“Maine’s Best Auction Experience”

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

2015 Spring Feature Auction
of Fine Art & Antiques

FEATURING OVER 1100 LOTS
TO BE SOLD IN TWO SESSIONS

Saturday, May 30, 2015 - 11:00 AM
Sunday, May 31, 2015, 11:00 AM
PERIOD ART AND FURNITURE

Preview
9 AM - 5 PM Monday, May 25th, thru Friday, May 29th,
and 9 - 11 AM on Auction Days

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Artwork by Millard Owen Sheets, Jack Lorimer Gray, Vu Cao Dam, and many others
  • Circa 1880 Cigar Store Indian
  • 23 Miniature Decoys by A. E. Crowell
  • Circa 1910 Strand of Natural Pearls
  • 6.59 carat Diamond Ring
  • 2004 Mini Cooper with 5,000 orig. miles
  • Over 100 lots of Estate Jewelry & Fine Watches
  • Historically Important Ephemera, incl. John Hancock & Samuel Adams Autographs
  • Over 200 Lots of Fine American and European Furniture
  • German WWI Blue Max Medal
  • Rare 39 Star American Flag
  • Vintage Handbags by Hermès, Chanel & Cartier
  • Over 60 Lots of Nautical items including 21 Important Ship Models
  • Important ca. 1900 Chinese Robe & Clothing Collection
  • 12th c. French Romanesque Carved Stone Fragment
  • 1934 Old Town Dinghy plus 4 canoes and a Yacht Tender
  • 2 Vintage Model ES670 & ES671 Eames Chairs & Ottomans
  • Herbert Ferber Sculpture
  • Fully Restored 1945 Coca-Cola Vending Machine
  • Collection of Fine Wicker Furniture

Lot 25 - Rare set of Period 1815-1825 New England Windsor Side chairs in the original black paint. est. $2,000 - $3,000

Lot 7 - J.W. Fiske Cast Zinc ‘Darkey’ Statue, circa 1874-81, from the 1855 design by Franklin Porteus Holcomb, 3'10" tall. est. $1,500 - $2,500
 

Lot 55 - Circa 1880’s American Folk Art “Cigar Store Indian” in the manner of Samuel Anderson Robb (1851-1928), titled verso “Nicketti, Daughter of Algonquin, Chieftain Openchancanough (Brother of Chief Powhatan).” 59" x 12" x 14½". est. $10,000 - $20,000

Lot 44 - Fine Stag Weathervane with remnants of the original gilt surface, possibly by Washburn, 27½" x 23½" x 5½". est. $6,000 - $8,000

  • Lot 1 - Miniature 18-Hole Candle Mold Bench Form Stand, 9¼" x 11¼" x 4½". est. $800 - $1200
  • Lot 5 - Folk Art Watercolor Portrait of a Husband and Wife, 20½" x 17½" each. est. $2500 - $3500
  • Lot 10 - 19th c. Pine Country Cupboard, 47½" x 40" x 22". est. $3000 - $5000
  • Lot 11 - 9 pcs 18th /19th c, English Creamware, incl. Delft bowl, Delft pitcher, and Leeds covered sugar, milk bowl, and cup. est. $800 - $1200
  • Lot 14 - Circa 1920 Salesman's Sample, Red Painted Wood Canoe Model, 27" x 5" x 5½". est. $1000 - $1500
  • Lot 15 - 18th c. Pennsylvania Paint Decorated Blanket Box w/ orig. painted till, 25" x 42½" x 18 1/2." est. $2000 - $3000
  • Lot 16 - Schoolgirl silk work painting marked "Executed by Miss H. Belcher at Wrentham Academy, 1811", 21" x 19". est. $3000 - $5000
  • Lot 20 - 19th c. Shaker Pumpkin Pine Wall Hanging Cabinet, 37¼" x 11" x 27". est. $2000 - $3000
  • Lot 24 - Mid 19th c. Naive American Still Life of Cake on a Stand 20" x 26". est. $1000 - $1500
  • Lot 26 - Circa 1850 Folk Art Carved Allegorical Figure of Father Time, circa 1850, roughly 16" tall. est. $1000 - $1500
  • Lot 27 - 19th c. Ethan Allen Full-Body Copper Running Horse Weathervane attributed to J.W. Fiske, 35" long overall. est. $1000 - $1500
  • Lot 28 - Country Chippendale Mahogany Candle Stand with push-pull drawer, 25" x 14¼" x 18½". est. $1000 - $1500
  • Lot 30 - Circa 1780-1800, Rhode Island brace-back Windsor Armchairs. est. $2000 - $4000
  • Lot 34 - Rare Eider Decoy in painted canvas and wood, attributed to Clinton Keith of Kingston, Mass, circa 1920, 27½" long. est. $1500 - $2500
  • Lot 40 - Country Maine Sheraton Bow-Front Four-Drawer Chest in maple with original red paint, 38" x 41" x 20". est. $1000 - $2000
  • Lot 45 - Colonial Maine Chest in pine, original paint, 34" x 46" x 19¼". est. $800 - $1200
  • Lot 49 - Rare Set of 23 Carved and Painted Wood Miniature Ducks by A.E. Crowell, East Harwich, Mass., with the original bill of sale dated Feb 27, 1937. est. $50000 - $75000
  • Lot 60 - Rare Revolutionary War Pennsylvania Two-Drawer Walnut Chippendale Dowry Chest, dated 1776, 28½" x 23" x 29" tall. est. $5000 - $7000
  • Lot 61 - Boston Colonial Era Coin Silver Porringer by Daniel Parker (active 1748-1775), 7.80 ozt. est. $2000 - $3000
  • Lot 65 - Pennsylvania William & Mary Dressing Table in walnut, 28½" x 32 3/4" x 21½". est. $5000 - $7000
  • Lot 81 - W. P. STUBBS (ME/MA, 1842-1909) - Portrait of the "Charlotte T Sibley," oil on canvas, unsigned. 22" x 36". est. $3000 - $5000
  • Lot 83 - 19th c. Sailors Valentine in a flame figured Mahogany octagon case, 3¼" high, 9¼" wide. est. $2000 - $4000
  • Lot 100 - 19th c. South Caucasus, Eagle Karabagh rug, 5'1" X 8'5". One of 63 rugs and carpets being offered. est. $5000 - $7000
  • Lot 109 - (50 PCS) Blue & White China, All 19th c. est. $1000 - $1500
  • Lot 143 - Philadelphia School Portrait, oil on canvas, unsigned, circa 1840-50, 22" x 17". est. $1500 - $2000
  • Lot 179 - PERCY SANBORN (ME, 1849-1929) - A Maine Camp Scene, circa 1910, watercolor and chalk on paper, 10" x 16". est. $1200 - $1500
  • Lot 483 - Rare 1876 Vintage 39 Star "Anticipatory" Flag, the Centennial year flag that was never used, 64" x 94". est. $2000 - $3000
  • Lot 500 - Early 20th c. Sioux Beadwork Moccasins, on deer hide, from the possessions of Chief John Bear McGinnis of the Pine Ridge Reservation. est. $800 - $1000
  • Lot 604 - Stable Street Marker of a Horse's Head in painted terra cotta, 19" x 15" x 10". est. $800 - $1200
  • Lot 670 - 16' Bristol "Bluefish" Runabout, Mercury Mark 55 outboard motor, Tee Nee trailer, all circa 1956. est. $2000 - $2400
  • Lot 672 - 1934 Old Town 10 ' Dinghy, S/N 114223, AA (or top) grade, One of 4 Old Town boats being offered. est. $1800 - $2200
  • Lot 930 - Substantial 19th c. Harvest Table, 30½" x 72" x 34½". est. $1000 - $1500

ALSO

  • Fine19th c. Andirons
  • Selection of Art Glass including works by Tiffany, Lucien Gaillard, and Almric Walter
  • 19 Clocks
  • 18th & 19th c. Tea Caddies in Tortoiseshell, Mahogany, & Walnut

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].

 

 

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