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11:00 AM PT - Oct 16th, 2011

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Simpson Galleries
6116 Skyline Dr. Ste. # 1
Houston, TX 77057
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457 items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1
Lot 1
A SÈVRES STYLE PORCELAIN AND GILT BRONZE TWO-LIGHT W

ALL SCONCE, CIRCA 1870, the shaped rectangular back plate...

600
-
800
2
Lot 2
A MEISSEN BLUE ONION SWEETMEAT SHELL FORM DISH, blu


A MEISSEN BLUE ONION SWEETMEAT SHELL FORM DISH, blue crossed...

200
-
300
3
Lot 3
A FINE EARLY VICTORIAN SILVER PLATED WINE COOLER, CI

RCA 1837, in the Rococo style, with a circular waisted body...

1,000
-
1,500
4
Lot 4
A GROUP OF THREE ANTIQUE CHINESE PARCEL GILT BLACK L

ACQUER DESK TOP ACCESSORIES, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY...

300
-
500
5
Lot 5
FRANCIS SYDNEY MUSCHAMP (British 1851-1929) A PAINTI

NG, "Musical Interlude," oil on canvas, signed L/L. 32" x 21". Framed.

3,000
-
5,000
6
Lot 6
A RARE ANTIQUE CONTINENTAL CARVED IVORY CRUCIFIX mou

nted on a rosewood cross surmounted by a silver plaque stamped...

4,000
-
6,000
7
Lot 7
A SET OF TWELVE MEISSEN BLUE ONION RETICULATED DESS


A SET OF TWELVE MEISSEN BLUE ONION RETICULATED DESSERT PLATES...

500
-
700
8
Lot 8
THREE BOTTLES OF 1978 CAYMUS VINEYARDS NAPA VALLEY S

PECIAL SELECTION, produced entirely from Cabernet Sauvignon grapes...

1,000
-
1,500
9
Lot 9
SIX BOTTLES OF VINTAGE FRENCH WINES COMPRISING: a 19

76 Château Haut-Brion Graves, Grand Cru Classé; a 1975 Château...

1,500
-
2,000
10
Lot 10
SUZANNE DEMAREST (French 1900-1985) A PAINTING, "Un

beau matin," oil on canvas, signed L/R. 15 1/4" x 18". Framed.

1,500
-
2,500
11
Lot 11
A VINTAGE CHINESE CARVED IVORY BUDDHISTIC ELEPHANT,

SECOND QUARTER 20TH CENTURY, the elephant carved with head...

300
-
500
12
Lot 12
A LIMITED EDITION FRAGMENT OF THE CLOTH FROM THE BL

OODSTAINED SHEET from Abraham Lincoln's deathbed. On April...

300
-
500
13
Lot 13
A PAIR OF MEISSEN BLUE ONION GRADUATED AND PIERCED


A PAIR OF MEISSEN BLUE ONION GRADUATED AND PIERCED SERVING DISHES...

250
-
350
14
Lot 14
ANTOINE BLANCHARD (French 1910-1988) A PAINTING, "S

acré Coeur, Paris," oil on canvas, signed L/L. 12" x 16". Framed.

1,500
-
2,500
15
Lot 15
MIRABEAU B. LAMAR, GOVERNMENT BOND, SIGNED AS PRESI

DENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, one page with four coupons dated...

400
-
600
16
Lot 16
ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE (French 1795-1875) A BRONZE SC


ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE (French 1795-1875) A BRONZE SCULPTURE, "Un...

2,500
-
3,500
17
Lot 17
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE CABINET,

BRASS LOCKS STAMPED BEARDMORE LONDON, the breakfront dentilated...

4,000
-
6,000
18
Lot 18
ANDRE GISSON (French 1921-2003) A PAINTING, "Arc de

Triomphe," oil on canvas, signed L/L. 16" x 20". Framed.

1,000
-
1,500
19
Lot 19
DAVID G. BURNET (1788-1870), GOVERNMENT BOND, SIGNE

D, ONE PAGE WITH FOUR COUPONS, DATED AUSTIN, 1841, in the amount...

400
-
800
20
Lot 20
A CHINESE CLOISONNÉ AND IVORY MAIDEN, 20TH CENTURY,

modeled with carved ivory hands and head, above a blue...

2,000
-
4,000
21
Lot 21
A CHINESE CLOISONNÉ AND IVORY MAIDEN, 20TH CENTURY,

modeled with carved ivory hands and head, above a pink...

2,000
-
4,000
22
Lot 22
A SERVICE OF STERLING SILVER FLATWARE BY WALLACE IN

THE GRANDE BAROQUE, DESIGNED IN 1941 BY RENOWNED SILVERSMITH...

2,000
-
3,000
23
Lot 23
JOHN NEALE (ANGLO/AMERICAN 20th CENTURY) A PAINTING

, "St. Michael & All Angels Church, Broadway, Cotswolds," oil on...

400
-
600
24
Lot 24
MARY AUSTIN HOLLEY, TEXAS, LEXINGTON, KY. J. CLARKE

& CO., FIRST EDITION, 410 P.P. including appendix, rebacked in...

500
-
1,000
25
Lot 25
TWO CHINESE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES, together with


TWO CHINESE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES, together with one...

400
-
600
26
Lot 26
A MEISSEN BLUE ONION PATTERN OIL LAMP, BLUE CROSSED

SWORD MARKS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, the circular tapering...

400
-
600
27
Lot 27
A JAPANESE CARVED IVORY OKIMONO OF THE "SEVEN LUCKY

GODS," 20TH CENTURY, modeled with four male deities moving a...

1,200
-
1,500
28
Lot 28
MARILYN GUERINOT (American b. 1947) A PAINTING, "S


MARILYN GUERINOT (American b. 1947) A PAINTING, "Still Life," oil...

750
-
1,000
29
Lot 29
HISTORIC REPUBLIC EXECUTIVE ORDER DATED COLUMBIA, N

OVEMBER 9, 1836 in which President Houston, as one of his FIRST...

2,000
-
4,000
30
Lot 30
A SERVICE OF TWELVE WATERFORD DESSERT/CHAMPAGNE GOB

LETS in the Alana pattern. Height: 12" (12)

300
-
500
31
Lot 31
A MEISSEN BLUE ONION TUREEN WITH LID, BLUE CROSSED

SWORDS, PRESSNUMMER 31, INCISED 3, 1850-1924 of shaped oval...

500
-
700
32
Lot 32
A CHINOISERIE RED LACQUERED AND PARCEL GILT QUEEN A

NNE STYLE DROP-LEAF SOFA TABLE, 19TH CENTURY, the rounded...

3,000
-
5,000
33
Lot 33
ANTOINETTE PENDLETON (American b. ) A PAINTING, "St

ill Life with Pears," oil on canvasboard, signed L/R. 5" x 7". Framed.

250
-
500
34
Lot 34
ELLIS, RICHARD (1781-1846) SIGNER OF THE DECLARATIO

N OF INDEPENDENCE, PLANTER, JURIST, AND LEGISLATOR. Ellis made his...

500
-
1,000
35
Lot 35
A JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE OF A DEITY SWORDSMA

N, POSSIBLY BENKEI, modeled in a seated position holding a sword...

600
-
800
36
Lot 36
A MEISSEN RICH ONION PATTERN TUREEN AND COVER, BLUE

CROSSED SWORD MARKS, WITH DOUBLE SUBSTANDARD CUTS, 20th CENTURY...

800
-
1,250
37
Lot 37
A MEISSEN 200TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE BLUE AND

WHITE DISH, Pressnummers 19, 17, 62, 31, circa 1910, the circular...

500
-
700
38
Lot 38
MARILYN GUERINOT (American b. 1947) A PAINTING, "F


MARILYN GUERINOT (American b. 1947) A PAINTING, "Fun Afternoon...

800
-
1,200
39
Lot 39
CITY OF HOUSTON, 1837. $100 CONSOLIDATED FUND OF TE

XAS CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO SAMUEL WHITING Signed by Francis R...

300
-
500
40
Lot 40
A LALIQUE (FRENCH 1860-1945) A FROSTED AND CLEAR C


A LALIQUE (FRENCH 1860-1945) A FROSTED AND CLEAR CRYSTAL FIGURE OF...

400
-
800
41
Lot 41
A RUSSIAN ICON, PIGMENT ON WOOD, 19TH CENTURY, depi

cting St. Nicholas and St. Panteleimon. 10 1/2" x 12 1/2".

800
-
1,500
42
Lot 42
A CONTINENTAL NEOCLASSICAL STYLE GILT COPPER JEWELR

Y BOX, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, of rectangular form and...

3,000
-
5,000
43
Lot 43
A LOUIS XVI STYLE GILT BRONZE MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND

MARQUETRY INLAID COMMODE À L'ANGLAISE, MOUNTS INCISED M J NIELSEN...

7,000
-
9,000
44
Lot 44
ANDRE GISSON (French 1921-2003) A PAINTING, "Floral

Still Life," oil on canvas, signed L/R. 16" x 20". Framed.

2,000
-
4,000
45
Lot 45
THE EXTREMELY RARE "LONE STAR" GRANT, BEVIL, JOHN,


THE EXTREMELY RARE "LONE STAR" GRANT, BEVIL, JOHN, EARLY TEXAS...

500
-
750
46
Lot 46
A PAIR OF NAPOLEON III GILT BRONZE THREE-LIGHT FIGU

RAL CANDELABRA, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, in the Rococo Revival...

1,200
-
1,500
47
Lot 47
AN RUSSIAN ICON, PIGMENT ON WOOD PANEL, 19TH CENTUR

Y, depicting the Mother of God. 10 1/2" x 12 1/2".

800
-
1,500
48
Lot 48
A PAIR OF ANTIQUE ENGLISH OAK WATCHMAKER'S CABINETS

, each with rectangular top above an assortment of graduated...

1,000
-
2,000
49
Lot 49
A SERVICE OF TEN WATERFORD CRYSTAL OLD FASHION GOBL

ETS in the Alana pattern. Height: 10" (10)

200
-
400
50
Lot 50
PAUL N. MORAN (American 1864-1907) A PAINTING, "Woo

ded Landscape with Stream," oil on canvas, signed L/L. 14" x...

2,000
-
4,000
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