Neal Auction Important Estates September 2015

28 160. Rare Fine English Patinated Bronze Two‑Light Figural Argand Lamp , c. 1835, probably Messenger & Sons, London, urn‑form font, foliate arms, tapered and reeded standard with addorsed cranes, cut and etched‑glass shades, h. 40 in., w. 24 in., d. 10 1/2 in. $5000/7000 Provenance: The Service Collection, Estate of Grant A. Oakes, Warren, OH. Ill.: Gowitt, 19th Century Lighting , Schiffer, 2002, p. 212. 161. Pair of American Classical Carved Mahogany Armchairs , c. 1820, Boston, leaf and fan carved tablet crest, medial rail with foliate terminals, reeded scrolled arms, reeded tapered legs. $1200/2000 Provenance: Didier, Inc., New Orleans. 162. Pair of American Classical Carved Mahogany Armchairs , c. 1820, Boston, leaf and fan carved tablet crest, medial rail with foliate terminals, reeded stiles, scrolled arms, reeded tapered legs. $1200/2000 Provenance: Didier, Inc., New Orleans. 163. American Classical Carved Mahogany Sofa , early 19th c., tubular crest rail, leaf and rosette brackets, scrolled arms with rosettes, molded seat rail, blocked corners, reeded sabre legs, brass paw feet, casters, h. 37 3/4 in., w. 85 in., d. 24 in. $3000/5000 Provenance: Didier, Inc., New Orleans. 164. Pair of American Classical Carved Mahogany Armchairs , c. 1820, Boston, leaf and fan carved tablet crest, medial rail with foliate terminals, reeded scrolled arms, reeded tapered legs. $1200/2000 Provenance: Didier, Inc., New Orleans. 165. American Late Federal Carved Mahogany Secretary‑Bookcase , c. 1825, cove‑molded cornice, glazed doors, adjustable shelves, base with 2 short drawers above a fall-front sécrétaire interior with inset baize‑lined writing surface, drawers and cubbyholes, pair of doors below flanked by over reeded colonettes, melon feet, brass spherule feet, h. 93 in., w. 45 5/8 in., d. 22 3/4 in. $3000/5000 Provenance: Didier, Inc., New Orleans.