The Cobbs Auctioneers
Important Antique and Fine
Art Auction Saturday
January 9th at 11am
At Historic Noone Falls Mill, 50 Jaffrey Road, Peterborough NH
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14 Rosewood Continental Work Table,
rotating swivel top with interior felt work surface over a case with a divided
drawer over 4 fluted and turned medial stretcher base, 15 1/2" x 21" x 31" tall,
late 19th century. Provenance: A Massachusetts collection. Estimate $200-300 |
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19 Hepplewhite Tambour
Secretary, 2 part mahogany case, the top section having 2 tambour doors which
reveal 4 drawers over cubby holes, the bottom section with a fold over writing
surface over 2 wide drawers all set on 4 tapered legs with spade feet, mid
Atlantic area ca. 1800, 37" wide x 51 1/2" tall. Provenance: A Temple , NH
collection. Estimate $500-1,000 |
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30 Japanese/Chinese Export Carved Dressing
Table, top section bird and dragon carved, has 3 carved mirrors, the side ones
fold and the center one swivels, the lower section has 3 stacked side drawers,
carved case and top edge, all set on 4 cabriole legs with dragon head carving,
74" tall x 56" wide x 31" deep. Appears to be late 19th century or early 20th
century. Provenance: An old Peterborough , NH family, who purchased it on a trip
to Japan around the turn of the 20th century. Estimate $800-1,200 |
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Gilded baroque Mirror, heavily carved with pierced crown adorned
head supported by multiple leaf grape, putti and animal carved sides
supported by a later flat base, appears to be Spanish or Italian,
17/18th century, some restoration to the surface, 65" tall x 40"
wide. Provenance: A Dublin , NH estate. Estimate $1,000-1,500 |
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Queen Ann Tip Top Tea Table, 32" diameter round top over an urn
shaped shaft supported by 3 cabriole legs supported by pad feet, old
color, 25" tall, New England, late 18th century. Provenance: A
Temple , NH estate. Estimate $400-700 |
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Chippendale Chest of Drawers, rectangular top over 4 graduated
drawers with a cock beaded case set on an applied bracket base,
replaced brasses, repairs, New England ca. 1780-1800, 42" c. width x
38" tall x 20" deep. Provenance: A Northern Massachusetts
collection. Estimate $700-1,000 |
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Florentine Style Settee & 2 Chairs, serpentine front 3
cushion seat with paint decorated arms, legs and crest, 20th
century, quality upholstery with down cushions, 84" wide x 33" deep
x 43" tall, matching chairs are 37" tall x 31" wide . Provenance: An
Amherst, NH collection, California estate auction. Estimate
$1,000-2,000
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French Gilded Mirror, arched crest with a pierced carving of
a basket of fruit supported by pierced and scroll sides over a leaf
adorned base, 18/19th century, 40 1/2" tall, in good overall
condition with 2 cracks in the crest. Provenance: A southern, NH
collection. Estimate $600-1,000
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Pair of Empire Style Side Tables, 26 1/2" diameter, molded
edge top over a brass banded apron set on 3 turned legs set on a
triangular platform base, 24" tall. Provenance: An Amherst, NH
collection. Estimate $250-400
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Sheraton Chest of Four Drawers, cherry bow front case with
edge inlaid top over 4 banded Birdseye maple drawers over a scrolled
apron with central inlaid oval supported by 4 spool turned columns
and legs, in the manner of , "Spooner & Fitts" of Athol, MA, ca.
1800-1810, 41" wide x 21 1/2" deep x 40 1/2" tall, old refinished
condition, replaced oval brasses. Provenance: A Boston, MA &
Jaffrey, NH collection. Estimate $2,000-3,000
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Gessoed Girandole Mirror, spread wing eagle crest set on a
convex mirror surrounded by balls with applied leaf form decoration,
36 1/2" tall, restoration and gold over paint, English early 19th c,
made for the American market. Provenance: A Dublin, NH estate
collection. Estimate $800-1,200
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Eldred Wheeler Queen Ann Banquet Table, comprised of 2 "D"
end cherry wood tops with snake foot pedestal bases, having 2
rectangular leaves, supported by horizontal slides, 42" x 100" x 29
1/2" tall. Provenance: A Peterborough, New Hampshire estate
collection. Estimate $800-1,200 |
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135
Chinese Six Panel Screen, carved & gilded lacquer on
composition double sided screen, one side depicting a floral garden
with birds, the other numerous homes with people & warriors, 72"
tall x 96" wide, 19/20th century, some losses & repairs. Provenance:
A Boston, MA & Jaffrey, NH collection. Estimate $600-1,000 |
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Classical Paint Decorated Server, 2 side by side drawers over a
wide drawer over 2 flat paneled doors flanked by full turned columns
set on block feet, poplar wood, western New England ca. 1835,
original turned brasses, 45" wide x 44 3/4" tall x 19" deep.
Provenance: A southern New Hampshire collection, Carol & Ted
Hayward. Estimate $8,000-12,000 |
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Cherry Hepplewhite Bow
Front Chest/Server,
banded bowed top over 4 graduates banded mahogany drawers over a
shaped apron supported by flaring French feet, period oval plate
brasses with new posts, southern New England/mid Atlantic area, 44"
case width x 25 3/4" diameter x 39 3/4" tall, ca. 1800. Provenance:
A southern New Hampshire collection. Estimate $800-1,200 |
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188 Rhode Island Chippendale Tall Chest, molded top over 2
lipped drawers over 4 drawers set on an applied bracket base, 35
1/4" case width x 46 1/2" tall x 18" deep, 18th century maple with
chestnut secondary wood, old refinished condition, replaced brasses.
Provenance: A southern New Hampshire collection. Estimate
$1,000-2,000 |
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189 Oval Top Queen Ann Candle stand, cherry on top set on
an urn shaped shaft over 3 cabriole legs with snake feet, old
refinish, 28" tall x 22 3/4" wide, MA ca. 1780. Provenance: A
southern New Hampshire collection. Estimate $300-500 |
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190 Serpentine Top Pembroke Table, maple, slender square
tapering molded legs & a rectangular case, 35" long, repair to top,
19th century American, 3 board top, old scratched refinish.
Provenance: A Peterborough , NH collection. Estimate $300-500 |
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195
Sheraton Mahogany Banquet Table,
consisting of 2 "D"
ends each with a single swing leg supporting a rectangular leaf,
reeded legs ending in brass castors, In the manner of Nehemiah
Adams, Salem, MA, 48" wide x 94" long (open), ca. 1800-1810, old
refinished condition. Provenance: An Amherst , NH collection.
Estimate $2,000-3,000 |
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196
Birch Dish Top Candle Stand,
16" diameter top
above an urn shaped shaft supported by 3 cabriole legs ending in pad
feet, 26 1/4" tall, 18th c. NH or North Shore, MA. Provenance: A
Peterborough , NH collection. Estimate $400-700 |
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Two Chinese Marble Top Low
Tables, carved wooden
frames, one 16 1/2" diameter x 16" tall, the other 28" long x 19
1/2" wide x 16" tall, 19/20th century Export, worn finish.
Provenance: A Peterborough , NH collection. Estimate $400-600 |
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"Eldred Wheeler" Canopy Bed,
4 maple vase turned
posts with scalloped head board and arched canopy with urn finials,
takes a box spring & mattress 76" x 54" (inside rails) wide,
original label on back of headboard, 85" tall. Provenance: A
Peterborough , NH collection. Estimate $500-1,000 |
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222 Pair of Tiger Maple Work Tables, Sheraton style,
reeded legs with cookie corner tops, 17 3/4" wide x 28 1/4" tall,
20th century New England . Provenance: A Peterborough , NH
collection. Estimate $400-600 |
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225
Sheraton Mahogany Work Table,
inlaid & veneered top
& case, tooled leather rectangular top supported by a conforming
case with 3 simulated & one real drawer with fitted interior
supported by 4 tapering reeded legs ending in cone feet, bag-slide,
20" deep, 30" tall, 18th century England. Provenance: A Peterborough
, NH collection. Estimate $900-1,200 |
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Hepplewhite Tambour Side Table,
a rectangular molded
banded edge top above a conforming case with mixed wood sliding
tambour door, supported by 4 delicate tapering legs ending in spade
feet, 18 3/4" wide, 30" tall, 18/19th century England . Provenance:
A Peterborough , NH collection. Estimate $200-300 |
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232
Mahogany Hepplewhite Captains
Desk, the upper front
section folds down to reveal a canted writing surface with lift up
compartment and 3 drawers over a case with a wide drawer set on 4
double tapered legs with cuffs, 30" wide x 16" deep (closed) x 35
1/2" tall, brass side carrying handles, North Shore, MA ca 1790.
Provenance: An Amherst , NH collection. Estimate $1,000-1,500 |
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240
Mahogany Nesting Tables, set of 4, feather banded
inlay on the tops, trestle bases, 30" tall, Regency, 18/19th century
England . Provenance: A Peterborough , NH collection. Estimate
$300-500 |
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Two English Joint Stools, one a revival, 18" wide x 21
1/4" tall, the other cutout apron & a 4 way splay, 20" wide, 22 1/2"
tall, some restoration, 18/19th century. Provenance: A Peterborough
, NH collection. Estimate $300-500 |
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242
English Kneehole Desk,
mahogany 3-part desk, top section with tooled leather top and 3
drawers, each side pedestal with a stack of 3 drawers on a castor
plinth base, 22 1/2" x 45 1/2" x 29 3/4" tall (including castors),
19th century English, some losses/repairs. Provenance: A
Peterborough , NH collection. Estimate $800-1,200 |
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246
Federal Mirror, split columns, carved panel over
a reverse painted panel above reflecting glass, 39 1/2" tall,19th
century. Provenance: A Peterborough , NH collection. Estimate
$200-300 |
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249
Two French Pieces, a cabriole leg stool with carved
floral design & slip seat, 17" tall, and a pair of 9" brass sconces,
19 or 20th century. Provenance: A Peterborough , NH collection.
Estimate $200-300 |
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251
Sheraton Two Drawer Stand,
indented corner top above a conforming case of 2 tiger maple fronted
drawers, supported by 4 turned & carved legs, 21" wide x 27 3/4"
tall, restoration, 19th century American. Provenance: A southern NH
collection. Estimate $200-300 |
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Mahogany Tip Top Stand, coffin shaped veneered top
with inlaid band and central conforming panel, supported by a boldly
fluted & turned shaft and saber legs, 19th century New England .
Provenance: A southern, NH collection. Estimate $200-300 |
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Maple Pad Foot Candle Stand;
a 23" diameter top above a baluster turned shaft over 3 cabriole
legs ending in snake feet, 26 1/2" tall, 18/19th century American.
Provenance: A Peterborough , NH collection. Estimate $300-500 |
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253
Comb Back Stick Back Windsor
Rocking Chair, old
black paint, arms metal braced, 40" tall, 19th century American.
Provenance: An Amherst , NH collection. Estimate $200-400 |
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Cherry Chapin School Shaped Top
Candle Stand, urn
shaped shaft supported by 3 cabriole legs ending in pad feet, 18th
century, CT. Provenance: A Peterborough , NH collection. Estimate
$200-400 |
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"Baker" Mahogany Banquet Table,
banded top edge over
a turned shaft ending in a platform with 4 reeded saber legs ending
in brass toe castors, 107" long including single leaf, 50" wide x
29" tall, 20th century, stamped "Baker,". Provenance: A southern NH
collection. Estimate $700-900 |
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261A
Hepplewhite Style Mirror, inlaid mahogany, basket of
flowers finial, 44" tall. Provenance: A Peterborough , NH
collection. Estimate $200-300 |
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Queen Style Wing Chair, carved cabriole legs,
flaring arms, good upholstery, 19/20th century. Provenance: A
Peterborough , NH collection. Estimate $200-300 |
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French Day Bed, a
carved fruit wood frame, upholstered head & foot boards, 81" long,
34" wide, probably Louis XVI. Provenance: A Peterborough , NH
collection. Estimate $300-500 |
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