Neal Auction Company

Neal Auction
Louisiana Purchase Auction™
October 6 & 7, 2007
An American Classical Mahogany Mixing Table, early 19th c., attr. to Anthony
Quervelle, Philadelphia, height 40 in.
A Pair of American Late Classical Walnut “Senate” Armchairs, after the design
by Thomas Constantine, New York, h. 35 1/2 in.
A Fine Heavily Carved Oak Nine Tube Tall Case Clock, late 19th c., Walter Durfee
Movement, (Providence, Rhode Island), case attr. to R.J. Horner, Co., New York,
ret. Tiffany & Co., h. 113 in.
Neal Auction Company
Louisiana Purchase Auction™
October 6 & 7, 2007
18th and 19th c. American, French and English antiques, Southern paintings,
historical material and decorative arts especially consigned by discerning collectors,
estates and institutions, featuring:
• An Important Portrait of General William Miller Owen (1840-1893), his personal
annotated copy of In Camp and Battle with the Washington Artillery of New
Orleans, and related ephemera
• Property from the Collection of New Orleans Landmark Bultman Funeral Home,
3338 St. Charles Avenue
• Estate of Pratt Williams Swanke (1917-2004), New Orleans, former interior
decorating editor, House and Garden magazine, and Co-chairwoman of the
Republican National Finance Committee
Exhibition beginning Monday, September 24, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Catalogues $35 by post, and Fully Available Online at www.nealauction.com.
Descriptions of the items shown in this mailing will be available online.
An
American
Rococo
Carved and
Laminated
Rosewood
Sofa in the
“Tuthill
King”
pattern,
mid-19th
c., attr. to
John Henry
Belter, New
York, length
87 in.
A Fine Pair of Regency Cut Glass
Candelabra, c. 1815
Gustave-Jean Jacquet (French, 1846-1909), “Portrait
of an Elegant Lady in the Style of the 18th Century”,
o/c, signed, 18 in. x 15 in.
A Fine American Rococo Carved Rosewood Etagere, mid-19th c., attr. to John
Henry Belter, New York, h. 98 in.
A Rare American Neo-Grec “Portrait of George
Washington” Incised, Ebonized and Inlaid Walnut
Fern Stand, c. 1876, h. 28 1/2 in. Note: Probably
made for the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition.
A Very Rare American
Carved and Laminated
Rosewood Parlor Suite,
in the “Bird” pattern,
mid 19th c., comprising
a sofa, three side chairs,
and an armchair.
A Mexican War Presentation Coin Silver
Pitcher, c. 1848, presented, with engraved
inscription, to Captain Frederick H. Masters,
A.D.M. in the United States Army, by twelve
named clerks and agents in his employ in
the Quartermaster’s office, Veracruz, Mexico,
22 July, 1848, ret. by Hyde & Goodrich, New
Orleans, marked, h. 10 1/2 in.
The Wooten Ebonized and Gilt-Incised ExtraGrade Rotary Desk, c. 1876, with exhibition
and collection provenance.
John Mc Crady (American/Mississippi, 1911-1968), “Good Evening (Good
Morning)”, multi-stage on canvas affixed to board, signed,
13 1/2 in. x 17 1/2 in.
A Fine Gorham Sterling Silver Figural Pitcher, 1886, chased
by William Tomey, h. 8 1/2 in
A Fine Pair of Regency Gilt and Patinated Bronze Three-Light
Candelabra, c. 1780, h. 19 3/4 in.
A Fine Pair of
French Aesthetic
Platinum-Ground
Polychrome and
Gilt-Decorated
Porcelain
Garniture Vases,
c. 1878, marked
“S. Child &
Co./Baltimore/
Exposition
Universelle/Paris
1878”, height
14 3/4 in.
An Early Louisiana Mahogany Cabriole-leg Armoire, late 18th/early 19th c.,
historic provenance, found in original state.
Washington Artillery logo, detail from William Miller Owen’s personal annotated copy of In Camp and Battle, part of an important
archive of manuscripts and material from the Owen family spanning the Civil War through WWI.
Attr. to Theodore Sydney Moïse (Charleston, 1806 - Natchitoches,
1883), “Portrait of Lieutenant-Colonel William Miller Owen, C. S. A.
(1834-1893)”, c. 1865/67, o/c, unsigned, 30 in. x 24 in
C.R. Parker (Active New Orleans, 1826-48), “Portrait of Young Girl
with Dove and Dog”, o/c, signed, dated “1838”, 27 in. x 36 in.
A Fine American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Campeche Chair, c. 18001825, h. 40 in.
Bror Anders Wikstrom (1854,
Sweden - 1909, NYC), “Florida
Coast”, oil on canvas, original gilt
frame.
An American Renaissance Figural
Carved Walnut Sideboard, c.
1870, attr. to Renwick, Baltimore,
h. 86 in.
Louis Oscar Griffith (American, 1875-1956, active New Orleans,
1916-1917), “Old New Orleans”, o/c, signed, 42 in. x 48 in.
William Woodward (American/New Orleans, 1861-1939) “Coffee
Five Cents Per Cup: The Market, New Orleans”, Raffaelli crayon on
board, signed, 16 in. x 20 in.
Robert Wadsworth Grafton (American, 1876-1936, active New
Orleans, 1916-1920), “Wash Day, Vieux Carre Courtyard”, o/c,
signed, 24 in. x 20 in.
Marie Atkinson Hull (American/Mississippi, 1890-1980), “Red
Parrots”, o/c, signed, 25 in. x 25 in.
Louis Oscar Griffith (American/Indiana, 18751956, active New Orleans, 1916-17), “A Sunny
Deck, New Orleans”, o/c mounted to artist
board, signed, 10 in. x 14 in.
An American Highly Carved
Mahogany Partner’s Desk,
c. 1900, attr. to R.J. Horner,
New York, width 56 in.
A Fine American
Renaissance Highly Carved
Walnut, Burled and GiltDecorated Parlor Cabinet,
c. 1870, labeled on
reverse “MOORE, YORK &
HOWELL … PHILADELPHIA,
ESTABLISHED 1833”, h. 55
1/2 in.
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An American Rococo
Laminated and Carved
Rosewood Table, attr. to J.
& J.W. Meeks, mid-19th c.,
New York.
A Fine Kangxi Coromandel Screen, late 18th/19th c., each panel h. 89 in., (maximum breadth of ensemble, when flat, approx. 156 1/2 in.)
11
Clementine Hunter (American/Louisiana, 1886-1988), “Baptismal”,
oil on board, monogrammed “CH”, c. 1950-1956, 22 in. x 27 in.
A Fine American Rococo Carved and Inlaid Cylinder Rosewood
Secretary Bookcase, mid-19th c., h. 80 1/2 in.
A Sevres Porcelain Plaque, depicting the courtyard of the Louvre by
Guirard, factory mark on rear, 5 1/2 in. x 6 1/2 in.
A Four Piece Gorham Coin Silver Tea Service, ret.
James E. Spear, Charleston, South Carolina, c.1859,
wc. 1846-71, inscribed and presented to Samuel
Yeadon Tupper by the Vigilant Fire Company of
Charleston, 1859, teapot h. 9 3/4 in.
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A Group of
Newcomb College
Art Pottery, including a matte glaze
vase by Anna Frances
Simpson and a fine
high glaze vase by
Henrietta Davidson
Bailey.
A Rare American Rococo Carved Rosewood Center Table in the “Rosalie” pattern, c. 18501860, by John Henry Belter, labeled inside the frame, width 42 in.
13
Helen Marie Turner (American/New Orleans, 1858-1958), “The Dreamer”, o/c,
signed, dated “1919”, photo-document showing monogram, date and title of
“Portrait of a Girl” en verso, 25 in. x 30 in.
Colin Campbell Cooper, N. A. (American/New York,
1856-1937), “Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New
York”, oil on artist’s board, signed, 18 in. x 15 in.
An American Rococo
Coin Silver Water
Pitcher and Two
Goblets, the pitcher
c. 1855, Mitchell
& Tyler, Richmond,
Virginia, retailer,
pitcher h. 11 1/2 in.,
combined weight
50.20 troy ozs.
A Louisiana Miniature on Ivory of John P. Whitney
(1806-?), New Orleans shipping magnate, c. late
1830s/early 1840s, 3 in. x 2 1/2 in.
A Fine American Carved Rosewood Library Table,
mid-19th c., stenciled mark of “Alexander Roux,
478 B-way, N.Y.”, width 48 in.
14
An American Federal Mahogany Sideboard, early 19th c., New York, width 72 1/2 in.
An Important Pair of George III
Carved, Painted and Giltwood
Atheniennes, attr. to Adam, excollection, Lord Ebury, c. 1780,
h. 34 in.
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An important collection of period English, French and Continental furniture incl.
wonderful inlaid satinwood pembroke table, good Geo. III tall chest, pr. Robt. Adam
atheniennes (Lord Ebury prov.), period Louis XVI bureau a cylindre, rare iron campaign chair, Georgian Welsh dresser, very fine English satinwood breakfront bookcase, Ital. 18th c. credenza, inlaid Dutch corner cabinet, very fine pr. Geo. III open
bookcases, Regency parcel gilt mah. center table, very fine 18th c. Chippendale
bureau bookcase, etc.
A single-owner collection of American 19th c. furniture featuring signed John
Henry Belter table, a fine Belter étagère, “Tuthill King” parlour furniture, Rare “Bird
pattern” rosewood parlour suite, three signed
examples of Alexander Roux furniture, rare
Thomas Brooks étagère, good Meeks laminated
rosewood center table, beds incl. example by
Pottier and Stymus, fine signed Phila. cabinet, a
N.Y. rosewood pier table, and much more.
Three Early Louisiana cabriole-leg armoires,
Southern cherrywood sugar chest, a walnut
Sheraton sugar chest, rare Louisiana cellarette,
good Hepplewhite inlaid bowfront chest, fine
N.Y. mah. sideboard, an early Southern walnut “overseer’s” plantation desk, an important
inlaid mah. “campeche” armchair, and more.
Southern decorative arts including many
Newcomb vases incl. high glaze; Shearwater
pottery; Vargas wax figures, Chitimacha baskets,
Acadian textiles; plantation bell; sugar kettles;
Tupelo gum folk art bear fig. (La.) and baseball
bat trade sign, Steele Burden sculpt., Mardi Gras
parade bulletins, and much more
and swords; pr. antique br. mounted black marble urns, Fr. birdcage automaton;
glass by Galle, Mont Joye and Webb; Damascene mirror; Napoleon fig. mantle
clock; estate rugs, porcelain, jewelry and much, much more.
An outstanding selection of Southern regional art including Helen Turner, Marie
Hull, Walter Anderson, John McCrady, Robert Grafton, L.O. Griffith, William P. Silva,
Virginia Blackwell, Wm. Woodward, Ellsworth Woodward, Irma Sompyrac, Henrietta
Bailey, Selena Bres, Edith d’Hemecourt, Knute Heldner, Colette Heldner, Will Henry
Stevens, Paul Schumann, Elemore Morgan, Jr., Bror Wikstrom, Harrold Rudolph,
Wm. Carroll Saunders, A.J. Drysdale, C.R. Parker, G.D. Coulon, Adolph Rinck, Robert
Wilson,J.B. Stearns, J.J. Audubon, A.D. Lansot,
Th. Moise (attr.), Jules Lion, J.F. Wilkins,George
H. Clements, Albert Rieker, Richard Clague,
J.R. Meeker, George Hite, Therese Darche, Ida
Kohlmeyer, Mildred Wohl, Fritz Bultman (attr.),
Henry Casselli, Hazel McKinley, Clementine
Hunter, Emil Holzhauer, Marcel Stockman, Marie
Reid, Dawson Dawson-Watson, Carrie Hill,
George Hill, James Fischer, Maurice Fromkes,
Noel Rockmore, Rolland Golden, B.E. Looney,
Chas. Richards, M.H. Hobbs, Willie Reed,
Elizabeth Verner, J.H. Wise, Alberta Kinsey, Paul
Mersereau, Pati Bannister, Edna Reed, Alfred
Hutty, Alice Buell, Burt Harter, Edgar Whitney,
Franz Weiss, Don Wright and Caroline Durieux.
After John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851),
“Louisiana Hawk”, hand-colored engraving with
aquatint, elephant folio, by Robert Havell, London,
1837, sight 25 in. x 37 3/4 in.
Fine American Silver incl. Hyde & Goodrich
Goblet; a N.O. covered pitcher Gorham tea svc.; Hayden (SC) Coin Ladle, Mitchell &
Tyler (VA) tea svc. and goblet pair; A Jos. Jackson Ladle (Balt.); a Mex. War presentation pitcher; Imp. Wm. Tomey (Gorham) pitcher, R&B Francis I flatware svc.
Many important lots of antique lighting incl. a Henry Hooper (Bost.) gasolier;
Cornelius astral lamp; Ben Franklin fig. gasolier; Am. gasolier with wolf masks,
Cornelius and Baker (Phila.) lamp; Nesle (NY) chandelier; pr. Messenger argand
lamps, Wm. Carleton (Bost.) sinumbra lamp, and others.
American, English, and Continental decorative arts selections including important
Faience Manfacturing Co. pieces; good pr. Blackamoors; children’s military uniforms
A good collection of American paintings by
Colin Campbell Cooper, Frederick Yohn, Miriam Frasch, Richard Hayley Lever,
Benjamin Champney, Charles Adams, Mauritz Hendrick de Haas, Louis Fuertes
(attr.), Edward Moran, Wm. Forsyth, Alfred Douglas (aft.), Frederic Thompson and
Gail Corbett.
A fine selection of Continental and British art including Gustave-Jean Jacquet, John
Frederick Herring, Mark Ludwig, Claude Verlinde, Jules Girardet, Bartolomeo Murillo
(aft.), Guercino (mann.), Jean-Francois De L’Hopital (aft.), Arnaldo Nardi, Ferdinand
sieur de Mussel, Claude Verlinde, Adrien Schulz, Andre Marchand, Francesco
Zuccarelli (aft.), Eugene Accard, Th. Girard, Gainsborough Dupont, Giovanni Piranesi
(aft.), Clarence Roe, Paul Renouard, Otto Bauriedl, Stanley Inchbold, and Wm. Oliver
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October 6 & 7, 2007
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A fine group of photographs including Ernest
Bellocq, Fonville Winans, F.S. Lincoln, Pops
Whitesell, Eugene Delcroix, Jack Spencer,
George Mugnier, Ralston Crawford, as well as
vintage carte-de-vistes, cabinet cards and cased
images.
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