Neal Auction 2012

82 347. Cornelius Haly Hankins (American/ Tennessee, 1863-1946) , “Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee”, oil on board, signed lower right, titled on old typewritten label affixed en verso, 10 1/2 in. x 15 1/2 in., framed. $2500/3500 Note: Cornelius Hankins studied art in St. Louis with Robert Henri and at the New York School of Fine Art with William Merritt Chase. Prior to this, in 1883, he studied in Nashville with Professor E.M. Gardner who founded the Nashville Art Association. He permanently settled in Nashville in 1904 and supported himself primarily as a portrait artist. Hankins’ talent, however, is best illustrated in his bucolic landscapes and well composed still life paintings. The work offered here depicts a lush wooded river landscape of the Cumberland plateau. With its visible brushwork, the influence of his Impressionist teachers Chase and Henri is evident. 348. An American Carved Mahogany Secretary Desk in the Gothic Taste , c. 1835, beaded flared cornice above a pair of arched and molded glazed doors, adjustable shelves; lower case with three drawers, fold- over writing surface, fitted desk interior of cubbyholes and drawers, beaded long drawer over beaded doors, scalloped base, bracket feet, height 98 in., width 44 1/2 in., depth 21 3/8 in. $2500/3500 349. An American Classical Brass- Mounted Carved Mahogany Games Table , early 19th c., Boston, stenciled “Rufus Pierce Furniture ... Boston”, foldover top, frieze with classical mounts, tapered columnar stem with circular plinth, hipped saber legs, brass paw feet, casters, height 28 1/2 in., width 35 in., depth 17 1/4 in. $1500/2500 Note: The label on this table is from 1828- 1829, the short period that Rufus Pierce had sole proprietorship of a furniture warehouse at 17 Market Street in Boston. Pierce was partnered with Isaac Allen in 1827 and then with Nathaniel Messer from 1829-1830. In 1830 Pierce had relocated to New York when creditors sold the 17 Market (renamed Cornhill) Street inventories. Reference: Talbott. “Boston Empire Furniture”, Magazine Antiques (May 1976), p. 1008, figs. 8-10. 350. An American Federal Carved Mahogany Tilt-Top Candlestand , c. 1815, Boston, rectangular top with rounded corners, boldly turned stem, molded arched legs on scroll feet, height 27 1/2 in., width 24 1/2 in., depth 17 in. $500/750 347 348 349 350