“Maine’s Best Auction Experience”

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

2015 Winter Feature Auction
of Fine Art & Antiques
Featuring Native American & Tribal Arts

OVER 1500 LOTS TO BE SOLD IN THREE SESSIONS

Friday, February 6, 2015 - 11:00 AM
NATIVE AMERICAN & TRIBAL
Saturday, February 7, 2015, 11:00 AM
PERIOD ART AND FURNITURE
Sunday, February 8, 2015, 11:00 AM

JEWELRY, SILVER, & CONTEMPORARY

Preview
9 AM - 5 PM Monday, February 2nd, thru Thursday, February 6th,
and 9 - 11 AM on Auction Days

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Artwork by Willard Metcalf, Joseph B. Smith, Charles Warren Eaton, Andy Warhol, Johan Jensen, Roy Mason, Mary White, and many others
  • Important Circa 1835 Folk Art Portrait of a young girl
  • Rare Circa 1900 Tlingit Mask
  • 18th c. Fine Newport, R.I. Chest of Drawers
  • Gustave Young, engraved 1851 Navy Colt Revolver
  • Historically Important 17th-18th c. Powder Horn
  • Over 475 Lots of Native American Arts including Historic Beaded Vest, and an important collection of War Clubs
  • Important Ephemera including letters from Theodore Roosevelt
  • 80 pieces of Georg Jensen Flatware
  • 12th c. French Romanesque Carved Stone Icon
  • Over 75 Lots of Estate Jewelry
  • 10 Lots of Russian Art, Silver, and Gold Medals
  • Large Collection of African and Inuit Artifacts
  • Collection of A.C Gilbert Trains and Accessories
  • 17 Bisque and Porcelain Dolls from a single collection

Lot 362 - Historic Native American Beaded Cloth Vest with provenance to Quanah Parker (ca 1850-1911), last Chief of the Comanches. est. $3,000-$5,000

Lot 1439 - 18th c. American Powderhorn, Pennsylvania, wrap-around map of the Delaware River, described on page 80, “American Engraved Powder Horns” by Stephen V. Grancsay. est. $10,000 - $15,000

Lot 730 - WILLIAM & MARY HIGHBOY - Two-Part William & Mary Chest, from the family of Captain Horatio Patten (1818-1881) of Brunswick, Maine. 72" x 37¼" x 19½". est. $3,000 - $5,000

Lot 700 - Full Length Folk Art Portrait of a Young Girl, circa 1835, unsigned. From the estate of Clara Sortwell Marean (1882-1978) SS: 36" x 29". est. $15,000 - $20,000
  • Lot 51 - Navajo Rug Fine Homespun / Wide Ruins Blanket, circa 1900, 4' 9" x 2' 10". est. $2,000-$3,000
  • Lot 350 - Very rare circa 1900 Northwest Native American mask, most likely Tlingit. Polychrome painted and carved wood 20" x 22" x 11½" deep. est. $50,000-$70,000
  • Lot 399 - Hudson Bay Coin Silver Gorget, Hudson Bay marks and touchmark of Robert Cruickshank (born ca 1748, Aberdeen, Scotland). est. $2,000-$3,000
  • Lot 400 - Nez Perce Woman’s Vest, circa 1920s, fully beaded fronts on a green cotton ground, the back has a cowboy on a white horse drawing his gun. est. $2,000-$3,000
  • Lot 401 - Plains Indian Painted Buffalo Hide (Tatanka) Tipi Drape, late 19th c, 48" x 68". est. $3,000-$4,000
  • Lot 402 - Choctaw, circa 1870, iron trade knife in deer hide slinged sheath. est. $3,000-$4,000
  • Lot 440 - Contemporary Turquoise, Coral and Amber Encrusted Buffalo Skull. est. $5,000-$7,500
  • Lot 525 - Early Tall Standing French Polynesian Totem with human face, probably Marquesas Island, late 19th c. 43½" x 12" x 6". est. $2,000-$3,000
  • Lot 651 - 19th c. Blue Decorated Stoneware Crockery. est. $1,200 - $1,500
  • Lot 654 - Mid-19th c. Redware Folk Art Face Jug with Albany Slip Glaze, possibly by Stine Pottery, White Cottage, Ohio; dated October 5, 1844. 6½" x 6¼". est. $1,200 - $1,800
  • Lot 661 - Early 20th c Cotton Applique Quilt Top. 72" x 86". est. $800 - $1,200
  • Lot 663 - Rare Mid 18th c. Hudson Valley Oval Top Hutch Table in red stained pine, with oak battens, 28" H x 41" x 47" oval top. est. $4,000 - $6,000
  • Lot 665 - 19th c. Country Apothecary Cabinet in pine. 35½" tall x 54½" x 17¼". est. $1,200 - $1,800
  • Lot 670 - Mid 19th c. Two-Part New England Maple Corner Cupboard. 84" tall, 45" x 31½". est. $1,200 - $1,800
  • Lot 674 - Boston Region Sampler, silk on coarse linen, marked at bottom "Kitty Rosecheves, Her Work Made in the 11 (sic) Year of Her Age, 1789". est. $700 - $900
  • Lot 679 - SUSAN CATHERINE MOORE WATERS (NY/NJ, 1823-1900) - oil on canvas, signed lower right, with provenance, 15½" x 19½". 1 of 6 by this artist. est. $3,000 - $4,000
  • Lot 686 - Set of (6) Bow-back Windsor Chairs . est. $1,200 - $1,800
  • Lot 694 - Early 19th c. Whitewashed Wood Columns in Egyptian Revival style, 83" x 18" at base. est. $2,500 - $3,500
  • Lot 713 - Sailor Made Macrame and Sailcloth Wall Hanging with oil painting of four sailing ships, 30" x 10". est. $1000 - $1500
  • Lot 716 - ATTRIB. TO JOSEPH B. SMITH (NY/NJ, 1798-1876) - “The Sloop Julia Wins the Champion Prize.” Oil on canvas, unsigned, 25½" x 33½". est. $20,000 - $30,000
  • Lot 721 - Circa 1800 Classical Revival, silk on silk panel, SS: 17" x 14". est. $,3000 - $5,000
  • Lot 731 - Life-Sized Waist Length Portrait of Captain Horatio Patten (1818-1881) of Brunswick, ME, Circa 1850, oil on canvas, 34" x 27". est. $3,000 - $5,000. Painting will be restored prior to the auction.
  • Lot 1185 - Slant Top Train Stationmaster’s Desk, circa 1900-1910, in all original finish, 96" W x 49¼" H x 33" D ,with matching period swivel stool. est. $2,000 - $3,000
  • Lot 1247 - Folk Art Figure of a Reclining Lion in the manner of Bernard Langlais (ME/NY, 1923-1977), 43" tall x 69" x 20". est. $2,000 - $3,000
  • Lot 1314 - (10) Vintage Mohair Teddy Bears including Circa 1920 “Yes-No” Bear, 16", with sterling baby rattle. est. $700 - $900
  • Lot 1438 - Civil War Era Gustave Young Factory Engraved Navy Colt Revolver, serial no 147651, 36 cal, 5¼" octagon barrel, original ivory grips. est. $8000 - $12,000

ALSO

  • African Masks, 23 being offered.
  • Over 75 lots of Native American Baskets, incl. Apache, Pima, Tlingit, Nootka, Penobscot and others.
  • Over 100 lots of the Native American Beadwork.
  • Collection of Inuit Stone Carvings.
  • Fine selection of Silver and Stone Native American Jewelry, 37 Lots in all.
  • Collection of Circa 1900 Native American Ollas, including one by Juanita Pino.
  • Historically Significant photos and photogravures being offered, 8 by Edward Curtis.
  • 42 Lot Pre-Columbian artifacts.
  • Collection of 19th c. Quillwork boxes.
  • 144 Native American Silver and Stone Rings, being sold in 5 Lots.
  • 19th c. Maine Native American War Clubs, 8 in all.

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