Neal Auction Louisiana Purchase 2015

Additional information at www.nealauction.com 59 275. Shearwater Pottery Ashtray , c. 1955, decorated by Walter Anderson with a duck in black and white slip, unmarked, dia. 5 1/2 in.; accompanied by a copy of a letter of authenticity from the family of Walter Anderson, 2000. $800/1200 276. Shearwater Pottery Vase , c. 1930‑1940s, geometric lotus design with sea green and gunmetal glaze, dime size impressed mark, h. 8 1/2 in. $1200/1800 Provenance: Dr. Robert L. Trahan (1933‑2010), Lafayette, LA; thence by descent. 277. New Orleans Art Pottery Bowl , c. 1886‑1891, decorated with applied leaves with bronze glossy glaze on a matte blue ground, stamped “New Orleans Art Pottery/No. 249 Baronne Street “ h. 5 1/2 in., dia. 8 1/4 in. $1200/1800 Ill.: Bragg, Jean. Newcomb College Arts & Crafts Sales Exhibition . New Orleans: Jean Bragg Gallery, 1998, p. 19, no. 9. 278. Tiffany Favrile Pastel Glass Footed Bowl , marked “1839 L.C. Tiffany ‑ Favrile”, diamond pattern, onion skin finish, rippled base, h. 4 1/2 in., dia. 11 1/2 in. $1000/1500 Provenance: New Orleans Estate. Ill.: Steeg, Moise S. Tiffany Favrile Art Glass . Atglen: Schiffer, 1997, p. 168. 279. Dale Chihuly (American, b. 1941) , “Yellow Two‑Tiered Piccolo Venetian “ 1996, signed and dated, blown glass, h. 13 1/2 in., dia. 10 in. $1000/1500 280. George Rodrigue (American/Louisiana, 1944‑2013) , “Blue Dog Bowl”, 1994, cameo glass, produced in collaboration with the Pilgrim Glass Company, limited edition number “35/35”, date and Pilgrim Glass mark etched on base, h. 5 in., dia. 9 in. $7000/10000 Note: While best known for his vibrant canvases, George Rodrigue enjoyed working with a variety of unexpected media throughout his career. Between 1993 and 1995, Rodrigue collaborated with the renowned Kelsey Murphy and Pilgrim Glass in West Virginia to recreate his Blue Dog image in cameo glass. Cameo glass is produced by etching and carving through fused layers of differently colored glass to produce designs, usually with white opaque figures and motifs on a dark-colored background. The layered pieces are then sandblasted to reveal, as in the case of the rare work offered here, the artist’s raised design. The nationally renowned expert, Kelsey Murphy has elevated both the technical and aesthetic elements of cameo glass in America over the last three decades. Murphy’s work was featured in Artistry in Glass: Cameo Glass by Kelsey Murphy at the New Orleans Museum of Art in 1995, and a bowl from this series was included in NOMA’s Rodrigue’s Louisiana: Forty Years of Cajuns, Blue Dogs and Beyond Katrina in 2008. Rodrigue’s collaboration with Murphy resulted in three bowls and a vase, each in an edition of thirty-five, and as was the case with many of the unique Blue Dog creations, most of them remained in the artist’s private collection. Ref.: Rodrigue, Wendy. “Blue Dog Glass and Other Unique Rodrigue Items.” Musings of an Artist’s Wife . July 9, 2011. www.wendyrodrigue.com. Acc essed Oct. 9, 2015.