“Maine’s Best Auction Experience”

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

2017 Winter Feature Auction

FEBRUARY 11 – DAY 1

Session One – Americana & Folk Art from the Leo Wilensky Collection. All offered at no reserve. Lots 1–340

Session Two – Americana & Folk Art. Lots 341–500

FEBRUARY 12 – DAY 2

Fine Art & Antiques. Lots 501–987

Preview:
Monday thru Friday, February 6–10, 9 am–5 pm
Held in our gallery in Thomaston, Maine

A full catalog is available on our website: www.thomastonauction.com

Bid in person | by phone or absentee | online
207-354-8141 | [email protected] | www.thomastonauction.com

HIGHLIGHTS

• Rare American Minstrel “Jim Crow” Trade Figure • 18th-c. Townsend & Goddard Newport Block & Shell Chest • Portrait of George Washington by Jane Stuart (MA, 1812-1888) • William Rush American Indian Tobacconist Figure • American Folk Art Family Portrait, poss. by Ammi Phillips • Oil painting by Jan Havickszoon Steen (Netherlands, 1626-1679) • Monumental 19th-c. Fire Engine Pumper Weathervane • MA Pilgrim Century Oak Chest • Important Centennial Patchwork Quilt • 2 Soap Hollow Paint-decorated Chests • 18th-c. Red Painted Queen Anne Miniature Highboy • Two folk art painted and stenciled fireboards • Fine c. 1800 Liquor Chest with U.S.S. Constitution attribution • 18th-c. Painted Windsor Armchair from Sullivan Dorr House, RI • Erastus Salisbury Field (MA/NY, 1805-1900) Portraits • Bronze sculptures by Feliks Chodorovic, Louis Hottot and Gaston Leroux • 47 Lots of 14th-18th c. Lighting • 22 Fine Boxes and Tea Caddies • 112 Lots of Oriental Antiques • 23 Native American items • 10 Needlework Memorials and Samplers • Selection of cast-iron and Steiff toys

Lot 50 - Rare & Exquisite Centennial Quilt, dated 1876. Professionally mounted on canvas and stretcher, in custom Lexan case, 7'-1" x 6'-10". Est. $20,000 - 30,000

Lot 125 - Monumental 19th-c. American Fire Engine Steam Pumper Weathervane, 1" x 88½" (7'4½") x 7", 56" tall on stand. Est. $40,000 - 60,000

Lot 150 - 18th-c. Townsend & Goddard Block and Shell Mahogany Chippendale Chest, circa 1770, Newport, Rhode Island. 32½" H x 38½" x 20¼". Est. $100,000 - 150,000

Lot 400 - JANE STUART (MA, 1812-1888) AFTER HER FATHER GILBERT STUART (MA, 1755-1825) - Portrait of George Washington, circa 1850, oil on panel, 31" x 23", SS: 26" x 18". Est. $75,000 - 150,000


Comfortable seating and delicious catering await you in our auction hall. To reserve a seat, please call us at 207-354-8141. If you are unable to attend, it would be our pleasure to take your bid by phone, absentee, or Internet. Visit our website at www.thomastonauction.com for a complete virtual catalog and bidding information. Buyer’s Premium is 17% (20% for online bidders).
Bidding available by phone, absentee or online with Invaluable.com and Liveauctioneers.com

For additional information, call (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