Auction details
Important Antiques and Fine Art
11:00 AM PT - May 20th, 2007
offered by
Simpson Galleries
Houston, TX 77057
Auction Description
Auction Terms & Conditions
Buyer's Premium
20% up to 1000000
15% above 1000001
Bid Increments
| From | Increment |
| 0 | 25 |
| 500 | 50 |
| 1000 | 100 |
| 5000 | 500 |
| 10000 | 1000 |
| 50000 | 5000 |
| 100000 | 6000 |
| 200000 | 6500 |
| 300000 | 7000 |
| 400000 | 8000 |
| 500000 | 9000 |
| 1000000 | 10000 |
Auction House Preview
There will be a preview in our sales room beginning Monday May 14, 2007 at 10:00 Am till 6:00 PM. This preview will run the week before the auction including Saturday. Simpson Galleries will be available to discuss condition and estimates by telephone during those hours. Please email questions or concerns to mail@simpsongalleries.com.
424 Items
| Lot | Description | Estimates (USD) |
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| 1 |
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A VICTORIAN PARCEL GILT AND BLACK PAINTED TILT TOP TABLE, the circular hinged top with scrolling foliate border cent... |
500 - 750 |
6 Bids
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| 2 |
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A BOEHM SCULPTURE, "White Throated Sparrow." 430 M. Height: 9". |
500 - 750 |
4 Bids
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| 3 |
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AN ENGLISH MAHOGANY BEAU BRUMMELL, the rectangular top with shaped gallery above an open shelf with... |
300 - 500 |
3 Bids
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| 4 |
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A CHINESE WHITE NEPHRITE TRIPOD LIDDED CENSOR, the robustly carved tapered circular sides with short waisted neck f... |
400 - 600 |
14 Bids
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| 5 |
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A SERVICE OF EIGHT STERLING SILVER CHAMPAGNE FLUTES, each on stepped circular base, the sides with panels of flower ... |
400 - 500 |
13 Bids
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| 6 |
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A SEVEN PIECE SILVER PLATED TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE comprising a hot water kettle on stand, a coffee pot, a teapot, ... |
200 - 350 |
5 Bids
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| 7 |
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AN AMERICAN AESTHETIC MOVEMENT BIRD'S EYE MAPLE SIDE CHAIR, the crest rail centering an arched tablet carved with scr... |
300 - 500 |
8 Bids
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| 8 |
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A BOEHM SCULPTURE, "Killdeer." No. 473C. Height: 10", width: 12". |
600 - 800 |
12 Bids
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| 9 |
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A PAIR OF TIFFANY STERLING SILVER ARMORIAL LIDDED ENTRÉE SERVERS, each in the Georgian style, the oval sides with sh... |
2,000 - 4,000 |
4 Bids
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| 10 |
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN FEDERAL BOW-FRONT MAHOGANY CHEST, the bowed rectangular top above three graduated dr... |
600 - 800 |
13 Bids
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| 11 |
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A WATERFORD CUT CRYSTAL DECANTER in the Lismore pattern. Height: 9 3/4". |
100 - 150 |
6 Bids
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| 12 |
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY REGENCY PARCEL GILT BLACK LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ TRAY of rectangular form with bicolored gilt ... |
250 - 350 |
30 Bids
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| 13 |
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A CYBIS PORCELAIN FIGURE of Quan Yin. No. 255. Height: 13 3/4". |
300 - 500 |
9 Bids
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| 14 |
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A FEDERAL MAHOGANY AND WALNUT CROSS BANDED BREAKFAST TABLE, the oval reeded top on turned baluster form standard, ... |
800 - 1,200 |
9 Bids
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| 15 |
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A BOEHM SCULPTURE, "Road Runner." No. 493. Height: |
400 - 600 |
18 Bids
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| 16 |
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A PAIR OF CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS, each with stylized double yolk carved crest rail above a reticulated sc... |
750 - 1,500 |
9 Bids
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| 17 |
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A HUTCHENREUTHER PORCELAIN GROUP OF SEAGULLS by Gunther Granget. No. 264512f. Height: 14 1/4". |
400 - 600 |
17 Bids
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| 18 |
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A 19TH CENTURY VICTORIAN PARCEL GILT AND LACQUERED PAPIER- MÂCHÉ TRAY of shaped rectangular form with scrolling vin... |
300 - 500 |
28 Bids
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| 19 |
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A REGENCY STYLE FAUX SIENNA MARBLE AND BLACK ENAMELED TRAY-TOP SIDE TABLE BY THE JOHN WIDDICOMB COMPANY, the shaped... |
150 - 300 |
5 Bids
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| 20 |
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A CONTEMPORARY VERDE ANTICO MARBLE AND BRASS PLATED TABLE, the rectangular top raised on "X" frame supports. Heigh... |
600 - 1,200 |
5 Bids
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| 21 |
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A SET OF NINE MASON'S IRONSTONE BOWLS, each enameled in the Imari taste, with waved circular border of blossoming v... |
300 - 500 |
9 Bids
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| 22 |
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A LARGE CONTINENTAL WROUGHT IRON-MOUNTED COPPER CAULDRON of tapered circular form with arched handle. Height: 19", ... |
200 - 400 |
12 Bids
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| 23 |
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AN AMERICAN EMPIRE SLANT FRONT MAHOGANY SECRETARY, the rectangular top with brass inlay centering a winged medalli... |
2,000 - 3,500 |
16 Bids
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| 24 |
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A TIFFANY & CO. STERLING SILVER armorial oval center bowl in the George I style, with shaped rim centering an engrav... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
6 Bids
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| 25 |
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A QUEEN ANNE STYLE WALNUT LOWBOY, the rectangular top above two short drawers centering one long drawer over a sha... |
500 - 750 |
16 Bids
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| 26 |
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A BOEHM SCULPTURE, "American Bald Eagle Young and Spirited." 1976. Height: 10", width: 11". |
100 - 200 |
9 Bids
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| 27 |
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A PAIR OF QING DYNASTY RED LACQUERED AND PARCEL GILT CARVED WOOD PANELS, each depicting pavilions and pagodas set ... |
600 - 800 |
9 Bids
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| 28 |
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PAT RAY CASTLEBERRY (American 20th Century) A BRONZE SCULPTURE, "First Arrow Was His Last," signed in the bronze. O... |
1,200 - 1,500 |
13 Bids
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| 29 |
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A BOEHM SCULPTURE, "Killdeer." No. 473-G, black horsehead and shield marks. Height: 11", length: 13". |
600 - 800 |
15 Bids
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| 30 |
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AN ART NOUVEAU BRONZE TABLE LAMP with gilt-bronze mounted frog, butterfly, and lizard amidst cattails. On marble pl... |
1,200 - 1,500 |
10 Bids
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| 31 |
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A SET OF FOUR MASON'S IRONSTONE CHINA PLATTERS in the Flower Pot and Table pattern, 1813-1820, each of octagonal for... |
300 - 500 |
8 Bids
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| 32 |
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A PAIR OF BRONZE LEOPARD FIGURES, each of verdigris patination cast in seated position with paw raised and snarlin... |
1,500 - 2,500 |
7 Bids
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| 33 |
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A 19TH CENTURY ITALIAN ROCOCO STYLE GILTWOOD WALL MIRROR, the molded rectangular frame surmounted by a carved crest... |
800 - 1,000 |
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| 34 |
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after FREDERIC REMINGTON (American 1861-1909) A BRONZE SCULPTURE, "The Sergeant," on rectangular pedestal, raised on... |
200 - 400 |
6 Bids
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| 35 |
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A CONTEMPORARY ONYX PEDESTAL, the rectangular top on inverted pyramidal blocks raised on a square plinth. Height:... |
500 - 750 |
7 Bids
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| 36 |
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A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY BAROQUE STYLE GILT-BRONZE TWO-LIGHT WALL SCONCES, each with rectangular beveled mirror with... |
150 - 250 |
13 Bids
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| 37 |
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A SET OF TEN 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY GEORGE III STYLE MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS, each with foliate carved serpentine c... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
29 Bids
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| 38 |
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A 19TH CENTURY CHINESE MING STYLE MARBLE STELE carved in relief with Quan Yin astride a camel. On carved hardwood s... |
1,000 - 1,200 |
6 Bids
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| 39 |
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A CONTINENTAL MINIATURE PORTRAIT ON IVORY depicting the Duchess of Devonshire, within a rectangular ivory frame, tog... |
400 - 600 |
11 Bids
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| 40 |
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A VICTORIAN SHEFFIELD AND IVORY MOUNTED CARVING SERVICE comprising a sharpener, and a carving knife and fork, each w... |
400 - 600 |
3 Bids
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| 41 |
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A 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN CLASSICAL MAHOGANY DROP-LEAF SIDE TABLE, the rectangular hinged top over two drawers on a c... |
400 - 600 |
9 Bids
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| 43 |
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A PAIR OF AMERICAN GILT-BRONZE AND LEADED GLASS CANDLESTICKS by Cornelius and Company, Philadelphia (1831-1851), eac... |
300 - 500 |
8 Bids
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| 44 |
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A CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY TRAY TOP TEA TABLE, the cyma sided rectangular gallery top with everted rim, above conformin... |
800 - 1,200 |
1 Bid
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| 45 |
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A BOEHM SCULPTURE, "Wood Thrushes." No. 485. Height: 14", length: 15". |
800 - 1,200 |
21 Bids
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| 46 |
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after PIERRE JULES MÊNE (French 1810-1879) A BRONZE SCULPTURE, "Valet de Chasse Louis XV Avec Trois Chiens," signed ... |
2,000 - 4,000 |
4 Bids
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| 47 |
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AN 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY GEORGE III SATINWOOD TILT-TOP TRIPOD TABLE, the circular top with kingwood cross-banding... |
600 - 800 |
15 Bids
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| 48 |
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A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL NEOCLASSICAL STYLE white veined burgundy marble urns, each of circular form, with reeded sides... |
500 - 750 |
11 Bids
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| 49 |
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A LIMITED EDITION HUTSCHENREUTHER PORCELAIN SCULPTURE, "Sea Frolic," numbered 135/500. Comes with hardwood stand. ... |
800 - 1,000 |
11 Bids
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| 50 |
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A LATE 18TH CENTURY GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETARY BOOKCASE, the molded and dentilated cornice above a plain frieze o... |
6,000 - 8,000 |
28 Bids
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| 51 |
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A CONTINENTAL CARVED GREY MARBLE STUDY OF A HORSE HEAD robustly carved with large expressive eyes and flowing mane, ... |
300 - 500 |
7 Bids
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