Directions: From the traffic lights at the intersection of routes 202 and 101 in Peterborough, NH, proceed west on 202 for 1 mile to the old mill complex on the left. Signs will be posted.

Important Antique and Sporting Auction in 2 Sessions
Monday October 13th, 2008
Antique Session One begins at 10AM and Sporting Session Two at 2:30PM

Antique-Session One: For this auction, we are selling Part I of a Western Mass & Jaffrey Center Estate which includes several vehicles; a Folk Art and Toy collection Part I from Amherst, NH; a Nashua NH collection whose owner moved to Florida; plus other numerous consignors.
Sporting –Session Two: This important auction features a large African Sporting collection from Milford, NH, plus numerous other consignors.

 

Session I - 10AM

Antique Automobiles: 1972 Rolls Royce Bentley Saloon; 1972 Jaguar E series 3, V12; 1966 Mercedes 300- 4dr sedan; 1970 Mercedes 300 SEL 4 door Sedan; 1958 MG Magnette Saloon; 1989 SAAB 4 door Sedan & 1938 Ford Prefect 4 door Sedan all from 1 estate.

American Antique Furniture: 2 Important small Chippendale 4 drawer chests- 30” old finish cherry shaped top w/OG feet & 32.5” mahogany blocked end ox-bow with OG feet; Mass QA Armchair & Conn Cherry small low boy both old finish; Hepplewhite mahogany inlaid secretary with Maine history & documents; 4 cupboards- blue painted step back glazed door, walnut PA 2 part glazed door, batten door pantry with rare flour sack section & open top corner; Chippendale tavern table, Tiger maple 6 drawer chest & Queen Anne tea table; candle stands- tiger maple Fed, NH spade foot & cherry Conn Queen Anne;  Sheraton: Portsmouth, NH crotch birch veneer secretary & 3 Mahogany Pembroke  tables; John Jaliff armchair; L & JG Stickley trestle table; Sea Chest with painted American sailing ship under the lid; Empire sofa & work table;

English & Continental Antique Furniture: English-mahogany pediment top linen press, Oak Chippendale Secretary with animal carvings & rosewood & Mahogany sofa tables; French-16thC carved multi door cupboard dated 1579 in crest molding, 3 part screen w/Chinese scenes painted on canvas panels; 17thCentury Walnut carved front cassone & inlaid stand;

Custom Furniture: “Margolis” Chippendale tea table; Fr style Eagle crested mirror & pr armchairs, Mahogany hunt table & Chinese Chippendale pier table; numerous Wing chairs; Hepplewhite tambour secretary & card table; Duncan Phyfe  banded dining table with 2 leaves; camel back sofa;  

American Fine Art: Emil Gruppe O/C Important Naples, Fl train station & nude lady; White Mtn school: Import Ed C Coates O/C Meredith, NH, Benjamin Champney farm pasture with mountian, Albert Bierstadt study, Thomas Hill farmstead, Harrison B Brown & Ed Hill mountain stream; John J Enneking barn; 2 William J Kaula landscapes;  Bronzes by Chaim Gross & Leonard Baskin(3); Franz J Kline ink abstract; Primitive paintings including two of young Children in dresses; (2) Alexander R James Pack Monadnock & Woodstock hills; others by Malcolm Humphries; Charles F Arcieri; William H Thwaites; Frederick M Lamb; J Zang; J Wheeland port of C Vanderbilt; J Allard Berte; Langdon Quinn; Edward Seager; 2 Max Kuehne; Edward L Field; John Sloan; Samuel J Woolf; Prints & Etchings: 3 Mark Catesby, Dr Robert Thornton, William M Chase & James M Whistler; William S Schwarts; John C Hare; Arthur W Dow; John W Cotton; John O Davidson and lots more.

English & Continental Fine Art: Giovanni B Quadrone O/C interior; School of Berthe Morisot; FG Grust; J Langerock oasis; Noel D Finart; Henri Le Riche; Nevison A Lorain card players; Bird book-Les Oiseaux Dans La Nature; Schoem Illustrations.

Oriental Rugs: Room size: Large Important antique Serape & Kurd Bijar; 3 Heriz; Dergazine; Sarouk; Afghan; Isfahan; Scatter: Chichi, Baku, Seichor, 2 Kazak, Shirvan, Karaja runner.

Accessories: Important gasolier crystal chandelier; clocks: 50” tall Howard & Davis banjo, 48” tall New Haven 30 day Calendar, 19thC Dutch moon phase brass works wall, Gustav Becker brass shelf & Thomas Eastland, London tall case; brass-French  transit pr QA candle sticks; Folk art- gilded carved eagle, sulky & driver horse weathervane & Denzel carousel horse old paint; Chinese Export- lg Canton platter w/stand; Celadon vase & jar; Sterling & Coin silver-6 pc coffee/tea service, flower centerpiece, 108 pc German flatware set & 212 French flatware set by Cardeilhac/Christofle,  Hestor Bateman & other coin silver plus more; important lighting: large gas crystal chandelier, small Fr chandelier, lanterns, scones etc; brass fireplace access; textiles-jacquard, pictures blankets; tiger maple stock long rifle; Nantucket wall basket; decorated stoneware; Sandwich  & other glass; Staffordshire & other potteries.

Native American: Water Spirits decorated drum; Sioux bead decorated child’s dress & quill teepee bag; 2 quirts; Iroquois beaded bag; 2 pr of moccasins; Kiowa Apache blanket strip; decorated pipe tomahawk; Joe Beeler (b1931, Arizona) drawing of a young woman; John H Sumpkins (b1906, American) water color of wild horses; Taos school oil on canvas of Native American man on a white horse, Mexican silver on copper charger & 2 Navajo rugs.

Antique Toys: “Austin” Roll-A-Plane; Keystone wheeled stem shovel; “Buddy L” sand elevator, over head crane, open bed truck, industrial train set & steam shovel; “Neff Moon” interchangeable automotive toy; “Converse” City Hall Park trolley.

 

Session II – 2:30 PM
 

Firearms: Important Burton Spillers Parker VH grade 20ga shotgun given to William Tapply w/written provenance; Winchester Model 1885 .22LR. & Model 64 Deluxe .30 both also from William Tapply; Winchester 12 ga. Model 12 shotgun; Remington US Model of 1917 30-06; Marlin Model 336-SC 30-30; Iver Johnson Skeet-er; Ansley H. Fox A Grade 16ga shotgun; Remington model 14 pump in .30 REM; and more…

Fine Art: Frank Weston Benson etching “Winter Wild Fowling”; Charles Chippy Chase Elmwood carving of 2 Amer. Avocets; 3 Chet Reneson watercolors paintings “Upland Grouse Shooting”, “Fly Fishing from a Canoe” & Maine Land Locked Salmon Fishing”; 2 Philip B Parson w/c hunting scenes; Limited edition signed lithographs: 4 Terry Redlin, 2 Dan Radovich, 2 Rick Kelly & 2 D Noel Smith; 2 limited edition prints with water fowl stamps; and more…

Taxidermy: Large collection of African game trophies to be sold all are NAPHA certified Gold Medal - Important full body Lioness w/warthog kill; Blue, Black & Red Wildebeests; Mountain Reedbuck; Lg. Warthog; Kudu; Impala; Full body Kalahari Spring buck; Red Hartebeest; and many more!;  10 pt & 6pt white tail bucks; Woodland Caribou; Canadian Gray fox; Alaskan Salmon; groups of antlers and Skull horn and capes sets; and more…

Tractors & Motorcycles: 1950 Farmall Cub Tractor working w/sickle bar attachment; 1940’s Cletrac (Cleveland Tractor) model HG 42 working; 1996 Rokon motorcycle working & 2 Honda motorcycles.

Miscellaneous: Traps- Antique Kodiak No.6 and other steel traps; Vintage boxed Ammunition; Bamboo Fly Rods; Vintage Tackle; numerous groups of working decoys- incl. ducks & geese by “Fowl Foolers” and Al “Mr. Decoy” McCormick; pair mid 20th C. Japanese carved Demon Masks; hunting/camouflage clothing; 2 part gun rack cupboard; Bow Hunting targets; vintage game calling records with player; Shooters range box with supplies; and much more…