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Summer’s Grandeur at Thomaston Place August 25-27 Sale
THOMASTON, ME: In addition to the sailing, scenery, and seafood, Hopkins, Waldo Peirce, Charles Rousse, Percy
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ biggest Sanborn, William Zorach, William Stubbs,
sale of the year on August 25, 26, and 27 and others.
is another great reason to love summertime The sale will also offer a diverse group of
in Maine. Titled August Grandeur, this folk art, such as two carved and painted
year’s auction will present an amazing array figural plaques by Clarke Voorhees, Jr., a full-
of important art, antiques, and decorative bodied codfish weathervane (left), a monumental
rarities sourced primarily from local collections Wilhelm Schimmel carved rooster, and a selection of
and estates. shorebird carvings, ship dioramas, and scrimshaw.
Thomaston Place owner and auctioneer Kaja Veilleux said, “Every There will be four first-edition books by Ernest Hemingway,
August our gallery becomes a veritable museum of treasures discovered published by Charles Scribner’s Sons, three of them inscribed by the
right here in Maine, including wonderful paintings, estate jewelry, folk author, including: Across the River and Into the Trees, 1950, and two
art, and many other amazing items. Best of all, all are available for copies of Old Man and the Sea, 1952.
purchase in our auction.” The 114-lot collection of estate jewelry and watches will be led by an
Featured artwork will include New York City, a beautiful oil on Edwardian platinum ring set with a 4.0-carat diamond, and a gent’s 1972
panel work by Childe Hassam; Fairfield Porter’s painting titled Red Submariner model Rolex wristwatch. Leading the silver group will be
December 1967; George Inness’ work, Banks of an 18th Century coffee pot by Boston silversmith
Tin Brook, depicting a stream near Waldon, NY; Barnabas Webb (active in Boston 1756-1789).
and Selling the Wool, an early 19th Century The diverse 108-lot furniture collection will
painting by British artist Thomas Paine. There include a Thomas Moser custom-crafted Element
will also be paintings by Winslow Homer, John writing desk in walnut and cherry.
Sloan, Diego Rivera, David Teniers the Younger, The auction will begin at 11 a.m. EST each day.
Pierre Auguste Renoir, James Buttersworth, and All lots can be viewed at Thomaston Place Auction
many more. Galleries’website, www.thomastonauction.com.
August auctions at Thomaston Place typically The gallery will be open for previews from
include an extensive collection of Maine art. This Monday thru Fri., August 14-18 (9 a.m.-4 p.m.);
will include a one-of-a-kind, three-panel folding Sat., August 19 (10 a.m.-3 p.m.); and Mon.-Thurs.,
screen with 25 frolicking pug dogs painted in August 21 - 24 (9 a.m.-4 p.m.). Previewing will also
1957 by Dahlov Ipcar (right), noted by the artist be available on auction days, Fri., Sat., and Sun.,
as one of her first “big commissions;” and Cape August 25, 26 & 27 from 9-11 a.m.
Elizabeth, a beautiful seascape painted in 1918 by Thomaston Place Auction Galleries is located
George Luks. There will also be works by Jamie on U.S. Route 1 in Thomaston, ME. Questions?
Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth, Winslow Homer, Eric Call Thomaston Place at 207-354-8141.
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