Thomaston Place – 3 day Enchantment Auction
Feb 23, 24 & 25
www.thomastonauction.com
51 Atlantic Highway, Thomaston, ME 04861

THOMASTON, MAINE — With its array of fine art and decorative rarities, Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ 2024 Winter Enchantment Sale on February 23, 24 and 25 will stimulate the senses and beat the cold weather blues.

Owner and auctioneer Kaja Veilleux noted, “We’re excited to offer such diversity and so many fun items to our bidding audience. It’s a sale no one should miss.”

The collection of fine art will be led by an untitled abstract mixed-media work by Beaufort Delaney (1901-1979). Two surrealist gouache paintings by Joan Miro (1893-1983) and Raoul Dufy’s (1877-1953) watercolor and gouache painting depicting horses and riders titled “Turfistes et Jockeys” will also be presented.

The auction will also feature an oil on canvas depicting a bucolic country scene by Alfred Thompson Bricher (1837-1908), and a striking lighthouse painting titled “Captain Upton’s House, Cape Elizabeth, Maine” by Andrew George Winter (1893-1958). There will also be marine paintings by Thomas Birch (1779-1851), William Pierce Stubbs (1842-1909), Jerome Howes and Reginald Nickerson (1915-1999).

Thomaston Place sales always include works by Maine artists. This auction will be no exception, with paintings by Carroll Thayer Berry (1886-1978), Willam Manning (b 1936), Grant Drumheller (b 1953), Eric Hopkins (b 1951), William Thon (1906-2000), John Paul Caponigro (b 1965), Vernon Broe (1930-2011) and Waldo Peirce (1884-1970). Additionally, the auction will present paintings by Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923-2002), Genevieve Claisse (1935-2018), James John Hill (1811-1882), R. Emmett Owen (1878-1957), Stan Stokes (b 1950), Wesley Webber (1841-1914), William Henry Dethlef Koerner (1878-1938), Aldro Hibbard (1886-1972) and others.

Among the many sculptures in the sale will be a French Renaissance period (circa 1500-1600) carved and parcel gilt wooden plaque depicting the Black Madonna; “The Greek Slave,” a large carved Carrara marble figure by Hiram Powers (1805-1873); and a bronze figural garden sculpture, “Hebe Upon Jupiter’s Eagle” created by French sculptor Georges Marie Valentin Bareau (1866-1931) for Tiffany & Co.

The folk art and marine group will include: a mid-Twentieth Century patriotic design 6½-foot-wide wooden ship’s stern board by Rockland, Maine, carver Lucien Green (1917-2005); a pair of mid-Nineteenth Century polychrome scrimshaw decorated triple portrait walrus tusks; two horn framed mirrors; and selections of weathervanes, trade signs and ship models.

The sale will also feature an inventory of estate jewelry and watches, led by an 18K gold lady’s ring set with a 6.54-carat diamond and a Cartier 18K gold woven mesh purse with diamond encrusted clasp. Also offered will be an 18K tri-color gold Italian flex design bracelet and a Hampden 18K tri-color gold pocket watch with lighthouse and ship decoration and a Cartier 18K gold and enamel cigarette case.

Among the many lots of antique furniture will be: an American Queen Anne period cherry bonnet top highboy; a Portsmouth, N.H., Federal bowfront mahogany chest with flame birch drawer fronts; and two French bronze mounted kingwood cylinder desks. There will also be a leather upholstered rosewood Eames chair with matching ottoman and many contemporary custom pieces by Ethan Allen, Eldred Wheeler, Thos. Moser, Windsor Chairmakers and others.

The Asian collection will offer a life-size Seventeenth-Eighteenth Century Burmese bronze seated Buddha figure; a pair of Japanese late Muromachi period (Sixteeenth Century) wooden Vajrapani guardian figures; a pair of French ormolu mounted Chinese flambe glazed bottle vases; and a 14-inch-diameter Chinese Nineteenth Century Rose Mandarin punch bowl.

Other items of interest will include a rare early Twentieth Century German tin clockwork toy steam paddle boat, Blenheim by Marklin; a selection of early maps, led by an Eighteenth Century chart of Northeastern Canada by Des Barres; an English George I period Britannia standard silver coffee pot by silversmith Humphrey Payne; three Omersa leather animal form footstools; a midcentury majolica pottery lettuce ware tureen by Dodie Thayer; and two German enameled singing bird boxes by Karl Griesbaum.

The sale will offer selections of tea caddies; china, porcelain and art glass; early lighting; and Oriental carpets.

The auction will begin at 11 am EST each day. The gallery will be open for previews on Saturday, February 17, from noon to 4 pm, and Monday through Thursday, February 19 to 22, between 9 am and 4 pm each day. Preview will also be available on auction days, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, February 23, 24 and 25 from 9 to 11 am.

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

First Three-Day Feature Of 2024! There will be a live gallery audience for this sale!
Day 2 Features A Variety Of Nautical & Folk Items
2132 Silk Kashan Rug (6’4″ X 9’9″)
2071 Schermuly Pistol Rocket Apparatus (Spra) w/ Display Plaque
2113 New Hampshire Federal Bowfront Chest
2066 China Trade Painting of Clipper Ship, Ca. 1850
2001 Advertising Bottle, Brown Glass Pig
2067 Carved Ship’s Stern Board by Lucien Green (1917-2005) of Rockland, ME
1341 Mughal Indian Carved Wood Soldier Guards, 20th c.
2002 Full Body Sheet Iron Rooster Weathervane
2079 MagnificentTriple Portrait Scrimshawn Walrus Tusks, Ca. 1840, with Polychrome
2064 STAN STOKES, Boat Painting & (2) Vintage Photos
2062 Rare Silver Mounted Snuff Box With Ship Paintings
2006 Whale Form Weathervane
2075 Bronze ‘Lyle’ Type Line Throwing Cannon w/ Accessories
3255 Eldred Wheeler Writing Arm Windsor Chair
2063 Nantucket Basket Purse with Whale Decoration by DONNA CIFRANIC
2199 Queen Anne Bonnet Top Highboy
2117 Federal Parcel Gilt Mirror
2010 Diamond Point Cupboard
2016 Framed Sampler (1 of 14)
1003 Folk Art Cigar Store Indian Panel
2104 Early 19th c. Whaler’s Harpoon Tip Sheath & Pulley Catseye
FEATURING 1,079 LOTS OF SELECT FINE ART, ANTIQUES, AND DECORATIVE ITEMS
AN ECLECTIC MIX OF CLASSICAL & MODERN ART
3182 JOAN MIRO (1 of 2)
1161 Marklin “Blenheim” Steam Paddle Boat
1206 Mont Blanc Meisterstuck Writing Instruments
2137 ALFRED THOMPSON BRICHER
2115 AFTER GILBERT STUART
2295 17th c. World Map by Nicolaes Visscher (Netherlands, 1618-1709)
2272 GEORGES MARIE VALENTIN BAREAU for Tiffany
1071 Nickelodeon Music Machine
COLLECTIBLES & TECHNOLOGY ITEMS
1210 Black Forest Bulldog Head Inkwell
1046 Small Horizontal Steam Engine Model
2356 17tc. Dutch Early Delftware Basin
2377 17th-18th C, Life-Sized Burmese-Thai Bronze Buddha
1001 Rare Miniature Louis Vuitton Salesman’s Trunk
1041 Butterfly & Moth Collection in Pine Cabinet, (18) Glass Front Boxes
2160 Asian Style Chinoiserie 1 Bar Cabinet
A WIDE SELECTION OF ASIAN EXPORTS OVER 100 LOTS
1306 Muromachi Era Pair of Japanese Wooden Guardian Figures
2401 Pr Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinese Bottle Vases
1312 Carved Articulated Monkey Head Walking Stick

DAY 2 FEATURES A VARIETY OF NAUTICAL & FOLK ITEMS
2091 REGINALD EUGENE NICKERSON
2344 DAVID TENIERS, THE YOUNGER (FLEMISH, 1610-1690)
2332 ALBRECHT DURER
2339 Renaissance Plaque, Black Madonna, Southern France
RARE EPHEMERA ITEMS
1329 Rare Transcript of Lincoln Assassins Trial, month prior to hanging In Washington, DC.
2293 Late 18th c. Large Chart of Northeast Canada by DES BARRES (1 of 24 rare maps)
2336 1652 Edition “Anatomy of Melancholy” Robert Burton (1577-1640)
2004 19th c. Large Scale Romanesque Hourglass
2070 Pair of 19th c. Miniature Brass Naval Cannon
2230 17th C. English Civil War History Painting
OVER 50 LOTS OF FIREARMS & WAR MEMORABILIA
2128 HIRAM POWERS
1370 Colt M1908 Hammerless, .25 ACP
2265 Period Pastel Portrait of a General Officer
2116 Attributed to GILBERT STUART
1345 Sako Forester, .22-250
3209 Small Horn Framed Mirror
3181 Eames Chair with Ottoman
AUNIQUE SELECTION OF ANTIQUE & MODERN FURNITURE
1284 Leather Upholstered Post Modernist Loveseat
2266 French Bronze Mounted Empire Style Cylinder Desk with Chair
2291 French Marble Top Lingerie Chest
2212 Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
2048 Southern Yellow Pine Corner Cabinet
FEATURING 1,079 LOTS OF SELECT FINE ART, ANTIQUES, AND DECORATIVE ITEMS
3011 ANDREW WINTER Captain Upton’s House Cape Elizabeth, Maine
3015 CHRISTOPHER “CHRIS” HUNTINGTON
3183 JOAN MIRO (1 of 2)
3217 KATHE KOLLWITZ
3222 SHOETSU TAKAHASHI (1 of 2)
3005 Recumbent Whippet Sculptures
3247 Navajo Rug (1 of 8)
1161 Marki in “Blenheim” Steam Paddle Boat
3142 Karl Griesbaum Enameled Singing Bird Box
RARE ANTIQUITIES & RELICS IN DAY 2
NATIVE ITEMS IN DAY 3
2367 Bactrian Silver Wine Cup
2365 Mayan Flute 550-950 AD
3167 DODIE THAYER (US, 20th c.) Majolica Tureen
3075 (10 Pc) Tiffany Bronze Desk Set ‘Bookmark’ Pattern
3254 Late 19th C. Apache Basket
DAY 3 INCLUDES STUNNING ESTATE JEWELRY & FASHION ACCESORIES
PRESENTING A VARIETY OF ESTATE SILVER
3119 Vintage Cartier 18k Gold Woven Mesh Purse
3139 Vintage 18k White Gold Diamond Ring
3099 18k Gold & Diamond Grasshopper Form Brooch
3032 Art Nouveau Peridot, Pearl & Diamond Necklace
3141 Hampden Watch Co. 14k Gold Pocket watch
3101 Ladies Art Deco Platinum And Diamond Pendant Watch
3158 Gent’s Stainless Steel Rolex Wristwatch
3033 DOMINICK & HAFF Sterling Beverage Service
3035 Cased Set of Kirk-Stieff “Repousse” Sterling Flatware
3037 English Sterling Teapot on Stand with Burner
2219 Queen Anne Period Silver Brandy Warmer with Stand
3118 Cartier 18k Gold And Enamel Cigarette Case
3157 Gold&Gemset Cufflinks
VISIT OUR GALLERY FOR PREVIEW FEBRUARY 17, 19-22
(Saturday 12-4pm, Monday-Thursday. 9am-4pm, CLOSED SUNDAY)
BID IN PERSON PHONE/ABSENTEE ONLINE
www.thomastonauction.com
Kaja Veilleux (ME AUC #902)
51 Atlantic Highway, Thomaston, ME 04861 207-354-8141 | info@thomastonauction.com