Thomaston Place Winter Auction Weekend
1,664 lots sold over three sessions
February 16, 17 & 18, 11 am
Preview: February 12 – 15, 9 am – 5 pm
February 16:
Session 1 – Contemporary Art featuring a veritable
who’s who of mid and late 20th century artists. 256 lots.
Session 2 – Inuit Art & Artifacts from a single
collection ranging from ancient tools to contemporary
sculptures. 340 lots.
February 17 – Fine Art & Antiques
February 18 – 20th c. Decorative Arts
FEBRUARY 16 – LOTS BEING SOLD UNRESERVED
Live auction will be held in our gallery
51 Atlantic Highway, Thomaston, ME 04861

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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
FEBRUARY 16 – SESSION 1 – CONTEMPORAY ART – 256 LOTS – ALL SOLD UNRESERVED FEBRUARY 16 – SESSION 2 – INUIT ART & ARTIFACTS – 340 LOTS – ALL SOLD UNRESERVED
762 – 18th c. American Queen Anne Highboy. 74” tall, 40” x 22” at cornice, $8000-12000
780 – 19th c. American Mahogany & Tiger Maple Server, probably New England, 44-1/2 , 52”x 22-1/2”. $2000-3000
740 – 19th c. American Red Walnut 30-Drawer Apothecary Cabinet. $2000-3000
797 – Two Part Queen Anne Secretary, 92” tall, 36-1/2”x 20-1/2”. $4000-6000
766 – Heriz Carpet – 8’-10” x 11’-7”. $1800-2200
801 – (2) Cased Marine Sextants – Spencer, Browning & Rust of London $800-1200
1006 – 19th c. Chinese Pedestal Writing Desk, lashed bamboo, 34” tall, 52-1/2”x 27”. $1000-1500
715 – Continental Butcher’s Trade Sign, roughly 20”x 41”x 12”. $2500-3500
726 – Ornate Child’s Sled, by German or Dutch emigree, circa 1850-60. Roughly 25 x 32”x 20”. $3000-4000
69 – RICHARD BOSMAN (NY/AUSTRALIA/UK, 1944) “59th Street Bridge” woodblock print. $1000-1500
805 – Chinese-made Camphorwood Two-Part Campaign Chest, 45-1/2”x 41”x 18-1/2”. $1500-2000
7 – BERNARD BUFFET (FRANCE, 1928-1999) “Deux Toreros, Face A Face”, 1966, Color Lithograph. $1000-1500
282 – 19th c. or Earlier Small Carved Wooden Shamanic Mask, on metal museum stand, 6”x 3-1/2”x 1”. $8000-9500
298 – PAULOOSIE WEETALUKTUK (INUIT, INUKJUAK, QUEBEC, CANADA, 1938-2012) Hunter Dragging Seal. $1500-2000
741 – AMERICAN SCHOOL, NAIVE, 19th C. – Groom Attending White Horse and Gig. 21”x 30” $800-1200
812 – Carved Pine & Gold Painted late 19th c. Ship’s Pilot House Eagle, made by Rockland, Maine, carver Alton Richards. $1000-1500
721 – Full Body Molded Copper Ethan Allen Running Horse Weathervane, 17-1/2” high, 31”x 3”. With stand 28” high. $1500-2500
732 – JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (NY, 1785-1851) – “Red Headed Woodpecker, Picus erythrocephalus”, Plate 27, Variant 1, hand colored engraving with aquatint, with J. Whatman 1830 watermark. Sheet Size: 38”x 25-1/4”. $3000-5000

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HIGHLIGHTS
• IMPORTANT PAINTING BY JASPER FRANCIS CROPSEY
• EQUESTRIAN PAINTINGS BY CHARLES SIMPSON, FRANKLIN VOSS & HADDON
SUNDBLOM; PLUS 8 RACING/HUNT ITEMS
• UNIQUE WINSTON CHURCHILL WWII DIARY PAGE, JULY/AUGUST 1943
• William Aiken Walker plantation painting
• Georg Jensen 5-pc tea & coffee service and compote
• 22 Rare boxes and tea caddies
• 2 Louis Vuitton 1920-30s trunks
• 8 Pcs Stickley furniture
• Over 170 lots of fine Asian antiques, furniture and artwork
• 333 Lots of Inuit antiquities, carvings, and artwork
• Late 19th c. Viennese gilt silver and rock crystal compote
• Elephant folio Red-Headed Woodpecker engraving by J.J. Audubon
• 239-Lot contemporary art collection recently discovered in a Camden estate
• 14 Persian and Middle Eastern treasures
• 77 Lots of marine antiques, scrimshaw, and sailor made items
• 45 Estate jewelry lots, including an outstanding group of diamond rings
• 3 Running horse weathervanes
• Over 240 fine paintings and sculptures
• 6 Lots of Russian icons and silver items
• 122 Lots of formal and country antique furniture
• 46 Oriental carpet and textile lots
• Paintings by Walt Kuhn, Thomas Eakins, and James Taylor Harwood
• 32 Lots of estate silver
868 – JOHN W. BROWN (UK, 1842-1928) – “Gee That’s Great”, oil on canvas, signed lower left & dated 1904, 27”x 37”. $3000-5000
1036 – Massive Chinese Scroll Painting Table with Benches, 25-3/4” tall, 108”(9’-09”) x 26” $2000-3000
1001 – 19th c. Monumental Chinese Temple Vase, 48-3/4”x 16-1/2” diam. $3000-5000
767 – Inlaid Hepplewhite Mahogany & Parcel Gilt Mirror, circa 1800. 48”x 23”. $2000-4000
920 – 18th c. Dutch Mahogany Tall Clock, 102-1/4” tall, 25”x 11”. One of several tall clocks in the sale. $3000-4000
894 – SCHOOL OF IVAN KONSTANOVICH AIVAZOVSKY (RUSSIA, 1817-1900) – Shipwreck Under Clearing Sky, a monumental oil on canvas, 45-1/2”x 66”. $8000-12000
961 – JAMES TAYLOR HARWOOD (UT/CA, 1860-1940)- Utah Winter Scene, oil on canvas, signed lower right, circa 1920. 15-1/4”x 18-1/4”. $6000-8000
1051 – Rare 19th c. Ottoman Empire Mother of Pearl Inlaid Exotic Wood Box, 10-1/2”x 19-1/2”x 14-1/2”. $2000-3000
865 – Louis XV Fruitwood Three Drawer Dresser, 34”x 56”x 28-1/4”. $2000-3000
921 – Rare Violin by Johann Baptist Schweitzer of Budapest, Hungary, with dated 1811 label. $800-1200
1050 – Persian Khorasan Bronze Lid or Bell with Cat or Lion Form Finial, ca. 12th c., 3-1/4” high, 6-1/2”x 4-1/4”. $800-1200
1049 – Solid Silver Ram-Head Persian Drinking Vessel, Iran, Median, late 7th C BC, 7-1/2”x 4-1/2”x 4-3/4”. $2500-3500
976 – Large Goa Carving on Plinth, Madonna and Child, Indo-Portuguese 16/17th c. $4000-6000
973 – 17th. c. Large Russian Icon – “The Annunciation”, Kiev School, 17th c., oil on battened panel, 23-1/2”x 18-1/2”. $4000-6000
956 – THOMAS COWPERTHWAITE EAKINS (PA, 1844-1916) – Portrait of a Successful Gentleman, oil on canvas, signed lower right, circa 1905, 46-1/2 x 33”. $5000-10000
826 – Sailor-Made Whalebone Cruet Set. $1500-2000
834 – Pair of 19th c. Schrimshaw Whale’s Teeth. One of several marine lots in the sale. $1000-1500
800 – JASPER FRANCIS CROPSEY (NY, 1823-1900) – “Gray’s Elegy at Stokes Poges”. Gold painted cove frame, 33”x 56-1/2”. $200000-300000
892 – 19th c. Thuret Paris Ormolu Mounted Brass, Metal & Tortoiseshell Inlaid Bracket Clock $1000-1500

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902 – FRANKLIN BROOKE VOSS (NY, 1880-1953) – Equestrian Portrait of the Thoroughbred Race Horse “Totaig”, winner of the 1932 Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot, England, oil on canvas, signed lower left & dated 1933. 40-1/2”x 48-1/2”. $10000-15000
912 – HADDON HUBBARD SUNDBLOM (IL, 1899-1976) – “The Kentucky Derby”, oil on board, signed lr, 41”x 53”. $18000-22000
913 – Monumental 19th c. English Coaching Scene, oil on canvas, unsigned, circa 1850, 35”x 60”. $2500-3500
914 – H.W. KEPPELMANN (19th C. AMERICAN) – Equine Portrait of an Arabian Horse with Spaniel Dog Guardian, oil on canvas, signed lower left, circa 1880. 24-1/2”x 34-1/2” . $1000-1500
903 – Sterling Royal Hunt Cup Trophy won by Totaig in 1932. First U.S. horse to win this race. $3000-4000
1381 – Vintage 18K Yellow Gold Ruby, Diamond & Pearl Necklace. $4000-4500.
One of over 50 fine estate jewelry lots in the sale
1365 – Austrian Gilt 900 – Silver, Enamel & Rock Crystal Compote, with hallmark for Vienna, 1872-1922, 11-1/8” high, 8-1/2”x 7-7/8”. $18000-24000
1230 – AFTER CHARLES BALTHAZAR JULIEN FEVRET DE SAINTMEMIN (NY/NJ/FRANCE, 1770-1852) – Pair of Watercolor Profile Portraits of Osage Indian Warrior and Chief, unsigned, on Whatman 1820 paper, 12”x 9-1/2” sheets $1000-2000
1121 – FRANKLIN DULLIN BRISCOE (PA/MD, 1844-1903) – Dutch Coastal Windmill with Figures, oil on canvas, signed lower right & dated ‘96, 26”x 21-3/4” $1000-1500
1221 – Late 18th – Early 19th c. Single Barrel French Flintlock Coach Pistol, 10 3/4” long. $600-800
1116 – EDWARD TURNBULL (PA/MI, 1884-1968) – “A Union New Farm”, Study for the Grand Central Oyster Bar, NYC, oil on upson board, signed lower right & dated ‘49, 18-3/4”x 42-1/2.” $2000-3000
1346 – 19th c. Framed KPM Porcelain Plaque depicting a Penitent Mary Magdalene, 12-1/4”x 10” $4000-5000
900 – CHARLES WALTER SIMPSON (UK, 1885-1971 )- “With the Quorn Hounds, near Billesdon Coplow, (Leicestershire); Walter Wilson (on Optimist), Major A. Burnaby (on Cherribob)”, monumental oil on canvas, signed lower right & dated 1923, 51-1/2”x 75”. $40000-50000
1440 – L. & J.G.Stickley Slat Back Settee in fumed quartersawn oak, 72”x 26”. $2000-3000
More than 15 lots of ecclesiastical sculptures Several lots of figural desk & shelf clocks
1312 – Late 19th c. Uncle Sam Form Mechanical Bank by Shepard Hardware Company (Buffalo, NY, ca. 1886-1892). $800-1200
1340 – Scarce Louis Vuitton Picture Hat or Crinoline Trunk. $6000-8000
1375 – Civil War Presentation Gold-Cased Pocketwatch, 18K, E. Howard & Son, Boston, with engraved reference to the Battle of Mobile Bay, Aug 5th, 1864. $5000-7000
1094 – Greek Thassos White Marble Head of a young woman with flower in her hair, 3” tall. $1000-1500

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Bid In-Person | By Phone/Absentee | Online
View our artist list and complete catalog online at: www.thomastonauction.com | info@thomastonauction | 207-354-8141
Kaja Veilleux, bonded & licensed Auctioneer, ME License #AUC902
John D. Bottero, AARE, GPPA ME License # AUC1237
1345 – Wooten Desk – Standard Grade, manufactured Indianapolis, Ind. in American walnut, 65”x 42-1/2” x 30”. $3000-5000
999 – 19th c. Dutch Marquetry Sleigh Bed, 47-1/2”x 56”x 80” overall. $1500-2000
1602 – (2) Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Sculptures depicting a Rooster & Hen $3600-4400
1306 – Arts & Crafts “Monkey” Wall Clock Converted to a Tall Clock, 86”x 19”x 10”. $1000-1500
1650 – Pair of Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Baluster Vases, 20th c. $500-700
1606 – 19th c. Japanese basketry & enameled wood trunk with mons of the Tokugawa shoguns, 15”x 29”x 18”. $1000-1500
1515 – WALT KUHN (NY/CA, 1877-1949) Still Life with Fruit, Jug and Crockery, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 18-1/4”x 22-1/2”. $8000-10000
1325 – Irish Hotel Sign “The O’Donnell Hotel, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford”, advertising “Ales, Stouts & Spirits” and “Fine Wine & Foods”, 54”x 49”. $1500-2000
1321 – E. Howard #5 Banjo Clock in mahogany with eglomise glass, circa 1860, 28-3/4”x 12”x 4”. $1500-2000
995 – (Sof 6) – Chippendale Mahogany Dining Chairs, 18” seat, 38” back, 22”x 20”. $2000-3000
1516 – (Set of 6) Bowback Windsor Chairs. $1200-1800
1717 – Autographed Baseball autographed by 23 players, including Casey Stengel. $800-1200
1704 – Collection of (8) 19th c. Finely Crafted Bronze Carpenter’s Planes. $700-900
1107 – Pre-Columbian Hollow Red Terra Cotta Figure of a Seated Man, Nayarit or Jalisco, Mexico. $1000-1500
1758 – Double-sided Daily Calendar of Engagements of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, for July & August of 1943, in secretarial hand, with notations. Many heavy hitters mentioned. In black box frame, double glazed. $10000-15000
Seven lots of Armorial Porcelain offered in this sale A variety of 19th c. Tea Caddies will be offered
1466 – Replica Display of the World’s Most Famous Diamonds, used in Jeweler’s shows, containing fifteen faux stones $1000-1500
1360 – (5 Pc) Georg Jensen Danish Sterling Silver Tea & Coffee Set in the Cosmos Pattern, #45 $6000-9000