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A 19th century Staffordshire figure of Scot-
tish big-game hunter, Roualeyn George Gor-
don-Cumming, The Lion Slayer”.”
Together with a Staffordshire figure of a gentleman in
Highland dress on horseback. (2)
Gordon-Cumming, traveller and sportsman, was the
second son of Sir William Gordon Gordon-Cumming.
In 1843, with an ox wagon and a few native followers
set out for the interior of Africa. He hunted chiefly in
Bechuanaland and the valley of the Limpopo River,
regions then swarming with big game. His account Five
Years of a Hunter’s Life in the Far Interior of South Africa”
was published in 1850. This figure was probably created
in 1856 to coincide with the publication of an abridged
version of his book called “The Lion Hunter of South
Africa””
16in. (40.64cm)
Estimate €70-€100 £50-£70
95
Warman family documents
1853 (2 November) Administration of the effects of
Sarah Hinson deceased, from John Bird, Archbishop of
Canterbury to Eliza Warman, sister of Sarah, bearing seal
of the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canter-
bury; and 1904 (6 August) Passport issued by Lord Lans-
downe, a one page document, number 31851, issued to
Mr Henry Walter Warman (a British subject) travelling on
the Continent.””
15 x 11in. (38.10 x 27.94cm)
Estimate €50-€70 £40-£50
96
American Civil War and IndianWars Commemo-
rative items
1995 Twenty First Day Covers, Civil War Classic Collec-
tion”, eight framed together and twelve unframed; 2001
three first day covers commemorating events relating
to George A. Custer framed together; replicas of 1860s
Confederate currency; together with a large collection
of replica items associated with the Civil War and Indian
Wars.”
Estimate €150-€200 £110-£150
97
1866 (21 March) Fenian Bond: Irish Republic Ten
Dollars
Recess printed by The Continental Bank Note Printing
Company of New York. Unissued, signed John O’Mahony
in the plate.
Estimate €300-€500 £220-£370