2009 Spring Fine Art & Antiques Feature Auction, Day One
Catalogue Information: 499 lots with images | View lots
Date: 30 May 2009
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, May 30th, 2009 - 11:00 AM and SUNDAY, May 31st, 2009 - 11:00 AM. For our Spring Feature, we have assembled a variety of important collections into one auction. This two-day event literally has something for everyone.
Sale Notes:
Day One includes Fine Art by Andrew Wyeth, Jack Gray, Derek Gardiner, Paul Serusier, James Audubon, and Charles Eaton. 16 exciting Bronze Animal Sculptures from the collection of Big Game hunter and outdoorsman Dr. Lloyd Miller, along with an exquisite wax bust highlight the Sculpture group. The finest collection of 18th c. & 19th c. European Porcelain and Early Chinese Porcelain we have ever offered comes from the NYC apartment of a prominent collector, over 160 lots in all. Ralph Waldo Emerson's personal copy of his poem "The Concord Hymn", an autographed musical manuscript by Franz Liszt in his hand, the scientific correspondence of meteorologist Abbot Lawrence Rotch, plus numerous Civil War and Native American documents and photographs just begin to describe the important Ephemera section. American and European fine furniture include an Adams family Queen Anne Highboy, New Hampshire Sheraton Secretary, 19th c. Irish Davenport desk plus, dining tables, cupboards, chair sets and upholstered furniture. Early Sterling and Coin Silver, plus candelabras, chandeliers, Native American Pottery, important antique Oriental Carpets, and Western Gear will be offered on this day.
Lot 1: 19th C Dbl Sided Book Stand Adjustable Height
BOOK STAND - Late 19th c. double sided, adjustable height book stand. Ring turned center post with height adjustment knob, set on three foot base. 43" high, 22" wide, 16" deep, good condition.
Lot 2: Oil on Ivory Woman Portrait C Lagrange French
MINIATURE OIL ON IVORY PORTRAIT - Miniature Portrait of a Lovely Young Blonde Woman by Camille Lagrange (19th c. French), signed lr, she is depicted in an 18th c. French summer gown with basket on arm and flowers in hair and decolletage, classical [...more]
Lot 3: 3 19th C Mini Painted Portraits French Gillon
MINIATURE PORTRAITS - Lot of three 19th c. miniature portraits. #1 - French oil on ivory of unidentified female, signed Gillon, set in oval cast brass frame, 4 1/4" x 2 1/2". #2 - Oil on paper of a seated young woman in blue dress, set in oval wood f [...more]
Lot 4: French Hand Fan Belle Epoque Lace M-of-Pearl
BELLE EPOQUE FRENCH HAND FAN - Fine mother-of-pearl and lace hand fan in custom shadow box with card stating that the fan was made for Madame Dior, of the Chateau Grand Champs, the finest dressed woman of her day (and mother of Christian Dior). Handm [...more]
Lot 5: Continental Plate Rack Pine 3 Shelves Crest
PLATE RACK - Continental waxed pine, wall mounted plate rack. Applied molded crest over three plate shelves, with lower two shelves each having a retaining rail. 47" high, 53" wide, 10" deep, good condition.
