At Auction
Thursday, June 5, 2008
6:00 p.m. ~ Preview Opens at 4:00 p.m.
Auctioneer’s Note: This auction will consist solely of the contents of the home of Arthur D. Nelson, late, of Waldoboro, Maine. Mr. Nelson was a well known engineer and draftsman, having designed nautical vessels and published written works on the same. Tools, Equipment, Automobiles and Blue Prints from this estate will be offered for auction at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 7.
*Due to the huge volume of this sale, the automobiles previously pictured have been moved to Saturday's auction. Sorry for any inconvience!
Furniture: Baby Grand Piano by Charles L. Norris, Boston; Mahogany 3 Section Barrister Style Bookcase by Lundstrom; Mahogany Gov. Winthrop Style Desk; Mahogany Narrow Open Bookcase; Mahogany X-Long Gateleg D/L Table; Mahogany 2/2 Chest w/Mirror; Mahogany Pineapple Poster Bed, Full; Pair Mahogany Twin Beds; Mahogany Sewing Stand; (2) Oak 3 Section Barrister Style Bookcases by Lundstrom; Oak Mission Style Bookcase; Oak Glass Door Bookcase; Oak Unusual 1-1/2 over 2 Chest; Oak Sideboard, Ptd.; Mission Style Oak Server; Oak Sideboard; Set of 4 Oak Mission Style Chairs; Oak Stickley Style Chair; Oak Drafting Table; Walnut D/L Table w/Barley Twist Legs; Walnut D/L Table w/2 Leaves; Walnut D/L Table; Walnut Chifferobe; Pine 3 Dr. Chest, Ptd.; 2/2 Chest, Ptd.; Cottage Pine Commode; Chifferobe; Spool Chest; Set of 6 Windsor Style Chairs; Pair Windsor Style Chairs; Contemp. Leather Sofa w/End Recliners; Leather Seat Chair; Upholstered Arm Chair; Porch Rocker; Rockers & Side Chairs; “Treasure” Chest on Iron Stand; Tile Top Stand w/Tiles by M. Reid ’66; “Cushman Colonial” Maple Chairs; Stenciled Pot Chair; Cobbler’s Bench Coffee Table; Cedar Chests; Entertainment Center; Contemp. Dining Table w/Chairs; Marble Top Candle Stand; Tri-fold D/L Stand; Oak Plant Stand; Occasional Stands; Music Cabinet; Walnut Wall Shelves; Gilt Framed Mirror; Federal Style Mirror; 3 Section Mirror; Ogee Mirrors; Persian (Iran) Mat; Oriental Style Rugs, Approx. 4x5 & 6x8; Runner; Room Sized Rugs and More!
Sterling, China, Glassware, Etc.: Sterling Trophy, “1928 2nd Place, Chatham P.B. Assn., 151 Class”; Green Depression Nursery Rhyme Plate; Child’s “Cream of Wheat” Bowl w/Sprit of St. Louis Airplane; Child’s “Uncle Wiggly” Bowl; Rookwood Vase; Roseville Pine Cone Planter; Roseville Poppy Vase; Fulper Planter; Royal Bayreuth Tomato; Royal Bayreuth Leaf; Majolica Pitcher; Majolica Fan Dish; Paragon Coronation Cup & Saucer Set; Royal Staffordshire “Jenny Lind 1795” Cup & Saucer Set; Bavarian China; Mason’s Pitcher; Assorted Bone China Cups & Saucer Sets, Including: Anysley, Roslyn, Tuscan, Royal Albert & Colclough; Erphila Pitcher; Bennington Pitcher; Jasperware; Lenox; Wedgwood Vase; Opalescent Teapot; Nippon; Orientilia; Spongeware Pitcher; Presidents Pitcher (1965) by Chadwick-Miller; Sterling Nut Picks; Celluloid Nut Picks; Heisey Bowls; Heisey (?) Elephant; Cruets; Assorted Cut & Fancy Glass Lots; Carnival Glass; Souvenir China, Including “1904 World’s S.S. Convention, Jerusalem”; Spoon Collection, Including: Mickey Mouse, Pinocchio, Betty Lou & Charlie McCarthy; Copper Rimmed Coasters; Condiment Set; Pewter Lots; Silver Plate Lots; Silver Plate Sugar Caddy w/Tongs; Deco Clear “Rings” Dinnerware; Deco Clear “Fruits” Dessert Set; Sandwich Glass; Westmoreland Hobnail Nappy; Moon & Stars Pitcher; Jadeite Cake Stand; Green Depression Swan Handled Candy Dish; Cobalt Deco Tumblers w/Sailboats; Cobalt Shirley Temple Glasses; Espresso Sets; Pastels; Amber Depression Glass; Funky 1959 Cantaloupe Bowls; Ironstone Platters; Egg Cups; Candlesticks; Harkerware “Courier & Ives Homestead in Winter” Cake Set; Syracuse Calypso “Carefree” Service for 8; Pyrex; Enamelware; Chalkware Duck Trio; Owl Collection; Tole & Aluminum Trays; Perfume Bottles and More!
Vintage Clothing & Jewelry: Linens & Needleworked Items; Vintage Clothes Including Shawls, Mink Coat, Hats and Hat Boxes, Fur Trimmed Ladies’ Wool Coats; Paisleys; Parasols & Umbrellas; Gold Bangle; Chain Mail Pouch w/Amethyst (?) Stone & Ring; Chain Mail Purse; Beaded Purse; Jeweled Hair Pick; Assorted Jewelry; Jewelry Chests; Gent’s Jewelry; Beadworked Wall Pocket; Costume Jewelry and More!
Clocks & Lighting: Early Unmarked Banjo Clock; Small Seth Thomas “Ramsgate” Banjo Clock; Small Walnut Cased Seth Thomas Clock; Cuckoo Clock; Hanging Gas Light; Exterior Carriage Lamps (Contemporary); Kero Lamps; Union (Maine) Stoneware Kero Lamp; Barn Lanterns; Chinese Lanterns; Floor & Table Lamps; Assorted Lamps & Shades and More!
Items of Interest: Coin & Paper Money Collection; Cash Register Bank; Boxed Compass; Ship’s Bell; Half Hull Ship Model; Wooden Sea Chests; 48 Star Flag; Medicine Bottles, “A.S. Linds, Portland, Maine” and “Fellows & Co Chemists, St. John, N.B.”; Butter Stamp; Carved Duck, Unsigned; 2 Gal. Crock w/Blue; Ovoid Boston Jug; More Crocks & Jugs; Measures & Pantry Boxes; C.I. Owl Andirons; English Coal Hod; Framed 1838 Marriage License; Silhouettes; Walnut Framed Needleworked, “Love One Another”; Frame Lots; Rex 35mm Camera; Mer 16 German Camera; Miniature Tiki Village; Miniature Desk; Desk Set; Inkwell; Paperweights; Ashtrays; Playing Cards; Deco Doughnut Jar; Cookie Cutters; Sadirons; Kitchenalia; Early Backgammon Set; Board Games; Puzzles; Child’s Zither; Harmony Ukulele; Seth Tomas Metronome; Clarinet by Noblet (Paris); c.1950’s Boy’s Bike by Raleigh Sports w/Generator for Head Light; Doll Trunk; Child’s Badminton Racquets; Sleds; Marbles; Train Parts; Matchbox Cars; Assorted Toy Lot; Autograph Elephant; Piggy Banks; Whistle; Party Decorations; Halloween Lot; Iron Christmas Tree Stand; Binoculars; Sheet Music; Bookends; Patchwork Quilt; Quilting Lots; Wool Fabric; Sewing Notions; Buttons; Baskets; Tins; Trunks; Advertising Boxes, Including: E.E. Poore Biscuit, Lawrence, Mass., Atlas Shoe Co, Boston, Peter Pan Seedless Raisins, Satinet Soap; Butcher Block Counter Top; Kitchen Hand Pump; Cement Gargoyle and More!
Books: “New Horizons in Yacht Design” by Arthur D. Nelson; “New Hampshire Beautiful” and “Massachusetts Beautiful” by Wallace Nutting; Maine; New England; “Mein Kampf”; Churchill; WWII First Aid; Railroad; Tugboats; Nautical; Ogden Nash; Cookbooks; Gardening; Birds/Audubon; Harvard Classics Collection, Vols. 1-50; Youth Novels; Children’s; Sherlock Holmes; Foreign Language Manuals: Italian, French, German; Humor; Game Instruction and More!
Art: Two Portfolio’s of Mr. Nelson’s Drafting & Artwork will be offered in this sale, as well as the following: OOC Canal Scene, /s/ S. Schrieffer; OOC Seascape, /s/ W. E. Greet ’72; OOC Owl, Unsigned; Framed Watercolor of Indian Goddess Procession; Ghandi Style Painting on Silk; Carved Herons Plaque by Govind Tanore Ramahadron; Nautical Prints and More!
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