Neal Auction Important Estates September 2015

Additional information at www.nealauction.com 25 143. English Gilt Bronze Figural Sinumbra Lamp , c. 1835, marked “Messenger & Sons/ London & Birmingham/ Manufactured for/Jones, Low and Ball/Boston”, reeded standard with spreadwing eagle, stepped base, cut‑glass shade with dove and leaf design, h. 40 in., dia., 12 1/4 in. $2000/3000 Provenance: The Service Collection, Estate of Grant A. Oakes, Warren, OH. Ill.: Gowitt, 19th Century Lighting , Schiffer, 2002, p. 146. 144. Pair of Continental Rock Crystal Lamps , faceted and lobed standard, gilt metal base, h. 23 1/4 in. $4000/6000 145. Fine Regency Patinated Bronze Argand Lamp , early 19th c., urn‑shaped font, foliate arms, cistern supported by dolphins, chamfered pedestal with ram’s heads and sphinxes, plinth base, etched and cut glass shades, now electrified, h. 27 in., w. 22 in., d. 7 in. $1200/1800 Provenance: Neal Auction Company, Nov. 20, 2010, lot 66. 146. Rare English Gilt Bronze Figural Solar Lamp , c. 1850, base stamped “Messenger & Sons Published As The Act Directs”, with figure of Napoleon supporting a globe, pedestal with a recumbent winged figure, inscribed “Isle D’Elbe”, cut‑glass shade, h. 31 in., dia. 9 in. $1500/2500 Provenance: The Service Collection, Estate of Grant A. Oakes, Warren, OH. Ill.: Gowitt, 19th Century Lighting , Schiffer, 2002, p. 152. 147. American Rococo Carved Rosewood Cheval Mirror , c. 1850‑1860, arched mirror with flower basket crest, turned, fluted and rope‑twist supports, floral carved trestle base, h. 70 1/4 in., w. 42 3/4 in. $1200/2000 Provenance: The Service Collection, Estate of Grant A. Oakes, Warren, OH. 148. Very Fine American Rococo Carved and Laminated Rosewood Étagère , c. 1850‑1860, attr. to John Henry Belter, New York, in the “Rosalie with Grapes” pattern, elaborately carved and pierced crest with acorns and clusters of fruit, keyhole mirror flanked by graduated shelves, serpentine base with conforming molded white marble top, disc feet, casters, h. 88 1/4 in., w. 60 in., w. 15 7/8 in. $15000/25000 Provenance: The Service Collection, Estate of Grant A. Oakes, Warren, OH. Ill.: Dubrow, Richard. American Furniture of the 19th c., 1840-1880 . Atglen PA: Schiffer, 1983. p. 146-147. Note: The proportions, mirror form, supports, and base on this étagère are nearly identical to those on the historic étagère found in the double parlor at Rosalie, Natchez. Though the crests are very similar on these two étagères, the example offered here has a greater proliferation of grape clusters and finely carved floral forms. Ref: Otto, Cecilia Jackson. American Furniture of the 19th c . New York: Viking Press, 1965, fig. 298.