Whippet and Black Cob — William Shayer, Snr. (British, 1787-1879)

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Estimate: £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $983–$1,475
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Sale: Bonhams — The Sporting Sale, Edinburgh · 19 October 2016
Record ID: TB-2026-1659685
Record: first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Snr. William Shayer, Whippet and Black Cob. Bonhams, 19 Oct 2016, lot 63. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1659685.

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Snr. William Shayer, Whippet and Black Cob. Bonhams, 19 Oct 2016, lot 63. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1659685.

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From the same sale The Sporting Sale · Oct 2016

Lot	Artist	Estimate
A Treatyse of Fysshynge wyth an Angle, LIMITED TO 150 COPIES, [New Yo…	Berners	£200–£300
The Art of Angling Improved, in all its parts, Especially Fly-Fishing…	Bowlker	£600–£800
The Book of the Grayling: Being a Description of the Fish, and the Ar…	Pritt	£300–£400
Yorkshire Trout Flies, FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 4 OF 250 COPIES, Leeds, …	Pritt	£300–£500
The Fly-Fisher's Entomology, first edition, Longman, Rees, 1836	Ronalds	£200–£300
The Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Samuel Ba…	Walton	£200–£300

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Snr. William Shayer	The game seller		Bonhams, Sep 2023
Snr. William Shayer	Fishing family on the shore		Bonhams, Dec 2023
Snr. William Shayer	The plough team		Bonhams, Jun 2014
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