“Maine’s Best Auction Experience”

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

2014 Fall Feature Auction
of Fine Art & Period Furniture
Featuring Asian Arts

OVER 1350 LOTS TO BE SOLD IN THREE SESSIONS

Friday, November 7, 2014 - 11:00 AM
Saturday, November 8, 2014, 11:00 AM
Sunday, November 9, 2014, 11:00 AM

Preview
9 AM - 5 PM Monday, November 3rd, thru Thursday, November 6th,
and 9 - 11 AM on Auction Days

HIGHLIGHTS
• 18th c. Painting by John Brewster Jr.
• Pair of Qing Dynasty Emperor Kangxi Imperial Scrolls
• Important 17th c. English Powder Horn
• Over 260 lots of Important Asian Art, Sculpture, Pottery and Bronze
• 19th c. Serapi Carpet
• 50 watches incl. Rolex Oyster Chronometer
• Artwork by Joe Andoe, Emile Gruppe, Vu Cao Dam, Imero Gobbato, and others.
• 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 45,564 miles.
• 18 Folk Art Carved Eagles
• Connecticut Chippendale Cherry Blockfront Chest
• Circa 1780 Irish Demilune Server
• 88 Pcs. of Tiffany & Co. San Lorenzo pattern Sterling flatware
• Over 140 lots of Fine Estate jewelry
• 6 ship models including a 70" long Model of R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth

Lot 600 - JOHN BREWSTER, JR. (CT/ME, 1766-1854) - Portrait of Rev. Dr. Paul Coffin, Pastor of Buxton, Maine; oil on canvas, unsigned. est. $20000 - $30000

 

Lot 580 - 18th c. New England Solid Cherry Two-Part Chest with molded cornice pediment.
est. $6000 - $8000

 

Lot 574 - Prisoner of War Made Three Masted Whalebone Ship Model. 14" H x 16" W x 3" L. 1 of 6 models being offered. est. $8000 - $12000

Lot 561 - Detailed Wood Model with finished interior of Coastal Steamer ‘Aucocisco,’ a Casco Bay ferry out of South Portland, Maine. 27½" H x 58" L x 11" W. est. $2000 - $3000

  • Lot 4 - Rare Benington Pottery Figurine of Standing Lion with Fruit Basket in Mouth. est. $800 - $1200
  • Lot 130 - Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi Imperial Scrolls on Silk of Birds on Flowering Branches by Chiang T'ing-hsi/Jiang Tingxi (1668-1732). 1 of 22 scrolls being offered. est. $20000 - $30000
  • Lot 170 - Large Tang Style Parcel Gilt Bronze Basin with engraved decoration of birds. est. $10000 - $15000
  • Lot 505 - Fine Boston Needlepoint Sampler on Linen with line "Mary Harker worked this sampler in the 13th year of her life, 1749". est. $3000 - $5000
  • Lot 510 - Circa 1900 Four Story Doll House cupboard 66" tall, 50" x 20". est. $1500 - $2500
  • Lot 512 - Circa 1840-1850 New England Pewter, all marked. est. $800 - $1200
  • Lot 513 - Mid 19th c. Maine Folk Art Octagonal Cabinet in red paint with yellow and black pin striping. est. $1000 - $1500
  • Lot 520 - PRIOR-HAMBLIN SCHOOL - Waist Length Portrait of an Elderly Woman in a black dress. est. $2000 - $3000
  • Lot 523 - 19th c Maine Country Apothecary Chest in pine in dumpcart blue paint with barn red trim. est. $1000 - $1500
  • Lot 530 - Late 18th c. New England Graduated Pine Cabinets in barrow red casein faux grained paint, with hinged paneled doors and open shelves. est. $2000 - $3000
  • Lot 545 - Early 19th c. Pumpkin Pine Open Top Cupboard. 78" x 48 1/2" x 12". est. $1200 - $1800
  • Lot 550 - Two-Part Country Cabinet in Yellow Pine, marked "F.B. Newton, Hamill, NY. 89" x 73 3/4" x 21 3/4". est. $2000 - $3000
  • Lot 551 - Northwest Persia, Serapi Carpet late 19th c, 9 1/2' x 12'3". I of 73 carpets being offered. est. $12000 - $15000
  • Lot 554 - 19th c. Folk Art American Shield Painting, oil on canvas. est. $800 - $1200
  • Lot 616 - MARIA LOUISA WAGNER (NY, 1815-1888), pair of historically important miniature portraits: Reuben Hyde Walworth (1788-1867), the last Chancellor of the State of New York, and his new wife Sarah Ellen (Smith). est. $5000 - $7000
  • Lot 617 - Historically Important Geneva, New York Marble Plaque Architectural Cornerstone engraved "EAGLE TAVERN, Erected in 1830 by WILLIAM TIPPETTS",. 18" x 33 1/2" x 2", on museum stand. est. $4000 - $6000
  • Lot 619 - Circa 1790 Painted Oak & Pine Roadside Tavern Sign for the "J. Read Inn". est. $8000 - $12000
  • Lot 622 - GIDEON BRADBURY (ME, 1833-1904) - "Mount Kearsarge", oil on canvas, unsigned, from an 1887 trip. est. $4000 - $6000
  • Lot 624 - HARRISON BIRD BROWN (Maine, 1831-1915) - Coastal Scene with Whitecaps and Misty Cliffs, oil on canvas, signed lower right. est. $1000 - $1500
  • Lot 645 - New England Lady's Diminutive Slant Front Desk in solid tiger maple. est. $5000 - $7000
  • Lot 664 - Magnificent Large Carved and Gilded Spreadwing Eagle Plaque by Gregory Luke Rollins (Cont. Maine). 58" x 22" x 5". 1 of 18 carved eagles being offered. est. $5000 - $7000
  • Lot 747 - 17th c Historical English Commemorative Powder Horn for 1603 Coronation of King James I . est. $15000 - $20000
  • Lot 801 - Triple Base Dining Table, oak top with hickory trim 29 1/2" tall, 33" x 99". est. $2000 - $3000
  • Lot 963 - Ephemera from the Henry Ware Lyon Estate, Includes: (4) Presidential Appointments and (16) US Naval Orders. est. $3000 - $5000
  • Lot 977 - Eagle Arms Co of New York, Pocket Revolver, .30 cal, 5 shot. 1 of 6 handguns being offered. est. $600 - $800
  • Lot 984 - .48 cal double percussion coachman's rifle, stamped on barrel 'J. Graves, Bangor, Maine' (Joseph Graves (1800-1876). 1 of 14 rifles & shotguns being offered. est. $1000 - $1500
  • Lot 1030 - Circa 1890-1910 Matching Seagrass and Fiber Cord Wicker furniture. 1 of 6 lots of wicker furniture. est. $2000 - $3000
  • Lot 1053 - JOE ANDOE (NY/OK, 1955 - ) - "Untitled" (Mare and Foal), 1999, oil on linen, signed upper left. est. $8000 - $12000
  • Lot 1062 - EMILE ALBERT GRUPPE (MA, 1896-1978) - "Mending the Nets" (Gloucester), oil on canvas, signed lower right. est. $7000 - $9000
  • Lot 1066 - JAMIE WYETH (PA/ME, 1946 - ) - "The Warning", a monumental limited edition giclee print of an attacking seagull, pencil signed lower right, numbered 28/50. est. $5000 - $7500
  • Lot 1102 - Fine Gold Hunting Case Pocket Chronometer with Up and Down Indicator, Chas. Frodsham, ADFmsz, no. 08504, 1895, 18K. From 4 collections of pocket watches, 36 in all. est. $8000 - $12000
  • Lot 1118 - Model 5513 Rolex Submariner Wristwatch with stainless steel case and band, circa 1967. 1 of 14 wrist watches being offered. est. $5000 - $7000
  • Lot 1120 - Thomas Moser King Sized Bed - 'Vita' Bed in solid cherry. S/N Y4-J733740. Olympian Michael Phelps owns this identical bed. est. $4000 - $6000
  • Lot 1132 - Early 20th c Folk Art Hollow Copper Whale Weathervane with later sphere and cast directionals. est. $1800 - $2400
  • Lot 1192 - Group of (7) 18th c. American coin silver tablespoons, (6) by Joseph Richardson, Sr. (Philadelphia, 1711-1784) and (1) by Daniel Russell (Newport, RI, 1698-1750). est. $1200 - $1800
  • Lot 1205 - JOHN W. MCCOY (PA/ME, 1910-1989) - Crashing Surf, Maine Coast, oil on canvas, signed lr and dated 1970. est. $4000 - $6000
  • Lot 1210 - IMERO GOBBATO (ME, 1923-2010) - Harborside Home, oil on canvas, signed lower right “I. Gobbato.” est. $4000 - $6000
  • Lot 1227 - Old Persian Enamel, Rose Cut Diamonds and Pearl Pendant. Part of the 148 lot jewelry selection. est. $3000 - $3800
  • Lot 1235 - FRANK L. SPRADLING (IL/NJ/NY, 1888-1972); "The Old Barton in Drydock in Rockland, Maine", oil on canvas, signed lower left. est. $2500 - $3500

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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