| November Auction at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries |
| Editor: Brenda Bonneville | |
| Thursday, 13 September 2012 | |
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Featuring Oriental Treasures, Antiquities, African Artifacts, Fine Art, Furniture, Jewelry & Antique Carpets(Thomaston, ME) On November 3, 4 and 5, Thomaston Place Auction Galleries will hold an auction with a wide variety of spectacular items. The sale will feature over 85 lots of ephemera, a large selection Japanese woodblock prints, several lots pocket watches, 6 major music boxes, paintings by old masters, jade, miniatures, bronzes and bronze busts and a large collection from Marvin Sadik, former curator of the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. and director of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Some Major Pieces Include: Oil on Panel - “Madonna and Child”, Circle of the Master of the Parrot, 16th century, Antwerp, Rijksmuseum wax seal on back, from 1930 sale of the Roerich Museum collection, SS: 18 1/2" x 13 3/4", OS: 25 1/2" x 21 ¼".
A Ming Dynasty Watercolor on Silk - Mountain Landscape with Villa Painted Scroll by Zhou Chen (1460-1535), in stippled gold molded frame, under glass, SS: 53 1/2" x 21 1/4", OS: 55 1/2" x 23 1/4".
An Ancient Bronze Statue - Greco-Roman Bronze Figure of Standing Champion Athlete, 3rd c BC, 29" tall, 10" wide, set onto wooden plinth. Thomaston Place Auction Galleries is Maine’s premier auction and appraisal company located on U.S. Route 1 in Thomaston. Thomaston Place is a leader in discovering Maine’s antique and fine art treasures by offering Free Appraisals each Tuesday at the Gallery, creating fundraiser events for civic and charitable organizations using its unique Mobile Appraisal Laboratory, and providing house call appraisal services. Their expertise in researching and marketing antiques and fine art has earned Thomaston Place the respect of buyers, collectors and experts worldwide. Please call 207-354-8141 for more information, or to reserve seats in the auction hall. |