Annual Maine Summer Auction - August 30, 2010
    

Folk Art & Decoys

   

Rare untouched fish weathervane from Port Clyde, Maine fish house, 40” long; Folk Art cat sculpture attributed to Bernard Langlais; splayed leg knit stand from Vinalhaven, Maine, 36” tall with original finish; 19th c. carved elephant tusk with natives, alligator, butterfly, fish and more, 26” long, a real treasure; 20th c.

goose Folk Art weathervane, 30” long with long neck and antler-type wings!; wood painted Black Minstrel Dancer with dancing board; early double horse pull toy with harnesses; tin shoemaker’s trade sign in blue paint, 28” tall; carved wood eagle with shield and flags, circa 1950, 24” long with original paint; Decoys include: five (5) eider duck decoys from Vinalhaven boathouse, over-painted and needs some repair - but fresh!! Gus Wilson-style eider decoy with a mussel in its mouth, several coats of paint, but wonderful craftsmanship and form; pair of rare snow geese decoys and a pair of Canadian geese from the same barn; stylized long neck decoy painted like an eider duck; several good shorebirds, some with driftwood bases, etc.; miniature 8” eider drake with mussel in its mouth; 10” wooden fish decoy with over-paint; pair of black decoys from Stonington, Maine; also a few more.

   




 


















Bruce Gamage, Jr.
Antique Estate Auctioneer, Maine License #AR480
467 Main Street, Rockland, ME 04841
Tel: 207-594-4963 Fax: 207-594-0674
email: bgamage@midcoast.com