SIMPSON GALLERIES
AUCTIONEERS OF FINE ART & ANTIQUES EST. 1962 SG March 23, 2024
An Important Auction
Including Fine Art and Antiques from:
Collection of John B. Connally IV, Houston, Texas
The Goodman Duffy Trust
Collection of Monna Miller, Rockwall, Texas
Collection of Mrs. Harriet Stoll, Cypress, Texas
Estate of Nancy F. Lewis, Sugar Land, Texas
The Slaughter Collection, Bellaire, Texas
Collection of Janie B. Patterson, Houston, Texas
Estate of Janice Barstow, Houston, Texas
Collection of Herman E. Kleinecke Jr., Galveston, Texas
Auction: Saturday, March 23, 2024, 9:00 am CDT – Absentee, Telephone, and Online bidding are available.
Exhibition: Monday, March 18, through Friday, March 22, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm - Friday until 3:00 pm. Please call (713) 524-6751 to schedule an appointment to preview the auction.
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ON THE COVER
313 ROLAND PETERSEN (Danish/American b. 1926) “Summer Garden,” 1960, gouache on paper, signed and dated L/R. 20˝ x 28˝
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
295 A 14K WHITE GOLD AND 4.45 CARAT DIAMOND RING
Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000
432 A VENDURA 18K YELLOW GOLD AND DIAMOND RING
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
319 A DAVID WEBB 18K YELLOW GOLD “JAGUAR” RING
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
305 A NINETY-FOUR PIECE GEORG JENSEN “CACTUS” STERLING SILVER FLATWARE SERVICE
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000
309 A DAVID WEBB 18K YELLOW GOLD “TIGER” BROOCH
Estimate: $4,000 - $5,000
282 A PATEK PHILIPPE & CO.
18K YELLOW GOLD WATCH, 1940s
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000
Jewelry
Silver
and
Texas Art
299 PAUL RICHARD SCHUMANN (American/ Texas 1876-1946) “Ship at Full Sail,” 20TH
CENTURY, oil on canvas, signed L/R. 28˝ x 24˝
Estimate: $15,000 - $25,000
315 ROBERT WOOD (British/American 1889-1979) “Texas Bluebonnets,” CIRCA 1930s, oil on heavy card, signed L/L, “Robt. Wood.” 11 1/2˝ x 15 1/2˝
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
264 AL BARNES (American/Texas 19372015) “Mission San Juan Capistrano,” 20TH
CENTURY, oil on canvas, signed L/R. 36˝ x 48˝
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
286 JULIAN ONDERDONK (American/Texas 1882-1922) “Autumn Landscape.” 10˝ x 14˝ 329 KERMIT OLIVER (American/Texas b. 1943) “Hanging Meat,” watercolor on paper. 18˝ x 18˝ 267 WILLIAM ROBERT THRASHER (American/Texas 1908-1997) “Texas Bluebonnets,” signed L/R. 24˝ x 36˝Rare Maps and Documents
317 CLAUDE MONET (French 1840-1926) A LETTER TO CAMILLE PISSARO, 1883, a single sheet autograph letter signed, “Claude Monet,” September 4, 1883.
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
363 A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS PRESIDENT SAM HOUSTON SIGNED DOCUMENT. 33˝ x 40˝
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
303 CURRIER & IVES, “The City of New York,” 1892, lithograph on paper with hand-coloring, published by Currier & Ives, New York, 1892. 26 1/2˝ x 37 1/2˝
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
293 GEORGE WASHINGTON (American 17321799) A SIGNED MILITARY DISPATCH, 1778
Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000
231 A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MAP, “Mexico and Texas in 1842,” IN BOOK, (GEORGE FOLSOM 18021869) “Mexico in 1842: A Description of the ...”
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
209 CARL ABEL-KLINGER (German 19th Century) A TERRESTRIAL GLOBE, CIRCA 1855
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Prints and Multiples
331 ANNIE LEIBOVITZ (American b. 1949)
A SIGNED BOOK WITH ORIGINAL PHOTO AND STAND, “Annie Leibovitz,” 2014
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
388 GARY HUME (British b. 1962) “Psyche,” 2001, screenprint on anodized aluminum. 26˝ x 19˝
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
354 WILLIAM WEGMAN (American b. 1943) “Peak Performance,” 2010, pigment print on paper, signed and dated L/R, “William Wegman 2010.” 36˝ x 44˝
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
324 PABLO PICASSO (Spanish 1881-1973) “Deux Vieillards et Voilier,” 1934, on wove paper. 11˝ x 8˝
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
300 HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (French 1864-1901) “La Passagère du 54 - Promenade en Yacht,” 1896, lithograph on wove paper. 23˝ x 15˝
Estimate: $14,000 - $16,000
288 SALVADOR DALI (Spanish 1904-1989)
A PORTFOLIO OF PRINTS, “Alchemy of the Philosophers (Alchimie des Philosophes)”
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Mid Century Design
258 AN EAMES LOUNGE CHAIR AND OTTOMAN, FOR HERMAN MILLER, 1970s-1984, rosewood and black leather, each with patent label and Herman Miller label.
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
387 A FLORENCE KNOLL DESIGNS FOR KNOLL FURNITURE CREDENZA, AMERICAN, MID/LATE 20TH CENTURY. Height: 25˝ Width: 75˝ Depth: 18˝
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
130 TWO MID CENTURY MODERN STYLE GLASS AND BRASS COCKTAIL TABLES, ITALIAN, 20TH CENTURY, largest height: 19˝, width: 38˝, depth: 21˝.
Estimate: $600 - $800
255 THREE EAMES “TIME LIFE” LOBBY CHAIRS FOR HERMAN MILLER, MODEL 3475, 1961-1990s, polished aluminum frame with cowhide upholstery.
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
200 A PAIR OF DANISH MODERN “BOOMERANG” CHAIRS BY HVIDT & MØLGAAR-NIELSEN
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
250 LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE (German/ American 1886-1969) FOUR CHAIRS, FOR KNOLL STUDIOS, MR COLLECTION, DESIGNED CIRCA 1927
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
Contemporary Art
296 JAMES SURLS
b. 1943)
“Around the Oak,” 1985, oak and steel. Diameter 51˝
Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Estimate: $18,000 - $22,000
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
(American/Texas 215 TONY MAGAR (British/American 19362022) “Mantra,” 2006, oil on canvas. 20˝ x 34˝ 337 SOL LEWITT (American 1928-2007) “Abstract for Mark,” 1989, watercolor and gouache on paper. 5˝ x 7˝ 325 James Kennedy (Irish b. 1962) “Aspect Ratio,” 2013, acrylic on masonite, signed, dated, and titled. 24˝ x 60˝ 297 EDMUND D. KINZINGER (American/Texas 1888-1963) “Fishermen Return, St. Tropez,” CIRCA 1930s. 26˝ x 20˝ 292 DOROTHY HOOD (American/Texas 19182000) “Brazil,” CIRCA 1960s, oil on canvas. 60˝ x 60˝
302 after THOMAS CHIPPENDALE (1718-1779) A CHINESE CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY “CHINA CASE,” ENGLISH, 1870s-1900s. Height: 96˝
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
SIMPSON GALLERIES
AUCTIONEERS OF FINE ART & ANTIQUES
EST. 1962
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294 A LATE MEDIEVAL/EARLY
RENAISSANCE PERIOD WESTPHALIAN
OAK “STOLLENTRUHE” CHEST, GERMAN, LATE 13TH-15TH CENTURY. Height: 32˝
Estimate: $120,000 - $160,000
379 A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE GILTWOOD BERGÈRES OREILLES, ATTRIBUTED TO MAISON JANSEN, FRENCH, MID 20TH CENTURY
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
253 FRANÇOIS LINKE (1855-1946)
A THREE PIECE LOUIS XV STYLE
ROCOCO REVIVAL GILTWOOD SALON SUITE, SIGNED, FRENCH, CIRCA 1900
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
510 A HOLLYWOOD REGENCY
STYLE GILT BRONZE MARBLE TOP CENTER TABLE, ITALIAN, EARLY/MID 20TH CENTURY
Estimate: $400 - $600
252 A LOUIS XV STYLE ORMOLU MOUNTED MARQUETRY INLAID EXOTIC WOODS MARBLE TOP MEUBLE À HAUTEUR D’APPUI
CABINET, FRENCH, 1860s-1900s
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
Furniture