Neal Auction 2012

W denotes the lot is illustrated at www.nealauction.com 121 536. An American Marble Bust of a Woman , 19th c., the foliate-hemmed shift draped by a cloak, truncation decorated with a complete circle of acanthus leaves, hair loosely bound with pearls on a conforming socle base, height 28 1/2 in. $800/1200 W 537. An Italian Marble of “Niobe and Her Daughter” , late 19th/early 20th c., after the antique, a reduction of the multi- figural life sized group now in the Uffizi, Florence, height 14 3/4 in. $700/900 Reference: Haskell and Penny, Taste and the Antique , New Haven, 1988, pp 274-279. 538. George Bauer Dunbar (American/ New Orleans, b. 1927) , “Abstraction”, 1980, encaustic and oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, signed en verso, 8 in. x 10 in., framed. $400/600 539. George Bauer Dunbar (American/ Louisiana, b. 1927) , “Talisheek”, gold leaf and enamel on board, signed lower right, 14 1/4 in. x 12 in., artist frame. $2000/4000 W 540. George Bauer Dunbar (American/ Louisiana, b. 1927) , “Bonfouca (Abstract Composition with Circles)”, gold leaf and clay on board, signed lower center, 8 1/4 in. x 7 in., framed. $800/1200 541. George Bauer Dunbar (American/New Orleans, b. 1927) , “Gold Heart”, red and black clay with gold leaf on board, signed lower center, 17 in. x 15 in., attractively framed. $1500/2500 542. Simon Gunning (Australian/New Orleans, b. 1956) , “Jeu de Paume”, pen and ink on paper, signed and titled lower right, 13 1/4 in. x 14 3/4 in., attractively matted and framed. $500/750 536 541 538 539 542