Neal Auction 2012

114 500. American School, 19th c ., “Tropical Landscape”, oil on canvas, unsigned, 22 in. x 10 in., original period giltwood frame. $1000/1500 W 501. Attributed to Mary Russell Smith (American, 1842-1878) , “Chicks”, oil on canvas, unsigned, 9 in. x 14 in., in a period frame. $500/750 502. English School, 19th c ., “The Harvest, Baling Hay”, oil on canvas, signed “N. Yates” lower left, 30 1/8 in. x 50 1/8 in., in a fine period carved, gessoed and giltwood frame. $2000/3000 503. Hunt Slonem (American/Louisiana, c. 1951) , “Hitchcock”, 2006, oil on canvas, signed, titled and dated en verso, 40 in. x 30 in., framed. $2000/3000 504. A Pair of Aesthetic Brass Figural Andirons , 19th c., in the style of Christopher Dresser, the beaded shaft on an arched reeded foot, sphinx head finials; together with a matching firetool set, height 19 in. $800/1200 505. A Pair of Imperial Russian Hammered Brass Pitchers , late 19th c., tapering ovoid bodies with loop handles, marked on base with Imperial Russian double-headed eagle with Cyrillic characters including “Tula” or “Tuya”, an important center for brass work, height 13 1/2 in., width 9 1/2 in. $400/600 500 502 505 503 504