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Two-Day Auction

Saturday, April 26, 2007 at 4:00pm              On View:  Sat (day of sale) from 1:00pm – 3:45pm

Coins, Clocks, Multiple Pocketwatch Lots (including some Lots from the "Red" Skelton Collection)

and

Sunday, April 27 at 12:00 Noon   On View: Sat, April 26 1:00pm–3:45pm and Sun, April 27 8:00am-11:45am
Estate Jewelry, The “Red” Skelton Collection, Vintage Pocket and Wristwatches  (including the George P. Reed #13, Albert Potter #20, and over 25 Repeaters!)

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Viewing In-Person at Auction Location:

All Lots (inc. Sunday’s Auction Items) Saturday, April 26 from 1:00pm – 3:45pm          Lots 201-662 Sunday Morning, April 27 from 8:00am – 11:45am. 

Additional In-Person Viewing:

Available at our Goffstown, NH office before April 23.  Call (603) 623-5314 to set up an appointment. 

Auction Location:

Quality Inn and Wayfarer Conference Center   121 South River Road, Bedford, NH 03110   Hotel Telephone   (603) 622-3766

Driving Directions to Auction Location:

From Boston, MA: Take 93 North for about 45 miles.  Bear left at the 293 North/101 West Bedford/Manchester junctions.  Continue on 101 West for 5 miles to the Route 3-Kilton Rd/South River Rd exit. Follow Kilton Rd through 3 sets of lights and take a right onto South River Rd (Route 3). Continue ¼ mile and take left at the next signal into Macy’s parking lot.  Make immediate left into the Quality Inn and Wayfarer Convention Center. The Auction takes place in the Convention Center.   

From Maine: Take Route 95 South to Route 101 West to Manchester, NH. Bear right onto 293 North/101 West.  Continue on 101 West for 4 miles to the Route 3-Kilton Rd/South River Rd exit. Follow Kilton Rd through 3 sets of lights and take a right onto South River Rd (Route 3). Continue ¼ mile and take left at the next signal into Macy’s parking lot.  Make immediate left into the Quality Inn and Wayfarer Convention Center. The Auction takes place in the Convention Center.

From Connecticut/New York: Take Route 84 NE to 90 NE to 290 NE around Worcester, MA to Route 495 North to Route 3 North towards Nashua, NH where it becomes the Everett Turnpike.  Continue on the Everett Turnpike North for 13 miles and take the 101 – 3 – 114 Bedford/Milford exit.  Continue on 101 West for 1 mile to the Route 3-Kilton Rd/South River Rd exit. Follow Kilton Rd through 3 sets of lights and take a right onto South River Rd (Route 3). Continue ¼ mile and take left at the next signal into Macy’s parking lot.  Make immediate left into the Quality Inn and Wayfarer Convention Center. The Auction takes place in the Convention Center.

Please note:  Computer-generated directions may not yet take into consideration the new “Route 3/Kilton Rd/South River Rd” exit, so it may be best to use the above directions.  Remember that you access the Quality Inn and Wayfarer Convention Center through the Macy’s Department Store parking lot. 

Manchester Boston Regional Airport (MHT)

The Auction Location is just 8 minutes from this airport (MHT) which is served by: Air Canada, Continental Airlines, Continental Connection, Continental Express, Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection COMAIR, Northwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, United Express, US Airways and US Airways Express, and others.  There is a complimentary shuttle service from (MHT) to the Auction Location.

Boston’s Logan International Airport (BOS)

The Auction Location is just 60 minutes from (BOS), which serves all major airlines.   Shuttle service is available from Flight Line Inc (800-245-2525) www.flightlineinc.com or Grace Limousine (800 328-4544) or (603 666-0203) www.gracelimo.com. 

Overnight Accommodations at the Auction Location:

Auction Location Hotel:  Quality Inn and Wayfarer Conference Center   121 South River Rd, Bedford, NH 03110           Tel (603) 622-3766

There is a complimentary shuttle service from the Manchester Airport to the Quality Inn and back.  Use the courtesy telephone in the luggage claim area, or call the Quality Inn at (603) 622-3766.   Mention Jones and Horan Auction Team to get a group rate discount.  Also, there are many other Hotels nearby in the Manchester, New Hampshire area to choose from.

Index to Sat, April 26 Lots

Index to Sun, April 27 Lots

1-77: Coins

201-244: Estate Jewelry

404-434: American Pocketwatches

78-108: Clocks and Miscellaneous

245-286:  The “Red” Skelton Collection

435-475: European Pocketwatches

109-164: Multiple Pocketwatches

287-345: Wristwatches

476-492:  Watch Chains and Chatelaines

 

346-347: GP Reed, A Potter

493-552:  European Pocketwatches

 

348-403: European Pocketwatches

553-630:  American Pocketwatches

 

 

631-662:  European Pocketwatches

 

No Buyer’s Premium,  No Sales Tax,  Credit Cards with No Extra Charges

 

Auction Lots 1 – 164 will be sold on Saturday, April 26, 2008 in the following order starting at 4pm.

You may plan on 100+ sales per hour.  Thank you and hope you enjoy the auction!                                          

Coins

 

1

(3) coin books; 1992 U.S. Silver Dollar Encyclopedia by John Highfill and a Two Volume Delude ANA Centennial Edition Standard Catalog of World Coins by C. Krause, coins from around 1700 – 1991

 

2

1892 Columbian ½ Dollar, AU-50 and 1861 BB French 5 Centimes F-12

 

3

(144) Indian head pennies; one 1862 VF-20, (48) before 1900, a few in 1880s, and (95) c1900 or later. Most are graded G4, a few are better

 

4

Large lot of coins including (47) Mercury Dimes, (26) V Nickels, an 1807 over 1806 large cent (pointed one) F-12 or better, an 1875CC 20 cent piece G-4, (2) ½ Dimes, love tokens, one is 1872 and a few other type coins

 

5

(2) 1873 Shield Nickels one closed 3 XF-40, one open 3 VF-20

 

6

1828 ½ Dollar Capped Bust Square Base Two Large 8’s, VF-30 scratches on reverse

 

7

(2) 1826 ½ Dollar Capped Bust VF-20 and 1849O ½ Dollar Liberty Seated F-12

 

8

(1) 1853 ½ Dollar Liberty Seated with Arrows, XF-45

 

9

(12) commemorative and type coins; 1918 Lincoln-Illinois AU-50, 1925 Stone Mountain AU-50 cleaned, 1946 and 1950 B.T. Washington MS-60, 1951 Washington & Carver MS-60, 1892 and 1893 Columbian Expo AU-50 & XF-40, 1857 Flying Eagle G-4, 1863 Cent F-12, 1865 and 1876 Three Cent Nickel VG-8 & F-12, 1891 Dime F-12

 

10

(25) Coin Walking Liberty ½ Dollar Year set 1916D VG-8, 1917S rev VG-8, 1919S VG-8, 1921S VG-8, 1923S F-12, others between 1916 and 1927S are around VG-8, 1927S - 1938P are F-12, 1939S - 1947P are VF-20 or XF-40, some have been cleaned

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11

1799 Silver Dollar 7 and 6 Star Obverse-Berries, normal date, “Our very conservative opinion is AU-55 to MS-60”

 

12

(10) Coin Piece Dollar Year set 1921P VF-20 lightly cleaned, 1922P AU-55, 1923P MS-60, 1924P AU-55, 1925P XF-45, 1926S AU-50, 1927P XF-45, 1928S VF-30, 1934D XF-40, 1935P XF-40

 

13

(20) Morgan Silver Dollars mix dates 1879-1921, F-12 to AU-55

 

14

(20) Silver Dollars mix dates; 4 Morgan and 16 Peace VF-20 to UNC

 

15

(3) 1923 $1 Silver Certificate consecutive series #’s, Wood & White, AU-50. UNC except light center fold not creased

 

16

1899 $5 Indian Silver Certificate F-12 many folds and creases, no tears, marks or bad corners.

 

17

1900 gold $20 Liberty Head, MS-60 a few spots and marks

 

18

1897S gold $20 Liberty Head, AU-55

 

19

1879 gold $10 Liberty Head, VF-20

 

20

1906D gold $10 Liberty Head, AU-55

 

21

1907 gold $10 Liberty Head, XF-45

 

22

1873 gold $5 Liberty Head Closed 3, XF-40

 

23

1878 gold $5 Liberty Head, XF-40

 

24

1880S gold $5 Liberty Head, AU-55 in 14K gold holder

 

25

1881 gold $5 Liberty Head, MS-60

 

26

1881 gold $5 Liberty Head, AU-50

 

27

1882 gold $5 Liberty Head, MS-61 small scratch

 

28

1882 gold $5 Liberty Head, XF-45

 

29

1882S gold $5 Liberty Head, MS-60 cleaned

 

30

1886 gold $5 Liberty Head, MS-60 long deep scratch on face

 

31

1886S gold $5 Liberty Head, MS-60 cleaned

 

32

1886S gold $5 Liberty Head, XF-45

 

33

1892 gold $5 Liberty Head, AU-55

 

34

1894 gold $5 Liberty Head, MS-60 cleaned

 

35

1895 gold $5 Liberty Head, AU-50 cleaned

 

36

1898 gold $5 Liberty Head, MS-61 cleaned

 

37

1900 gold $5 Liberty Head, MS-60

 

38

1901 gold $5 Liberty Head, AU-55 in 14K gold holder

 

39

1902 gold $5 Liberty Head, MS-60

 

40

1902S gold $5 Liberty Head, AU-50

 

41

1903S gold $5 Liberty Head, VF-30

 

42

1904 gold $5 Liberty Head, MS-60 cleaned

 

43

1906D gold $5 Liberty Head, AU-50 cleaned

 

44

1906S gold $5 Liberty Head, AU-50 cleaned

 

45

1907 gold $5 Liberty Head, MS-62

 

46

1909 gold $5 Indian Head, AU-50 in 14K gold holder

 

47

1911 gold $5 Indian Head, XF-45

 

48

1854 gold $3 Princess Head, XF-40 two very light marks on reverse

 

49

1873 gold $2½ Liberty Head Open 3, MS-60 small nick on rim

 

50

1877S gold $2½ Liberty Head, VF-20

 

51

1878 gold $2½ Liberty Head, XF-40

 

52

1878S gold $2½ Liberty Head, AU-55

 

53

1907 gold $2½ Liberty Head, MS-61 lightly cleaned

 

54

1910 gold $2½ Indian Head, MS-60

 

55

1910 gold $2½ Indian Head, AU-50

 

56

1913 gold $2½ Indian Head, MS-60

 

57

1914-D gold $2½ Indian Head, AU-55

 

58

1915 gold $2½ Indian Head, AU-55

 

59

1926 gold $2½ Indian Head, MS-62

 

60

1927 gold $2½ Indian Head, MS-62

 

61

1927 gold $2½ Indian Head, MS-60 in 14K gold holder

 

62

1928 gold $2½ Indian Head, MS-62

 

63

1852 gold $1 Liberty Head Type I, AU-55

 

64

1852 gold $1 Liberty Head Type I, VF-30

 

65

1855 gold $1 Indian Head Type II, VF-20 cleaned large spots

 

66

1856 gold $5 Liberty Head, XF-40 and a 1909 gold $2½ Indian Head, XF-40; both have some lead solder on front or back of coin, .363oz AGW total

 

67

1986 gold $50 Eagle 1oz

 

68

1986 gold $50 Eagle 1oz

 

69

1986 gold $25 Eagle .5oz gold

 

70

1986 gold $10 Eagle .25oz gold

 

71

1986 gold $5 Eagle .10oz

 

72

1999 gold $5 Eagle .10oz

 

73

2000 gold $5 Eagle .10oz

 

74

1815 JF gold 8 Escudos Columbia Mint NR 27.073 grams .875 gold .7616 oz. AGW VF-20 with wrap around 14K gold chain holder with solder on loop, rope holder and loop around 3.4 grams 2.2 DWT

 

75

1967 Canadian Mint Set including $20 gold coin in mint condition, some of the other coins tarnished

 

76

1879M and 1885S gold Australia Sovereign with loop and Great Britain gold ½ Sovereign with loop, .5885oz AGW total and gold plated piece plus loops and 1 DWT 14K chain

 

77

(4) Great Britain ½ Sovereign 1894, 1902, 1903, 1910, VF-20 to XF-40 and (1) German Prussia 1877C gold 5 Mark AU-50 with some lead solder on rim .0576oz AGW, total AGW .5284oz

Clocks & Miscellaneous

 

78

Thorens Standing Music Box silver plated in Cello form on pie-crust square base, 15”H

 

79

Knife Lot- (89) pocket knives including advertising and character, including Ford Motor Co, Roy Rogers & Trigger, etc

 

80A

Silver Plate Lot- including a serving platter, a hot plate, two tureens, two spoons, and a pewter fish tankard

 

80

Silver- (8) piece Gorham sterling silver vanity set with silver plate and enamel brush

 

81

Ephemera- Political memorabilia of President Richard Nixon’s Inauguration and other political buttons

 

82

Ephemera- Sports plaques autographed of Bobby Orr and Magic Johnson, photograph of Civil War observation tower, engraving of President James Buchanan on steel, cabinet photograph of black man in military uniform, a biography of George Washington by Washington Irving Volume 5 of 5, a framed photo of actress Veronica Lake, and a photocopy of a photo of the Beatles

 

83

Carriage clock fine cloisonné enameled three panel, dial stamped “H. Jacquet Fils”, replaced modern platform, four column case, 3 ¼”H to top with handle down

 

84

Carriage clock LeRoy and Fils, Paris miniature, four porcelain painted panels on sides, front and back and original platform, 3”H with handle down

 

85

Carriage clock French with hour repeat and half hour strike, 8-day mvt with platform lever escapement in brass case with beveled glass and white RN porcelain dial, s#54 c1890 6 ½”H to top of handle

 

86

Carriage clock French with alarm and half hour strike 8-day mvt with platform lever escapement in brass case with beveled glass and white RN porcelain dial, s#12704 c1890 6 ½”H to top of handle

 

87

Carriage clock French 8-day mvt with platform cylinder escapement in brass case with beveled glass and white RN porcelain dial, c1880 5 ½”H to top of handle

 

88

Travel clock by Cartier strut clock with alarm in original box with papers, oval 3 ½” s#509--19012

 

89

Early Flying ball desk clock, 7 ½” to top of dome

 

90

World Time table clock in bronze, 8-day, recently serviced and in GRO, 11 x 7”

 

91

German silvered tin T&S, ornate carry handle, 8-day, 7”H to top of handle

 

92

(2); Plato calendar clock, together with an earlier brass flying ball desk clock

 

93

Chelsea Marine clock in bronze case, replaced 8” dial reads “Crosby Steam Gate Valve Co. Boston”

 

94

(2); Reproduction Black Forrest Schwarz Walder clock peddler 16”H and a French marble mantle clock with bronze mermaids and bronze warrior on top, time only with platform escapement 18”H

 

95

French four column mantle clock with fancy compensation pendulum by G. Marti Cie Medaille De Bronze in GRO, c1830 17”H

 

96

French Console clock, 18thC, 8-day silk suspension, new dial and dial plate and some restoration to case, 19”H

 

97

French swinging doll clock with unusual escapement, markings include “Echappement Brevet a Ancre” engraved in a shield, 15”H

 

98

French elaborate Royal Palace clock with fancy black ceramic flower design dial marked “EV. Haug Wout Co. New York Paris”, mvt marked “H & F Paris 2069”, 22” x 23”

 

99

French wall clock 30-day T&S marked “M. Defray Crayson-Sussessee 2538-64” also marked “Guerin A. Chateau Contier”, 19thC 18” x 18”

 

100

French high grade clock by Achille Brocot Paris with three mainsprings, ¼ chime Grand Sonnerie (Whittington Tune) on 8 silver alloy bells and gong for strike with fancy black marble dial with dial setting for chime, strike and marked on mvt in a star “C-2556” and in an oval “2556-730-15.5” in a cherry wood case with Father of Time brass insert, approximately 17”H. According to Britten’s book on clockmakers Brocot was a celebrated clockmaker in Paris (1817-1878).

 

101

Picture frame clock, Austrian, 3 mainsprings, ¾ Sonnerie, strikes quarters and hours and has date-dial marked “Peter & Gatterer Cm Wiener”and inside back panel is a label from E.F. Scharf Urhen macher Fishament Hauptestrasse nr.93, 18” x 20”

 

102

(2); French marble mantle clock with outside escapement and ruby pallets by S. Marthy et Co. Medaille the Bronze 41 and a Seth Thomas T&S mantle clock on paw feet, recently serviced and in GRO

 

103

Miscellaneous Lot- Gubelin 8-day alarm desk clock, Sessions miniature banjo, visual tachometer, silver plate American slaver, JFK portrait on brass slaver, and Dutch slaver

 

104

Watch holder gilt and bronzed with foliate decoration and three angels, 10” c1900

 

105

Wooden watch hutch in form of tall case clock, 15” 20thC

 

106

(3) pocket watch holders; one in brass, one (leather) with western adornments for attachment to a saddle, one custom fabricated with mirror

 

107

PW Cases (4) 16S YGF RR; including (2) Keystone Howard, Hampden Railway Primus, BW Raymond (brass showing)

 

108

PW Case Only- Repoussé 20-22K YG OF outer case in high relief, c1750 47mm

Multiple Pocketwatches

 

109

(2) lady’s 14K HC; Hampden 3O/S NI DMK mvt in finely engraved sharp case and a Waltham 3O/S NI DMK mvt in a PP case inset with diamond

 

110

(2); Waltham Riverside 14S SW PS 14K HC s#7310853 and an Agassiz SW PS NI mvt in 18K OF case missing second’s hand 45mm

 

111

(2); Howard Keystone 12S 21J SW PS NI mvt in 14K WG OF case with AN metal dial s#48452 and a Howard Keystone 14S 17J SW PS NI mvt in 14K YG OF case with AN metal dial s#1359322

 

112

(2); English Robertson London KWKS verge fusee gilt mvt in silver OF pair case with RN porcelain dial, gold hands and watch papers, 56mm s#11849 and a Swiss KWKS bar mvt in 14K YG HC with brass cuvette, s#64347 41mm

 

113

(2) Hamilton; 992 16S 21J SW LS NI DMK mvt in bar-over-crown Wadsworth YGF OF case with AN porcelain Montgomery DSD s#2423364 and a 940 18S 21J SW LS NI DMK mvt in Keystone silveroid OF case with AN porcelain Montgomery DSD s#965271

 

114

(2) Hampden; Railway 16S 19J SW LS NI DMK mvt in YGF OF case with AN porcelain DSD s#2604705 and a Special Railway 18S 23J SW LS two tone NI DMK mvt in Fahy’s coin silver OF case with AN porcelain DSD s#1359364

 

115

(2); Waltham Hillside 14S gilt mvt in 18K YG ET HC s#7143954 and a JE Caldwell Swiss contract 19J NI mvt in 18K OF case 44mm

 

116

(2) Waltham; 845 Model 1892 18S 21J SW LS 5 adj NI DMK mvt in Keystone YGF OF case with AN porcelain Montgomery DSD s#19122955 and a Crescent St 18S 21J SW LS GJS NI DMK mvt in Fortune YGF OF case with 24 hr RN porcelain DSD s#11046192

 

117

(2); Rockford 12S 15J SW PS NI DMK mvt in an octagonal 14K YG SO OF case with AN porcelain SSD and gold hands s#887374 and a Longines 17J SW PS NI mvt in 14K YG OF case with AN metal dial s#1677363 45mm

 

118

(2); Ball Waltham Official Railroad Standard; 16S 17J NI DMK mvt in YGF OF stirrup bow case s#B0505899 and a 16S 19J NI DMK mvt in YGF OF bar over crown case s#B216838

 

119

(2); E Howard & Co Boston N/S SW PS NI DMK mvt in silverine OF case with two-line Howard AN porcelain DSD and moon hands, s#309377 and a Tremont Melrose Watch Co Boston KWKS gilt mvt in silver HC with RN porcelain SSD and beetle and poker hands s#32375.

 

120

(2) Elgin BW Raymond 16S 21J; Grade 571 8 adj NI mvt in Elgin YGF OF case with bold AN porcelain SSD with arrowhead second hand s#5957645 and Grade 478 SW LS NI mvt in YGF OF case with AN porcelain SSD s#26626275

 

121

(2) Hamilton 16S; 992B 21J SW LS NI DMK mvt in Hamilton YGF OF case with AN porcelain Montgomery DSD s#C246770 and 974 17J SW PS NI DMK mvt in Star YGF OF case with AN porcelain DSD s#2474137

 

122

(2) Hamilton; 940 18S 21J SW LS NI DMK mvt in YGF OF case s#691342 and a 992 16S 21J SW LS NI DMK mvt in YGF OF case s#1553759