Thomaston Place – Winter ’25 Enchantment Auction
February 21, 22 & 23
www.thomastonauction.com
51 Atlantic Highway, Thomaston, ME 04861

THOMASTON, MAINE — Thomaston Place Auction Galleries is set to open the year with a feature auction, presenting a selection of fine art, antiques, jewelry and collectibles.

Owner and auctioneer Kaja Veilleux noted, “We’ve been honored to receive consignments from both public institutions to cherished treasures in private homes — and we are proud to offer them in another extraordinary auction, organized with the collector in mind. Showcasing artistry across a wide variety of categories, this feature auction celebrates the beauty, history and craftsmanship of exceptional works.”

Leading the fine art category is a rare Urban Abstract by Ram Kumar (1924-2018), a pivotal figure in India’s Modernist movement. His works are held in public and private collections around the world, and now this piece takes center stage in the auction. Other notable fine art highlights include a seascape by John Marin (1870-1953), prints by Carroll Thayer Berry (1886-1978), a dual side miniature portrait of father and child by Raphaelle Peale (1774-1825) and an autumnal landscape by Carles Warren Eaton (1857-1937).

A ladies 18K white gold and two-tone sapphire ring will lead the jewelry along with an Edwardian platinum diamond and emerald circle brooch; a loose octagonal cut emerald weighing 2.22 carats; a pair of 14K white and yellow gold mounted pierced diamond earrings, half hoop design with gold rope edge; and a set of peridot ring and earrings mounted in 14K gold. The sale includes renowned makers such as Charles Fordsham, Girard-Perregaux, Dumont Guinand, Tiffany & Co., Cartier and Chopard.

Among those presented at the Winter Enchantment Auction, there is a diverse collection of pocket watches. A rare Charles Frodsham 18K gold repeaters pocket watch and a Dumont Guinand vintage 18K gold ladies pocket watch with enameled scene featuring the Rumelihisari Fortress on front cover with enameled floral scene on back case cover.

Collectors of antique furniture will find a Nineteenth Century brass mounted square camphorwood trunk; an early Nineteenth Century William and Mary walnut slant lid desk; an American apothecary chest in pine and tiger maple; a pair of inlaid satinwood demilune tables; and a rare Victorian China trade sewing desk and chair with 1862 presentation. Additionally, the folk art category will offer a full body copper cod fish weathervane.

The auction includes featured pieces by many renowned silversmiths, including Georg Jensen, Reed & Barton, Conrad Bard, Baldwin Gardiner, Howard & Co., and Tiffany & Co., with a wide variety of antique and modern English and European silver. Sale highlights include a rare, early Twentieth Century Arts and Crafts jeweled silver dish from Shreve Crump and Low, a gilded Russian 84-silver and enamel decorated egg on stand and a four-piece coin silver tea service By Baldwin Gardiner.

Among the rare collectibles to be presented are a fortress-sized Civil War flag adorned with 34 stars from Philadelphia. In addition, there will be three early pieces of Louis Vuitton luggage, including an LV monogram wardrobe trunk, Damier canvas trunk and suitcase. There will also be advertising items from Moxie and Coca-Cola; two Nantucket basket purses by Stephen Gibbs; and the original Round 1 Card from the Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) versus Sonny Liston Heavyweight Championship fight on May 25, 1965.

The Asian collection hosts offerings in Chinese ivory, including a pair of Nineteenth Century reticulated ivory scholar’s wrist rests; an ivory figural imperial court grouping from the Nineteenth Century and an antique ivory and 22K gold filigree Chinese ivory bracelet set with six oval panel links. The sale will also include a Twelfth -Fifteenth Century Hindu Indian stone temple carving, a Khmer sandstone deity sculpture from the Twelfth Century, Cambodia and a large Chinese Qing dynasty bronze figure of Amitabha. As usual, there is a host of Chinese porcelain and carved stone items, plus a Chinese embroidered silk dragon robe.

Finally, the sale will offer selections of tea caddies, marine items, porcelain and art glass, early lighting and Oriental carpets.

The auction will begin at 11 am each day. The gallery will be open for previews on Saturday, February 15, from noon to 4 pm and Monday through Thursday, February 17-20 between 9 am and 4 pm each day. Previewing will also be available on auction days, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, February 21-23 from 9-11 am.

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

Preview: February 15-20 see website for preview hours
Visit our auction gallery! 51 Atlantic Highway, Thomaston, ME 04861
Over 300 lots of fine art, including works by Maine artists.
Frank Brangwyn, Johann W. Schirmer, Laurence P. Sisson
Collectibles & Luxury Items, Jewelry & Estate Silver, Distinctive Furniture Items
Hunt For Relics & Historic Treasures
Lot 2249 Italian Grand Tour Micromosaic Colosseum Plaque, mid-19thc.
Lot 3067 Antique 22k Gold Filigree Chinese Ivory Bracelet
LOT 2509 Carved Fireplace Bellows, 16th c. German
LOT 2442 12th c. Khmer Sculpture
LOT 2315 19th c. Limoges Enamel Plaque
2441 – Classical Roman Marble Statue Fragment on Stand
200+ Paintings & Sculpture from Modern & Contemporary Artists
After Paul Gaguin, Johann W. Schirmer, Alfred T. Bricher
2144 19th c. Cast Metal Courthouse Eagle, from Augusta, Maine
Historic Maine Items, Rare one-of-a-kind Items
3022 Carved Oak Maine State “Dirigo” Seal, CA 1900s
3425 Rare 23-Star United States Wool Flag (100th Anniv. Maine Statehood), Framed
2484 GIUSEPPE BESSI carved white marble
2447 JOSE DE PAEZ St. Anthony of Padua
2457 AFTER FRANS HALS oil on cradled hand planed oak panel, Coat-of-Arms upper left, with date of AD 1617
2021 Running Horse Weathervane
3015 Rare Gunthermann Clockwork Toy Limousene
3006 French Inkstand with Monkeys
3030 Late 19th c. European Cello
Including Instruments
Presenting Antiquities & Asian Relics
2357 Chinese Figural Hardstone Carving
3011 EDOUARD-MARCEL SANDOZ
2441 Roman Marble Statue Fragment
3036 Russian Silver & Cloisonne Enamel Egg
3050 Vintage 18k Gold “Ladies’ Pocketwatch with Box
3067 Antique 22k Gold Filigree Chinese Ivory Bracelet
3274 Steinway Baby Grand Piano, Model M
51 Atlantic Highway, Thomaston, ME 04861

Lot 2021 Running Horse Weathervane
Lot 3017 Unique & Rare Round Card from Cassius Clay (Ali) vs. Sonny Liston Fight, 1965
Lot 3008 Louis Vuitton Upright Wardrobe Trunk (1 of 3)
Lot 3008 REMBRANDT PEALE, Pair of Miniature Portraits, oil on ivory dated 1800
LOT 2432 Aquamarine & Diamond Ring
LOT 2432-17th-18thc. Small Alabaster Bas Relief Panel In Original Frame
Robert William Wood
Boris V. Bessonof
3034 Russian 88-Silver & Enamel Egg Table Clock Faberge
200+ Paintings & Sculpture from Modern & Contemporary Artists
Nautical Items & one-of-a-kind Historic Finds
3422 Rare Historic Fortress Sized Civil War 34 Star US Flag, standard regulation Jan 1861 -Sept 1863, 12 x 22 ft.
Rare Ivory & Jade Items, Fine Jewelry & Estate Silver
2165 Regency Silkwork Memorial Olcott Family
2484 GIUSEPPE BESSI carved white marble
2010 Rare Child Size Painted Chair Table
3449 Eider Duck Decoy (1 of 40)
3048 18k Girard Perregaux
3070 Gorham “Chantilly” Sterling Flatware
2034 Hand Crafted Forge Sign
2159 18th c. Bonnet Top Chest-on-Chest
3008 Louis Vuitton Upright Wardrobe Trunk (1 of 3 trunks)
Presenting Antiquities & Asian Relics
2167 Serapi Carpet
1085 Rare Victorian Sewing Desk & Chair
2381 Lavendar jade
1093 Tall Clock by G.W. Russell, Philadelphia, CA 1905
1164 (1 of 8 cane lots)
2457 AFTER FRANS HALS oil on cradled hand planed oak panel, Coat-of-Arms upper left, with date of AD 1617

PREVIEW: FEBRUARY 15 & 17-20
(Saturday 12-4pm, Monday-Thursday, 9am-4pm)
Kaja Veilleux (ME AUC902)
Maines International Auction House
For bidding assistance: 207-354-8141
thomastonauction.com