A FEDERAL MAHOGANY GENTLEMAN'S DRESSINGA FEDERAL MAHOGANY GENTLEMAN'S DRESSING CABINETA fine Federal mahogany glazed door gentleman's dressing cabinetNew England, possibly New Hampshirecirca 1800In two sections.height 61 1/2in (156cm); width 37 1/2in (95cm); depth 19 1/2in (49.5cm) Pro
A FEDERAL CARVED TILT TOP CANDLE STANDAA FEDERAL CARVED TILT TOP CANDLE STANDA Federal carved mahogany and maple tilt top candle standNew Hampshirefirst quarter 19th centuryheight 32in (81.5cm); width 19in (48cm); depth 14in (35.5cm) Provenance:Property from the Estate of Gre
A QUEEN ANNE MAPLE SLANT FRONT DESKA QUEEN ANNE MAPLE SLANT FRONT DESK ON FRAMEA Queen Anne maple slant front desk on frameprobably Connecticut or New Hampshire18th centuryThe hinged fall with carved fan enclosing a well fitted interior of small drawers, pigeon holes and hidden
HIDE COVERED TRUNK, 19TH C.Hide coveredHIDE COVERED TRUNK, 19TH C.Hide covered trunk, 19th c., together with a dome lid lock box with New Hampshire maker's label, 11 1/2" h., 28 1/2" w. and 11 1/2" h., 23 1/2" w.
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Good with expected wear.
MICHAEL B. DOYLE, OIL ON BOARDMichaelMICHAEL B. DOYLE, OIL ON BOARDMichael B. Doyle (American contemporary), oil on board titled New Hampshire Farm , signed lower right, 12"x 18", frame - 16 1/2" x 22 1/2".
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Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
FIVE CARVED AND PAINTED DECOYSFive carvedFIVE CARVED AND PAINTED DECOYSFive carved and painted decoys, to include a Herbert Randall, Seabrook, New Hampshire shorebird decoy, 9 1/4" l., a contemporary shorebird, a bluebill initialed M.R.S. , a canvasback, and a merganser.
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Canvasback - old working repaint
FINE SET OF 6 OIL ON TIN PORTRAITS OFFINE SET OF 6 OIL ON TIN PORTRAITS OF SAILORS ONthe U.S.S. New Hampshire ca. 1885-1887; set of painted and mahogany cases includes a handwritten note given as gift to Adele Autin Yates, relative of Captain Arther R. Yates; the paintings expertly done depicting sailors in various dress and work clothes, each on cream ground with board deck base, each sailor depicted in similar cap and black neckerchief, but each has different form of dress, the set originally encased in hanging wall pocket which allowed display of one painting, 7 1/2"x 11" frame; 7"x 1 1/4"x 13 3/4" display; [Note: Capt. Arthur Reid Yates was captain of the "New Hampshire" from 1885-1887, listed as a receiving ship or training ship]; Condition: one painting has small repair, most very good, each currently displayed in modern frames
NEW ENGLAND REDWARE JUGca. 1845; NewNEW ENGLAND REDWARE JUGca. 1845; New England redware ovoid jug, rounded rim, strap handle, tooled foot flange, speckled tan brown lead glaze, possibly Maine/New Hampshire origin, 7 1/4"d, 9 1/2"h; Condition: wear on high spots, 3/8" foot flake
SIX 19TH CENTURY OVAL HINGHAM PANTRYSIX 19TH CENTURY OVAL HINGHAM PANTRY BOXES One marked 'B? Spraque'. One with paper label on top marked 'ginger root / story drug store, Laconia, New Hampshire'.
MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH, 1890-1973)MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH, 1890-1973) "CLIPPER SHIP "MIDNIGHT" OFF BEACHY HEAD" Oil on canvas. Signed 'Montague Dawson' (lower left).Catalog Note: 1000 tons, built in 1854 at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, copyright 13May49; G12820. Nyrya Marianne Dawson (c); 6Jul76; R636565.
Montague Dawson (British, 1890-1973)
Montague Dawson was a British painter who was renowned as a maritime artist. His most famous paintings depict sailing ships, usually clippers or warships of the 18th and 19th centuries. In 1924, Dawson was the official artist for an expedition to the south seas by the steam yacht St. George. During the expedition he provided illustrated reports to The Graphic periodical. During these years, his artwork was also published in the newspaper The Sphere. His works are featured in the Royal Naval Museum and the National Maritime Museum. After the war, Dawson established himself as a professional marine artist, concentrating on historical subjects and portraits of deep-water sailing ships often in stiff breeze or on high seas.
DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE WALLPAPER HAT BOX,DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE WALLPAPER HAT BOX, 19TH C.Dover, New Hampshire wallpaper hat box, 19th c. , the lid inscribed A.D. Purinton, Dealer in Hats, Caps & Furs, Morrill's Block, Franklin Square, Dover , the interior lined with The Boston Atlas 1848 .
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17" h., 13 1/8" dia. A few tears to lid rim. Base with some wear and staining. Overall good.
NEW ENGLAND PINE DOCUMENT BOXNew EnglandNEW ENGLAND PINE DOCUMENT BOXNew England pine document box , the lid interior with folk art painting of woman in a blue dress flanking a circular morning vignette with a soldier profiled against a tree, 5 3/4" h., 12 1/4" w., 7 1/2" d. Provenance: Ashley Antiques, Deerfield, New Hampshire, August 26, 1979; A Pennsylvania collection.
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Outside of box refinished.
NEW ENGLAND QUEEN ANNE BONNET TOP HIGHNEW ENGLAND QUEEN ANNE BONNET TOP HIGH CHESTNew England Queen Anne tiger maple bonnet top high chest, ca. 1765 , possibly the shop of Peter Bartlett of Salisbury New Hampshire, 80" h., 39 1/2" w. Provenance: A California collection.
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Original brasses. Finials probably replaced. Apron drops and a couple knee returns replaced.
GROUP OF MINIATURE PORTRAITS, 19TH C.GroupGROUP OF MINIATURE PORTRAITS, 19TH C.Group of miniature portraits, 19th c. , to include a pair of watercolor and hollow cut silhouettes of a young man and woman, purportedly Dr. Benjamin Franklin Simpson and his wife Elizabeth of Plymouth and Windham, New Hampshire, a portrait of a child holding a bird, and a portrait on paper of a seated gentleman, frames - 5" x 7 3/4", 5" x 5", and 6" x 5". Provenance: A Virginia Collection.
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Silhouettes - some toning. Child - crack though center.
CORA HELENA SARLE (AMERICAN 1867 -1956)CoraCORA HELENA SARLE (AMERICAN 1867 -1956)Cora Helena Sarle (American 1867 -1956), Canterbury, New Hampshire Shaker painted bentwood box, the lid with a tree of life, dated 1954 , the underside of lid with three sisters holding hands, signed and dated 1954 , 6 1/2" h., 11" dia.
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Some loss to bottom edge, cracks to lid edge.
MID CENTURY MODERN ART POTTERY VASEMID CENTURY MODERN ART POTTERY VASE BY RICHARD DABROWSKI 1952Elegant mid-century vase decorated with dimensional images of thistles, by artist, designer, sculptor and studio potter, Richard A. Dobrowski (1912 - 2015). New Hampshire - New England artist. White b
A Copper and Wood Horse-Drawn Steam-PoweredA Copper and Wood Horse-Drawn Steam-Powered Fire Engine Model
Late 19th Century and later
model of a circa 1870s engine produced by Amoskeag Locomotive Works in Manchester, New Hampshire.
mounted to wood base with affixed brass plaque engraved Manchester.
Overall height 17 x width of base 37 1/2 x depth 15; height of model 15 x width 33 x depth 9 inches.
Another plaque affixed to base reads Rebuilt By / N.A. DiRaddo & E.L. Grant / Camden, N.J. / 1968. Nicholas DiRaddo worked as a machinist at a radio factory in Camden and presumably created engine models as a hobby. Two of his models are in the collection of the National Museum of American History. E.L. Grant likely refers to his brother-in-law, Elmer Grant.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
AMERICAN BRASS MOUNTED LIQUOR CHESTAMERICAN BRASS MOUNTED LIQUOR CHEST 19th c., New Hampshire, Greek key incised brass, the rectangular box lid with paneled edge, over conforming case mounted with brass handles and lock, on molded base, opening to six glass bottles with stoppers, each with old paper labels indicating bottle contents (Port, Bourbon, Rye, etc..), 12"h x 14"w x 11"d (box), 10"h (bottles)
A GERRY WILLIAMS ATTRIB. CERAMIC DECONSTRUCTEDA GERRY WILLIAMS ATTRIB. CERAMIC DECONSTRUCTED VESSEL A Gerry Williams attrib. (New Hampshire, 1926-2014) ceramic deconstructed vessel, unsigned, 15.25"h
MARK TWAIN, DANDY FRIGHTENING THE SQUATTER,MARK TWAIN, DANDY FRIGHTENING THE SQUATTER, 1852 The Carpet-Bag Weekly, For the Amusement of the Reader, with the following issues: Volume 1 # 40-51 through volume 2 #1-39. "The Dandy Frightening the Squatter" with the byline S.L.C. included in volume II, No.5. This was the very first national appearance of the writing of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain.) It was published when he was 15 years old. An incredibly scarce and rare piece of Mark Twain's writing. The Carpet-Bag was the nation's first humor magazine, created by B.P. Shillaber in New Hampshire. Book comes in a protective case sleeve.
AMERICAN SCHOOL, TWO SKETCH BOOKS FROMAMERICAN SCHOOL, TWO SKETCH BOOKS FROM 1860S First book contains 36 sketches of landscapes and male figures at work. Second book contains 30 sketches of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Most likely mid to late 1860s. Unknown artist.
JAMES MADISON AND JAMES MONROE SIGNEDJAMES MADISON AND JAMES MONROE SIGNED DOCUMENT President James Madison and Secretary James Monroe boldly signed appointment document for Andrew Pierce as principal assessor of the Second District of New Hampshire. Dated Jan 22, 1814. Mounted on backing and placed in a black frame with a glass covering. Comes with a PSA/DNA certificate of authenticity grading both signatures as 9-10.
S. MCCLINTOCK, SERMON FOR THE CONSTITUTION,S. MCCLINTOCK, SERMON FOR THE CONSTITUTION, 1784 A Sermon Preached Before the Honorable the Council, and the Honorable the Senate, and House of Representatives, of the State of New-Hampshire, June 3, 1784. On Occasion of the Commencement of the New Constitution and Form of Government. By Samuel McClintock. Published 1784 by Robert Gerrish, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Period binding with string. Comes in a custom case for protection. Gilt titling on the spine. Sabin 4432, Evans 18927.
5PC 1990'S PROTOTYPE BOARD GAME GROUP5PC 1990'S PROTOTYPE BOARD GAME GROUP New HampshireCirca 1990Collection of five prototype board games created by Yankee Ingenuity, Newport, New Hampshire, believed to be created during the 1990's. Includes three "Shoot n' Scoot" and two "Dash Crash", all five games are hand decorated ink and marker, game board and pieces also hand decorated, all with original "Yankee Ingenuity P.O. Box 677, Newport, NH, 3773 Ernie Bridge, Pres." label on bottom, please refer to photographs.
THOMPSON CENTER HAWKEN PERCUSSION RIFLETHOMPSON CENTER HAWKEN PERCUSSION RIFLE United States,.50 caliber, serial number 113231, walnut stock with a cheek piece on the left side of the butt, brass patch box, butt plate, trigger guard, nose cap, and ramrod pipes, blued finish, octagonal barrel marked on the right side "THOMPSON / CENTER ARMS/ROCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE/CAL 50", set trigger, with a brass-tipped wooden ramrod.
J. VALET A LIEGE MODEL 1728 MUSKET ANDJ. VALET A LIEGE MODEL 1728 MUSKET AND BAYONET Present day Belgium,C. 1744-47.76 bore, NSN, walnut stock, steel fittings, lock marked "JACQUES VALET/A LIEGE", the hammer was refaced during the period, the left side of the breech marked "HDL", an iron ramrod with a tapered head, and an early French Model 1717/29 square-shouldered contract-type bayonet with a small star or sun pattern on the base of the blade and light Roman numerals engraved on the socket, with correspondence from Norm Flayderman regarding how he had come upon the gun and some history. Note: The letters relate that Norm Flayderman purchased this gun and bayonet in 1958 from noted Lexington, Massachusetts artist A. Lassell Ripley. In the notes is a letter from Ripley stating that the gun came from the descendant of Benjamin Hall (1730-1810) from Barrington, New Hampshire with the question whether Hall had been at Lexington and Concord or the Battle of Bunker Hill. He would not have made it to Concord or Lexington in time for the fight, and a search of the New Hampshire records showed that Benjamin Hall of Barrington (there was another Benjamin Hall from the Keene area) was not at Bunker Hill but had arrived for the Siege of Boston not long after the battle. Hall was a member of Captain Titcomb's company, Col. Poor's regiment stationed at Medford and served until his enlistment ran out in the late fall of 1775. While searching the town and county histories for Hall, a History of Dover New Hampshire had a listing for him which stated "He lived in Barrington, was a soldier of the Revolution, commencing at Cambridge, and brought home a remarkable musket." In Kevin Gelinas' article titled "Liege Firearms in New France," his research proves that these Liege-produced small arms were made for service in New France between 1744 and 1747. For more information on the history of these guns, see the above mentioned article in the October 2016 issue of Man at Arms magazine, pp. 23-33. For information on the bayonet, see "The Bayonet in New France 1665-1760" by Erik Goldstein, Museum Restoration Service, 1997, pp. 19-22.
WARREN FRANCIS SNOW STREET LANDSCAPEWARREN FRANCIS SNOW STREET LANDSCAPE PAINTING Massachusetts, California, Bermuda,1869-1962Impressionist depiction of a curved road surrounded by white walls, trees, tall grass, and floral sprays. Snow pursued art in his late twenties after working as an undertaker, working from a studio in Cohassett, Massachusetts and later Meredith, New Hampshire. He made frequent trips to Bermuda where he painted numerous landscapes and was considered a local resident.
LEONARD W. NOYES, FEDERAL BANJO CLOCK,LEONARD W. NOYES, FEDERAL BANJO CLOCK, CA. 1830Leonard W. Noyes, Nashua, New Hampshire Federal banjo clock, ca. 1830 , with alarm, acorn finial and églomisé panel with Classical depiction of Aurora driving her chariot, 31 1/2" h.
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Loss to églomisé panels. Finial detached. Not signed. Pook & Pook does not guarantee clocks to be complete or in working condition.
MADBURY, NEW HAMPSHIRE SILK ON LINENMADBURY, NEW HAMPSHIRE SILK ON LINEN SAMPLERMadbury, New Hampshire silk on linen sampler wrought by Eliza Ricker, dated 1813 , 17 1/2" x 16 3/4". Provenance: An old central Pennsylvania collection.
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Overall good with a few light stains.
(2) SHAKER ITEMS. 19TH CENTURY. A CHROME(2) SHAKER ITEMS. 19TH CENTURY. A CHROME YELLOWpainted adjustable table swift. 25 1/2" h. Overall good condition. North family of Enfield, New Hampshire sap bucket with mustard yellow paint and iron bands. 9" high, 12" diameter. Age appropriate wear.
Lithograph of the Jaffrey Center MeetingLithograph of the Jaffrey Center Meeting House (in New Hampshire) pencil signed S. Bradford, titled, and dated 1946 in margin. Image 11” x 13.5” Overall 19” x 22” Condition: good CT Transfer Fee $10
40 Vintage 'New Hampshire Maple Syrup'40 Vintage 'New Hampshire Maple Syrup' 32 oz. tin containers. Condition: all with wear and minor rusting CT Transfer Fee $10
An 18th C. southern New Hampshire ChippendaleAn 18th C. southern New Hampshire Chippendale maple chest on chest in dark stain, the upper section with nine drawers (one fan carved), over a lower section with three full length drawers, on claw and ball feet. 76”H x 40”L lower case x 20”D lower case Condition: feet with repairs, replaced brass, drawers stick, other repairs CT Transfer Fee $40
A long 19th C. New Hampshire WindsorA long 19th C. New Hampshire Windsor painted Deacons bench with remnants of old paint, a spindled back and double plank poplar seat on a double box stretcher base. 34"H x 11'6" L x 15.5"D x 17"seat H Condition: extensive paint wear and wear from exposure to the elements (kept on a covered open porch), fractured left arm, shrinkage cracking in seat, wear commensurate for age CT Transfer Fee $80
TWO LIVERPOOL DELFTWARE TRANSFER-PRINTEDTWO LIVERPOOL DELFTWARE TRANSFER-PRINTED TILES, CIRCA 1770-1780 SQUARE: 5 IN. (12.5 CM.) WITHIN A BLACK FRAMETWO LIVERPOOL DELFTWARE TRANSFER-PRINTED TILES, CIRCA 1770-1780, both tiles with so-called '88' scroll border, attributed to the John Sandler and Guy Green Printshop, the first, transfer-printed in lavender with an amorous couple being caught by a jealous husband or lover who is fleeing from their presence; the second, transfer-printed in black (worn to sepia) from their Theatrical series, titled, 'A Scene from a Play' depicting a dubiously frail gentleman being attended by two ladies, as another looks on longingly (2) Dimensions: Square: 5 in. (12.5 cm.) within a black frame Provenance: Provenance (lavender tile): Major-General John S. Stark, Manchester, NH, 1790 Lucie Beebe Collection (note on reverse in her hand) Gift to Diana Edwards Murnaghan, Dec. 7, 1991 Provenance (theatrical tile): With Matz and Pribell Antiques, Cambridge, MA, July 1992 ($78.50) From the Collection of Diana Edwards Murnaghan, No. 273 Catalogue note: See Anthony Ray, English Delftware Tiles (1973), fig 703 for the theatrical print, sometimes called 'Le Malade Imaginaire', but possibly from a Garrick comedy. Of historical interest, Major-General Stark (1728-1822) was a Revolutionary War hero and perhaps best remembered as the "Hero of Bennington", 1777. At the age of eight, his family moved to Derryfield (now Manchester, New Hampshire) and he lived at this residence for the remainder of his life.
THREE WHITE SALT-GLAZED STONEWARE SAUCEBOATS,THREE WHITE SALT-GLAZED STONEWARE SAUCEBOATS, MID-TO-LATE 18TH CENTURYTHREE WHITE SALT-GLAZED STONEWARE SAUCEBOATS, MID-TO-LATE 18TH CENTURY, the first, Staffordshire, circa 1760, the mold attributed to Aaron Wood, press-molded with leafy scrolls enclosing trellis and diaper and wickerwork panels, reeded loop handle, l: 7 1/2 in. (over spout); the second, a lobed sauceboat, circa 1750, press-molded with quatrefoil flowers and leaves, with reeded strap handle, l: 6 1/4 in. (over spout); the third, an unusually small example, circa 1758-1770, the mold attributed to Aaron Wood, press-molded with leafy scrolls enclosing trellis and diaper and basket-weave panels, h: 2 in.; l: 5 3/8 in. (over spout) (3) Provenance: The first - Withington Auction, Hillsboro, New Hampshire, 1972 ($12) The second - Gift of Tom Walford, August 2001 The third - Gift of Tom Walford, June 2006 From the Collection of Diana Edwards Murnaghan, Nos. 1, 347 and 375