Neal Auction Important Estates September 2015

136 909. American School , mid‑20th c., “Sunset on a Rocky Coast”, oil on canvas, signed “Vicnery” lower left, 28 in. x 38 in., framed. $300/500 Provenance: A Shreveport, LA Collector. 910. Benjamin James Bowen (American/Tunisian, 1859‑1930) , “Nocturne Sailboats”, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 15 in. x 18 in., period frame. $600/800 911. Edna Martin (American, 1896‑1996) , “Tree in Landscape”, 1920, gouache on paper, signed and dated lower right; “Coalman”, charcoal and pastel on paper; “French Fishermen”, 1934, woodblock print, pencil‑signed, titled and dated lower margin, sights 11 1/2 in. x 8 5/8 in. to 18 1/4 in. x 11 5/8 in., framed, (3 pcs.) $500/800 912. George Majewicz (German, 1897‑1965) , “Stag in the Woods”, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 28 in. x 24 in., framed. $500/800 913. George Majewicz (German, 1897‑1965) , “American Turkeys”, oil on canvas, signed lower right, artist label with title, 2 “William E. Koch Collection, Mobile Art Center and Gallery” labels and artist biography en verso, 24 in. x 36 in., framed. $400/600 914. Emily Mary Osborne (British, b. 1834, fl. 1851‑1908) , “Country Lovers”, 1887, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, 17 1/4 in. x 13 3/4 in., framed. $300/500 Provenance: Estates of Eva and Jerry Gotlib, New York, NY and Fort Smith, AR. 915. Joseph Thors (British, 1843‑1900) , “Figures Fishing in the Pool of a Wooded Stream”, c. 1870, oil on canvas, signed lower right, early 20th c. labels “Joseph Cooke...Birmingham” en verso, 20 1//2 in. x 30 1/4 in., original frame. $300/500 916. Georgian Sheffield Plate Covered Entrée Dish with Warming Stand , early 19th c., oblong with foliate and floral handles and feet, gadroon borders, interior of warming stand retains original tinned surface, h. 7 1/2 in., w. 14 in., d. 8 7/8 in. $300/500 Provenance: Thomas Sidney, New Orleans, LA. 917. Group of Miscellaneous Sterling Silver Flatware incl. 2 English berry spoons and bread fork, Walker & Hall, Sheffield, 1903 and 1912; a Georg Jensen “Acorn” pattern cheese knife and small fork; 3 Tiffany & Co. fiddle typt crested dinner forks, 3 Gelston & Treadwell coin silver fiddle typt crested dinner forks en suite; 6 Continental .800 silver fruit forks, German; 3 relish spoons, 12 Apostle demitasse spoons, and an Australian koala bear motif demitasse spoon, combined wt. (weighable) 27.30 troy ozs. $400/600 Provenance: Gift of Boyd Cruise to friend and French Quarter neighbor, Bessie Jones, thence by descent. 918. English Silverplate Corinthian Column Banquet Lamp , with cut glass font, Hinks & Co. patent, now electrified, overall h. 37 1/2 in.; near pair of weighted sterling silver Corinthian column candlesticks, early 20th c., one Gorham, the other Mauser, h. 8 1/8 in.; and Edwardian inlaid mahogany and silverplate gallery tray, l. 27 3/4 in. $400/600 919. Late Georgian Sterling Silver Sugar Tongs ; together with a vintage American sterling silver tea strainer, ret. Shreve, Crump & Low; a sterling silver teapot‑form tea infuser; and a Christofle silverplate corkscrew, (4 pcs.) $200/300 920. Group of Ellis Barker Silverplate , incl. sandwich tray, l. 26 in., w. 9 in.; salver, dia. 11 1/2 in.; oval tray, 16 in. x 12 in.; gravy boat, compote and small oval tray, (6 pcs.) $250/350 921. Ellis Barker Silverplate Vintage Motif Tray , l. 19 1/2 in.; together with a silverplate vintage motif wine cooler, h. 13 5/8 in. $200/300