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Duke's: Sporting and Natural History
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Sporting and Natural History | Total Sales (GBP) | 1,930.50 |
| Auction Date | October 02, 2025 - October 02, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 1,520.00 |
| Sale Number | #100225 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 2,820.00 |
| Total Lots | 54 | ||
| Sold Lots | 32.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 2,460.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 59.26% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 4,580.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 22 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 42.15% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 158 | PRIDEAUX JOHN SELBY (1788-1867) | 'Golden Eagle, Young (Plate II)' |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 234.00 | |
| 251 | AFTER R. H. MOORE (EARLY 20TH CENTURY) | Six studies of greyhounds |
GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 221.00 | |
| 109 | AN ADVERTISING SIGN FOR 'ALLCOCKS TACKLE' |
GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 156.00 | ||
| 245 | *LEIGHTON MAYBURY (b.1929) | 'Red Rum' |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 104.00 | |
| 221 | AFTER LIONEL DALHOUSIE ROBERTSON EDWARDS (1878-1966) | Nine hunting prints |
GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | GBP 78.00 | |
| 216 | *LIONEL EDWARDS (1878-1966) | 'Cerne Abbas - The Cattistock Hunt' |
GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 78.00 | |
| 106 | AFTER JAMES POLLARD (1792-1867) | 'Bottom Fishing' |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 78.00 | |
| 270 | AFTER JOHN HASSALL (1868-1948) | 'A Lie' |
GBP 80.00 - 150.00 | GBP 65.00 | |
| 243 | AFTER CECIL ALDIN (1870-1935) | 'The Devon and Somerset Looking Towards Cloutsham' |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 65.00 | |
| 230 | *CHARLES JOHNSON PAYNE 'SNAFFLES' (1884-1967) | 'The One to Carry Your Half-Crown' |
GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 65.00 | |
| 156 | JOHN GOULD (1804-1881) | Studies of ducks |
GBP 80.00 - 150.00 | GBP 65.00 | |
| 142 | AN ELEY GAME ADVISORY SERVICE POSTER |
circa 1950s | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 65.00 | |
| 107 | AFTER JOSEPH FARQUHARSON (1846-1935) | 'Salmon Fishing on the Dee' |
GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 45.50 | |
| 248 | LUCAS, JOCELYN: | THE HUNT AND WORKING TERRIER |
GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 240 | *LEESA SANDY-LUMSDAINE (1935-1985) | Horse racing scene |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 237 | AFTER WILLIAM SAMUEL HOWITT (C.1765-1822) | A pair of fox hunting prints |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 236 | AFTER CHARLES WALTER SIMPSON (1885-1971) | 'Across the Plough' |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 229 | *CHARLES JOHNSON PAYNE 'SNAFFLES' (1884-1967) | 'Sandown' |
GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 226 | THOMAS IVESTER-LLOYD (1873-1942) | Hunting scene with terriers |
GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 225 | FRANK ALGERNON STEWART (1877-1945) | 'The Cattistock Hunt' |
GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 219 | *MALCOLM SCHOLES (CONTEMPORARY) | 'The South Dorset Hunt' |
GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 215 | SHIRLEY PACE (20TH CENTURY) | Study of a horse's head |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 208 | AFTER HENRY CALVERT (BRITISH, 1798-1868) | 'The Cheshire Hunt' |
GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 249 | 'MORE SHIRES AND PROVINCES BY "SABRETACHE"' |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 26.00 | ||
| 247 | ALDIN, CECIL: | HUNTING SCENES |
1936 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 26.00 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
