MARION — Marion Antique Auctions will hold its 8th Annual Thanksgiving Weekend Auction on Saturday, Nov. 30 at the Marion Music Hall. 

The auction will have about 500 lots, almost entirely unreserved. It can be viewed online at liveauctioneers.com, invaluable.com and marionantiqueauctions.co. Previews will be Friday Nov. 29  from 2 to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 8 to 9:30 a.m. The sale begins at 10 a.m.  For more information call 508-498-7136 or go to: www.marionantiqueauctions.com.

The sale offers items from many different categories. Some of the top paintings in the sale are from the estate of Fay Michener. Michner owned a number of  significant 20th century works of art that included an acrylic painting on canvas by California artist Sam Francis, done in his typical spatter-stain style. It has a pre-sale estimate of $100,000 to $150,000.

Another notable modern art piece is by Kenneth Noland. It is titled “DOW.” Its price estimate is $75,000 to $125,000. There is a watercolor titled “A FAREWELL” by New York artist Lyonel Feininger with an estimate of $15,000 to $25,000 and three interesting oil paintings by Uruguay artist Ignacio Iturria. Other important items from this estate include a 5-panel dressing screen by Christian Brechneff.

More interesting 20th century offerings include a collection of Murano glass, a Hans Wegner Papa Bear chair and a German Lucite tall clock by Kieninger.

A large selection of scrimshaw whale teeth from the 19th and 20th century and other whaling and nautical items, some of which have been deaccessioned from the New Bedford Whaling Museum will be part of the sale. One highlight is a pair of 7 ½” teeth mounted on Scottish silver bases, dated 1839 by J. Crichton & Co., but decorated in the 20th century by scrimshaw artist William Gilkerson. One depicts a whaleship in the Arctic and the other shows polar bears.

The sale will also include a number of 19th century American and European paintings. They were consigned from an estate in Nanaquaket, Rhode Island. There is a Thomas Buttersworth painting depicting a British vs French naval battle and an oil painting by Abraham Hulk titled “Marine Shipping”, two Thomas Willis oil and silk work pictures and an oil painting by Albert Bierstadt of the Materhorn. Also up for auction is a collection of Dutch paintings by George Wihelm Opdenhoff, Wouterus Verschuur, Charles Euphrasie Kuwasseg, Charles Emile Jacque and Alfred Montague found in an Ocean Bluff, Marshfield estate.

Other artists in the sale include Albert Scott Cox, Theodore Valenkamph, Leander Plummer, Diego Rivera and Antoni Gaudi.

A selection of Rose Medallion and Chinese export porcelain will also cross the block. According to C. David Glynn, one of the owners of Marion Antique Auctions, it is the most high-quality silver that he has ever offered in one sale. There are at least eight flatware sets including Reed & Barton Francis 1st and Spanish Baroque, a Georgian ink stand by Richard Hennell and a large collection of Mexican silver by Sanborns, including a lot of 20 sterling chargers weighing 390 troy ounces.

There are at least five impressive sterling tea sets by various makers. Because of the plethora of silver in this sale much of it is being offered in large lots.

From the collection of Randy Perkins come 18th century Scottish flintlock pistols, blunderbusses and snuff boxes.  A rare Colt pocket stagecoach pistol is expected to lead the way in the militaria category, along with other Civil War era guns and swords.

An unusual and rare bronze of a native American by C. M. Russell comes with its original exhibition catalog. A small collection of 19th century Eskimo items on auction includes two prehistoric Eskimo carved wooden masks.

The Marion Thanksgiving Auction also offers a wide selection of jewelry and watches. There is a man’s Rolex Submariner Oyster Perpetual watch in its original burlwood box purchased many years ago but never taken out of the box or worn. Other items in jewelry are an 18 karat gold man’s pocket watch by Jacot, two 14 karat gold cigarette lighters, one by Tiffany, a 14 karat gold compact, and a collection of 14 karat gold equestrian pins.

A most unusual Viennese cold polychrome painted bronze by Bergman of “The Prince and the Mandolin Player” is included. Diverse offerings continue with an 18th century American pewter collection, gold and silver coins, Persian rugs and textiles, more paintings from Luding Meng and Antonio Gattorno, a Cuban artist, numerous 19th century boxes, tea caddies and traveling desks. Ephemera selections include rare suffragette postcards, 18th and 19th century maps and books from the library of Calvin Bullock, one of the first stockbrokers in America. Also for sale is a 1st edition of The Little Prince by Saint Exupery, 1943 which has a pre-sale estimate of $500 to $1,000.