Neal Auction
Important Winter Estates Auction January 27 & 28, 2018
Featuring Distinguished Collections of Fine American, Continental and Contemporary Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Photography • Sculpture • Period Furniture and Decorative Objects • Lighting • Silver • Art Pottery • Historical Documents, Books, and Maps
Ida Rittenberg Kohlmeyer (American/New Orleans, 1912-1997), “Circus Series 83-25”, 1983, mixed media on canvas, 36 in. x 49 in.
Property from the Service Collection, the Estate of Grant A. Oakes, Warren, OH • Fine Art, Maps and Other Property from a Distinguished New Orleans Physician and Collector • Very Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts from a New England Antiquarian • Paintings, Furniture and Decorative Arts from the Estate of Dr. Herman Walker, Houma, LA • Modern Art and Sculpture from the Collection of Judy and the late Morris Massey, New Orleans • Property from the Estate of Marian Mayer Berkett, New Orleans • Property from a Texas Hill Country Ranch • Property from the Collection of E. John Bullard, New Orleans • Important Fine Art and an Extensive Mardi Gras Collection from a Metairie, LA Estate • A Significant Oxford, MS John McCrady Painting Descended in the Family of the Artist
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Front Cover: Clarence Millet (1897-1959), “Cathedral after the Rain-New Orleans,” o/ canvas board, 14 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. 1. John McCrady (1911-1968), “It’s a Big World - Oxford”, carbon acrylic/board, 22 x 30 in. 2. American Aesthetic Brass Stand, c. 1885, Charles Parker Co., CT, h. 30 in. 3. American Classical Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Sécrétaire à Abattant, early 19th c., attr. Emmons & Archibald, Boston, h. 50 in. 4. American Renaissance Ebonized, Gilt-Incised and Ormolu-Mounted Rosewood Center Table, c. 1870, attr. Pottier & Stymus, NY, w. 37 1/2 in. 5. Rare New Orleans Coin Silver Kiddush Cup, Terfloth & Kuchler, wc. 1858-1866, 1859 presentation inscription, h. 9 3/8 in. 6. Pr. Chinese Hardwood Side Tables, Qing (1644-1911), h. 31 1/2 in. 7. Chinese Huanghuali Low Table, Qing (1644-1911), w. 38 1/2 in. 8. Robert John Thornton, Temple of Flora or Garden of the Botanist, Poet, Painter, and Philosopher, London, 1812, 28 hand-colored aquatints. 9. Pr. Empire-Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Cassolettes, late 19th c., h. 18 in. 10. American Classical Painted, Carved and Gilded Mahogany Pier Table, early 19th c., w. 42 1/4 in. 11. Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Bronze and Pewter “Ming” Coffee Table, 1960s, w. 47 1/8 in. 12. Noel Rockmore (1928-1995), “Sylvester Handy, Bassist,” 1964, o/c, 58 x 34 1/8 in. 13. Fritz Bultman (1919-1985), “Interior - Game,” 1952, o/c, 30 x 38 in. 14. Clark Hulings (1922-2011), “Rope Weavers of Belmonte,” 1987, o/c, 12 x 24 in. 15. Newcomb Pottery High Glaze Vase, 1904, Harriet Coulter Joor, h. 11 1/2 in. 16. Madoura Pottery Plate by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), “Bull, Rim with Leaves,” dia. 9 1/4 in. 17. Knute Heldner (1877-1952), “Fishing in the Bayou,” o/c, 20 x 27 in. 18. Ida Kohlmeyer (1912-1997), “Study: Girl Reclining,” 1956, o/masonite, 19 x 48 in. 19. Hunt Slonem (b. 1951), “3 Rabbits,” 2016, 24 x 34 in. 20. Valerie Jaudon (b. 1945), “Pascagoula,” 1974, o/c, 24 x 24 in. 21. Ida Kohlmeyer (1912-1997), “Frontispiece #1,” 1991, wood, h. 16 3/4 in. 22. Victor Vasarely (1906-1997), “Iboya Series,” plastic/ wood, h. 33 1/2 in. 23. Walter Anderson (1903-1965), “Blue Jays,” wc, 8 1/2 x 11 in. 24. American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard, late 18th/early 19th c., w. 75 1/2 in. 25. Eero Saarinen for Knoll “Womb” Chair and Ottoman, chair w. 41 3/4 in. 26. Newcomb Pottery Vase, 1921, Sadie Irvine, h. 12 1/2 in. 27. Rare and Historic American Rococo Carved and Laminated Rosewood Parlor Suite, c. 1850-60, attr. J. H. Belter, NY, incl. sofa, pr. méridiennes, 4 chairs, méridienne w. 42 in. 28. American Gothic Carved Rosewood Dressing Chest, c. 1850, C. A. Baudouine, NY, w. 45 1/4 in. 29. Ashley Longshore (20th c.), “Eat Me,” o/c, 48 x 72 in. 30. George Bellows (1882-1925), “The Sawdust Trail,” 1917, litho, 26 3/4 x 19 7/8 in. 31. Enrique Alferez (1901-1999), “Cloaked Woman,” terracotta, h. 28 1/2 in 32. William Henry Buck (1840-1888), “Settlement along a Louisiana Bayou,” 1878, 11 7/8 x 24 in. 33. Jean Joseph Vaudechamp (1790-1866), “Lady in a Fur Stole,” 1828, o/c, 28 3/4 x 23 1/2 in. 34. American Federal Carved Mahogany Poster Bed, early 19th c., h. 98 1/2 in. 35. Attr. Charles Giroux (1828-1885), “Seated Woman,” o/board, 9 3/4 4 3/4 in. 36. American Classical Mahogany Armoire, c. 1820, prob. Louisiana, h. 91 in. 37. American Aesthetic Carved Oak Breakfront, late 19th c., attr. Herter Bros., NY, h. 90 in. 38. American Renaissance Carved, Painted, Inlaid and Gilt-Incised Rosewood Parlor Cabinet, c. 1870, attr. Herter Bros., NY, w. 70 in. 39. American Gothic Carved Mahogany Library Armchair, mid-19th c., h. 66 in. Prov.: Collection of Cher. 40. John T. Scott (1940-2007), “Abstract Kinetic Sculpture,” metal, h. 46 1/2 in. 41. Leon-Jean-Basile Perrault (1832-1908), “Child with Kittens,” 1886, o/c, 44 x 32 3/4 in. 42. Dominick & Haff Aesthetic Movement Hammered Sterling Silver Pitcher, 1881, h. 8 in. 43. Maurice Prendergast (1858-1924), “Random Figures,” o/paper, 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. 44. American Rococo Carved and Laminated Rosewood Center Table, c. 1850-60, attr. J. H. Belter, w. 41 in. 45. Alexandre Calame (1810-1864), “Paysage de Montagne,” o/c, 19 1/4 x 25 1/2 in. 46. American Classical Carved, Gilded, and Ormolu-Mounted Rosewood Box Sofa, c. 1820, attr. D. Phyfe, NY, l. 82 in. 47. Clarence Millet (1897-1959), “Chartres St. at Toulouse St., French Quarter,” o/board, 16 x 18 in.
~ Exhibition begins Monday, January 15th ~
Alfred Gault (mid-19th c.), “Valley of Yumuri, Cuba,” o/c, 34 x 51 in.
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