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16 Sailor's Valentine, folding 8 sided mahogany case with glass enclosed sea shell heart on one side and photo surrounded by sea shells on the other, each 9" wide, Barbados or neighboring islands, 19th c. trade, family history available to purchaser. Provenance: A Peterborough , NH collection. Estimate $1,500-2,500
18 Primitive painting, oil on board of a Fall landscape of a white farm house with a red barn, unsigned, 17' x 26", framed, late 19th century American, small area of paint loss in the sky. Provenance: A Massachusetts collection. Estimate $200-400
33 James Gale Tyler, 1855-1931, CT, oil on canvas seascape of an American sailing vessel, signed lower right, "James Gale Tyler," 18" x 26", original gold molded frame. Provenance: A Massachusetts collection. Estimate $1,500-2,500
34 Willard (William) G. Fitton, 20th century, Cape Cod, MA, oil on canvas of, "US Coast Guard's Eagle, German Bark Gorch Fock & Sagres Portughese," in background, (see note on verso), signed lower right, "W.G. Fitton," 30" x 36", original gold molded frame. Provenance: A Peterborough , NH collection, The English Gallery, Peterborough , (card on verso). Estimate $1,500-2,500
45 Primitive House Painting, oil on canvas of a country home with a large tree, "Curtis House, Roxbury , MA ," identified on verso, unsigned, 12" x 14", in original frame. Provenance: A Massachusetts collection. Estimate $200-400
46 Benjamin Champney, 1817-1907, MA/NH oil on wooden panel, "Sunset over Mt. Chocorua," identified on verso, signed lower right, "B.C. ' 73," 6" x 9", in original gold gessoed frame. Provenance: A Peterborough , NH collection. The Godwin Gallery, Pepperell , MA . Estimate $4,000-7,000
47 Benjamin Champney, oil on paper board, landscape of a forest scene with a lazy stream, signed lower right, "B. Champney," framed in an oval, 10 1/2" x 8 1/2", original "George W. Waite," frame. Provenance: A Peterborough , NH , White Mountain collection. Estimate $3,000-5,000
48 Samuel W. Griggs, 1827-1898, MA, oil on canvas landscape, "Willey Brook, North Conway, NH," identified by plaque, signed lower right, "S.W. Griggs, 1861," 14" x 20", original frame. Provenance: A Peterborough , NH collection. Estimate $10,000-15,000
49 Frank Henry Shapleigh, 1842-1906, New Hampshire, oil on wooden panel painting of a Winter snow scene with a farm house, "West Lebanon, ME, Frank Shapleigh, " as signed on verso and signed lower right, "FH Shapleigh," 7 1/2" x 12 1/2", cut down old gold frame. Provenance: A Northern Massachusetts collection. Estimate $2,500-3,500
50 George Loring Brown, 1814-1889, MA, oil on canvas landscape, "First Fall of Snow, view of Mt. Lafayette Pemigawasset River from Thornton, NH from Nature by Geo. Loring Brown, 1875," titled and signed on verso, signed lower right, "G.L. Brown 1875," 12" x 20", period gold frame. Provenance: A New Hampshire , White Mountain collection. Estimate $4,000-6,000
57 Chet Reneson, 1935 - , Ct, watercolor of Hunters/Fishermen by their campfire with canoes, signed lower left, "Reneson," 18" x 28", matted & framed under glass. Provenance: A Peterborough , NH sporting collection, bought from artist. Estimate $4,000-6,000
58 Philip Russell Goodwin, 1882-1935, New York, oil on birch bark painting of a salmon, signed "Philip R. Goodwin" lower left, 9" x 15", framed, in as found condition, some losses, small old black frame, some bark peeling losses, old as found surface, see page 180, "Philip R. Goodwin" by Larry Len Peterson for a similar example. Provenance: A Connecticut collector, a Connecticut fisherman who purchased it from Goodwin in 1917 in Canada , (see label attached to verso). Estimate $3,000-5,000
59 Colin Hunter, 1841-1904, Scotland, lot of 3 etchings, seascapes , two signed lower right, "Colin Hunter" illegibly titled, 16" x 27" overall, framed under glass. Provenance: A central Massachusetts collector. Estimate $400-700
61 Christophe Fratin, 1800-1864, France, candlestick bronze casting of 2 circus bears performing a balancing act, signed on the base, "FRATIN," 15" tall, 2 newer screws have been added under the base to hold the bottom bears feet to the base, 19th c., old patina. Provenance: A Peterborough, NH collection. Estimate $800-1,200
65 Edward Benjamin Herberte, 1857-1893, United Kingdom, pair of oil on canvas sporting paintings, "Fox Hunting - The Kill," and "Fox Hunting - Coming Away," identified on front plaque, canvas label "H. Flack Artist Colorman," on one, both signed "EB Herberte 1880," gallery label on both "The Parker Gallery, London", 18" x 24" in matching carved gessoed frames, some paint loss, crackle to first one, the other relined. Provenance: A Southern, NH collection. Estimate $4,000-6,000
66 Robert & Virginia Warfield, 20th century, Jaffrey, NH, the Canadian Goose family consisting of the adult male & female with 4 chicks and a small rodent set on an oval base, 23 1/2" wide x 15" tall, the oval "Warfield," decal under the base signed by both, dated 1979, see, "The Warfield Collection," dated Sept. 2004 for History and background information. Provenance: The Sharon Arts Center, A Pennsylvania collection, purchased directly from the Warfield's. Estimate $5,000-7,000
67 Robert & Virginia Warfield, the Blue Jay family consisting of the adult male and the female feeding 2 chicks, all sitting on a branch attached to a wooden base, 18" wide x 12 1/2" tall, signed, "Warfield," on the branch and with the oval decal on the base signed by both Warfields. Provenance: The Sharon Arts Center, A Pennsylvania collection, purchased directly from the Warfield's. Estimate $4,000-5,000
68 Robert & Virginia Warfield, yellow shafted Flicker landing on a stump with a squirrel near by, 17 1/2" tall x 12" wide, signed & identified in pen on bottom side & dated 1980, small chip on one feather tip. Provenance: The Sharon Arts Center, A Pennsylvania collection, purchased directly from the Warfield's. Estimate $1,500-2,500
69 Robert & Virginia Warfield, Canadian Goose standing on an oval wooden plaque, half life size, signed & identified in pen on the bottom side and dated 1979, 13 1/4" tall x 9" wide. Provenance: The Sharon Arts Center, A Pennsylvania collection, purchased directly from the Warfield's. Estimate $1,000-1,500
70 Robert & Virginia Warfield, "Mute Swan with cygnet," swimming white swan carrying her chick on her back, set on an oval wood plaque, titled and signed on bottom side & dated 1985, 16" long x 9 1/2" tall. Provenance: The Sharon Arts Center, A Pennsylvania collection, purchased directly from the Warfield's. Estimate $1,000-1,500
71 J.J. Audubon - American Red Fox after the painting, lithograph and colored by J.T. Bowen, Philadelphia 1846, no 18, Plate LXXXVII, elephant folio size, 20 1/2" x 26" sight, matted & framed under glass, not laid down, fit with 4 Plexi. Provenance: Gift to the consignor from an Audubon collector, W. Graham Avader III - see card attached. Estimate $2,000-3,000
79 Anton Otto Fischer, 1882-1962, New York, oil on canvas of the "USS Brazeley in Convoy," identified by plaque, signed lower left, "Anton Otto Fischer," 22" x 32", in original frame. Provenance: A Massachusetts collection. Estimate $1,000-2,000
80 Mary Ann Merrill, 19/20th century, USA, watercolor on paper of moored fishing boats, signed lower right, "MaryAnn Merrill," 17 1/2' x 25" sight, framed & matted under glass. Provenance: A New Jersey/Peterborough, NH Americana collection. Estimate $200-500
100 Daniel Santry, 1858-1915, Massachusetts, oil on board of " Mt. Lafayette, Franconia, NH, August, 1906" identified & signed on verso, signed lower right, 13" x 16', in a gold gessoed period frame. Provenance: A northern New Hampshire collection. Estimate $600-800
101 George McConnell, 1852-1929, Maine, oil on linen, Mt. Washington landscape, "View of the White Mountains," identified on verso, signed lower left, "Geo. McConnell," 4 3/4" x 12", matted & framed under glass. Provenance: A Northern New Hampshire collection. Estimate $800-1,200
102 Adelbert S. Pratt (attributed), 1852-1940, Maine, oil on artist board of "Mount Katadin", signed lower right, "Pratt," 6" x 12 1/4", original gold gessoed frame. Provenance: A northern New Hampshire collection. Estimate $400-700
103 William Henry Chandler, 1854-1928, New York/New Jersey, pastel on paper landscape of a bridge across a river, signed lower left, "Chandler," 20" x 30", in original gold frame under glass. Provenance: A Peterborough, NH collection. Estimate $400-600
104 William H. Weisman, 1840-1922, oil on canvas landscape of, "Mt. Lafayette," view from the valley, signed lower right, "W.H. Weisman," 24" x 18", in a newly painted period gesso frame, relined. Provenance: A northern New Hampshire collection. Estimate $800-1,000
116 Edward Lloyd, RA, 19th century, British, oil on canvas horse portrait, "Edwd Lloyd, Ellesmere Satop, May 1854" on verso, 25" x 30", relined with photo of the canvas back, original Birdseye maple frame, restoration & lining done by, "Moro Studio Inc, of New York," see photo copy of bill. Provenance: A southern, New England estate collection. Estimate $3,000-5,000
117 E. Blocaille, 20th century, France, watercolor laid down on paper board hunt scene labeled on verso, "First Flight," signed lower right ,"E. Blocaille, 1924," 16 3/4" x 27 3/4", unframed, some corner & edge denting. Provenance: Newton, CT estate, original collected in N.Y.C. in the 1950's. Estimate $1,000-1,500
118 E. Blocaille, watercolor on artist board of a hunt scene, signed lower left," Pytchley, E. Blocaille, 1923," 15 3/4" x 16 1/4", Paris label on verso, unframed, Provenance: Newton, CT estate, original collected in N.Y.C. in the 1950's. Estimate $800-1,200
119 E. Blocaille, watercolor on artist board of a hunt scene, signed lower right, "E. 1921," 13 3/4" x 26 1/4", unframed. Provenance: Newton, CT estate, original collected in N.Y.C. in the 1950's. Estimate $600-900
133 Edward Gioachino Giobbi, 1926 - , CT, abstract oil on canvas painting depicting a woman arranging a vase of flowers, large oval form, 36 1/2" x 55", unframed, scratch signed lower right, "E. Giobbi," noted on verso, "Still Life with figure #2, Giobbi 60." Provenance: A local New Hampshire institution. Estimate $800-1,200
134 Hugo Ballin, 1879-1956, CA, NY, oil on canvas of a mythological type scene with a nude woman with her back exposed holding on to a hand coming out of a tree with 2 older bearded men, one is pointing towards the ground, signed lower left, "Hugo Ballin," 67" x 61", a gilded carved Stanford White designed frame, made by Newcomb Macklin. Provenance: A New York collection. Estimate $6,000-10,000
138 Two Chinese Scroll paintings, 2 watercolor & gouache paintings on rice appear (lined) depicting birds resting on a tree branch, both signed in black vertical character marks, 19th century or earlier, both 16" x 62" overall, some discoloration and fold tears. Provenance: A Boston, MA & Jaffrey, NH collection. Estimate $400-700
139 Chinese Interior Painting, watercolor on paper depicting 3 ladies doing flower arranging, no apparent signature, 15 1/2" x 15 1/2" sight, framed under glass, 19/20th century Chinese. Provenance: A Peterborough, NH estate. Estimate $200-300
140 Two Tibetan Religious Paintings, Mongolian distemper with highlights of gold, water/pigment on cotton paper depicting various religious figures, 13 1/2" x 10 1/2", 17 1/2" x 14" sight, matted & framed under glass, appears to be 20th century, good condition. Provenance: A Peterborough, NH estate. Estimate $300-600
142 Charles Wilson Knapp, 1822-1900, Philadelphia, PA, oil on canvas landscape of a river winding through the mountains with a man walking along the bank, signed lower right, "CWK," 24" x 42", probably the original gilded frame, upper right & lower center restoration. Provenance: A Massachusetts collection. Estimate $1800-2500
143 Primitive White Mountain Fall landscape, oil on canvas of a river with cattle on the shore and mountains in the background, unsigned, 12" x 20", in a newly painted gessoed gold frame, repairs. Provenance: A Northern New Hampshire collection. Estimate $300-600
144 T. Bailey, 19/20th century, MA, oil on canvas of a country home by a dirt road with mountains in the background, signed lower left, "T. Bailey," 17" x 22", some repairs in a wooden gold frame. Provenance: A Northern New Hampshire collection. Estimate $400-600
145 Anna C. Freeland, 1837-1911, MA, Jackson, NH, watercolor on paper landscape of birch trees in the country, signed lower left, "Anna C. Freeland, 1898," 13 3/4" x 10" sight, matted & framed under glass. Provenance: A Northern New Hampshire collection. Estimate $300-500
146 Nineteenth Century White Mountain Landscape, of a river bend with a boat & mountains in the background, unsigned, 22 3/4" x 12", in a gold painted frame. Provenance: A Northern New Hampshire collection. Estimate $200-300
147 Benjamin Tupper Newman, 1858-1940, Maine/ California, oil on canvas Fall landscape , view of across the lake with Mt. Chocorua in the background, signed lower left, "B.T Newman 1936," 22 1/4" x 28", in original gold frame. Provenance: A Northern New Hampshire collection. Estimate $600-800
148 Nineteenth Century Landscape, oil on canvas of a small waterfall in the woods, unsigned, 18" x 12", original gold gesso frame, small area of paint loss, (old pencil inscription on stretcher, difficult to read). Provenance: A Northern New Hampshire collection. Estimate $200-400
150 "The Cliffs of The Falls of The Amonoosock," colored print from," Oaks White Mountain Scenery," plate #7, 16" x 12", matted & framed under glass, not laid down, some edge discoloration. Provenance: A Northern New Hampshire collection. Estimate $100-200
150A Benjamin Champney chromolithograph, "Lake Chocorua and Mountains, White Mountains, After B. Champney, published by Collier & Perkins, Boston," as noted on verso, 8 3/4" x 13 1/2", framed. Provenance: A southern New Hampshire collection. Estimate $200-300
151 R.E. Hallworth, 19th century, American, oil on canvas landscape painting of "Conway Meadows, NH, RE Hallworth 1880, After a sketch by W. Hilliard," titled & described on verso, (Hilliard being a known White Mountain artist), signed lower right, "?H 21 Nov," 12" x 24", probably the original molded & gessoed frame (losses), crackle. Provenance: A Northern New Hampshire collection. Estimate $800-1,200
157 Two Theorem Paintings on Velvet: A - Depicting a handled basket with grapes & fruit, 10 1/2" x 13 1/2" sight, framed under glass, signed, "Jean B." , 20th century. B - Depicting an oval basket with flowers, 13 3/4" x 16 1/2" sight, framed under glass, 19/20th century. Provenance: A Massachusetts collection. Estimate $400-700
215 George Wright, 1860-1942, United Kingdom, oil on canvas of a running fox, signed lower right, "Geo. Wright 1900," canvas has import sticker on verso, "Geo Wright, 1900, London…," 20" x 30", crackle & paint loss. Provenance: A Peterborough , NH collection. Estimate $800-1,200
217 Grouse Painting oil on artist board of an English? Grouse standing on a tree stump, unsigned, 17" x 14", oak framed, ca. 1900-1920. Provenance: An Amherst , NH collection. Estimate $200-300
217A Churchill Ettinger, 1903-1984, VT, limited edition print of ducks flying, signed lower right, "Churchill Ettinger," 1 of 25, 8" x 6". Richard Everett Bishop, 1887-1975, PA, signed print, "Settin Down," of ducks in a marsh, signed in pen lower right, Richard E. Bishop," 8" x 6 1/8", both on woven paper. Provenance: A Peterborough , NH collection. Estimate $250-400
218 Marguerite Kirmse, 1885-1954, CT, 4 etchings on paper. A - "Train Time," of 2 terriers looking out the window, 7 1/4" x 5 1/8". B - Hide & Seek of 2 terriers one hiding under the bed, 8 3/4" x 9 7/8", slight foxing on both. C - Good Boy," of a dog swimming with a duck in it's mouth 9" x 6 1/2". D - "Team Work," of 2 setters in a marsh, 9 1/8" x 12 1/2", all pencil signed lower right, "Marguerite Kirmse". Provenance: A Peterborough , NH collection. Estimate $400-600
219 Three English Sport Prints: A - "To The Society of Goffers at Black heath," by Lemuel Frances Abbott, 1790, some bubbles. B - Mr. Will.m Long on, "bertha" print under glass, 18" x 20". C - "Mr. Charles Davis, on the Traverser," print under glass, 18" x 20". All framed in Birdseye maple frames. Provenance: A Peterborough , NH collection. Estimate $400-700
220A William Griffith, 20th century, American, illustrator watercolor & gouache on paper illustration of a young boy with dead bear, father & sister, "Sports Afield, March 1953,"11 1/2" X 16 1/2", matted & framed under glass. "Death and a King Wolf," " Sports Afield, January 1959, "They wanted out of there & I was in the way, Bill Griffith," 11 1/2" x 8 1/2", matted & framed under glass. Provenance: A Massachusetts collection. Estimate $400-600
220B Set of Six "Colt" Prints, black & white prints issued by "Colt Patent Firearms Co. Hartford, CT, each 10 3/4" x 13 3/4" framed under glass, each with a firearm painted description on verso. Provenance: A Connecticut collection. Estimate $100-200
229 Jacques Maroger, 1884-1962, Maryland/New York/France, oil on canvas still life of a rose & a drooping tulip in a blue vase, signed lower right, "J. Maroger 1951," 15" x 12" in original green gessoed frame (with paint loss), crackle. Provenance: A Peterborough , NH collection. Estimate $300-500
229A Robert Hogg Nisbet, NA, 1879-1961, CT, etching on cream wove paper of a Connecticut covered bridge, 11 1/4" x 14 1/4" sight, signed lower right, 'Robert Nisbet N/4, matted & framed under glass. Provenance: A southern, New England estate collection. Estimate $300-500
229B Robert Hogg Nisbet, pair of etchings on cream wove paper country woods landscape of trees, 11 1/4" x 14 1/4", both pencil signed lower right, 'Robert Nisbet", matching frames, matted & under glass. Provenance: A southern New England estate collection. Estimate $300-500
230 Luigi Lucioni, 1900-1988, New York/ Vermont, 2 Vermont rural farm scenes, signed in pencil lower right, "Luigi Lucioni: 1957,55," respectively, 11" x 9 1/2" & 11 1/2" x 10 1/4" sight, matted & framed under glass. Provenance: A Peterborough , NH collection. Estimate $250-400
231 Luigi Lucioni, lot of 3 etchings: A - Country hillside with houses, 6 3/4" x 12 1/2". B - Barn yard with 2 silos, 8" x 12 1/4". C - Vermont hillside, 7 1/4" x 11 1/4". All matted & framed under glass. Provenance: A Peterborough , NH collection. Estimate $300-500
232A William Henry Hyde, ANA, 1858-1943, New York, watercolor and gouache painting of 2 ladies holding hands, signed upper right, "W-H- Hyde -1893," and lower center a note, " To Philip Matthews with the compliments of Wm. H. Hyde", 13" x 19" sight. Provenance: Brandon Matthews, renowned critic/ head of the English Dept. at Columbia University , NY , descended in the family. Estimate $800-1,200
235 Curt Haas, 20th century, German, oil on canvas painting of a German village scene with the mountains in the back ground, signed lower right, "C. Haas," on verso oval German framing label with label & note, "Ingenheim," 14 3/4" x 19", framed. Provenance: An Amherst , NH collection, Louise Decker's family. Estimate $200-400
236 Russian Czar's German House, oil on board painting of a hilltop estate, family history indicates this as being the country estate of the Czar in "Fleligenberg, Germany," as noted on verso, 6 3/4" x 12", framed, unsigned. Provenance: An Amherst , NH collection. Estimate $200-300
237 German Landscape, oil on canvas painting of a mountain home overlooking a lake, unsigned, 22" x 36 1/2", framed, 19th century. Provenance: An Amherst , NH collection. Estimate $250-500
256 Rob Ring, 20th century, American, oil on masonite of an interior of a church with people singing a hymn, 28" x 24", signed lower right, "Rob Ring," in a wooden frame. Provenance: A southern New Hampshire collection. Estimate $200-400
257 Rob Ring, oil on masonite of an interior of a church with a pastor preaching, 24" x 30", signed lower right, "Rob Ring," in a wooden frame. Provenance: A southern New Hampshire collection. Estimate $200-400
258 Rob Ring, oil on panel landscape, "Autumn Scene," identified on verso, signed lower left, "Rob Ring," 17 3/4" x 14", in a barn board frame. Provenance: A southern New Hampshire collection. Estimate $200-400
261 John White Alexander, School of, 1856-1915, Pennsylvania, oil on canvas country farm landscape of rolling hills with cows, unsigned, 20" x 23 1/2", 20th century, wooden frame, possibly Cornish, NH. Provenance: A northern New Hampshire collection. Estimate $100-200
262 Gessoed Frame, over-painted gold, 28 1/2" x 24 1/2" opening, labeled 1844 on verso. Provenance: A Temple , NH estate. Estimate $200-300
264 David J. Blossom, 1927-1995, New York, Connecticut, oil on artist paper board of an ancient Inca scene with step pyramid in the background, commissioned for "National Geographic," see verso, "Historical Atlas 8/82 DB-9 pg. 40-41," 13 3/4" x 27" sight, unframed. Provenance: Estate of David Blossom. Estimate $400-700
265 Florence Vincent Robinson, 1874-1937, Boston, MA, watercolor of 2 ladies strolling along a Continental street, signed lower right, "Florence Robinson," 21" x 14 1/2" sight, matted & framed under glass. Provenance: A Manchester , NH collection. Estimate $200-300
267 Franklin T. Wood, 1877-1945, Vermont / Massachusetts , etching on paper of an old man, pencil signed lower right, 8 3/4" x 5 3/4", matted & framed under glass. Provenance: A Connecticut collection. Estimate $250-400
279 Boston Print, "Ballou's Pictorial -Drawing Companion," Cleopatra's barge, The Great Boston Sleigh, Passing The Norfolk House, Roxbury," 13 3/4" x 21 1/2" plate size, edges trimmed. Provenance: A Peterborough , NH estate. Estimate $100-200
280 Paul Brown, 1893-1958, New York , color plate for "Polo Magazine, made by Paul Brown, 1931," identified on top, on wove paper, pencil signed lower right, "Paul Brown," of the "Water Jump in the Grand National at Aintree…", 9 1/2" x 17 3/4", framed & matted under glass. Provenance: A Connecticut collection. Estimate $125-225
281 Colored Hunt Print, "The Bedale Hunt," plate size, 16 1/2" x 28", edges cut, framed & matted under glass, probably 19th century. Provenance: A Peterborough , NH estate. Estimate $200-300
282 Three Hunt Prints, "The Game in View," colored hare hunting, plate size 18" x 13 3/4", "Going Out," plate size 10" x 12 1/2". Colored & a black & white etching of a fox in the barn yard, "Any port in a Storm," plate size, 9 1/2" x 13", all framed under glass. Provenance: A Peterborough , NH estate. Estimate $200-300
283 Two Prints Jennie Browns Combs, 1850-1936, Augusta, NY, "The Bathers, from a picture by Winslow Homer (1836-1910)," pencil dated 1874, 14" x 9" plate size, framed & matted under glass; "Berry Pickers," engraved& hand colored, 19" x 30 1/2" plate size, matted & framed under glass. Provenance: A Peterborough , NH collection, "Old Print Shop, New York ". Estimate $100-200
284 Two Prints, an architectural of Naples no. 80, 8" x 13" plate size, framed & matted under glass & "Euphorbia Divaricata," botanical, 18/19th century. Provenance: A Peterborough , No estate. Estimate $100-200
285 William Walcot, 1874-1943, British, Etching, aquatint & dry point on paper of Troy with the Trojan horse, pencil signed lower right, " W. Walcot ," 30" x 37" sight, framed & matted under glass. Certificate of authenticity on verso. Provenance: The Art Exchange, a New England institution. Estimate $200-300