Neal Auction Important Estates September 2015

Additional information at www.nealauction.com 157 1135. Twelve Harper’s Weekly Prints , 1871‑1886, incl. “Out of One Into Another”, “The Elephant Walks Around”, “Centerfold is Albany...”, “Dulce et Decorum est Pro Patria Mori”, “Caesar Now Be Still”, “The Only Emergencies We Need Fear” and others, each 16 in. x 11 in., unframed, (12 pcs.) $100/200 Provenance: Property Sold for the Benefit of a Private Institution. 1136. Antique English Bandbox Mounted as a Table , 19th c. and later, floral surround, tooled leather lined interior, later turned legs, h. 21 in., dia. 22 in. $150/250 Provenance: Whitehall, Chapel Hill, NC. 1137. Austrian Ebonized Bentwood and Caned Triple Back Settee , late 19th c., Thonet or J. & J. Kohn, entwined back, scroll arms, incurvate seat rail, flared legs; together with a single armchair with open horseshoe back, scroll arms, circular caned seat, flared legs, settee h. 42 1/5 in., w. 57 in., d. 22 in. $500/700 1138. Austrian Ebonized Bentwood Occasional Table , late 19th c., Thonet or J. & J. Kohn, shaped top, narrow frieze, turned standard, S‑scroll supports, h. 28 in., w. 32 1/2 in. $500/700 1139. Austrian Ebonized Bentwood Shaving Stand , late 19th c., paper label “J. & J. Kohn”, scrolled mirror, shaped base with bowl cut out, towel bars, small drawers, circular shelf, outswept legs. Note: “Estate” condition. $300/500 1140. Neoclassical‑Style Gilt Bronze‑Mounted Marble Lamp , Corinthian columnar standard, stylobate base, h. 27 1/2 in., w. 5 1/8 in. $250/350 1141. Empire‑Style Brass‑Mounted Tooled Leather Table Lamp , 20th c., swan finial, columnar standard, wreath‑mounted pedestal, guilloche borders, overall h. 32 in., w. 5 in. $250/350 1142. American Carved Walnut Crib , 19th c., headboard with scrolled crest, ring‑turned posts, spindled rails, h. 41 1/4 in., interior l. 42 1/2 in., interior w. 28 3/4 in. $200/400 1143. Antique Victor Victrola , c. 1900, case with later stencil decoration, fitted interior, with collection of records, h. 42 in., w. 21 in., d. 17 1/2 in. $300/500 1146. Joe C. Michelet, Jr. (American/Alabama, 20th c.) , “Take‑Off” and “Landing”, 2 oils on canvas, each signed lower left, each 24 in. x 12 in., framed. $400/600 1144. Set of Ten Monogrammed Linen Damask Napkins , 22 in. x 21 1/4 in.; together with a linen card table cloth, hem stitched, flower basket embroidery, 39 in. x 19 in. $150/250 1145. Mark Lassiter (American/Georgia, act. 20th c.) , “Nelson Mandela Commemorative Banner”, 1990, inkjet on vinyl, unsigned, 96 in. x 30 in. $500/800 Provenance: Property of the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA, sold to benefit future acquisitions. Note: Soon after being released from prison, the African National Congress (ANC) and anti‑apartheid leader Nelson Mandela made a ten day tour of American cities to great fanfare and celebration. Arriving in Atlanta, GA on June 27, 1990, Mandela and his wife met with Coretta Scott King to place a wreath of flowers at the crypt of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In the evening, Mandela spoke to a standing room only crowd at Georgia Tech’s Bobby Dodd Stadium.This colorful banner was among those commissioned to mark the visit and hang along Auburn Avenue, Peachtree Street and near the Morehouse campus.