Thomaston Place – Majestic Autumn 2023
NOVEMBER 10-12 11am
www.thomastonauction.com
51 Atlantic Highway, Thomaston, ME 04861

THOMASTON, MAINE — The 2023 fall auction at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries on November 10, 11 and 12 will feature an abundance of fine art and decorative rarities gathered from collections and estates from throughout New England.

Leading the large and diverse art inventory will be two works by important Nineteenth Century French artists — an oil on linen summer landscape by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899) and an impressionistic painting of a young girl with flowers in a waterside landscape by Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919). American artists will also be well represented with a John Frederick Kensett (1816-1872) painting depicting a view of Mount Monadnock (New Hampshire); a riverbank scene at sunset by George Inness (1825-1894); and “Sunday Afternoon, Monhegan,” an oil on canvas rocky seascape by Andrew Winter (1893-1958). The sale will also offer works by Dahlov Ipcar, Clare Ferriter, James Buttersworth, Childe Hassam, Alvan Fisher, Louis Moeller, Gerrit Dou, Waldo Peirce, Joan Savo, William Manning, Bill Traylor and many others.

Among the many decorative items to be presented will be a rare Eighteenth Century Canadian diamond point stepback cupboard with red, blue and green painted surface; a Black Forest carved musical bench with bears; a sterling silver mounted granite toe fragment purportedly from a statue of Ramses II at Luxor Temple in Egypt (collected in 1899 by photographer, author and adventurer Sigmund Krausz); a contemporary stoneware vase by Otto & Vivika Heino; and a rare circa 1910 Southern alkaline glazed ring flask by E.L. Stork of Orange, Ga.

The sale will feature 53 lots of decoys and carved bird sculptures, including many pieces by celebrated Massachusetts carver Joseph W. Lincoln (1859-1938), plus several works by Maine artist Robert Melburn Doucette (1930-2023). There will also be a marine collection, led by a pair of circa 1840 polychrome scrimshaw figural decorated walrus tusks and a pair of 1930s era copper anchor lights from the RMS Queen Mary. Additionally, an offering of firearms, swords, cannons and military memorabilia will be presented.

The Asian collection will include: a Chinese Ming dynasty period polychromed wooden standing Guanyin statue retaining most of her original painted surface; a pair of Western Jin dynasty (266-316 BCE) carved bluestone Qilin guardian figures; and a Kangxi period gilt bronze fragment of a sculpture depicting warrior General Guan Yu (died 220 CE).

In addition to a large collection of antique furniture, the auction will include a selection of Danish and American midcentury pieces, such as a pair of “Irwin Collection” brass side tables by Paul McCobb; an oak loveseat and “Wave” chaise lounge chair by Milo Baughman; a pair of “Elephant Foot” wicker chairs by Eero Aarnio; a Peter Lovig Nielsen for Dansk teak desk with sliding top; and a Danish midcentury vanity, headboard and dresser by Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Mobelfabrik. There will also be many contemporary custom pieces by John Hutton, Maitland-Smith, Thos. Moser and others.

Other items of interest will include a rare silk broadside of Thomas Jefferson’s first inaugural address to Congress on March 4, 1801; a lady’s 18K gold tank-form wristwatch set with diamonds by Cartier; a 1963 C.F. Martin & Co. 00-21NY acoustic guitar; and an assortment of estate automobiles.

Finally, the sale will present selections of estate jewelry, silver, sculptures and Oriental carpets.

The auction will begin at 11 am EST each day. The gallery will be open for previews on Saturday, November 4, from noon to 4 pm, and Monday, November 6, through Thursday, November 9, between 9 am and 4 pm each day. Previewing will also be available on auction days, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 10, 11 & 12 from 9 to 11 am.

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

There will be a live gallery audience for this sale!
FEATURING 1,498 LOTS OF SELECT FINE ART, ANTIQUES, AND DECORATIVE ITEMS
OUR FINAL THREE-DAY FEATURE AUCTION WEEKEND OF 2023
PRESENTING A HUGE SELECTION OF THE VERY BEST IN FINE ART!
100+ LOTS ANTIQUE FURNITURE & RUGS
A WIDE SELECTION OF ASIAN EXPORTS OVER 100 LOTS
DAY 2 FEATURES A VARIETY OF NAUTICAL & FOLK ITEMS
30 PRINTS & MEMORBILIA ITEMS BY THE WYETHS
FEATURING OVER 50 LOTS BY MAINE ARTISTS!
DAY 3 HAS 5 ESTATE VEHICLES!
2011 JAMES E. BUTTERSWORTH
2017 THOMAS BIRCH, 1841
2030 Large Cased Sailor’s Valentine
2046 1930 Copper Anchor Lights from RMS Queen Mary
2040 Ship’s Deck Mount Binnacle, ca. 1890
2020 Schermuly Pistol Rocket Apparatus (SPRA) w/ Display Plaque
2039 Ship’s Engine Room Orders Telegraph
2009 ca. 1800 American Folk Art Full-Body Eagle
2013 19th c. Writing Box
2025 Whalebone Swift In Birdseye Maple Case
2045 RMS Queen Mary Electric Fire Alarm Station
2001 Rare U.S. Navy Black Hat
2036 19th c. Sailor-Made Scrimshawn Whalebone And Three-Tooth Hatrack
2056 Triple Portrait Scrimshawn Walrus Tusks, ca. 1840, with Polychrome
2081 Stoneware Jug (1 of 7)
2123 14 American Folk Art Whimseys in Bottles
2087 E.L. Stork Georgia Stoneware Ring Jug
2018 Bronze’Lyle’Type Line Throwing Cannon w/ Accessories
2158 Joslin’s Tabletop Terrestrial Globe
2008 19th c. Sailor Made Basket
2024 Portable Pump Action Fog Horn
2169 Fereghan-Sarouk Carpet, (4’3″x 6’6″)
2178 Queen Anne Bonnet Top Highboy
2311 Period French Empire Double Stem Sconces
2085 Canadian Diamond Point Cupboard
3239 ANDREW N. WYETH
2414 Pair of Western Jin Dynasty Qi’lin Guardians
3013 DAHLOV IPCAR Freestanding Triptych Folding Screen, oil on panel
2173 HARRISON BIRD BROWN
3118 WESLEY E. WEBBER Portland Head Lighthouse
3042 ANDREW WINTER, Monhegan
3065 MARSDEN HARTLEY
3249 CHARLES ROUSSE Frenchman Bay, Bar Harbor, ME
3045 WILLIAM THON (1 of 2)
3240 JAMIE WYETH
3429 JOHN BISBEE
3030 WALDO PEIRCE Family Group, 1949 (1 of 5)
1030 AUGUSTUS WILSON carved gull decoy
3413 OTTO & VIVIKA HEINO
3419 MELISSA HAID
2485 8 Cloisonne and Ivory Figures, Late Qing/Republic Period
3044 STEPHEN MORGAN ETNIER (1 of 2)
2427 Rare Chinese Jade & Silver Oval Box
2431 Qing Celadon Hetian Jade ‘Boys’ Cup with Figural Handles
3083 1964 Dodge 880 Sedan 50th Golden Anniversary Ed.
3084 1962 Studebaker GranTurismo Hawk
2481 Porcelain Dragon Charger
2410 Ming Dynasty Polychromed Wood Guanyin Statue
2422 Gilt Bronze Avalokitesvara Figure
2484 Chinese Famille Rose Vase

1047 WILLIAM GARL BROWNE, JR. Hunting Scene, ca. 1860
2091 BILL TRAYLOR portrait of Sherburne Prescott signed, dated 1952
1022 LAWRENCE B. SMITH
1055 ROBERT M. DOUCETTE Carved Wood Sculpture (1 of 2)
1099 Handmade Bowie Knife
30+ LOTS IN FIREARMS
2119 Early Slip-Decorated Redware Plate
1001 JOSEPH LINCOLN, Loon 4.75in (1 of 21 Lincoln Miniatures)
1025 L.C. Smith Ideal Grade Side by Side Shotgun, 12 GA
1107 Winchester 1895 Carbine 1st Model, .38-72 WCF
1237 Imari Export Porcelain Dishes (1 of 7)
3038 Charder French Cameo Glass Vase
Civil War NY Volunteers jacket & Trousers, 22nd Infantry
CIVIL WAR EPHEMERA:
• LOT 1092 – Order From Admiral David Farragut (1801-1870) Dated Oct21st, 1864 from Mobile Bay, AL
• LOT 1095 – Confederate POV of’The Crater’ at Petersburg, by CSA Capt D.N. Walker, 13th VA. Battalion Artillery, 1885
1103 Union Brass Belt Buckles
3298 Late 19th c. Apache Basket
3094 Silver-Gilt & Cloisonne Enamel Kovsh
1122 Philippine War Ornate Officer’s Sword
2061 Napoleonic Era, French Model of a Guillotine
DAY 3 HAS 5 ESTATE VEHICLES!
3082 1979 MG MIDGET CONVERTIBLE
3081 1996 CADILLAC DEVILLE
3308 Wooden Poi Bowl
3031 1880 Oxford, NY Fireman’s Trumpet
3097 Hanau Sterling Silver Figures
RARE NOVELTY ITEMS!
3093 Carpenter’s Work Bench (1 of 2)
DAY 2 INCLUDES INNOVATIVE FRENCH & AMERICAN PAINTERS
2317 PIERRE AUGUSTE RENOIR
2184 JOHN FREDERICK KENSETT
UNIQUE MODERN PAINTERS
PRESENTING FINE ART FROM MAINE & NEW ENGLAND
3364 JOAN SAVO
3087 R. EMMETT OWEN
2187 GEORGE INNESS
1214 Georg Jensen “Moonlight Grapes” Brooch (1 of 11)
2185 ALVAN FISHER
3103 Ladies Cartier Wristwatch
SOMETHING FOR THE LADIES
3250 SCOTT MOORE
1226 Oscar De La Renta Beaded Winter Evening Gown
1290 Wolverine Fur Coat (1 of 8)
18th c. Newport Block Front Chest
Rare 18th c. English Chinoiserie Tall Clock
3095 Sapphire & Diamond Flower Form Brooch
3152 Diamond Wave Form Bracelet
3417 Teak Headboard by ARNE WAHL IVERSEN
2182 Caucasian Rug (7’4″x 6’3″)
3008 Black Forest Carved Musical Bear Bench
2171 Historic Salem, MA Sea Captain’s Sideboard
1372 Carved Black Forest Wall Clock
3385 Donghia Club Chairs by JOHN HUTTON
UNIQUE OFFERINGS IN ANTIQUES.MODERN FURNITURE
Featuring a live gallery audience! PREVIEW-NOVEMBER 4-9 (Sat. 12-4pm, Mon-Thurs. 9am-4pm, CLOSED SUNDAY)
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