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The Cobbs Auctioneers
Important Antiques & Art Sale Saturday January 3rd at 11AM
Historic Noone Falls Mill, Peterborough New Hampshire

 

    

Important American & Continental Art ~ American & English Furniture ~ Coin & Sterling Silver ~ Oriental Pottery & Porcelains ~ Oriental Rugs ~ Native American Beadwork & Textiles ~ Pewter ~ Fireplace Spit jack & Accessories

 

 

 

American Furniture- Important New England cherry QA highboy in red painted surface; Penn Chippendale mahogany side chair w/ball & claw feet- family history & paint dec arrow back settee; gilt Federal tablet mirror with label " Nicholas Geffroy, Newport, RI"; 2 cherry corner cupboards (glazed & blind door); Mahogany Chippendale S/F desk with shell carved interior; ball & claw footed mahogany birdcage tea table; country QA corner chair red wash; cherry Chippendale & Hepplewhite 4 drawer chests; Hepplewhite pembroke table w/herringbone inlaid legs; Childs Chipp S/F desk; round hutch table in old color; bow back windsor armchair in old blue paint plus other good windsors; set of 4 tiger maple fancy Sheraton dining chairs, Sheraton Mah Mass wing chair; birds eye maple fronted Empire chest; set of 30 drawers; Hepp style inlaid sideboard and numerous candle & other stands, chairs & tables.

English & Continental Furniture: Important lacquer cabinet on stand w/stump work decorated drawered interior; mah Chippendale 5 drawer chest (top 2 drawers are desk) w/cross banded drawer fronts; grain painted pine shoe footed settle bench w/curved high back; Rosewood Empire card table w/brass inlay & carving; lg terracotta lion; pr cast iron baboon & panther on limestone bases; Adam style mahogany dining table w/2 leaves and fine decoration.

Native American-4 Navajo rugs & woman’s Chief’s blanket; 75"L wooden bowl & giant size wooden dipper; lg dec basket; Cheyenne beaded pipe bag; plains beaded bridle and reins along with a good bead dec martingale; lg bead decorated saddle cover probably Plateau tribes; buffalo robe w/feathered bonnet design decoration; red stone pipe w/carved stem; pr Hopi sashes; loop necklace plus more.

American, English & Continental Art-Most important lg O/C of bull moose & cow in a wetlands w/mountains "Call of the Wild" sgn C Rungius; important O/C northern seascape w/polar bear on an ice float sgn AT(Archibald Thorburn); W/C cowboys herding cattle "Riding Flank" sgn Edward Borein; O/B landscape with stream sgn WMH(William M Hunt); O/B "Alaska Homestead" sgn Sydney Laurence; O/C bathers on the beach by Mabel Woodward, W/C Rockport fishing boat sgn Pleissner; O/C landscape w/people haying sgn JWAS(Scott), primitive family portrait w/2 children; miniature portraits incl American ship owner w/ship; Illus O/B chuck wagon sgn R Farrington Elwell; O/C distant factories sgn Robt Eichelberger; O/C landscapes sgn W P Phelps(3); A J Bisel, R M Shurtleff, Barrow, WH Weisman, WA Burr & Charles F Pierce; W/C Vermont swimmers & "Safford Peak,Tucson" both sgn Wm J Schaldach; W/C " Lightner Creek" sgn Beaugureau; W/C landscapes sgn C Richert & Xavier Gonzales; O/B boat ride sgn W F Mangles; O/C sugar house sgn R Wesson; Etchings sgn Whistler, Frank w. Benson, Cornelias P Bega, C Wingate, B Gutman, A Shilling, L Sturges & Frederick Owen; Lithograph Wassily Kandisky & McKnight; Eng & Cont-Important lg O/C landscape w/snow capped mountains (Swiss) attrib to August W Leu, lg O/C allegorical scene of Adonis & Venus w/putti family attrib Noel Coypel (French); O/C genre children w/donkey sgn G Gazzardi; O/C landscape sgn Marcel LeBrun; Rev ptg on glass "HMS Castor Cutter off Dover 1834"; pastel of horses sgn J S Warwick; walled city sgn M Moreno; O/C "The Procession" sgn D Mecatti (S Amer); plus lots more.

Oriental rugs-Important 10’ X 19’and 9’ X12’ Sarouks; Oshak w/wear; small Heriz, Turkish & Bohkara roomsizes; 2 Kashan & Kilim scatters; 6’ Cont tapestry plus more.

Coin & Sterling Silver-Eng coin: C1765 salver marked EC(Edward Capper), E19thC London Tankard, coffee pot w/coat of arms C1785, set 12 fiddle handle tablespoons; Sterling: Tiffany & Co chicken legs tongs, ladles and "Olympian" pat flatware desert set, Gorham flatware service for 12, Crighton Bros ewer form coffee pot, set 8 tall beakers & set 8 goblets; Coffee & tea service plus numerous serving dishes & utensils; lot of Sheffield silver serving trays & dishes.

Oriental Pottery, Porcelain & other-We are selling part II of good collection of early Chinese pottery- "Tang" horses & figures, bowls, pots etc along with many blue & white pieces incl Canton & Nanking Cargo, Armorial export; 4 part screen, carved ivory cased sword; 1770 Japanese scroll sgn Kano Eisen; Netsukes etc; check our web site for a detailed listing.

Miscellaneous-Important R Iron clock works spit jack, adjustable turning spit and double hook WI andirons w/chased design, numerous WI toasters, broilers, pots and lighting; Rare German rifle; splotch decorated redware; blue decorated stoneware; folky hooked rug stair runner plus other good rugs; full length silhouette attr to James Hubbard; Banner weathervane w/history; limestone carving attributed to William Edmonson & fence post carving of bearded man; 1772 eagle dec powder horn; Franklin Pierce document; E map of France; samplers incl needlework & W/C picture & Fr purse; ladies mah w/c paint box w/label "W J Reeves, London"; French sea weed mocha bowl & flower pot; pr tall double arm gilt bronze argon lamps sgn Messinger; 2 pr lg dec Paris porc vases & tea set; E C Spooner, Boston Barometer; lot of pewter: Pr Cont candlesticks, plate B Barnes, chargers & deep dishes, measures, flagon, pitcher, tea & coffee pots; 2 good cut glass bowls; "Boehm" porcelain Meadowlark plus other fine china; Wedgwood; Staffordshire; figural horse boot scraper; Chipp & Empire gilded mirrors, French gilt bronze & enamel clock & candelabra set; lg WI star planter/chandelier; group of CI shooting targets; 2 ptd checkerboards; pr swirl & shell carved marble columns; plus many more quality items.

 

   

Previews: Thursday January 1st 10AM to 5PM, Friday January 2nd 10AM to 7PM, Saturday 8:30AM-11AM or by appointment.
Buyers premium 18% discounted to 15% for cash or good check

 

 


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