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Canadian Maritime Auctioneers
Phone 902-485-5968
E-mail: info@pidgeonauctions.com
Mailing Address: PO Box 1083, Pictou, N.S. BOK 1HO
Available Monday to Saturday inclusive from 8 am to 10 pm
     by appointment or by chance - NOT Sundays or Christmas Day
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LARGE QUALITY
THANKSGIVING MONDAY HOLIDAY AUCTION
 GLENGARRY BEST WESTERN - TRURO HOLIDAY MON, OCT 10TH, 2011
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE BEEN COMMISSIONED TO SELL COMPLETE CONTENTS OF THE HOME OF THE LATE MRS DANIEL SCOULER (HUSBAND WAS WELL-KNOWN GENERAL MANAGER OF THE HALIFAX SHIPYARDS FOR MANY YEARS) INC BEAUTIFUL MAHOGANY FURNISHINGS HAND MADE AT THE OLD HALIFAX SHIPYARDS IN THE EARLY DAYS BY PROFESSIONAL CRAFTSMEN; ALSO CONTENTS OF A QUALITY HALIFAX CONDO INC BRONZE STATUE & NOVA SCOTIA GLASS; A COLLECTION OF EARLY CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS & A SELECTION OF ITEMS FROM THE OLD BAYHEAD RADIO MUSEUM, A FINE EARLY DRIVING SLEIGH, ETC., ETC.--A MOST INTERESTING AUCTION DEFINITELY WITH SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
--DOORS OPEN AT 8:30 AM
-----9 TO 10 AM - AUCTION OF ITEMS FROM THE OLD BAYHEAD RADIO MUSEUM (while viewing continues) inc over 50 Old Wooden Radios (many table models, some floor models), appx 2,000 Radio Tubes in orig boxes, Radio Testers, etc.
  -----10 TO 11 AM - AUCTION OF ESTATE JEWELRY (while viewing continues) inc:
 Early American Gold Coin encased in Custom Gold Ring; Several 14 & 10K Gold Rings inc 7 Diamond Clustre, 8 Diamond Channel Set Wedding Band, Twin Opal, Amethyst Heart w/Diamond Chips, Amethyst Solitaire, Sapphire & Diamond Clustre & Emerald Solitaire; 10 K Gold Hoop Earrings; Several Sterling & Vintage Rings inc 23 Stone Clustre ; Elaborate Goldtone Cross w/|Marquis Cut Amethyst on Chain; Several Pcs Sgd Jewelry inc Sherman; a lot of Good Broaches/Necklaces/Bracelets inc Filigree Silver, Sterling, Crystal, Rhinestone, etc; 
Viewing will continue until 11 AM while the above specialized auctions are taking place
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----MAIN ESTATES AUCTION BEGINNING AT 11 AM inc:

FURNITURE:
Early Quality Furnishings by N.S.Craftsmen inc Lovely 4-Poster Burl Mahogany 48" Bed, Beautiful Lg Swing Leg Mah.Dining Table w/24" Dropleaves, 5 Unusual Wide Chairs & Multi-Dr Mah Buffet; Old Serpentine Front Burl Dble Ped Desk;Mah Empire Sofa; Fancy 1880 Mahogany Whatnot; Old Round Maple Pedestal table w/Claw Feet; Old Burl Mahogany Sheraton Buffet; Hand Carved Mah Sidechairs; Lovely Old Mahogany Barristers Bookcase; Old Walnut Gateleg Table; Old Corner Whatnot; Early Burl Dressing Table; 3-Pc Sgd "Malcolm" Mahogany Bdrm Furniture inc Chest-on-Chest; Mahogany Parlour Tables; Wing Chair; Walnut Triple Glazed Top China Cabinet; Walnut Scroll Top Columned China Cabinet; Queen Anne Mah Dining Table & 7 Chairs; Mahogany Fireside Bench; Old walnut Pie stand; Walnut Piecrust Candlestand; Antique Rocker; Acadian Ladderback; Old Stands; Early stencilled Highchair; Bass River Rocker; Good Sofabed; Ultra Contemporary Ethan Allen Swivel Office Chair; Petit Wicker Patio Set;
CHINA/CRYSTAL/SILVER:
52 Pc Set Wedgwood "Queensware" white-on-blue Dinnerware (never used:) inc Teapot, Covered Veg, etc; Over 70 Pc Royal Albert "Lavender Rose" Bone China inc Teapot & Serving Pcs; 65 Pc Webb & Corbett "Georgian" Crystal inc Lg Serving/Decorator Pcs & Stemware; Lg Quant Pinwheel Crystal Lg Dec Pcs & Stemware; 49 Pc Grindley "Ivory" Dinnerware; Cased Sets Rogers Silverplated Flatware inc 41 Pc "Heritage"; Antique Nippon 10 Pc Hand Dec Cocoa Set; Antique Blown Glass Enameled Lemonade Set; Crystal; Silverplated Pickle Castors & Condiments; Peach Fluted Vase Sgd Thomas Webb (Queen's Burmese Ware"; Hand Dec French & Austrian Plates; Cornflower; Lg Wedgwood Vase; Opalescent; Carnival; End-of-Day, Satin Glass, Shelley, Sandwich & Cambridge Glass; Silver Overlay; Several Pcs Cranberry inc Pitcher & Basket; Mulberry Art Glass Apple Paperweight; Sgd "Moorcroft" Iris Bowl; Nice Victorian Etched glass Cruet Set; Several Flow Blue Pcs; Old Vaseline Dishes; Beleek; Brass Candlesticks; Early Set 4 Pyrex Nesting Bowls & Set Refrigeration Dishes (Primary Colors); Old Pyrex Tea Pot;
NOVA SCOTIA GLASS:
Rare Hobnail Bread Tray; Diamond Ray Spooner; Starflower Cake stand; Rare Crown Butter Lid; Ribbon/Star, Gothic, Grape/ Vine Goblets; Set 4 Acadian Nappies; Crown Bowl; Tassel & Crest Sugar; Raspberry/Shield & Graph/Vine Plates; Grape & Vine Water Pitcher; Raspberry Plate;
BRONZE SCULPTURE/ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINES:
19th C. Austrian Bronze Cowboy on Horse Sgd C.Kauba; John Perry Whale Sculptures; Pr Franklin Mint Vases; Blue Willow Jardiniere; Royal Doultons: HN 2387 "Helen of Troy"; HN 2313 "The Last Waltz"; HN 1849 & 1834 "Top O' the Hill"; HN 1934 "Autumn Breezes; HN 1768 "Ivy"; HN 1467 "Monica" HN 1798 "Lily" HN 2396 "Wistful"; HN 1908 "Lydia"; HN 1368 "Rose"; HN 1978 "bedtime"; HN 1985 "Darling"; HN 1678 "Dinky Do"; HN 2339 "Penny"; HN 2362 "A Stitch in Time" ; HN 2322 "The Cup of Tea"; HN 2829 "Donna"; Hn 2477 "Denise"; Minton 1793 "Traveller's Tales"; Paragon "Spring Lady" ; Old German bisque Figurines;
 BOOKS/EPHEMERA:
2-Volume Lg HC "Book of Newfoundland" Sgd by Joey Smallwood; Christmas Card personally Sgd by Pierre Elliot Trudeau; Complete 58 Pc HC Set Hardy Boys;
NAUTICAL:
Lg Bluenose Ship Model; Oil on Canvas Ship Painting;
LIGHTING:
Old Oil Lamps in "Peanut"; Pr "Indian Tree" table Lamps; Old Brass Candlestick Lamp; Pr Old Parlour Lamps; Old Niagara Falls Motion Lamp; Sgd "Nessen" Modernist Table Lamp w/Stained Glass Shade;
PAINTINGS/PRINTS/PHOTOS/MIRRORS:
Several Old Portraits; Oil on Canvas Ship Painting; Floral Watercolor; MacAskills & Old Hand Tinted Cape Breton Photos; Needlepoints; Good Lg Prints inc Bateman; Tapestry Picture; Lg Old Gilt Over-Mantle Mirror Ogee Mirrors; Lg Ornate Mirrors;
 ANTIQUE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS:
Huge Quantity Early Glass Christmas Decorations inc Figures & Shapes; Several Early Clip-on Birds; Old Celluloid Angel Tree Toppers; Crystal Tear Drops; Reticulated Bells; Old Santas; etc
KNIVES:
Huge Set Sgd Grohmann Knives in case purchased 15 yrs ago for $750; Grohmann Russell Belt Knives; Winchester Belt Knife; Remington Knives in Case; Navy Seal & Pilot Survival Knives; Buck Knife; Franklin Mint Knife;
TIMEPIECES:

Quality Mahogany Perpetual LeCoultre "Atmos" Motion Clock; Old Waltham & Elgin Pocket Watches; Mens & Ladies Quality Older Wrist Watches in Cases inc Birks & Elgin; Old Oak Waterbury Gingerbread Clock; Huge Retro Wall Clock;
TEXTILES/FURS:
Table/Bed/Bath Linens inc Hand Crochet Bedspread; Mohair Throw; Old YoYo Quilt; Quality Designer Clothing; Old Pop-up Silk Top Hat; Quality Custom Draperies;
MISCELLANEOUS:
Waterman Black's Gold 1910 Fountain Pen (est 1990 $450); Original Northern elec Chrome Candlestick Telephone; Old Violin; Sm Western Horse Saddle; Unusual Lg Old Compass in Case; Early Mother-of-Pearl Opera Glasses; Sgd Peter Kedrosky Hand Crafted 3-Dr White Oak Sculpture; Vintage Beaded Purse; Old Brass Wall Sconces; Cameras inc Nikon 35 mm; Prism for old Periscope; SS Mike; Stereo; Air Exchanger;
EARLY NOVA SCOTIA DRIVING SLEIGH
And Many More Items too Numerous to Mention - A VERY FINE AUCTION WITH MANY INTERESTING & QUALITY PIECES
Terms: Cash/AppCks/Interac; also MC/Visa/AmExp w/Buyers Premium
PIDGEON AUCTIONS Off/Res 485-5968; Cell 396-6072; 24-hr Hotline 485-3333



Above:  Early Round Radio Speaker; Sgd "Nessen" Modernist Table Lamp w/Stained Glass Shade;



Above:  Case of Sgd. Grohmann Knives

 
Above: Waterman Black Gold 1910 Fountain Pen (estimated in 1990 at $450)
Above:  Pair Old Bevelled Glass/Gilt Wall Sconce; Royal Doulton "Helen of Troy" Limited Edition; Pair Tree of Life Table Lamps;




Above:  1887 One Dollar American Gold Coin set in custom-made 14K Gold Ring (coin not damaged
in any way--swivels around inside rim on ring)
Above:  New Loveseat retailed at $1200;  6x9 Rug to match
Above:  Ultra Contemporary Swivel Desk Chair by Ethan Allan - never used - new with tags (light as a feather)
  

 
There's a set of the Etched Cranberry Stemware
Above & below are some of the examples of radio tubes--estimated 2,000 to 2,500 - 14 cartons full
    
 














That's it, Folks!  See you at the auction.