We at Stephen Bennett Auctions are once again please to be able to offer a fine and eclectic selection for our 6th Annual Christmas Auction. This is truly a quality & diverse auction with 450 lots of antiques from several New England estates. Something for everyone ! It's worth the trip, Plan to Attend ! Highlights include:

FURNITURE: 1902 Gustav Stickley 2-door Mission bookcase with 16-pane mitered mullion doors, original finish, original first period decal; pair of Stickley school chairs with arms; Mission rocker; double-fan-carved Connecticut grain-painted high-boy; several early tavern tables; fabulous 1870's Louis XVI ormolu-mounted vitrine; marquetry game table inlaid with playing cards; Federal mahogany half-round dining table in two sections; Queen Anne drop-leaf gate-leg dining table; American Classical eagle-carved sofa; large carved mah. glass door hanging corner cupboard; early pine corner cupboard; early 2-door dry sink; early 72" sawbuck table; painted wash-stand; set (6) stenciled Windsor's; set (6) spindle-back Windsor's; great oak hanging hat rack w/ beveled glass; JP Coats spool cabinet on stand; oak hall tree; child's goose-neck chaise; floral-carved sofa; tiger-maple highboy; tiger-maple high-posted Queen-size bed; several tiger-maple stands; a pair of urn-inlaid mahogany card tables; (2) 4-stack barrister bookcases; square oak dining set w/ hutch; mahogany breakfront; etc.

COINS: (70) 1993 bullion proof 1-oz gold Aussie kangaroo coins, to be sold by choice; 1994 bullion proof Aussie Investment Portfolio consisting of a 1-oz platinum coin, 2-oz gold coin and (2) 1-kilo pure silver coins; US coin collection; XF+ 1917-1920 qtrs.; silver $1's; Canadian includes early tokens (1812), halves, $1, etc.; collection of US fractional currency.

PAINTINGS: Prior-Hamblen school portrait of a gentleman; White Mts. o/c by AH Wyant; 19th-cent. Mt. Washington from Intervale o/b, possibly by Theo. Robinson; Mt. Chocorua w/c by LP Latimer, Jr.; (2) by George Wharton Edwards; 19th-cent. o/c whaling painting; ships portrait of the Bark Selkirshire; John Noble Barlow landscape; Bertram W. Priestman landscape w/ cows; large 1865 Paradise Rocks seascape attr. to James Augustus Suydam; Rockport street scene by Joseph Rimini; AT Hibbard o/b; Wm S. Robinson w/c; 1910 Harrison Fisher w/c girl w/ doll; a cat & a dog by Foussa Itaya; (2) Venice o/b by Luigi Pagin; Spanish Steps, Rome by Fillippo Anivitti; Chicago cityscape by Doris hall; Calif. landscape by Eugene Leslie Smythe; impressionist w/c of Cyprus trees by Harriet Smith; urban industrial scene by Martin Murray; (2) o/b fields by Eleanor Richards Price; (2) Nevada o/c signed Lorenzo P. Latimer; J. Staples Rowe portrait miniature and other portrait miniatures on brass & ivory; primitive painting of a rabbit and chicks; Icart drawing; etc.

HISTORIC JOURNAL: 1841 100-page diary of NY State Rep. Rufus Palen documenting his trip to Buenos Aires and the slaughter of the Unitarians by The Merganser Gang.

MILITARY: 1773 Rev War Germanic carved & shaped powder-horn; US Rev War Naval cutlass; 1810 American Eagle-head sword; Civil War document box of Major William Trickey of the 3rd NH Volunteers; 1935 1st Luftwaffe dress dagger; Gottlieb trench knife; Japanese officers dress sword & dirk; Germanic Marshals Shutzen target; Indian Wars cartridge pouch; Napoleonic armor; Napoleonic helmet with horse-hair plume; Napoleonic brass-hilt sword; Kabar US Navy Mark II knife; etc.

Antique Firearms: 1864 Stevens pocket rifle with rare detachable shoulder stock; 1860's Unwin & Rogers pistol / knife; Parker 1879 bottom-mtd. Lifter Action double-barrel 28" shotgun; Ithaca double-barrel London twist shotgun

COLONIAL DOCUMENTS: 1699 military appointment of Maj. Jos. Hammond, Kittery, ME to the Massachusetts Bay York County militia signed by Vice Admiral Richard Earl and his 1702 re-appointment signed by Capt. Gen. Jos. Dudley; 1778 Rev War field appointment of Uriah Cross, 4th regiment of the Conn. militia, who served under Benidict Arnold.

TRAINS: near-mint 1931 Lionel standard gauge Blue Comet train set in original boxes; 390-E locomotive w/ tender; 420, 421, 422 cars; Lionel platform & station 129 and 121; other pre-war accessories.

A nice selection of STERLING SILVER including flatware sets, tea sets, etc.

VINTAGE JEWELRY: Cameos, gold slide bracelet, diamonds, platinum, gold, etc.

OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST: fabulous signed & dated 1884 Isles of Shoals silk crazy quilt; 1800 George Washington memorial embroidery, other early needle-points; 38" pilothouse eagle by Portsmouth carver Ivah Spinney; 1830's tall clock by Thomas DeGruehy, Jersey, England; gilt banjo clock by Horace Tifft, No. Attleboro. Mass; large Louis Vuitton trunk; autographs of Statesman Elie Root; Raymond Poincare; opera star Lawrence Tibbett; NY Gov. Charles Hughes; Pres. Candidate Alfred Smith; Statesman Henry Stimson; George McArliss House of Rothchild; Sect. State Frank Kellogg; American Indian, Eskimo & African artifacts; 12" Skookum Indian doll by McAboy; early root club with sheeps head with brass tack eyes; "The Scalp" by F. Remington; carved & painted decoys; Johnson folding decoys; whale-shaped jagging wheel; iron gate; large Portland garden urn; (2) Victorian bell toys; 1920's 17" toy bus; hooked rugs; DeVilbiss perfumes; rare American redware pudding mold; students lamp; large slag glass hanging light; hand-irons; 1649 sun-dial; (3) brass microscopes; quilts; paisleys; flow blue; transferware; Chinese export tea service for 16 from Jackson family of Portsmouth; Majolica; Meissen, Royal Worcester, Limoges (bird set), Amphora, KPM, Tiffany, Black basalt, Canton, Rose Medallion, Weller, Monmouth, Roseville wall pocket & Pinecone pitcher, large apothecary jar; early 21" pewter charger; large early horn cup; 1870's theater playbills; 1930's baseball items; black doll; tin sconces; cat & dog door stops; mechanical valentines; disc & cylinder players w/ horns by Edison Home, Busy Bee, Graphophone Model AY; dags & tin-types; tin-type of a baseball player; Oriental rugs.