1 ) A very fine, German, circa 1900 Setter bronze
A very fine and rare German bronze , circa 1900, of a setter at work. Note the unusual slip collar. Inscribed to the side of the base "Seinem scheidenden Kommandeur Herrn Oberst Hopfe, das Offiziercorps des 4. Magdeburg. Infanterie Regiments No. 67, 18.4.03 - 18.5.05". Clearly an appreciating gift to Kommandeur Hopfe, comanber of the 4th Magdeburg. Infantry Regiments No. 67, from 18.4.03 - 18.5.05. German circa 1900.

2 ) A superb mid-19h chalk drawing of three alert English Setters resting after work
A superb drawing in chalks on buff paper of three alert English Setters resting after work. English, circa 1850.

3 ) Rare early set of six silver Setter and Fox stirrup cups by the English silversmith by P H Vogel & Co, dated 1917.
Rare early set of six silver stirrup cups by the English silversmith by P H Vogel & Co, dated 1917. Three cups with Setter heads and three with Fox heads. English, 1917.

4 ) A pair of English, early 19th, Pointer / Setter / hound, sconces / candelabra
A pair of English, early 19th century, bronze Pointer / Setter / hound sconces /candelabra, on rectangular bases. The dogs on a chamfered rectangular base stand beneath Rocco acanthus scroll work, and single sconces on which are hung cut glass ‘icicle’ drops. English, circa 1820.

5 ) French 19th century pair of bronze boar & setter ‘chasse’ vide-poches
French 19th century pair of bronze boar & setter ‘chasse’ vide-poches.

6 ) A very rare 19th century Coalbrookdale Foundry style cast iron garden Setter / hound table
A very rare late 19th century, Coalbrookdale Foundry cast iron garden Setter / hound table. With grape decoration to the back, the side supports of vines and serpent, and the arms with Setter / hound head and paw feet. English circa 1890.

7 ) A 19th century Coalbrookdale Foundry style cast iron garden Setter / hound seat / bench
A late 19th century, Coalbrookdale Foundry cast iron garden Setter / hound seat / bench. Grape decoration to the back, the side supports of vines and serpent, and the arms with Setter / hound head and paw feet. English circa 1890. This is a variant of a casting design, produced circa 1844, by the Coalbrookdale Foundry. The Coalbrookdale design, number 17597, is the second oldest seat design registered and patented by the Foundry at the Public Records Office, on 6th April 1844. It further appears as seat No. 9 in their 1875 Castings Catalogue, Section III, page 249

8 ) French, Setter, silver metal / metal arfente knife rests / porte couteaux, circa 1900
A set of 4 French Setter silver metal / metal argente knife rests / ‘porte couteaux’ circa 1900. French, circa 1900.

9 ) A pair of bronze doré hunting / chasse, tazza / coupes of partridge, pheasants, Setter / hounds attributable to Christophe Fratin (French, 1800-1864)
A very fine pair of bronze doré hunting / chasse, tazza / coupes attributable to Christophe Fratin (French, 1800-1864), depicting partridge, pheasants amongst foliage, the stems decorated with three Setter / hound heads, both on octagonal marble bases. The handles in the form of tree branches. French, circa 1840.

10 ) A pair of bronze Setter / hound dogs fire dogs / andirons / chenets , Coalbrookdale style
A pair of bronze Setter / hound dogs fire dogs / andirons / chenets. The dogs in the style of the hound in Coalbrookdale umbrella stand.

11 ) A cast iron umbrella / stick Setter stand after a Coalbrookdale Foundry model
A cast iron umbrella / stick stand, the back plate of a seated Setter before a tree, after a Coalbrookdale Foundry model. A cast iron version in polychrome enamel was made by Nestor Martin of Huy Belgium.

12 ) Iron French, 19th century ‘anneau d’écurie’ stable ring in the form of a Setter’s head
An iron French, 19th century ‘anneau d’écurie’ stable ring in the form of a Setter’s head. Possibly from the Val Osne foundry, established in 1835 by Jean Pierre Andre Victor.

13 ) Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik, WMF silver plated Setter letter opener
A Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik, WMF silver plated letter opener of a Setter’s head. Stamped to the reverse in a square “WMF” beneath an Ostrich and “I/O”, being the ‘one gram of deposited silverover one square decimetre’ quality mark of the plating. German, circa 1910.

14 ) A late 19th century, French, pair of ormolu bronze Setter candlesticks
A pair of late 19th century, French, ormolu bronze Setter candlesticks. With fluted Corinthian columns, but with capitals set with Setter heads, sitting on oak leaf bases and three lion’s claw paws. With acanthus leaf design sconces. French, circa 1880.

15 ) A pair of Setter bronze candlesticks by Jules Moigniez (French, 1835-1894)
A pair of bronze candlesticks, the stems decorated with Setter dog heads and bases with running dogs by frieze by Jules Moigniez (French, 1835-1894). Signed at the base “J Moigniez”. French, circa 1880.

16 ) A 19th century gold stick pin of a Setter at work
A 19th century gold stick pin of a well modelled and sculptured Setter at work. The dog wears a silver set collar of old cut diamonds. Assay mark to the pin. 1880

17 ) A circa 1900 silver metal Setter bottle stop
A circa 1900 silver metal bottle stop depicting a Setter’s head beneath a branch of acorn leaves. German, circa 1900.

18 ) A Victorian Setter cast iron stick stand
A tall, painted, antique cast iron stick stand with oak twig and leaf decoration and two holders, above a seated Setter. The stand has removable semi-circular drip tray stamped 'C.G.F.' The model was popularised by Coalbrookdal. English.

19 ) “On the Scent”, a pencil drawing of a setter by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer R.A. (1802-1873) from 1819.
A pencil drawing of a setter on the scent by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer R.A. (1802-1873). The drawing is illustrated, as a woodblock, ‘‘Fig.27 page 37 “The Works of Sir Edwin Landseer” by W. Comos Monkhouse titled “On the Scent”. That image is slightly cropped, the drawing here complete with some canine studies near the margin. The author refers to the dogs “as a cross between a pointer and setter”. It is though more likely a setter. The reverse bears label for Watling Street Galleries. English 1819. Provenance: - Charles William Mansel Lewis - "The Works of Sir Edwin Landseer RA” by W Cosmo Monkhouse, published in 1879 which was "illustrated by 44 steel engravings and about 200 woodcuts". - Watling Street Galleries, 116 Watling Street East, Towcester, Northamptonshire

20 ) A Setter / Braque bronze by Georges Gardet (French, 1863-1939)
A bronze of a Setter / Braque at work by Georges Gardet (French, 1863-1939), this casting unusually mounted on chiselled marble terrace. The foundry for this work was the 'Societes Des Bronzes de Paris'. Carved into the marble “Georges Gardet”. French, circa 1900 Gardet was made an Officer of the Legion of Honor in 1900, and was a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, and the Society of French Artists.

21 ) Very rare 19th century cast iron garden Setter / hound seat / bench by the James Stephens Iron Works of Galway 1851.
A very rare mid-19th century cast iron garden Setter / hound seat / bench by the James Stephens Iron Works of Galway, dated 1851. With grape decoration to the back, the side supports of vines and serpent, and the arms with Setter / hound head and paw feet. Irish 1851 This is a variant of a casting design produced circa 1844, by the Coalbrookdale Foundry. The Coalbrookdale design, number 17597, is the second oldest seat design registered and patented by the Foundry at the Public Records Office, on 6th April 1844. It further appears as seat No. 9 in their 1875 Castings Catalogue, Section III, page 249 James Stephens’ foundry was on Merchant’s Road and they were responsible in 1851 for the cast-ironwork Lough Athalia Bridge, (one of the finest of its kind in Ireland), and iron work to the roof of the Galway terminus.

22 ) English Setter photogravure from The Sportsman's Calendar published by The Berlin Photographic Company after Maud Alice Earl (English, 1864-1943).
“August - "The Twelfth ... Setter" “ a photogravure of a brace of English Setters published 1906, as part of The Sportsman's Calendar by The Berlin Photographic Company after the painting by Maud Alice Earl (English, 1864-1943) The Sportsman's Calendar featured twelve of Maud Earl's works, January - "A Check .... Beagles"; February - "... Spaniel"; March - "Nipped in the Bud - Wire-Haired Terrier"; April - "Raw Material - Welsh Springer Puppies"; May - "Visiting The Coops - Ilchester Retriever"; June - "The Long Vacation - Foxhounds"; July - "Near The Holt - Otterhounds"; August - "The Twelfth ... Setter"; September - "Brace-Work ... Pointers"; October - "A Busy Team ... Cockers"; November - "Full Cry ... Foxhounds"; December - "Tender and True ... Retriever". English, 1906. The Sportsman's Calendar edition was limited to just 100 sets, each signed by Maud Earl, and came in a case designed so that a different that a different photogravure could be displayed for on month of the year.

23 ) French, circa 1905 gold and gem set Setter brooch
A finely gold sculptured brace of Setter heads with diamond and calibre set collars.

24 ) A pair of Setter bronze candlesticks by Jules Moigniez (French, 1835-1894)
A pair of bronze candlesticks, the stems decorated with Setter dog heads and bases with running dogs by frieze by Jules Moigniez (French, 1835-1894). Signed at the base “J Moigniez”. French, circa 1880.

25 ) 19th century Setter copper weathervane in the manner of Washburn & Co NYC
A late 19th century Setter copper bodied weathervane in the manner of Washburn & Co NYC. See "The Art of the Weathervane" by Steve Miller page 56.

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