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The Cobbs Auctioneers
 Important Antique and Fine Art Auction July 5th 2008 at 10am
At Historic Noone Falls Mill, Peterborough NH

 
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1. Cut Stone Feed/Watering Trough, rectangular shape, 39 1/2” W by 15”D by 7” T, “V” shaped interior, appears to be 19th century American, old dirty color. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $600-900

2. Brass Sundial, S. Mason, Dublin, Ireland, round dial with Roman numerals from 4AM to 8PM, signed in southern quadrant, “S. Mason, Dublin,” 5 3/4”, screwed onto a turned round faux marble painted base, 8” diameter on bottom. Provenance: A NH & Delaware collection.
Estimate $200-300
3. Model Of An 18th Century Pennsylvania Barn, wooden pegged post & bean construction, probably made in the 19th century as a scale model, 44 W by 51” L by 33” T, missing a few pieces. Provenance: A NH & Delaware collection.
Estimate $400-700
16. Shaker Cast Iron Stove, see #203 in Robert F.W. Meader’s Book, “Illustrated Guide To Shaker Furniture,” for a similar example, but with 2 side iron rests & rear tong holder, 33” L by 26 1/2” T by 14” W (at front), fire box cracked. Provenance: A NH & Delaware collection.
Estimate $900-1,200

19. Shaker Sorting Box, dove tailed case & drawers, 3 lipped sorting trays in the top over 2 drawers, the back is open under the 2 shallow trays, old refinished condition, red chalk name (?) inside behind drawers, 31 1/2” W by 8” D by 6 5/8” T; screw holes in back board for hanging. Provenance: A NH & Delaware collection.
Estimate $400-600
27. Continental Needlework Sampler, fine quality linen sampler depicting birds, flowers, horse & buildings, signed, “Pasqualina Santori,” in the center, 15” by 16 1/2”; shrink wrapped for protection. Appears to be mid 19th century or earlier. Provenance: A NH & Delaware collection.
Estimate $300-500
28. Three Needlepoint Samplers: A - Unfinished, 16” by 16 1/2”. B - Mary Elizabeth Lord age 10 years, 11 1/2” by 8”. C - “O’Connell unjustly imprisoned May 30th, & released September 7th, 1844,” 23” by 8 1/4”, as is. All appear to be American, shrink wrapped for protection. Provenance: A NH & Delaware collection.
Estimate $200-300
29. Two Needlework Samplers: A - Rachel A. Evans, 16” by 9 1/2”, some staining some edge damage. B - The family of Hattrass’ work, Nov. 3rd, 1823. Both probably Pennsylvania early 19th century. Provenance: A NH & Delaware collection.
Estimate $400-600
30. Eagle Jacquard Coverlet, central circle surrounds a scene with 4 corner spread wing eagles in red, blue & charcoal stripes on an ivory ground, 89” by 78”, with a fringe on 3 sides. Good overall condition, Pennsylvania 19th century, minor edge staining. Provenance: A New Hampshire & Delaware collection.
Estimate $400-700

30A. 1803 Ann Swift Sampler, fold art stitched linen sampler depicting a man & 3 woman, house, trees with birds, flowers dogs etc., surrounded by a vine & fruit border, framed under glass, 17 1/2” by 17”, some stains, hole & fading. Provenance: A local New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $800-1200
31. Blue Painted Turned Wooden Bowl, robin’s egg blue paint with a red & white paint decorated outer edge, 22 1/4” D by 7 1/2” T, American, 19th century; no known cracks. Provenance: A southern NH collection.
Estimate $800-1,200

34. Paint Decorated Fireboard, painted on pine (4 boards) with vertical bracing, depicting a 4 color curved fireplace opening on a brown ground, 30” by 36”, 19th c., possibly Mahantongo Valley, PA or English; horizontal age split. Provenance: A southern NH collection.
Estimate $500-900

38. Painted Shaker Style Wall Box, arched backboard with hanging hole over 4 valanced sorting cubby holes, rare mauve color, 19th c., pine & poplar woods, 16 1/8” T by 12 1/4” W by 10 1/2” D. Provenance: A NH & Delaware collection.
Estimate $700-1,200
39. Shaker Swing Handle Carrier, 4 finger oval maple case, pine bottom with round brand, “Sabbath Day Lake Shakers,” very good condition, with some water stains inside bottom, 11” oval by 8” T, 19/20th century. Provenance: A NH & Delaware collection.
Estimate $300-500
40. Shaker Style Hanging Cupboard, arched back board with hanging hole at the top, nailed pine construction with a single flat door, old white over the original red paint, 19th century. New England, 32” T 14 7/8” W 8 1/8” D. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

46. Louis Vuitton Trunk, rectangular lift top trunk with leather and brass mounts, fitted interior with 2 over 1 trays, sewn label, “Louis Vuitton,” attached to the back of the lid, some stains, scratches & wear, 36” W by 21” D x 23” T. Provenance: A local NH collection.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

47. Louis Vuitton Aux Etats-Unis Suitcase, vintage suitcase with interior tray having it’s straps embroidered, “Aux Etats-Unis,” but missing the Louis Vuitton sewn label, 25 1/2” by 14 1/2” by 9 1/4”, old travel decals, initialed on top, ACG, some scratches & imperfections. Provenance: A local NH collection.
Estimate $800-1,200

48. Pair Of Continental Putti Form Candlesticks, 2 winged figures holding a torch, (metal  candle holder) wearing a shawl & having an outstretched hand, set on a round base, old painted gesso, some damage, worm holes, 18/19th c., 23” T by 10 1/2” D base. Provenance: A Wilton, NH & Boston collection.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

74. Mustard Painted Firkin, copper nailed fingered laps, marked indistinctly, “—-Wilder, Hingham, MA,” on the lid; 12 1/2” T by 12 1/4 D. (bottom), 19th century. Provenance: A southern NH collection.
Estimate $300-500

75. Joseph Mulliken, 1765-1802, Concord, MA, Hepplewhite cherry tall case clock, eight day, time & strike movement, the arched bonnet with pierced fret & brass ball & spike finials above fluted columns with brass capitals and bases centering on astragal glazed line inlaid door, painted iron dial with floral decoration, signed, “J. Mulliken, Concord,” marked behind the dial support plate, “Osborne’s Manufactory, Birmingham,” waist with brass capped fluted quarter columns and on inlaid banded door, set on a banded & oval inlaid base with ogee feet, 92”Tall. Provenance: A Jaffrey NH estate.
Estimate $7,000-10,000

81. English Cast Silver Gilt Dish, 18th century lotus form with raised relief of panels of flowers around the scalloped rim, center with vine with flower ring around a raised central flower, 9 3/4” D by 1 1/2” T, impressed hallmarks on bottom rim, (R-G) Robert Garrard I date letter O, leopard’s head & king’s head, good overall condition. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $5,000-8,000
82. Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Dresser Set, comprised of 10 pieces, floral & vine decoration with center oval having “ABL,” script initials, some comb tines missing, each piece clearly marked, “Tiffany & Co. Makers, sterling,” some dents. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $700-1,200
83. Gorham Sterling Silver Table Service: 12 dinner forks, 11 salad forks (gold wash), 8 dessert forks, 8 seafood forks; 12 dinner knives, 12 butter knives; 12 consume spoons, 8 soup spoons, 4 tablespoons, 18 teaspoons, 6 grapefruit spoons, 6 ice tea spoons; carving knife & fork, and 7 misc. serving pieces, including a Tiffany & Co. pierced spatula & knife sharpener; 125 total pieces, initialed, “HM,” 20th century. Provenance: A Jaffrey NH collection.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
87. Noah’s Ark With Animals, pine houseboat with 6 people, 4 birds & 29 animals, 13” long by 5 1/2” T, 19/20th century, Continental, edge of roof missing, some animal tails & ears are missing. Provenance: A southern NH collection.
Estimate $400-600

91. Ivory Female Figure Holding A Child, full seated figure detailed incised primitive carving, 6 1/4” T, probably tribal, cream highlights with darker patina, crackle all over, was display mounted on a pin at one time. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $800-1,200
92. Four Ivory Whistles, hand carved; dog’s head; hunting scene; cylinder with carving & one with turned spindle end, all 19th century. Provenance: A NH & Delaware collection.
Estimate $400-600
101. Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1848-1907, Cornish, NH, 1893 Columbia Exposition medal, 3” diameter, depicting Christopher Columbus, original surface with some imperfections. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $600-1,000

105. Thomas Danforth, 1800-1813, CT, 8” pewter plate, marked twice on bottom along with 4 other English style hall marks, wear & numerous knife marks on top surface & an uncommon mark. Provenance: A northern NH collection.
Estimate $200-300
105A. Continental Pewter Tankard, tapered ringed body with domed lid with an urn shaped finial, hall marked inside on the bottom AB 1806, initialed in script on lid, “JJ,” dents & small repair, 9 1/2” T (finial). Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $200-300
105B. Thomas Badger, 1789-1810, Boston, lot of 2: A - 8 1/2” diameter pewter plate, some knife marks. B- 8 1/8” diameter pewter bowl, some dents, knife marks & wear. Provenance: A northern NH collection.
Estimate $300-600
110. Early Russian/Greek Icon, oil on wooden board painting of Madonna & child with angels overlooking the sick people in need of help, 12” by 9 5/8”, appears to be 18th c. or earlier, paint crackle, worm holes & corner loss. Provenance: A Temple NH & Boston collector.
Estimate $500-900
111. Russian/Greek Icon Dated 1906, oil on wooden board painting of Madonna, hammered silver halo, belt, cross, gloves & scroll, 15 1/2” by 11 1/4”, inscription on reverse with date, paint cracks with minor losses. Provenance: A Temple NH & Boston collector.
Estimate $300-500
119. Two Tin Lighting Devices, standing or hanging divided compartment flanked by arms ending in candle sockets; a wall bracket fitted to hold square tin kerosene lamp, electrified, possibly Shaker. Provenance: A NH and Delaware collection.
Estimate $500-700
121. Two Sets Of Shaker Steps: A - Step stool, refinished poplar wood, 12 1/2” T, 16 3/8” W, (see page 220, John Kasay, “Shaker Furniture,” for similar one), missing sliver on top step. B- Smaller set in red over salmon, 9 1/4” T, 11 3/*” W, 19th century. Provenance: A NH & Delaware collection.
Estimate $300-500
121B. Six Shaker & Shaker Style Weaving Tools, A swift with table clamp; a bobbin rack; s low swift; a table clamp; a hanging bobbin & wooden stair tread rods, all unfinished & 19th century. Provenance: A NH & Delaware collection.
Estimate $300-500
121C. Ten Shaker & Shaker Style Items, a tin dust pan; 2 brushes; 4 blind lifters; a clothes hanger; a clothes pin & a pie lifter, all 19th century. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $300-400
121D. Double Drying Rack, “A” frame style with screws holding slats, 48 1/2” W by 57” T, probably Shaker, 19/20th century. Provenance: A NH & Delaware collection.
Estimate $200-400
127. Pair Of Adjustable Lighting Devices, round weighted mahogany bases & shafts with cast brass double candle arms with screw knobs for adjusting height, 27” T by 13” W (arms), English, 19/20th century. Provenance: A NH & Delaware collection.
Estimate $400-800

155. Celtic Gold And Silver Censor, ten sided faceted body with gold applied leaf design with central flower (pinned on), removable pierced lid and round base (which can be removed), one face has an applied Papal and Celtic emblem in place of the central flower, 6 3/4” wide by 4” tall, appears to be 19th century or earlier. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $10,000-15,000
181. Alfred Dunhill Mahogany Humidor, double sided fold over top, one side with a lined drawer and the other with a fold down side revealing a stepped interior, all supported by four tapered legs, white plaque attached inside “Alfred Dunhill”, E 20th c. English, 39 1/2 tall by 20” depth by 21” with, old crackle and scratched surface. Provenance: A MA collection.
Estimate $400-700
183. German Silver Tabernacle Holy Bread Box, encased with semi-precious stones, decorated with several stations of the cross scenes, 19th C., 6 3/4” T by 6 3/4” L by 4” W, hall marks on bottom. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $2,000-3,000
184. 1791 English Adam and Eve Sampler, Royal Lion at the bottom, dated “1791” above “Mary Anne Breeze her Work”, Gabriel, a Swan, a Cornucopia and other overall designs in petti-point on linen, 22 1/2” by 16 1/2” sight, not examined out of the walnut frame, under glass. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $1,000-2000
184A. Eagle crested Girandole mirror. Black spread wing eagle crest set on a round convex  mirror with multiple ball decorated gilt frame flanked by applied gilded leaves along with similar leaves at the base, 33” tall x 21” wide, E 19th C. English, made for the American market. Provenance: A Vermont collection.  
Estimate $3,000 – 4,500.
185. Paint Decorated Cast Iron Shelf Clock, leaf and fruit decorated case surrounding a dial with a pendulum window at the bottom, 20” tall, English, 19th c. Provenance: A Lexington, Mass collection.
Estimate $300-500
187. Carved Amber Tribal Artifact, bust of a tribesman with cut facial decoration, approximately 10” T by 8 1/4” W, sitting on an attached wooden base, 19th c. or earlier. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

188. John F. Kennedy Official Autographed Photograph by Fabian Bachrach to Mayor General Alden K. Sibley, his military advisor, 11” by 14”. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $650-850
189A. White Marble Bust, female figure, 5” tall sight, not examined out of walnut shadow box frame, probably Victorian. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $200-400
189B. Repousse Compote, marked “Sterling...?,” attributed to “Steif,” 7 1/2” T by 8 1/2” D, 20th c. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $800-1,200
189C. Six Carved Miniature Bone Tools, probably Masonic, 19th c., not examined out of the shadow box frame, Rhode Island history on verso, 7” by 8”. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $400-600
191. Red Paint Decorated Tin Tray, oval with handles in the rim, gold grape and leaf decoration, 19th century. Provenance: A southern NH collection.
Estimate $150-250

192. Bronze Double Argon Lamp, floral finial above reservoir, electrified, with shades, 19th century. Provenance: A NH/Delaware collection.
Estimate $300-500
201A. Eight Bunches Of Stone Grapes, blue, black, yellow & white. Provenance: A Temple, NH & Boston collection.
Estimate $200-300
202. Pond Model, mounted on wooden base, brass fittings, 32 1/2” stern to bow, 19/20th c. Provenance: A NH & Delaware collection.
Estimate $300-500
205. Oval Double Handled Wooden Carrier, straight nailed lap joints, old finish, 25” long, 19th c., American. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $300-500
209. Two Pairs Of Iron Andirons, hand wrought; 20” tall ring tops with feet & 18” tall goose neck with pad feet, both 18th c., American. Provenance: A Peterborough, NH collection.
Estimate $200-300

256. Four Rolling Decorating Tools, illegibly marked, probably 19th c. Provenance: A NH & Delaware collection.
Estimate $100-200
260. Dark Green Painted Pine Stool, cut apron & boot jack ends, diminutive 13” w & a tape loom, 24” long, both 18th c. American. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $300-500

261. Ladder-Back Child’s Chair & Mammy Doll, the chair, old finish chamfered slats, 23 1/2” T; the doll dressed in wool, silk & velvet, damage to attire, 18 1/2”T, 19th c., American. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $200-400
263. Two Pieces Of Wrought Iron: A toaster with double arches with trees at center, pad feet, 17” long with lollypop handle; a heart shaped trivet with curled feet, 5 3/4” long, 18/19th century. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $300-500

266. Two Wooden Boxes, a dovetailed mahogany ballot box, 8 1/2” long & a cherry foot warmer with iron bail handle, 19th c. Provenance: A NH & Delaware collection.
Estimate $200-300
267. Torchiere, a steel basket mounted on a fluted wooden pole, 6’2” T, nautical for boat prow or a castle hallway; E. 20th c. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $100-200

268. Pine Liquor Box, divided interior, including 4 hand blown gin bottles, probably 18th c. Europe. Provenance: A NH & Delaware collection.
Estimate $300-400
271. Maple Treen Spoon, scratch carved with a Civil War soldier smoking a pipe above the name “Harrison,” 6 1/2” long, 1840-60, American. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $300-400
273. Green Painted Louver, 2 inset slotted panels, mortise & tenon frame, 19th c. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $200-300
274. Brass Warming Pan, an etched top connected to splotch decorated wooden handle, 18/19th c. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $100-200

276. Powder Horn, turned & carved wooden fittings at either end, scratch carved eagle & Revolutionary soldier, possibly centennial. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $300-500
279. Two English Maps Devonshire & Hantshire, both are made in 2 parts with hand colored outlines for rivers & ocean along with the family crests associated with each province, sight 15” by 20”, matted & framed under glass. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $300-500
280. Two Maps, North/South America & Morocco. A - French, “L’Amerique,” map, 19 1/2” by 25 1/4”, glued down on paper board, stains. B - Two part map of Western North Africa & Gibraltar, edge losses & creases; appears to be 18th c., or earlier, 21” by 23 1/2”, shrink wrapped. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $300-700

281. Three European Maps: A - “Territorii Vimensis,” 19 1/2” by 23”, matted & framed under glass. B - “Avenio Vulgo Avjgno,” 19 3/4” by 24 1/2”, framed under glass. C - “Map Of Hungary,” 21 3/8” by 24 3/4”, edge losses. All are 2 part maps, some staining. Provenance: A NH collection.
Estimate $300-500

282. Map Of Chile, a part map with hand colored accents, 13” by 15 1/2”, matted & framed, stains & 1 corner torn. Provenance: A Cooperstown, NY collection.
Estimate $100-200

 

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