A Good Stuffing
A review of the Sporting & Collectors' Sale, which was held at Bearnes Hampton
& Littlewood's Dowell Street salerooms in Honiton on Wednesday, 29th February
2012.
A Preserved Brown Bear's head on an oak plinth, which sold for £600.
There is an old saying "There's nothing like a good stuffing..." that has several
connotations, but certainly applies to the results of the taxidermy section of the
recent Sporting and Collectors' sale at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood Honiton
saleroom.
Victorian taxidermy might not appeal to many, but collectors were in force in the
room and online for the taxidermy specimens on offer. A Preserved Brown Bear's head
on an oak plinth sold for £600, whilst a preserved Vulture reached £680. An early
20th century preserved Leopard in a transportation cage took the highest price of
£950.
Royal Irish Constabulary helmet badge, silver badges and other related pieces that
fetched £5,400.
Medals and Militaria continue to have strong following with a Royal Irish Constabulary
helmet badge, silver badges and related pieces fetching £5,400. A Military General
Service medal 1793-1814 with ephemera also caught the medal collector's eye, selling
for £3,300. Another medal group to surpass its estimate was the First World War
medal group awarded to a sergeant from the 8th Devonshire Regiment, selling for
£1,100 while a World War One Military cross group of medals fetched £1,050.
An Eastern European sabre of Karabela type realised £3,300 in the sale.
An Eastern European sabre of Karabela type was an interesting item that brought
sword collectors to the sale. The shaped sword with velvet scabbard and crucifix
hilt tough a little worn with age, stood out from the other swords on offer
to fetch £3,300 to a telephone bidder. Telephone bidders were not quite as successful
as a 19th century flintlock blunderbuss with spring loaded bayonet sold in the room
for £2,100. Two other well used Turkish blunderbusses also sold well at £180 and
£250, while a Westley Richards 19th century percussion pistol sold for £580.
The collectors section also contained numerous pieces for those interested in Dinky,
Corgi, Hornby and Britain's toys and collectables. A Chad Valley Tinplate delivery
lorry sold for £230, and a collection of Britains farming and Railway figures sold
for £230 also. Seventeen Graham Farrish diecast figures in their original boxes
more than trebled their pre sale estimate to sell for £400.
A good section of stamps on offer did not disappoint the stamp collectors who travelled
form some distance to view the stamps prior to the sale, as well as on the day.
A quantity of KGV to QEII British Empire covers with Falklands Island interest sold
for £1,300, and an old time accumulation of stamps including Hong Kong reached £1,100.
The Sporting & Collectors sale has always enjoyed a strong following at the
Dowell Street saleroom in Honiton and entries have already begun to arrive for the
next sale for 26th September 2012.
- Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
- Sporting and Collectors' Sale
- Victorian Taxidermy
- Medals and Militaria
- Royal Irish Constabulary
- Eastern European Sabres
- Flintlocks
- Pistols
- Dinky
- Hornby
- Corgi
- Chad Valley
- Stamps
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