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Fine Art and Antique Estate Auction
11:00 AM PT - Oct 18th, 2009

offered by
Simpson Galleries

6116 Skyline Dr. Ste. # 1
Houston, TX 77057
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Monday October 12th through Saturday October 17th from 10 am until 5 PM Central Standard time.

483 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1 Lot 1

A RARE J & E STEVENS CAST-IRON MECHANICAL BANK, "Bull Dog Bank." Red blanket variation. Patented April 27, 1880. Miss...

500
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1,000
2 Lot 2

A RARE J & E STEVENS "TEDDY ROOSEVELT AND THE BEAR" CAST-IRON MECHANICAL BANK, circa 1907, designed by Charles Baile...

500
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1,000
3 Lot 3

AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN CAST-IRON "SPEAKING DOG" MECHANICAL BANK, by the Shepard Hardware Co., Buffalo, New York, circa 1...

600
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800
4 Lot 4

A CAST-IRON DINAH BANK WITH PUSH LEVER TO MOVE HAND TO MOUTH, embossed on reverse "Dinah." No. 581285. Height: 7". ...

400
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800
5 Lot 5

A CREEDMOOR MECHANICAL CAST-IRON BANK painted with a man shooting a tree stump. Pat Nov. 6, 1877. Missing trap door. ...

800
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1,000
6 Lot 6

AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN CAST-IRON OWL MECHANICAL BANK by J & E Stevens, circa 1881, traces of original paint throughout, ...

500
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700
7 Lot 7

A PAIR OF SÈVRES STYLE FIGURES OF DOVES, second half 20th century, each naturalistically modeled, perched on a blosso...

150
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250
8 Lot 8

A GROUP OF THREE ARTE DES QUARZO SILVER MOUNTED ROCK CRYSTAL ANIMAL FIGURINES, ITALIAN, late 20th century, each havin...

150
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250
9 Lot 9

A STEUBEN CRYSTAL CENTERPIECE BOWL of tapering circular form on an inset foot enclosed by a ring of circle, script si...

500
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700
10 Lot 10

A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURAL GROUP OF THE RAPE OF EUROPA, MODEL 2697, late 19th/early 20th century, designed by Johan...

1,200
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1,500
11 Lot 11

AN EGYPTIAN REVIVAL GILT METAL AND CUT GLASS CENTERPIECE BOWL, GERMAN, by the Würtembergische Metallwarenfabrik, lat...

150
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250
12 Lot 12

A PAIR OF NEOCLASSICAL STYLE GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE CANDLESTICKS, possibly French, circa 1890, each modeled as a ...

150
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250
13 Lot 13

A PAIR OF CONTEMPORARY LOUIS XV STYLE GILT BRASS MOUNTED MARBLE TOP WALNUT PEDESTALS, late 20th century, each having...

200
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300
14 Lot 14

A PAIR OF LOUIS XV STYLE BRONZE MOUNTED BURL WALNUT AND TULIPWOOD SIDE TABLES, late 20th century, the beaded rectang...

200
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300
15 Lot 15

A LOUIS XV STYLE GILT BRONZE MOUNTED ROSEWOOD AND SATINWOOD INLAID MARQUETRY OCCASIONAL TABLE, late 20th century, th...

400
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600
16 Lot 16

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE GILT BRONZE MOUNTED BURL WALNUT AND MAHOGANY TABLES À ROGNON, 20th century, the kidney sh...

600
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800
17 Lot 17

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE GILT BRONZE MOUNTED MAHOGANY OCCASIONAL TABLES, 20th century, each having an oval top with...

500
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700
18 Lot 18

A PAIR OF LOUIS XV STYLE GILT BRONZE MOUNTED MAHOGANY PEDESTAL TABLES, each having rectangular top above a short fri...

300
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500
19 Lot 19

A PAIR OF BACCARAT CUT CRYSTAL DECANTERS WITH STOPPERS, late 20th century, each with a band of vertical fluting bene...

400
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600
20 Lot 20

A DERBY CAMPANA SHAPED VASE, circa 1790-1820, painted with an Italianate "In Italy" scene heightened by gilding and ...

350
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500
21 Lot 21

A CHRIS CRAFT TRIPLE COCKPIT 33" HAND MADE MODEL BOAT. On custom mahogany plinth. Length: 33" From the estate of t...

100
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200
22 Lot 22

A GEORGE III FLAME MAHOGANY PARQUETRY TEA CADDY, late 18th century, the hinged rectangular lid with satinwood and ro...

500
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700
23 Lot 23

A VICTORIAN BRASS MOUNTED BLACK LACQUER AND FLORAL DECORATED WRITING BOX, second half 19th century, the serpentine ...

150
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250
24 Lot 24

A SERVICE OF TEN WEDGWOOD QUEENSWARE DINNER PLATES, 19th century, each with green border interspersed with lzier pan...

100
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200
25 Lot 25

A 14K YELLOW GOLD, RUBY AND DIAMOND LADY'S RING, the mounting centering an emerald cut ruby weighing approximately 4...

500
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750
26 Lot 26

A 14K WHITE GOLD, TANZANITE AND DIAMOND LADY'S RING, the mounting centering a round cut tanzanite weighing approxima...

500
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750
27 Lot 27

A 14K YELLOW GOLD AND AMETHYST LADY'S RING, the pierced mounting set with twenty-one cabochon amethyst.

400
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600
28 Lot 28

A 14K YELLOW GOLD, AND WHITE GOLD, TANZANITE AND DIAMOND LADY'S PENDANT NECKLACE, the pendant set with a pear shaped...

1,200
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1,500
29 Lot 29

A 14K WHITE GOLD, EMERALD AND DIAMOND LADY'S RING, the mounting centering a square cut emerald weighing approximate...

1,500
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2,000
30 Lot 30

A 14K WHITE GOLD AND DIAMOND LADY'S BRACELET, the mounting set with a register of thirty-nine round brilliant cut di...

2,500
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3,000
31 Lot 31

DAVID ADICKES (American b. 1927) A PAINTING, "The Native," oil on canvas, signed. 24" x 16". Provenance: Fr...

800
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1,200
32 Lot 32

LEONIDE MARTINON CAPOCELLI (American 1895-1992) A PAINTING, "Impressionist Landscape," oil on canvas, signed L/L. ...

1,000
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2,000
33 Lot 33

J. R. ROMERO (Argentinean 20th Century) A PAINTING, "Riverside Landscape," oil on panel, signed L/R. 8" x 12". Fra...

400
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600
34 Lot 34

HERMAN BOSBOOM (Dutch 20th Century) A PAINTING, "Tug at Sea," watercolor on paper, signed L/R. 14" x 18". Framed.

400
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600
35 Lot 35

NANCY STONINGTON (American b. 1944) A PAINTING, "Winter in the Harbor," watercolor on paper, signed L/L and dated 1...

400
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600
36 Lot 36

DOUG ATWILL (American/New Mexico b. 1933) A PAINTING, "Galisteo Cliffside II," oil on canvas, signed L/R. 26" x 26...

400
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600
37 Lot 37

A VINTAGE ST. BERNARD DOG CAST-IRON BANK, late 19th/early 20th century, modeled carrying a top pack belted to its ba...

400
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600
38 Lot 38

TWO ANTIQUE CAST-IRON STILL BANKS, late 19th/early 20th century, each modeled as a rectangular bank with one having...

400
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600
39 Lot 39

AN ARCADE CAST-IRON FORD COUPÉ, with original paint, missing driver. Paint loss, crack on top. Length: 7", height: ...

300
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500
40 Lot 40

AN EAGLE AND EAGLETS CAST-IRON MECHANICAL BANK. Patent Jan 23, 1883. Height: 6", length: 8". From the estate of the...

500
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1,000
41 Lot 41

A JOLLY BANK, pat. March 14, 1882, with mechanical eyes, hand, and tongue. Loss of paint and finish. Height...

500
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750
42 Lot 42

AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN ST. BERNARD CAST-IRON STILL BANK, circa 1900, modeled standing on all four paws with original bl...

600
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800
43 Lot 43

A CHINESE HUANGHUALI CABINET, 20th century, the rectangular top above paired doors with engraved patinated brass ba...

1,000
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1,500
44 Lot 44

AN ANTIQUE ENGLISH MAHOGANY SIDEBOARD, the rectangular top above two short drawers flanked by a cupboard door and a ...

2,000
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4,000
45 Lot 45

AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY EDWARDIAN FLAME MAHOGANY TALL CASE CLOCK with molded pediment above paired columns, centering ...

2,500
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3,500
46 Lot 46

A 19TH CENTURY CHINESE IVORY AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL MOUNTED CARVED HARDWOOD SHADONA CABINET, the reticulated crest with...

4,000
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6,000
47 Lot 47

A RARE JOHANNES BROADWOOD SQUARE PIANO, London 1795, the inlaid mahogany case with multiple stringing above a satinw...

2,000
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4,000
48 Lot 48

A PAIR OF EMPIRE STYLE GILT BRONZE MOUNTED MAHOGANY CHAISES, each with scrolled crest rail centering a lozenge form ...

1,000
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2,000
49 Lot 49

ENGLISH SCHOOL (20th Century) A PATINATED BRONZE SCULPTURE of a fox hunter walking his dog. Height: 25". From the ...

400
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600
50 Lot 50

A LOETZ IRIDESCENT GREEN GLASS TWO HANDLED VASE, SIGNED LOETZ, early 20th century, the purple greenish iridescent co...

200
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300
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