“Maine’s Best Auction Experience”

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

2016 Summer Feature Auction
of Fine Art & Antiques

OVER 1500 LOTS TO BE SOLD IN THREE SESSIONS

Featuring The finest collection of Important Maritime Artwork, 70 works in all

Saturday, August 27, 2016 - 11:00 AM
Sunday, August 28, 2016 - 11:00 AM
Monday, August 29, 2016 - 11:00 AM

Day 3 will feature more than 120 lots of Maine art from the former MBNA Corporate Collection. All are offered without reserve.

Preview
9 AM – 8 PM Monday, August 22nd
and 9 AM – 5 PM Tuesday, August 23rd thru Friday, August 26th
and 9-11 AM on Auction Days
Previews by appointment are available on Sunday, August 21 from 9 AM to 5 PM. Call (207) 354-8141 to schedule.

HIGHLIGHTS
• Restored 19th-c. Hand-drawn Fireman’s Pumper “Lady Washington” and Reel Cart • Artifact from the famous 1876 ‘Catalpa’ rescue of 6 Irish convicts • Merz Collage by Kurt Schwitters • Family Portraits by Albert Herter • 19th-c. Cigar Store Indian attr. to Samuel Robb • Collection of Brother Thomas Bezanson pottery • Important Silver collection from the estate of Mabel Dodge Luhan • Important Roman Micro-mosaic Portrait • Rare 18th-c. Massachusetts Tavern Sign • 19th-c. Gold Hairpin by Castellani • 18 Ship Models from the former MBNA Corporate Collection • Over 50 lots of exquisite jewelry incl. a 2.94 carat Diamond Ring • A private collection of over 30 major paintings including works by Robert Salmon, Antonio Jacobsen, Albert Bierstadt, William Bradford, Alfred Bricher, James Buttersworth, William Trost Richards, Francis Silva, Thomas Doughty, William Stubbs, William Yorke, Charles Raleigh, and Jane Peterson • Over 90 contemporary paintings from the former MBNA Corporate Collection • Over 100 examples of Fine Period Furniture • A 21-lot Japanese Pottery Collection • Over 90 lots of Fine Asian Art & Antiquities • 5 Canoes, incl. Old Town and a circa 1915 J.R. Robertso.

Lot 25 - Paneled Country Cupboard in grey-green painted pine, 87" tall overall, 60½" x 20½". est. $3000 - 4000

Lot 36 - Black Hawk Running Stallion, full body copper weathervane. est. $1000 - 1500

Lot 60 - ALFRED THOMPSON BRICHER (NY/NH, 1837-1908) - “Near Cape Elizabeth, Portland, Maine,” oil on canvas, signed and dated 1887, 26" x 48". est. $200,000 - 300,000

Lot 91 - JAMES GARDNER BABBIDGE (ME, 1844-1919) - Coastal Schooner “Frances Hatch,” oil on canvas, signed and, dated Mar 1877, 22" x 29". est. $15,000 - 20,000

Also


Comfortable seats, which we would be happy to reserve for you.
Bidding available by phone, absentee or online
with Invaluable.com and Liveauctioneers.com

Please call Bob Grant for additional information
at (207) 354-8141 or email [email protected].


www.thomastonauction.com

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