Neal Auction Louisiana Purchase 2015

152 976. Antique Empire‑Style Mahogany and Bronze‑Mounted Sécrétaire à Abattant , blocked frieze, fall front lid, fitted desk interior, three drawers flanked by columns, blocked base, ball feet, h. 49 3/4 in., w. 41 3/8 in., d. 23 1/4 in. $700/1000 977. Pair of Faux Marbre Pedestals , 20th c., shaped tops, fluted Corinthian columns, square bases, h. 41 in. $400/600 Provenance: Robert James Walsh & Company, Windsor, VT. 978. Louis XV/XVI Pine and Oak Buffet á Deux Corps , late 18th c., Normandy, arched cornice, frieze with floral reserve and rope molded panels, arched floral carved doors now fitted with glass, lower case with conforming paneled doors, fluted center stile, sunflower carved skirt, leaf carved cabriole legs, h. 83 in., w. 52 1/2 in., d. 18 1/2 in. $1500/2500 Provenance: Whitehall, Chapel Hill, NC. 979. Louis XVI‑Style Parquetry and Gilt Bronze‑Mounted Side Table , probably early 20th c., frieze drawer, stop‑fluted legs, h. 29 3/8 in., w. 36 1/4 in., d. 22 1/4 in. $300/500 980. Hunt Slonem (American/Louisiana, b. 1951) , “Witness”, 1998, oil on canvas, signed, titled and dated en verso, 60 in. x 72 in., unframed. $7000/10000 981. Robert Gordy (American/New Orleans, 1933‑1986) , “Urns, Lemons and Females”, 1966, oil on canvas, unsigned, titled and dated en verso, dia. 32 1/2 in., unframed. $1000/1500 Exh.: New Orleans Museum of Art, Robert Gordy: Paintings & Drawings: 1960‑1980, 1981. Ill.: Baro, Gene. Robert Gordy: Paintings & Drawings: 1960‑1980 . New Orleans: New Orleans Museum of Art, 1981, p. 24.