Annual Sporting Auction

ANNUAL SPORTING AUCTION

9:30 AM SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 2010

MERRILL’S AUCTION GALLERY

137 JAMES BROWN DRIVE, WILLISTON, VERMONT

DIRECTIONS: From Interstate 89 exit 12 proceed north on Rte 2-A towards Essex Jct. for 2.5 miles, turn left by Shell station.

PREVIEW:
Friday, March 5^th from 1:00- 5:00, & Saturday, March 6th from 8:00 am until sale time, or by prior appointment.

Duane Merrill & Co. is pleased to present fresh to the market firearms, Adirondack furniture, & sporting collectibles from sev area homes & estates in Stowe, Moretown, Mallett’s Bay, Grand Isle, Westport, NY, St Albans, Franklin, & de-accessions from a New England institution.

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RIFLES:

unmarked 18^th c original flintlock musket with bayonet; Nicholson d 1770 musket converted to perc w/ East India Co markings; 1863 Enfield musket; H.M. Sommers Barnet VT perc rifle; perc Indian smoothbore; Winchester Model 1894 lever rifle in 38-55 serial # 40,311; Marlin lever model 1893 Black Powder in 38-55; Marlin mod 336 lever in 35 Rem; Browning lever mod 71 in .348; Win mod 100 semi auto in .308 Win; Ruger rolling block single shot in 45-70 Govt; Ruger bolt action mod 77 in .22 Hornet w/ scope; Ruger bolt action mod 77 in 22-250 w/ Leupold scope; 1945 English
Enfield carbine in .303 British; H&R Handi Rifle in .223 & .270 with Pentax 2 1/2 -10 scope; custom Mauser in .270; Carl Gustafstads 1919 bolt in 7.59; Genova Italian 1872 musket; another Italian musket; Browning semi auto in .22LR w/ scope; Marlin semi auto m 75-20 limited ed.22 LR; Win M69A bolt .22 LR; Thompson Ctr .50 cal perc Thunderhawk w/ Redfield scope; Savage sporter bolt in
32-20; Savage over and under .410/ .22LR; & more;

SHOTGUNS:

Browning 12 ga o/u Citori; Remington m870 12 ga. 19 ½” bar rifle sights; Ithica 16ga. pump; Stevens 12ga pump; Win mod 41 .410ga ;12 ga dbl Am Arms Co. shotgun owned by “The Gentleman Burglar” Clarence Adams Chester VT; Hollis and Sherman perc dbl shotgun; and other shotguns;

PISTOLS:

fine gold inlaid Wm. Mortimer- London flintlock pistol; Colt 1855 side hammer pocket model Root revolver; Colt Frontier Scout Revolver in .22 lr and .22mag w/ original box; rare Frankenau’s patent .22 cal change purse revolver; S&W 357 mag w/ Simens scope; 2 Ruger New Model Blackhawk 45 cals; Ruger New Model single six in 32 H&R mag and .22 cal; TC Contender in .223, .22 Hornet; & 7mm; American D.A. 45 nickel; Llama semi-auto .380 cal, & other pistols;

SWORDS:

2 early 19^th c American officer’s eagle hilt swords; Patriotic Order Sons of America
Washington head pommel sword; USCG presentation officers sword “Carl Ward”, & others;

ARTS & CRAFTS, ADIRONDACK FURNITURE:

outstanding ca 1900 folky Adirondack 2 over 3 chest w/ mirror in original crusty finish; another
folky Adirondack 2 over 3 chest w/ extensive inlays; Chas P Limbert signed oak rocker; Paine Furniture Co.- Boston rd oak library table; Adirondack hanging corner cupboard; Adirondack twig rocker; Adirondack twig sewing stand; pr of rustic massive log twin beds; rustic slab top pine table; ship’s berth bed w/ drawers underneath; signed Old Hickory rocker; pr of old Tubbs snowshoe chairs;
Adirondack twig child’s rocker;

DECOYS & CARVINGS:

great pr of Canadian black ducks in orig scratch dec pt (one preening); Prince Edward Island Canada goose decoy; hollow-body bluebill drake; Archie Bodette golden eye drake; Mason standard grade mallard drake; Charles Holloway- Monkton, VT whistler hen decoy; Herter Bros Canada goose; Quebec bluebill; late 19^th c carved & ptd cardinal; “Decoys For Sale” sign w/ bufflehead decoy; red head hollow body decoy signed R W Sabrinske; Herb Daisy Jr- Chincoteague, Va pr miniature mallards; 3 Pete Costello- Winooski, Vt miniature bird carvings; Bob Spear 1965 chickadee;

FISHING:

two ca 1899 early design Fred. Pardee- Kent, Ohio double spinner wooden minnows; F E Thomas special bamboo fly rod w/ 3 tips (103”); A L Foss Shimmy No 5 lure; Fred Arbogast Tin Lizzy Sunfish;
Winchester minnow; Heddon Dowagiac; sev old tackle boxes; Shakespeare 1959 Model 31 spinning reel; Pflueger “Capitol” surf casting rod; Penn 349HC ocean reel;

SPORTING ART:

late Vict o/c falls at Catskill, NY signed MMP; early 20^th c illustrator art lg o/c “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” signed W. Arthur; sm w/c Cowboy & Indian fight “Death at Devil’s Gap” signed Terrill L Bowers; oil/ birchbark “The Birches 1924 Newfane Hill, Vt”; w/c rainbow trout signed Electra Bostwick- 1963 (Shelburne, Vt); Ogden Pleisner pencil signed artist’s proof “The Marsh Gunners”; Ogden Pleisner ltd & #’d print “The Quail Hunters”; Churchill Ettinger “Quail” engraving;
Harris Klieber 1929 “Canada Geese” engr; 4 Palenske engrs- “Heads Up”, “Over the Pass”, “Let’s Go”, Startled Mallards”; Remington- UMC Philip Goodwin calendar print of cowboy watering flowers; Philip Goodwin chromo of bears & canoe “Prevent Forest Fires”; 1952 Winchester/ Western adv poster w/ leaping stag; early 1960’s Jay Peak, Vt ski poster; 2 1960’s autographed Ski Haystack (Wilmington,
Vt) ski posters; other ski posters; set of 3 10’ wall panels ptd w/ scenes of fox, bobcat, mt. lion & deer; Jack Paluh “Morning Passage” whitetail print; Van Gilder whitetail print; Don Whitelatch bobwhite & quail print; David Maass Canada goose print; 4 Vt duck stamp/ prints- 1986, 87, 88, & 89; hanging game pting & chromos; Anhauser Busch “Custer’s Last Fight” print;

ANIMAL MOUNTS & TROPHY HEADS:

magnificent bull moose; massive caribou; high scoring Mountain Sheep ram; white-tail deer mounts incl 10 pointer; bobcat mtd on yellow birch branches; bobcat rug; gazelle; antelope; boar; raccoon w/
cracker jack box (gallery staff favorite); peacock mount; sev. albino mounts; bass, pike , & gar fish mounts;

NATIVE AMERICAN:

Nez Perce woven cornhusk bag; sev Navajo blankets & mats; sev pcs of Plains Indian beadwork
incl pouch, badges, bag, & band; collection of 8 Hopi Kachina dolls purchased in 1978 from C C Hawk; SW & Mexican textiles; lithic artifacts;

SPORTING ACCESSORIES:

“King Brady” Western saddle made by N Porter- Phoenix, Arizona; another saddle; early Tryon’s rifle powder keg wooden barrel w/ label; Gay Engineering- Los Angeles ship’s clock; Lake Champlain Yacht Club 1922 cabin cruiser 1^st place trophy; Ben Pearson “Old Hickory” bow; Robin Hood-
Montclair, NJ longbow; Yale Second Crew – New London 1920 B L Lawrence No. 4 sculling paddle tip (gold letters on blue); 2 Hudson Bay 4-bar blankets; Snowcraft- Norway, Me snowshoes; long skis; bamboo ski poles; St Albans, Vt deer hunters photo; “Big Bang” carbide cannon No 15FC; Black Forest shaving stand; Vt Hardware Co wheelbarrow; Northern Green Mt Taxidermy plywood sign; vintage Wright & Ditson tennis rackets; block & tackle lamp w/ pistol & powder horns; Red Rider BB gun w/ orig box; BSA collectibles, Explorer Scout shirt, troop flag; baseball cards & buttons;

FIREFIGHTER: pr of large fire hose nozzles- Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co; Elkhart “Chief” nozzle; sev other brass fire hose nozzles; collection of license plate tags; fireman prints;

BOATS & MOTORS:

ca 1900 wooden launch w/ 2-cycle Detroit engine (w/ cover) complete w/ trailer; 13’ outboard motor boat w/ nailed wooden stave construction; early Muncie Gear Co “Neptune” model # OB1A outboard motor; early electric trolling motor; McCulloch Fleet Scott outboard motor; Evinrude “Sportsman outboard motor; sm Elgin outboard motor; Echo gas powered maple sugaring drill adapted to ice fishing auger; another gas powered ice auger;

MILITARY:

19^th c US militia drum dec w/ eagle; interesting 19^th c artillery uniform w/ “civique guard” buttons; bullseye canteen; 45 star flag; Confederate flag; 1836, 1840 New Jersey militia appointments; WWII German helmet;

AMMO & RELOADING GEAR:

modern & vintage ammo incl case of 300 7.62 x 39, 12ga, 45 Colt, 30-06, 45-70 Govt; 22 mag ; reloading dies; primers; powder; bullets; reloaders;

BID IN PERSON, BY ABSENTEE BID, OR BY PHONE

TERMS: Visa, Mastercard, cash, or approved check.

13% Buyers Premium 10% for cash or check Chairs Caterer

All Items Sold As Is With No Implied Or Expressed Warranty.

DUANE MERRILL & COMPANY AUCTIONEERS & APPRAISERS

Specializing In Estate & Antique Auctions Three Generations Selling Since 1938

Mailing Address: 262 Eagle Mtn. Harbor Rd., Milton, Vt. 05468

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