songs and Recitations. Leven, 1895, 8vo, lacks covers; Kingsley, C. The Water-Babies. [c.1930], 4to, plates by George Soper, original cloth; Hoffman, H. Sturwwelpeter. G. Routledge & Sons, [n.d.]. 4to, original quarter cloth; Gordon, T.C. David Allan of Alloa 1744-1796, the Scottish Hogarth. 1951. 4to, presentation copy inscribed by the author, with TLS signed by the author; Trollope, A. Christmas Day at Kirby Cottage. [n.d.], 8vo, original wrappers by Joan Hassall; and 2 others (15)

BAKER, E.C. STUART6 BOOKS, COMPRISING The Indian Ducks and Their Allies. Bombay: the Bombay Natural History Society, 1908. 8vo, 30 chromolithographed plates, contemporary green half morocco, spine a little faded, slight rubbing, a little foxing; [Idem] Indian Pigeons and Doves. London: Witherby & Co., 1913. 8vo, frontispiece and 26 colour plates, contemporary half morocco, bookplate, some foxing; [Idem] The Game-Birds of India, Burma and Ceylon. London: John Bale, 1921-1930. 3 volumes, 8vo, 60 colour plates, 18 monochrome plates and 2 maps, contemporary green half morocco gilt (volume 3 in cloth), bookplate; [Idem] The Game Birds of the Indian Empire, parts 1-22, taken from Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 1927-1935. 8vo, 22 colour plates, all parts bound as one in contemporary blue half morocco gilt, some rubbing (6)

THORBURN, ARCHIBALDGAME BIRDS AND WILD-FOWL OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND London: Longmans, Green, 1924. First edition, 4to, 30 coloured plates, original red cloth, binding a bit discoloured and faded, 5 neat marginal annotations in ink

WETHERED, JOYCE & ROGERTHE GAME OF GOLF - THE LONSDALE LIBRARY London: Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd., 1931. First edition, 8vo, original orange cloth gilt, dust-jacket not price-clipped but spine a little darkened; Chapman, A.P.F. The Game of Cricket. London: Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd., 1930. First edition, 8vo, original orange cloth gilt, dust-jacket not price-clipped but spine a little darkened (2)

A COLLECTION OF DECORATIVE CERAMICS TO INCLUDE a pair of 19th Century French gilt heightened vases with goat mask and floral swag applied decoration, 19.5cm high; a Copeland late Spode oval inkstand, with gilt chinoiserie decoration on a blue ground; a 19th Century Chinese armorial dish; a pottery game dish with partridge finial; a Wedgwood Ravilious alphabet mug; and other pieces (qty)

Stag in a cameo surrounded by various game; Vintage cigar box label sample/proof unnumbered

19TH CENTURY DOUBLE BARRELLED PERCUSSION MUZZLE LOADING SHOTGUN by J Sterling, having 70cm barrels, double scrolled dolphin hammers with game bird scrolled action, half maple stock, double triggers and engraved trigger guard. Overall 130cm long approx. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: Poor condition, surface rust to the barrel, general restoration required.

A reproduction mahogany games table, chess pieces and game accessories

An oak-cased penny-in-the-slot bagatelle game, late 19th/early 20th century, length 2'11", width 16.5"

A SET OF GEORGE V SILVER HANDLED MEAT AND GAME CARVERS AND A MATCHING SET OF EIGHT TABLE KNIVES, steel blades have extensive wear, handle makers William Hutton & Sons Ltd, Sheffield 1912/1914 (12) (condition: blades very worn, some with rusting and to carving forks, one knife has a broken handle)

[Syme, Patrick]. A Treatise on British Song-Birds, 1st edition, Edinburgh: John Anderson, Jun., 1823, half-title, advertisement leaf, 15 hand-coloured engraved plates, toning, half-title dust-soiled, offsetting, marginal finger-marks and light smudging to most plates, edges untrimmed, modern green half leatherette, 8vo (22.1 x 13.6 cm), together with: [Albin, Eleazar], A Natural History of Singing Birds ... by a Lover of Birds, Edinburgh: for J. Wood, 1776, half-title, 23 engraved plates including frontispiece, tide-mark to lower margins of later plates, small hole to plate facing p. 87, 19th-century cloth, 12mo (18 x 10.6 cm), Watters (John J.), The Natural History of the Birds of Ireland, Indigenous and Migratory, 1st edition, Dublin: James McGlashan, 1853, half-title, ownership inscription of John Henry Gurney Jr (British ornithologist, 1848-1922) dated 1888, contemporary tan half calf, 8vo (16 x 10 cm), Knox (Arthur Edward), Game Birds and Wild Fowl: their Friends and their Foes, 1st edition, John van Voorst, 1850, 4 tinted lithographic plates by Wolf, contemporary half calf, 8vo (18.2 x 12 cm), Swann (H. Kirke, editor), The Ornithologist: a Magazine of Ornithology and Oology, First Series [all published], 1st edition, John Bale & Sons, 1897, half-title, halftone plates, contemporary half morocco, 8vo (21.3 x 14.8 cm), and 5 similar works (including a copy of Albin's English Song-Birds, 1779 edition, lacking a text-leaf), contemporary leather bindings, 8vo (Qty: 10)ESTC T111973 (Albin); Freeman 3646 (Syme), 48 (Albin), 3922 (Watters), 2139 (Knox); Mullens & Swann pp. 572 (Syme), 9 (Albin), 619 (Watters), 335 (Knox), 568 (Swann, 'the first British bird journal'); Nissen IVB 920 (Syme), 17 (Albin), 514 (Knox); Wood pp. 590 (Syme), 621 (Watters), 420 (Knox); Zimmer p. 666 (Watters). Wood describes Syme's work as 'a rather rare, well-written account of 33 species, with excellent plates'. It was also issued with the backgrounds to the plates uncoloured: they are coloured in our copy. ESTC traces three copies only for this pirated edition of Albin's work, which first appeared in 1737 as A Natural History of English Song-Birds (British Library, Cambridge, and the National Library of Scotland).

Millais (John Guille). Game Birds and Shooting-Sketches; Illustrating the Habits, Modes of Capture, Stages of Plumage, and the Hybrids and Varieties which occur amongst them, 1st edition, Henry Sotheran, 1892, half-titles, frontispiece, 16 colour lithographic plates, slight spotting throughout, initial blank creased, contemporary half morocco gilt, some wear to extremities, repaired, spine a little darkened, folio (Qty: 1)

Morris (Beverley R.). British Game Birds and Wildfowl, 1st edition, Groombridge and Sons, 1855, 60 wood-engraved colour plates, later tissue-guards, occasional spotting, later endpapers, top edge gilt, modern cloth gilt retaining original snipe vignette, 4to (Qty: 1)Nissen IVB 644.

Ogilvie-Grant (W. R., Millais J. G. and others). The Gun at Home and Abroad. British Game Birds and Wildfowl, British Deer & Ground Game, Dogs, Guns & Rifles, The Big Game of Africa & Europe [and] The Big Game of Asia and North America, 4 volumes. (complete), published The London & Counties Press Association Ltd., 1912 - 1915, additional half titles, titles printed in red & black, each volume with portrait frontispiece of H.R.H. King George V, list of subscribers, fifty-nine (complete) colour plates, eight gravures and numerous black & white illustrations, top edges gilt, remainder uncut, contemporary morocco gilt, slight wear to extremities and some scratches to boards, folio (Qty: 4)Limited edition 119/500

Thorburn (Archibald). Game Birds and Wild-Fowl of Great Britain and Ireland, Longmans, Green and Co., 1923, 30 mounted colour plates, captioned tissue-guards, slight spotting to endpapers, contemporary half morocco gilt, large folio (Qty: 1)Nissen IVB 939. Limited edition, number 93 of 155 copies.

Caxton (William). The Game of the Chesse, by William Caxton. [A facsimile reprint of Caxton's second edition of the 1481], Edited, with “Remarks,” by V. Figgins. B.L., [London]: V. & J. Figgins [1855], title in red, 23 woodcut illustrations, checker-board patterned endpapers, bookplate of E. Homan to upper pastedown, contemporary brown morocco, with strapwork effect in relief and with small bosses, central raised panel with Caxton initials in blind, metal clasps at fore-edge, board edges slightly rubbed, neatly rebacked, 4to (Qty: 1)A reproduction of the first work published by Caxton at Westminster. The book was prepared to be as close as possible to the original, the woodcuts were traced from the 1482 Westminster copy in the British Library.

Archery. The Theory and Practice of Archery, by the late Horace Ford, new edition, thoroughly revised and re-written by W. Butt, 1887, wood engraved frontispiece and plate, illustrations to text, light toning, original green cloth gilt, frayed at head & foot of spine, 8vo, together with Hardy (Robert) , Longbow, A Social and Military History, 1st edition, 1976, colour plates and black & white illustrations, original boards in price-clipped dust-jacket, 4to, with Rounsevelle (Phillip) , Archery Simplified, New York, 1937, black & white illustrations, original cloth, 8vo, and Trench (Charles Chenevix) , A History of Marksmanship, 1st edition, 1972, colour plates and black & white illustrations, original boards in dust-jacket, 4to, and Schuyler (Keith C.) , Archery, from Golds to Big Game, 1st edition, New York, 1970, black & white illustrations, original boards in price-clipped dust-jacket, 4to, plus other archery related reference, plus a folder containing various 18th & 19th century prints relating to archery etc. (Qty: 41)

Chapman (Abel). On Safari. Big-Game Hunting in British East Africa, with Studies in Bird-Life, 1st edition, Edward Arnold, 1908, photogravure frontispiece, one similar and 32 halftone plates, 16 pp. advertisements, frontispiece and advertisements spotted, fore and bottom edges untrimmed (these also spotted), original black pictorial cloth gilt, dust jacket (tape-strengthening along top and bottom edges verso), 8vo (Qty: 1)

Sale Item: FRANKLIN PORCELAIN GAME BIRD BOWL Vat Status: No Vat Buyers Premium: This lot is subject to a Buyers Premium of 15% + Vat @ 20% Additional Info : Lots purchased online with the-saleroom.com will attract an additional charge for this service in the sum of 4.95% of the hammer price plus VAT @ 20%

Maxwell Marriott. Stalking Big Game with a Camera in Equatorial Africa, published by Heinemann Ltd 1925, blue canvas.

19th Century School - Pair oil paintings - Game studies, each 30cm x 25cm, gilt frames, paint surfaces slight crazed

A tray of nine continental bisque figures, continental figure group - chess game

The Bligh Family of BrittasCo. Meath: A small but detailed, Game Book, by Letts covering the years 1884 - 1910, listing names of attendees at each days shoot, what was shot, etc. It also details occurrences during the hunt, managing the estate, pheasant rearing, records the weather etc., 12mo full leather; also a Diary for 1910, with entries for each day, work, travel, weather etc. As m/ss, w.a.f. Interesting contents.* Brittas, near Nobber in Co. Meath, is famous for its tree plantations designed to commemorate famous battles. Frederick Cherburgh Bligh, owner in the late 19th Century, died in 1901, and was succeeded by his son, Frederick Arthur Bligh. Born in 1861, F.A. Bligh was High Sheriff of Co. Meath in 1904, served in the World War as a major in the Royal Field Artillery, and died of appendicitis while on active service in 1915. His only child Gwendolen, then aged ten, became the owner of Brittas.

The Toddy Pierse G.A.A. Medal CollectionG.A.A.: Medals 1918 - 1922 (Wexford & Dublin - Football) An important and rare collection of Dual County Medals, to include:(a) A circular and harp shaped Medal (hallmarked) - Conradh Laighean GAA - won by Wexford, 1918;(b) A Celtic Cross shaped Medal (hallmarked)- All Ireland Football Championship 1918 - won by Wexford;(c) A Celtic Cross shaped Medal (hallmarked) - All-Ireland Football Championship 1921, won by Dublin;(d) A circular and harp shaped Medal (hallmarked) - Conradh Laighean GAA - 1922, won by Dublin;(e) A Celtic Cross shaped Medal (hallmarked) - All-Ireland Football Championship 1922 - won by Dublin;(f) A rare engraved Celtic design Medal (hallmarked), inscribed "De Valera Football Tournament 1919 - won by Wexford."An unique Collection. (6)Provenance: By direct Family descent to the Present Vendor.* Thomas Edward "Toddy" Pierse (21 July 1898 - 11 October 1968) was an Irish Gaelic Footballer. His championship career with the Wexford and Dublin senior teams spanned seven seasons from 1918 until 1924.Pierse first played competitive football on the inter-county scene as a member of the Wexford senior team in 1918. He won an All-Ireland medal that year as Wexford won a record fourth successive championship. In 1921 Pierse joined the Dublin senior team and went on to win back-to-back All-Ireland medals in 1921 and 1922. He also won three Leinster medals. Pierse ended his career back with the Wexford team in 1924.He also studied medicine in U.C.D. with the Irish Republican Kevin Barry - and was named on the team to play on Bloody Sunday, (to mark Michael Hogan), however due to exams he only attended the game... the rest is history....

An Unusual Vintage Bagatelle Style Table Top Game with Number Track, Cue and Ball

A Vintage Table Top Bagatelle Game, 75cm Long

A SCARCE COPY OF 'THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS OF BIG GAME SHOOTING IN COOCH BEHAR, THE DUARS, AND ASSAM - A ROUGH DIARY', BY THE MAHARAJAH OF COOCH BEHAR, first edition, 1908, Bombay, printed at the Times Press, with a hand-written dedication to Henry St. John Kneller dated March 1909, with velvet-bound cover, the front with the Cooch Behar crest. The book details the Maharajah of Cooch Behar's hunting adventures between 1871 and 1907 and is accompanied by a variety of newspaper clippings from the period detailing information regarding the Maharajah, including various philanthropic endeavours, and is also accompanied by an assortment of personal correspondence between the Maharajah and Mr St. John Kneller describing various aspects of life of the period Provenance: Research would indicate that Henry St. John Kneller was the tutor of the Maharajah of Cooch Behar, and a guardian to the Maharajah's two sons. The book has some inserted, hand-written notes and memos in the hand of Mr St. John Kneller and the Maharajah which add some background information to the events described in the book. Colonel H.H. Maharaja Shri Sir Nripendra Narayan Bhup Bahadur, GCIE, (4 October 1862 - 18 September 1911) was Maharaja of the princely state of Cooch Behar, India from 1863 till 1911. In the appendix of this book he dedicates a section specifically to his guns and rifles and towards the end he references his pair of .500 Cordite rifles by Holland & Holland which 'have never been out of order or given any trouble', earlier rating Holland & Holland "With regard to makers of rifles, I consider Messrs Holland & Holland second to none". The pair Holland & Holland rifles described in this book were sold through these Auction Rooms in December 2018, as Lot 1220

DEMAS AN 8X57JRS OVER AND UNDER SIDEPLATED BOXLOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 5101, 23 5/8in. nitro monobloc barrels with matt sight rib, open sights and ramp-mounted bead fore-sight, the breech end with quickly-detachable telescopic sight mount bases, hold-open toplever, manual safety, game and scroll engraving with gold coloured detailing, the underside engraved 'DEMAS SII FC ST. ETIENNE', the triggerguard initialled 'PR', bright finish, 14 7/8in. figured pistolgrip stock (crack at head) with cheekpiece, the right side of the stock chiselled with a barking stag head, buttplate, weight 7lb. 11oz., in its universal zip-caseS1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act

J. PURDEY & SONS A FINE PAIR OF O'BRIEN-ENGRAVED DOUBLE-TRIGGER OVER AND UNDER SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 28181 / 2, 28in. nitro chopperlump barrels with 6mm solid matt top-ribs engraved '1' and '2' at the breech ends, the top tubes engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. ENGLAND.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. in all, hold-open toplevers inlaid '1' and '2', automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, cocking-indicators, engraved with bouquet and acanthus scrollwork, No.1 lockplates engraved with scenes of flushed fowl and partridge, No.2 with scenes of pheasant and partridge flushed from their naturalistic habitat, signed 'D. O'Brien', the undersides with engraved vignettes of hounds surrounded by acanthus scrollwork and engraved with the makers name and details, brushed finish, 14 3/8in. figured stocks including 7/8in. leather-covered recoil pads, weight 7lb. 11oz (No.1) 7lb. 8oz. (No.2), in their makers brass-cornered burgundy leather double guncase with some accessories Provenance: The makers have kindly provided us with the following information: No. 28181/2 Completed: December 1977 For: [France] Description: A pair of over & under sidelock ejector game guns Weight: 7lb. 4oz. Calibre: 12-bore (2¾in.) Barrels: 28in. Choke: ½ & Full Stock: 15in. Notes: Old silver finish Silver oval Leather-covered pads Engraved by Danny O'Brien, and actioned by Ernest Lawrence (Harry's younger brother, who was involved in modifying the Woodward action when we (Purdeys) took it on. See p. 286-7 in the Bicentenary Book on Purdey)S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act

J. PURDEY & SONS A PAIR OF 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 23827 / 8, 29in. nitro chopperlump barrels, ribs engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL', and with '1' and '2' at the breech ends, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 3/4 choke, some pitting, toplevers engraved '1' and '2', removable striker discs, automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, cocking-indicators, fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, retaining very slight traces of original colour-hardening and traces of renewed finish, 15 1/8in. figured stocks, weight 6lb. 8oz., in fleece-lined canvas and leather slips Provenance: The makers have kindly supplied us with the following information from their records: No. 23827/8 Completed: June 1929 For: W.T. Lindsay Description: A pair of hammerless ejector game guns Weight: 6lb. 8¾oz. Calibre: 12-bore Barrels: 29in. Whitworth Steel Choke: Tight Cyl. & Mod. Stock: 15 3/16in. Notes: "W.T.L." on ovalS2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act

J. PURDEY & SONS A TRIO OF 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 23811 / 2 and 23882, 29in. Whitworth-steel nitro chopperlump barrels, ribs engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL' and with '1', '2' and '3' at the breech ends, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 3/4 choke, toplevers engraved '1', '2' and '3', removable striker discs, automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, cocking-indicators, articulated front triggers (lightly worked), the rear triggers built up on the face, No.3 gun left ejector requires attention, best fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, retaining traces of original colour-hardening and finish, 15 3/4in. well-figured Prince of Wales pistolgrip stocks with horn pistolgrip-caps, including 1 1/4in. wooden extensions and 1/2in. leather covered recoil pads, weight 6lb. 12oz., in a canvas and leather triple motor case Provenance: The makers have kindly supplied us with the following information regarding these guns: No. 23882 Completed: May 1930 Description: A hammerless ejector game gun to match 23811/2 and make a trio Weight: 6lb. 8oz. Calibre: 12-bore Barrels: 29in. Whitworth Steel Choke: Imp. Cyl. & Mod Stock: 14 3/4in. (Cast On) Notes: Pistolgrip stock with leather covered pad Gold oval engraved "JNH" 3 Spring-bladed front-trigger Adjusted as per below No. 23811/2 Completed: 17th July 1929 Description: A pair of hammerless ejector game guns Weight: 6lb. 8oz. Calibre: 12-bore Barrels: 29in. Whitworth Steel Choke: Imp Cyl & Mod Stock: 14 3/4in. (Cast On) Notes: Pistolgrip stocks with leather covered pads Gold ovals engraved "JNH" 1 & 2 December 1957: Both these and 23882 had the bend reduced and were shortened to 14 1/2in. February 1973: Lengthened in wood and leather-covered pads to 15 1/2in and made cast-off. Triggers turned at same timeS2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act

WESTLEY RICHARDS A 12-BORE 1897 PATENT SINGLE-TRIGGER DETACHABLE-LOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 9363, 28in. replacement nitro barrels, the rib engraved 'WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO. ENGLAND.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/2 choke, scroll-back treble-grip action incorporating J. Deeley and L.B. Taylor patent hand-detachable locks, patent no. 17731 of 28th July 1897 with improved 'lighter pull-off' modification, patent no. 10567 of 7th May 1907, use number 1740, A.E. Lard patent single selective trigger, patent no. 3952 of February 2nd 1899, use number 1332, the toplever engraved 'Westley Richards Patent One Trigger', hinged floorplate, barrel selector switch with gold-inlaid 'R' and 'L' details, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, fine acanthus scroll engraving surrounding 'WESTLEY RICHARDS' inlaid in gold, retaining much renewed colour-hardening and finish, 14 1/4in. figured stock including 5/8in. rubber recoil pad, weight 6lb. 11oz., in a lightweight leather case with Westley Richards trade labels Other Notes: This gun is being sold as part of the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust 'Living Legacy' plan, and proceeds from the sale of this Lot will be donated to the GWCTS2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act

VICTOR SARASQUETA A 12-BORE 'MODEL 206' SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 80650, with two sets of barrels 27 1/2in. nitro chopperlump barrels, the rib gold-inlaid with the makers logo, gold-inlaid '1' and 'Fa. DE VICTOR SARASQUETA - EIBAR-', and with foliate motifs carved against a matt background surrounding vignettes of stag and doe toward the breech end, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. true and imp. cyl.; second set of 27 1/2in. nitro chopperlump barrels, the rib gold-inlaid with the makers logo, gold-inlaid '2' and 'Fa. DE VICTOR SARASQUETA - EIBAR-', and with foliate motifs carved against a matt background surrounding vignettes of stag and doe toward the breech end, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 and 3/4 choke, treble-grip action with hidden third bite, removable striker discs, pierced toplever, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'S' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, articulated front trigger, the action, lockplates and furniture carved in relief with scrolling foliate work set against a matt background, the bars of the lockplates carved with scenes of hound flushing game from their naturalistic habitat, the underside carved with a vignette of a lion with a lioness in attendance, the triggerguard with a carved scene of ducks alighting, retaining some original colour-hardening and finish, 14 3/4in. figured stock including 1/2in. rubber recoil pad, weight 6lb. 15oz. (No.1 barrels) 6lb. 14oz. (No.2 barrels), one fore-end to fit both barrels, in an Army & Navy leather guncase with provision for both sets of barrelsS2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act

J. PURDEY & SONS A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 17370, 28 7/8in. nitro chopperlump barrels, rib engraved '1' and 'J. PURDEY & SONS.' (the remainder worn illegible), 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 3/4 choke, self-opening action, toplever engraved '1', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, 'arrow' cocking-indicators, best fine bouquet and scroll engraving, brushed bright, pins reblued, 14 1/4in. figured stock (possible replacement) including 3/4in. rubber recoil pad, weight 6lb. 12oz., in its makers brass-cornered oak and leather case Provenance: The makers have kindly provided us with the following information: Completed: 29th August 1902 For: Sir John Goldney Description: A hammerless ejector game gun Weight: 6lb. 7oz. Calibre: 12-bore Barrels: 29in. Whitworth Steel Choke: Cylinder & Modified Stock: 13 ¾ 1/16in. Notes: Out in black, 1901 Goldney is noted as having died in April 1920 Record is then over-written, stating the gun was owned by a Major Robinson of Cosham, dated 25th May 1923. May have been restocked to match another gun at that time. 1970s: barrels shortened, choke made Tight Cyl & Mod Sir John Tankerville Goldney (15 June 1846 – 11 April 1920) was a British barrister who rose to be Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago, and was also High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1910. He is also notable for introducing golf to Singapore in 1891.S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act