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LARGE QUALITY
EASTER ESTATES AUCTION
HOLIDAY MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2011
GLENGARRY BEST WESTERN HOTEL, WILLOW
ST, TRURO
HOLIDAY MONDAY APRIL 25TH
Viewing
9:30 AM; JEWELRY/MONEY/STAMPS AUCTION at 10 AM at
back of hall while viewing
continues; MAIN AUCTION at 11 AM
(Sorry--no viewing before Monday)
BEST
WESTERN HOTEL IN TRURO--Exit
13 off TCH 102 Towards Truro, Left
at Tim Horton's Corner onto Willow Street--Hotel is at next lights
on Left
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE BEEN CHOSEN BY MR. ALLISTER
FRASER, LIFELONG RESIDENT OF THE AREA & WELL-KNOWN VIOLINIST, RETIRED
PHARMACIST, STELLARTON, TO SELL MANY OF HIS QUALITY ITEMS SINCE HE HAS
NOW MOVED INTO A SMALLER HOME & INSTRUCTIONS FROM MR. JAMES STONEHOUSE,
BARRISTER, TRURO,
TO SELL PARTIAL CONTENTS OF THE ESTATE OF CLARE
JOHNSON, WELL-KNOWN FORMER TRURO RESIDENT; ALSO NICE FURNISHINGS FROM THE
ESTATE OF KARL MACNEIL LYNDS (TRURO) & SELECT ITEMS FROM FINE LOCAL HOMES
INC:
FURNITURE:
Elaborate Old Golden Quartered Oak Suite w/Sleigh Bed,
Dresser/Mirror & Commode;
Old Oak Double Side-by-Side China Cabinet w/2 Curved Glass Doors;
Old Quartered Oak Gent’s Dressing
Stand/Mirror--we have been corrected on this by a collector of
over 60 years who viewed the photo on
the website and informed us that it is not a Gent's Dressing
Stand/Mirror but rather a Hall Stand w/Last Look Mirror (space in
Stand for
Ladies Gloves & Paraphernalia;
Old Walnut Spinet Desk;
Sgd. Alex MacIntosh (Pictou Co) 1820 Spinning Wheel;
Mahogany
Breakfront China Cabinet;
Lyre Design Mahogany Stand;
2-Tier Round Dumb Waiter;
Set of 6 Grapeback Chairs w/Pettipoint Seats;
Mahogany Sweetheart Sidechair;
Unique
Eastlake Stick & Ball Hall Mirror;
Red
Mahogany Library Desk;
Library Chair/Steps;
Old
Cast Iron Leg Piano Stool;
Like-New
Round Ash Bar Table/ 4 Large Upholstered Bar Seats;
Like-New Mahogany Highback 60” Bed (QUEEN SIZE) w/ mint Bx Spring/Mattress;
Large Mahogany Wardrobe w/bottom Drawer;
Pr Blue
Velvet Wing Chairs;
Curved Glass Oak China Cabinet;
APPLIANCES:
Almost New Stainless GE Refrigerator (cost $1200);
Kirby Vacuum w/lots of Attachments;
Conair Floor Model Steamer;
24” Panasonic TV;
CHINA/CRYSTAL/SILVER:
Collection of Quality Royalty Dishes inc a lot of unusual Fine
Bone China Queen Elizabeth (many still boxed), several Older
Pieces,
some later;
Thimbles; Replica Royal Couch, etc.
190+ Pc Set Coalport “Avon” Fine Bone China Dinnerware inc 2 Teapots/Coffee/Cream Soups/Veg Dish & Many other Serving Pcs;
40 Pc Set Royal Albert “Brigadoon” Fine Bone China Dinnerware;
Appx 20 Pc Royal Albert “Pettipoint” Fine Bone China Luncheon Set;
Quality
individual pieces inc Royal Crown Derby, Limoges,
Wedgwood, Royal Doulton, Hull Pottery, Nippon, Fenton, Barvarian,
Mary Gregory, German, etc;
Old Blown Fluted Green Enamel Decorated Pitcher/4 Tumblers;
Old Carnival inc 7 Pc Marigold Berry Set & Green Bowl;
Old Castor Set (complete);
Old Decorated Chocolate Pot;
Good Pinwheel Crystal & Cross & Olive;
N.S. Glass Crown Compote;
Silverplate Tea Service;
Chest 53 Pc “Milady” Community Plate Flatware;
Chest 44 Pc “Inheritance” Wm Rogers Flatware;
14 Pc Fish Serving Set;
Fancy Large Old Jardiniere;
Retro Silver Overlay Punch Bowl/Ice Bucket Set;
Old 7-Pc Green Transferware Chamber Set;
Sgd Deichman Covered Dresser Jar;
CROCKERY:
Cute Little Old 2-Gallon Churn w/Blue Bird Decoration;
Old Blue Flower Crock Sgd Kentville;
Lg Sgd Arnison Pictou Jug;
11 Old Ginger Beers;
5-Gal Medicine Hat Churn;
Old Gin Crock Bottle;
Small Bean Pot;
Halifax (Quinn) Old Glass Pop;
QUALITY FIGURINES/ORNAMENTS:
Royal Doultons: HN 2361 "The Laird" (Highlander);
HN 1315 "Balloon Seller";
HN 1834 "Top o the Hill";
HN 2275 “Sandra”;
HN 2442 “Sailor’s Holiday”;
HN 3850 “Jessica”;
HN 1997 "Bell of the Ball";
HN 2193 "Fair Lady";
HN 1402 "Miss Demure";
HN 3058 "Andrea";
HN 1911 "Bo Peep";
R.Doulton Tobys: Lg Long John Silver,
Ann Bolyn,
Tam o Shanter,
Beefeater,
Winston Churchill;
Drake;
small Cajun Gill;
The Lumberjack;
7" Beswick Cat;
Beswick Cardinal;
Old Metal Shepherd Boy Figurine;
Old Violinist Wood Carving;
Ivorex Strauss;
Hummels inc: "Little Fiddler",
"Accordion Boy",
"Clarinet Player",
"Cobbler",
"Boy Singer",
and many others--see photos below;
Several Quality Russian Figurines inc Bears/Lion Cub/Rabbit/Terrier;
German Nude w/Goat;
Several Good Lladro Figurines;
Large Murano Bird;
Collection of over 20 Pcs Cranberry Glass;
Swarovski Hedgehog;
Min. Ivory Eskimo Dog Team;
OLD KITCHENWARE:
Huge Old Graniteware Handled Saucepan/Strainer;
Msc. Depression Glass Pieces;
Sets Old Pyrex Primary Colors & Cinderella Pink Goosberry & Amish Farm Mixing Bowls;
Complete 8-Pc Sets Early Fridgeware;
Huge Old Crockery Mixing Bowls inc Medicine Hat;
Small Electric Red Handled Mixer;
Cast Iron String Holder;
Large Old Copper Pot;
MUSICAL:
Good Shubert Walnut Studio Piano & Seat;
Good Viola & Violins in Cases;
Old Harp in original case--lap type (similar to autoharp;
Old Mandolins;
Sgd SS Stewart flat top Acoustic Guitar/Case;
Old Button Accordion;
Child’s 2’ Replica Black Lacquer Baby Grand Piano/Seat;
Insulated Violin Case;
Many Quality Violin/Music-related Books;
1st WW Sheet Music;
OLD TOYS/DOLLS:
Early Armand Marseilles Dolls inc Flora Dora w/blonde braids;
Windup Tin Train;
Large Old Composition Dolls--one is 24" long with Black Hair;
Small Old Cloth Body Doll;
Homemade Doll Cradle;
BOOKS/EPHEMERA:
Old 1879 Pictou County Atlas;
Centennial Reprint of 1879 Pictou County Atlas;
Large Early Family Bible w/Raised Letter Cover/Clasps;
1897 Memorial Edition "Uncle Tom's Cabin";
Small Softcover Book "Marching Songs 105th Battalion, Charlottetown PEI";
Quality Childrens Books inc Beatrix Potter, Winnie the Pooh, Reddy Fox, etc-- Classics, Popups, etc;
Large 4-Page 1959 Graphic JC Collins Calendar;
4 Large Books of Old Postcards—a lot of NB, several NS & other;
PAINTINGS/PRINTS/PHOTOS: Lg Oil-On-Canvas (By the Waters)-John McCarthy;
Sgd Joseph Purcell Oil-On-Board Sea Shanty;
Very Large OOC Paris Street Scene;
Very well executed 1950’s Oil Portrait on Canvas (Sea Captain);
Large Julius Zarand Watercolor;
Large Sgd OOC;
2 Large CASSON Prints (Group of 7) --Signed Limited Editions from THE BIRTHDAY SUITE done just before he died.
Pat Burstall Ship Print;
Large Sailing Print;
Nicely Framed Degarthe Print of Sailing Ship;
Pair California Prints;
Hand Tinted Lake o' Law (Cape Breton);
Gilt Frame Ancestral Portraits;
Large Ornate Mirrors;
1944 HMCS Stellarton Photo;
Post 1940 Old Stellarton Photos: Cricket Tour/Curling Club/Baseball Team;
Many Old Mahogany Shadowbox Oval Frames;
TEXTILES/FUR:
Northern Wool Appliqué Mukluks & Mitts;
Vintage Ladies Clothing inc Floor Length Ivory/Black Western Style
Dress (small); Floor Length Black Velveteen Gown
w/Spider/Rhinestone Back & Floor
Length Black Velveteen Cape;
Old Hats;
Good Large Fur Muff/Neckpiece;
Persian Lamb Coat;
Gent’s Beaver Top Hat & Pea Bouncer;
Lg Crochet Bedspread;
Old Quilts;
3x5 Crewelwork Rug;
Hooked Mats;
Old Tapestry Wall Hanging Landscape;
Cheticamp Wall Hanging;
LIGHTING:
Hanging Cranberry Electric Lamp;
Old Oil Lamps inc Milk Glass Aladdin Lincoln Drape, Pair Bullseye & Finger Lamp;
Pair Brass Candlestick Lamps;
Large Pair 50’s Cranberry Table Lamps;
Old Bridge Lamp;
Contemporary
Chrome Floor Lamp;
Contemporary Chrome Reading Lamp;
MISCELLANEOUS:
Very Large Early Rectangular Butter Bowl;
Good Old Micmac Baskets;
Old Gold Top Cane;
Old Swords;
Gurkha Knife;
Brass Bullet Lighter;
Old
Pequegnat “Ontario” Model Oak Mantle Clock;
Old Pequegnat Oak Schoolhouse Wall Clock;
Deco Brass Nude Clock;
Schooner Ship in Bottle;
Unique Purple Insulator;
Old 24” Snowshoes;
Large Marble Chess Set;
Old Bookends inc Peacock/ Indian Chief/Stagecoach;
Cast Iron Cape Cod Lighter;
Appx 15 French Ivory Dresser Pieces;
Old Hankies;
China Pincushion Dolls;
Collection Appx 40 Old Decorated Compacts;
Wild & Contemporary Purses;
Old Chain Mail Purse & Bead Bags;
Good Replica 16” Steam Operated Roadster in original box;
Nikon Camera w/Zoom Lens/Flash/Tripod;
Expansion Camera;
Old Stereoscope w/Cards;
Fountain Pens;
Old Deck of Cards w/Maritime Scenes;
Folk Art Carving of Shorebird by Rob Barrett;
30” Old Wooden Cutout MacDonald Highland Lassie (MacDonald Cigarettes);
Miniature Sad Iron/Trivet;
Early Christmas Balls;
JEWELRY/MONEY/STAMPS TO BE SOLD AT 10 AM:
Tiffany Sterling Cat Pendant;
Sgd Lorenzen Broach/Earrings;
10K Gold/Diamond/Pearl Pendant/Chain;
Sterling Rings inc Solitaire, Eternity & Floral Cluster;
Many Old Broaches; Rhinestones & Cameos; Scottish Pins;
Rare 1925 & 64 US Masonic Pennies;
Nfld 1911-45 Coins;
Some old NB & Can Coins;
68 & up Can Dollar & Half Dollar Coins;
Some Foreign Coins;
Uncirculated Can $1 & $2 Bills;
Cased 73 RCMP Can Silver Dollar;
Collection 19 different Antique Nfld Postage Stamps;
A VERY LARGE QUALITY AUCTION WITH MANY INTERESTING ITEMS--PLAN
TO STAY FOR THE DAY
Photos on Web:www.pidgeonauctions.com
Terms: Cash/AppCks/Interac; also
MC/Visa/Exp w/Buyers Prem; PIDGEON
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485-5968; Cell 396-6072;24-hr Hotline 485-3333
Special Rates at the Best Western for those attending the Auction - call the desk directly to book rooms: 1-902-893-4311

Large Set Coalport China (Avon Pattern) inc Teapot, Coffee & Serving
Dishes; Signed Joseph Purcell Oil-on-Board; Deco Period Brass Nude
w/Clock


Beautiful Solid Quartered Oak Ornate 3-Pc Bedroom Suite (shown above
and below)

Early Blue Bird Decorated 2-Gallon Churn



Far Right: Crewelwork Rug 4x6








Old Brunswick 9' Pool Table refurbished
(3 slates--easily
disassembled & transported);
Very
Large Painting Signed John McCarthy









Far Right: Photo of Walter Davis, Concert Violinist who spent his
later years in New Glasgow
and taught violin there after spending
several years in a U.S. Symphony Orchestra









Walnut Bookcase w/Latticework Side Sections; Pr Matching
Traditional Armchairs;
Spinet Desk & One of Set of 4 Roseback Sidechairs
Miniature Ivory at far right shown about actual size


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18 OF THESE
NICE OLD SHADOWBOX OVAL FRAMES IDEAL FOR FAMILY PORTRAITS OR
NEEDLEPOINTS--WILL BE SOLD CHOICE & PRIVILEGE
The 2 Cassons (Group of Seven) are Signed Limited Editions from THE
BIRTHDAY SUITE done just before he died.
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4 Books loaded with old Postcards, mostly of New Brunswick areas,
some of other Maritime places--some examples
following: