For our important annual July auction, we have gathered from various estates and other sources the best NH and other art works that we have ever brought to market and to this we have added the best antiques from a Hancock, NH estate (with Pennsylvania family history) and a Gilsum, NH estate plus various other sources. Directions: From the traffic lights in Peterborough at the intersection of routes 202 & 101 proceed west on 202 (south) for 1 mile to the old mill complex on the left. Signs will be posted.

AMERICAN ANTIQUE FURNITURE: Mass mahogany serpentine front Hepplewhite sideboard w/inlaid panels in a small size and old color; architectural NH pine pewter cupboard with scalloped sided shelves & H hinges lower door & yellow ptd glazed door corner cupboard w/scalloped shelves; tiger maple tip top north shore QA tea table & cherry birdcage one attributed to Chapin; oval top QA tea table w/turned legs ending in duck feet, pencil post ¼ canopy press bed & 1 drawer tavern table all in the old red paint; Vermont cherry Empire server w/Birdseye maple drawer fronts & oval inlays; Empire: rare dolphin carved mah piano stool w/old finish and brass studded leather seat,  lg mah sleigh bed, eagle crested gilded convex mirror, NY mah extension dining table with 4 lg leaves, mah armoire w/carved crest & ripple molded base, 2 mah dressing chests w/swivel mirrors, pr foot stools & 2 part bookcase w/scalloped crest & base; Sheraton 2 part cherry NH secretary w/Birdseye maple drawer fronts & reeded panel doors and a deck top dressing table in yellow pt w/vinegar dec drawer fronts; NE cherry Hepplewhite secretary with line inlay, orig eagle brasses & canted French feet & maple Chipp slant front desk; stepdown, birdcage, arrowback Windsors some in paint & sets; Hepp & Sheraton card tables; numerous Hepp & Sheraton stands, tall chests & 1 & 2 drawer blanket chests some in the old paint; banister back & ladder back armchairs in the old color; iron garden bench; PENNSYLVANIA: walnut 4 drawer chest w/OG feet, old color & orig brasses, walnut Chippendale tall chest 3 over 2 over 4 drawers, pr Mah Phila. Chippendale side chairs with carved crests and pierced splats, John Elliot labeled Chipp mirror, Mah Chipp 1 drawer card table, walnut QA birdcage candle stand, lg carved Empire card/breakfast table attr Querville & bamboo turned Windsor settee; SOUTHERN: S Carolina Mah Empire linen press, N Carolina walnut Chipp s/f desk & mid Atlantic pr mah shield back side chairs plus more.

ENGLISH & CONTINENTAL FURNITURE: English mah QA tip tea table w/carved & dished top & carved base & glazed door Hepplewhite bookcase w/cupboard base; lg Eng Arch doorway with stained & leaded glass side lights & arched top; banded & inlaid Continental serpentine and oxbow 3 drawer chests; Cont mixed wood 3 drawer chest as found; burled light wood Biedermeier sleigh bed; 2 small painted Cont chests; papier-mâché tip table; Eng cross stretcher mah Pembroke table & Geo III style oval back armchair, Cont painted pine 2 part multi drawer country store cupboard plus more.

IMPORTANT WORKS OF ART: Lg O/C of mt Monadnock sgn Chauncey F. Ryder; lg O/C of N Conway valley/wt mtns sgn Boutelle (Dewitt Clinton); lg O/C of Madison & Adams (Wt mtns) w/Concord stagecoach in valley sgn H W Robbins; lg pastel wt irises w/vases still life sgn Laura Hills (good history); 3 O/C sgn F H Shapleigh, “Old kitchen, Bartlett, NH”, “Mt Chocorua from Tamworth” & Wt Mtns from the Ellis River; lg O/C of the Wt mtns from Maine side sgn G L Gerry; primitive O/C of young woman seated in red chair attr to Kennedy; O/B mtn landscape attr to W J Kaula; 2 O/C sgn G L Noyes, Venetian canal/doorway and vase flowers still life; lg O/C harbor/bay w/numerous boats sgn John Clymer; O/C & W/C sgn W Lester Stevens, glass vase day lilies w/nude & farm house/barn; O/C still life wt peonies sgn Angelina Stevens; primitive pastel boy & girl on Empire sofa w/whip & toy horse & doll; W/C kitchen/woman & children sgn A Daini (Augusto, Italian); O/B Stark, NH sgn R G Parker; pr primitive O/C husband & wife w/child; 2 black & white drawings sgn E W Merrill, Concord, NH, “The Coaching Season in Blackville” & Caught o the Fly”; O/B mtn landscape sgn Geo Mc Connell; primitive O/C boy w/bird & toy horse; W/C man surf casting in the ocean sgn Stanley Woodward; primitive O/C “Mary Clement age 3 years ptd 1847 by D Lee” on back; 3 pastel horse portraits sgn Dan W Smith; lg O/C ships at sea sgn Marshall Johnson; O/B wharf scene sgn Arthur P Loysen; O/C stable w/animals sgn SS Carr; O/B landscape w/barn sgn Mary Bigelow; pencil NE town sgn Emil M Gruppe; O/B portrait of woman “ Geo Def Brush, 1888, from a photograph” on back; O/C landscape sgn J Runting?; O/C landscape w/woman, child, horse & servant sgn G H Boughton; O/C Cont country scene Sgn E Cole; O/C portrait of woman sgn Wm J Whittemore; O/C sheep sgn W B Baird; O/B snowy path sgn H P Giles; O/C windmill sgn W H Hilliard; Pastel “North branch of Saxtons River, Vt” sgn W N Bartholomew; O/C Swiss gentleman sgn C Stoitzner; Scottish inlet sgn Wm Richards; plus lots more.

ORIENTAL RUGS: Antique scatter size: Sarouk; Qum; Kashan; Bijar; Bokhara; Kerman; Kilim wall/ceremonial hanging; room size: Afghan; Kerman; plus more.

NATIVE AMERICAN: Rawhide saddle cover with beaded border & bell/tassel ends; rawhide Cheyenne pipe bag w/beaded decoration; martingale made with diamond beaded decoration on red homespun; rawhide cradleboard cover w/quill work decoration; w/c painting of 2 men on horseback sgn Stanley M Long; 2 rugs; ceremonial rattle; skinning knife & bone instruments.

ACCESSORIES: Terrestrial globe w/red ptd CI base, E Steiger, NY 1873; rare school girl w/c box complete w/lg label Reeves & Inwood, Eng; French yellow ptd shield form tin candle lantern; lg pr brass Phila. QA andirons; Gonic red ware jug; 2 Bennington, Vt porcelain cottage vases w/raised polychrome scenes; 2 pc J Rogers, 1878 group, photographer & woman/child; leaded stained glass window attr M Redmond, Boston; pt dec bee skip; hooked rugs; pewter; Mocha pitcher; Zebra Staff plate; Mont Vernon, NH calligraphy school Henry C Dodge; set hand colored bird prints; JJ Audubon, Bien Ed, Eleph folio “American Crow”; TEXTILES: 2 Penn Jacquards 1 dated 1843; Penn sampler w/birds dated 1798; silk & w/c landscape; homespun cov; CHINESE/EXPORT: porcelain fish tank plus other porc; 2 sm alter tables; dress mirror; étagère; 2 panel silk screen; scroll; boxes; bronze candlesticks; MAPS: school girl w/c E19thC map US; Dutch NY city 18thC; Chili/S Amer 1750 French; J Ogilby London to Holly Head road. FOLK ART: banner & horse weathervanes; carved figure man top hat; carousel horse & rooster; COIN & STERLING SILVER: Pr coin covered sugar & creamer & pr tablespoons marked JR (Joseph Richardson, Phila.); Eng coin hot water urn & ladle; Lg Eng sterling tray w/reticulated gallery & engraving; Gorham sterling 105 pc flatware & 5 pc tea/coffee service; Sheffield presentation tray; carved ivory handled fish serving set; BRONZES: Jas L Clark “Kodiac” bear, African buffalo skull & “Rhinoceros”; terrier dog sgn EB Parsons; plus others.