Fine Art & Antiques Session II 2018-10-07 Auction - 385 Price Results - Simpson Galleries, LLC in TX
A FRENCH NAPOLEON III PERIOD GILT BRONZE MOUNTED REDA PAIR OF DRESDEN ENCRUSTED FLOWER AND BIRD ENAMELEDJEAN-BAPTISTE-CAMILLE COROT (French 1796-1875) A
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Houston, TX, United States
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Fine Art & Antiques Session II

Simpson Galleries is proud to offer this extensive collection of art and antiques. Highlights include a painting by Soren Emil Carlsen, an epergne by English silversmith William Pitts, important and rare vases by Emilé Gallé and Otto Eckman, a French Napoleon III inlaid boulle cabinet, a sonambient sculpture by Harry Bertoia, and a selection of fine wines from a private cellar. Exclusively offered by Simpson Galleries in this auction is the lifetime collection of Dr. and Mrs. Jack McNeill, Houston and Beaumont, Texas. Also included, items from the personal collection of Colonel Frederick Gustavus Burnaby, born in Bedford, England in 1842. A member of the Royal Horse Guards in 1859, Captain Burnaby was a skilled swordsman and linguist which facilitated his travels throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa during the middle of the 19th century. Burnaby subsequently served in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877 and was soon after promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. He returned to England and married Elizabeth Hawkins-Whitshed in 1879. Colonel Burnaby met his end in hand to hand combat during the Battle of Abu Klea, Egypt, in 1885. It is said that when informed of the Colonel's demise, Queen Victoria was so overcome that she fainted. Available at auction will be more than 750 pieces from the finest estates in Texas and collectors from California to New York. •Items from the Lifelong Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Jack McNeill, Beaumont and Houston, Texas •The Estate of Laura Gerow Bramlette, Heiress of Morton D. May and the Mays Department Store fortune, Houston, Texas •The Estate of Lorraine and Jeanette Clift George, Houston, Texas •Items from the collection of the Col. Frederick Gustavus Burnaby, Bedford, England •The Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Lasater (Anne Thomas), Houston, Texas •The Estate of Mrs. Albert (Lera) Thomas, Nacogdoches, Texas •Items from the Collection of Rice University, Houston, Texas •Items from The Heritage Society, Houston, Texas
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A PAIR OF AMERICAN OR ENGLISH HAND BLOWN CRYSTAL: A PAIR OF AMERICAN OR ENGLISH HAND BLOWN CRYSTAL COMPOTES WITH ENGRAVED DECORATION, CIRCA 1870-1900, the shallow bowl clear crystal compotes raised on baluster form stems and spreading foot, hand
0387: A PAIR OF AMERICAN OR ENGLISH HAND BLOWN CRYSTALEst. $100-$200
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A GROUP OF TWO CHINESE JADE BANGLES, MODERN,: A GROUP OF TWO CHINESE JADE BANGLES, MODERN, comprising one lavender jade bangle with a rounded exterior opposite flat interior, inner diameter: 2 1/4"; and a celadon green bangle of traditional form
0392: A GROUP OF TWO CHINESE JADE BANGLES, MODERN,Est. $150-$350
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A SET OF TWELVE PEILL & PUTZLER CUT CRYSTAL WINE: A SET OF TWELVE PEILL & PUTZLER CUT CRYSTAL WINE GLASSES IN THE "RHEINLAND" PATTERN, DUREN, GERMANY, CIRCA 1960, the bell form bowls with a band of slice cuts at the base leading to faceted knop over
0397: A SET OF TWELVE PEILL & PUTZLER CUT CRYSTAL WINEEst. $150-$250
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A 14K YELLOW GOLD, RUBY, AND DIAMOND LADY'S: A 14K YELLOW GOLD, RUBY, AND DIAMOND LADY'S PENDANT/PIN, the mounting set with sixteen rubies measuring 1.9 millimeters and three marquise shaped emeralds measuring 3 x 2 millimeters and thirty-eight
0401: A 14K YELLOW GOLD, RUBY, AND DIAMOND LADY'SEst. $200-$300
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DOROTHY DOUGHTY (British 1892-1962) A PAIR OF: DOROTHY DOUGHTY (British 1892-1962) A PAIR OF POLYCHROME ENAMEL DECORATED BISQUE BONE PORCELAIN FIGURES "BLUE TIT AND PUSSY WILLOW (PARUS CAERULEUS)," FOR ROYAL WORCESTER, 1964, the naturally painted
0404: DOROTHY DOUGHTY (British 1892-1962) A PAIR OFEst. $200-$300