1985 MR2 for sale at estate auction in Maine

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Huge Onsite Estate Auction Tuesday August 4, 2009

Preview: Monday Aug. 3 noon to 5 p.m. Tues. Aug. 4, 7 a.m.

We have been commissioned to sell the contents of the Roy W. Learned Estate just off Sawyer Notch Road in Andover, Maine. Roy was an avid outdoorsman, trapper, hunter and wood carver. This sale encompasses the contents of an old Maine farmhouse, barn, camp, & workshop. We will also sell the salvage rights to the farmhouse. Most of the items in this sale were removed from the farm in 1998, wrapped and stored in the owner’s home in East Andover and are in perfect condition. We are also adding items from the owner’s East Andover home.

This is actually two sales in one. We will sell the barn, attic & shed contents starting at 8:00 a.m., followed by the house contents at 10:00 a.m. Bring trucks, trailers, vans, this place is loaded with antique furniture, accessories, tools and much, much more…

Items of Interest: 1985 Toyota MR2 , 47K original miles, 5 spd. Manual in absolutely mint condition. (Sold subject to confirmation) Great 1843 sampler by Jane Birtwistle age 11; U. S. Gold & Silver coins; 1883 Edition Poe’s The Raven by Harper press, litho’s by Gustave Dore; 16’ E. M. White cedar canoe; Wonderful large hooked rug of sugarhouse operation; Primitive hand made shipwreck carving in old blue paint; 5 nice children’s hand painted sleds; Grandview Hotel in Rumford Falls Me. Guest Register 1907; Great rare Purina Cow Chow salesman sample ad bottle w/cased interior featuring various cow feeds; Oak spool cabinets; Mission oak umbrella stand & rocker; Set of mission oak doll furniture; Wonderful stenciled child’s wheelbarrow signed S. Smith Vermont;

Furniture: Nice stenciled pine cottage bedroom set; Victorian Marbletop chest & commode; Early sq. nailed card table; 8’ farm table; Early pine dry sink in natural finish; Many good one drwr stands; Nice pine cupboard in old paint; Many good blanket boxes; Oak chests & commodes; Oak library table; oak stands; Maple church pews; Many good wicker pcs. Including 3 pc porch set, stands, chairs & rocker; tete-a-tete; large fernery; pine 8 shelf plant stand; pine deacon’s bench; brass & iron bed; 60 drwr apothecary style cabinet; canoe cupboard w/Indian décor; rustic burl chairs; presidential porch rockers; arts & crafts stools; nice vict. wire plant stand; and much more…

Accessories: The house was loaded with many superb smalls including blue sponge ware pitchers and bowls; many pcs. of majolica; blue butter crocks, banded bowls; large lot of fiesta ware; perfume bottles; kitchenware; pantry boxes and measures; great lot of early primitives and country smalls; old baskets, many trunks; fly rods; pack baskets; nice pond model hull; Budweiser Clydesdale clock; old canoe cups; trapper on dogsled carving; carved moose plaque; fish carvings; carving of Indian woman baking bread; decoys; gem cup dispenser; signs including sealtest ice cream, Motor Stoker coal, cocacola, wooden trucking and parking signs; porc. Tobacco treat; no admittance; old farm sign; salada tea dispenser; port & starboard lanterns; two large red globe lanterns; ogee mirrors; two old oak wall phone boxes; anchor patent model in orig box; two candlestick phones; many great old prints; deep walnut frames; many good quilts; Fairbanks scale; old hurricane shutters; old snowshoes; transit & tripod; Griswold tobacco chopper; two good wooden wheelbarrows; wagon wheels; and more items to numerous to mention.

Shed & Barns Contents at 8:00 a. m. including hand & garden tools, old sleigh, plows, metal flat bottom boat & canoe; work sleds, blacksmith tools, sap buckets, grinder, horse stuff, Rockwell table saw, wood stoves including Vermont Castings Defiant, cast parlor stove, all nighter airtight, nice grain scale; Craftsman 12” bandsaw, drill press, skilsaw, chipper shredder, sickle bar field mower; apple ladder ; two large mallets; eel spears; and more, more, more…

Auctioneer’s Note: It is impossible to list all the things we have found and continue to find in this estate

The barn lofts, shed and attic are loaded with piles of stuff, I’m sure we will find many surprises, so plan on attending a great old dusty antique farm Maine summer auction.

Bring Chairs. Rain or Shine…Sale under tents.


Terms: 12% buyer’s premium; Cash or Good Check, no credit cards!!! 5% Maine Sales Tax. (Note: All Dealers must provide an updated copy of their resale certificate or the tax will be collected. Make sure you bring one, there will be no exceptions!!!) Everything sold as is, where is, no guarantees or warranties all items subject to error or omission. Everything is sold for immediate removal. Sale conducted by Gaidis Auction Company, Maine License #000848, 15 Elm Road, Bryant Pond, ME. 04219. 207-665-2207 or 207-577-7833. Absentee bids accepted and bid competitively. More info and photos at homepage or Auction Zip - Live Auction Locator - Find Auctions Anywhere! look in the Maine listings under our moniker.

Directions: Exit 63 Maine turnpike, north on Rt. 26 to Rt. 232 to Rumford Point, left on Rt. 2, right on Rt. 5 to Andover. From Bethel, East on Rt. 2 to left on Rt. 5 to Andover. Continue on N MAIN ST - go 1.6 mi, Bear Right on SAWYER NOTCH RD - go 1.1 mi Bear Left on LEARNED RD - go 0.2 mi Arrive at LEARNED RD, ANDOVER


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