Neal Auction 2012

116 W 512. A Continental Boullework Box , early 19th c., foliate decoration, containing three original scent bottles in a restored moiré silk-lined and fitted interior, height 4 in., width 6 in. $500/750 513. A Rare Pair of Austrian Polychrome and Patinated Metal Figural Urns in the Egyptian Revival Style , early-to-mid 20th c., each with pair of Nubians above the opposing male and female figures, height 46 in., width 20 1/2 in, depth 17 in. $4000/6000 514. An American Renaissance Carved Walnut Bedroom Suite , late 19th c., Mitchell and Rammelsberg, Cincinnati, the bedstead hardware stamped “M R”; comprised of a bedstead and dresser; bed with arched pedimented strapwork crest, paneled headboard with finials, arched rounded low foot board and shaped rails; dresser with conforming crest and shaped bracketed sides, marble top drop center with two drawers and a bank of four drawers on each side, molded base, retains original pulls; bed height 92 in., length 77 in., width 60 in.; dresser height 91 in., width 58 in., depth 21 1/2 in. $3000/5000 Note: Scholar Ulysses Dietz noted the “flamboyance” and “larger than life” qualities of Mitchell and Rammelsberg pieces when compared to restrained East Coast examples, positing that large scale and bold ornament may have been the product of the less-tradition bound society of Midwestern cities. Mitchell and Rammelsberg began their partnership in 1847 and built a vast Cincinnati manufacturing complex with warerooms in St. Louis (1855), Kentucky (1862) and on Royal Street in New Orleans (1865). Reference: Dietz, A Century of Revivals , p. 37, pl. 29. and Dubrow. American Furniture of the 19th c. 1840-1880 , p 210. 513 514