“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
- Lot 16 - ANTEBELLUM AMERICAN SCHOOL - American School Portrait of Two Sisters, circa 1840, oil on canvas, unsigned, 34" x 40". est. $8000 - 12,000
- Lot 20 - 18th-c. Mass. Double-Sided Tavern Sign in painted pine, wrought iron frame, 53" tall x 56" wide. est. $10,000 - 15,000
- Lot 25 - Paneled Country Cupboard in grey-green painted pine, 87" tall overall, 60½" x 20½". est. $3000 - 4000
- Lot 26 - 19th c. Carved and Gilt Wood Spreadwing American Eagle, 30" x 84" x 5" deep. est. $3000 - 5000
- Lot 30 - 19th c. Trade Figure of a Native American Chief, in carved pine with an exceptional and original painted and varnished surface, 76" tall. est. $30,000 - 50,000
- Lot 31 - 19th c. Cigar Store Figure of a Bare-Breasted Woman, roughly 48" x 24" x 12". est. $3000 - 5000
- Lot 35 - 19th c. Full Body Gilt Copper and Zinc Weathervane in the form of a Bull, possibly A.L. Jewell & Co. 18" x 26" x 5½,” est. $6000 - 8000
- Lot 36 - Black Hawk Running Stallion, full body copper weathervane. est. $1000 - 1500
- Lot 40 - Red Stained Pine Architectural Colonial Corner Cupboard, 90" x 40" wide, est. $1000 - 2000
- Lot 45 - SAMUEL BRADBURN BANTON (ME, 1795-1864) - Profile Bust Portraits of a Couple, pencil and watercolor on 2½" x 3¾" cards, circa 1825-35. est. $2000 - 3000
- 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
- Lot 100 - HARRISON BIRD BROWN (CA/ME, 1831-1915) - “Ship Salvage in the Cove, Cape Elizabeth, Maine,” oil on canvas, initialed “HBB” and dated ’65, 28" x 40". est. $10,000 - 20,000
- Lot 106 - WILLIAM PIERCE STUBBS (ME/MA, 1842-1909) - Portrait of the Three Mast Wooden Hulled Schooner “Harry Prescott,” oil on canvas, signed, in the original frame, 22" x 36". est. $7000 - 9000
- Lot 111 - ANTONIO NICOLO GASPARO JACOBSEN (NY/NJ, 1850-1921) - Passenger Coastal Steamer “Horatio Hull” of the Maine Steam Ship Co., oil on canvas, signed and dated 1898, 24" x 42". est. $8000 - 12,000
- Lot 113 - WILLIAM PIERCE STUBBS (ME/MA, 1842-1909) -The White Hulled Three Mast Schooner “S.G. Haskell,” oil on canvas laid to board, signed, 21" x 36". est. $8000 - 10,000
- Lot 114 - GEORGE M. HATHAWAY (UK/ME, 1852-1903) - Sailing Ships and Tug in Heavy Fog, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1890,18" x 30". est. $5000 - 7000
- Lot 115 - ROBERT HARDY - “Shipwreck of the ‘Anne C. McGuire,’ Portland Headlight, Christmas Eve, 1886,” oil on canvas, 28" x 35". est. $2000 - 3000
- Lot 120 - PERCY SANBORN (ME, 1849-1929) - Marine Portrait of the Ship “P. R. Hazeltine, built at Belfast, Maine 1876,” oil on canvas, signed “Percy Sanborn,” 24" x 36". est. $8000 - 12,000
- Lot 180 - Fine Chippendale Serpentine Front Dresser in solid cherry, second half 18th c., 36¾" x 41" x 22". est. $8000 - 12,000
- Lot 189 - GEORGE ROUSE (18th c. NY) - “Gen. George Washington, 1797,” wax moulage bas relief, 14¼" x 12½". est. $2000 - 3000
- Lot 200 - 1832 Classic Gooseneck Tub Pump Engine “Lady Washington,” made by James Smith for Engine Company No. 40 of Manhattan. est. $60,000 - 80,000
- Lot 211 - EDWARD WILLIS REDFIELD (PA/DE, 1869-1965) - “Monhegan,” oil on wooden panel, signed and titled, 9" x 12". est. $17,500 - 25,000
- Lot 212 - JAY HALL CONNAWAY (ME/AZ/IN, 1893-1970) - “Monhegan Dock, Winter,” oil on canvas, laid to masonite, signed, titled and dated 1964 verso, 20" x 24". est. $7000 - 10,000
- Lot 213 - ALICE KENT STODDARD (PA/CT, 1886-1973) - “Beached Boats at Fish Beach,” oil on canvas board, signed and titled, 18" x 24". est. $7000 - 10,000
- Lot 214 - ABRAHAM JACOB BOGDANOVE (NY/ME, 1887-1946) - Monhegan Fish Houses, oil on canvas board, unsigned, 16" x 20". est. $5000 - 8000
- Lot 216 - GEORGE J. STENGEL (NJ/NY/PA/CT, 1872-1937) - “Painting the Pram, New Harbor,” oil on canvas, signed, titled on the frame tag, circa 1930, 25" x 30". est. $12,000 - 15,000
- Lot 255 - Walnut Dish Cupboard, circa 1830. est. $1000 - 1500
- Lot 256 - Tall and Shallow Walnut Four-Drawer Dresser. est. $1000 - 1500
- Lot 262 - 19th c. New England Drop Leaf Harvest Table in solid walnut, 28" tall x 66½" x 17, est. $1000 - 1500
- Lot 362 - D.D. (DELBERT DANA) COOMBS (ME, 1850-1938) - oil on canvas, signed and dated 1880, 16" x 24". est. $1000 - 1500
- Lot 364 - DELBERT DANA COOMBS (ME, 1880-1938) - oil on canvas, signed and dated 1895, 12" x 24". est. $800 - 1200
- Lot 369 - GEORGE M. HATHAWAY (UK/ME, 1852-1903) - oil on academy board, signed, 6" x 10". est. $800 - 1200
- Lot 435 - New England Colonial Two-Part Cupboard in red stained pine, 77½" x 44½" x 15". est. $1000 - 1500
- Lot 472 - DOUGAL F. ANDERSON (ME, 1854-1921) - oil on canvas, unsigned, circa 1900, original frame, 16" x 30", est. $1000 - 2000
- Lot 504 - KAZAK RUG - 2'10" x 4'8" - Southwest Caucasus, 2nd quarter 20th c., est. $400 - 600
- Lot 550 - Statue of Liberty Hollow Cast Zinc Garden Statue. est. $1500 - 2000
- Lot 578 - Circa 1915, 16' ‘courting’ canoe, made by J R Robertson, Auburndale, Mass. est. $3000 - 5000
- Lot 585 - DON STONE (ME/NH, 1929-2015) - “A Full Deck,” oil on canvas, signed, titled verso, 30" x 40". est. $10,000 - 15,000
- Lot 618 - PERCY SANBORN (ME, 1849-1929) - Pair of Genre Paintings, oil on academy board, signed and dated 1881 & 1889, 10" x 8", est. $1000 - 1500
- Lot 733 - WILLIAM ZORACH (1887-1966) - “The White House,” watercolor on paper, unsigned, circa 1935, 15" x 22". est. $7000 - 9000
- Lot 739 - PAUL BLACK (ME, 1952-2014) - Stonington Fishing Village, oil on canvas, signed and dated ’87, 36" x 48". est. $5000 - 8000
- Lot 750 - CHARLES GREENOUGH ‘CHIPPY’ CHASE (ME, 1908-1998) - “Bald Eagle; Halaeetus Leucocephalus,” black walnut, signed and titled on the underside, marked ‘No 292’ and dated March 1974, 25" x 23" x 21". est. $4000 - 6000
- Lot 793 - WALDO PEIRCE (MA/ME, 1884-1970) - “Bather in the Brook,” oil on canvas, initialed “WP, 45,” titled and signed verso, dated 1945, 22" x 30". est. $3000 - 4000
- Lot 1101 - WILLIAM BREWSTER HOYT (VT, 1945 - ) - “Round Pond, Fall Morning,” oil on canvas, signed, titled verso by consignor, 60" x 90". est. $4000 - 6000
- Lot 1105 - WILLIAM BREWSTER HOYT (VT, 1945 - ) - “Rosemary Taking Fuel (Port Clyde),” oil on canvas, signed, titled verso, 48" x 89". est. $4000 - 6000
- Lot 1106 - FRANK HANDLEN (Contemporary Maine) - “Man Overboard,” oil on board, signed, titled verso, 40" x 60". est. $3500 - 4500
- Lot 1110 - SCOTT MOORE (ME/DC, 1953 -) - “Carvers Harbor,” oil on canvas, signed, titled verso, 48" x 72". est. $3500 - 4500
- Lot 1111 - SCOTT MOORE (ME/DC, 1953 - ) - “Head of the Harbor,” oil on canvas, signed, 40" x 58". est. $3500 - 4500
- Lot 1117 - SCOTT MOORE (ME/DC, 1953 - ) - “Meadowside, Monhegan,” oil on canvas, signed, 34" x 54". est. $3000 - 4000
- Lot 1121 - RONAL PARLIN (Contemporary Maine) - “River Rest,” oil on linen laid to panel, signed, titled verso and dated 2001, 38" x 48". est. $3000 - 4000
- Lot 1122 - RONAL PARLIN (Contemporary Maine) - “The Udder Day/Her Bounty,” oil on linen laid to panel, signed, titled verso and dated 1998, 40" x 60". est. $3000 - 4000
- Lot 1125 - WILLIAM BREWSTER HOYT (ME, 1945 - ) - “Dinghies, Round Pond,” oil on canvas, signed, titled verso, 48" x 36". est. $3000 - 4000
- Lot 1128 - JAMES WOLFORD (Contemporary Maine) - “Curtis Island Light,” oil on canvas, signed, titled verso, 36" x 70". est. $3000 - 4000
- Lot 1131 - RETT STURMAN (Contemporary Vermont) - “Spring Sparkle, Port Clyde,” oil on canvas, initialed, titled verso, 46" x 60", est. $3000 - 4000
- Lot 1138 - FREDERICK (FRITZ) KUBITZ, (Contemporary Mass) - “Yachting, Camden, Maine, circa 1890,” oil on canvas, signed, titled verso, 36" x 48". est. $3000 - 4000
- Lot 1148 - JERRI FINCH (Contemporary Belfast, Maine) - “Town Dock,” acrylic on canvas, laid down over luan, signed, 2001, 60" x 144", est. $3000 - 4000
- Lot 1150 - WILLIAM BREWSTER HOYT (ME, 1945 - ) - “Stonington,” oil on canvas, signed “WB Hoyt,” 60" x 90". est. $3000 - 4000
- Lot 1151 - RETT STURMAN (Contemporary VT) - “Vespers (Evensong),” oil on canvas, 48" x 90". est. $3000 - 4000
- Lot 1152 - WILLIAM BREWSTER HOYT (ME, 1945 - ) - “Sailing on Penobscot Bay,” oil on canvas, signed “WB Hoyt,” 60" x 90". est. $3000 - 4000
- Lot 1170 - RETT STURMAN (Contemporary VT) - “Greensboro, Vermont,” oil on canvas, signed, 30" x 90". est. $2000 - 3000
- Lot 1189 - DAVID DODGE GRAY (Contemporary Penobscot, Maine) - “Houses in Motion,” acrylic on canvas, unsigned, 30" x 44", est. $2000 - 3000
- Lot 1196 - SARAH CALDWELL FISHER (Contemporary Maine) - “Beach Houses,” oil on masonite, signed, titled on label verso, 18" x 24", est. $2000 - 3000
- Lot 1208 - TODD RIEFERS (Contemporary Maine) - “In the Sling,” oil on canvas, titled verso, 16" x 20", est. $1000 - 1500
Also
- A 26-lot collection of Brother Thomas Bezanson Pottery
- 19th c. Chinese Floor Vases
- 19th c. Redware
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