Auctioneer's note: This sale includes items from estates in Topsham & Brunswick, Me., together w/items from other area homes & selected additions. In case of severe, impassable storm, auction to be held the following day. Call to be sure. Hope to see you there!
EARLY FURNITURE: Hepplewhite 4 dwr. chest w/desk interior & deep bottom dwr., Sheraton Pembroke d/l tbl., Q. Anne snake foot candlestand, Dated 1838 bootjack end blk. & red grain ptd. country blanket box, Mahg. Empire sewing stand, Sheraton d/l tbl., Sheraton d/t pine deck top turned leg dressing stand, Bread board end l dwr. country work tbl. w/turned legs, Eng. pine dough box, Country pine dbl. blind door slant lid desk, Ant. gateleg d/l tbl. (early base), Tapered leg d/l tbls., Gold gilt Federal mirror w/carv. floral dec., Grain dec. country desk w/later folky ptd. top by Holly Haining, l dwr. pine dressing stand, Early tiger maple d/t tapered leg tbl., D/t sea chest w/rope beckets, Hand dec. dome top Brides box by Peter Hunt, Set of 4 caned seat fiddle back chrs., Ant. d/t period wall shelf w/string inlay, Sheraton fancy chr., Pr. saber leg mahg. side chrs., l dwr. shaving mirror, Paint dec. thumb back chr., Armchr. w/paint dec. & pin stripe w/rush seat, Ladder-back rocker & more.
VICTORIAN & CUSTOM FURNITURE ETC.: Vic. walnut & burl cylinder roll top desk, Vic. marble top ash bureau, Ant. 4 dwr. mahg. bureau, Vic. mahg. desk w/brass gallery, Vic. folding walnut tuck away tbl., Set of 4 Arts & Crafts oak chrs. (said to have been made by a Scotland boatyard for a ferry, Vic. oak lyre base parlor chr., Ant. mahg. shaving mirror, Vic. oak dbl. glass door bookcase, Vic. walnut ladies slipper chr., .Duncan Phyfe style dbl. ped. base tbl. w/leaves, Mahg. Hepplewhite tbl. w/3 leaves, Ant. rd. oak dining tbl., 2 Vic. bamboo stands, Vic. oak 3 dwr. bureau w/tilting beveled glass mirror, Ant. wire plant stand, Vic. mahg. record cabinet, Vint. dbl. blind door music cabinet, Ant. wicker platform rocker, 8’ Eng. oak trestle tbl. w/cross stretcher base, Vic. 3 dwr. dresser, Sm. Vint. wicker design wardrobe,Vic. mirrored mantel shelf, Teacart, Ant. mirror w/ptg. on rice paper of peacocks in top, Ant.5 dwr. oak chest, Mahg. ¼ rd. mahg. corner tbl., Ant. d/t Naval storage chest, Vic. balloon back carv. side chr. w/uph. seat, Mahg. slat back settee w/uph. seat, Vint. refin. carv. oak lift top candle stand, Fold. Vic. oak crib, Pr. custom brace back Windsor armchrs., Vic. folding oak pressed back 3 shelf bookcase, Pr. uph. French armchrs., Set of 6 custom needlepoint seat dining chrs., Walnut & leather office armchr., Custom mahg. Chippendale mirror, Vint. reeded column walnut file cabinet, Vic. walnut mirror, Oak Vic. oval mirror, Vint. ptd. gateleg tbl., Vic. oak mirror, Rolled arm wicker rocker, Vint. wrought iron plant stand, Mahg. sewing stand, Vic. oak mirrored backspash, Vint. mirrored vanity, Refin. oak bookstand, Spool bed, Two prs. of flat arm porch rockers, Fancy ant. gold ptd. wall mirror w/bow & flower dec., Walnut washstand w/towel bars, Vic. walnut tombstone mirror, Mahg. Canterbury, Nursing rocker, Vint. Martha Washington sewing cabinet & more..
ACCESSORIES: Lg. ant. pewter charger w/crown hallmark, Early wooden document box in orig. paint dec. w/early wallpaper lining, Carv. stone Chinese skull, Ant. oak splint handle basket, Bronze grey hound/whippet inkwell, Ant. “Courthouse Steps” quilt, Ant. decoy w/info. “Teal, bog cedar, Slamoth Indians c. 1900”, 1930’s sunflower quilt, #294 Hubley terrier bookends, Ant. 2 dwr. Vic. spool cabinet, Lots of postcards inc.: Greetings-U.S. scenics-foreign etc., Old empty postcard albums, Vint. decoupage folding dressing screen w/bird dec., 2 heavy signed cast iron ducks, Pr. twisted wrought iron andirons, Ant. splint basket w/ant. bottles etc., Copper kettle, Sm. carv. Chinese jade tray, Lot 6 pcs. carv. Chinese jade inc. face-buckle-stamps on chain etc., Tole dec. tin kitchen box, Paper adv. inc.: “Dionne Quints.” mini. snapshots-photo books etc., Pr. of oak fretwork pcs., Vint. postage stamp enam. dec. box, 1953 prog. “Coro. of Queen Eliz. II”, Carv. & ptd. shore birds, Canvas body hd. ptd. goose decoy, Vint. apple basket, Footwarmer “Clark Heater #7”, Assort. mirrors, Baby carriage, Cased chrome plated fish set, Lg. splint woven basket, Iron doorstops inc. geese-ship & wheat, Iron doorstops of Civil War soldiers, Fancy ant. brass c/stick w/cut prisms, Mod. still banks, Brass fireplace fender, Old Oriental dolls, Adj. brass bookrack, 1902/08 Sears catalogs, Asian carv. snake & dragon, Bail hand. brass bucket, Carv. & ptd. duck pic. by Bowman, Tin bread maker & iron pot, Vint. beaded purses etc., 9 dolls inc. artist sgn. bisq. collector doll “Caroline” & Franklin Heirloom doll etc., 2 lg. caulk boards etc., Folk art carv. & ptd. fish & carv. dolphin, Ant. tins, 5 wooden butter workers, 2 wooden silver chests, Cast iron bird bath, Mod. stained glass window hangings, Melon basket, Pointer dog doorstop etc.
CHILDREN’S: Lg. ant. swirl marble, Erector set, Vint. tin train, Ant. doll’s carriage, Ant. “Eagle” doll’s cookstove, Vint. doll’s wooden furn. inc.: (corner cabinet, ice box, Vic. sideboard w/mirror & server, Vint. oak Hoosier cabinet w/flour bin) etc.
GLASS & CHINA: Ming dynasty bowl on wooden base 1465-’87, Jugs inc. ovoid by T. Crafts Co. Nashua, Floral dec. Carlsbad Austria muffineer, Satsuma china, 3 cut glass sugar shakers inc. 2 w/ster. tops, Ant. Copeland platter, Ruby art glass vase w/air bubbles, Pr. of glass cloches w/bird tops, 4 pcs. of “Old Ivory” #84 & 16, Cranberry opalescent perfume & porc. one, Crystal inc. Waterford & Gorham etc., Bone china cups/saucers, Coalport cream/sugar, Royal Doulton figurine, Johnson Bros. china set, Bavarian china set, Pattern glass, Cut glass, Assort. Wedgwood, Assort. Picard china, Tiffany style art glass vases, Export porcelain, Vic. case glass pink Bride’s basket, 3 cranberry tumblers & enam. dec. dresser jar, Ant. ironstone transfer platter, 8 pcs. “Old Country Roses” china, Wedgwood pitcher “Fallow Deer” w/copper lustre dec., 4 Hummels, 2 Poland Spring bottles (l unopened), Yellow ware mixing bowl & strainer, Yellow Fiesta charger, Cov. floral dec. glass compote-dog cov. bottle-Limoges etc., 4 collector plates inc. Hummel, Eng. Toby pitcher, Scorpion under glass paperweight, Milk glass compotes, Wedgwood Jasperware & more.
PAINTINGS: Vint. o/b ship ptg. by M.F. Green “Whaling Bark Morning Star”, O/b landscape by Ogden Wood 13”x10 ¼”, Unusual ant. ptg. on leather of lady w/birds, Mod. o/c street ptg. by V. Davila, Ant. o/b of lighthouse, Lg. o/b “3 Mile” by Ivar Mastins, Vic. o/b landscape w/woman by E. F. Mason, Still life w/c of lemon & flower, Nancy Langer pastel ptg., W/c of seascape, Mini. o/b winter scene in fancy frame, O/b portrait of young boy w/flowers by Fred W. Lowe 1954, Vint. o/c of little girl, O/b European st. scene, Lg. ant. gold framed Hudson River School ptg., W/c’s of loon & Me. coast, W/c of clown w/cigarette by Robert Chase, O/b landscape sgn. W. S. Hamaker, Mod. o/c ptg. by Priscilla Matthews (after Renoir), 5 Indian sand ptgs. inc. l sgn. Watchman, Ptg. on slate of Pemaquid Light by J. Winters Burns, Ink drawing of home by Kathy Irwin 1975, 1924 religious ptg. on cloth,
PRINTS: Lmtd. ed. print 1/10 “Maine” by Nancy Sallick ’76, 2 Edward Curtis photogravure prints “Fisherman” & “At the Water’s Edge”, Sgn. etching of Notre Dame by Figura, Artist sgn. print by Alan Stubbs, Old framed sailboat photo, Orient. prints, 1824 etch. of Greyhounds etc., 18th c. engravs. of Cardinal by Chereau & Gent by Vogel, Framed floral print, 19 ant. lithos. of ships-Indians-florals etc., Ant. lemon gold framed print “Daniel Webster Address. U.S. Senate”, Print “U.S. Sloop of War Ontario”, French litho. poster of girl w/cats & dogs “Clinique Cheron”, Hd. colored print of Eng. temple, Geese print by Morisot, Pencil sgn. engrav. of Gent & more.
SILVER: 2 lots of 8 ant. Eng. sterling napkin rings etc. & others, Ster. sugar shells-tea strainer etc., Ster. bread plates & horsd’oeuvres forks, 5 weighted compotes, 4 pc. ster. tongs, Ster. hand. Art Nouv. scissors, 8 pcs. ster. flatware, 5 ster. hand. serv. pcs., Ster. lot w/inkwell-S/peppers-reticulated carrier-coasters etc., Lot w/ster. s/peppers etc., S.P.: Carv. sets, Tongs, Magnifier, Misc. etc.
JEWELRY: 10k garnet & dia. chip bypass bracelet, Pearl brac. w/14k clasp, 14k dbl. garnet ring, 14k ring w/rubies & dias., 14k jade ring w/dias., 14k blue topaz ring, 2 vermeil ster. bracelets, Carv. tiger eye neck., Sterling jewelry inc.: (Moonstone earrings, Charm brac. w/charms, Cabochon ameth. ring, Ring w/dbl. blue topazes, Bangles, Cuff bracelet, Art Nouv. locket w/lady etc.), Ster. rings inc.: (Emerald, Moonstone, Blue topaz etc.), 7 cloisonné bangles, Blown glass heart neck., Set 3 onyx & enam. metal lockets, Tribal jewelry inc.: (Fancy metal neck. w/colored glass & coins, Wood collars w/carv. bone faces, Metal cuff brac. & neck. w/lapis, Brac. w/colored glass & dangles etc.), Carv. serpentine neck., Carv. carnelian floral pendant necklace, Amethyst bracelet, Silv. $ neck.., 24” garnet bead neck., Gr. jade beads, Peridot dbl. strand bead neck., 3 carv. serpentine stone medallions inc. l w/bird. WATCHES: Ant. E. Howard g.f. 17j. pock. watch in orig. wooden box, 21j. Hamilton r.r. watch w/train, Nice ant. engrav. Waltham ladies 14k hunter case watch, .835 engrav. ant. ladies watch w/porc. dial, Hampden o.f. pocket watch, Sm. 14k hunter case 15j Waltham watch w/14k chain & others, Nice tribal necklaces inc.:( Bone w/carv. Netsuke of man & mouse, Silv. Indian w/turtles & turq., Turq. w/carv. frog, Carv. bone bunny, Amethyst w/ster. charms, Lg. ivory beads and many more).
COINS: Various lots of Peace & Morgan dollars inc.: (1922-S, ’22, ’23, 1880, 1880-O, 1899-O etc.), Lot w/1995 proof set-Ind. Head cents-V nickels etc., Album of Eisenhower/Anthony dollars etc., Coins sets inc.1964 4 pc."Am. Last Silv. Coins” & “Shifting Mint Marks” etc., Indian Head cents, Buffalo nicks., 1893 Columbian Expo. ½, 2000 Am. Eagle colored silv. $, Cents inc. Ind. Head & steel, Foreign coins & medals, Paper curr. inc.:( 1929 $5 “Nat. Currency”, Two 1935A $1’s mkd. Hawaii, Silv. certificates etc.), 1 oz .999 fine silv. 1991 “Bill of Rights” comm., World’s Fair token, 7 Can. notes inc.: (1971 $10 & 1937 $1) etc., Lot w/1965 & ’68 mint & proof sets etc.
ORIENTALS: Persians inc.: (7’8x11’3, 7’x11’3, 5’7x8’7, 4’10x7’5, Tribal 3’3x4’8, 3’9x8’11, 3’4x4’11, 3’3 x9’1, 4’5x10’8, 6’6x9’4, 4’10x11’, 4’3x7’10, 2’4x5’3), Prayer rug 2’10x4’8, Tribal 1’6x6’1, Bokhara 2’8x7’10, 3’2x4’11, 2’9x8’, Pers. Turkoman 4’4x7’3, Pers. Mir 3’8x9’10, Prayer rug 2’9x4’6, Navaho design wool Orient. rug 9’x12’.
MOD. FURNISHINGS: Country style white ptd. corner cabinet, Hd. made cherry bookcase, Repro. mahg. Q. Anne tbl., 5 pc. teak patio tbl. & 4 armchrs., Pine sideboard, Uph. loveseat, Pine work tbls., Pine tapered leg country tbl., Glass top display coffee tbl. w/planter ends, 2 pine bunk bed sets-complete, Mahg. candle stand w/reticulated brass gallery, 3 dwr. dresser by Merriam & Hall Co., Bureaus, Q. Anne uph. wing chr. w/floral carv. legs, High back office chr., Wicker chr. & coffee tbl., Sm. ptd. 4 dwr. chest, Wicker sofa-chr.& coffee tbl., 3 pc. wicker set by Henry Lint w/sofa & 2 chrs., Like new box spring & mattress, Uph. sec. sofa, Ptd. bookcase, Highchr., Uph. boudoir chr., Enter. center w/glass door, Fancy gilt wall mirror, Gr. leather armchr., Pine work tbl., 3 dwr. maple dresser, Cedar chest w/applied pine tree/squirrel dec., Bookcase, Stool, Pr. rush seat chrs. Microwave on tv stand, Misc. kitchen chrs. inc. maple, L.L. Bean croquet set, 2 pine Windsor style chrs., Stool, Cds & cassettes, Wicker hamper, 2 twin box springs & mattresses w/metal frames, Graco Port. crib, Electronics inc. wireless intercom etc.
MUSICAL:1920’s Honer accordion, Ant. copy of Strad. violin made in Czech.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST: Bear paw snowshoes, 1953 & ’57 Pres. inauguration papers inc. invites. & ceremonies pamphlets etc., 2 lg. cast iron urns, Circa. 1920’s wooden post office pigeon hole pc. from Islesboro, Mod. store display case, Hd. made mini. kellick anchor, “Life Time” fold. ping pong tbl., Wooden “Shriner’s” sign, Molson neon beer sign.
LAMPS: 4 lense vint. train direction light, “Emeralite #9 Daylight” lamp, Brass floor lamp w/fancy reticulated brass shade, Pr. elec. Stiffel tbl. lamps, Red lense r.r. lantern, Hd. ptd. Orient. ginger jar elec. lamp, Mod. bronze fin. mermaid lamp w/real nautilus shell shade, Pr. mod. cranberry glass elec. tbl. lamps, Mod. floor & tbl. lamps inc. floral dec. etc. & more.
CLOCKS: Ant. inlaid mahg. mantel clock w/French H&H movement.
BOOKS: Boxes of antique reference books, 2 bxs. books inc. “Heritage Museum” & “Am. Life” etc., 2 bxs. books inc. “Parkman’s Works”.
TOOLS: Lg. 8 dwr. Craftsman tool chest, Mulliken & Stackpole level, Ant. bucksaw, Snow shovels etc.
WEAPONS ETC.: Ruger Mark III .22 cal. target pistol w/laser sight, Sporterized British Enfield 303 cal. bolt action rifle w/Weaver scope, Savage mod. 11 7mm-08 cal. bolt action rifle w/Bushnell scope, Ant. percuss. pistol w/octagon barrel. SWORDS & KNIVES: Mod. Samurai sword, S.A. Germ. dagger w/sheath & hanger, WWII bolo knife “Plumb. Phila. 1917”, Lock. stag hand. “Czech. Rep.” by Mikov, Lg. stag hand. fold. Rostfrei , Nice red stag hand. fold. by S. M. Titusville, 2 Italian fold. fishtail knives & 2 w/stag hand. by Bill Deshivs, Multi stone inlaid fold., Italian fold. w/horn hand. by Inox & others by Frank B.-Rostfrei & AKC, Sheffield knife set in fitted box, 6 old pruning knives etc., 5 Nazi pcs. inc. armband-iron cross-eagles & medal, WW II Germ. flag “Kriegers Bund”,
BOAT & MARINE: 14’ “The Vermont Dory” fishing boat, like new, in kevlar & fiberglass w/wood gunnels etc., 4 Shaw & Tenny oars, sliding seat, bronze riggers etc. (over $4,000.00 in 2009)., Ant. brass telescope as is.
TRAINS & ACCESS.: 6 late r.r. signs inc. “Lionel”, Boxes of mod. r.r. ref. books, 2 train sets inc. Marx & “Big Rail”, 5 bxs. of vint. Lionel trains etc., Lot of model railroad display stands-showcase etc., Lot w/Lionel bridge-model station etc., Lot w/train signal flag-1800’s Me. r.r. station ledger-light etc., Train prints inc. “Last Run of the G.G.1”, Lot 25 enlarg. vint. railroad photos, 4 bxs. of access. inc. mod. train pcs.-houses etc., 4 bxs. of Lionel train cars-transformer & track, Hd. made wooden “Montgomery Express” train, 3 bxs. Railroad papers-patches-booklets etc., 3 bxs. train slides-prints & posters, 4 bxs. of Am. Flyer-Lionel trains-access.-track etc., Many more box lots of misc. w/Hafner-Am. Flyer-Lionel-Commadore Vanderbilt-Marx etc.
TERMS: Cash or approved check. Dealer's must have copy of seller's certificate.We reserve the right to hold merchandise until funds clear. Sizes & descriptions are approx. & subject to error. Everything sold as is, where is. All sales are final. We do accept phone bids prior to the auction with a 20% deposit & bid them competitively. Buyer's premium of 12 1/2% on all purchases with 2 1/2% discount for cash or good check. Ample parking. Catered. Handicapped accessible. Luxurious padded seating. Limited seating. Call Marilyn for seat reservations & availability. We accept Visa, Master Card & Discover Card. For info. about auction items, (near sale ) please call Holly at 207-563-8110
ROBERT L. FOSTER
AUCTIONEER & APPRAISER-LIC. NO. AR 157
MAINE'S STATEWIDE AUCTIONEER
Assistant Auctioneer: Andre Drolet-Lic. #AR1245
