The circus truly was in town for todays sale, with an ample collection of fairground related pieces selling for a grand total in excess of £3,500.
Alongside this, two exemplary taxidermy skins by reputed firm Rowland Ward fetched £4,800 and £1,800 respectively, all in all a roaring success!
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Lot 1002 - 'THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY' ORIGINAL POSTER FROM BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CONSTABULARY
Sold for £400
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 1010 - A SET OF SPIRAL LIBRARY STEPS OF 19TH CENTURY DESIGN
Sold for £190
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 1012 - A WALNUT TRIPTYCH DRESSING TABLE MIRROR OF QUEEN ANNE DESIGN
Sold for £60
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 1013 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY NINE CARAT GOLD STRIKER LIGHTER BY ASPREY
Sold for £150
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 1018 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRASS AND CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL WALL MIRROR
Sold for £60
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 1020 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY REMINGTON .32 SINGLE-SHOT SPORTING RIFLE
Sold for £400
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 1029 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN PORTAIT PLAQUE
Sold for £40
Estimated at £50 - £70
Lot 1037 - A BRONZE FIGURE OF A BOXER DOG AFTER PIERRE-JULES MÊNE
Sold for £70
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 1041 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY GUNN BARRISTER'S OAK SECTIONAL BOOKCASE
Sold for £240
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 1043 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY BRONZE FIGURE OF A GIRL ON A CHAIR
Sold for £40
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 1045 - A 3.5 INCH GAUGE LIVE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE AND TENDER
Sold for £950
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 1047 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY GOTHIC REFORM METAMORPHIC SET OF LIBRARY STEPS
Sold for £130
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 1056 - ETHNOGRAPHICA - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL BOOMERANG
Sold for £50
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 1058 - TWO 19TH CENTURY PORTRAIT MINIATURES, AND A FURTHER MINIATURE
Sold for £50
Estimated at £50 - £70
Lot 1066 - AN IMPRESSIVE TAXIDERMY BENGALI TIGER SKIN BY ROWLAND WARD
Sold for £4,800
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 1071 - A 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY BOW FRONTED CHEST OF DRAWERS
Sold for £100
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 1074 - A MATCHED PAIR OF CRAWFORD JOHN GRANITE CURLING STONES
Sold for £220
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 1080 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY BECHSTEIN MAHOGANY CASED UPRIGHT PIANO
Sold for £900
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 1083 - A SILVER PLATE AND HORSE HAIR SPORRAN RETAILED BY R.W. FORSYTH
Sold for £380
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 1092 - A NINE CARAT GOLD PROPELLING PENCIL AND BAR BROOCH
Sold for £180
Estimated at £250 - £350
Lot 1095 - A COMPLETE HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF CAPTAIN COOK'S VOYAGES IN FOUR VOLUMES
Sold for £400
Estimated at £500 - £700
Lot 1106 - HISTORY OF SCOTLAND, BURTON (JOHN HILL), IN NINE VOLUMES
Sold for £60
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 1107 - A SET OF NINETEEN VOLUMES OF MACMILLAN'S POCKET KIPLING
Sold for £25
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 1108 - A SET OF THIRTY-ONE 'THE WORKS OF RUDYARD KIPLING' VOLUMES
Sold for £500
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 1109 - PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, BARRIE (J.M) ALONG WIITH THE PETER PAN PICTURE BOOK
Sold for £130
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 1111 - A HISTORY OF THE EARTH AND ANIMATED NATURE, GOLDSMITH (OLIVER)
Sold for £20
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 1112 - THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SIR ALFRED MUNNINGS IN THREE VOLUMES
Sold for £25
Estimated at £40 - £60