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The Cobbs Auctioneers
July  6th 2002 Important Annual Auction
Historic Noone Falls Mill, Peterborough New Hampshire

 

   We have the pleasure of offering a fine collection of Classical furniture, lighting & clocks from a NY collector, an old Pennsylvania collection & part II of a Wilton Center, NH collection to which we have added the best items from various local estates with an emphasis on Monadnock area artists & views to make this one of our the best auctions to date. Directions: From the traffic lights at the intersection of routes 202 & 101 proceed west (south) on 202 for 1 mile to  the old mill complex on the left. Signs will be posted.  


 

American & English Furniture - Important 19th century Lighting - 
Important Art including Monadnock area Artists - 
Wonderful Accessories - Important American Indian Items

 

 

 

 

 

American Furniture: Important cherry NH hi-boy in the old finish w/fan carved lower section with Peterborough family history; NH ¼ canopy pencil post rope bed in old red wash; Boston Walnut QA highboy w/scooped drawers, restored; wooden works cherry tall case clock w/carved shell waist door; 2 QA candle stands; Mah Chipp S/F desk; tiger maple- Chipp S/F desk, Sheraton S/F desk w/secret drawer & slender 2 drawer stand-old color; 2 Hepplewhite card tables- NH Bartlett school elliptical front w/colonette inlays & NY 5 leg demilune w/inlaid husks & bookends; Sheraton Mah Mass secretary w/tall glazed bookcase top, small ladies secretary w/ glazed door top section labeled twice Gruttner, Boston, oval top sewing table, reeded leg work table & 2 d/l dining tables; New York Mah Empire: Important Duncan Phyfe d/l breakfast table w/carved paw feet plus another one w/hairy paw feet, Meeks marble top center table; 2 Mah scrolled arm sofas, clover leaf top candle stand & school Duncan Phyfe carved leg card table; Philadelphia Empire card table & crotched mah sideboard; Important Baltimore Empire work table w/crotched maple panels; Boston Mah Empire: rare mah sofa table w/reeding; marble top pier table, mah cluster center pedestal dining table w/4 leaves; Set 6 swag back dining chairs w/2 arms & lg gilded pier mirror; pair etageres w/drawers; Sea shell dec hanging cabinet; cast iron (tree branch) garden furniture- 2 settees, pr armchairs & sm table; Pennsylvania-Cherry 2 part glazed door cupboard-red wash; tiger maple & poplar corner cupboards; 2 good NH 1 drawer stands-multiple line inlaid in old color & grain painted plus other stands; Set of 4 green ptd NH fan back Windsor's; set 6 step down Windsor's branded "Comstock"; 2 hanging shelves; red painted button foot 1 drawer tavern table; Numerous chests of drawers incl 2-4 dwr Hepp w/inlay, birds eye maple Empire 5 drawer, Labeled A Alwood, Sanbornton, NH d/l table; pr of 8’ fluted columns; Eagle crested Girandole, Sheraton & over mantle mirrors; small mah Captains desk; gd pr Bergen County, NJ ladder backs; 2 Boston dressing mirrors; inlaid Salem Sheraton style sofa plus more.

English, Chinese & Continental Furniture: Important Girandole mirror w/rare harp crest & shell base; set of 8 Sheraton mah dining chairs w/2 armchairs; Cont child's burlwood s/f desk w/well; 4 drawer mah Hepp chest; Rare Regency walnut recliner chair; Sm spider leg gate leg table; Set of 6 Regency style saber leg chairs; Hepplewhite style shaped front inlaid server; country French dining table w/cabriole legs & ladies pine cabriole leg desk; mah Hepp basin stand; Sunderland folding table; E ¼ round oak hanging cupboard; bow back windsor armchair; Chinese: Camphor wood cupboard w/dbl door top; inlaid hardwood commode; carved & painted cupboard; red painted set of drawers; hardwood sideboard plus more.

Accessories: Important classical gilt lighting & mantle clocks- Pr gilt "Rhyton" Argands sgn Messenger, tall Fr marble & Gilt candelabra, 2 pr of Regency Girandoles, pr figural Regency candelabras sgn Wright & Salt, pr tall Eng Argand (Not drilled), pr Boston prismed candlesticks-Alabaster & gilt Empire mantel clock, 2 Fr Directoire gilt mantels, French gilt mantel by Mignolet (Paris w/Helen of Troy); 2 muskets-Tower "GR" Brown Bess, 3rd model & Whitney US 1812 style #1 flintlock; Japanese/Chinese export-Canton veg, lamps, Netsuke; mixed metal vase; Tiffany bowl & pr green Classical vases w/gilt bronze & marble bases; set 4 blown decanters; rare NH red ptd lapped & staved funnel branded L Joslin; good cheese & 1/2 melon baskets; rare pair of Tole decorated tin cheese wheel holders & French tray; Coin & Sterling silver- 4 pc coin tea set w/sheaf wheat dec sgn Monell & Williams, NY, 3 pc Coin tea set sgn Marquand & Brother, coin sugar sgn Isaac Hutton-round footed Sterling tray, Tiffany vase, creamer & sugar, 2 strainers; 122 pc flatware dinner set, Gorham pitcher & basket plus Sheffield plate hotwater urns & more; rare decorated WI trammel & peel, 111 pc Wedgwood dinner service, Sextant- JL Negus, NY; Seth Thomas Pillar & Scroll mantle clock; Brass musical clock works; folky horse & black boy CI hitching posts; Folky carved & ptd black woman; 600 Civil War patriotic envelopes; silhouettes including important guest album w/silhouettes; 2 pt dec boxes; pt dec warming pan & foot stool; 18th C Penn Dutch horn snuff box w/combination lock-incised; Paris Jardinières; Staffordshire-Lg whippet w/hare, pink lustre tea set; Wedgwood basalt Greek style vase; Rare NY porcelain-pr & single Greenpoint Presentation pitchers; Great Fr Mocha pitcher w/tree dec; papier-mâché tray sgn Murry; Regency inkstand; Chinese stone heads; Dresden figural candelabra plus lots more.

Fine art: Important O/B of baby Tibby (daughter) sgn Geo De Forest Brush-directly from family; lg O/C woodland stream sgn WP Phelps w/history; O/C "Old Kitchen in Jackson" interior sgn FH Shapleigh; O/B-rural scene sgn William Kaula; O/C- Pack Monadnock w/Lilla C Perry estate stamp; NH mountain sgn W Koeniger; O/C cows sgn F Batcheller; W/C sailing ship sgn C Myron Clark; O/B boat off Fort Pt, Kittery Me sgn GS Wasson; O/C sailboat Me coast sgn S P Hodgdon; O/B Monk sgn Wilfred Thompson; O/C woman lg hat sgn Walter Gilman Page; O/B still life sgn Ruth A Andersen; O/B NE farm scene sgn P Sample 1945; Important 18thC plaster relief of Dionysus (orig Penwork frame) from collection of Queen Charlotte as inscribed on reverse; Albrecht Durer print-knight in armor/horse; 2 o/c fruit still life-HR Burdick & CP Ream; lg NE W/C memorial; miniature W/C young girl & military officer; painting porcelain- Adele by Leijert; school girl sketch book; W/C Lincoln Memorial flag; W/C stream FL Thompson; W/C Bunker Meadows sgn Webster; Picasso colored lithograph; Japanese W/C; 2 O/B scenes sgn John Sharman; Print Mt Mon. by Sidney Willis; W/C Mt Mon. sgn Brian Truelove; O/B-WA Moore; monochrome sgn EW Deming; O/C portrait of Sea Captain; pr Charcoal portraits Abigail & Giles Lodge (Boston); O/C landscape sgn Kurtz; O/C Egyptian landscape sgn CS Pearce plus more.

American Indian: Important pair of Sioux beaded saddlebags; Plains Martingale with bead decoration; Sioux bead decorated saddle pad; Arapaho beaded horse decoration w/rawhide tassels; 3 pr of beaded moccasins; Navajo rugs & blankets; lg SW geometric dec basket, lg unsigned SW pot & C Lomakema pot; sm totem pole; Indian art: 2 photos; O/C "Osceola" sgn Catlin, pastel sgn Ned Jacobs, pen sgn Seez Kehdee, 5 Remington Chromos plus more.

Oriental & other rugs: Roomsize-lg floral hooked rug; lg Kerman, 3 Heriz, 2 Chinese, Good Peking lg scatter; scatter rugs-Sarouk, Kazak & other Caucasian, 2 Tekke Bohkara, Afghan plus more.

 

 

 

Preview: Wednesday July 3rd 10am to 5pm, Friday July 5th  10am to 7pm and Saturday July 6th 8am to 10am.
 Or by Appointment

Catered - Comfortable hall 
18% Buyers premium (3% discount with cash or check)

 * * * Please arrange all left and phone bids by 9am * * * 
at the very latest on the day of the sale!!!!!!!!

 

Please email information requests 
to
francesca@thecobbs.com


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50 Jaffrey Road, Peterborough, NH 03458  
603-924-6361


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