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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
2              Primitive Painting, 18/19th century of a man & woman walking their dog, painted in a circle, 13 1/4" x 13 1/4", in a period frame, American/English. Provenance: A VT collection. Estimate $600-900
3              Primitive Painting, 19th c. American oil on canvas of a parade on a wooded country lane, "Goupil & Co. #366, NY," canvas mark on verso, 14" x 161/4", wooden frame. Provenance: A MA collection. Estimate $800-1,200
4              William Preston Phelps, 1848-1923, NH, oil on canvas landscape of a woodsy waterfall, signed lower right, "WP Phelps," 18" x 12", gessoed gold frame. Provenance: An Eastern MA collection. Estimate $4,000-7,000
5              French School Painting, 19th c. oil on wood panel of a "Courting Game," unsigned, 10 1/4" x 14 1/4", nice period frame. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $700-1,000
7              Aiden Lassell Ripley, 1896-1969, MA/NY, gouache/mixed media on paper-board, dedicated & signed bottom edge, "To Tap from Aiden," sketch for "Grouse Run," with other notations on verso, sketch for a sporting magazine article, 10" x 14", framed & matted under glass. Provenance: William Tapply estate, Hancock, NH; H.G. (Tap) Tapply, former associate Editor for "Field and Stream" and friend of A.L. Ripley. Estimate $6,000-9,000
8              Jack Murray, 1889-1965. MA/NY, signed print, "Beyond the North Wind," dedicated lower right, "To Tap from Jack Murray, 1947," 8 1/8" x 11 3/8" sight, matted & framed under glass. This design was used for his famous 'Migratory Bird," hunting stamp. Provenance: William Tapply estate, Hancock, NH; H.G. (Tap) Tapply, former associate Editor for "Field and Stream" and friend of Jack Murray. Estimate $300-500
9              Philip Russell Goodwin, 1882-1935, Mamaroneck, NY, wooden, (appears to be poplar,) carving of a bear climbing over a rock, carved signature, "Philip Goodwin," on the rear of the rock, old dark finish with a few abrasions, 8 1/4" tall x 8 1/2" wide. Provenance; A NH sporting collection. Estimate $700-1,000
10             Edward Armfield, 1817-1896, United Kingdom, pair of oil on canvas paintings of hunting dogs, one is signed lower right, "E Armfield," 12" x 16 1/8", in matching gold period frames. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $2,000-4,000
11             "Good Friends," oil on board of a cat and a dog on a stoop,  unsigned ca. 1800, appears to have the original frame, American, 10 1/4" x 8". Provenance: A Cape Cod, MA collection. Estimate $300-500
14             Alvin Fisher, 1792-1863, MA, oil on canvas landscape of a figure painting a White Mountain scene while resting on a river shore, signed lower left, "AF 1857," titled and dedicated on verso, "Mt. Jefferson, on Rte from Gorham to the Glens House, NH," canvas mark, "J.J. Adams, 9 West Washington st., Boston," 2 repairs, period gold gessoed frame, 24 1/2" x 20". Provenance: A Peterborough, NH collection. Estimate $10,000-15,000
15             Harrison Bird Brown, 1831-1915, CA/England, oil on canvas landscape by a stream, initial signed lower left, "HBB," 8 3/4" x 18", in gessoed gold frame. Provenance: A Peterborough, NH collection; Barridorf Galleries, Maine. Estimate $2,000-3,000
16             Benjamin Champney, 1817-1907, MA/NH, oil on canvas of a river woodland Fall scene, signed lower left, "B. Champney," 10" x 16", cleaned & relined, period gold frame. Provenance: A Peterborough, NH collection. Estimate $2,000-4,000
17             Nicolay Tysland Leganger, 1832-1905, NY/NH, oil on canvas, "Afternoon at West Ossipie, NH (Ossipie Mountains, White Pond), NTL 1887," titled & initialed on verso, signed lower left, "NT Leganger," 18" x 30", period framed. Provenance: A Cape Cod, MA collection. Estimate $2,000-3,000
21             Old Master School, 18th C. oil on canvas/laid down on canvas, of Dante and friends going to paradise with angel greeting him, unsigned, 42" x 51", in need of restoration, old frame.  Provenance: Sawyer Tavern Homestead, Keene, NH collection. Estimate: $1,500-2,500.
22             William Shayer, Sr., English, 1879, oil on canvas of a coastal landscape with fisher folk looking at a fish on the sand, signed lower left, "W.Shayer,Sr. 1850", 14" x 16", "Geo. Romney & Co…London" address on canvas, restored, in a gold ornate frame. Provenance: A PA collector.  Estimate: $2,500-5,000.
23             19th C. European oil on wood panel of a gypsy man with two children, unsigned. 12 3/4" x 10 1/2". Provenance: A Shrewsbury, MA collection.  Estimate: $400-500.
24             Wilhelm Alexander Meyerheim, 1815-1882, Germany, oil on canvas of a country family scene with a hunter resting by his horses and his dead catch by his side, signed lower left," W Meyerheim", 26 1/4" x 36", gold frame.  Provenance:  A PA collection.  Estimate: $6,000-9,000
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.
30             Franz Kline, 1910-1969, NY, ink on paper abstract, signed lower right "Kline", in pencil. 12 1/2" x 16" sight. Framed and matted under glass. Water staining on right edge? Provenance: A NY collection. Estimate: $30,000-50,000.
31             Donald Hugo Stoltenberg (1927-?), Wisconsin, "Terminal Interior," oil on canvas, signed lower right, "Stoltenberg 61", gallery label on verso with description, "Kanagis Gallery, Boston, MA", 36"x50". Provenance: A Dublin, NH collection. Estimate: $300-500.  
32             Fanny Hillsmith, 1911-2007, NY, NH, oil on canvas, "The Lilac Room," signed lower right, "Egan Gallery, NY" label with title on verso, 25"x31", framed. A NH Collection. Estimate: $1,000-2,000
33             Jacques Hnizdovsky, 1915-1985, NY, limited edition woodcut on paper, signed on bottom, "Hnizdovsky: Field, woodcut 1962, AP 14/20," framed under glass, 23 1/2" x 39". Provenance: a Boston, NH collection. Estimate $500-700
34             Chen Chi, 1912-2005, NY, China, watercolor on paper landscape of a winter park scene (possibly Central Park) signed lower left, in Chinese characters and "Chen Chi, 1950," 18" x 23 1/2" sight, framed & matted under glass. Provenance: A Manchester, NH collection. Estimate $1,000-1,500
39             Chauncey Foster Ryder, 1868-1949, NY, NH, oil on canvas of French Haystacks in Winter, signed lower right, "Chauncey F. Ryder," 20" x 24", probably the original gold frame. Provenance: A Lyndeboro, NH collection. Estimate $4,000-7,000
40             Aldro Thompson Hibbard, NA, 1886-1972, MA, VT oil on canvas of Mt. Monadnock Winter scene, signed lower right, "A.T. Hibbard," 2 estate stamps on verso, 18" x 25", matted & framed. Provenance: A Leominster, MA collection. Estimate $8,000-12,000
41             Charles Curtis Allen, ANA, 1886-1950, MA, VT, oil on canvas, "Mt. Monadnock in Winter," gallery label on verso, "Peter Pelletier," unsigned , 18" x 24", old gilded frame with a black liner. Provenance: a Leominster, MA collection. Estimate $600-1,000
42             Charles Curtis Allen, oil on canvas of "MT. Mansfield," Vermont, signed lower right, "Chas Curtis Allen, " label on verso, "Young Fine Arts gallery, " 14" x 22" sight, framed & matted under glass. Provenance: A Leominster, MA collection. Estimate $300-700
43             Charles Curtis Allen, oil on artist board, VT hills in Autumn, signed lower right, "Chas Curtis Allen," label on verso, "Young Fine Arts," 18" x 24", new gold frame. Provenance: A Leominster, MA collection. Estimate $1,000-1,500
47            Jules Moignez, 1835-1894, France, bronze pair of hunting dogs walking, a Pointer and a Spaniel, both with original gold surface. Pointer is 12" long x 7 3/4" high, Spaniel is 13 1/2" long x 7 3/4" high, both signed, "J. Moignez," on edge of base with inset wooden base covers. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $1,500-1,800

48            Jules Moignez, bronze of a "Running Bird," among the grass, signed "J. Moignez," on the base, 13" long x 7 1/4" high, original surface, missing board under base, 19th century France. Provenance: A So. NH collection. Estimate $1,000-1,500

49            Jules Moignez, bronze of a partridge among the reeds, signed, "J. Moignez," on the base, 13" tall x 11" long, 19th century French, original wooden inset under base, some cleaning of surface. Provenance: A southern NH collection. Estimate $1.000-1,500
50            Gerard Rutgers Hardenberg, 1855-1915, NJ, oil on canvas of a salmon, signed lower left, "Herard H. Hardenberg," 20" x 38", in a period wooden frame. Provenance: A VT collection purchased from a descendent of Drury W. Sidebottom, a NYC attorney and personal friend of the artist, who was the great grandson of the founder of Rutgers University, Estimate $3,000-4,000
51            Ben Austrian, 1870-1921, PA, (attributed), oil on canvas of 3 baby chicks, unsigned, 12 1/4" x 10", in a period frame. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $2,000-3,000
56            George Loring Brown, 1814-1889, MA, oil on canvas painting of "Double Head Mt. Afternoon, Jackson, NH from Nature by Geo. L Brown, 1877," titled & signed on verso & signed & dated lower right, 11" x 15", newer gold frame. Provenance: A MA collection. Estimate $3,000-4,000

57            "Gale River, Franconia, NH," Painting, oil on canvas, unsigned but titled on verso, Autumn river scene with a fisherman, 18" x 13", original pierced gilded frame, as found condition. Provenance: a Manchester, NH estate. Estimate $400-700

58            Benjamin Champney, 1817-1907, MA/NH, oil on canvas painting titled, "Lakeside Grazing," with the mountains in the distance, signed left, "B. Champney, 1867," 20" x 30", original molded & gilded frame in excellent condition, appears to be one of his fine Continental scenes. Professionally cleaned & conserved. Provenance: A Northern MA collection, the Charles Godwin Gallery, see label on verso. Estimate $12,000-16,000
59            Daniel Charles Grose, 1838-1900, District of Columbia, Canada, landscape of a waterfall along side a home, signed lower left, "D.C. Grose, 1870," in a gessoed period frame, relined. Provenance: A MA collection. Estimate $800-1,200
60            Gouri Paul Ivanov-Rinov, 1902-1966, Russia/Dublin, NH, oil on plaster board fantasy painting, "St. George & the Dragon, don for J.B Parker by Gouri P. Ivanov-Rinov, 1938," description on verso, monogram signed bottom center & signed on top of arch in Cyrillic, tomb stone top, 51" x 35 1/2", unframed. Provenance: A NY state collection. Estimate $3,000-5,000
61            Gouri Paul Ivanov-Rinov, oil on plaster board fantasy painting, medieval battle scene with horses & warriors, "Inspired by J.S Parker, painted by Gouri Paul Ivanov-Rinov in the year of our Lord 1938, 15th day of Sept", noted on verso, signed lower center with his monogram, tomb stone top, 51" x 35 1/2", unframed. Provenance: A NY state collection. Estimate $3,000-5,000
62            George DeForest Brush, 1855-1941, NYC, Dublin, NH, set of 6 framed pencil drawings of figures , 3 are signed in pencil on the lower edge, matted & framed under glass, 25" x 28" overall. Provenance: A Dublin, NH collection. Estimate $500-1,000
66            Aaron Draper Shattuck, NA, 1832-1928, CT, NH, oil on canvas laid on board, landscape of "Herding Cattle in New England, 1870," see verso, signed lower left, "A.D. Shattuck," 11" x 16". Provenance: A MA collection, signed certificate of provenance by Katherine Stuart Emigh, his grand-daughter attached to back, Sterling and Francine Clarif Art Institute, #226/75.. Estimate $6,000-8,000

70            Edward Chalmers Leavitt, 1842-1904, RI, oil on canvas still life with game birds, signed lower left, "E.C. Leavitt, 1889, Providence RI, USA," 30" x 16", in a newer wooden frame. Provenance: A MA collection. Estimate $1,400-1,800

71            Dean Wolstenholme Sr., 1757-1837, United Kingdom, (Attributed), oil on wooden panel of 4 matching sporting paintings, all depicting hare hunting scenes with hunters on horseback and a white and a black greyhound in each, unsigned, 11 1/4" x 15", in matching wooden frames. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $20,000-30,000
75            Redmond Stephens Wright, 1903-1991, CA, oil on board, "On The Golf Course," signed lower right, "R. Stephens Wright," 10" x 12". Provenance: A northern NH collection. Estimate $600-800
76            Pen and Ink Drawing on paper of a man getting ready to swing at a golf ball, signed lower right, "L.F," 13 3/4" x 9 3/4"sight, framed & matted under glass, some foxing & staining, probably early 20th century. Provenance: A northern NH collection. Estimate $100-200
83            Eugene Aizelin, 1821-1902, France, bronze statue of "Penelope," inscribed on front bottom & inscribed, "Ene Aizelin," on side, 24 1/4" tall, dark brown patina, damage to shaped marble base. Provenance: A Manchester, NH estate. Estimate $1,200-1,800
84            Mathurin Moreau, 1822-1912, France, pair of bronze classical figures of women, one with flower in her arms, the other with a garland over an arm & a flower in her hand, both aprox. 14 1/2" tall. Provenance: A Manchester, NH estate. Estimate $1,000-1,500
85            Eighteen/Nineteenth Century Portrait of a young gentleman with a red scarf & royal attire, "Findley Galleries, Michigan at Van Buren, Chicago, Ill," label on verso with, "Sir Henry Temple by Willum Wesswig," attribution, unsigned, 30" x 24 3/4", relined. Estimate $4,000-6,000
86            After Bruegel The Elder, Northern European School, 17/18th century oil on vellum laid down on wood panel of a village street scene with the villagers helping the poor & hungry, unsigned, 15 1/4" x 21 1/2" , period frame. Provenance A PA collection. Estimate $4,500-7,000
93            Anthony Thieme, 1888-1945, Rockport, MA, oil on canvas of a Dutch landscape with a windmill, signed lower left, "A Thieme," 30" x 36", in a gold frame. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $9,000-12,000
94            Anthony Thieme,  oil on canvas of a twin turret building by a canal, probably Amsterdam, signed lower left, "A Thieme," 24" x 29", in a gold frame. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $8,000-10,000

95            Anthony Thieme, oil on paperboard of a Fall landscape in the country with a home, estate stamp on verso, "Anthony Thieme, Boston, MA," a partial gallery label, The Art Center, Ogunquit, ME," framed in a two-tone gold old frame. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $1,500-2,500

96            Anthony Thieme, watercolor on paper of a harbor scene with a moored sailing vessel, signed lower right, "A Thieme," 18" x 27", newly framed & matted under glass. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $800-1,200
97            Anthony Thieme, 1888-1945, Rockport, MA, and G. Higgins, (student of Thieme), oil on canvas of a harbor scene with 2 sailing vessels moored, signed lower left, "A Thieme," and lower right, "G. Higgins," 25" x 30" sight, repair, framed. Provenance: A  PA collection. Estimate $4,000-8,000
99            Victor DeGrailley, 1804-1889, France, attributed, oil on canvas painting of 2 people having a picnic on top of Mt. Washington looking towards Mt. Jefferson, NH, unsigned, 1 of 2 known images, the other a smaller version in the NH Historical Society, Nos. on verso, B-98 + N461, 21 1/2" x 29", period gilded frame. Provenance: A MA collection. Estimate $12,000-18,000
100          Primitive Portrait of a Gentleman, oil on canvas painting of a young man in a black coat and white neck tie, early 19th century American, 14 1/2" x 11 1/4", period gilded frame. Provenance: A Peterborough, NH collection
101          Pair of Primitive Portraits, oil on canvas of a gentleman & his wife, no apparent signature, relined, on the original stretchers, unknown subjects, appears to be American, 24" x 19", mahogany molded frames may be original or a t least from the period, appear to be 18th century, mid-Atlantic area. Provenance: A Peterborough, NH & NJ Americana estate. Estimate $2,500-5,000
102          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:     Estimate $6,000-10,000
103          Russell Smith, 1812-1896, PA, oil on paper landscape, "Fence & Cabin," unsigned, identified on verso, with, "Vose Gallery, Boston, MA," label and "David David Inc., PA," gallery labels, 11" x 15 1/2" framed. Provenance: A MA collection. Estimate $2,500-4,500
113          William Lester Stevens, 1888-1969, MA, oil on masonite of a fishing village with boats moored, signed lower right, "W. Lester Stevens," 25" x 30", slight crack to board, matted & framed. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $5,500-8,000
114          Hudson River School, 19th century, oil on canvas of a gentleman fishing the river from a point, unsigned, 18" x 29", period frame, Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $1,500-2,500
114A       Nineteenth Century American School, oil on canvas of a Winter country landscape with people walking on the ice with a farm house, unsigned, 17" x 24 3/4", relined in a period frame. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $1,200-1,800
125          Frans Van Loo, 1838-1899, European, pair of oil on canvas church/castle wedding scenes, one signed lower right & the other signed lower left, "Frans Van Loo," 42" x 27", in matching frames. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $3,000-5,000
126          Eighteen Century Portrait of "Little Lord Fauntleroy," oil on canvas unsigned, Continental, 36" x 27 1/2", restored, framed. Provenance:  A PA collection. Estimate $2,000-3,000
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.
139          Wayne Beam Morrill, 1923-, MA, oil on board of a summer flowered lane leading to the sea, signed lower left, "Wayne Morrell," identified & signed on verso, "Near Rouan, France, Oct 1989 by Wayne Morrell," 24" x 36" framed. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $2,000-4,000
141          Thomas Bigelow Craig, ANA, 1849-1924, Pennsylvanian, oil on canvas of a pastoral scene with cows, "Early Autumn Pasture," titled and signed on verso, signed lower left, "Thos B. Craig," 30" x 25", beautiful gilt frame of the period, small fragment of frame missing. Provenance: A southern New Hampshire collection. Estimate $2,500-4,000
142          Charles E. Buckler, 1869-1953, New England, oil on canvas landscape of a Vermont mountain scene with a lazy river, signed lower center, "C.E. Buckler," 24" x 30", in a painted wooden frame. Provenance: A CT collection. Estimate $600-1,000
143          Edward L. Custer, 1837-1881, MA, oil on canvas landscape of a Swiss lake scene with mountains and a man walking along his pack mule, signed lower left, "E.L. Custer, " 26" x 40", cleaned & lined in ornate period gilt frame. Provenance: A Ct collection. Estimate $2,500-4,000
 144            Charles Wilson Knapp, 1822-1900, Philadelphia, PA, oil on canvas landscape of a river winding through mountains with a man walking along the bank, signed lower right "CWK", 24" x 42", probably the original gilded frame upper right and lower center restoration. Provenance: A MA collection.  Estimate 2500-4000.
147          Brian Coole, 1939-, US/UK, oil on board of the New Orleans "Eclipse," side wheeler, signed lower right, Brian Coole," identified "Eclipse," lower center, 17 3/4" x 20 1/2", framed. Provenance: Sawyer Tavern Homestead, Keene, NH. Estimate $1,000-2,000
152          Leopold Schmutzler, 1864-1941, Germany, oil on canvas of a woman with a jug, signed upper right, " L. Schmutzler," 38" x 28", relined in ornate frame, possibly original. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $7,000-10,000
153          Frans Bakker, 1871-1944, Netherlands, oil on canvas still life of flowers in a vase, signed lower right, Frans Bakker, canvas label on verso, "H. Gonkel Jr. & Zoon, Amsterdam," 24" x 16", in a newer frame. Provenance: A CT collection. Estimate $600-1,000
154          Pair of 19th century European School, oil on canvas paintings, of a maiden & a musician & a maiden & a parrot, both unsigned, 12 3/4" x 10 3/4" in matching period frames. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $2,500-3,500
155          Arthur Kampf, 1864-1950, German, oil on paper board portrait of a monk, signed lower right, " A Kampf," 20" x 14 1/4", profile painting of the same monk on verso, period frame. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $1,000-2,000
156          Continental School Painting, 18/19th century German oil on wood panel of a man seated at a table looking at his open tankard, illegibly signed with initials, "E.M.?,", circular label on verso, "K.K. Hofkunsthandlung S-812," 13" x 9 3/4", 19th century frame. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $700-1,000
157          19th Century European oil on oak panel of a fisherman along a river, unsigned, 16" x 20 3/4" in old gold frame. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $1,000-1,500
158          Paul Langlois, 1858-1906, France, attributed, oil on canvas of a European country landscape of a farm/mill by a river loch gate, signed lower right, (Langlois), 193/4" x 32", newer gold frame, lined. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $1,000-1,200
160          Primitive 19th Century Painting, oil on canvas of dogs attacking a nursing fox, unsigned, 10 3/4" x 13" framed. Provenance: A MA collection. Estimate $400-700
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  
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
168          Tanaka Ryochei, 20th century, Japan, lot of 4 etchings, "Kyoto Alley," "Rose Garden," Thatched Roof #6," and "Pansy," all limited editions of 100, all pencil signed, matted & framed under glass, 9 1/2" x 8" overall. Provenance: A MA collection. Estimate $200-300
173          Two 18th Century Chinese Paintings on plaster, depicting 5 female ancestors 32 3/4" x 19" sight; the other of 10 men in various professions, 27 1/4"  21 1/2" sight, both in matching frames under glass, as found condition. Provenance: A VT collection. Estimate $900-1,500
175          Japanese Watercolor on Paper of a country river scene with sailing vessels & holes, signed lower right in Japanese characters, 23" x 17 1/8" sight, framed & matted under glass. Provenance: A MA collection. Estimate $200-300
178          Sketch Book & Artist's Scrap Book: the sketch book with watercolors by Maggie S. Pitcher, 5" x 7", 19/20th century, British. The sketch book with works & landscapes of various artists including Maria Emma Smith Gray, 1787-1876, British. Provenance: A Peterborough, NH estate. Estimate $200-300
179          Darius Cobb, 1834-1919, MA oil on canvas landscape of a still pond at the base of a mountain, signed lower left, "Darius Cobb 1906," 14" x 18", framed,  repaired, various pencil inscriptions noted on the stretcher. Provenance: A MA collection. Estimate $500-800
186          James Gale Tyler, 1855-1931, CT, oil on canvas of a coastal scene of crashing waves, signed lower right, "James G. Tyler," 24" x 37 1/2", relined, new stretcher. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $2,000-3,000
187          William Henry Williamson, 1820-1883, United Kingdom, pair of oil on canvas seascapes depicting ships in a stormy port, 1 signed, "W. H. Williamson, 1870," lower left, 9 1/2" x 17 1/4", in matching wooden frames. Provenance:  A PA collection. Estimate $2,000-3,000
188          Edmund Ketchum, 19/20th century, American, oil on board landscape of a sailboat lake scene, signed lower left, "Edmund Ketchum, 16" x 20", in a new gold painted wooden frame. Provenance: A CT collection. Estimate $200-400
189          Edmund Darch Lewis, 1835-1910, PA, NY, oil on canvas of a seascape with a view of sailboats from the shore, signed lower left, "E.D. Lewis 1877," 12" x 20", relined, original gilded and molded frame. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $2,000-4,000
190          Alphonse Shelton, 1905-1976, American, oil on canvas seascape of a man painting while sitting on the rocks, "titled & described on verso, "W.P.A. 1936, Marine by Alphonse Shelton," 24" x 30", framed. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $6,000-9,000
192          Matthew F. Kousal, Canadian 1902-?, oil on canvas winter landscape of a river scene, signed lower right "M F Kousal, 42", 21 1/2" x 40", newer black painted molded frame. Provenance: A southern NH Collection. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
193          William P. Bodwell, 1852-1940, Provincetown, MA charcoal and ink drawing on paper of "Crawford Notch, 1898" signed lower left "WPB, William P. Bodwell" along with poem, 24" x 17", matted and oak framed under glass. Provenance: A Southern NH collection. Estimate: $700-1,000.
194          18th/19th C. English Landscape, oil on canvas of a country scene with cows drinking from a river, unsigned, 18" x 23 1/4" newly framed. Provenance: A MA collection. Estimate: $1,200-1,500.
195          Watercolor on paper landscape of a fisherman's cabin on the river, unsigned, 14 3/4" x 23"sight, framed and matted under glass, American or English, 19thC. Provenance: A PA collection.  Estimate: $700-$1,000.
196          Eugene Louis Baron van Delft d'Eyssel, 1815-1877, Belgium, oil on canvas of a river landscape with a country lane and a boat, signed lower right "VanDelft", 24 1/4 " x 30" , in ornate period frame. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate: $1,200-1,900.
199          19th Century Oil On Canvas Landscape of a cottage on a hill, unsigned, 28"x36", relined, ornate gold frame. Provenance: A PA Collection. Estimate: $2,000-3000.
200          Florence Vincent Robinson, 1874-1937, Boston, MA, watercolor painting of two ladies walking in a continental village, signed lower right "Florence Robinson", 21" x 14 1/2" sight, matted and framed under glass. Provenance: A Manchester, NH collection. Estimate: $600-900.
202          E. Wyatt Kimball, ?-1927, Cambridge, MA, watercolor/gouache painting of shepherd with sheep, signed lower right "E. Wyatt Kimball", 8 1/2" x 16" sight, matted and framed under glass. Provenance: A Manchester, NH collection.  Estimate: $300-400.
203          William Speer, 1877, PA, oil on canvas on paper board still life, signed  L.R." Will Spear", gallery label on verso, "Harry Eichleay Art Co., Pittsburgh, PA" along with artist's biography and titled on verso " Old Fashioned Flowers". Provenance: A Ct collection. Estimate: $200-400.
206          Flemish School 18th/19thC Painting on oak panel of the "Martyrdom of St. Paul Maki and companions in Nagasaki Japan in 1597", unsigned, 31 1/2" x 24", restored, bracing to stabilize cracks and new black marbled frame.  Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate: $3,000-4000.
207          19th C European/German Oil on Panel of an interior scene with a woman and helper winding yarn into a ball with cat observing, remains of gallery label on verso,"-----dorferjun,-----Bergolder---Schwanheim---Frankfort a. M.", 6 3/4" x 6 3/4", in period ornate gessoed gold frame.  Provenance: a Southern MA collection. Estimate: $200-400. 
208          Paul Manzoni, 20th C, Italy, oil on artist board of people working at a mill by a stream, signed lower left "Manzoni", 40" x 30", in a period gold frame with name plate.  Provenance: A PA collector. Estimate: $1,400-2000.
209          British School, 20th C., oil on canvas laid down on board of a damsel in distress being rescued, unsigned," Exhibited London 1999", inscribed on verso, 40" x 30", framed. Provenance: A PA collection.  Estimate: $900-1,200.
211          Thomas de Decker, Contemporary, Tombstone, AZ, oil on canvas painting, "Lilies and Friends," signed lower right, 28 1/2" x 30", framed. Provenance: From the artist. Estimate $2,500-4,000
228          Coburn "Coby" M. Whitmore, 1913-1988, American, gouache on paper board of an interior illustration with 2 women signed lower right, "C.M. Whitmore," 19 3/4" x 15 3/4" sight, framed & matted under glass. Provenance: A Dublin, NH collection. Estimate $1,000-1,500
229          Lauritz Sorensen, 1882-1968, Denmark,  of a sailing vessel, signed lower right, "Lauritz Sorensen," 18" x 25 1/4", in an old gold frame. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $750-950
230          Lauritz Sorensen, 1882-1968, Denmark, oil on canvas of a seashore landscape of 2 people watching the sea, signed lower right, "Lauritz Sorensen," 24 3/4" x 37", in a gold frame. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $1,500-2,000
231          Continental School Painting, 19th century, oil on canvas of a Bishop in the garden with a dog, 17" x 15", period gilded frame. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $1,000-1,500
233          New England Mountain Landscape, watercolor on paper of mountains reflecting in a lake, unsigned but with date, "Sept. 17th , 1881," in pencil lower left, 14" x 20" sight, framed & matted under glass. Provenance: A CT collection. Estimate $200-400
235          Ronald Searle, 1920 -, England, NY, limited edition, 41/50, print of plumed birds, signed lower right in pencil, "Ronald Searle, 67" 26" x 20" framed under glass. Provenance: A Boston, MA & Dublin, NH collection. Estimate $200-300
238          AW Merrill, 20th Century, Concord, NH, composition of a Union Soldier with raised saber on horseback, (Gen. Sheridan),  noted on lower left, " Drawn on birch bark and presented by E.W. Merrill, Concord, NH," and lower center, "Sheridan," 28" x 22" sight, frame. Provenance: A southern NH collection. Estimate $400-600
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
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
241          19/20th Century Mediterranean Scene, watercolor/gouache on paper of peasants walking  on a pathway with stairs alongside the ocean, initial signed lower left, "HBB," 18" x 10 1/2" sight, framed & matted under glass in a beautiful ornate gilt frame. Provenance: A CT collection. Estimate $500-750
243          John Califano, 1864-1824, Italy, oil on canvas, "Shepherdess in the mountains," signed lower right, "J. Califano 1897," 22" x 36", relined, gold frame. Provenance: A PA collection. Estimate $1,000-2,000
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
258          Gouache of an African American Fisherman, standing in front of a cotton field, 10 1/2" x 6 1/2" sight, walnut frame with gold liner under glass, 20th century. Provenance: A MA collection. Estimate $100-200
259          David Maitland Mackenzie, 1800-1880, Scotland, oil on canvas landscape, 14" x 12", probably the original gold frame, as is. Provenance: A MA collection. Estimate $500-600
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
271          Stuart Sinclair MacDermott, 1889 -?, NY attributed, oil on board painting of a treed landscape and mountains, signed lower left, "MacDermott," newly framed, 18" x 12". Provenance: A NH collection; Florida collection sold at the Cobbs July 2007. Estimate $200-300
272          Edith Derry Wilson (Willson), 1899-?, etching titled, "Stepping Out,", pencil signed lower right, "Edith Derry Willson," also with a dedication, 9" x 11 1/4", unframed and matted. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $100-200
274          School of Maurice (Valadon) Utrillo, 1883-1955, France, oil on canvas of a French street scene, with people & buildings, unsigned, 18" x 24", unframed. Provenance: A Hancock, NH collection. Estimate $200-300
275          "Modern" Oil Painting, oil on board painting of  moonlit evening landscape, signed lower right,"? H", 12" x 91/4", newly framed. Provenance: A Nashua collection, sold at The Cobbs July 07, A Florida collection.  Estimate: $100-200.


 


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