November 17, 18 & 19 Louisiana Purchase Auction Highlights

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Neal Auction

Louisiana Purchase Auctionâ„¢ November 17, 18 & 19, 2017


Featuring Notable Louisiana Paintings Acquired by Aristide Hopkins (New Orleans and Biloxi, 1839-1925) and Descended in his Family • Historic Paintings Descended in the Family of Don Antonio Mendez (Cuba and Louisiana, 1750-1829) • Important Early Louisiana Furniture from the Collection of Noted Antiquarian Robert E. Smith • Fine Art, Antiques and Silver from the Estate of Stephen G. Henry, Baton Rouge • Fine American Furniture and Decorative Art from a New Orleans Garden District Estate • Spanish Colonial Art, Furniture, and Decorative Objects from a Massachusetts Collector • Important 19th Century American Furniture from a California Estate • Property from the Estate of Thomas Greer Collins Jr., Arabi, LA • Part II, Collection of Renowned Mardi Gras Historian Henri Schindler, New Orleans • Additional Property from the Sturm Family of St. Thomas and Trinidad • and Property of Others.

Charles Giroux (1828-1885), “Settlement along the Bayou,” o/panel, 4 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.


Walter Anderson (1903-1965), “Wild Azaleas,” wc, 11 x 8 1/2 in.

George Rodrigue (1944-2013), “Catahoula Lake Fisheries,” 1976, o/c, 24 x 36 in.

Helen Maria Turner (1858-1958), “Coquette,” o/c, 22 x 18 in.

Ida Kohlmeyer (1912-1997), “Circus Series 83-1,” 1983, m.m./c, 42 1/2 x 50 in.

Clarence Millet (1897-1959), “St. Louis Cathedral,” o/c, 19 x 16 in.

Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze “Au Matelot” Mantel Clock, c. 1810, JeanSimon Deverberie, Paris, h. 14 1/2 in.

Alice Ravenel Huger Smith (18761958), “Egrets in Flight,” w/c, 16 3/4 x 21 3/4 in.


Armand Guillaumin (1841-1927), “Printemps,” o/c, 16 3/4 x 23 in.

Will Henry Stevens (1881-1949), “Mountainous Landscape,” 1943, pastel/paper, 18 x 16 in.

Newcomb Pottery High Glaze Bowl, 1902, Mary Williams Butler, dia. 8 3/8 in.

Hunt Slonem (b. 1951), “Point of No Return,” 1995, o/c, 72 x 84 in.

George Rodrigue (1944-2013), “Blue Dogs on the Red River,” 2011, acrylic/c, 40 x 60 in.

Fritz Bultman (1919-1985), “Horizon: Glutton of Autumn,” 1957, o/c, 72 x 48 in.


American Colonial Silver Coffee Pot, attr. Richard Pitts, Charleston, c. 1750, h. 10 1/8 in. José Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza (c. 1750-1802), “Don Antonio Mendez (1750-1829),” o/c, 40 1/4 x 31 in.

School of Titian (1490-1576), “Madonna with Christ and St. John the Baptist,” o/c,33 x 27 in.

American Rococo Carved Rosewood Center Table, c. 1850-60, attr. J. H. Belter, w. 46 1/2 in.

American Federal Carved Mahogany Highboy, late 18th c., Phila., h. 96 1/2 in.

American Rococo Carved and Laminated Rosewood Sofa, c. 1850-60, attr. J. H. Belter, w. 77 1/2 in.


Attr. Jeremiah Theus (1716-1774), “Young Girl with Flowers,” o/c, 34 x 29 in.

American Carved Oak House of Representatives Armchair, c. 1857, attr. Bembe and Kimbel, NY, h. 42 1/2 in.

Black Forest Carved Hallstand, late 19th c., h. 87 in.

Rare American Aesthetic Carved Walnut Center Table, late 19th c., attr. Allen and Brother, Phila., w. 45 1/2 in.

Chippendale Carved Walnut Tall Case Clock, c. 1790, John Fessler, Frederick Town, MD, h. 99 1/2 in.

Rare American Rococo Carved and Laminated Rosewood Meridienne, c. 1850-60, attr. “Bird Pattern” maker, l. 71 1/2 in.

American Federal Carved Walnut Chest-on-Chest, late 18th c., Pennsylvania, h. 86 in.


Richard Clague (1816-1878), “Bay Jaune (Fishing Camp on Pilings),” o/c, 16 1/4 x 24 1/4 in.

American Renaissance “Medallion” Pattern Sterling Silver Coffee and Tea Service, John R. Wendt for Ball, Black & Co., c. 1860, coffee h. 10 3/8 in.

American Aesthetic Gilt-Incised, Inlaid and Carved Rosewood Parlor Cabinet, c. 1875, attr. to Pottier and Stymus, New York, w. 59 in.

Edouard-Leon Cortes (1882-1969), “Notre Dame, Place St. Michel,” o/c, 13 x 18 in.

Rare Acadian Cypress Treteaux Table, late 18th/early 19th c., w. 72 in.

Important Louisiana Inlaid Mahogany Armoire, late 18th/early 19th c., h. 85 in.


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William Henry Buck (1840-1888), “Louisiana Pastoral with Wooden Bridge,” 1883, o/c, 18 x 30 in.

Exhibition beginning Monday, November 6, 2017. Catalogues $35 by post and available online.

www.nealauction.com The successful bidder agrees to pay a buyer’s premium in the amount of 25% of the hammer price on each lot up to and including $200,000, plus 10% of the hammer price greater than $200,000. LA Auc. Lic., Neal Auction Co. #AB-107, Alford #797, LeBlanc #1514


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