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Thomaston Place Auction Galleries SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7th, 2009 11:00 AM SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8th, 2009 11:00 AM PO Box 300, 51 Atlantic Highway, Thomaston, ME 04861

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Presented by Thomaston Place Auction Gallery

Takes place between 11/7/2009 and 11/8/2009

At Thomaston Place Auction Gallery, 51 Atlantic Highway, , Thomaston, ME

2009 Fall Feature Auction of Fine Art, Antiques & Ephemera

980 LOTS TO BE SOLD IN TWO SESSIONS

HIGHLIGHTS 63 Lots from the Estate of Anne Bigelow Stern of NYC. Over 220 Lots of Exceptional Fine Art Over 60 lots of Important Ephemera 70 Lots of Porcelain and Pottery Over 160 Lots of Formal and Country American and European Furniture 70 Lots of Jewelry Over 40 Lots of Gold and Sterling Silver : 50 Lots of Fine Oriental Carpets and Rugs 300 pcs of Japanese miniatures Over 40 lots Important Statuary and Sculpture Plus Important Glass, Folk Art, Lighting, Nautical Items, Textiles, Native American Artifacts and much more Our final auction of 2009 has developed into our most important event of the year, featuring Fine Art, Sculpture and Furniture from the estate of Anne Bigelow Stern of New York City. A documented oil painting by John Singer Sargent highlights an impressive list of Fine Art to be offered on Day One, including works by Andrew Wyeth, Robert Dunning, Jack Gray, and Alessandro Magnasco, plus old master portraits in the manner of Lucas Cranach the Elder and Balthasar van der Ast. Gilt bronze and wood figures from the 15th through 17th centuries top an impressive list of European, African, Indian and Oriental three-dimensional work. A rare 1764 Sea Chart Atlas by Joseph Roux is only 1 of 6 examples known to exist. Other I important ephemera include the 1633 Botanical Book by John Gerard, Civil War medical papers and correspondence of Dr David Merritt, a 1595 edition of Dante, important early Bibles and several lots of Civil War journals, and autographs. Fine American furniture include a set of 8 circa 1790 mahogany Hepplewhite side chairs, a circa 1775 Boston serpentine front desk, a Chippendale walnut chest-on-chest, a circa 1790 cherry chest-on-chest and a circa 1790 Massachusetts mahogany card table. We are excited to offer 16 lots of 19th c. Japanese miniatures, including furniture, weapons, figures, & musical instruments, over 300 individual pieces in all. A collection of Mechanical Shooting Gallery fixtures from 19th c. Eastern Europe will be offered. Examples of antique carpets and rugs include; Chinese palace size, signed ca. 1900 Persian, ca 1900 Heriz, ca 1890 Lillihan and ca 1890 Sumac plus a rare pictorial silk rug depicting King Solomon, 50 carpets in all. Native American artifacts, firearms including a rare Stone Bow Crossbow, 5 early samplers, 3 tall case clocks, rosewood and mahogany barometers, and a fine selection of European and Chinese porcelain complete this first day. Day Two includes 20th c. artwork by Milton Avery, Marguerite Zorach, Waldo Pierce, Jean Salabet, Gifford Beal and Cadwallader Washburn, plus an original theatre poster of Sarah Bernhardt by Alphonse Mucha. Sculpture by Cabot Lyford and Charles Oaks, plus 6 bronze pieces will be offered. 50 lots of fine porcelain and pottery include a monumental French Jardiniere and a rare KPM footed bowl. Theatrical memorabilia, first editions and rare early literature include an original manuscript of the Christmas Carol It Came Upon A Midnight clear. A 1970s Saporiti Italian chair, a set of 12 carved dining chairs and a circa 1900 parlor suite head the 19th & 20th c. furniture section. Sparkling diamonds, rubies and emerald jewelry, 120 lots in all, will take center stage on Day Two along with a 17 Daum Nancy vase, Livio Seguso glass sculpture, rare art Nouveau sterling tray, 4 chandeliers, and a Tiffany beaded purse. There are carpets, violins, mink coats and gleaming silver to round out this day of treasures. Comfortable seating in our newly air-conditioned Gallery and delicious catering await you at our auction hall.

Please call ahead (1-207-354-8141) to ensure a reserved seat. If you are unable to attend, it would be our pleasure to take your bid by phone, absentee or internet. Please be sure to review our website at www.thomastonauction.com for complete auction listings.

Buyers Premium is just 15%.

I invite you to call our courteous and knowledgeable staff if you have any questions. Best Wishes, Kaja & the Auction Staff

Thomaston Place Auction Galleries Phone (207) 354-8141 * Fax (207) 354-9523

www.thomastonauction.com

Please visit our website which has a photo of every item in our sale with complete descriptions and estimates!

Lot 550 - OOCB - 'Three Cows' by Milton Avery (NY/CT, 1885-1965), signed lr & dated 1955, depicting the trio in gray field, titled on reverse w/ gallery label, SS: 11 1/4" x 15 1/4", OS: 16 3/4" x 21 3/4"	1964 Thompson Lot 600 , SS - : OOC 27 Zorach 1 , /2 - " 'Moon x ( 37 NY 1 / Over / ME 2", , OS 1887 the : 32 City u -1968 " x ' 42 by ), " signed Marguerite lr & dated
Lot 125 - CHEST - 18th c. Dutch three- drawer chest w/ marquetry inlaid top, edge banded top w/ applied molding, heavily molded black lacquered drawer fronts w/ cast brass mermaid drawer pulls, 38 1/4"H x 56 3/4"W x 25 3/4" D	. - . - , on Tabletop with Carved Edge, by Robert Spear Dunning (MA/NH, 1829-1905), signed ll and on back of canvas and dated 1880, SS: 7 3/4" x 11", OS: 16 3/4" x 20"
Lot 60 - CHEST ON CHEST - American Chippendale 2-part chest-on-chest, ca 1790, cherry w/ chestnut & pine secondary wood, flat molded top over 5 graduated drawers w/ thumbnail molded edges, 75 1/2"H x 39 1/4"W x 18 1/2"D	Lot 100 - OOP, DOUBLE-SIDED- 'Donkeys in a Desert' by John Singer Sargent (MA/UK, 1856-1925), painted in Morocco, 1880, in Sargent Catalog Raisonne, 'Figures and Landscapes, 1874 - 1882' p. 298, SS: 9 1/2" x 13", OS: 18 1/2" x 22 1/4"
Lot 120 -TEMPERA ON VELLUM, HEIGHTENED WITH WHITE - Head of a Woman, possibly Princess Sybil of Saxony, in the manner of Lucas Cranach the Elder (Germany, 1472-1553), ca 1535, SS: 9" x 7", OS: 14 3/4" x 11 1/2"	Lot 95 - OOCB -Two Fishermen in a Dory by Jack Lorimer Gray (NY, 1927-1981), signed ll, painted 1958, depicting men hauling trap under pale yellow sky in lightly choppy sea, SS: 21 3/4" x 29 3/4", OS: 28" x 36"
Lot 70 - SLANT LID DESK - Chippendale mahogany Boston ball & claw foot serpentine front slant lid desk, ca 1775, w/ 4 graduated drawers & batwing brasses, interior is fitted w/ compartments & drawers, 44"T x 42 1/2"W x 24"D	Lot 160 - PAIR 15TH C GILT-WOOD POLYCHROME FIGURES - St. Florian & St. George, a pair Liturgical figures, from the workshop of Michael Pacher (German, 1435-1498), approx. 42" high, from the estate of Anne Bigelow Stern of NYC
Lot 180 - POLYCHROMED MARBLE STATUE - 15th c. French of Madonna Holding Christ Infant, she is fully robed & hooded & has a Fleur-de-Lis crown, he is partly draped, 26" tall, 9" x 6 3/4" at base	Lot 167 - BRONZE FIGURE - Christ at the Column, late 17th c. German gilt bronze , 10 1/2" , from the estate of Anne Bigelow Stern of NYC
Lot 110 - OOC - Stormy Coastal Landscape w/ Fishermen by Alessandro Magnasco ("il Lissandrino") (Italy, 1667 - 1749), SS: 36" x 46", from the estate of Anne Bigelow Stern of NYC	Lot 190 - RELIQUARY - St. John & Mary Holding up the Cross, 16th c. Flemish walnut reliquary having five empty embrasures on the cross, 12 1/2" high carving only, from the estate of Anne Bigelow Stern of NYC
Lot 150 - OOP - St. Jerome Praying at the Cross, circle of Filippino Lippi (ca 1457-1504), depiciting the Latin Doctor of the Church kneeling before a realistic crucifix, SS: 14 1/2" x 11", from the estate of Anne Bigelow Stern of NYC	Lot 128 - OLD MASTER DRAWING - Bearded Man with his hands tied behind his back, Italian School, 17th c., pen & brown ink on paper, 4 1/2" X 2 1/4", from the estate of Anne Bigelow Stern of NYC
Lot 130 - OOP - Oval Study of Flowers in a Basket w/ Bee onTabletop, attributed to Balthasar van der Ast (Dutch, 1593-1657), unsigned, SS: 11" x 14 3/4" oval, OS: 22 1/2" x 25 3/4" oblong	Lot 206 - FRAMED FINE ISLAMIC BOOK BINDING - Front & Back Boards of 15th c. Islamic Book in painted leather, fine detail, SS: 16 1/2" x 11", OS: 21 1/2" x 16
Lot 169 - OLD MASTER DRAWING - Ships in a Harbor w/ Figures, black chalk, pen & gray ink w gray/brown wash, attributed to Reiner Nooms, called Zeeman (1623-1668), SS: 7" x 8 1/4", from the estate of Anne Bigelow Stern of NYC	Lot 113 - INK & CHALK DRAWING - Group ofTwelve Street Figures by Francesco Lazzaro Guardi (Italy, 1712-1793), black chalk, pen & brown ink, SS: 4 1/2" x 11", from the estate of Anne Bigelow Stern of NYC
Lot 806 - ETCHING - 'The Arch of Septimus Severus' from 'Vedute di Roma' (H. 99), by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, (1720-1778), etched in 1772, first state (of three), SS: 18 1/2" x 28", from the estate of Anne Bigelow Stern of NYC	Lot 126 - WOODCUT -The Lunar Madonna by Albrecht Durer (German, 1471-1528), she is the Christ child, seated in a crescent moon, halo behind, circle of stars above SS: 8 1/4" x 7 3/8" OS: 15" x 14"
Lot 270 - OOC - Portrait of poetess Laura Redden Searing in the Studio by Michael George Brennan (Irish, 1840-1871), faintly inscribed on stretcher (Brennan is legible) & dated 1867, SS: 24 1/2" x 17 1/2", OS: 34" x 28"	Lot 187 - GILT & SILVERED COPPER RELIEF - St. John of Nepomuk, 18th c. Bohemian. 4 1/2" tall figure in 13" tall alcove, from the estate of Anne Bigelow Stern of NYC
Lot 177 - WOODEN RELIGIOUS CARVING -The Madonna & Child, 16th c. Netherlands, an oak group, 14 3/4" high, from the estate of Anne Bigelow Stern of NYC	Lot 114 - (2) INK DRAWINGS - Lazzaretto Vecchio, Malamocco, View of Malamocco by Giacomo Guardi (Italy, 1764-1835), signed & inscribed verso, pen & gray/brown ink w/ gray wash, 4 3/4" x 7", from the estate of Anne Bigelow Stern of NYC
Lot 122 - PAIR OCC - Venetian Capricci of Architectural Interiors w/ Figures by a follower of Francesco Guardi (1712-1793), unsigned, on rough linen, SS: 15" x 12 1/2", OS: 18" x 15 3/4"	Lot 210 - PASTEL - Portrait of aYoung Woman as Diana by Rosalba Carriera (Italy, 1675-1757), unsigned, SS: 15" x 11 1/2", OS: 21 1/2" x 18"
Lot 140 - OOP- An Orange in a Wanli Kraak Porcelain Bowl w/ Cherries & a Roemer on a Stone Ledge by Mar-tinius N. Nellius (Dutch/Belgian, 1621-1680), signed lc, SS: 14 3/4" x 13 3/4", OS: 22 1/2" x 20 3/4"