Charles M. Talbot Associates Auction

Turner Grange Hall, Turner, ME

Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 10 A.M.

We would like to welcome you to our Fall Grange Hall Auction on Saturday, November 2nd.  This sale will include items from area estates - to be held at the Turner Center Grange Hall, Turner Center, Maine.  Located at 424 Turner Center Road on Route 117, 3 miles east of the junction of Routes 4 and 117 in Turner Village (follow auction signs.)  A partial listing follows. All items are being sold with No Reserve and still No Buyer’s Premium.  Preview Friday, November 1st from 10 am -2 pm, day of sale from 8 am – 10 am or by appointment.

Furniture: Antique & Vintage: Oak two door bookcase, orig.; Oak Larkin bookcase w/ carved & mirrored crest; Larkin #14 desk – made into a bookcase – with provenance of Maine Central Railroad; Vintage pine hand crafted open top kitchen cupboard in blue; Two old lift lid school master’s desks; Two oak commodes; Double pedestal oval one drawer writing desk; 2 fancy brass & iron double beds; Set of 6 nice mahogany cane seat chairs; Oak Singer sewing machine; Large oak one drawer desk w/ tapered legs; Pine washstand; Two rattan & wicker sewing stands; Oak high chair; 4 round stands incl. mahogany pie crust w/ inlaid top; Heavy oak 4 shelf bookcase. Contemporary:  Beautiful cherry Queen Anne style dining room extension table w/ 6 chairs and matching hutch by Crawford Furniture; Set of 4 Hitchcock decorated, 4 slat back chairs; Pottery Barn overstuffed chair w/ matching ottoman, coffee table, two end tables, credenza and end cabinet; 4 large iron folding storage shelves; 2 large wooden 4 shelf bookcases; Small pine kitchen trestle table w/ 4 chairs; Set of 6 tall dining room chairs w/ floral slip covers; Pair of white Pottery Barn twin beds w/ arched headboards; Pine slant lid desk w/ 4 tapered drawers; Tall double open bookcase, painted white; Panasonic massage & foot lounger; Serta power queen size bed.

Items of Interest: Collection of 20 vintage advertising signs: 5 that light up incl. Budweiser, Coors, 5 different metal cigarettes & street signs; Edison #18 upright record player w/ 10 thick old records, working great; Vintage gumball machine on iron pedestal; 9 African masks, 6 hand carved with horsehair & feather decoration; Huge toy collection incl.: 16 die cast truck & car advertising banks, 10 diecast cars, 12 vintage cap guns, Holgate building blocks in wagon and choo-choo train, Fisher Price circus car w/ accessories, Old marbles, Handheld pinball games, Simpson figurines; Rich Toys rocking horse; 5 California orange crates with colorful labels; Allen Hollow Screw advertising tin case; Dirigo Maine flag 5’8” x 4’2”; Coca Cola lighted ceiling fan; Bird of Paradise floor lamp with dragonfly shade; 5 old oil lamps, one w/ blue glass font and milk glass base; Aladdin canary glass lamp w/ original shade; C.S. Hammond 8” terrestrial globe; J. Chein 9” globe; “Leroux Liqueurs” large glass store cannister; Vito Resotone clarinet; Cast iron & aluminum cookware; Stoneware crocks & jugs incl. 5 gallon E. Swasey crock; Advertising oil cans; Monarch Junior retail store ticket / label maker; Counterboy store counter tape dispenser; Embalming fluid bottle in Daisey Butter Churn jar; “A-HA” Maine license plate; Dolls trunk; Early child’s rocking chair w/ 3 slats; Child’s Northwind chair in old red; Antique pond model sailboat in old gray; Two mahogany Chippendale style mirrors; Carved wall mounted key box; 4 vintage floor standing ashtrays; Mahogany floor standing coat rack; 5 braided scatter rugs; 3 geometric hooked scatter rugs; 2 Chinese “Momeni” woolen hall runners, 8 & 12’ long; Airline Junior & Speedway wooden sleds; Linden 31 day wall clock; Jason barometer; Brass bedwarmer; Oval chopping bowl w/ tripod base; Bissell Power Brush vac & Flip It floor cleaner; Vigilant woodstove – Like New; Working Medieval replica crossbow w/ brass hardware; Nintendo Wii system w/ many accessories; Enhanced Vision Merlin video magnifier, $4,000 new.

Artwork & Prints: John Gould bird lithograph “Delichon Nipalensis” (House martins); James Pollard 1828 colored engraving “Stage Coach Travelling”; OOC of Brooklyn Bridge init. L.W.; 1920’s doctor’s office sign on frosted glass; Large OOC seascape, uns.; Large framed print of Portland Headlight; OOC landscape sg. K. Charles; Edmund Marion Ashe print “Ring Around the Roses”; Consuelo Eames Hanks “Old Timers” print of the Hesper and the Luther Little schooners; Dan Cake signed litho of osprey in flight; European cityscape watercolor, uns.; Autographed photo of the USAF Thunderbirds signed at bottom by 8 Thunderbird alumni; 2 etchings by Alec Stern: “Ashore at the Golden Gate” & “Always Fascinating San Francisco”; Mid-century modern OOC still life, uns.; Signed colored engraving of L’Arc de Triomphe, Paris; Frederic Remington print “Pony Tracks in the Buffalo Trail”; 2 primitive oil on panel Maine paintings signed Lemaire; Charming set of Victorian chromolithographs of children.

Glass, China & Pottery: Large assortment of Fiesta ware w/ some uncommon forms; Royal Doulton “Grantham” transferware dinner set; Theodore Haviland floral luncheon set; Meadowland Bird Vases series of 4 porcelain vases w/ hummingbird, egret & 2 others; Musical cookie / biscuit jar w/ metal filagree; Pair of antique crystal decanters; Set of 4 fancy Japanese lacquerware rice bowls; Mid Century modern Italian art glass vase; 2 tray lots of bone china cup & saucers; Pfaltzgraff “Yorktowne” condiment / relish tray; 1960’s summer fruits cocktail pitcher / 6 old fashioned glasses.

Postcards & Books: Large lot of antique & vintage postcards includes 3 albums (one of West Paris area cards) and 2 trays of loose cards; Children’s books; Many Eric Sloane books.

No Buyer’s Premium:  Listing subject to error, all items sold as is, book bids accepted, catered by Turner Grange. Terms: cash or check with proper ID, Dealers:  please bring a current copy of your seller’s certificate. This is a partial listing.    Additional photographs will be added weekly.