Date: Fri 01-Oct-1999

Publication: Ant

Author: GWARD

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Scofield-Judd-Easton

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Scofield Offers Judd Property W/ 3 cuts

By Rita Easton

SOUTH EFFINGHAM, N.H.-- An old-fashioned on-site country auction was held at

Stone Bridge Farm in Hillsboro on August 18. Hosted by Scofield Auctions,

Inc., the event drew a crowd of 300 in competition for the 500 lots offered.

Herbert Judd, the consignor, is moving to smaller quarters and was disposing

of three generations of untouched personal property. Judd was instrumental in

saving the historic Franklin Pierce homestead.

A single lot of books reached $1,650, purchased by a dealer. "They were some

neat older books," said Deirdre Byers of Scofield, "because literally three

generations lived in the house. There were some children's books, some town

histories, things of that nature, a variety of older books as you get when no

one's moved out of a house for three generations... certain stuff appears that

no one even knew existed."

Nine turn-of-the-century photos of fire vehicles, printed on cardboards the

size of #10 envelopes, went as a single lot for $852.50 to a private

collector. A large pair of outdoor wrought iron brackets, weighing

approximately 40 pounds each, 2« feet high, possibly to hold a large awning,

with fancy decorative scrollwork, realized $660; and a tapestry firescreen,

turn of the century, garnered $577.50.

A pair of cobalt blue lamps, approximately 18 to 20 inches high, sold at $495;

a large Oriental rug with considerable wear brought a low $880; a pair of

silverplated Sheffield sconces, each with three arms, made $550; and a small

Oriental rug, approximately 7 by 4 feet, with a dark blue ground under a

design of small geometric motifs, much admired by pre-auction viewers for its

unusual design, reached $770.

Firefighting artifacts passed down from Judd's grandfather, a local

firefighter, included a leather fire hat, circa 1850s, reaching $522.50; four

belts that achieved $577.50; two brass fire hose nozzles at $522.50; and two

fire-fighting toys brought $385 for a smaller wagon pulled by two horses, and

$495 for a larger one.

A pair of black wrought iron George Washington figural andirons was purchased

at $220 for the 2 feet-high lot; an oil on board of a rural European town was

an attractive buy at $85; an unsigned German stein resembling a Mettlach made

$302.50; and a damaged cast iron train, 2 feet long including tender, realized

$99.

Prices quoted include a ten percent buyer's premium.