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Asheville, NC, United States
Auction Details
March Premier Auction: Day 2
Brunk Auctions
Session I
Friday, March 24, Auction begins 5:00 pm - lots 001 - 248
Session II
Saturday, March 25, Auction begins 9:00 am - lots 249-910
Our March 2017 auction is represented by a two day offering of a broad selection of consignments.
Featuring: The Estate of Marjorie and Charles West
The late Marjorie and Charles West of Atlanta, Georgia, established the West Foundation as a conduit of philanthropy through which their generosity to Georgia Institutions benefitted the High Museum with more than one hundred works of 19th century American Art and over forty examples of Neoclassical sculptures. Through their gift, the High Museum has one of the most significant holdings of Neoclassical sculpture in the United States. Mrs. West was also a discerning collector of Meissen ceramics and was a founding member of the Ceramic Circle in Atlanta.
Brunk Auctions is pleased to offer over eighty watercolors and fifty plus examples of American ceramics from the West collection. The watercolor collection broadly encompasses 19th century Hudson River School works, 20th century works by Thomas Hart Benton as well as two fine watercolors by contemporary artist Stephen Scott Young, one of which graces the front cover of the catalog. While this collection is primarily represented by American artists, it does include a few exceptions notably an important watercolor by Thomas Faed titled Sir Walter Raleigh and His Literary Friends at Abbotsford.
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![Pierre Jules Mêne: (French, 1810-1879)[Lévrier et King Charles à l'éventail], signed on base "P.J. Mene", patinated bronze on slate or marble base, 6-5/8 x 9-7/8 in. (without base),. Notes: Exhibited: The Dog](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/33/101024/51562432_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1488822199)



![Two Prints: (18th and 19th century)[Vue Du Levant], Jacques Aliamet (1726-1788) after Vernet, 14 x 17-3/4 in. (plate), gilt wood liner, [foxing, water staining, wavy]; Napoleon On Board the Bellerophon, after](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/33/101024/51562436_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1488822199)


![Adolphe Clary-Baroux: (French, 1865-1933)[Quai de la Marine], signed lower left "Clary Baroux", oil on canvas, 15 x 24-1/8 in.; gilt wood and composition frame,. Notes: Exhibited: Trente Ans D'Art Independent Exposition](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/33/101024/51562439_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1488822199)
![Jules Worms: (French, 1832-1924)The Public Scribe ([Memorialista]), signed lower left "J. Worms", oil on panel, 13-3/4 x 10-1/2 in.; original gilt wood and composition frame,. Provenance: Private Collection,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/33/101024/51562440_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1488822199)


![After Jean François Millet: (French, 1814-1875)[Le depart pour la travail], likely etched by August Barry (American, active 1879-1889), signed lower left in plate "J.F. Millet", etching in brown ink on Japan paper, 18-3/4 x](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/33/101024/51562443_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1488822199)
![Jean Jules Henry Geoffroy: (French, 1853-1924)[Le futur poilu], signed lower right and inscribed "A Monsieur Bickart/ cordial hommage de l'enfant/Geo.", oil on canvas, 16-1/4 x 10-5/8 in.; gilt wood and composition frame,.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/33/101024/51562444_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1488822199)

![Pair Framed [Pietra Dura] Butterfly: PanelsItalian, probably 20th century, each panel depicting two butterflies in flight, 3 x 3-7/8 in.; carved pickled wood frames, 10-1/2 x 11-1/4 in.. Provenance: Property from a Palm Beach, Florida](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/33/101024/51562446_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1488822199)
![Antoine-Louis Barye, Atelier: (French, 1796-1875)[Élan surpris par un lynx], signed "Barye" and stamped "Barye 9", patinated bronze, 8-7/8 x 13-1/8 x 6 in.. Notes: The stamp would indicate that it is a good quality cast](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/33/101024/51562447_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1488822199)
![Pair French Porcelain Apothecary: Bottles19th century, cylindrical with cork closures, [Extrait De Vanille] and [Extrait De Portugal] within a maroon shield-form emblem, multiple bands top and bottom, pedestal bases, unmarked, each](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/33/101024/51562448_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1488822199)



