Estate Auction - April 19, 2010
    

Items of Interest

   

Bronze standing dog by Alfred Barye (1839-1882), 9” tall, original patina; 4” bronze fox with his foot caught in a trap, 19 th c., unsigned; 40” Buddy L Aerial Ladder Fire Truck in original paint and excellent condition; wonderful black duck flying weathervane from a Maine roof, 33” wingspan, 27” bill to tail; Teddy and the Bear mechanical bank in original paint; 19 th c. sailor-made shadow box model with heart-shaped corners, 5-mast schooner, signed by the sailor Harold Hillslad; Maine folk art carving of Indian with knife and tomahawk fighting a bear, 12” tall, original paint; pair of 1813 fire buckets marked Elisha A. Folger, fair condition; a rare example of sculpture consisting of cowboys and pack horses trailing along a mountainside, signed C. A. Beil, 28”, the pack horses have elk head, mountain sheep head, supplies, etc., with a cowboy leading and one bringing up the rear, all this done in plaster, measures 42” wide x 16” tall. Also, I have a post card of this Montana Lodge showing this sculpture! Civil War carbine by W. F. Brooks, 1863, called the “Gibbs” carbine, in good condition; early Prussian or German leather helmet with spike top; child’s Steiff pony riding toy, 25” tall/29” long with original wheels; original paint curlew stick decoy; Hubley motorcycle cop cast iron toy in original blue paint; early octagon barrel musket, poor condition; scrimshawed ivory page turner with Gibson type girl, Mercury God and gentleman with derby hat; bronze owl’s head bowsprit tip; 19 th c. fine handmade ship model in need of restoration; early waterline 6-masted schooner model; two (2) mahogany quarter boards with preserver from the vessel Adelante; sailor shell work mirror and dresser box; Mic-Mac Indian doll swing; Penobscot Indian crooked knife and carved devil doorknob; Stanley “45” plane with blades; 10 or fifteen good lots of linen, fabric and lace; cast iron dog boot scraper; 1940’s cast iron rotating lamp with Niagara Falls; lot of old glass negatives, probably from the Perry or MacMillan trips to the North Pole; 18 th c. brass kettle stand; carving set given by Bing Crosby to Governor/Senator Frederick Payne’s wife Etta; lot of old molding planes; 18 th c. wrought iron calipers; Victorian checkerboard; large letter “O” in gold gilt; Meerschaum pipe in leather case; and lots more!!

   
Curlew decoy

Maine folk art carving

J Beil sculpure 1928

Bronze standing dog by Alfred Barye (1839-1882)

unsigned Fox Bronze 4 in
18th c calipers etc

Gibbs 1863 Carbine

Indian sculpture

14 in gold gilt letter
19th c fancy stove

1813 Fire buckets
Brass Owls Head mastsprit tip

Bing Crosby gift

German helmet

Handcarved blades

 
Early Chinese panels
Jonesport decoy

Mic-Mac Indian doll swing
Misc chinese items

 
Octagon barrel musket

 
Penobscot Indian

Scrimshaw page turner

Stanley 45 Plane
Steiff childs rider

Bruce Gamage, Jr.
Antique Estate Auctioneer, Maine License #AR480
467 Main Street, Rockland, ME 04841
Tel: 207-594-4963 Fax: 207-594-0674
email: bgamage@midcoast.com