Neal Auction 2012

W denotes the lot is illustrated at www.nealauction.com 143 W 689. George Shellbase (American/Connecticut, 20th c.) , “Musicians”, crayon and watercolor, signed and inscribed “Bimini” lower right, sight 12 1/4 in. x 15 in., matted and framed; and “Sailboat”, ink and wash, signed lower right, sight 4 3/4 in. x 7 in., matted and framed. (2 pcs.) $400/600 W 690. George Shellbase (American/Connecticut, 20th c.) , “Hialeah, Florida”, pencil and watercolor on paper, signed and inscribed lower right, sight 8 3/4 in. x 11 1/2 in.; “Still Life - Fish”, pastel on paper, signed lower left, sight 10 in. x 12 in., both matted and framed. (2 pcs.) $400/600 W 691. Virginia Gruppe (Dutch/American, 1907- 1980) , “Gloucester Harbor”, watercolor on paper, signed lower right, sight 4 7/8 in. x 6 in., matted and framed; together with Emile Gruppe (American, 1896-1978), two lithographs laid down on board of “Gloucester Harbor”, both signed, both 10 in. x 14 in., matted and framed alike, (3 pcs.) $300/500 W 692. Charles Gruppe (American, b.1928) , “Sharpening the Knives”, oil on canvas board, signed lower right, titled en verso, 11 3/8 in. x 13 5/8 in., in a giltwood frame. $500/750 W 693. David Brownlow (American/Texas, 1915-2008) , “Still Life of Roses”, oil on masonite, signed lower left, 10 3/4 in. x 7 3/4 in, in a period frame. $600/900 W 694. Pamela Scholz (American, 20th c.) , “Stalking Butterflies”, c. 1980, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 26 1/8 in. x 38 in., framed. $400/600 Provenance: Acquired Nahan Galleries, New Orleans; descended in a New Orleans family. W 695. Thomas Paquette (American, b. 1958) , “Beginning of Prairie”, oil on paper, initialed lower right, signed and inscribed en verso, 4 in. x 4 in., framed. $250/350 696. Two Wedgwood Lustre Gilt and Polychrome Porcelain Hummingbird Vessels , c. 1920, consisting of a vase and bowl, each with blue exterior and orange-red interior, vase height 13 5/8 in., bowl height 5 3/4 in., diameter 8 7/8 in. $600/900 W 697. A Pair of Royal Doulton Pottery Vases , early 20th c., mottled rust and blue ground, stylized floral decoration, height 9 7/8 in. $500/700 W 698. Two Pottery Vessels , including an English black and white figural silhouette pitcher, c. 1860; and a Czechoslovakian amphora Vase, c. 1930. $300/500 W 699. A Group of Three English Transferware Vessels , mid-to-late 19th c., including a blue and white bowl, a two-handled vase, marked “Copeland Spode” and a harlequin clown puzzle jug, marked “Elsmore & Forster”, and with painted dedication “Mr. B. Smith/ West Bromwich/ 1859”, height of tallest 8 1/2 in. $200/400 700. An Antique French Bronze- Mounted Marble Three-Piece Clock Garniture , c. 1875, striking bell movement marked “Japy Freres”, porcelain dial, columns with engine- turned capitals and bases, conforming three-light candelabra with scrolled supports, clock height 16 in., width 9 in., depth 4 1/2 in. $700/1000 W 701. Two Antique French Gilt Bronze and Enamel Hand Mirrors , c. 1880-1890, each inset with a portrait miniature, one signed “J. Mill.”, tallest height 15 in. $200/400 702. Two Mettlach Polychrome and Pewter Lidded Steins , c. 1900, each with impressed marks, tallest 16 1/2 in. $600/900 696 700 702