Ronnie Porter portrait and game cock taxidermy sell for £700 at auction – News & Star

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Sporting guns dominated the top 25 highest-selling lots at a recent three-day Country Sporting Sale.
The auction was held at Mitchells in Cockermouth and saw a Beretta 687 EELL 12-bore over-under shotgun fetch £2,200.
A pair of Cogswell and Harrison Blagdon 12-bore side-by-side shotguns, once owned by Edward Alexander Heelis, brother-in-law of Beatrix Potter, sold for £1,050.
A William IV New Land Pattern flintlock pistol from the early 19th century made £350.
Swarovski NL Pure 10 x 52 binoculars in original packaging sold for £1,200.
A portrait of Ronnie Porter of Millbeck, accompanied by a taxidermy piece of Nelson the game cock, far exceeded its estimate of £200 to £300 and sold for £700.
A mid-20th-century Scottish Party Badger taxidermy model, complete with a tartan top hat, scarf, pipe, and bottle of Newcastle Brown Ale, fetched £220.
Among the fishing tackle highlights, a Hardy Altex Mk 1 ducks foot model spinning reel from around 1934 sold for £500.
A Hardy Angel 2 11/12 Salmon fly reel reached £260, and a new Hardy Demon Spin Sintrix 330 spinning rod sold for £240.
Three hazel-shafted walking sticks with tup horn handles, carved in the shape of a grey partridge, peregrine falcon, and hare, sold for £190, £180, and £190 respectively.
Other notable items included a pair of silver fox head cufflinks at £140 and a vintage Eskdale Foxhound Foxhunt photograph featuring Tommy Dobson, which also sold for £140.
Mitchells’ next major event is a three-day Antiques and Fine Art Sale, scheduled for December 9 to 11.
Entries are open until November 6.
If you have something you think might be valuable and want to find out what it’s worth at auction, Mitchells offer free valuations by appointment at their Cockermouth saleroom and home visits by arrangement, including in the South Lakes, Furness, North Lancashire and The Dales.
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