Outstanding On-Site Auction in Poland, Maine

Saturday, September 15, 2007 at 10A.M.

Preview morning of sale at 8A.M. at the Maple Lane Farm at 21 Maple Lane Road, Poland, Maine. Directions: From Auburn: Take Minot Ave. South to Rt. 121/11 South. From Auburn/ Minot line, go approx 4.5 miles, take a left onto Walker Rd. into Maple Lane Rd, go 1.5 miles to Maple Lane Farm. From the Maine Turnpike: Take Gray exit (Exit 63), right off exit, left onto Rt. 26 North. Take a right onto Aggregate Rd. Proceed right onto Poland Corner Rd and straight into Maple Lane Rd. Watch for Auction signs.

Benjamin Lane and Lydia Currier Lane moved to this farmhouse in 1850, bringing with them cherished family possessions from both sides of their families. A cleanout of the attic and barn areas, with selected household pieces has revealed a treasure of early wonderful antiques. Some complimentary additions augment this sale.

As Always, NO BUYER’S PREMIUM.

Plan to enjoy the Maple Lane Farm for a full day’s sale.

Furniture-Early: All orig. chair table w/ lift seat; Federal four drawer bureau w/ tall foot; Pine one drawer desk w/ lift lid in old red; Pine four drawer bureau in red; Two Federal candle stands; Empire pedestal base stand; Maple four post beds; Pine one drawer work table; Painted deacon’s bench. Victorian and Centennial: Painted Hoosier cabinet; Oak bedroom set; Oak dining room table w/ 6 chairs; Lg. oak china cabinet; Massive carved mahogany bed w/ matching vanity; Walnut hall tree w/ marble shelf; Mahog. library table; Nicely covered fainting couch; Small oak sideboard; Walnut marble top table; Beautiful mahog. dining room set (9pcs); Oak & pine commodes; Cottage furniture; Pine two door cabinet; Walnut love seat; Mahog. center table; Heywood-Wakefield wicker table & 4 chairs; Wicker chairs; Green wicker couch.

Artwork, Family Registers, Memorials, Prints: Three miniature watercolor portraits of Lane Family members in original grain painted frames, on reverse inscribed “R Porter”; Colorful watercolor Lane Family register with detailed partridge on branch beginning with Benjamin Lane, January 1777; Watercolor memorial of Miss Rosina E. Currier who passed away in 1835; Watercolor memorial to Miss Clarissa Milliken by Josephe L. Milliken, Scarborough, 1837; Two primitive OOB floral still life paintings attributed to Big Gummy (Lydia Currier Lane); OOC of merchant and crying wife; Primitive chalk of sailboats in harbor; Watercolor w/ windmill by M. Bennetti; Watercolor of windmill in gold frame; OOB winter landscape, unsigned; Pencil drawings by Nathaniel D. Lane; Sm. OOB landscape initialed M.J.S.; Two Victorian floral wooden panels; Painted wooden bowl-sunset over lake landscape; Currier & Ives Prints: “Little White Kittens”, “Good Morning, Little Favorite”, “Good Night, Little Playfellow”; Two watercolors of young girls by author and illustrator, Mrs. S.J. Brigham, East Orange, N.J.(16 x 13", 18 1/2 x 16")

Items of Interest: Colorful stitched purse w/ open winged birds, belonging to Abigail West, 1785, 5 ½ x 8 ¼”; Two early wooden fingered buckets- one in old red and one in old green; Early miniature blanket box in old green, 9 ½”; Old black painted wooden trencher, 15”; Early maple plate, 8”; Black over red dome top box w/ green & yellow, 18” long; Black over brown & red over black decorated boxes; Old red candle box; Wonderful outside tin post light w/ wooden finial, 43” tall; Pierced tin hanging candle light; Colored firkins and painted boxes; Child’s decorated rocking chair in old red w/ yellow pinstriping; Tricycle in old blue; Swing handled basket, 9”; Nice selection of early fireplace equipment incl. toaster w/ wooden handle, brass bed warmer, swivel trivet w/ handle; Lanterns incl. sm. pierced tin, sm. tin whale oil, tin red painted whail oil, 2 automotive lights, carbide lamp, & others; Box of G.M. Bulls Mica Lamp chimneys; Old leather saddle bag; Tin canteen; Candle mold; Early child’s toy wooden sled and wagon seat; 4 shadow duck decoys; Old fish spears; Davis swing churn; Horse rocking chair; Wicker baby carriage; Roof finials; 1950’s Sears & Roebuck riding mower; Horse drawn sleigh.

Bottles: Nice selection of local milk bottles.

Pottery & Stoneware: Three redware pieces incl. black glaze covered jar (5”), brown jug (6 ½”), and light brown jug (9”); Cobalt water cooler, 3 gal; 3 gal. Cobalt floral jug by O. Haidle & Co. Union Pottery; Stoneware soda bottles; 30 gal. white crock.

Postcards & Advertising Cards, Children’s Books: Seven old untouched postcard albums and large selection of organized loose cards (over 400 Maine postcards); Album of advertising cards; Several lots of colorful children’s books.

Pewter: Pewter whale oil lamp; Candlestick; Porringer; Round platter signed “S.E.”, 15”.

Glass & China: Box of black & white Staffordshire incl. handless cups & saucers, plates, teapots; Brown & white “ Park Scenery” platter, 16”; Yellow soft paste bowl w/ strawberries; Bennington milk pitcher w/ embossed tulips, 9”; Staffordshire teapot in green & brown; Decorated luster sugar bowl; Spatterware sugar bowl; Spatterware chamber pot; Green Sprigware; 3 pcs. Rose Medallion incl. teapot; 4 early handless cups & saucers w/ matching cream jug; Amberina pitcher, 13”; Ironstone gold decorated commode set; Partial set of Cauldon china w/ sm. orange flowers; Opalescent pieces; Pattern glass milk pitcher w/ young woman & cherub; White ironstone; Pattern glass; Colorful Depression glass; Bone china cups & saucers.

Guns: J.H. Parker double barrel shotgun; Winchester Model 1902 .22 cal rifle; J. Stevens Co. “Springfield” double barrel shotgun; Ithaca hammerless double barrel shotgun; V.C.Schilling “Suhl” 1891 8mm rifle; Mass Arms Co. 12 ga. single shotgun; Remington trap grade 12 ga. shotgun; Winchester Model 60 .22 cal. rifle; Beretta .32 cal. auto pistol; J. C. Higgins Model 88 .22 cal revolver; Pair of Colt Civil War Centennial pistols; Two U.S. bayonets.

Dolls: Kestner bisque head doll, 27”; Bisque head closed mouth blond doll, 15”; China head closed mouth doll, 14”; Sonja Henning composition doll w/ orig. outfit and skates

Toys: Tin painted monkey on string; Tin painted pully toy of horse & rider; Tin key wind toy of woman & driver on three wheeled cart; Marklin H.O. ga. train set in orig. box; Structo Rocker in orig. box; Structo tin truck, 16”; SSS International tin dump truck, 20”; Tin U.S. Air Force truck by Lumar; Tin U.S. Army headquarters Bld. By Marx; Two tin barns; Tin cash register; Remco Dialmaster Telephones in orig. box; Set of Mickey Mouse wooden blocks; Collection of seven colorful tin lunch boxes; Doepke toys; Buddy L Pull Truck.

Tools: Two old tool chests; Snell upright boring machine; Signed 11” Yankee axe; Many Buck Bros. chisels; Drawing knives; Yankee breast drill; Rosewood & brass squares; Old wooden bandsaw; Blacksmiths floor vise; Chas. Parker 5” vise; 2 H.C. Marsh combination mitre boxes; Levels incl. brassbound Stratton (26”), L.B.Watts w/ eagle (29 ½”), Stanley w/ brass (28”); Wooden moulding planes by: Eliot, Brown & Barnard, Hull, Lamb & Brownell, Kellogg, Ring, Teleston (Boston), Callender (Boston), Auburn Tool, Greenfield Tool; Stanley planes incl. 2 #45’s; Fairbanks brass & iron scale; Early croze.

Photography: Daguerreotype of Civil War soldier w/ rifle, bayonette and canteen; Hand colored dag. Of young man, woman & child by J.Outlet; Ambrotype of six identified gentlemen of Minot, ME dated 1860; Tintype of four young men in uniform; Photo of Col. N. D. Lane who fought the Indians out West; Other dags, ambros, & tintypes; Old photographs of Mechanic Falls, ME views taken by photographer Alba W. Currier; 1900 Ullman colored print on glass of Santa, toys, & children, 6x8”; Romantic print on glass of woman w/ guitar; Stereo view & views.

Textiles: Old quilts and quilt tops; 10 braided scatter rugs; Red & white needlepoint pcs; “1804 A.D.” cross stitched sack cloth by Abigail Currier; Early needpoint bag w/ butterfly; 2 trunks of old clothes & costumes; 2 hoop skirts; Two oriental woven pieces (never sewn together); 1945 Fireman's coat; Army coats.

Clocks: 5 shelf clocks by New Haven, Ansonia, Ingraham and Gilbert

Miscellaneous: Slag glass 4 panel lamp; German hand accordion; Bradley & Hubbard figural brass mirror; Silver inlaid snuff box, 1828; Pin back button collection; Selection of Victorian & costume jewelry; Coin silver men’s pocket watch; U.S. Army men’s sterling ring; Pair of signed bisque figurines on young man & woman; Mahogany dressing mirror w/ lower drawers; Several ivory handled figural walking sticks; Ivory parasol; Japanese flag with Japanese writing, 13 x 7 1/2".

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Terms: cash or check with identification; Please bring a copy of your new Annual Resale certificate, credit cards are not accepted; absentee bids are accepted with 20%deposit.

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