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Click here to subscribeCecil ALDIN (1870-1935), five hunting prints comprising 'The Meynell Hunt - Away from Ash Gorse, Sutton', 'The Fitzwilliam Who-Whoop near Solom Wood', 'The Warwickshire at Watergall' and two 'The Pytchley gone away from Badby Wood'. Published by Richard Wyman & Co. Image size, H: 15cm W: 30cm incl. frame, H: 35cm W: 49cm (5)
Joyce (James) Ulysses, fourth printing (second by Shakespeare & Company), errata leaf at end, a little browned, contemporary sheep-backed boards, spine faded and a little rubbed, Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1924 § Sassoon (Siegfried) Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, first illustrated edition, plates and illustrations by William Nicholson, modern half calf, 1929 § Rolfe (Frederick) Hadrian the Seventh, first edition, first issue, 32pp. catalogue at end, some spotting, a few leaves frayed at edge, later half calf, original cloth binding (blocked in white) mounted on pastedowns (stained, traces of labels), spine rubbed and faded, 1904 § Gunn (Thom) Collected Poems, one of 150 copies signed by the author, original cloth-backed yellow boards, t.e.g., transparent wrapper, card slip-case, 1993; and 36 others, modern literature, some bound, including a 10th printing of Ulysses (1928) and a boxed set of Shaw's plays, 8vo & small 4to (40)
Hunting.- La Chasse du Lievre aveques les Levriers, au Roy de France et de Navarre, one of 62 copies, woodcut device to title, engraved bookplate, t.e.g., others uncut, Paris, by Crapelet, 1599 [but 1849]; Maricourt (René de) Traicté et Abregé de la Chasse du Lievre et du Chevreuil, title in red and black, bookplate, spine lightly sunned, Paris, the widow of Bouchard-Huzard, 1858 § Monthois (Robert) La Noble et Furieuse Chasse du Loup, second edition, wood-engraved frontispiece, woodcut ornamentation, small stain upper cover, lightly rubbing to extremities, Paris, the widow of Bouchard-Huzard, 1863, all three bound in red or aubergine early 20th century half morocco, spines gilt; and 4 others similar, small 4to & 8vo (7) *** A group of 19th century French works on hunting hares, roe-deer, wolves, birds and the training of dogs. First mentioned: the scarce reprint of the 1599 poem, of which only one copy was known at the time.
Angling.- Wales.- Medwin (Thomas) The Angler in Wales; or, days and nights of sportsmen, 2 vol., first edition, frontispieces, title vignettes and some vignette illustrations, bookplates, contemporary green half morocco over marbled boards, gilt, spines dis-coloured, lightly rubbed, [Westwood & Satchell p.150], Richard Bentley, 1834; and another 1830s salmon & trout fishing in Wales, 8vo (3)*** Medwin best known as biographer of Shelley, and this work work also contains anecdotes of angling in Ireland, Switzerland, and Italy, hunting and life in India, as well as reminiscences of Byron and Shelley.
A late Victorian 18ct gold half-hunting cased gentleman's wristwatch with unsigned jewelled gilt three-quarter plate lever movement, the white enamelled dial with black Roman hour numerals, the gold inner case with engraved mourning inscription, the case front with black enamelled Roman hour numerals, Chester 1893, case diameter 4cm, on a brown leather strap, total weight 65.9g.
An 18ct gold hunting cased keywind gentlemen's pocket watch, the gilt fusee movement detailed 'John Bruce 26 Wapping Liverpool No. 6625', the enamelled dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and detailed 'Duplex', the case with engine turned decoration, Chester 1862, total weight 98.9g, case diameter 5cm.
A Waltham hunting cased gentleman's pocket watch, the movement detailed 'Wm Ellery 2050416', the signed enamelled dial with black Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, the case detailed 'Fahys Coin No1 M7467', case diameter 5.6cm, together with a gunmetal cased keyless wind open-faced pocket watch with skeletonized movement and dial, case diameter 5cm.
An Elgin gilt metal hunting cased keyless wind gentleman's pocket watch, case diameter 5cm, together with a 9ct gold lady's wristwatch, case diameter 2.3cm, a silver trombone link Albert watch chain, a gilt metal curblink Albert watch chain with rolled gold T-bar and 9ct gold pendant fob, Birmingham 1908, weight 3.7g, another Albert watch chain and a Second World War U.S. Army Wittnauer base metal cased pocket compass.
A silver half-hunting cased keyless wind gentleman's pocket watch with unsigned gilt three-quarter plate movement, the enamelled dial with black Roman hour numerals and subsidiary seconds, the case front with blue enamelled Roman hour numerals, Birmingham 1898, case diameter 5cm, together with a silver cased gentleman's pocket watch, import mark London 1924, case diameter 4.7cm, and a silver circular cased wristwatch, import mark London 1914, case diameter 3.3cm.
An 18K gold, enamelled and diamond set hunting cased keyless wind lady's fob watch with unsigned jewelled lever movement, the gold inner case detailed 'No. 79776 Remontoir Cylindre 10 Rubies', the case front enamelled with a cherub and diamond set floral spray, the case back with similar floral spray, the enamelled dial with Arabic numerals, the case interiors detailed '18K', total weight 24.8g, case diameter 3cm, fitted with a swivel.
A 9ct gold half-hunting cased keyless wind gentleman's pocket watch, the unsigned jewelled movement detailed 'U.S Pat. 24 May-1904', the white enamelled dial with black Roman hour numerals and subsidiary seconds, the gold inner case with engraved presentation inscription, Birmingham 1915, total weight 91.6g, case diameter 4.9cm, with Reid & Sons brown leather case.
Four late 19th/early 20th century silver plated snuff boxes including an example decorated with a hunting scene, impressed 'W & Co Sharrow, Made in England', length 6.5cm, an example inscribed 'Thomas Ainsworth' and dated 1885, an example decorated with the Royal Artillery crest inscribed 'Byford' and dated 1904 (4).
A collection of 19th century powder and shot flasks, including a brass powder flask with embossed decoration, detailed with a thistle motif, a similar embossed copper example, detailed with hunting-themed designs, a brass-mounted horn example with suspension chain, and a wood and leather decorated example, probably Middle Eastern.
A group of four early 20th century South American gaucho knives, including an example with typical triangular-section blade, blade length 18cm, and octagonal-form nickel silver handle with foliate decoration, with nickel silver scabbard, profusely decorated with hunting dogs, other stylized animals and scrolling foliate designs, the belt hook with maker's mark 'AE & Co, Marca Registrada' (losses to blade edge).
Blöcher, L. (presumed German) BELGIUM, Saint Hubert avec des chiens et des cerfs [St Hubert with Dogs and Deer], c. 1925, a uniface cast bronze plaque by L. Blöcher for the Fédération Cynologique Internationale, St Hubert pursuing a deer whose head is turned towards him, a Cross between its antlers, hunting dogs and hunting-horn below, all set within a portico, 140 x 80mm, 262.75g. Very fine; with clip and ring for suspension £60-£80 --- Provenance: Bt Münz Zentrum Rheinland January 2005. The Fédération cynologique internationale, originally formed in May 1911 as a partnership between the German Kartell für das Deutsche Hundewesen und Die Delegierten Kommission, the Austrian Kynologenverband, the Belgian Société Royale Saint-Hubert, the French Société centrale canine, and the Dutch Raad van Beheer op Kynologisch Gebied in Nederland, was re-established in April 1921 by the French and Belgian partnerships, with new statutes. The FCI is now the world’s largest canine organisation
Fagerberg, Carl Vilhelm (Swedish, 1878-1948); b. Dalarö, and Herman Bergman Konstgjuteri AB (Stockholm, 1895-present) SWEDEN, Dagens Nyheter [Today’s News], c. 1935, a uniface Art Déco bronze award plaque by C.V. Fagerberg for H. Bergman, naked male running left, cloak blowing over his shoulder, blowing hunting-horn, rayed sun above clouds below, back impressed h. bergman, named (D.N.:s Årssimning 1943, 1: a Pris), 102 x 74mm, 127.53g. Very fine £25-£35 --- Provenance: Bt Münz Zentrum Rheinland June 2002. An award for swimming
Virion, Charles-Louis-Eugène (French, 1865-1946); b. Ajaccio FRANCE, Cerf aux Abois [Deer at Bay], 1936, a bronze award plaque by C.-L.-E. Virion, deer standing right surrounded by a pack of ten hounds, trees in background, rev. head of a boar, hunting-horn and dagger, tablet below, un-named, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 73 x 54mm, 147.19g (CGMP p.401; cf. CGB July 2024, 625; cf. DNW 145, 1323). Extremely fine £40-£50 --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 11 February 2006, lot 460 (part)
Cariat, Lucien-Jean-Henri (French, 1874-1925); b. Paris FRANCE, Victoire, 1908, an Art Nouveau bronze award plaque by L.-J. Cariat, Victory with arms raised, tablet impressed (Offert par L’Intransigeant), rev. hunting-horn and fern, un-named, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 80 x 34mm, 78.53g (PBE 35; BDM VII, 152; CGMP p.72; cf. BSJ 56, 748; cf. DNW M12, 418). Very fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: Bt Irene Allen October 2005. L'Intransigeant, a newspaper founded in 1880 by Victor Henri Rochefort (1831-1913) from 142 rue Montmartre, was purchased in 1908 by its then editor-in-chief, Léon Bailby (1867-1954), with funds from, among others, Deperdussin, the aircraft manufacturer. For many years it was the largest-selling evening newspaper in Paris
Mahler, Paul (French, 1864-1923); b. Strasbourg FRANCE, Pointer Club Français, c. 1905, a uniface plated bronze award plaque by P. Mahler, hunting dog walking right in a country setting, 94 x 73mm, 133.55g. Very fine, rare £80-£100 --- The Pointer Club français was established on 1 July 1901. Affiliated with the Société Centrale Canine and approved by the Ministère de l'Agriculture, it aims to improve the pointer breed
A cased set of 6 (three large and three small) etched silver plated Hunting Cups, each monogrammed in original leather container; together with a silver tubular shaped Hip Flask, with circular hinged lid inscribed 'C.S.S. from R.H.S.,' by Goldsmith Company London, in original leather carrying container, as a lot. (7)