Neal Auction 2012

W denotes the lot is illustrated at www.nealauction.com 187 W 1012. A Pair of Continental Japanned and Bamboo Occasional Tables , 20th c., each with lacquered top, three tiers, bamboo uprights, height 30 1/2 in., width 16 in., depth 16 1/2 in. $500/750 W 1013. A Persian Copper and Silver Olive Oil Vessel and Tray , both intricately decorated, the vessel with animals, hunters and gods; the tray with a central scene of figures around a well and tree, tray diameter 30 in., vessel height 27 in., diameter 15 in. $600/900 W 1014. An Egyptian Bedouin Bridal Veil , woven linen and wood with silver beadwork, traditionally made by the mother of the bride, height 33 in., width 21 in., attractively presented in a shadowbox frame. $600/900 Provenance: Acquired Saudi Arabia, 1990s. W 1015. An Antique Tôle Peinte Plate Warmer , mid-19th c., on tall paw feet, later black paint; together with an antique coal scuttle, height 26 in., width 16 in., depth 11 in., (2 pcs.) $200/400 W 1016. A Set of Three Victorian Pressed Brass Curtain Valances , each in the form of fringed swags with tassels, length 54 1/2 in. $300/500 W 1017. An Antique Continental Cast Brass Tazza , c. 1900, the well and base cast with insects, flowers and an inset reserve of herons feeding in the water, height 6 1/2 in., diameter 10 in. $300/500 W 1018. An Antique French Opaline Pate de Riz Coffer and Undertray , c. 1900, with argenté bronze void cartouche mount, height 3 1/2 in., length 8 in., width 6 3/4 in. $250/350 Provenance: Neal Auction Company’s Manheim Galleries Auction, February 23, 2002 W 1019. A Brass Easel , crest having a flower filled urn flanked by two ladies, height 73 1/2 in., width 21 in. $200/400 W 1008. American School, mid-20th c ., “Lone Light”, oil on canvas, unsigned, titled and Schussler Bros., San Francisco stamp en verso, 22 in. x 18 in., in a period frame. $1000/1500 W 1009. A Set of Six Neoclassical-Style Carved Dining Chairs , possibly Thonet, arched crest, molded interlaced splat, caned seat, turned tapered legs, stretcher. $300/500 W 1010. A Decorative English Three-Panel Needlepoint Dressing Screen , early 20th c., panels with pastoral landscapes of spring flower windmill and mill with tower. $300/500 1011. An Antique English Carved Oak Hall Chair , c. 1875, turned crest rail above, pierced splat, shaped plank seat, pierced sides, arched legs. $200/400 W 1002. Philip Anthony Sage (American/New Orleans, b. 1942) , four prints, “Camellia Grill”, 1977, colored etching, pencil-signed, titled and dated, artist’s proof, artist’s biography en verso, sight 12 3/4 in. x 17 1/4 in.; “Morning Call”, etching, 1974, pencil- signed and titled, cancelled proof, sight 19 in. x 15 1/4 in.; “Cafe Du Monde”, 1975, etching, pencil-signed, titled and dated, artist’s proof, sight 16 in. x 18 1/2 in.; and “Entrance to Audubon Park”, 1980, etching, pencil-signed, titled, dated and numbered 178/200, sheet 18 3/4 in. x 22 in., all framed except latter. $300/500 W 1003. Jamie (James Browning) Wyeth (American, b. 1946) , “The Farm”, 1980, portfolio of 4 etchings, consisting of “Chicken Basket”, “91, 75, 86, 93, 84 (Cows)”, “Runaway Pig”, and “Bee Shadows”, each pencil-signed and numbered “24/150”, each copyright stamped “1980 Jamie Wyeth” en verso, each sheet size 25 in. x 20 in., image sizes ranging from 8 3/4 in. x 11 3/4 in. to 16 3/4 in. x 13 3/4 in., presented in a linen embossed portfolio. $700/900 W 1003A. A Group of Four “Oil Cloth” Posters , depicting various early 20th c. advertisements including “The Arabian Nights”, 40 in. x 57 in., “Get Fat on Lorings”, 35 in. x 22 1/2 in., “The Slave of the Orient”, 42 1/2 in. x 29 in., and “D.D. Mallory & Co., Canned Goods”, 42 in. x 29 1/2 in. $600/900 W 1004. Joseph “Pops” Whitesell (American/New Orleans, 1876-1958) , “Pops Whitesell’s Studio in the French Quarter” and “Probably a Portrait of Juanita Gonzales”, two silver gelatin prints, unsigned, pencil inscriptions en verso, 11 in. x 13 7/8 in. and 13 7/8 in. x 10 7/8 in., both unframed. $400/600 Provenance: Descended in a New Orleans family. Note: This view of Pops Whitesell’s French Quarter studio shows portraits of him by friends and fellow artists Cadwallader Washburn and Xavier Gonzales. Both paintings are now in the collection of the Louisiana State Museum. Also visible in the studio are prints by Wayman Adams and Morris Henry Hobbs. W 1005. Lowell Ellsworth Smith (American, 1924-2008) , “Decades”, watercolor on paper, signed lower right, 11 in. x 14 1/4 in., in a gilt frame. $800/1200 W 1006. Palmer Schoppe (American/ California, 1912-2001) , “Black and Gold: Cowboy on Horse”, 1983, mixed media on paper, pencil signed and dated lower right, signed, titled and numbered “645” en verso, 12 1/2 in. x 9 1/2 in., unframed. $500/700 W 1007. David Aiken Humphrey (American, b. 1955) , “Felix Culpa”, oil on canvas, unsigned, titled lower center, titled and dated “1985” en verso, 108 1/8 in. x 80 1/8 in., in a period frame. $400/600 Provenance: Sold for the benefit of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. 1011