2012 Winter Feature Auction of Fine Art & Antiques, Day One
Catalogue Information: 574 lots with images | View lots
Date: 28 January 2012
Auction House:
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Location:
PO Box 300
51 Atlantic Highway
Thomaston, ME
USA
04861
Phone: 207-354-8141
Fax: 207-354-9523
Email: auction@kajav.com
Viewing Notes:
TWO DAY AUCTION: SATURDAY, January 28, 2012 - 11:00 AM and SUNDAY, January 29, 2012 - 11:00 AM. This will be the first of six auctions planned for 2012, and we are excited to begin with such a stunning array of items. From an original Edison Lamp to an exquisite Patek Philippe mechanical Bird Music Box, this auction is sure to have a treasure for everyone.
Sale Notes:
Day One includes a spectacular collection of important artwork from the 16th Century to present day. Works by Daniel Thomas Egerton, Gillis Jacobsz Hulsdonck, Percy Sanborn, Johan Neumann , and Louis Beroud hang alongside an impressive selection of Old Master portraits. A Tang Dynasty Pottery Horse, a 17th c. Bronze and Gold Pot and a Warring States Period Silver Bird-Form Finial highlight the 100 lot selection of Chinese, Japanese and Middle Eastern treasures. 13 very rare early European maps are included in the selection of ephemera. The 50 lot nautical section, which offers pond yachts, half-hulls, fittings, instruments and lanterns, even includes a searchlight from JFK's PT boat. All forms of fine 17th, 18th, and 19th century American and European furniture are represented, including a circa 1790 Boston Chest, a 17th C. Dutch chest, a Chippendale Highboy and a New York Sheraton Sideboard. A very important collection of ornate Flintlock and Percussion Pistols from the 18th and 19th centuries are being offered along with cannons, handguns and edge weapons. Rounding out this session is over 40 fine oriental carpets, antique silver, Native American artifacts, bronze sculpture, cast iron and tin toys, 19th c. samplers and fine period timepieces.
Lot 1: 2 19th C Cast Iron Still Banks Old North Church
(2) CAST IRON STILL BANKS - Two Late 19th c Cast Iron Still Banks, including 'Old North Church' with tag indicating it was Emma L. Coy's (mother of JC Littlefield & daughter of Lt. Alonzo Coy of Boston), 10" tall steeple, 6 1/4" x 3 3/4", [...more]
Lot 2: Rare Kenton Cast Iron Double-Decker Toy Bus
RARE SIZED KENTON CAST IRON TOY BUS - Kenton Cast Iron Double-Decker Toy Bus in green and yellow paint, with iron wheels having yellow hub-caps, with back winding staircase, a rare size at 6" long, 3 5/8" tall, 2 1/4" wide, good condition, 85% paint.
Lot 3: Painted Cast Iron & Tin Phaeton Carriage & Horse Toy
CAST IRON CARRIAGE TOY - Painted Cast Iron and Tin Phaeton Carriage with driver in top hat, brown horse, detailed in red, yellow and blue, the carriage is 7" tall, 4" wide, 9" long, excluding traces (one side missing), about 50% paint. Old card reads [...more]
Lot 4: Ca 1890 Tin Litho Friction Drive Toy Battleship
TIN LITHO TOY BOAT - Tin Litho Friction Drive Toy Battleship, ca 1890, with two mounted swivel cannons on deck, smokestack, exposed drive wheel, 12" long, some corrosion. Old tag reads 'Boat, pair alike, one Lewis R. Littlefields, other J Chester Lit [...more]
Lot 5: Tin Litho Toy Smokey Joe Fireman by Marx & Co NY
MARX TIN LITHO TOY - 'Smokey Joe, the Climbing Fireman' by Louis Marx & Co, NY, in tin litho with wind-up mechanism, stop/start switch, fireman climbs ladder, 8" tall figure, 22" tall ladder, 3 3/4" x 5" base, minor scuffs, works haltingly.
