Neal Auction Louisiana Purchase 2015

Additional information at www.nealauction.com 31 139. American Classical Mahogany Mixing Table , mid‑19th c., with Egyptian marble top, ogee‑molded frieze, scrolled supports, turned stretcher, scrolled feet, h. 33 1/4 in., w. 25 1/4 in., d. 17 in. $1000/1500 140. Pair of American Federal Gilded and Painted Maple Landscape Chairs , c. 1815, attr. to Thomas Renshaw and John Barnhart, Baltimore, MD, paneled crest centered by pastoral scenes, X‑shaped splat, turned tapered columnar stiles, shaped stretcher, h. 33 1/2 in., w. 19 in., d. 20 1/4 in. $1200/1800 141. Two Antique American Pressed Zinc Portrait Medallions , 19th c., one depicting George Washington, dia. 21 in., d. 1 1/2 in. $1000/1500 142. American Cast Iron Swan‑Form Architectural Element , 19th c., now mounted on rectangular base, h. 20 1/2 in., w. 30 1/4 in. $1200/1800 143. Rare American Cast‑Iron Fish Tank , 19th c., marked “J.W. Fiske/41/Park Place”, octagonal basin centered by floral fountain, frame with lily pad‑form candle holders, base with three addorsed egrets, h. 53 in., d. 38 in. Note: Lacking glass panels. $3000/5000 Provenance: Descended in the family of Francisco A. Chapa. Note: Francisco A. Chapa (1870-1924) immigrated to the United States from Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Chapa studied pharmacy at Tulane University and later moved to San Antonio, where he established La Botica del León (the Lion Drugstore), later known as Chapa Drug Store. An outspoken Texas-Mexican Republican, Chapa published El Imparcial de Texas , a conservative newspaper, and served as a lieutenant colonel under Governor Oscar B. Colquitt. Chapa was intimately involved in U.S. relations with Mexico during the Mexican Revolution, a time of great political and economic upheaval. 144. American Beaux‑Arts Patinated Copper Architectural Element , 20th c., Aztec‑style mask design; originally displayed on the Commodore Hotel, New York City, h. 34 1/2 in., w. 33 in., d. 24 in. $2500/3500 Ref.: Blum, Evan and Leslie. Irreplaceable Artifacts . New York: C. Potter, 1997, p. 42. 145. American Cast Bronze Plantation Bell , mid‑19th c., marked “Meneely’s Foundry, West Troy, New York, 1850”, complete with clapper and cast iron yoke supports, base dia. 17 in. $1200/2000