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Twenty of these mid-19th century Paris porcelain cabinet plates will be sold on the first day of the auction. Signed ‘Boyer rue de la Paix 2,’ the set of 9 1/2-inch plates has a $3,000-$5,000 estimate. Image courtesy Neal Auction Co.

Prestigious estates give up the goods for Neal’s auction May 22-23

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
Twenty of these mid-19th century Paris porcelain cabinet plates will be sold on the first day of the auction. Signed ‘Boyer rue de la Paix 2,’ the set of 9 1/2-inch plates has a $3,000-$5,000 estimate. Image courtesy Neal Auction Co.
Twenty of these mid-19th century Paris porcelain cabinet plates will be sold on the first day of the auction. Signed ‘Boyer rue de la Paix 2,’ the set of 9 1/2-inch plates has a $3,000-$5,000 estimate. Image courtesy Neal Auction Co.

NEW ORLEANS – American, French and English antiques, Southern paintings, historical material and decorative arts will be sold at Neal Auction Co.’s Late Spring Estates Auction on May 22-23. LiveAuctioneers will provide Internet live bidding both days.

Saturday’s auction, which will consist of 683 lots, will begin at 10 a.m. Central at Neal Auction’s gallery at 4038 Magazine St. Sunday’s session will be conducted at 3923 Carondelet St. beginning at 11 a.m. Central.

Choice items in the auction have been consigned by discerning collectors and fine estates and institutions, including the Grove, the Tallahassee, Fla., home of the early territorial governor Richard Keith Call and of 33rd governor and Mrs. LeRoy Collins. Fine art in the sale is from the collection of Alice Barry, New Orleans and Pass Christian, Miss. Antique furniture and decorations are from the lifetime collection of a noted New Orleans jurist.

Highlights include a French bronze figure titled Pro-Jure: A Gallic Warrior Victorious over the Roman Legion after Emile-Louis Picault (French, 1839-1915). The 34 1/2-inch/tall figure from the late 1800s has a $5,000-$7,000 estimate.

A large – 48 inches by 60 inches – painting of a squire on horseback at a hunt is by Peter Tillemans (Flemish, active England, 1684-1734). Signed “P. Tillemans,” the framed work has a $5,000-$7,000 estimate.

Contemporary art includes an equally large George Rodrigue (American/Louisiana, b. 1944) oil on canvas titled 4 Roses for me Tonight (Flower Child). The signed “Blue Dog” painting, dated 2008 en verso, has a $40,000-$60,000 estimate.

A set of 20 fine Paris porcelain polychrome and stencil-gilt cabinet plates by Boyer has a $3,000-$5,000 estimate. Each plate has finely painted floral bouquets, claret banding with periwinkle floral festoons linking gilt cartouches alternately containing a monogrammed “B” crested by a griffin head with the motto “Gaudeo,” Latin for “to rejoice” or “take pleasure in.” Each colorful plate is 9 1/2 inches in diameter.

An important Yoruba carved and painted wood helmet and body mask were once used in celebration of Gelede, an annual festival honoring “our mothers.” Mounted together on a metal shaft, the ensemble from Nigeria is about 48 inches high and estimated at $5,000-$10,000.

A set of four Chinese carved hardwood panels inset with hand-painted porcelain plaques is from the late 19th or early 20th century. Each panel is relief carved with bamboo, prunus and other flowering branches and vines. The set of panels is more than 5 feet tall and has a $4,000-6,000 estimate.

For details contact Neal Auction Gallery at 800-467-5329

View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

Standing 34 1/2 inches high, this French bronze titled ‘Pro-Jure: A Gallic Warrior Victorious over the Roman Legion’ is expected to sell for $5,000-$7,000. Image courtesy Neal Auction Co.
Standing 34 1/2 inches high, this French bronze titled ‘Pro-Jure: A Gallic Warrior Victorious over the Roman Legion’ is expected to sell for $5,000-$7,000. Image courtesy Neal Auction Co.

Famille Rose porcelain plaques are mounted on a set of four Chinese carved wood panels from the turn of the 20th century. Each panel is 61 inches high by 17 1/2 inches wide. They carry a $4,000-$6,000 estimate. Image courtesy Neal Auction Co.
Famille Rose porcelain plaques are mounted on a set of four Chinese carved wood panels from the turn of the 20th century. Each panel is 61 inches high by 17 1/2 inches wide. They carry a $4,000-$6,000 estimate. Image courtesy Neal Auction Co.

Carved figures representing snakes, lizards, birds and fish decorate this Yoruba ceremonial helmet and body mask. Joined by a metal skeleton, the ensemble is approximately 48 inches high. It has a $5,000-$10,000 estimate. Image courtesy Neal Auction Co.
Carved figures representing snakes, lizards, birds and fish decorate this Yoruba ceremonial helmet and body mask. Joined by a metal skeleton, the ensemble is approximately 48 inches high. It has a $5,000-$10,000 estimate. Image courtesy Neal Auction Co.

Peter Tillemans (Flemish, active England, 1684-1734) painted ‘A Squire on Horseback, at the Edge of a Hunt’ on a large canvas. The framed painting is signed and has a $5,000-$7,000 estimate. Image courtesy Neal Auction Co.
Peter Tillemans (Flemish, active England, 1684-1734) painted ‘A Squire on Horseback, at the Edge of a Hunt’ on a large canvas. The framed painting is signed and has a $5,000-$7,000 estimate. Image courtesy Neal Auction Co.