“Maine’s Best Auction Experience”

Kaja Veilleux • Phone 207-354-8141 • Fax 207-354-9523
www.thomastonauction.com

2015 Summer Feature Auction of Fine Art & Antiques

FEATURING OVER 1200 LOTS
TO BE SOLD IN TWO SESSIONS

Saturday, August 29, 2015 - 11:00 AM
Sunday, August 30, 2015, 11:00 AM

Preview
9 AM - 5 PM Monday, August 24th, thru Thursday, August 28th,
and 9 - 11 AM on Auction Days

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Fine oil painting by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (France, 1796-1875)
  • Important Maine watercolor painting by Andrew Newell Wyeth (PA/ME, 1917-2009)
  • Two oil paintings by James Taylor Harwood (UT/CA, 1860-1940)
  • Largest collection of Maine art offered in a single auction… 189 works by 101 Maine artists
  • Outstanding ship portraits by John Stobart (MA/FL, 1929-) and Joseph B. Smith (NY/NJ, 1798-1876)
  • American Federal Period carved eagle form ship’s figurehead
  • Circa 1900 cased Fabergé gold and guilloche enamel pen
  • Rare signed pair of ballet slippers used by Rudolf Nureyev
  • Merino ram and bull form copper and zinc weathervanes
  • Marble sculpture by Ferdinando Vichi (Italy, 1875-1945)
  • Exceptional Napoleonic Wars cased prisoner-made ship model
  • Civil War period field marching drum by A. Rogers
  • Group of marine and artillery cannons
  • Over 100 lots of Asian antique bronze, porcelain and jade
  • 9 important antique tall clocks
  • Over 180 lots of American, European and Asian furniture
  • Sterling silver by Georg Jensen and Tiffany & Co.
  • 44 lots of fine estate jewelry
  • 6 Antique horse-drawn wagons

Lot 800 - ANDREW WYETH (PA/ME, 1917 - 2009) - watercolor & ink, signed, 15" x 19". est. $25,000 - $50,000

Lot 105 - Federal Mahogany Tall Case Clock by Timothy Chandler (1762-1848), Concord, NH, 91" T. est. $10,000 - $15,000
 

Lot 15 - 18th c. Settle Bench, concave shaped, approx. 56" tall x 71" long. est. $2,000 - $3,000

Lot 451 - Important Civil War Field Drum, A. Rogers, circa 1863, 14½" x 16½" dia. est. $8,000 - $10,000
 
  • Lot 756 - IMERO GOBBATO (ME, 1923-2010) - oil on canvas, signed, 30" Sq. est. $25,000 - $35,000
  • Lot 757 - CABOT LYFORD (NH, 1925 - ) - Striped Bass, carved granite, 33½" long. est. $3,000 - $4,000
  • Lot 25 - 19th c. Southern Pie Chest, 60" x 46" x 17". est. $2,000 - $3,000
  • Lot 791 - HARVEY PETERSON (Cont. ME) - a Kinetic Mariner Sculpture, 40" x 11" x 8½". est. $3,000 - $5,000
  • Lot 80 - Ca. 1810 American Federal Period Eagle Figurehead, 41" x 16" x 17". est. $25,000 - $35,000
  • Lot 90 - 18th - 19th c. American Bronze Naval Cannon, 1½" bore, 24" long barrel. est. $10,000 - $20,000
  • Lot 453 - Replica Artillery Cannon, used in re-enactments, 32" x 44" x 88" long. est. $4,000 - $6,000
  • Lot 479 - Ca. 1920 Native-made birch bark canoe model, 21" long. est. $500 - $900
  • Lot 208 - PAULINE BLISS WILLIAMS (MA/FL, 1888 - 1962) - "View from Ogunquit", oil on board, signed, 23½" x 27½". est. $3,000 - $4,000
  • Lot 659 - American Naïve Still Life, circa 1880, oil on board, 21½" x 15½". est. $600 - $800
  • Lot 41 - WILLIAM MATTHEW PRIOR (MA/ME, 1806-1873) - oil on panel portraits, 14" x 11" ea. est. $1,200 - $1,800
  • Lot 275 - 19th c. Chest - Tiger & Birds-eye Maple, 50" x 42" x 19". est. $2,000 - $,3000
  • Lot 477 - 19th c. Haida Indian Totem, 12" tall. est. $1,000 - $1,500
  • Lot 56 - Bull Copper Weathervane. est. $10,000 - $15,000
  • Lot 58 - Merino Ram Copper Weathervane. est. $10,000 - $15,000
  • Lot 10 - 18th c. Pine Chair Table - 28" tall x 48" dia. est. $2,000 - $3,000
  • Lot 4 - American Eagle Plaque by A. MALMSTROM - 45" x 14½ ". est. $1,000 - $1,500
  • Lot 452 - JOSHUA CHAMBERLAIN signed Diploma and assoc. Cane, ca. 1800's. est. $2,000 - $3,000
  • Lot 486 - 1921 Navajo Gent's Necklace made with Mercury Dimes & Morgan Silver Dollars. est. $1,500 - $2,000
  • Lot 767 - PHILIP BARTER (Ellsworth, Maine, 1936 - ) - Bust of General Andrew Jackson, unsigned, 25" tall. est. $1,500 - $2,000
  • Lot 747 - Ca. 1920 Folk art Carved Desk & Bench in Eucalyptus. est. $1,500 - $2,500
  • Lot 476 - EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868 - 1952) - Orotone "Canon de Chelly" Photograph, signed. est. $6,000 - $8,000
  • Lot 51 - Serape Carpet, Persia - 10'10" x 14½'. est. $8,000 - $12,000
  • Lot 62 - Scrimshaw Walrus Tusks, 22½" & 22¼". est. $3,000 - $5,000
  • Lot 811 - WILLIAM THON (ME/NY, 1906 - 2000) - oil on masonite, signed, 21½" x 34½". est. $15,000 - $20,000
  • Lot 998 - DAHLOV IPCAR (ME, 1917 - ) - watercolor on board, signed, 12¼" x 19½". est. $2,000 - $3,000
  • Lot 836 - BARRY NORLING (ME, cont.) - Garden Statue, 'Fifi', signed, 62½" tall. (one of two being offered) est. $4,000 - $6,000
  • Lot 943 - SALLY CALDWELL FISHER (ME, 1951 - ) - Acrylic on maso, signed, 29½" Sq. (one of 12 being offered). est. $3,000 - $4,000
  • Lot 68 - JOSEPH B. SMITH (NY/NJ, 1798 - 1876) - "J.W. Seaver", oil on canvas, 25½" x 35½". est. $25,000 - $35,000
  • Lot 98 - Bone and Baleen Model of a Napoleonic Wars British Man-o-War, 17" x 20" x 9½". est. $15,000 - $20,000
  • Lot 281 - Ca. 1810 Portrait of a Sea Captain, oil on canvas, 16¼" x 13¼". est. $1,800 - $2,400
  • Lot 100 - JEAN-BAPTISTE CAMILLE COROT (FRANCE, 1796 - 1875), "Le Chariot d'Arras", oil on canvas, signed, 17½" x 23½". est. $200,000 - $300,000
  • Lot 483 - 19th c. Sioux Beaded Deer Hide Bag, 14" x 17". est. $1,500 - $2,000
  • Lot 27 - Schoolgirl Theorem Painting on Velvet , 20 ¾" x 31". est. $1,500 - $2,500
  • Lot 270 - Tiger Maple Dropleaf Table w/ leaves, 28½" x 48" x 20". est. $2,500 - $3,500
  • Lot 285 - Rhode Island Tiger Maple Tavern Table, 26¼" x 33½" x 29 ¾". est. $2,000 - $3,000
  • Lot 120 - 18th c. Chippendale Tiger Maple Chest on Chest, 73 ¾" x 37½" x 21". est. $6,000 - $8,000

ALSO

  • Boxes incl. early keepsake box, lady's travel and jewelry boxes, and puzzle box.
  • Selection of Fireplace Accessories.
  • Native American Jewelry incl., rare Concho Belt, Squash Blossom necklace and Mercury Dime necklace.
  • Fabulous examples of Sailor's Scrimshaw on Whales’ teeth & bone and Walrus tusk.

Comfortable seats, which we would be happy to reserve for you.
Bidding available by phone, absentee or online
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Please call Bob Grant for additional information
at (207) 354-8141 or email [email protected].

 

 

U.S. Route 1, PO Box 300, Thomaston, Maine 04861
Phone 207-354-8141 • Fax 207-354-9523

Kaja Veilleux, Bonded & Licensed Auctioneer, ME License # AUC902
John D. Bottero, AARE, GPPA ME License # AUC1237
Carol Achterhof, Auctioneer, ME license # AUC1517