Thomaston Place Auction Galleries – Summer 2024 Splendor
June 28, 29, 30 at 11am
thomastonauction.com 207-354-8141
51 Atlantic Highway, Thomaston, ME 04861

THOMASTON, MAINE — Maine’s midsummer beauty will be the perfect complement to the many fine art and decorative rarities to be presented at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ Summer Splendor auction on June 28, 29 and 30.

Owner and auctioneer Kaja Veilleux noted, “This sale will include amazing pieces from the Maine estate of singer songwriter Dan Fogelberg; property from the estate of Thomas Watson Jr (1914-1993), late chairman and chief executive officer of IBM; and an important collection of Brother Thomas Bezanson pottery. We also have an interesting array of art and antiques gathered from homes throughout Maine and New England.”

The fine art category will feature an oil on panel portrait of a young woman by Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872-1930); “Beechwoods,” an impressionist work by Emil Carlsen (1853-1932); and an atmospheric painting depicting the Grand Tetons at dawn by Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902). Among the many sculptures, there will be Bessie Potter Vonnoh’s (1872-1955) 1908 bronze work, titled “The Dance”; and two important marble sculptures from the Dan Fogelberg collection — “Pescatore” (or Neapolitan Fisher Boy) by Cesare Lapini (1848-1893), and an Art Nouveau bust of a lady by Adolphe Cipriani (1880-1930).

The auction will present a selection of Modernist paintings by Tristan Ra (b 1945), Karl Holmqvist (b 1964), Salvatore Scarpitta (1919-2007) and William Thon (1906-2000). Additionally, there will be works by diversity of other important artists, including Stephen Scott Young (b 1957), Thomas Elliot (active 1790-1800), Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn (1606-1669), William Merritt Chase (1849-1916), Robert Wyland (b 1956), Lois Mailou Jones (1905-1998), Jules Cheret (1836-1932) and Fernand Renard (1912-1990).

A group of Native American artifacts will be offered, led by the circa 1870 beaded buckskin war shirt of Oglala Sioux Chief George Standing Bear (aka Spotted Horse); a rare circa 1840 Western Apache or Southern Ute mountain lion hide war shirt; and a Germantown Navajo rug with red “eye dazzler” field.

Thomaston Place Auction Galleries handles the inventory of ceramics by artist and Benedictine monk Brother Thomas Bezanson (1929-2007) created while he was part of the monastic community at Weston Priory (Weston, Vt), and this auction will include 30 pieces from this collection (with the balance to be sold in an August sale). Featured among these pieces will be a 13-inch-high ovoid porcelain vase in copper red over celadon blue glaze, a bulbous base with narrow neck and flared rim in dark copper red and blue glaze; and a seven-piece porcelain tea set in iron rutile glaze.

The folk art group will feature three items from the Thomas Watson Jr collection — two 73-inch-tall carved wooden cigar store figures — a Native American and maiden, and a circa 1910-25 double flag stargazer carousel horse by the Parker Company of Leavenworth, Kan. The auction will also include a set of five relief carved and painted folk art panels depicting sailors from “Moby Dick” by Jarvis Boone; and selections of decoys, scrimshaw and marine items, trade signs and ship models.

A handmade 18K gold bracelet set with cabochon amethysts by Mario Buccellati will lead the jewelry and watch collection; along with a 1715 “fleet shipwreck” 8-Escudo gold coin mounted in a 14K gold frame with sapphire; an 18K gold chain link necklace set with round cabochon gemstones and cut diamonds; and a Tiffany & Co. 18K gold and platinum ultra-thin pocket watch.

Featured among the gold and silver collection will be a Tiffany & Co. 18K gold chalice in fitted leather box; a Victorian crocodile covered vanity case fitted with 21 sterling vanity items that belonged to celebrated Austrian actress Jenny Gross (1863-1904); and a pair of English George II period sterling oval meat platters with 1739 date letter.

Among the many lots of antique furniture will be a pair of Nineteenth Century blackamoor carved and upholstered fantasy armchairs from the Thomas Watson Jr collection; an Eighteenth Century American Queen Anne walnut trifid foot highboy; an Eighteenth Century French provincial walnut sideboard; a Nineteenth Century camphorwood campaign chest with desk; and a Seventeenth Century Spanish baroque walnut trestle table.

The sale will offer a large group of firearms and militaria, such as an L.C. Smith crown grade side-by-side 12-gauge shotgun, a Winchester Model 1873 .38-caliber rifle with octagonal barrel and a Napoleonic French court sword with partial scabbard.

The Asian collection will offer: an Eighteenth Century temple scale Siamese gilt bronze Buddha figure; a late Ming-early Qing (Seventeenth – Eighteenth Century) era Chinese painted scroll depicting a scene from “Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute: The Story of Lady Wen-Chi”; and a large Nineteenth Century Japanese Tokyo School okimono depicting a young mother with a toddler on her back.

The auction will begin at 11 am Eastern time each day. The gallery will be open for previews on Saturday, June 15, and June 22 from noon to 4 pm, Monday through Friday, June 17-21, and Monday through Thursday, June 24-27, between 9 am and 4 pm each day. Previewing will also be available on auction days, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 28, 29 and 30 from 9 to 11 am.

Thomaston Place Auction Galleries is on US Route 1. For information, 207-354-8141 or www.thomastonauction.com.

PREVIEW: JUNE 15-27
(Saturdays 12-4pm, Monday-Thursday. 9am-4pm, CLOSED SUNDAYS)
Join our gallery audience!
FINE FURNITURE & DECORATIVE ITEMS
INCLUDING ESTATE VEHICLES & BOATS JUST IN TIME FOR SUMMER!
OUR SUMMER SALES PROUDLY FEATURE BROTHER THOMAS POTTERY 61-piece collection from Weston Priory, Vermont
DAN FOGELBERG COLLECTION Featuring the 152 lot estate collection of a musical legend. Including a variety of fine art and over 50 lots of Native American items, this is a rare opportunity for fans and collectors alike.
LOT 2384 – German Ivory & Gilt Silver Lidded Tankard, 18th c.
LOT 2159 – Navajo Saddle Blanket (1 of 7)
LOT 2156 – Sioux Beaded Child’s Vesf 19th c.
HUNT FOR RELICS & HISTORIC TREASURES
RARE FINDS View online to see more of this amazing pair of 19th. c. Blackamore carved armchairs. LOT 2367
EVENTS
LOT 2362 – CESARE LAPINI, Pescatore, carrara marble, 25″ tall, 1888 (1 of 40+ fine art lots from the Fogelberg Estate)
LOT 2408 Ironbound Treasure Chest, 18th c.(1 of 3 chests)
DAY 1 INCLUDES 50 LOTS OF FIREARMS & SPORTING ITEMS
DAY 2 NAUTICAL ITEMS
2037 Scrimshawn Whale’s Tooth (1 of 14)
1372 Husqvarna M/40 “Danish Exile’ Pistol, 9x19mm
2015 JARVIS BOONE, 5 Relief Carved Folk Art Panels, Sailors from Moby Dick
1375 Redhead by JOSEPH LINCOLN 3%” long (1 of 3 rare miniatures)
1365 Rare Winchester Display Cabinet Walrus Mfg. Co., these cabinets were originally distributed to official
Winchester retailers for rifle display. 18″ square, 74″ tall
1366 BL.C. SMITCH Crown Grade SxS, 12 GA Includes emblematic crown in gold on the head of the break lever & elegant scrollwork
3001 Composition Barking Bulldog “Nodder”
2078 Rare Andrewjackson Cotton Chintz Bedspread, 1832 Re-Election
3044 Carousel Horse, Attributed to Charles Carmel, Coney Island
3047 Cigar Store Indian Chief (1 of 2)
1450 Rare Pre-WWI Baseball Card, Fatima, Cleveland Americans
200+ FINE ART PAINTINGS
2096 WILLIAM H.D. KOERNER (1 of 4)
3371 ‘Olympia’ 20″ Disc Music Box on Original Stand (1 of 3)

3225 ROBERT KUO for McGuire Furniture from the Dan Fogelberg Estate
100+ LOTS JEWELRY
100+ ASIAN ITEMS
DAN FOGELBERG COLLECTION
Featuring the 152 lot estate collection of a musical legend. Including a variety of fine art and over 50 lots of Native American items, this is a rare opportunity for fans and collectors alike.
LOT 2154 – Native American Drum by TORRE STRONG (1 of 8 instruments)
LOT 2170 – Early 20th c. Navajo Rug (1 of 7)
LOT 2359 – ADOLFE CIPRIANI, carrara marble bust, 23″ tall Pedestal sold seperately (1 of 40+ fine art lots from the Fogelberg Estate)
OUR SUMMER SALES PROUDLY FEATURE BROTHER THOMAS POTTERY 61-piece collection from Weston Priory, Vermont
RARE FINDS LOT 3070 Tiffany & Co. Gold Chalice 18K Gold, in original purple lined fitted leather box
HUNT FOR RELICS & HISTORIC TREASURES
LOT 3141 – 1715 “FLEET SHIPWRECK COIN” 8-Escudo Gold Coin in 14K gold pendant frame with Blue Sapphire. With documentation.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
FOGELBERG ESTATE 152 LOT ESTATE COLLECTION
DAN FOGELBERG (1951-2007)
3376 CESARE LAPINI, Pescatore, 1888(1 of 6 Sculptures in collection)
3376 Indian Veena on Stand, by Sarod, Sarat Sardar & Sons of Calcutta (1 of 8 instruments)
3376 Sioux Beaded Child’s Vest (1 of 78 Native items)
BROTHER THOMAS BEZANSON (1929-2007)
3194 & 3177 Porcelain Art Vases (2 of 30 pieces in the August)
2085 CHARLES WEBSTER HAWTHORNE Young Housekeeper, oil on panel, signed
2087 EMIL CARLSEN, Beechwoods, oil on canvas
RARE ESTATE FURNITURE
2422 Paris Hill, ME. Painted 3-Level Dressing Table
3073 Handmade 18k Gold Bracelet by Mario Buccellati
2402 REMBRANDT H. VAN RIJN Faust, drypoint etching from the Fogelberg Estate (1 of 50 rare prints in sale)
2081 18th c. Queen Anne Trifid Foot Highboy, Two-Part
3339 Towle Sterling Silver & Bakelite Tea Set
Visit our auction gallery!
51 Atlantic Highway, Thomaston, ME 0486
PREVIEW: JUNE 15-27
(Monday-Friday. 9am-4pm, Saturdays 12-4pm, CLOSED SUNDAYS)

Visit our auction gallery!
51 Atlantic Highway, Thomaston, ME 04861
PREVIEW: JUNE 15-27 (Monday-Friday. 9am-4pm, Saturdays 12-4pm, CLOSED SUNDAYS) 207-354-8141 | info@thomastonauction.com