Neal Auction Company

Listed are over 100 lots that failed to sell in our Spring Estates Auction, April 16th & 17th, 2011. The full description and all photos available are posted on this page. The lots will be available for sale at the price listed for APPROXIMATELY 15 days only. The time frame these lots are listed are at Neal Auction discretion. All lots are offered on a first-come, first served basis. The lowest price available is listed, no offers please. If a condition report is available for these items, they will be posted on the Condition Reports page.

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11. Spanish Colonial School, late 18th/early 19th c., “The Virgin of Sorrows”, oil on canvas, unsigned, inscribed “Mater Dolorosa”, 20 1/2 in. x 16 1/2 in., framed. Price: $805.20

13. A Russian Icon of a Warrior Saint, late 19th/early 20th c., possibly St. George, tempera on heavy wood panel, 14 7/8 in. x 11 in.; together with a later gilt easel stand. Price: $366.00

16. Herbert Dicksee (British, 1862-1942), “Recumbent Lion by a Lake”, 1891, etching and drypoint on paper, pencil signed, signed in plate, sight 18 1/4 in. x 30 1/4 in., matted and framed. Price: $488.00
Note: This imposing print is essentially a variant on “The Lion of Lucerne” by Bertel Thorvaldsen (Danish, 1768-1844), carved as a memorial (also on the shores of a lake) in 1820-21 to the Swiss Guards of the French Royal Household, for their heroic 1792 defense of the Palais des Tuileries, Paris.

17. Herbert Dicksee (British, 1862-1942), “Lioness with Cub by a Lake”, etching and drypoint on paper, pencil-signed and initialed in the plate, sight 17 in. x 27 1/8 in., matted and framed. Price: $488.00

21. A Fine Antique Print of Napoleon, “Napoleon, On Board H.M.S. Bellerophon, July 23rd, 1815″, engraving, after Sir William Q. Orchardson, R.A. (1832-1910), etched by L. J. Steele, sight 27 1/4 in. x 37 in., attractively matted and framed. Price: $732.00

23. Continental School, 19th c., “Rosalie Julie Von Bonar”, watercolor miniature on ivory, unsigned, sight 3 in. x 2 1/4 in., label en verso reads, “Rosalie Julia Von Bonar, King Ludwig’s Favorite”, in a brass easel frame; together with C.D. Fredericks (German, late 19th c.), “Gentleman with a Red Beard”, watercolor miniature on ivory, signed lower left, illegible notation lower right, 3 1/2 in. x 2 3/4 in., in a brass frame. Price: $244.00
Provenance: Accompanied by original receipt from Lang Antiques, San Francisco, California.

41. A Pair of American or English Brass Spring-Loaded Candlesticks, 19th c., with glass baluster-form storm shades with ruffled rims, round foot with floriform decoration, height 13 1/2 in. Price: $122.00

97. Andrew John Henry Way (American/Baltimore, 1826-1888), “Still Life with Pearls, Portrait and a Vase”, oil on canvas, signed lower right, stamped “Kellinger McCoy…Baltimore” en verso, “A. Miller”, New York label affixed to frame, 16 1/8 in. x 12 1/8 in. Price: $2440.00
Note: Andrew John Henry Way began his career as a portraitist, but under the influence of artist Emanuel Leutze, decided to devote himself entirely to still-life painting, for which he quickly “acquired a reputation for his adroit rendering of various species of fruit”, among other subjects. With careful, scientific precision, lustrous palette and dexterous handling of the reflective qualities of light, Way’s pursuit of art in the Dusseldorf style of still-life painting was so successful that he became one of the most beloved and sought-after of Baltimore’s mid-century artists.
Reference: Johnston, William R. “American Paintings in the Walters Art Gallery.” Magazine Antiques, vol. 106, Nov. 1974.

102. Laura Wheeler Waring (American/New York, 1887-1948), “Perusing the National Gallery”, 1940, watercolor on paper, signed lower left, inscribed in part “Laura Wheeler Waring(L) and her sister Mrs. Mary Alice McNeil(R) in the National Gallery, Washington, DC”, and with a “Langman Gallery, Jenkintown, Penna” label en verso of backing board, 9 1/4 in. x 11 in., matted and framed. Price: $3660.00
Note: The work of African-American artist Laura Wheeler Waring has been widely acclaimed; her portraits include such illustrious sitters as W.E.B. Du Bois and Marian Anderson. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Waring was the daughter of Reverend Robert Wheeler, who ensured that his children were well educated. Waring therefore graduated not only from Hartford High School and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, but she also studied at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. This self-portrait, depicting the artist in the National Gallery, highlights Waring’s education and her continuing dedication to studying art, something that set her apart from amateur artists of her day.

103. Laura Wheeler Waring (American/New York, 1887-1948), “Still Life with a Jug, Lemon and Orange”, 1940, watercolor on paper, monogrammed lower left, dated and inscribed by collector en verso, 7 1/2 in. x 10 1/8 in., framed.Price: $976.00

113. A Newcomb College Art Pottery Semi-Gloss Glaze Vase, 1909, decorated by Mary Summey with relief-modeled and incised narcissus, base marked with Newcomb cipher, decorator’s mark, Joseph Meyer’s potter’s mark, reg. no. DG13 and Q for buff clay body, height 5 3/4 in. Price: $3050.00

114. A Newcomb College Art Pottery Semi-Matte Glaze Vase, 1931, decorated by Sadie Irvine, with a ribbed pattern, base marked with Newcomb cipher, decorator’s mark, Jonathan Hunt’s potter’s mark, reg. no. TB53 and shape no. 75, height 4 1/4 in. Price: $1830.00

116. A Newcomb College Art Pottery Matte Glaze Bowl, c. 1913-15, modeled with a pair of shells and a molded rim, with mottled blue-green underglaze, base marked with Newcomb cipher, Joseph Meyer’s potter’s mark, shape no. 259, C for buff clay body and “Craig” in sgraffito, height 3 3/4 in., diameter 8 3/4 in. Price: $1220.00

128. Clementine Hunter (American/Louisiana, 1886-1988), “African Head Dress: Portrait of a Woman”, oil on canvas, monogrammed lower left, 20 in. x 16 in., framed.Price: $1220.00
Provenance: Estate of Gayle M. Batt; Purchased in the 1970s from Clementine Hunter with Dr. Robert Ryan.

154. A Very Fine George III Carved Mahogany Sofa Table, c. 1790-1800, figured mahogany top with reeded edge, drop leaves, the frieze fitted with two drawers and two faux drawers, trestle base with reeded sabre legs, stretcher, brass casters, height 28 in., closed width 39 in., open width 60 in., depth 27 in. SOLD!

163. A Fine Antique Regency-Style Carved and Inlaid Mahogany Dining Table, the banded tilt top with molded edge above a shallow apron, vasiform support, reeded sabre legs ending in brass casters, height 29 in., length 64 in., width 44 in. Price: $1830.00

170. A Collection of Four Engravings of English Castles, including “Eagle Tower and Caernarvon Castle, North Wales”, “Stoke-Say Castle, Shropshire”, “N.E. View of Bolton Castle, Yorkshire” and “S.W. View of Bolton Castle, Yorkshire”, from a drawings by W. Tayleure for Architectural Antiquities Great Britain, London, 1814, sight 9 3/8 in. x 7 1/2 in., matted and framed alike. SOLD!

184. A Rare American Paint-Decorated Gout Stool, mid-19th c., Baltimore, bearing a label from Frederick City Novelty Wood Works, manufacturer of Brooks’ Patent Step Ladder, Frederick, MD, of scrolled form with gilt stenciling and each side with an oval landscape vignette, height 7 in., length 15 in., width 11 in. Price: $915.00

195. A Near Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Rouleau Vases, 19th/early 20th c., cylindrical bodies and necks decorated in imitation of cloisonné enamel with floral baskets and shou on gilt diaper grounds, the sloping shoulders and tapering circular feet with stylized floral sprays and C scrolls, bases with Qianlong seal marks, height 9 1/2 in. Price: $976.00

206. A Chinese Jadeite Brooch, 18th/19th c., apple green and white stone carved in rectangular form as entwined lotus leaves surmounted by a white bird, the reverse mounted as a brooch with 14 kt. gold surround, height 2 in., width 1 3/8 in.Price: $1220.00

207. A Chinese Carved Jadeite Plaque Pendant, mottled green stone of rectangular form relief carved to each side with potted prunus branches flanked by two phoenixes within a geometric framework, height 3 5/8 in., width 2 3/4 in., depth 1/4 in. Price: $732.00
Provenance: Acquired New York City, 1970s.

211. A Chinese Peach-Blossom Glazed Porcelain Water Pot, 18th/19th c., beehive form with a waisted flared neck, the sides lightly incised with dragon roundels, base with six character Kangxi (1662-1722) mark, height 4 in. Note: Hairline to base. Price: $732.00