Fine Art & Antiques Session II 2018-10-07 Auction - 385 Price Results - Simpson Galleries, LLC. in TX - Page 9
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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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SOREN EMIL CARLSEN (Danish/American 1848-1932) A: SOREN EMIL CARLSEN (Danish/American 1848-1932) A PAINTING, "Roses in Urn," oil on canvas, dated 95 and signed L/R. 24" x 32 1/2" NOTE: A drawing by Emil Carlsen's son Dines exists of this painting,
0576: SOREN EMIL CARLSEN (Danish/American 1848-1932) AEst. $8,000-$12,000
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AN 18K YELLOW GOLD, COLOMBIAN EMERALD, DIAMOND, AND: AN 18K YELLOW GOLD, COLOMBIAN EMERALD, DIAMOND, AND ACOYA PEARL LADY'S NECKLACE, BRACELET, AND EARRINGS SUITE, FOR PENALOZA AND SONS, the pendant set with an emerald measuring approximately 16 x 16
0577: AN 18K YELLOW GOLD, COLOMBIAN EMERALD, DIAMOND, ANDEst. $15,000-$20,000
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A 18K YELLOW GOLD AND ROUND BRILLIANT CUT DIAMOND: A 18K YELLOW GOLD AND ROUND BRILLIANT CUT DIAMOND GENT'S RING, the claw style mounting centering a round brilliant cut diamond weighing approximately 1.5 Cts., approximate Color Grade I- VS2,
0578: A 18K YELLOW GOLD AND ROUND BRILLIANT CUT DIAMONDEst. $7,000-$10,000
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A STEINWAY & SONS CENTENNIAL STYLE BALLROOM GRAND: A STEINWAY & SONS CENTENNIAL STYLE BALLROOM GRAND PIANO, CIRCA 1870, model number: 21309, labeled "Steinway & Sons, Pat. Nov. 29 & Dec.20 1859, June 5, 1866, New York, the sides with Greek Key
0588: A STEINWAY & SONS CENTENNIAL STYLE BALLROOM GRANDEst. $5,000-$10,000
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A SET OF EIGHTY-SEVEN PIECES OF REED AND BARTON: A SET OF EIGHTY-SEVEN PIECES OF REED AND BARTON SILVERWARE IN THE "EL GRECO" PATTERN, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, CIRCA 1972-2005, comprising twenty-six salad forks, twelve luncheon forks (four in
0590: A SET OF EIGHTY-SEVEN PIECES OF REED AND BARTONEst. $2,000-$3,000
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