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Beautiful rapier, sword, Germany, In the style of the 16th century. The steel, powerful, straight blade. The forged hilt of complex shape decorated with bas-reliefs with hunting scenes, a small part is lost. The handle and pommel are also richly decorated with hunting scenes. Rare collector's item in good condition.Height: 115 cm;

Carl Friedrich Deiker (1836 Wetzlar - 1892 Düsseldorf)Zwei Jagdhunde im Wald, Öl auf Leinwand, 66,5 cm x 77 cm Leinwandmaß, signiert, 1867 datiert, doubliert, partiell retuschiert, craqueliert, kleines Loch in der Leinwand, leicht fleckigCarl Friedrich Deiker (1836 Wetzlar - 1892 Düsseldorf)Two hunting dogs in the forest, oil on canvas, 66,5 cm x 77 cm canvas dimensions, signed, dated 1867, doubled, partially retouched, craquelure, small hole in the canvas, slightly stained

Bear Hunting (4) chipped, Alas! Poor Bruin (1) chipped, and The Bear Pit (6) restored (3) (Prattware, pot lid, potlid, Staffordshire)

Bear Hunting (4) 97mm, blue chequered border, gilt lined rim, (Prattware, pot lid, potlid, Staffordshire) * Ex Ball collection, lot 602D and Hart collection, lot 203B.

St Paul’s Cathedral (94) chips to lid, another, restored, Deer Stalker and Wild Deer (92) cracked, Crosse & Blackwell (95A) and one other with hunting scene (6) (Prattware, pot lid, potlid, Staffordshire)

A terracotta chamberstick and snuffer decorated with a continuous hunting scene, 165mm diameter, a teapot and cover with chariot scenes and two jugs (6) (Prattware, pot lid, potlid, Staffordshire)

Bear Hunting (4) rim restored between eight and ten o’clock (Prattware, pot lid, potlid, Staffordshire)

Bear Hunting (4) 119 & 120 (Prattware, pot lid, potlid, Staffordshire)

Bear Hunting (4) 88mm, blue chequered border, restored chip and fine hairline crack both to flange (Prattware, pot lid, potlid, Staffordshire)

A pair of painted composite seated hunting hounds raised on integral shaped bases, height 80cm

After W.H. Hardy - Hunting scene, reproduction oleograph, 15 x 20cm, in heavy gilt composition frame

A good selection of Country Pursuit books, including "From point to point"-John Board, Fifty years Fox hunting and others (17)

Pink and Scarlet or Hunting as a school for Soldiering by Major E.A.H. Alderson, with illustrations by Lionel Edwards, Hodder and Stoughton 1913.

A set of six hunting prints, Hunting Qualifications, hand coloured, 16 x 25cm (6)

A brass hunting horn, 73cm long, together with another smaller (2)

A taxidermy sparrowhawk & great tit hunting scene fitted in display case [52x47.5x38cm]

A selection of various collectables to include Germany cast iron & porcelain 4 branch candle stick with cherub foliage, a hand painted ostrich egg depicting lion hunting & crown Devon unicorn pattern vase

Interesting Austrian Leather cased 4 Piece carving and eating set with bone scrimshaw carved handles depicting Alpine Horn and hunting scene marked Gastein 21cm in length

A pair of framed hunting Prints, 14" x 9 1/2".

A quantity of Prints to include; de Condamy hunting prints (a/f), Sailor Jerry poster, etc.

A quantity of Prints to include; A British European Airways Advertisement, The Daisy Girl, a Hunting print, etc.

A small collection of works by Siegfried Sassoon including Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Gentleman trilogy (8 vols.).

A pair of framed hunting Prints; 'Full Cry' and 'Southerly Wind and a Cloudy Sky', 12 1/2" x 8 1/2".

A combination brass and copper riding crop/hunting horn

After James Pollard (1792–1867)"Doncaster Races"Colour print, together with a further print of Doncaster by the same hand, and two hunting prints after Tom Carr (4)

Beswick Hunting Group Comprising: Huntswoman, Style Two - Standing, model No.1730; Huntsman, Style Two - Standing, model No. 1501, both brown gloss; and two Fox Hounds (4)Huntswoman with restoration to the back leg joined to the tail. Huntsman with restoration to horses back legs. Both hounds ok.

A quantity of wall plates to include; Wedgwood Queensware, Royal Doulton character plates 'The Jester' and 'The Doctor', Regency hunting scenes, etc.

A set of four hunting prints, 50 x 36 cm, and a 20th century landscape, oil on canvas, unframed, 100 x 100 cm (5)Foxed and stained

KOSEI: A FINE TOKYO SCHOOL IVORY OKIMONO OF A HUNTER HOLDING A HAREBy Kosei, signed Kosei and kakihanJapan, Tokyo, Meiji period (1868-1912)Naturalistically carved, the elderly hunter proudly holding a rabbit by the ears which hangs tensely with its legs drawn up. A matchlock rifle (tanegashima) carved with a long barrel and thick stock is visible behind, slung over the hunter's back and resting in a woven holster. The hunter clothed in thick robes with his powder bag suspended from his belt with a reishi-head netsuke. Signed to the base KOSEI and with the artist's kakihan utilizing the natural nerve channel plug.HEIGHT 27.2 cmCondition: Good condition with minor wear, natural age cracks, the rifle end restored. Provenance: From a private collection in Belgium, published in the commissioned private catalogue 'The Nibajama collection' no. 48.Tanegashima, most often called hinawaju ('matchlock gun') in Japanese and sometimes in English, was a type of matchlock-configured arquebus firearm introduced to Japan through the Portuguese Empire in 1543. Tanegashima were used by the samurai class and their ashigaru 'foot soldiers', and within a few years, the introduction of the tanegashima in battle changed the way war was fought in Japan forever. After Tokugawa Ieyasu destroyed the Toyotomi clan in the siege of Osaka and established the Tokugawa shogunate, the relatively peaceful Edo period arrived, and the use of tanegashima declined. Isolation did not eliminate the production of guns in Japan—on the contrary, there is evidence of around 200 gunsmiths in Japan by the end of the Edo period. However, the social life of firearms had changed: as the historian David L. Howell has argued, for many in Japanese society, the gun had become less a weapon, but rather a farm implement for scaring off animals. With no external enemies for over 200 years, tanegashima were mainly used by samurai for hunting and target practice, the majority were relegated to the arms store houses of the daimyo.Auction comparison:Compare a closely related Tokyo school ivory okimono of a hunter holding a monkey in a similar pose, signed Kozan, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 17 May 2012, London, lot 174 (sold for GBP 7,500).Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number 2022/BE04319/CE). This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

A Victorian silver cigarette case, crested, the front engraved with hunting scene , London 1866

A French ring box, decorated a hunting scene, stamped A B Paris, 8 cm wide

A 20TH CENTURY GEORGE BAIN FOR QUAYLE & TRANTER LTD, KIDDERMINSTER "HUNTING" CARPET  with beige ground with red Celtic knotwork patterned central medallion on ground decorated with pictographs of animals and hunters within multicoloured Celtic knotwork border, label to underside "Authentic Celtic Art, guarantee mark of The College of Celtic Cultures, Drumnadrochit Inverness Shire"  195cm long x 121cm wide Condition Report:Available upon request

A Chinese ceramic charger, decorated with a European hunting scene, intended for the export market, painted in the famille rose palette, bears character marks to base 48cm diameter

Großer, jagdlicher Elfenbeinbecher Elfenbein, reliefplastisch geschnitzt. Über ovoidem Stand mit breitem Perlband aufsteigende, der leicht ovalen Form des Zahns folgende Wandung, umlaufend dekoriert mit einer sehr fein und detailreich geschnitzten, jagdlichen Szene nach Motiven aus Johann Elias Ridingers Folge "Die par force Jagd des Hirschen und deren ganzer Vorgang". Während ein Reiter in sein Jagdhorn bläst, kämpft die Hundemeute mit dem sich aufbäumenden und zu Boden gegangenen Hirsch. Der eingesetzte Becherboden mit einer Rosette dekoriert. Haarriss. H. 14,5 cm. CITES-Bescheinigung liegt vor.Big German carved ivory beaker depicting a hunting scene after Johann Elias Ridinger. Hairline crack. CITES included.Deutsch. 19. Jh.This item is not legal to sell in the UK.

Paar repräsentative Jagdhunde als Gartenskulpturen Gegenstücke. Weißer, hellgrau gemaserter Marmor. Über rechteckiger Plinthe vollplastische, naturgetreu geschilderte Darstellung von jungen, aufwartenden Jagdhunden mit stolz erhobenem Haupt als Portalfiguren. H. 92 cm.A pair of representative Italian white marble hunting dogs as garden sculptures.Italien. Nach 2000.

Zwölf Speiseteller mit jagdlichen Motiven Runde Form mit passig geschweiftem Rand. Im leicht vertieften Spiegel verschiedenen Darstellungen von teilw. erlegten Jagdtieren, u.a. von einem Auerhahn, Wildschwein, Fasan, Hasen, Reh, Hirsch sowie einer Wildente. Auf der Fahne unterschiedliche Insektenmotive. Polychrome Malerei. Goldrand. Schwertermarke. D. 25 cm.A collection of twelve porcelain dinner plates with hunting animal motifs. Crossed swords mark.Meissen. Um 1900.

Prächtiger Meissen Jagdpokal Über mehrpassigem Natursockel aufsteigender, mit plastischem Blattwerk und Früchten belegter Eichenbaumschaft als Träger für eine runde, muschelreliefierte Schale mit korrespondierendem Deckel. Als Bekrönung die vollplastische, szenische Darstellung eines, von einer Hundemeute umringten, auf einem Stalldach liegenden Rothirsches. Schauseitig ein das Jagdhorn blasender Jäger in ockerfarbenem Rock. Nach einer Zeichnung von Johann Conrad Schlaun. Beidseitig der Wandung bekrönte Kartusche mit russischem Wappen bzw. Jagdemblem. Polychrome Malerei mit reicher Goldstaffage. Entw. Johann Joachim Kaendler und Johann Gottlieb Ehder, 1741. Modell-Nr. 267. Partiell rest.; Schwertermarke. H. 36 cm.Ursprünglich für den Kurfürsten Clemens August von Köln entworfener Jagdpokal mit figürlicher Ausführung eines Jagdereignisses des Kurfürsten von 1739, bei dem ein Rothirsch während einer Parforcejagd von einer Hundeschar auf ein Stalldach getrieben und erlegt wurde. Anstelle des Wappens des Kölner Kurfürsten Clemens August tritt hier der russische Doppeladler mit dem Heiligen Georg auf.Pietsch, Parforce Porzellan, S. 39f. sowie Kat.-Nr. 63.A splendid hunting cup with figural depiction of a stag hunt. Partly restored. Crossed swords mark.Meissen. Um 1935 - 1945.

Große Meissen Jagdterrine mit Schneeballendekor Halbrunder Korpus mit hochgezogenen Blattvolutengriffen. Auf dem gewölbtem Deckel vollplastischer Knauf in Gestalt eines Hirschfells mit emporragendem Hirschkopf. Korpus und Deckel umzogen von dichtem Fond aus plastisch aufgelegten, einzeln bossierten Schneeballenblüten. Beidseitig der Wandung reliefplastische Rocaillekartuschen mit russischen Wappen. Bekrönter Doppeladler mit Zepter und Reichsapfel sowie Wappenschild, darauf der Heilige Georg als Drachentöter. Umlaufende Lorbeerblattbordüre. Polychrome Malerei Goldstaffage. Modell-Nr. G 38. Unw. rest.; Schwertermarke. Korpus-D. 32 cm. H. 38 cm.Im 19. Jh. lebte die Faszination für den Schneeballendekor wieder auf, weshalb eine Reihe von Modellen originalgetreu mit verbesserter Glasur- und Farbrezeptur nachgebildet wurden.A large lidded porcelain tureen with hunting decor and Russian coat of arms. Insignificantly restored. Crossed swords mark.Meissen. Um 1935 - 1945.

A collection of brass and copper including brass study of a cow, heavy pan on tripod legs by Jeffries & Price, brass and copper hunting horn etc.

A collection of weaponry including replica ceremonial axe, William Rodgers antler handled dagger, Puukko style hunting knife etc.

Four framed vintage hunting prints "Snipe Shooting" "Grouse Shooting" "Partridge Shooting" and "Pheasant Shooting". Overall sizes 35cm x 50cm

A small collection of 9ct gold items including a hunting horn brooch with silver mouthpiece (pin A/F) earrings and chain total weight 6.1g

A small folk art stool with leather top depicting a hunting scene

A collection of twelve vintage waistcoats including hunting examples

Two metal cut wall brackets - hunting and with gun dog designs.

JOHN HUNTING COLLECTION The following 2 lots were the possession of English League referee John Hunting from Leicester. QUATAR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION Two boxed items, a 2.5" gold plated medal and ribbon and pin badge and a 6" gold and silver plated plate. Both boxes were given as presents from the Qatar F.A. Very good

Grande chasse a l'oiseau (Bird Hunting Party) is an imposing color engraving after the original painting by Philip Wouvermens (Dutch, 1619-1668). Housed in a gilded wood frame with an off-white external linen mat. Sight size: 28.50"L x 21"H. Frame size: 38"L x 30.50"H x 1.75"W. Artist: Moyreau, Jean (French, 1690-1762)Issued: 18th centuryCountry of Origin: France

This stunning bronze depicts a covey of quail being flushed out by a hunting dog. This bronze is set on a granite slab atop a wooden base. Goldplate attached to base reads, Shinnery Oak Bobwhites. Artist signed and numbered to base. Artist: Eric Slocombe (American, b. 1962)Issued: 2011Dimensions: 12"L x 11.5"W x 10.25"HEdition Number: 15/48

A MANCHU HUNTING PARTY'China, 18th-19th century. Ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper. Mounted and framed behind glass. Finely painted depicting a misty forest landscape with hunters and falconers resting on the banks of a river after the hunt, with two attendants preparing tea for the central elderly ruler, a hunter smoking his pipe in the forest, and one horse carrying a deer carcass on its back.Provenance: French trade.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, creasing, subtle folds, and minor losses with associated repairs and touch-ups. The frame in good condition with minor wear, light nicks, and small scratches.Dimensions: Image size 63 x 132 cm, Size incl. frame 88 x 157.7 cmAuction result comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Bonhams London, 18 May 2023, lot 179Price: GBP 5,737 or approx. EUR 6,600 converted at the time of writingDescription: Anonymous, A Manchu hunting party, 1800-1850Expert remark: Compare the related scenery with some hunters clothed in similar robes. Note the size (167.5 x 85 cm).

A fantastical Oudenaarde Hunting tapestryCirca 1550Woven in wools and silks, depicting an array of wild animals including a number of deer, the central figure brandishing a blade, ready to strike the beast with its head bowed, to the bottom left, set within a luscious wooded landscape, the whole with some later re-working, enclosed by later outer slip,250cm x 213cmFootnotes:Tapestry weaving is thought to have started in Oudenaarde during the latter half of the 14th century. By the 15th century it became one of the most important tapestry centres in Europe. Tapestry production in Oudenaarde reached its peak in the 16th century when work was made in large quantities. On 16th May 1544, Oudenaarde declared the general ordinance of Charles V regarding tapestry weaving. From that point on it was compulsory to weave the trademark of the town and label of the specific weaver in the border of the tapestry.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A set of twelve unusual hand painted 'Les Chasses de Compiegne' panoramic wallpaper panelsProbably early 20th century after designs by Antoine Charles Horace Vernet aka. Carle Vernet (French, 1758-1836) circa 1814 and originally colour block printed by Jacquemart et Bénard, ParisThe panels depicting scenes from an early 19th century stag hunt with elegant huntsmen and ladies on foot and horseback, with local peasants within a park and the surrounding countryside of a chateau or castle including the meet, the chase, a picnic and the kill, the rolls mostly numbered verso in pencil and with the tracers and painters' names along with tallies of the hours and days spent on each roll, each panel, 365cm x 122cm (12)Footnotes:ProvenanceWith Toynbee-Clarke Interiors, Mount Street, London, circa 2002.George Toynbee-Clarke founded the firm of Toynbee-Clarke Interiors, which he and his wife Daphne ran for 50 years — dealing for most of that time in antique wallpapers, and become famous in interior decorating circles around the worldTowards the end of the 18th century scenic wallpapers became fashionable, primarily in Europe and America. Block printed in a wide range of colours in France, many featured vast panoramic views, including of note 'Sauvages de la Mer du Pacifique,' (Savages of the Pacific) which was designed by the artist Jean Gabriel Charvet for the French manufacturer Joseph Dufour et Cie, showing the voyages of Captain Cook. This was the largest panoramic wallpaper of its time and made Dufour et Cie a great success, particularly in America where scenic papers were highly coveted.Other French manufacturers of panoramic, scenic and trompe l'oeil papers include Jacquemart & Bérnard, Arthur et Robert and Zuber et Cie . Zubers 1834 'Views of North America' now hangs in the diplomatic reception of The White House, Washington USA.The La Chasse de Compiègne' ('La Chasse aux Courses') series of scenic wallpaper panels were designed by the artist Carle Vernet in 1814 and depict a continuous hunting scene, including the meet, the hunt, a picnic and the kill. Printed by the prestigious wallpaper manufacturer Jacquemart & Bérnard, originally as a set of twenty-five panels, a set is now in the permanent collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. The present lot, comprising twelve panels, is a unique free-hand painted version of this early 19th century printed set and from the pencil annotations including names of the various female 'paintresses', it is apparent that the set was painted in England or the USA, possibly for a high end decorating firm as special commission in the late 1920's /early 1930's.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A mid Victorian ormolu mounted figured burr walnut, ebonised, tulipwood crossbanded, purplewood banded, yew wood, stained sycamore and marquetry breakfront low cabinetCirca 1865, possibly by Holland and SonsWith projecting front angles, inlaid with scrolled strapwork and stylised foliage including acanthus, palmettes and bellflowers, the pair of central re-entrant panelled doors mounted with lotus-leaf moulded surrounds and sunflower paterae angles, each door inlaid with a ribbon tied floral and foliate embellished musical trophy, one trophy including bagpipes, a flute, recorder, panpipes, bow and a ewer, the other incorporating a mandolin, hunting horn, oboe, drum, triangle and a goblet, enclosing two long adjustable shelves, flanked by two glazed doors enclosing four short adjustable shelves, interspersed with four flute inlaid pilaster angles, each surmounted by a Bacchus mask mount wearing a grape and vine headdress, on a plinth base with paterae mounted angles, terminating in six large ring turned feet, approximately: 220cm wide x 55cm deep x 110cm high, (86 1/2in wide x 21 1/2in deep x 43in high)Footnotes:A comparable credenza to the present lot, also dated circa 1865, sold Christie's, London, 12 November 2020, The Collector: Live, lot 298. This example, which is attributed to Holland and Son, has similar Neoclassical (or more accurately Greek) revival inlay, matching and contrasting timbers, closely related ormolu mounts and almost identical placing of the mounts on the carcass.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

(WHEELER C. A.) (Ed).  Sportascrapiana, Cricket & Shooting, Pedestrian, Equestrian, Rifle & Pistol Doings, Lion Hunting & Deer Stalking ... edited by Caw. Green half calf, gilt back, t.e.g. 1867.

William Beckford's copy.- True Mannor and Forme (The) of the Proceeding to the Funerall of the Right Honourable Robert Earle of Essex and Ewe, first edition, title within typographic border and with small woodcut of a crown, large woodcut head-piece and floriated initial, engraved portrait frontispiece by W. Marshall, 6 woodcut armorial banners, large folding woodcut of his catafalquw in procession, one full-page white on black woodcut of the lying in state, a few leaves shaved just affecting pagination or signature and catchword, Printed for Henry Seale, 1646; bound with Elegie upon the most lamented death of the Right Honourable and truly valiant, Robert Earle of Essex, &c. (An), 4pp., 'Finis' at foot of final page trimmed with loss, n.p., n.d., together 2 works in 1, 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Lewis, joints slightly rubbed, g.e., [Wing G5 and G3;not in Pforzheimer or Grolier], 4to ⁂ Rare, first and only edition of this attractively illustrated description of the funeral procession of Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, whose father the second Earl was executed by Queen Elizabeth in 1601. Essex was made Captain-General of the Parliamentarian armies at the outbreak of the civil war but had mixed success on the battlefield and died after suffering a stroke after hunting at Windsor in 1646. This work describes and illustrates the pomp and ceremony of the state funeral he was awarded. This copy lot 966 in the sale of William Beckford's library in 1883.

Alken (Henry).- Paul (Sir John Dean) A Trip to Melton Mowbray, set of 14 scenes on 12 strips, first state with Fuller imprint, all finely hand-coloured aquatints by Henry Alken after J.D.Paul, c.90 x 6630mm. overall, mounted on blank leaves, very occasional spotting or soiling, engraved label mounted on leaf at beginning as title, bound in handsome later crushed olive green morocco, by Rivière & Son, with triple gilt-ruled border, spine gilt in compartments with floral motif and five raised bands, g.e., inner gilt dentelles, very slightly browned and rubbed at edges, one or two scratches, upper joint repaired, [Abbey, Life 488; Bobins 1309; Schwerdt III p.3; Siltzer p.193; Snelgrove p.128-129; Tooley 363], narrow oblong folio, S. & J.Fuller, 1822.⁂ Issued as both separate prints for binding/framing or conjoined as a continuous panorama on a drum. Melton Mowbray has been closely associated with fox-hunting since the 18th century. Sir John Dean Paul, Bt. (1775-1852) was from a family of bankers and amateur sporting artists.

PUCCINI GIACOMO: (1858-1924) Italian Composer. A.L.S., `G.Puccini´, one page, to an Italian postcard, Cartolina Postale, 5.5 x 3, Milan, 3rd December 1893, to his brother-in-law Raffaello Franceschini, Pescia, in Italian. Puccini is ill and states `Caro Vino, ho ricevuto il medesimo - Sono a letto aminalatto di un po di riscaldamento… predito il vino con ricevuta di ritorno per i vuoti?´ (Translation: “Dear Vino, I received the same - I'm in bed needing some heating… Do I get the wine with a return receipt for the empties?..” Overall small staining, otherwise G Raffaello Franceschini (1854-1942) husband of Puccini´s one-year younger sister, Ramelde Puccini (1859-1912). Franceschini was working as tax collector in Pescia. Puccini and his brother-in-law maintained a long-time friendly relationship, and used to share the hunting journeys.

Two albums of 1920s photographs of EgyptWith an envelope containing additional 1920s photographs of Egypt and related provenance, including an early hunting permit issued by the Egyptian Kingdom.The photographs taken by the owner's father who was a British Government engineer in Egypt in the 1920s.

INDO-PERSIAN SCHOOL, 19TH/20TH CENTURY A landscape with a hunting party watercolour and bodycolour, figures on horseback and elephant chasing lions, a court scene to one side, within a gilt decorated border of birds and animals, 23cm x 36.5cm; together with a similar study, watercolour and bodycolour, 20.5cm x 30cm (2)Provenance: Purchased Duke's, 27th September 2012, Lot 174.

Le Petit Journal Illustrated Supplement, November 1906 Early Aviation Interest Front page illustration of Albert Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) showcasing flight to an astonished audience in Boulogne. Illustration to the back page of the tragedy of elephant hunting. Together with L'illustration Journal with steel engravings, including Victor Hugo laid to rest

Fox Hunting Interest A Victorian hand-drawn and written text, 'The Topsy-Turvy Hunt' together with SOMERVILLE, E, Slipper's ABC of Fox Hunting 'The Topsy Turvy Hunt', consisting of eleven leaves, two of which being title pages with illustrations on eight pages drawn by Phyllis Nesbitt. Together with Somerville E, Slipper's ABC of Fox Hunting, first edition with illustrated boards and tinted colour plates, Longmans, Green, and Co. London, New York and Bombay, 1903. Scarce.