The Cobbs Auctioneers
Important Antique, Fine Art
and Sporting Auction Saturday
October 17th at 10am
At Historic Noone Falls Mill, 50 Jaffrey Road, Peterborough NH
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1 "Consulate of the United States of
America," oil on oak panel depicting a spread wing eagle, shield & flag with a
banner," E Pluribus Unum," 14" x 20", set in a lemon gold frame, probably done
by a sign maker ca. 1900. Provenance: A Cape Cod collection. Estimate $300-500 |
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19 Painted Decorated Game Board,
folding board with one side a red, black & yellow Parcheesi game, the other side
a red & black checker board surrounded by a green/black border, 20" x 20" when
open, 19th century American. Provenance: a Southern NH collection. Estimate
$400-700 |
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25 Two 18th/19th Century Oil on
terracotta platters, landscapes of European scenes: one depicting a Dutch
windmill winter scene with a skater on ice and the other, an Alpine scene with a
tall waterfall with a mother and child walking on a bridge by two homes, 16 3/4"
in diameter, in matching ornate period gilded frames, crackle to both.
Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate: $1,600-2,000. |
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36 Nantucket Basket, hand carved swing
handle, 9" diameter x 6" tall, old color, minor body breaks, 19/20th century,
Nantucket, MA. Provenance: a Hancock, NH collection. Estimate $600-900 |
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36A Paint Decorated Dome Top Box,
New York State Area, early 19th century, probably by one of the tole
painters, 24" w x 11 1/2" tall, missing one bail handle at the end. This is an
important original condition example, interior lined with old wall paper.
Provenance: A southern NH collection. Estimate $8,000-12,000 |
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37 Brass & Wire Fireplace Fender,
stamped, "Howard & Morse, manufact. NJ," on brass rail, 42" wide x 12 1/2" tall,
19th century, rare American signed fender. Provenance: Sawyer Tavern, Keene, NH.
Estimate $300-500 |
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38 Ivory Tusk, probably walrus,
decorated with woman's bust encircled with leaves ending in roses, 25" long,
break in center, late 19th century, American or Continental. Provenance:
Sawyer's Tavern, Keene, NH. Estimate $800-1,200 |
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Boisselot Grand Piano,
rosewood and Mahogany, serial #34003, some restoration, 6' 5" circ
1870, Marseille, France, report by William Faller Piano Service
included. Provenance: A Southern NH collection. Estimate $700-1,000 |
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Mahogany Chippendale
Mirror, with pierced
shell crest, old mirror glass surrounded by gold edge, 36" Tall,
minor ear veneer damage, 18th century. Provenance: A MA collection.
Estimate $600-900 |
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Firearm: A.H. Fox
Double Barrel Shot Gun,
serial #89408, model "B", 30" barrels, "Sterling Worth, " 12 ga.
double triggers, small dent, re-blued, stock crack & minor losses,
left ejector does not work. Provenance; A Greenfield, NH collection.
Estimate $300-500 |
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Firearm: "SN" Browning
12 ga. Pump Shot Gun,
serial #23394, 26" barrel, crack in fore grip, pre 1967. Provenance;
A Greenfield, NH collection. Estimate $200-300
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Fire Arm: Winchester
model 94 Carbine 30-30, Lyman Peepside - dovetailed rear
side is missing, serial #1715782-20" barrel, made after 1925,
standard walnut stock. Provenance; A Greenfield, NH collection.
Estimate $300-500 |
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77
Peter Stretch Tall
Clock, 8 day brass
works, signed on the lower edge of the brass dial, " Peter Stretch,
Philadelphia," time, strike & calendar movement, walnut case with
old finish and a bulls eye window, fine condition overall. Peter
Stretch was the second fully corroborated clock maker in
Philadelphia in 1702, 92 1/2" tall. Provenance: A Hershey, PA
collector, Pook & Pook Auctioneers, exhibited at the "Lancaster
County Tall Clocks," March 1993, #4. Estimate $18,000-24,000
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78
Ornate Brass Clock
wrought & Cast, highly embellished case with faces, applied angels,
scrolled & pad feet, a circular enameled black on white enameled
face with cracks, unsigned apparently French time & strike works,
27" tall. Provenance: A MA collection. Estimate $300-500 |
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79
Banjo Clock,
Reproduction, eagle
finial, unsigned painted iron face with time key wind, reverse
painted throat glass flanked by brass frets, Mt. Vernon reverse
painted lower tablet, early 20th century, old finish, 43 1/2" tall.
Provenance: A Lyndeboro, NH collection. Estimate $600-1,000 |
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Daniel Pratt Jr.,
Shelf Clock, time &
strike movement, mahogany veneered case flanked by columns top &
bottom, 34: tall, Pratt label glued inside to back boards, cracked
mirrored lower tablet. Provenance; A Lyndeboro, NH collection.
Estimate $200-300 |
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French Paint Decorated
Tall Clock,
rectangular bonnet top housing a brass face with enamel numerals.
Time, strike & calendar movement, original brass pendulum, floral
paint decoration on a red ground, the lower panel has an oval
painted scene of a man & a woman fleeing from danger, 95 1/2" tall x
22" wide base, 8 1/2" deep, early 19th century. Provenance: A n
Amherst, NH collection. Estimate $3,000-5,000
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111 Queen Ann
Mirror, Shaped crest with gilded concave shell, mahogany veneer on pine, 28 3/4"
tall, American or English mid 18th century, small repairs. Provenance: A Cape
Cod, MA collection. Estimate $200-400 |
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115 Tiffany & Co.
Pocket Watch, 14k yellow gold case, hallmarked keystone, #6193212; 17 jewel
works marked, "Concord Watch Co., Swiss," face marked, Tiffany & Co.," gold
numbers, second hand, appears to be running, 1 3/4" diameter, mid-20th century.
Provenance: A MA collection. Estimate $700-1,200 |
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119 Tiffany & Co.
Ivory Dresser Set, 11 pieces: powder jar 3 1/4" tall, nail burnisher 6" long,
dresser tray 7 3/4" long, hat whisk 6" long, oval hand mirror, 9" long, boot
brush 9" long, clothes brush 7" long, shoe horn, hair brush 9 1/4" long, nail
file & button hook, blue ink decorated with oval, "MLD," early 20th century.
Provenance: A NY state collection. Estimate $800-1,200 |
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120 Tiffany & Co.
Brass Travel Clock, French made with modern German movement, 5" wide.
Provenance: A MA collection. Estimate $100-150 |
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121 Two Pieces of
Persian Metal ware, a bronze box with raised decoration and lettering, 7" wide x
4" deep x 3" tall, wooden interior and 7" tall vase with polychrome enamel
decoration. Provenance: A MA collection. Estimate $100-200 |
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122 Oscar Y.de K.
Socee, 1871-1945, Romania, his artist's studio sign, old enamel on iron, his
obituary from Augusta, ME newspaper and his sons Swiss calling card, 20th
century. Provenance: A MA collection. Estimate $100-200 |
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123 French Marble
Mantle Clock, classical style with 4 columns, decorated with gilt bronze
capitals, face & pendulum, 17 1/2" tall, back cover to works missing, some edge
roughage, 19th century. Provenance: A Peterborough, NH estate. Estimate $300-500 |
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128 Miniature Oval
Portrait on Porcelain of a Woman, in ornate carved gilded frame, portrait 3 1/4"
tall, frame 8 1/2" tall, 19thC, France, no visible signature. A Massachusetts
Collection. Estimate: $300-500. |
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137 Inlaid Jewelry Box, multiple inlaid box with lift top containing a
mirror and lift out shelf, American early 20th century, 13 1/2" w x 8 1/4" tall,
old refinished condition. Provenance: A CT collection. Estimate $200-300 |

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149 Bronze & Gilded Mantle Clock, a bronze figure of a seated hunter
above an arched ornate gilded case, inset with a white enamel face with black
Roman numerals, time & strike movement, all set in front on leafy scrolled feet
flanking a floral drop, missing pendulum, 17 1/2" t, 19" w, 19th century French.
Provenance: A CT collection. Estimate $500-800 |
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161 Three Art Medals: Ernesta Robert-Merignac, 20th century, France,
lot of 2 depicting women from different French regions, "Olonnaise,' and
"Limousine," both signed, "E.R. Merignac." "B. Moria?," signed art medal
depicting a barefoot woman sewing. A & B aprox. 2 1/2 x 1 3/4". Provenance: A
Manchester, NH estate. Estimate $200-400 |

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162 Emil Andre Boisseau, 1842-1923, France, bronze art medal, 3" tall
double side, front with a warrior protecting a family & home, "La Defense du
Foyer," signed lower right, dated lower left, 1915. Provenance: A MA collection.
Estimate $100-200 |
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164 Pair of Bronze Vases, handled, 6" tall, bulbous body with flared
neck, set with gold & brass flowers, silver birds & leaves, some cold painted,
early 20th century Chinese. Provenance: A Manchester, NH collection. Estimate
$200-300 |
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165 Bronze & Brass Footed Jardinière, raised brass birds, peony & lily,
cold painted lily & leaves and inlaid brass river, elephant head handles on a
shaped bronze body supported by 4 scrolled feet, 8 1/2" tall, early 20th century
Chinese. Provenance: A Manchester, NH collection. Estimate $500-900 |
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166 Pair of Bronze & Mixed Metal Vases, raised blooming trees & birds,
14 1/2" tall, 19/20th century Chinese. Provenance: A Manchester, NH collection.
Estimate $300-500 |
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169 Antique 19th Century Chinese Robe, red with crane pattern, cross
over style closing at the side, 5 circular hollow decorated gold (possibly real)
buttons, sleeves are 21" long & fold on 9" mark, 18" wide, overall length 54
1/2" long, very good condition. Provenance: A Hancock, NH collection. Estimate
$4,000-6,000 |
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170 Antique Silk Chinese Robe, gold & silver thread decoration on red &
blue with bamboo floral embroidery with white trim separating blue & red fabric,
two 15" long tassels hang from center closure ending in arrow point shape,
sleeves are 16" long x 11" wide, 40" overall length, circa 1900, very good
condition. Provenance: A Hancock, NH collection. Estimate $800-1,200 |
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171 Chinese Silk Robe, light blue with floral embroidery, white borders
& sleeve cuffs with pagoda embroidered decoration, figures & butterflies on
cuffs, sleeves 8" long x 13 3/8" wide, 39 1/2" overall length, 19th century
borders & cuffs, 20th century body, ca. 1910-1930, good exterior condition,
damage to interior lining. Provenance: A Hancock, NH collection. Estimate
$500-1,000 |
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172 Chinese Silk Robe, white floral embroidery, with ginger jars &
vases, male & female figures on cuffs, sleeves 10" long x 13" wide, 40" long
overall length, 19th century borders & cuffs, 20th century bodies, ca.
1910-1930, good condition. Provenance: A Hancock, NH collection. Estimate
$500-1,000 |
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180 James C. Cole,
1791-1867, Rochester, NH, Tall Clock, broken arch bonnet with 3 brass finials,
painted iron dial with conk shell decorated corners signed , "J.C. Cole,
Rochester," birch case with applied bracket base and remains of the old red
paint, 7' 5 1/2" tall, 8 day time & strike works with old weights and pendulum.
Provenance: A southern NH collection. Estimate $10,000-12,000 |
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182 Victorian
Girandole Mantle Set, 3 pieces marked, "Boston Cathedral, pat. 1849," gilded
metal with crystal drops on stepped marble bases, shows, Appleton Chapel at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, 19th century. Provenance: A Boston, MA & Dublin, NH collection.
Estimate $500-800 |
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191 "Boisselot,"
6' 5" Grand Piano, rosewood and mahogany piano made in Marseille, France, in the
1870's, serial #34003, some restoration, see full piano report by William
Faller, Temple, NH. Provenance: A Southern, NH collection. Estimate $500-1,000 |
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205 Pair of Cast
Iron Urns, applied pierced handles, 25" tall, painted white, 20th C. Provenance:
A Southern NH collection. Estimate: $400-600. |
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225 African Cowry
Shell & Bead Skirt/Band, the shells and beads are strung together to form a
skirt/band with leather strips added along the bottom edge, approx. 39" long,
some losses, comes with 2 similarly decorated reed fans, 24" long. Provenance: A
Manchester, NH collection. Estimate $200-400 |
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226 Egyptian
Pottery Plaque, showing an important man (pharaoh), on various symbols, 4 1/4" x
2", broken & reassembled, possibly ancient. Provenance: A MA collection.
Estimate $300-500 |
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239 Ornate Gilded
Frame, varying motifs, ears of corn, gothic arches, stylized flowers, overall
33" x 22 1/2", opening 24" x 14 1/2", 19th century. Provenance: A Cape Cod
collection. Estimate $200-300 |
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240 Ornate Gilded frame, various
motifs on each molding, pinecones and boughs, panels of flowers and foliated
scrolls, overall, 31" x 23 1/2", opening 24 1/2" x 16 3/4", 19th century.
Provenance: A Cape Cod collection. Estimate $200-300 |
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244
Folk Art Fish Bill Sword, one side primitively
painted and scratch decorated with an American sailing
ship, fishing sloop, sword fish, eagle, flag & stars, American 19th c,
43" long. Provenance: Peterborough , NH and NJ,
Americana collection. Estimate $400-800 |

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246 Carved Oak Miniature Frame,
shield form, with 2 1/2" tall central oval, 9" x 7", dark finish, 19th century.
Provenance: A Manchester, NH collection. Estimate $100-200 |
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248 Miniature
Empire Chest of 4 drawers, mahogany painted pine, 4 drawers tall with split top
drawer, 2 deck top drawers, 11 1/2" tall x 9 1/2" wide, early 20th century
American. Provenance: Sawyer Tavern Homestead, Keene, NH |
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249 Four Country
Smalls: a covered handled mince meat country store tin, "Everett Harrison," 4
1/2" Tall; a 3 3/4" round butter print with pine spray; a carved wooden scoop
and a leather shot punch, all 19th century. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $100-200 |
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260 Miniature Portrait of a Saint,
probably oil on canvas glued down on board, 3" square, 18th century South
American, newer Mexican frame. Provenance: A Hancock, NH collection. Estimate
$300-500 |
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262 Brass
telescope, hand held in leather case, leather wrapping, 32" long extended,
marked in script, "N Tong in Munchin," 19/20th century Continental. Provenance:
A MA collection. Estimate $100-150. |
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