October 14-16, 2016 Estates Auction Highlights

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New Orleans Auction galleries

OCTOBER 14-16, 2016


Lot 1012: Paul Sawyier (American/Kentucky, 1865-1917), “Mayme Bull Canoeing on the Elkhorn Creek, Frankfort, Kentucky”, watercolor, signed, 11-3/4” x 20-1/4”

Lot 1020: William R. Hollingsworth, Jr. (American/Mississippi, 19101944), “Gossip”, 1940, watercolor on paper, signed and dated, 13” x 19”

Lot 1023: John Cowan (American/Texas, 1920-2008), “Mary Jane Fishing”, watercolor on paper, signed, 22” x 31”

Lot 1013: Paul Sawyier (American/Kentucky, 1865-1917), “Mackinaw [sic] Island, Michigan”, watercolor, signed, 11” x 16-5/8”

Lot 1014: Paul Sawyier (American/Kentucky, 1865-1917), “Benson Valley, No. 38 [Frankfurt, Kentucky]”, watercolor, titled and signed, 11-1/2” x 18-1/2”

Lot 1021: Marie Atkinson Hull (American/Mississippi, 18901980), “Market Day”, graphite and watercolor on paper, signed, 14-3/4” x 12”

Lot 1015: William Aiken Walker (American, 1838-1921), “Pair of Male and Female Cotton Pickers”, oils on board, each signed, each 8” x 4”


Lot 1033: Theodore Fonville Winans (American/ Louisiana, 1911-1992), “The Rice King, Portrait of the Artist’s Son”, 1941, silver gelatin print mounted on board, signed and dated, 16” x 20” Lot 1037: George Rodrigue (American/Louisiana, 1944-2013), “Louisiana Legacy”, 1981, patinated bronze, cast signature and numbered “5”, h. 11”

Lot 724: Blondelle Malone (American/South Carolina, 1877-1951), “Parknasilla, Ireland”, oil on wood panel, signed and titled, 20-1/2” x 27-1/2”

Lot 1038: George Rodrigue (American/Louisiana, 1944-2013), “Escort for the Kingfish”, 1990, oil on canvas, signed and dated, 48” x 72”

Lot 1016: Alexander John Drysdale (American/New Orleans, 1870-1934), “Louisiana Cottage, Probably Shreveport”, 1933, oil and oil wash on canvas, signed and dated, 21” x 30”

Lot 1040: George Rodrigue (American/Louisiana, 1944-2013), “Eat, Drink and Forget the Blues”, acrylic over a giclee print mounted on board, signed in print lower right, studio signature lower left and hand-signed at the foot of the “Blue Dog”, 30” x 40”

Lot 1039: George Rodrigue (American/Louisiana, 1944-2013), “Santa Fe ‘Indian’ with Basket Portrait of Evergreen Lake”, 1987, oil on canvas, signed and titled, 24” x 20”

Lot 1141: Ida Rittenberg Kohlmeyer (American/Louisiana, 1912-1997), “Synthesis 17B”, 1983, mixed media on canvas, signed and dated, 48” x 70”


Lot 1125: Ninety-Five-Piece Set of Tiffany “Wave Edge” Sterling Silver Flatware, the pattern designed in 1884 by Charles T. Grosjean (1841-1888), this set 1902, New York, New York

Lot 1115: Rare Aesthetic Silverplate Perpetual Parlor Fountain, fourth quarter 19th century, probably James W. Tufts, Boston

Lot 1069: Irving Ramsey Wiles (American, 1861-1948), “Girl with Bonnet”, oil on canvas, signed, 48” x 28”

Lot 1068: Two Pieces of Labeled Newcomb College Matte Glaze Pottery, ca. 19261928, artist signed by Henrietta Davidson Bailey, New Orleans, Louisiana

Lot 1067: Newcomb College Matte Glaze Vase, ca. 1931, artist signed by Sadie Irvine, New Orleans, Louisiana Lot 1066: Imposing Bronze Fountain of Classical Inspiration

Lot 976: Creole Cherry High-Post Bedstead, second quarter 19th century

Lot 996: Handsome Neoclassical Sinumbra Lamp, second quarter 19th century

Lot 994: Southern Walnut and Yellow Pine Overseer’s Desk, mid-19th century

Lot 997: Louisiana Classical Cherry Armoire, second quarter 19th century

Lot 975: Louisiana Creole Mahogany and Cherrywood Armoire, first quarter 19th century


Lot 992: Rare Three-Piece Set of Colonial Revival Argand-Form Bronze and Glass Wall Sconces, fourth quarter 19th century, probably American

Lot 1004: Rare Pair of Brass and Glass Molded Camphene Lamps, mid19th century, probably New England

Lot 1076: Frank Peters Sauerwein (American, 1871-1910), “Market Scene”, oil on canvas, signed and dated, 12” x 18”

Lot 614: Large Victorian-Style Silverplate Epergne, mid-20th century

Lot 1083: Exceptional Rococo Revival GiltLacquered Brass Six-Light Gasolier, mid-19th century, attributed to Henry Hooper, Boston

Lot 981: Fine American Classical Parcel-Gilt and Ebonized Mahogany Center Table, ca. 1825, attributed to Anthony Quervelle, Philadelphia Lot 1041: Handel Arts and Crafts Patinated Metal Table Lamp, first quarter 20th century, Meriden, Connecticut

Lot 1055: Olympia Upright Mahogany 20-1/2” Disc Music Box, fourth quarter 19th century

Lot 1044: Handel ReversePainted Glass and Patinated Metal Table Lamp, first quarter 20th century, Meriden, Connecticut

Lot 982: Exceptional Pair of Large English Regency Bronze Dore et Patine Two-Light Argand Lamps, second quarter 19th century, attributed to Thomas Messenger, England

Lot 986: American Classical Mahogany Banquet Table, second quarter 19th century

Lot 1099: American Neo-Grec MarquetryInlaid and BronzeMounted Rosewood Cabinet, attributed to Pottier & Stymus, New York, ca. 1869-1870

Lot 983: American Classical Mahogany Sofa, ca. 1825, Philadelphia, school of Anthony Quervelle


Lot 1237: Pair of ChippendaleStyle Giltwood Mirrors, mid20th century, English

Lot 120: Important Chinese Rosewood and Mother-ofPearl-Inlaid Tilt-Top Table, early 19th century Lot 89: Chinese Lacquered Cabinet, early 20th century

Lot 1227: Extensive Royal Crown Derby “Old Imari” Pattern Assembled Partial Dinner Service, second half 20th century, English

Lot 1258: Lushly Decorated Ch’ien Lung Punch Bowl in the Famille Rose Palette, fourth quarter 18th century, Chinese

Lot 1254: Pair of Rare Chinese Export Armorial Charges in the Famille Vert Palette, first quarter 18th century, decorated with the Arms of Harrison impaling Bray, from a service made for Edward Harrison of Balls Park, Hertfordshire (1674-1732)

Lot 594: Circle of Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, 17231792), “Portrait of Sir John Taylor, Baronet of Lysson Hall, Jamaica”, oil on canvas, 30-1/2” x 20-1/4”

Lot 491: Conradyn Cunaeus (Dutch, 1828-1895), “Waiting for Mistress”, oil on canvas, signed, 34-1/2” x 27-3/4”

Lot 631: Fine Richard Ellis, Westminster, Chinoiserie Tall Case Clock, ca. 1800

Lot 559: William and Mary-Style Walnut and Seaweed Marquetry Chest, 18th century and later

Lot 626: Rare, Magnificently Decorated Carved Wood Chinoiserie Tea Shop Figure, second quarter 19th century, probably Venetian for the English market

Lot 628: Chinoiserie Polychrome Cabinet, 20th century


Lot 980: Exceptional English Regency Bronze and Crystal Argand CandlePowered Chandelier, attributed to Thomas Messenger Firm or a contemporary of equal rank Lot 184: Exceptional Set of Twelve Royal Doulton Cabinet Plates, ca. 1928-1973, English

Lot 984: Stylish English Regency Three-Piece Argand Lamp Set, second quarter 19th century

Lot 617: Two Pairs of George V Sterling SilverMounted Tortoiseshell Candlesticks, Hallmarked Sheffield, one 1922-1923, by Walter Latham & Sons, the other 1926-1927, by Frank Cobb Co. Ltd.

Lot 632: Set of Twelve Royal Crown Derby Lushly Decorated Dinner Plates, ca. 1890-1921, English

Lot 712: Rare English Minton Porcelain Clock, ca. 1851, in the Sevres style

Lot 1273: George III Mahogany Sideboard, fourth quarter 18th century Lot 620: Monumental English TwelvePiece Silverplate Surtout de Table, contemporary, Sheffield, in the Victorian Orientalist taste

Lot 1274: George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase, 19th century, in the Adam taste

Lot 653: Manner of Sir Thomas Lawrence (British, 1769-1830), “The Yellow Dress - Portrait of a Young Girl and Her Dog”, oil on canvas, 61-1/2” x 38-1/2”

Lot 593: George III Mahogany Linen Press, fourth quarter 18th century


Lot 873: Pair of Fourteen-Karat Yellow Gold and Rhodolite Garnet Earrings

Lot 871: Eighteen-Karat Rose Gold and Diamond Band

Lot 880: Fourteen-Karat Rose Gold, Opal and Diamond Necklace

Lot 882: Pair of Fourteen-Karat White Gold, Opal and Diamond Earrings

Lot 881: Fourteen-Karat White Gold, Opal and Diamond Ring

Lot 860: Eighteen-Karat White Gold and Yellow and White Diamond Ring

Lot 863: Pair of Gold Vermeil and Diamond Earrings Lot 864: EighteenKarat Yellow/ White Gold and Yellow and White Diamond Ring

Lot 885: Platinum, Tanzanite and Diamond Ring

Lot 884: Pair of Sterling Silver, Sapphire and Diamond Earrings

Lot 883: Oxidized Sterling Silver, Tanzanite, Moonstone and Diamond Bracelet

Lot 874: Pair of FourteenKarat Yellow Gold, Multicolored Tourmaline and Diamond Earrings


Lot 65: Chinese Jade Vase, 20th century, relief-carved with figures on horseback and pavilions in a mountain landscape, a Chien Lung Fang Ku mark on the base

Lot 661: Two Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Bowls, the first Transitional period, 17th century, of klapmuts form, and the second example 18th century

Lot 81: Large Chinese Jade Bowl on Stand, early 20th century

Lot 58: Chinese Lapis Lazuli Carving on Stand, early 20th century, carved with figures in a mountain landscape

Lot 87: Western Tibetan Gilt-Bronze Figure of the Buddha, 16th century

Lot 62: Chinese Jade Carving, early 20th century, carved with a monk in a mountain grotto, a Tao Kuang mark on the base with two seals

Lot 664: Chinese Porcelain Bowl, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), 17th century, Kraak ware

Lot 75: Chinese Four-Panel Screen, early 20th century

Lot 118: Indian Bone-Inlaid Mahogany Four-Panel Screen, 20th century

Lot 102: Monumental Pair of Champleve Enamel Lokapala Figures


Various Lots: An Extensive and Important Collection of Art Glass by Emile Galle, Daum, Tiffany and others Lot 725: Jean-Gabriel Domergue (French, 1889-1962), “L’Apercu”, oil on canvas, signed, 32” x 25-3/4” Lot 1218: French Art Nouveau Bronze Twelve-Light Chandelier, ca. 1900

Lot 898: Louis Vuitton Luxury Wardrobe Trunk, ca. 1937

Lot 128: Moorish ColdPainted Metal Lamp, first quarter 20th century, Vienna, Austria

Lots 907-914: A Collection of Late 19th and Early 20th Century French Aesthetic and Art Nouveau Art Pottery, Including Examples by Ernest Chaplet, Edouard Dammouse and others

Lot 931: Galle Cameo Glass Art Nouveau Shade on a Bronze Base, first quarter 20th century, French

Lot 730: Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985), “The Heart of the Circus”, lithograph in colors on Arches paper, signed, numbered “2/50”, 21-3/4” x 28-3/8”

Lot 1130: Good Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Water Pitcher, the pattern introduced in 1906, New York, New York

Lot 516: Constantin Kluge (Russian/French, 1912-2003), “Avenue Matignon”, oil on canvas, signed, 29” x 39”

Lots 268-282: A Collection of 19th and early 20th Century Continental and British Carved Wood Artist’s Lay Figures and Models, including fully-articulated male and female forms, heads, and hands

Lot 924: Harry Marinsky (American/New York, 19092008), “Woman with a Parasol”, patinated bronze, cast signature, marked “1M10”, and with a “Fonderia Luigi Tommasi Pietrasanta” mark, overall, h. 75”


Lot 1151: Hunt Slonem (American, b. 1951), “Untitled”, 1986, oil on canvas, a triptych, signed, dated, overall 12” x 26”

Lot 901: Piero Fornasetti (Italian, 1913-1988), “Vasi Antichi” Umbrella Stand

Lot 39: Contemporary Brass, Argente and Glass Side Table in the Directoire Stye

Lot 537: Fine Italian Sterling Silver Wine Cooler, fourth quarter 20th century, by Renato Raddi, Florence

Lot 732: Joan Miro (Spanish, 18931983), “L’Aigrette Rouge”, 1976, etching with aquatint in colors on Arches paper watermarked “Maeght” on reverse, pencilsigned and numbered “6/50”, plate 451/4” x 29-1/4”, sheet 54” x 30 -3/4”

Lot 9: Loredano Rosin (Italian/Murano, 1936-1992), Calcedonia Glass Cobra Sculpture, third quarter 20th century, engraved “Loredano Rosin” mark, h. 19-3/4”

Lot 1060: Sandra Koop (American, Contemporary), “The Victor - American Bald Eagle”, patinated bronze, incised signature, copyright marked, and numbered “60/150”, h. 36-3/8” Lot 1153: Alan Bean (American, b. 1932), “America’s Team...We’re No. 1”, acrylic on masonite, signed, titled and dated, 28” x 36”

Lot 941: Large Modern Walnut, Tiger Maple and Maple Bench in the Manner of George Nakashima

Lot 1143: William Allyn Nichols (American, b. 1942), “Cedarberg Brook”, 1982, acrylic on canvas, signed and dated, 83” x 120”


Lot 1313: French Restauration Bronze Dore et Patine Mantel Clock, second quarter 19th century

Lot 1173: Handsome French Egyptian Revival Gilt-Metal Jewel Cabinet, first quarter 20th century

Lot 1169: Rare French Gilt-Bronze and Champleve Enamel Ten-Light Chandelier, fourth quarter 19th century Lot 304: Pierre (Henri Theodore) Tetar van Elven (Dutch, 1828/1831-1908), “Busy Morning on the Square”, 1866, oil on canvas, signed and dated, 59-1/4” x 41-1/2”

Lot 744: Pair of Rare French Lapis Lazuli and Gilt-Bronze Lamps in the Louis XV Style, first quarter 20th century

Lot 670: Fine Pair of French Bronze Dore et Patine Chinoiserie Three-Light Candelabra, ca. 1900

Lot 1286: Louis XVI-Style Malachite and Gilt-Bronze Potpourri Urn, mid-20th century, Russian or French

Lot 529: Five-Piece Christofle First Standard (.950) Silver Tea Set, 1897/1898, designed in 1889 by Joseph-François Joindy (1832-1906)

Lot 1285: Empire-Style Gilt-Bronze and Marble-Top Occasional Table, early 20th century

Lot 531: Fine Maison Puiforcat French First Standard (.950) Silver Tureen, ca. 1900, Paris

Lot 1314: Five-Piece Empire-Style Mahogany Parlor Suite, early 20th century


Lot 679: Monumental Pair of French Gilded Age Gilt-Bronze Fifteen-Light Sconces, ca. 1900, in the Baroque taste

Lot 524: Rare Pair of Louis XV Silver Rechauds, third quarter 18th century, Cambrai

Lot 523: Louis XV Silver Coffeepot, 1771-1772, Lille, by Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Leroux (1724-1793; master 1746)

Lot 676: Impressive French Fin-de-Siecle Bronze and Crystal Twenty-Eight-Light Chandelier, fourth quarter 19th century, probably Baccarat Lot 1202: French Gilt-Bronze and Porcelain Mantel Clock, third quarter 19th century

Lot 682: Impressive Pair of French Gilded Age Giltwood Mirrors in the Louis XV Taste, fourth quarter 19th century

Lot 780: Louis XV-Style Kingwood Work Table, mid-19th century

Lot 467: Louis XV-Style Giltwood Trumeau Mirror, ca. 1900

Lot 785: Transitional Louis XV-into-Louis XVI Kingwood, Rosewood and Marble-Top Commode, late 18th century

Lot 747: Louis Gabriel Moreau (French, 1740-1805), “Paysage avec Chateau et Cours d’Eau (Landscape with Castle and Stream)”, 1787, gouache on paper, signed and dated, 19” x 26-1/8”

Lot 1201: Napoleon III Sevres-Style Porcelain and Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Center Table, early 20th century


Lot 409: Italian Giltwood and Specimen Marble-Top Center Table

Lot 757: Pair of Transitional Louis XVinto-Louis XVI-Style Giltwood Bergeres Gondole, late 19th century

Lot 511: Hans Buchner (German, 1856-1941), “The Love Letter”, oil on wood panel, signed and localized “Munchen”, 19” x 11-1/2”

Lot 423: Pair of Unusual Northern European Neoclassical Giltwood and Marble-Top Side tables, late 18th century

Lot 760: Fine Louis XV-Style Giltwood and Marble-Top Console Table, late 19th century

Lot 1338: German Sterling Silver and Enamel Automation Singing Bird Music Box, first quarter 20th century, by Johann Sigismund Kurz & Co.

Lot 419: Italian Carrara Carved Marble Sculpture of “Apollo and Daphne”, fourth quarter 19th century, after the ca. 1625 sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian, 15981680) at the Galleria Borghese, Rome, overall, h. 79”

Lot 370: Continental Specimen Marble Center Table

Lot 425: Italian Carved Carrara Marble of “The Nike of Samothrace”, fourth quarter 19th century, after the 2nd century BCE Hellenistic sculpture now at the Musee du Louvre, Paris, overall h. 79”


Lot 487: Pair of Italian Neoclassical-Style Carved, Parcel-Gilt and Polychrome Panels

Lot 1092: Michelangelo Meucci (Italian/Florence, 1840-1890), “Still Life with Pizzutello Bianco Grapes, Peach and Apples” and “Still Life with Grapes and Pomegranate”, 1873, pair of oils on canvas, latter signed, dated and inscribed, each 20-1/2” x 15-1/2”

Lot 310: Large Italian Carved Walnut Cassone, ca. 1900 Lot 395: Pair of Italian Empire Giltwood Center Tables, early 19th century

Lot 401: Italian Patinated Bronze of Narcissus, fourth quarter 19th century, after the antique sculpture excavated in 1862 from Pompeii now at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Italy, h. 24-1/2”

Lot 353: Continental Fruitwood Cabinet, late 19th century

Lot 360: Northern Italian Walnut and Polychrome Side Table, 18th century and later

Lot 303: Italian Carved Walnut Sacristy Cabinet, 17th century


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Lot 899: Pedro Friedeberg (Mexican, b. 1936), “Left Hand” and “Right Hand”, pair of chairs, gold leaf over carved wood, each signed, each, h. 35-1/2”

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