July Splendor 2023 - A Summer Feature Auction

Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ Summer Splendor Sale July 7, 8 & 9 at 11 a.m. will be packed with important artwork and decorative rarities. The sale will include large selections of American and European art, antique, custom & modern design furniture, jewelry & watches, estate silver, Asian artifacts, folk art & marine items, and art pottery.  

Featured artwork by American artists will include: a circa 1920 oil on canvas painting depicting Manayunk Canal swimming in Philadelphia by Robert Spencer; Gilbert Stuart’s oil portrait of young gentleman, Alexander William Walker (1780-1863); William Preston Phelps’ monumental painting of a Mount Monadnock, NH valley pasture in autumn; “Reverie”, a work depicting a young woman by Irving Ramsey Wiles; and a graphite study of pirates for “Treasure Island” by N.C. Wyeth. There will also be original works by: Andrew Wyeth, Jamie Wyeth, William Frederick De Haas, Stan Stokes, James Gardiner Babbidge, Thomas Hart Benton, William Matthew Prior, and many others.

A selection of outstanding modernist art will also be sold, such as: an impasto knifework oil on canvas painting of mountains under a sunlit sky by Etel Adnan, an untitled oil on linen abstract by Auguste Herbin, and an abstract watercolor on paper by Salvatore Scarpitta.

The sale will offer a diverse group of folk art, including: a drawing by outsider artist Bill Traylor of a dancing man and dog; a rare carved and painted Great White Shark plaque by Wick Ahrens; a handcrafted wooden fishing creel by Medway, ME artisan Emil Robichaud, a fish painting by Southern folk artist Mose Tolliver; plus carved bird decoys, ship models, scrimshaw, nautical instruments, and weathervanes.

Historic ephemera will include: a 1792 George Washington signed letter, a George Washington personal wax seal, a 1796 Warren, ME land deed signed by Henry and Lucy Knox, and multiple lots of photographs taken during Arctic expeditions of explorer, philanthropist, researcher, and teacher Donald Baxter MacMillan between 1923 and 1932.

The 183-lot collection of estate jewelry & watches will offer a many gem-set pieces, most with appraisals, plus wristwatches by Rolex, Cartier, Bucherer and others, and a wide selection of pocket watches by American and European makers. There will also be an 18th Century English Chippendale tall clock with chinoiserie decorated surface and a 1920s era French-made electric clock mounted in a frosted “Deux Figurines” Lalique art glass panel.

The auction will begin at 11 a.m. each day. Lots can be viewed at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ website, www.thomastonauction.com. 

The gallery will be open for previews from Monday – Friday, June 26 – 30 (9 a.m. – 4 p.m.); Saturday, July 1 (10 a.m.- 3 p.m.); and Monday, July 3 and Wednesday & Thursday, July 5-6 (9 a.m.-4 p.m.).  Previewing will also be available on auction days, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 7, 8 & 9 from 9 – 11 a.m.

Call 354-8141 to reserve seats at the sale. Telephone, absentee, and live online bidding on three internet platforms will also be available. Visit our website or call for more info.

Thomaston Place Auction Galleries is Northern New England’s premier international auction company located on U.S. Route 1 in Thomaston.  Thomaston Place is a leader in discovering antique and fine art treasures by offering Free Appraisals each Tuesday at the gallery, creating fundraiser events for civic and charitable organizations, 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.