Everything in one of Maine’s most famous homes is being auctioned off this weekend after the property sold for more than $1.8 million earlier this month.

The contents of Kennebunk’s “ Wedding Cake House ” will be sold through an online-only auction on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 10 a.m. The hundreds of items expected to be auctioned include an extensive art collection, furniture, decorations and dishware.

The landmark on Summer Street in Kennebunk is a yellow, two-story home frosted with an ornate, Gothic-style white trim. George Bourne, a fourth-generation shipbuilder, built the house in 1825 as a wedding present for his new wife.

The most expensive items in the auction, organized by Freeport-based Casco Bay Auctions, are two paintings with an estimated price of $2,000 to $3,000. One is

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