Neal Auction 2012

W denotes the lot is illustrated at www.nealauction.com 19 45. A Good Antique French Enameled Mercantile Sign , late 19th c., enameled surface on a curved iron sheet, with mounting flanges, the sign is promoting the midwife services of mesdames Cognard & Buzenet, height 25 1/4 in., width 20 in., depth in center 3 1/2 in. $800/1200 46. A Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Marble Vase , 19th c., beribboned floral swags, circular base, now mounted as a lamp, vase height 22 in., diameter 9 1/2 in. $500/700 43. An Antique Louis XV- Style Kingwood Parquetry and Bronze-Mounted Vitrine , 19th c., the glazed case with a domed top and two doors, table base with scalloped frieze drawer, cabriole legs, shaped stretcher shelf, height 46 1/2 in., width 30 1/2 in., depth 19 1/2 in. $1200/1800 44. An Antique Italian Carved Fruitwood Gondola Chair , 19th c., arched crest rail, padded swan’s neck and anthemion arms, carved seat rail, scrolled bellflower tapered legs, volute feet. Note: Traces of old green paint. $500/700 47. An Antique Continental Gilt and Silverplate-Mounted Nautilus Cup , late 18th/early 19th c., probably German or Austrian, unmarked, strap and pin construction, the shell strap mounts elaborately chased with grotesque masks, fanciful animals, and foliate designs, surmounted by a crusader, the dolphin standard spouting and surrounded by water-form metal-work, the base encircled with grotesque masks, fruit clusters and shells, height 15 1/2 in., width 7 in., depth 6 1/4 in. $1800/2500 43 46 44 47 45