2012 Winter Feature Auction of Fine Art & Antiques
OVER 1,000 LOTS TO BE SOLD IN TWO SESSIONS
Saturday January 28 at 11am Sunday January 29 at 11am
Auctioneers and Appraisers of Antiques and Fine Art
Lot 700 - Pair of Fabergé silver candelabra, marked Peter Carl Fabergé, hallmarked with Fabergé stamp, Moscow, 1891, assayer Lev Oleks, 24¼in tall. Est. $50,000 - $75,000
Lot 184: 18thC Holland sterling silver cornucopia form repousséd altar candleholders, hallmarked for Haarlem, 1742, 14¾ x 7¼ x 5¾in. Est. $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 405: Warring States period silver inlaid bronze phoenix form finial, with integral square mounting peg, 2¾in tall. Est. $30,000 - $50,000
Lot 615: Patek Philippe miniature tortoiseshell and gold music box with mechanical bird, 3¾ x 2½ x 1½in
Est. $8,000 - $12,000
Lot 674: One of the original Thomas Edison Laboratory test lamps, made during his development of the filament, with original tag that reads ‘Presented by Thomas A Edison, Oct 21, 1879’, 7in tall. Est. $2,500 - $3,000
Lot 720: German silver charger by architect Herbert Zeitner (1900-1988), decorated with figures of barefoot musicians and dancers, 237
/8 in diam, 92.435 ozt. Est. $10,000 - $20,000
Lot 121: 17thC Middle Eastern bronze pot with inlaid gold wire decoration and six cartouches of court portraits, reign of Suleiman I, 6½ x 8in diam. Est. $4,000 - $6,000
Lot 128: 17thC French tin-glazed faience charger with blue and white floral decoration, 18½ diam. Est. $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 653: 177 rare Japanese hand colored albumen photos, c.1875-85, Sumo wrestlers, landmarks, landscapes, temple interiors, etc., each 7½in x 9½in. Est. $3,500 - $5,000
18th and 19thC ornate flintlock and percussion pistols, in 9 lots.
Lot 676: Faience Delft pottery mantel clock attributed to the studio of Emile Gallé (active 1864-1876, Saint Clement), initialed ‘CS’ and marked ‘27’ on back, 19 x 17 x 10in. Est. $3,500 - $4,000
Lot 154 - Wei Dynasty (386-589AD) pottery tomb sculpture (ming ch’i) of a courtier on horseback, remnants of pigment, 101
/8 in x 9¾ x 3¾in. Est. $8,000 - $12,000
Fine examples of Chinese pottery and tomb figures with remnants of polychrome paint.
51 Atlantic Highway, Thomaston, Maine 04861 USA Tel: 0012073548141 View Auction Catalogue online at
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