Neal Auction Important Estates September 2015

154 1092. Ben France (American, 20th c.) , “Pitchin’ a Fit”, 1977, bronze, base inscribed with artist’s name, date, title, and number “1 of 10”, shaped wood plinth, overall h. 25 in. $800/1200 1093. Large American Patinated Bronze Group , after Charles Marion Russell (American, 1864‑1926), stagecoach pulled by six horses, indistinct cast signature, bronze h. 20 1/2 in., l. 61 in., on stand. $2500/3500 1094. Patinated Bronze of a Cheyenne Warrior on Horseback , 20th c., after the original by Frederic Remington, base inscribed “copyright/ Frederic Remington”, h. 19 1/2 in. $800/1200 1095. George III‑Style Mahogany Dumbwaiter , dished tiers, turned supports, arched legs, slipper feet, h. 40 1/4 in., d. 24 1/4 in. $250/350 1096. Queen Anne‑Style Mahogany Tilt-Top Tea Table , 21st c., birdcage support, vasiform turned standard, arched legs, pad feet, h. 28 3/4 in., dia. 30 in. $150/250 1097. American Églomisé Painting , “Parakeet on a Branch”, mid‑19th c., oil on glass, sight 6 1/2 in. x 4 1/2 in., framed. $150/250 1098. American Rococo Carved and Ebonized Armchair , mid‑19th c., Philadelphia, molded oval back, scrolled arms, serpentine seat rail with cabochon, cabriole legs, casters, period floral cut velvet upholstery. $200/400 1099. Two American Wicker Rocking Chairs , late 19th/early 20th c., both probably Heywood‑Wakefield, MA, one back with scrolled and center spider web design; another back with scrolls, caned trapezoidal seat, scrolling arms, turned bulbous legs. $200/400 1100. Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Armoire , c. 1900, molded cornice, oval mirrored door, inlaid panels to the sides, base with drawer, bracket feet, h. 78 in., w. 50 3/8 in., d. 20 in. $300/500 1101. [Leather Bindings] , 80 modern leather bindings incl. Herman Melville, Moby Dick , 2 vols; Dostoevsky, The Possessed ; Douglas Southall Freeman, Lee’s Lieutenants: A Study in Command , 3 vols.; John Updike, Marry Me ; Gore Vidal, Kalki ; Eugene O’Neill, Plays ; Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass ; Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre ; Albert Schweitzer, Out of My Life and Thought ; Herman Wouk, The Caine Mutiny , and others. $400/600 1102. [Leather Bindings] , Encyclopaedia Britannica, The Historians’ History of the World , 27 vols, 1926; together with John Lord, Beacon Lights of History , 10 vols., 1883 (37 pcs.) $200/400 1103. [Decorative Leather Bindings] , 34 books incl. A nglo‑Saxon Classics: Norroena Embracing the History and Romance of Northern Europe , limited edition, 15 vols., full leather, tooled and gilt; Oriental Series: China and Japan , Artists Edition #431 of 500, 12 vols., 1901; together with R.L. Stevenson, Stephenson’s Works , published by Scribner’s, in 7 volumes, 1/2 red leather with marbled boards. $150/250 1104. [Leather Bindings] , Encyclopaedia Britannica , 14th ed., 24 vols., 1929, brown leather bindings. $200/300