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Maine Summer Auction
   
   Monday, August 26th, 2024, 4pm
   
   
   

( Preview’s Sunday August 25 th 4pm-6pm and day of auction 11am-4pm)

   
Rockland Elks Lodge, 210 Rankin Street, Rockland, Maine
      

I’m pleased to announce our annual Maine Summer Auction again this year. We have a great lineup of early American furniture, fine art, paintings, sterling silver, oriental rugs, marine items, folk art, decoys, ephemera, important stamp collection, rare paper currency, coins, trade signs, Native American items, and much more!

Highlights include: (2) Andrew Wyeth letters with wonderful watercolor drawings on both plus another lot of letters written by Andy, Robert Indiana drawing from the wrapper of the Marsden Hartley’s Paris-Lewiston 25 poems books, incredible place setting for 12 including serving pieces of Gorham silver in original box, diminutive Hepplewhite sideboard with fan inlay, Queen Anne highboy with fan and thistle carved top and bottom and great proportions, incredible 38 drawer, 60” apothecary cabinet in original condition, 3 oil paintings just discovered in a Searsmont, Me. farm by Erwin Wending,1914-1993, rare copy of Verve, vol.1 #1, 1937 with Matisse cover, Theodoros S. Stamos, 1922-1997 original art piece on paper titled “ The Medusa Beheaded #2”, Great selection of decoys, 2011 Toyota Avalon one owner estate car, 23,000 original miles, plus so much more.

**We welcome live phone bidding and absentee bidding as well as live in the audience. Elks Lodge is fully air-conditioned

Hope you can join us, I won’t disappoint you. Bruce

   

Directions: Take Rte. 1A by-pass in Rockland on Broadway and follow auction signs at Rankin Street

  

I of the original 10 books in the wrapper. (sold separately)
An original copy of one of the 10 books in thr wrapper

Robert Indiana drawing on Marsden Hartley's poem books wrapper, 14x20in.


Rare Andrew Wyeth letter with watercolor

Elegant period Queen Anne highboy, fan and thistle carved drawers, 36in.w
Gorham sterling silver service for 12 with serving pcs.

Rare Andrew Wyeth letter with watercolor

Diminutive Hepplewhite sideboard from the Seaverns Estate, 47in.w
Rare American country apothacary chest, 48in.w x 55in t. original surface

Oil signed J. Bouthier, 22x30in. orig. carved frame
Stillife by Erwin Wending, 1914-1993, 20x30in.

Folk Art fish weathervane, 30in.
Vintage advertising signs and more

1795 U.S. Flowing Hair silver dollar, graded VG10

Theodore S. Stamos, 1922-1997 original guache and pastel abstract art piece, signed, dedicated and dated 1945, NYC
19th c. oil, rabbit hunt with dogs etc. 10in. x 14in.

Sheve, Crump and Low sterling compote
Early chopping tray in strong blue-green paint

Abstract by Erwin Wending, 1914-1993, 24x36in. original frame
. Oil by Joan Arend Kickbush, 1926-2006, on masonite, 18in.x 24in.

Robert Indiana (American Love) aluminum and enamel, stamped, 3.5x3.5in.
. oil by Joan Arend Kickbush, 1926-2006, on masonite, 12in.x 24in.

 
 
19thc. landscape oil of Chickawaukie Pond overlooking Rockville,Me. Joe Marcus provenance, 22x29in.

. Stunning 18th c. watch safe, fine inlay, watercolor panels, bone pillars, 12x14in.

Afican American mechanical bank, Sheppard Hardware co.
19th c. unsigned oil, 12in. x 16in.

Group of Andrew Wyeth letters mostly to his brother in law Bill Cooke
19th c. unsigned oil, 12in. x 16in. (same artist)

18k Key wind open face pocket watch, Fusse movement, circa 1800

Pat Nixon signed letter about the Wyeth exhibition
Sterling silver pitchers, sold in pairs

Early English diminutive mahagany sideboard, spade feet, circa 1820
. Lots of sterling silver

Scarce Andrew Wyeth signed collotype (Fog Bell) 54 issued in 1978. Pen Bay Hospital fundraiser, 19in.x 28in.
. Gorham flatware set

Comb decorated Maine chest circa 1840
Native American baskets and more

 
 
Volume 1 #1 edition, 1937 cover by Matisse

14k Alex Huning hunting case pocket watch, Geneve

 
 
2011 Toyota Alalon, 23,000 miles, estate car, one owner

Wonderful period Sheraton reeded leg sofa, fine turnings, excelent condition

. Gouache by Louis Doyle Norton, 1868-1940, dated 1914, 14x22in.
Native American beadwork

 
 
Japanese lacquered miniature desk, proported B.F. Goodrich provenance, 9.5x10.5in.

1934 series $500 note

Incredible collection of stamps, collected in the 1930's, 40's, and 50's. thousands of recorded and inventored.

1908 St. Gaudens 20 dollar gold coin, excellent cond.

$20 note North National Bank, of Rockland, Maine, 1917
$20 note Rockland National Bank, 1905
$5 note Peoples National Bank of Waterville,Maine, 1905

. $5 note North National Bank of Rockland,Maine, 1917
Private bank notes from Rockland,Thomaston and Ellsworth, Maine. (sold separately)
$5 Private note Rockland National Bank, Rockland,Maine

1836 two and a half dollar gold coin, excellent condition
Pair of period Hepplewhite sidechairs

Persian Bakhtiari room size carpet, 8'10in. x 11'10in.
Wonderful acrylic sheep portrait by Jude Nickerson titled (My Quiet Mind #2),14x18in.

Early memorial Houghton family register, hand colored, 1766-1840

Acrylic by Jude Nickerson (Moxie) 16x20in.
. Vintage knot board from a Bay View St. Camden, Me. home, 36in. w

Early Folk Art signed G.K. Merritt,1900, 14x26in.

Early Sheraton New York City delicate leg card table, circa 1800
Persian Bakhtiari rug, 5'2in. x 6'8in.

Rare Baltimore paint decorated settee, rush seat, 72in. circa 1815

Rare broadside list of vessels owned and operated out of Rockland, Maine, 1879

Folk Art whirygig figure, 10in.
Rare baseball trade card dispenser, Exhibit Supply Co. (restored)

Rare Adolphe Willette, 1857-1926,artist proof print before any lettering was applied, circa 1915
Fabulous country rocker with carved hearts, etc.

19th c sea chest with painted lid by John Neville, b. 1952, bold and beautiful

19th c. Native American silfter, stretched hide bottom, 16in. dia.
Wonderful inlaid desk box on ball feet, circa 1840

Wonderful Chinese silk vest, gold gilded buttons

Chinese silk wedding skirt

Native American cane dated 1829

19th c. Sailors scrimshawed whalebone fid
Early doctors metal cabinet

Frank Dobbins carved merganzer decoys, (sold separately)
Pair of Merganzer decoys by Harry Lord
Douglas White loon decoy, 1910

Early Scoter decoy by William Alley
Frank Dobbins carved decoy
carved decoys from the same collection

Carroll Thayer Berry woodblock, Fishermen, Camden, Me
53a. Carroll Thayer Berry woodblock print titled White and Weatherworn
Carroll Thayer Berry woodblock, signed on mat

Mixed media on paper by Gustavo Rivera, b.1940, 14.5x22in. image
Rare Johnny Applseed advertising piece, hand painted borders, 22in.x 30in.

Handmade salesmans sample canoe, 36in.
Rare 7up spare tire cover ad.

 
 
Early Coca-Cola cooler

Folk Art watercolor
(3) Large WW1 celluoid badges

Signed copy of The Bradywine, both author and illustrator
Great tin parking arrow sign

Mixed Media titled (Wayfarer) by Peggy Brook Bacon, 1895-1987, 20in. x 28in.
Oil by Erwin Wending, 1914-1993, 12in.x 16in.

Contempary oil of gulls, 15in.x30in.
The late Dorothy Beveridge, North Haven, Me. carved owls, 4in.

Hand carved eagle, 14in.
Polychromed carved ivory figures, 6in.

Watercolor of ships signed Frank Hill, 18in.x22in.
Ansonia brass carriage clock, 14in.t

Early hand carved decoy
Contempary copper floor screen, 65in. t.

Southwest woven rug, 24in.x 60in.
Early chaulkware rooster, 7in.
WW1 silk framed memorial

Tray lot of interesting local paperweights
Brass barrel stencil
Plenty of fresh antique smalls !!

. (29) U.S. silver dollars
Jade
Sterling silver jewelry lot

collection of coin books, sold in lots

Meissen Blue Onion set (6) of bowl plates
Export covered vegetable dish

Set of (12) Meissen bird plates, 3 extra serving pieces
Pair of Hamadan rugs

Persian Hamadan runner
Persian Bidjar
Persian rug, some wear

All wool tribal rug
    

Bruce Gamage, Jr.
Antique Estate Auctioneer, Maine License #AR480
467 Main Street, Rockland, ME 04841
Tel: 207-594-4963 Fax: 207-594-0674
email: bgamage48@gmail.com
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