Thomaston Place Auction Fall Auction Weekend
1,491 lots sold over three sessions
November 17, 18 & 19 – 11 am
Preview Nov 13 – 16 from 9 am to 5 pm
November 17 – Wiscasset Collections
Featuring the Richard Thompson Estate and
Richard French Collection. All sold without reserve.
November 18 – Fine Art & Antiques
November 19 – 20th c. Decorative Arts
51 Atlantic Highway
Thomaston ME 04861

Day 1 – November 17 features items from two Wiscasset, ME estates – the collection of esteemed dealer Richard French, and fine pieces from the Estate of Richard Thompson. Included are fine paintings by European and American artists, outstanding English and French antique furniture, early mirrors, huge selection of lamps and lighting, and Asian decorative pieces.
All are being sold unreserved.
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Lot 45 – 19th c. Japy Freres & Cie Shelf Clock. Est. $800-1200
Lot 147 – Pair of 19th c. Cast Iron Greco-Roman Style Garden Urns. Est. $800-1200
Lot 104 – Carved and Gilded Italian Tabernacle Style Mirror. Est. $1000-1500
Lot 54 – Orkney Islands Softwood and Woven Chair, ca. 1920. Est. $1000-1500
Lot 16 – 1930s Vintage Pair of Queen Anne Revival Wingchairs. Est. $800-1200
Lot 13 – Framed Hand Painted Porcelain Plaque. Est. $800-1200
Lot 7 – 1930s Vintage Carleton House Style Desk. Est. $700-900
Lot 31 – Carved Jade Snuff Bottle Form Pendant & (4) Carved Stone Snuff Bottles. Est. $700-900
Lot 101 – English William IV Period Mahogany Tilt-Top Dining Table, c. 1830. Est. $1000-1500
Lot 52 – Pair of 19th c. Pietra Dura Wall Plaques. Est. $800-1200
Lot 15 – Joshighan Carpet, 10’ 2” x 14’, Central Persia, 2nd Quarter 20th c. Est. $1500-2000
Lot 115 – CHARLES BAYLEY COOK (NY/ME, 1882-1932) – “Low Tide”, oil on canvas, 19” x 23”. Est. $600-800
Lot 62 – Pair of Early Carved Stone Seated Lions. Est. $600-800
Lot 23 – Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Vases. Est. $800-1200
Lot 141 – 18th c, Chinoiserie Decorated Tall Case Clock. Est. $1000-1500
Lot 78 – 19th c. Bronze Depicting Female Nude Resting on Amphora Jar. Est. $300-500
Lot 88 – Pair of American Neo-Greek Patinated Gilt Bronze Urns Wired as Lamps are among moe than 60 lots of lighting. Est. $800-1200
Lot 43 – Cased Polisi Bassoon, made by Kohlert in Germany. Est. $500-700
Bid In-Person | By Phone/Absentee | Online
View our artist list and complete catalog online at: www.thomastonauction.com | info@thomastonauction | 207-354-8141
Live auction will be held in our gallery 51 Atlantic Highway, Thomaston, ME 04861
Lot 1 – Lalique French Crystal Caviar Server. Est. $800-1200
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HIGHLIGHTS
• Important portrait by Gilbert Stuart & fine pastoral painting by Julien Dupre
• 2 pieces of Pablo Picasso pottery
• 19 fine pocket and wristwatches by Patek Philippe, Franck Muller, Rolex,
Ulysses Nardin and others
• 22 pieces of modern designer and custom furniture, many by Scandinavian makers
• 29 outstanding time pieces, including desk & tall clocks
• 17th c. silver sundial by Butterfield, Paris
• Important group of Russian objects, including 3 pieces by Faberge
• Georg Jensen 4-Pc Silver tea & coffee service
• 24 marine items – carved eagles, scrimshaw, nautical instruments
• 24 rare boxes and tea caddies
• 6 outstanding weathervanes
• Over 250 fine paintings and sculptures
• 18th c. PA paint decorated dowry chest
• Abraham Lincoln signed Civil War letter
• Over 360 antique furniture lots
• 8 fine musical instruments & boxes, including a Steinway console piano
• 32 swords & firearms, including a collection of early weaponry
• 16 ship paintings, including works by Percy Sanborn & John Hughes
• 52 oriental carpets & hooked rugs
• Over 120 lots of Asian antiques and artwork
• 42 African artifacts
• Biedermeier three-part walnut desk & Russian mahogany abattant
• 22 pieces of modern designer and custom furniture
• 19th c. Brooklyn NY firefighting log book
• 24 marine items carved eagles, scrimshaw, nautical instruments

Lot 1303 – Rare Borge Mogensen (1914-1972) Drop Leaf Table, designed in 1958 for Erhard Rasmussen, Copenhagen. One of several lots of mid-century modern furniture offered. Est. $4000-6000
Lot 700 – GILBERT CHARLES STUART (MA/RI/UK, 1754- 1828) – Portrait of a Handsome Young Gentleman, oil on canvas, unsigned, in the original deep cove gilt frame having artist name tag, on the original stretcher. 35 1/2” x 31”, Consignor provenance. . Est. $80000-120000
Lot 1026 – 19th c. Life-Sized Carved and Finished Head of Maori Warrior with Mokomokai Tattoos. Est. $3000-4500
Lot 711 – JULIEN DUPRE (FRANCE, 1851-1910) – “Deux Vaches a Arreuvois”, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 25 1/2” x 29 1/2”. Est. $30000-40000
Lot 1170 – Copper Dolphin Motif Table Lamp with Leaded Glass Shade. Est. $2000-3000
Lot 1296 – ELWYN GEORGE GOWEN (MA/ME, 1895-1954) – “The Lettuce Field”, oil on canvas, signed verso, titled and dated 1935, 26 1/4” x 29 1/2”, SS: 19 1/2” x 23 1/4”. Est. $1000-1500
Lot 1229 – GEORGE LESTER STEVENS (MA, 1888-1969) – Berkshire, Massachusetts Valley Town, oil on canvasboard, signed lower right, 31” x 35”. Est. $3000-4500
Lot 1141 – ANDREW NEWELL WYETH (PA/ME, 1917-2009) – Double-sided Studies of Amish Life, pen and ink on paper, initialed on one side, 14” x 17 1/2”. Est. $7000-9000
Lot 1386 – Late 16th or early 17th c. Japanese Koto Period Wakizash. Est. $1000-1500
Lot 1182 – (4) Piece Georg Jensen Danish Sterling Silver Pyramid Pattern Tea & Coffee Service. Est. $2800-3500
Lot 1115 – SSwiss Cylinder “Banquet” Musical Box on Original Stand. Est. $5000-7000
Lot 722 – Kashan Prayer Rug – 4’ 6” x 7’ 2”, late 20th c. Est. $1500-2000
Lot 686 – Edwardian Style Terrestrial Globe on a Mahogany Stand. Est. $800-1200
Lot 794 – ANTHONY THIEME (MA/CA, 1884-1954) – Painting a Dory at the Old Boat House, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 34 1/2” x 40 1/2”. Est. $8000-12000
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Lot 1259 – M.J. Tobias, Liverpool 18K Yellow Gold Captain’s Pocket Watch. Est. $1800-2200
Lot 1001 – President Abraham Lincoln & Secretary of War Stanton Inscribed Wartime Letter, one of five lots from a lifelong Civil War collection. Est. $15000-20000
Lot 1231 – EDWARD TURNBULL (PA/MI, 1884-1968) – “A Union New Farm”, oil on Upson board, signed lower right and dated ‘49, unframed, 18 3/4” x 42 1/2”. Est. $5000-7000
Lot 1126 – Folk Art Stamp Carving of 1932 Regular Issue 3 Cent Washington Lavender Stamp, 19 1/2” x 17” x 3 1/2”. Est. $800-1200
Lot 1326 – CHARLES GREEN SHAW (NY, 1892-1974) – Untitled Abstract, acrylic on canvas, signed lower right, 25” x 37”. Est. $2000-3000
Lot 1226 – JOHN FULTON FOLINSBEE (PA/ME, 1892-1972) – “Goose Rocks Passage”, oil on panel, signed lower left, 20 3/4” x 28 3/4”. Est. $5000-7000
Lot 1239 – UNIDENTIFIED JAPANESE ARTIST Unidentified Japanese Artist Portrait of Three Moorish Women in White Hijabs, oil on canvas, ca 1930s, 35 3/4” x 41”. Est. $2000-3000
Lot 1343 – BERENICE ABBOTT (NY/ME, 1898-1991) – “Gasoline Station, w. 29th at Tenth Avenue, 1935”, gelatin silver print, ca. 1980, pencil signed 16 1/2” x 12 1/2”. Est. $600-800
Lot 1132 – ELIZABETH SHIPPEN GREEN (PA, 1871-1954) – “The Wood Duck”, an illustration for the book “River Land” by Robert W Chambers, Harper & Bros, NY, 1904. 27 1/2” x 23”. Est. $10000-20000
Lot 1085 – Ayutthaya Siam Era (1491- 1767) Bronze Head of Crowned Buddha. Est. $3000-4000
Lot 1307 – WALTER GENTRY (NY/NJ, 1919-2003) – “Dogs”, oil on linen, signed at bottom, 30” x 21”. Est. $5000-7000
Lot 1478 – DOROTHEA SHARP (UK 1874-1955) “Girls with Ducks”, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 16 1/2” x 14 1/2”. Est. $3000-4000
Lot 1223 – Patek Philippe 5054 Gent’s Automatic Complicated Wristwatch. One of 20 lots of fine pocket and wristwatches offered. Est. $16000-18000
29 outstanding time pieces including clocks by Tiffany, Faberge and Lacloche Freres.
Important group of Russian items including three pieces by Faberge.
Lot 798 – LOUIS JAMBOR (NY/HUNGARY, 1884-1955) – “The Picnic”, monumental, oil on burlap, signed lower left, dated 1920, 76” x 64”. One of two Jambor paintings offered. Est. $20000-30000
Bid In-Person | By Phone/Absentee | Online
View our artist list and complete catalog online at: www.thomastonauction.com | info@thomastonauction.com | 207-354-8141
Live auction will be held in our gallery 51 Atlantic Highway, Thomaston, ME 04861
Lot 1228 – 19th c. High Quality Jeweler’s Regulator, 70 1/2” x 23”, 9 1/2”. Est. $5000-7500
Lot 1129 – CHARLES ROBERT KNIGHT (NY, 1874-1953) – Art Nouveau Cane/Umbrella Stand in cast and patinated bronze. Est. $6000-8000
Lot 1016 – Ca. 1900 Native American Ojibwa Beaded Cloth Bandolier Bag. Est. $1500-2000
Lot 620 – “Dawson Hall Tea Room” Painted Wooden Trade Sign, possibly Beverly, MA. Est. $3000-4000
Lot 945 – Mid-19th c. Imperial Quality Carved Rosewood Chair marked “Tingyun” on back. Est. $1000-2000
Lot 1047 – 19th c. African Female Ancestor ‘Nommo’ Guardian Figure, one of 42 lots of African art and artifacts. Est. $4000-5500
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Lot 786 – WILLIAM CHARLES ANTHONY FRERICHS (NY/NJ/NC, 1829-1905) – “North Carolina”, oil on canvas, 30 1/2” x 42 1/2”. Est. $4000-6000
Lot 789 – DAVID JOHNSON (NY, 1827-1908) – “A View at ‘Parker Hollow’, near Trenton Falls, Oneida Co., NY”, oil on canvas, initialed lower right, signed and titled verso, 23” x 27”. Est. $10000-15000
Lot 971 – Rare 16th – 17th c. Morion Helmet, one of over 25 lots from a single collection of early armaments. Est. $2500-3500
Lot 788 – GEORGE INNESS (MY/MA, 1825-1894) – Alpine Farm in Summer, oil on canvas, signed and dated ‘74 lower right, 15” x 22”. Est. $3000-5000
Lot 997 – Civil War Era Boston Fireman’s Parade Hat. Est. $1500-2000
Lot 731 – CHARLES FRANCOIS DAUBIGNY (FRANCE, 1817-1878) – “L’Etang”, oil on panel, signed lower right and dated 1875, 17 1/2” x 23”. Est. $10000-15000
Lot 683 – Ca. 1805 Liverpool Transfer Decorated Creamware Bowl. Est. $1000-1500
Lot 617 – Rochester Cast Iron Rooster Weathervane, ca. 1880. Est. $9000-12000
Lot 622 – Hollow Full-Body Copper Weathervane of a Running Fox, 20th c. Est. $4000-6000
Lot 900 – Dutch Marquetry Drop Leaf Table. Est. $1400-1800
Lot 850 – Circa 1800 Bowfront Sideboard, probably Boston. Est. $1500-2500
Lot 631 – WALTER L. STEWARD (AMERICAN, EARLY 20TH C.) – Two Pickerel Next to an Ice Fishing Hole, oil on panel. Est. $1000-2000
Lot 903 – 19th c. Two-Part Welsh Cupboard. Est. $1000-2000
Lot 710 – English Chippendale Mahogany Secretary Bookcase. Est. $4000-5000
Lot 635 – Paint Decorated Canadian Bed with Rare Bundling Board. Est. $2000-3000
Lot 715 – Rare Russian Mahogany Abattant, signed and dated ‘St. Petersburg 1842’. Est. $3000-5000
Lot 623 – 19th c. American Architectural Spreadwing Eagle. Est. $2000-3000
Lot 1371 – WANG CHI-YUAN (CHINA/NY, 1893-1975) – “Orchids”, watercolor on rice paper, signed, inscribed and with seals, 17” x 91 1/2” sheet, on 21 1/2” scroll. Est. $30000-40000
Lot 1398 – JAPANESE TRIPTYCH WOODBLOCK PRINT Japanese Triptych Woodblock Print, Kabuki Theatre Hero by Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900), 17 3/4” x 31 3/4”. Est. $500-700”
Lot 650 – JOHN HUGHES (UK, 1806-1880) – Portrait of the Clipper Ship “Kendrick Fish” Approaching a Coast, oil on canvas, 29 3/4” x 34 1/4”. One of 16 ship paintings offered. Est. $10000-15000
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Kaja Veilleux, bonded & licensed Auctioneer, ME License #AUC902 | John D. Bottero, AARE, GPPA ME License # AUC1237
Bid In-Person | By Phone/Absentee | Online
View our artist list and complete catalog online at: www.thomastonauction.com | info@thomastonauction.com | 207-354-8141
Live auction will be held in our gallery 51 Atlantic Highway, Thomaston, ME 04861
Lot 718 – English George III Period
Mahogany Barrel Back Wingchair.
Est. $1500-1800
Lot 760 – Single Weight Driven Time-Only Standing Astronomical Clock. Est. $5000-7000
Lot 793 – THEODORE M. WENDEL (MA/OH, 1859-1932) – Italian Lake Villas, oil on canvas, signed verso, 41” x 60”. Est. $5000-10000
Lot 749 – BERNARD POTHAST (NETHERLANDS/ BELGIUM, 1882-1966) “The Frugal Meal”, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 35” x 43. Est. $4000-6000
Lot 773 – HARRY HERMAN ROSELAND (NY, 1866/8 – 1950) – “Reading the Tea Leaves”, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 16 3/4” x 20 3/4”. Est. $3000-5000
Lot 766 – Monumental Old Master Landscape Italy, late 17th to early 18th c., oil on canvas, unsigned. Est. $5000-10000
Lot 827 – MAURICE BRAZIL PRENDERGAST (NY/ FRANCE, 1858-1924) – Children in the Tuileries Gardens, graphite and crayon on paper, signed lower right, 17 1/2” x 19”. Est. $10000-15000
Lot 941 – Qing Period Seated Foo Dog with Pup and Globe, bronze sculpture. Est. $2000-3000
Lot 721 – CHARLES BERTRAND D’ENTRAYGUES (FRANCE, 1851-1906) – “The Interrupted Picnic”, oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated 1886, 8 1/2” x 25 1/2”. Est. $10000-15000
Lot 746 – ARTHUR JOSEPH MEADOWS (UK, 1843-1907) – “Yarmouth Sands”, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 19” x 29”. Est. $6000-8000
Lot 720 – Rare Hand Carved Solid Mahogany Irish Triple-Back Centennial Chippendale Settee. Est. $2000-3000 Lot 625 – 18th c. Pennsylvania  aint-Decorated Dowry Chest. Est. $10000-20000
Lot 605 – 19th c. One Door Pine Cupboard in original dump cart blue paint. Est. $1000-2000
Lot 634 – Five-Drawer Maple and Ash Chest, with light wood inlay. Est. $1000-1500
Lot 675 – #1 Howard & Davis Banjo Clock, the lower tablet with gilt lettering “U.S. Light House Establishment”. Est. $3000-5000
Lot 752 – FELIX FRANCOIS GEORGES PHILIBERT ZIEM (FRANCE, 1821-1911) – “Gateway to Nadu (?) Truva” (Troy, now Turkey), oil on academy board, signed lower right “Ziem”, 22” x 20”. Est. $3000-5000
Lot 779 – 1672 German Lutheran Bible in Leather, Gilt & Silver Binding. Est. $3000-4000
Lot 615 – Full Length Naive Portrait of a Little Blonde Girl with her Dog, ca. 1830, oil on canvas. Est. $5000-7000
Lot 1332 – WILLEM DE KOONING (NY/NETHERLANDS, 1904-1997) – Untitled, oil on vellum, pencil signed lower left, circa 1970, 25” x 23”. One of two de Kooning paints offered. Est. $20000-25000
Lot 1350 – CHARLES HUSSEIN ZENDEROUDI (FRANCE/IRAN, 1937 – ) Composition with Calligraphy, mixed media on paper, signed and dated ‘82, 29” x 20 1/2”. Est. $10000-15000