April 17-19, 2015 Spring Estates Auction Highlights

Neal Auction Important Spring Estates Auction April 17, 18, 19, 2015

Clementine Hunter (American/Louisiana, 1886-1988), “Gift of the Magi,” o/canvas board, sd, 16 x 20 in., Prov.: Private Collector.

George Rodrigue (American/Louisiana, 1944-2013), “Fun in the Sun,” 1993, acrylic and silkscreen/canvas board, sd, 14 x 11 in.

Knute Heldner (Swedish/New Orleans, 1875-1952), “Cypress Trees in the Louisiana Bayou,” o/c, sd, 22 x 26 1/2 in., Prov.: Succession of Charles Zucker, New Orleans.

James “Mac” Anderson (American/Mississippi, 1907-1998), “Blue Heron,” 1991, o/ masonite, sd, 23 3/4 x 16 in., Prov.: Acquired from the artist.

William Tolliver (Mississippi/Louisiana, 1951-2000), “A Walk in the Wood, Rural Mississippi,” c. 1983, o/paper, sd, 22 1/2 x 30 in.

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Neal Auction Company’s Important Spring Estates Auction April 17, 18, 19, 2015 FEATURING: Important European Furniture and Decorative Arts from the Estates of Eva and Jerry Gotlib, New York, NY and Fort Smith, AR Property Deaccessioned by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA Modern Furniture and Art Glass from the Estate of Dr. Roger Hatchette, New Orleans American Fine Art from the Collection of Artist and Educator George Wolfe, New Orleans Succession of Charles Duke Zucker, New Orleans, LA

AUCTION SCHEDULE Friday, April 17, 2 p.m., 4038 Magazine Street Saturday, April 18, 10 a.m., 4038 Magazine Street Sunday, April 19, 11 a.m., 3923 Carondelet Street EXHIBITION both galleries beginning Monday, April 6, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Special Saturday Preview, April 11, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Evening Preview Reception, Wednesday, April 15, 5 to 7 pm.

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Royal Vienna Porcelain Cabaret Coffee Service, c. 1890, tray w. 10 3/4 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Pr. French Gilt Bronze and Crystal Four-Light Candelabra, late 19th c., h. 19 5/8 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Louis XV-Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted KPM Porcelain Casket, late 19th c., w. 14 3/4 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Chinese Coral Figural Group, h. 14 1/8 in.

Fine American Classical Figured Mahogany Armoire, c. 1830, Baltimore, h. 88 1/2 in.

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Sèvres Porcelain Plateau, mid-19th c., dia. 19 3/4 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut and Parcel Gilt Cassone, 17th c., w. 69 in.

Portuguese Carved Walnut Salon Table, 18th c. and later, w. 54 in.

Fine Louis XVI-Style Bronze-Mounted Rosewood Vitrine, late 19th/early 20th c., h. 58 5/8 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Northern Italian Ivory, Fruitwood and Pewter Inlaid Rosewood Commode, late 18th c., w. 41 in.

Pr. Louis XVI-Style DorĂŠ Bronze-Mounted Parquetry Cabinets, h. 46 in. (1 of 2) Fine Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze and Mahogany Commode en Encoignure, probably late 19th c., w. 76 1/4 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

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Lalique “Champs Elysees” Center Bowl, h. 7 1/4 in., Prov.: Hatchette Estate.

Lalique “America’s 32nd Cup” Center Bowl, h. 6 1/4 in., Prov.: Hatchette Estate.

Good Napoleon III Gilt and Patinated Bronze-Mounted Marble Clock Garniture, c. 1860, clock h. 28 1/2 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Pr. Lalique “Lucca” Vases, h. 11 in., Prov.: Hatchette Estate.

Pr. Lalique “Martinique” Vases, h. 13 1/4 in., Prov.: Hatchette Estate.

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Lalique “Tanzania” Vase, h. 8 1/2 in., Prov.: Hatchette Estate.

Henryk II Kossowski (Polish, 1855-1921), “Retour de Pêche,” bronze, sd, overall h. 45 in.

Pr. French Gilt Bronze-Mounted Chinese Porcelain Vases, 19th c., h. 27 3/4 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

American Classical Carved Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, 19th c., poss. Baltimore, h. 96 in., Prov.: Estate of Maryland Governor Oden Bowie, Fairview Plantation, Collington, MD.

Napoleon III Gilt Bronze, EnamelMounted and Ebonized Coffre de Bijoux, mid-19th c., h. 16 1/2 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Georgian Oyster Veneer Chest of Drawers, 18th c. and later, h. 37 1/2 in.

American Classical Carved Mahogany Sofa, c. 1820, Boston, attr. Vose & Co., w. 81 1/2 in.

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George Bauer Dunbar (American/Louisiana, b.

1927), "Heart,” palladium leaf/red clay, sd, 24 x 21 7/8 in.

George Bauer Dunbar (American/Louisiana, b. 1927), "Coin du Lestin,” gold leaf/red clay, sd, 42 x 36 in.

Morris Henry Hobbs (American/New Orleans, 1892-1967), “The Bridge, possibly Mandeville, LA,” o/board, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in., Prov.: Descended in the artist’s family.

Robert Helmer (American/New Orleans, 1922-1990), “Cedar Beach,” 1965, m.m./masonite, sd, 41 x 48 in.

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Alberta Kinsey (American/New Orleans, 1875-1952), “Vieux Carré Courtyard,” o/ canvas board, sd, 20 x 14 in.

Pr. Meissen Porcelain “Schneeballen” Stoppered Bottle Vases, late 19th/early 20th c., h. 17 1/2 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Adolphe Piot (French, 1850-1910), “Portrait of a Beauty,” o/c, sd, 33 1/2 x 25 3/4 in.

French Bronze Allegorical Group, late 19th/ early 20th c., h. 29 1/2 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Chinese Coral Figural Group, h. 18 1/2 in.

Gérard Jozef Portielje (Belgian, 1856-1929), “Le Quart d’Heure de Rabelais,” o/c, sd, 15 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.

Louis XV Provincial Inlaid Walnut Serpentine Bombe Commode, prob. 18th c., w. 48 in.

William IV Carved Mahogany Partner’s Desk, 19th c., w. 83 in.

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Paul Louis Narcisse Grolleron (French, 1848-1901), “Franco-Prussian War Mercenary,” o/panel, sd, 16 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.

Pr. American Cast Iron Urns, mid 19th c., J.W. Fiske, New York label, h. 38 in.

Edward Everard Arnold (American/Louisiana, 1822-1866), “The Two-Masted Schooner Alexander Blue, Captain George B. Murray,” 1864, o/c on board, sd, 25 x 30 in

Francisco Scacki (American, act. 19th c.), “A Correct View of the Battle Near the City of New Orleans...,” c. 1816, engraving, 18 1/2 x 24 in.

Louis XVI Gilt Carved and “Aubusson” Covered Salon Suite, early 20th c., incl.: settee and 4 fauteuils, settee w. 57 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

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Édouard Drouot (French, 1859-1945), “Ésclave Combattant un Tigre,” bronze, h. 24 in.

“Tiffany & Co. Union Square” Gilt Bronze Dresser Box, 19th c., w. 8 1/4 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Pr. Napoleon III Gilt Bronze and Wedgwood Porcelain-Mounted White Marble Urns, 19th c., h. 28 1/2 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Carlo Marochetti (Italian, 1805-1868), “Charles I on Horseback,” bronze, sd, h. 22 1/4 in., Prov. Gotlib Collection.

Jacques Nicolas Bellin (French, 1703-1772), “Carte de la Louisiane et des Pays Voisins,” 1755, Paris, engraving, 18 3/4 x 24 in.

French Gilt Bronze Mirrored Cave à Liqueur, late 19th c., w. 17 1/4 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Chinese “Yunjin” Yellow Silk Brocade Panel, 85 x 50 in.

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Meissen Porcelain Figural Group, late 19th c., h. 15 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

French Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Table Lamp, c. 1890, h. 9 3/4 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

German Porcelain Covered Urn, late 19th c., Carl Thieme, Potschappel mark, h. 26 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Pr. Late Regency Patinated Bronze and Cut Glass Two-Light Argand Lamps, c. 1830, h. 13 1/2 in.

Pr. Louis XVI-Style Carved and Gilded Mirrors, 19th c., 81 1/2 x 43 in.

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French Art Deco Bronze-Mounted Champleve Enamel and Marble Three-Piece Clock Garniture, early 20th c., clock h. 13 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Alexander John Drysdale (American/New Orleans, 1870-1934), “Expansive Bayou Scene,” wc, sd, 30 x 46 1/2 in.

George Rodrigue (American/Louisiana, 1944-2013), “Chairman of the Board,” 2010, acrylic/canvas, sd, 78 x 42 in., custom “Running Dogs” frame.

George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans, 1872-1925), “Pintail Hen,” 1915, wc, sd, sight 23 1/4 x 13 1/4 in., Prov.: Louisiana Governor John Milliken Parker; thence by descent.

Pr. Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Candelabra, mid-19th c., h. 31 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection

William Tolliver (Mississippi/Louisiana, 1951-2000), “Cotton Pickers,” o/c, sd, 30 x 40 in.

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Pr. Napoleon III Gilt Bronze-Mounted Marble Cassolettes, mid-19th c., h. 25 3/4 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock, mid-19th c., h. 26 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Fine American Classical Carved and Ebonized Giltwood Mirror, Boston, 56 3/4 x 30 in.

Louis XVI-Style “Vernis Martin” Painted and Bronze-Mounted Sedan Chair fitted as a Vitrine, prob. late 19th c., h. 68 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

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Venetian Neoclassical-Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mirror, 19th c., “PR Rossini” label, 51 1/2 x 29 in., Prov.: Wrightsville Beach, NC Estate.

Louis XV-Style Gilt Bronze Nine-Light Chandelier, late 19th/early 20th c., manner of Jacques Caffieri, h. 57 in.

French Gilt Bronze and Marble Regulator Clock, late 19th c., h. 21 1/2 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Henry E. Detmold (British, 1854-1924), “Arabian Horse with Groom and Princess,” 1896, o/c, sd, 32 3/4 x 39 1/8 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Fine Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock Garniture, mid-19th c., clock h. 27 3/4 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Napoleon III Carved Rosewood, Porcelain and Bronze-Mounted Bureau Plat, 19th c., w. 52 1/2 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Pr. Napoleon III Gilt Bronze-Mounted Sèvres Porcelain Covered Vases, mid-19th c., h. 42 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

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Clementine Hunter (American/Louisiana, 1886-1988), “Watermelon Party,” o/board, sd, 10 x 15 3/4 in.

Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Herman Miller, h. 32 in., Prov.: Hatchette Estate.

Chrome and Leather “Corbusier” LC3-Style Sofa, w. 82 in., Prov.: Hatchette Estate.

Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman, ottoman with Herman Miller tag, h. 32 in., Prov.: Estate of Donald E. Pierce, Greenwood, MS and Santa Fe, NM.

Louis XVI-Style Bronze-Mounted Mahogany and Kingwood Parquetry and Marquetry Armoire, early 20th c., h. 96 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

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Colette Pope Heldner (American/New Orleans, 1902-1990), “Café Lafitte, Bourbon St.,” o/c, sd, 30 x 24 in.

Hunt Slonem (American/Louisiana, b. 1951), “Pink Bunnies,” 2014, o/ plywood, sd, 34 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.

Frederick Stuart Church (American, 18421924), “A Summer Idyll (Nymph with Flamingos),” wc/board, sd, board 14 x 10 1/4 in.

Eanger Irving Couse (American, 18601936), “Two Hunters,” o/c, 9 x 13 in., Note: To be included in Virginia Leavitt’s catalogue raisonné.

Alexander John Drysdale (American/New Orleans, 1870-1934), “Evening in the Marsh” and “Bayou Landscape,” 1911, pr. o/c, sd, 18 x 28 in., Prov.: Descended in the family of the original owners.

Walter Inglis Anderson (American/Mississippi), “Water Plants,” wc, 8 1/2 x 11 in., Prov.: Shearwater Pottery, c. 1970.

Knute Heldner (Swedish/New Orleans, 1875-1952), “View of St. Louis Cathedral,” o/c, sd, 12 x 18 in.

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Porfirio Salinas (American/Texas, 1910-1973), “Louisiana Bayou Scene,” o/canvas board, sd, 12 x 16 in.

Map of the Antilles, “Carta Esferica de las Islas Antillas…,” Madrid, 1802, engraving, 35 x 23 1/4 in.

Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Fireplace Garniture, mid-19th c., w. 61 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Georgian Sheffield Plate Decanter Case with Period Decanters, c. 1800, h. 9 3/8 in.

American Classical Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Armoire, early 19th c., h. 85 in., width 60 in.

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Georgian Brass-Mounted Mahogany Cellarette, late 18th c., w. 21 in., Prov.: Wrightsville Beach, NC Estate.

Frederick Judd Waugh (American, 1861-1940), “Waves Crashing on Rocks,” o/c, sd, 29 1/2 x 36 in.

George Overbury “Pop” Hart (American, 1868-1933), “Oyster Boats, Bayou St. John,” 1917, wc, 14 x 17 1/2 in.

Pr. Neoclassical-Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Baccarat Crystal Tazzas, late 19th/early 20th c., h. 10 1/2 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

American Classical Carved Mahogany Cabinet, early 19th c., w. 40 1/4 in.

Louis XVI-Style Mahogany and Gilt Metal-Mounted Vitrine, 20th c., h. 68 1/2 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

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Scottish George III Sterling Silver Cake Basket, Edinburgh, 1790, l. 13 7/8 in.

Pr. George III Wedgwood Inset Gilt and Patinated Bronze “Cassolette” Candlesticks, c. 1775-1800, attr. Matthew Boulton, Birmingham, h. 9 3/8 in.

Lalique “Ichor” Vase, h. 9 3/4 in., Prov.: Hatchette Estate.

Fine Neo-Grec Gorham Coin Silver Centerpiece, c. 1855-1860, h. 15 in.

Meissen Porcelain “Prometheus” Mantel Clock, 19th c., h. 28 in., Prov.: The Gotlib Collection.

Extensive Belle Epoque French First Standard Silver Hollowware Service, Cardeilhac, 25 pcs.

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Hyde & Goodrich Coin Silver Presentation Goblet, New Orleans, 1851, h. 6 3/8 in.

Monumental Empire Bronze-Mounted Marble Salon Clock, early 19th c., sd Pigalle, h. 22 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Fine KPM Porcelain Plaque, 19th c., “Frühlingsglaube (Faith in Spring),” after Bodenhausen, 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Pr. Napoleon III Gilt Bronze-Mounted Sèvres Porcelain Covered Urns, mid-19th c., h. 37 1/2 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Gorham Sterling Silver Turtle Soup Set, ret. Bailey, Banks and Biddle, Philadelphia, 1898-1900.

Monumental Second Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Seven-Light Figural Candelabrum, mid-19th c., h. 59 3/4 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Austro-Hungarian .800 Silver Tea and Coffee Service, late 19th/early 20th c., kettle h. 16 1/4 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

American Federal Carved Cherrywood Chest of Drawers, early 19th c., Southern, h. 40 in.

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Pr. Large Chinese Embellished Blue Lacquer Panels, h. 57 3/4 in.

Two Chinese Export Porcelain Dishes, 17th/18th c., dia. 10 1/2 in., Prov.: Uptown New Orleans Collection.

Chinese Huanghuali Waisted Corner-Leg Table, w. 80 1/2 in.

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Chinese Bronze Censer on Marble Stand, h. 22 3/4 in.

Near Pr. Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Figures of Boys, Kangxi Period (1662-1722), h.

10 5/8 in., Prov.: Uptown New Orleans Family; thence by descent.

Chinese Coral Figure of a Beauty, h. 5 3/8 in.

Pr. Chinese Export Porcelain Covered Tureens, 18th/19th c., w. 11 1/2 in., Prov.: Uptown New Orleans Collection.

Pr. English Neoclassical-Style Cut Glass Covered Urns, early 19th c., h. 20 1/2 in.

Six Chinese Export Porcelain Candle Stands, 18th/19th c., largest h. 6 in., Prov.: Uptown New Orleans Collection.

Napoleon III Gilt Bronze-Mounted Sèvres Porcelain Centerpiece, mid-19th c., h. 26 3/4 in., Prov.: Gotlib Collection.

Pr. Louis XV-Style Dore Bronze-Mounted Inlaid Kingwood Bombé Pedestals, h. 51 in.

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Newcomb College Art Pottery High Glaze Vase, 1906, Leona Nicholson, h. 11 1/2 in.