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Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ Fall Gathering

Being Held November 12-15

THOMASTON, ME – Thomaston Place Auction Galleries has assembled scrimshaw decoration mounted in a green
a large and incredibly diverse catalog of important art and rarities for its last soapstone base centered by a carved walrus,
major sale of 2020 on November 12, 13, 14 & 15 at 11:00 each day. Timed and an ancient Yup’ik shaman’s pottery
just ahead of the Holiday season, the four-day auction will be the perfect bowl. Also among the Native American
venue for a gathering of one-of-kind gifts, unusual decorative treasures, or items will be a rare circa 1900 polychrome
new acquisitions for collections. painted and carved Northwest mask,
Out of an abundance of caution in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the probably Tlingit, that descended in a mid-coast
sale will be conducted as a live virtual sale, with telephone, absentee, and Maine family.
internet bidding. Other auction highlights will include: a
Each day will have a particular emphasis. Thursday, November 12 will 1947 Ford Woody Model 79A Super
be a collector’s auction, offering decoys, model trains, portrait miniatures, Deluxe station wagon; a circa 1920 Old
rifles, fishing items, iron banks, and Asian antiques. On Friday, November Town Canoe 48” long store display, a
13 the emphasis will be on tribal arts, including African and Eskimo arti- perfect replica of a full-size canoe; a
facts. The auction Saturday, November 14 will feature early paintings and Faberge silver and guilloche enamel frame
fine antiques. And on Sunday, November 15, the focus will be on 19th & by workmaster Johan Victor Aarne; and an
20th century decorative arts and estate jewelry. early 20th century carved carousel horse by D.C. Muller
The painting selection will feature: a 1943 work by Fernando Cueto Brothers, Philadelphia. The sale will also offer interesting selections of estate
Amersolo (Philippines, 1892-1972) titled Woman with Banga; a New jewelry and watches, early Scandinavian furniture, Russian icons, fine orien-
England woods scene by Albert Bierstadt (NY/CA/MA/KS, Germany, tal carpets, custom and modern design furniture, art pottery, and folk art,
1830-1902); Alfred Thompson Bricher’s (NY/NH, 1837-1908) and marine items.
Noon at Point Judith (Rhode Island); and Beach at The auction will begin at 11 a.m. EST each day. A complete, full-color
Cliffside, Nantucket by Frank Swift Chase catalog, with detailed descriptions and photographs, is available, and all lots
(MA, 1886-1958). can be viewed at Thomaston
Place Auction Galleries’ website,
www.thomastonauction.com
Telephone, absentee, and online
There will bidding on three internet plat-
also be works by Joseph forms will allow multiple bidding
Goodhue Chandler (MA/NY, options. Please visit our website
1813-1884), Francois Gilot (NY/CA/ France, or call 207-354-8141 for more
b. 1921), Gustave Courbet (France/ Switzerland, 1819- information.
1877), and Brian Coole (UK, b. 1939). The gallery will be open for
The sculpture category will be led by a cast and patinated bronze maque- previews on Monday, November
tte, Armless Seated Figure, by Henry Spencer Moore (UK, 1898-1986), and 2nd through Friday, November
a Dmitri Chiparus bronze (Romania/France, 1886-1947) depicting three 6th (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.), Sunday,
girls with an umbrella. November 8th (12-5 p.m.), and
Many important 19th Century pieces in the African collection come Monday, November 9th through
with historic provenance, recently from the Walker Foundation. These Wednesday, November 11th (9
include a carved standing male ancestral shrine from the Ibo/Igbo Peoples, a.m. - 5 p.m.). A full-color cata-
Nigeria and two Baule bronze ancestral bronze figures depicting a king and log is available, and all lots can be
queen from the Ivory Coast. viewed at Thomaston Place
A 100-lot single-owner collection of Eskimo artifacts will be led by a Auction Galleries’ website,
Northern Quebec Inuit sculpture of walrus tusks with intricate figural www.thomastonauction.com.

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