AUCTION OF ANTIQUES
The Goodwin Building
611 U.S. Route One
York, Maine
Saturday Morning, June 8, 2002
10:00 am
Auction Preview on June 7th - 4:00 to 7:00 pm
8:00 am on the Day of Sale
Offering a diverse selection of old family antiques and decorative furnishings, featuring the York, Maine estate of Willis Bardwell and the personal collection of a prominent retired Boston area interior designer.
FURNITURE: Early 19th c. bowfront graduated four drawer maple and mahogany veneer chest on turned legs with distinctive regional center drop skirt panel. Early 19th c. four drawer birch chest on turned legs with inlaid mahog. drawer fronts. Empire bookcase over three drawer chest with writing surface. 49 X 30 in. old red taper leg tap table. Diminutive pine dry sink. Paint-decorated thumb-back chairs. Pair 19th c. maple and pine twin beds with bell finials. 40 in. Chippendale mirror with phoenix. Adirondack hickory porch swing. Arts and Crafts small furniture. Four French style upholstered armchairs. Tufted gold brocade boudoir sofa. Paint-decorated carved back Victorian sofa with high wings. Pair gold brocade upholstered French armchairs with good carving.Fine second period Hitchcock settee decorated in the period style. Selection of carved, upholstered and/or decorated chairs, occasional tables and small furniture. 50 in. deep-carved mahogany partners' desk on ball and claw feet in decorative old white paint. Qu. Anne style mahog. dressing table. Large paint-decorated dressing mirrors. Fine J. & P. Coats six drawer slant lid walnut spool cabinet. Oak-cased table Victrola. Group of three stately Vict. oak lodge chairs. Late 19th c. English mahog. writing desk with bookcase top. Victorian tobacco cabinet and other small Vict. furniture. Marble inset rosewood oriental plantstand. Lot of decorative repousse brass curtain valances. Other fabric-covered valances with bead and needlework. Pair 50's suede lounge chairs. Fine 48 in. solid cherry deep dropleaf dining table (seats ten). Duncan Phyfe mahog. dining table and six chairs. Children's furniture. Wicker baby carriages. Pair box seat Victorian cast iron GARDEN armchairs and numerous other interesting cast and wrought iron tables, stands and chairs. Cast iron umbrella stand with dog. Horsehead hitching post. Cast iron garden urn on plinth. 3 ft. cast zinc figural Vict. pedestal, marked A. Carrier, in form of wheat harvester. Good porch and interior wicker furniture. Wrought iron glass top patio set and four chairs. Aged surface mid-20th c.
DECORATIVE CAST CONCRETE GARDEN cherub figures, painted fruit baskets, mossy architectural capitals, squirrels, recumbent lion, interesting set of four square tapering urns on plinths and brass sundial on leafy concrete column. 11 X 6 ft. wooden garden path archway. Old gardening accessories. IMPORTANT FOLK ART: 26 in. carved, polychromed and gilded spreadwing eagle attributed to John Haley Bellamy, Kittery Point, Maine, descending in the family of a neighbor of the carver. Another fine eagle ornament, measuring 34 in., also gilded and polychromed, carved and signed by Walter Ketzler, noted Eliot, Maine carver, descending in Eliot's Hanscom family. Old unfinished Marcous and Pingree signed eagle ornaments (wings only). Early 20th c. 11 X 17 in. deep relief carving of man on horseback with landscape.
ITEMS OF LOCAL HISTORIC INTEREST: York, ME Fire Dept. "Red Shirts" shirt, belt and cap, all inscribed "Protection No.2"; also early badges and Field Day pinbacks, York and YFD baseball uniforms, etc. Assorted old books, paper, photography, scrapbooks, etc. relating to old York and Maine at large. Cast iron "Agamenticus Rd." sign. The paper-bound ciphering books and writings of Nathaniel Austin of Madbury and Dover, NH, from 1770 forward, including mention of noted theologian, Jos. Moody, the taking of Fort Wm. Henry, slavery, etc. 1769 Portsmouth, NH sloop Newport sailing orders for Capt. John Brown. Early N.E. newspapers. Early Strawbery Banke stock certificate.
OLD TOYS AND DOLLS:15 in. Steiff teddy bear (Detail Photos) in good overall condition, having unmarked ear tab, descending in the Perkins family of Ogunquit, ME. Lehmann clown and donkey cart tin windup and unmarked windup with gent in car under Stars and Stripes umbrella. Tammany Hall bank. Two unmarked fire trucks of differing design. Lead soldiers and vehicles. Cast iron, steel and rubber vehicles. Jr. Air Raid Warden Kits. Ramp walker figures. 1940's Playthings magazines. Howdy Doody and Charlie McCarthy dolls. Kewpie bride and groom. 25 in. Halbig Handwerck, 17 in. M. Bergmann, A. Marseilles dolls. Mrs. Hildreth's Queen Victoria, Thompson's "Jo" and Emma Clear Gibson Girl and blonde bisque head dolls. Snow babies. Doll clothes and dollhouse furnishings. Wicker doll stroller.
Old local family PHOTOGRAPHY, incl. good daguerreotypes of a young woman and a mother and daughter from the Perkins family, Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, ME. Stereo views. Yorktown lantern slides. Two Century No.2 cameras. G. Lyons, Boston, photo of T. Williams and Babe Ruth in Boston and NY uniforms. C.1800 Gridley and 1843 Smith's bookplate MAPS. C. 1790 Osgood Carleton Map of Dist. of Maine, Massachusetts, as is. Early European atlas maps. Postcards and trade cards. ESTATE AND CHILDREN'S BOOKS. Tallis' Crystal Palace in 3 vols. Advertising and political pinbacks. Advertising calendars, incl. graphic 1912 Fireman's Ins. Co. example. 1940's Boston Braves and Sox programs, etc. Railroad, steamship and travel paper. Boy Scout books and badges. Old porcelain, neon and wooden ADVERTISING signs for tobacco, food, etc. Graphic 46 in. molded composition "Mr. Peanut" advertising costume.
Extensive selection of OLD LIGHTING: Unmarked fluted bronze based Art Nouveau table lamp with floral shade and acorn pulls. Another unmarked bronze table lamp base with leafy design and acorn pulls. Pair 16 in. Art Deco light shades in stepped hexagonal design. Pair fine cylindrical leafy gilt bronze hall lights. Pair of tapering round crystal chandeliers and single five-arm example with swags. Good selection of table and floor lamps of various composition. Victorian fluid lamps. Old hand lamps. Lighting accessories.
ART GLASS AND ART POTTERY: 6 1/2in. flared top Steuben Aurene irrid. vase. Pink opalescent vase with jeweled copper mounts. Cylindrical white opal. vase wrapped with blue serpent. Fine single owner selection of Moorhead, Marblehead, Rookwood, Roseville, Fulper, Hampshire, Niloak and unmarked art pottery and lamps. Gray stoneware. Country and garden pottery. Italian and other tin glaze pottery. Floral painted tiles. Decorative Italian wall-mounted female and cherub figures, painted ceramic-framed mirror with candelabra. Other
DECORATIVE LIGHTING: Pair 28 in. gilt-bronze floral and putti-mounted candelabra on marble bases (detailed photos). Pair gilt metal candelabra with milky glass florettes. Pair Sheffield plate wall sconces. Tall carved alabaster ewers and other such decorative pieces. Marti & Cie. and other marble-cased shelf CLOCKS and others. Conn trumpet and Martin ukelele. Selection of ESTATE STERLING SILVER, including Tiffany table accessories. Early Jas. Williams creamer. Assortment of sterling flatware. Christmas, 1904 overlay flask. Sterling and silverplate serving pieces. Man's walking stick with fancy female figural silverplate handle and other canes and walking sticks. Wide variety of
ESTATE CHINA AND GLASSWARE: Royal Worcester (Mansfield). Flow blue and early Staffordshire. WS&S and other good basalt tea service pieces. Fancy figural Wedgwood plaque and cache pot. Set six blue and white Harvard plates. Sprigware, Shelley, ironstone and wedding band china. Pair Syracuse China Co. cupid mounted vases. Victorian figurines and mantle garniture.
Sulfide marble with cow and other MARBLES. Selection of Victorian and later ladies' COSTUME JEWELRY. Seiko man's watch. Tiffany and other desk accessories. 1910 through 1950's ladies' and men's VINTAGE CLOTHING, incl. hats and outerwear. 1913 wedding dress. Lady's embroidered Chinese robe. Pocketbooks, fans, etc. Red Cross uniforms. Lone Ranger cowboy outfit. Children's dresses. Halloween and holiday items and costumes. Shaker four-finger oval carrier, initialed EH on handle, and a large variety of old WOODENWARE, baskets, early fireplace iron cookware and tinware. Lodge type and other good forged andirons. Very fancy repousse brass fire fender. Architectural hardware. Outside sporting items. Indian trade axe. Boardman covered 11 in. pewter pitcher with eagle finial and lion-marked base.
OLD GUNS, MILITARY AND NAUTICAL: Remington dbl bar. shotgun. L.C. Smith skeet barrel. 1917 Enfield. Remington 300 Savage. Ithaca shotgun in case. Civil War cavalry saber in scabbard and canteen. Cannonballs. Early brass telescope. Spring clockwork driven nautical ships warning light within 19th c. paneled lantern. Military and Navy Yard paper and launching tags. 46-star American flag.
Graphic and colorful OLD QUILTS and quilt tops, some pairs, and sampling of framed better design quilt squares. Old pillows with handwork. Large selection of drapes, drapery material,trims, beadwork, valances and unusual drapery ties. Large lots of 20th c. various use material and trims. Old sewing items and buttons. Fine old ESTATE LINENS for dining room and bedroom. Lace trim. Decorative Victorian tapestries. Coptic (early Egyptian Christians) fragment of woven wool from 4th to5th c. A.D. Large selection of graphic and colorful old HOOKED RUGS in geometric and floral designs. Braided rugs in large and small sizes. ESTATE ORIENTAL RUGS, incl. older 7'3 X 10' (Kashgai ?) with birds, people and animals. Later colorful large area carpets. Old fragments.
OLD PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND SCULPTURE: Framed 7 X 10in. KPM painted plaque of reclined young woman in blue, marked Magdalena. F.V. Baker 12 X 16 in. pastel landscape. W.H. Hilliard painting of dog. A. McCollum floral still life. Gene Klebe framed pen and ink drawings and 25 X 20in. watercolor of driftwood. Framed contemporary nail sculpture, signed Spong. Unsigned well-executed marble bust of woman. Numerous other decorative works in different media. Pair large French prints of young women in fancy carved frames. Group of four F. Cozzens sailing prints. Colorful French litho's. 19th c. colored English prints. S.R. Knox woodblock print Torrey Pine No.1. Georges Plasse colored canal scene etching. More framed prints and picture frames of quality.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash or check approved by auctioneer. Mastercard and Visa accepted. Ten percent Buyer's Premium. Descriptions subject to error or omission. Delivery of larger items available by separate arrangement.
Sale catered by Frankie and Johnny's Restaurant, Cape Neddick.
DIRECTIONS: From Interstate Rte. 95, take York exit and follow to Rte 1. Take left on Rte. 1 then 2/10 mi. to Goodwin Building on right.
