Neal Auction Louisiana Purchase 2015

88 451. William Aiken Walker (American/South Carolina, 1838‑1921) , “Cabin Scene with Children”, oil on academy board, signed lower left, pencil inscribed “Cabin...$20, pair $35”, “J. Gumbinger, Jeweler, Jacksonville, Fla.” and “Robert M. Hicklin, Jr., Inc., Spartanburg, SC” labels en verso, 12 1/4 in. x 9 1/4 in., framed. $12000/18000 Provenance: Robert M. Hicklin, Jr., Inc.; Morton M. Goldberg Galleries, Inc., Mar. 12, 1994, lot 744. Note: To be included in John Fowler’s forthcoming catalogue raisonné on William Aiken Walker. 452. Joseph Rusling Meeker (American/Louisiana, 1827‑1887) , “At Dusk on the Bayou”, 1876, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, 12 in. x 24 in., antique gilt frame. $15000/25000 Provenance: Morton M. Goldberg Auction Galleries, New Orleans, Nov. 18, 1995, lot 906A. 453. José Silbert (French, 1862‑1939) , “Portrait d’une Lydie, Negresse Mauresque”, oil on wood panel, signed upper left, titled en verso, 12 3/4 in. x 9 1/2 in., antique frame. $2000/3000 454. Louis Antoine Collas (French, 1775‑1856, act. New Orleans 1822‑1829) , “Antoine Alcide Delpeuch (1799‑1845)” and “Mme. Antoine Alcide Delpeuch, née Marie Louise Chloé Grandchamps (1807‑1886)”, 2 watercolors on ivory, latter signed and dated 1827 lower left, sights 3 1/2 in. x 2 7/8 in., original ormolu within ebonized oval frames; together with a yellow gold bracelet, c. 1830, fleur‑de‑lis and floral decoration, belonged to Mme. Delpeuch, presented on a velvet‑lined stand under a circular glass dome, wood base. (3 pcs.) $4000/6000 Provenance: Didier Inc., New Orleans, Nov. 2002. Note: These beautifully depicted miniature portraits were most likely created shortly after the marriage of Chloé Grandchamps to Antoine Delpeuch, which occurred c. 1825-1827. The first of the couple’s children was born about two years later, and, sadly Antoine Delpeuch left his wife a widow in 1845. She never remarried and was called the Widow Delpeuch or Mrs. Delpeuch for the remainder of her life. Census records and City Directories show that Chloé Grandchamps Delpeuch lived with her sons and daughters until her death in 1886. 455. Continental Gilt Bronze, Pressed Brass and Crystal Four‑Arm Chandelier , c. 1840, French or English, foliate standard and arms, h. 25 in., dia. 19 in. $2000/3000 Provenance: Didier, Inc., New Orleans, Nov. 12, 2003. 456. Continental Giltwood Pier Mirror , 1800‑1825, gadrooned cornice above panel frieze, old mirror plate flanked by spiral and ribbon colonnettes, h. 74 1/4 in., w. 26 in. $2500/3500 Provenance: Didier, Inc., New Orleans, Nov. 15, 2002.