Neal Auction Louisiana Purchase 2015

76 372. American Gothic Carved Rosewood Center Table , c. 1840, New York, inset marble top, gadrooned edge, skirt with ripple molding, spiral turned supports, shaped plinth base, quatrefoil feet, castors, h. 28 1/2 in., w. 44 1/2 in., d. 31 1/2 in. $2500/3500 373. American Federal Cherrywood Chest of Drawers , early 19th c., Kentucky, graduated drawers, reeded stiles, ring and ball turned legs, h. 38 1/4 in., w. 39 5/8 in., d. 21 5/8 in. $1500/2500 374. American Gilt Brass Hanging Sinumbra Lamp , c. 1840, marked “Manufactured by H. N. Hooper & Co. Boston”, bulbous period shade cut with lyre motifs, in gilded mounts, suspended by chain below a smoke bell, h. 25 in., dia. 12 in. $1200/1800 Provenance: The Service Collection, Estate of Grant A. Oakes, Warren, OH. Ill.: Gowitt, 19th Century Lighting , Schiffer, 2002, p. 80. 377. George Marsh Carved Mahogany Hollow Column Shelf Clock , c. 1832, interior paper label of George Marsh & Co., Bristol, MA, eagle crest, painted dial, the mirror lifting to reveal the escapement, painted tablet depicting an actress on stage, paw feet, h. 37 in., w. 17 1/4 in., d. 5 1/4 in. $2500/3500 Ill.: Boor, Allison, et al. Philadelphia Empire Furniture . p.554, figs. 382, 382a. 378. George III Ebonized Oak Bracket Clock , early 19th c., silvered dial, domed case with bale handle, carved with geometric and foliate motifs, h. 17 1/2 in., w. 8 1/2 in., d. 5 1/4 in. $1500/2500 375. American Gilt Bronze Figural Solar Lamp , c. 1850, attributed to Hooper & Co., Boston, classical maiden on pedestal, marble base, cut‑glass shade, h. 29 1/4 in., dia. 8 in. $1200/1800 Provenance: The Service Collection, Estate of Grant A. Oakes, Warren, OH. Ill.: Gowitt, 19th Century Lighting , Schiffer, 2002, p. 88. 376. Rare American Patinated Zinc Equestrian Group of Andrew Jackson , 19th c., Cornelius and Baker, Philadelphia, after the 1853 original in Washington, DC, by Clark Mills (American, 1810‑1883), stone shaped base marked “Patented, May 15, 1855”, h. 22 1/8 in., l. 19 in., w. 8 1/2 in. $15000/25000 Note: Mills is considered one of America’s first sculptors. Born in upstate New York, he ran away from home at the age of 13, eventually settling in Charleston where he began to work as an ornamental plasterer and sculptor. Initially he was hesitant to enter the contest for the Jackson Sculpture commission, fearing he was neither qualified nor experienced enough. Mills was awarded the Jackson commission based in part on the success of his bust of the revered South Carolina statesman John C. Calhoun (1782-1850). To prepare for the sculpture’s production, Mills practiced by casting large-scale bells. He eventually sold the design rights to the prominent Philadelphia firm of Cornelius and Baker (in partnership 1851-1861), a company known for its lighting fixtures and one of the pioneers in zinc casting. The company’s skills are readily evident in this rare patinated zinc reduction. The technique was so advanced and innovative that Cornelius and Baker had the process patented. Examples of Cornelius and Baker Jackson sculptures are in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C., the Tennessee State Museum, the Morris Museum in Georgia, the Virginia Museum of Art in Richmond, the New York Historical Society, the Andrew Jackson Historical Park Museum in South Carolina, and The White House. Ref.: Barber, James. Andrew Jackson - A Portrait Study . National Portrait Gallery. 1991. pp. 212-216. ; Bénézit. Dictionnaire des Peintres , Librairie Grund, 1976, vol. 7, p. 424. ; Ward, John William. Andrew Jackson - Symbol for an Age . Oxford University Press, London, 1962.