Bruce Gamage Jr - Antique Estate Auctioneer Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 at 11:00 AM and Sunday, January 24th, 2010 at 1:00 PM Rockland Elks Lodge 210 Rankin Street Rockland, Maine

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Presented by Bruce Gamage

Takes place on 1/23/2010

At Bruce Gamage, 467 Main St, , Rockland, ME

Annual Two-Day Winter Auction ** (In the event of a severe storm everything moves forward one day.) ** 467 Main St, Rockland, ME 04841, Maine License #0480

Check our website for photos/details at gamageantiques.com

Dir: Take Rt 1A bypass in Rockland on Broadway and follow auction signs at Rankin Street Tel: 207-594-4963 Fax: 207-594-0674

Email: bgamage@midcoast.com

We have been commissioned to sell at public auction the contents of several local estates, including a Monhegan Island family, a collection of restaurant advertising signs and country store antiques, a pair of 1920s American wooden carved Indians; 18 th c. signed English slant-front desk; needlepoint Tree of Life sampler (probably Black Americana); Andrew Winter watercolor of a Monhegan Island fish shack; 19 th c. horse weathervane; 1 st edition Civil War books; 1886 Winchester 40/82-caliber rifle made in 1888; just to highlight a few!! This is an opportunity to purchase investment quality antiques at auction for dealers and collectors alike! Please try to join us for two days of fresh antiques. Something for everyone from box lots to fine antiques and paintings. ~Bruce~

DAY ONE - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23RD AT 11:00 AM Day 1 - Items of Interest: 1886 Winchester octagon barrel 40/82-caliber rifle, Serial # 19717, pre-1890, in good as found condition; rare dated 1831 needlepoint sampler with Tree of Life design, trees, two Black American figures, snake, signed Maria Clay, 1831; carved early American eagle, 30, circa 1920, probably Boston original paint; orange and red Bakelite FADA bullet radio; 19 th c. running horse weathervane; 24 carved wood penguin attributed to Charles Hart; unusual hooded cradle with octagon-shaped top, cast iron rockers in original paint decoration; 3-gal. Stoneware crock with blue flower, Plaisted Co., Gardiner, Maine; 19 th c. sailor-made wooden corset stay with inlay; 19 th c. captains brass-bound desk box dated 1876; early sea chest with original sailors-made beckets, original paint and canted front, circa 1860; early Indian War club with chip-carved handle and Indian face; wonderfully carved hollow Canadian goose decoy, signed Blum; four (4) miniature Alaskan totems; large handmade dollhouse with cottage-style shingles, circa 1890; early Japanese sword with shark skin handle; two (2) rare miniature salesman sample sleds with original paint, 14 and 18 long; Folk Art carved horn spoon with explorer holding a flag with a date of 1809, signed with Andre Hofer, 8 long; 18 th c. wrought iron sheep collar with spikes to protect from wolf attack; Folk Art seagull stick decoy; pair of early decoys stamped A. V., in original paint; 4-gal. Bangor, Maine stoneware churn; ivory Mai-Jongg game with original box; two (2) Folk Art wooden horse and buggies made by Mr. Stanley; cast iron kicking mule mechanical bank; early blue and white quilt; early Maine crazy quilt made on Cranberry Island for the light keeper of Monhegan, Maine, quilt is registered with the State of Maine Quilt Guild Heritage # 1029; 19 th c. sewing box with tiger maple inset top; several antique whales teeth; scrimshaw whale tooth with ship, etc.; Shaker-style wooden collection basket; important 6-panel Japanese hand painted screen; early chip-carved salt box; old copper cock weathervane; 4-panel Japanese blue hand painted screen; early wooden hay rake; Shaker wooden hoop, 1850; two (2) railroad switch lanterns; two (2) large Japanese dolls in custom-made glass dome cases; wooden star wheel spin; barber pole; 2-drawer spool cabinet. Day 1 - Country Store & Advertising Items: A pair of life-size carved wooden Indians, circa 1920 that stood in Millsteins General Store, Los Angeles, California, with provenance from a Maine collection; Coca-Cola lunch sign with reverse painted glass, circa 1930, by Brunhoff Mfg. Co., all original including cord; mission orange cooler, 27 tall with original paint; large round 44 diameter Howard Johnson outside Pie-Man sign; also a full-relief Howard Johnson Pie Man building sign, 42 x 48; Howard Johnson truck sign with Pie man and ice cream cones made for the side of the Howard Johnson trailer trucks throughout the country; 1934 Coca-Cola menu board; large glass candy container in the shape of an old car; miniature coffee grinder, 14 tall by Charles Parker Company, # 502, with original paint; cast iron Wagner salesman sample set; salesman sample graniteware set; Fro-Joy 2-sided drive-in sign; porcelain Coca-Cola fountain service sign, 1930s with chips to porcelain, 14 x 27; Socony glass gas pump top; Fiske Tire sign, 12 x 60; Pines brand tin pie flavor sign; country store oak floor display cabinet; Elmore Feed sign with cow, chicken, etc.; wooden double-sided dining room sign, 42 wide; Picture shows playing now that talk sign; two (2) Coca-Cola cardboard store display signs; two (2) Fresh Eggs signs; North Star Feeds tin framed sign; Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance agent door panel. Day 1 Furniture: 18 th c. English mahogany slant-front desk with quarter columns, drawer signed Aldcroft; decorated Pennsylvania dower chest with birds, flowers, etc.; rare 3-drawer burl wood chest; early sea chest with original paint and sailor-made beckets; 19 th c. chair made with old cow horns and star design back; decorated 1830 blanket chest with bracket feet; early 19 th c. dry sink in green milk paint; Sheraton Boston mahogany card table; bench-made tiger maple highboy with flame finials and carved drawer fronts; custom made Chippendale mirror signed Wm. Gilliam 1930s Providence, R.I.; early step-back cupboard with glass doors, 29 wide and 73 tall; pair of wing chairs with crewel upholstery; Sheraton 1-drawer stand; Hepplewhite 1-drawer stand; bench-made Chippendale mirror by Fred Houston, 1933 with label; custom made Hepplewhite stand with fan inlays in top; set of mahogany library steps; fancy oak platform rocker; set of six (6) matching Hitchcock chairs; Chippendale mahogany mirror. Day 1 Paintings ~ Prints ~ Photos: Watercolor of Monhegan Lobster House and Dock, 18 x 24, Andrew Winter (1893-1958), in original frame; o/c of Maine lighthouse, 12 x 24, in original frame in the manner of George Hathaway; w/c of misty harbor with lobster boat loaded with traps, 14 x 20, by Charles Copeland (1858-1945); o/b of ship in harbor, 9 x 12, by Franz Lesshafft (b. 1862); w/c of the Williamson house, Belfast, Maine, signed Carl Pulcifer, 1939; classic oil painting of a young lady sitting in a rowboat in gold gilt frame; rare 1 to scale w/c drawing of the engine of the Portland & Ogdenburg Railroad (later part of the Maine Central Railroad), drawn by Carl E. Merrill, 1889 in original frame and given t Dr. Philip H. Cook in 1946; watercolor by William Thon of fountain with building, 4 x 5 framed; reverse painting on glass of George Washington by Wm. Matthew Prior in original gold gilt frame; watercolor by Charles Copeland Outlet at Crawford Pond, Union, Maine, Oct. 1930; w/c by Maud Briggs Knowlto