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The Cobbs Auctioneers
Important Sporting & Sporting Art Sale April 26th 2003 at 10am
Historic Noone Falls Mill, Peterborough New Hampshire

 

 

Important Sporting Auction Including Exceptional Art, Antique and Modern Firearms, Decoys, Militaria, Fishing Equipment, Taxidermy, Ephemera, Collectable Ammunition and Many other Items.

 

 

 


Sporting Art: .Watercolors of grouse and rising trout by A. Lassell Ripley. Important 24" x 18" watercolor of mallards by Roland Clark. Watercolor of ducks attributed to Frank W. Benson. Ripley duck hunting pencil drawing.Ripley woodcock etching. 3 Benson signed etchings. Etchings by Roland Clark, Hans Kleiber, Ettenger and many others. Large Arthur Fuller drawing.8 lithographs by A. B. Frost - others by Osthaus, Schaldach. Many sporting prints. Cape Buffalo bronze by Robert Glen. A good selection of equestrian paintings and bronzes by various artists including a large and important steeple chase bronze.

Firearms: Beautiful pair of Joseph Mannton percussion pistols in excellent condition. Brass barreled Ketland flintlock pistol. Unusual Deane & Co. London percussion pistol. Remington Smoot revolvers. Sharps 1869 Sporting Rifle. Several Pennsylvania rifles including one by famous maker Royland Southgate. Huge 6’ wall musket. Damascus shotguns by Parker, Remington. Several decorated powder horns.19th. century rifles by Colt, Winchester, Remington, Springfield and others. Collection of German, Austrian and Swiss rifles including single shot, Scheutzen, combination guns, drillings, Mannlicher-Schoenauer. Lugers. Colt 3rd. generation Single Action Army Sheriff’s Model (unfired). Woodsman, Huntsman. Ruger Blackhawks. Browning Hi-Power with matte nickle finish. Browning O/U. Fox doubles. Pump shotguns by Winchester, Remington. Modern rifles by Savage, Winchester, Ruger. More firearms arriving every day.

Decoys:  good selection .

Militaria: Paint decorated New Hampshire associated Civil War drum. Very large 21" x 16" (oval) Albumen photo uf U.S.Grant, FISHING: Good selection of cane rods. Reels. Shaker creel.

Taxidermy: Antique bubble glass diorama of a ruffed grouse. Large antique diorama with parrots, song birds, squirrels, owls, etc. 2 very large buck mounts. African horns.

Ephemera: Rare Hopkins & Allen advertising poster. Hopkins & Allen gun catalog. Old Town canoe catalogs. L.L. Bean catalogs.. Philip Goodwin scene wood puzzle.

Ammunition: Rare Winchester "Double W" cartridge board.Rare Parker Bros. paper shotgun shell. Interesting cartridge board with saleman’s sample cartridges. Large framed U.S. Cartridge Company poster showing different cartridges manufactured. Van Cutsem blue target ball. Antique ammunition and ammunition boxes.

Other: Old Town Trapper canoe in excellent condition. Pre-1934 Oliver Texas saddle in excellent condition. Good selection of sporting and firearms books. This is just a partial listing of what will be an excellent auction with over 400 lots.

 

 

 

Previews: Friday April 25th 9am to 7pm, Saturday April  26th 8am to 10am or by Appointment.

18% Buyers premium (3% discount with cash or check)
 * * * Arrange all left and phone bids by 7pm Friday ***
***April 25th at the latest* * * 

 


The Cobbs Auctioneers, License # 2366
50 Jaffrey Road, Peterborough, NH 03458  
Phone: 603-924-6361
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