new orleans auction 2011 highlights
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2011 Auction Year HighlightsTRANSCRIPT
New Orleans Auction Galleries, Inc.
Sale 1101
January 29-30, 2011
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New Orleans Auction Galleries, Inc.
Sale 1102
April 9-10, 2011Apr
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Sale 1103
June 4-5, 2011
June 4-5, 2011
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Sale 1104
July 30-31, 2011 July 30-31, 2011
New
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Sale 1105 Septem
ber 30 • October 1-2, 2011
September 30 • October 1-2, 2011
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Sale 1106 Decem
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rleans Auction Galleries, Inc.
Sale 1106 (Session IV) December 11, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
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uction Galleries, Inc.
Sale 1101
January 29-30, 2011
April 9-10, 2011
New
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Sale 1101
January 29-30, 2011
April 9-10, 2011
After John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)"Snowy Heron or White Egret", Plate CCXLII, hand-colored engraving with etching and aquatint, from Birds of America, elephant folio paper with watermark "J. Whatman/ Turkey Mill 1835", sheet 38-1/4" x 25-5/8".
Sold: $116,850
George Bauer Dunbar (American/Louisiana, b. 1927)
“Coin du Lestin”, 2007, palladium and gold leaf over red and
gray clay, signed lower center “Dunbar”, 60” x 48”.
Sold: $29,520
George Bauer Dunbar (American/Louisiana, b. 1927)
“Coin du Lestin”, 1970, gold leaf over clay, 15” x 22-3/4”
Sold: $14,145
Fine Platinum, Eighteen-Karat White Gold and Natural Fancy-Colored Diamond Lady’s Ring
Sold: $27,060
Spectacular Platinum, Aquamarine, Sapphire and Diamond Pin/Pendant Necklace
Sold: $24,600
Lovely Platinum and Diamond Lady’s Engagement-Style Ring
Sold: $18,450
Sold: $24,600
Sumptuous Continental
Tiered Sixty-Light Chandelier,
first quarter 20th century
Sold: $19,680
After Michelangelo Buonarroti
(Italian, 1475-1564) “Tombeau de Julien de Medicis”, 1830, oil on canvas, en grisaille,
titled and inscribed, 29” x 36”
Sold: $24,600
Chinese White Jade Square-Section
Brush Pot, 18th century
Sold:$61,500
Fine Pair of Chinese Carved White Jade Figures of Goats,
18th/19th century
Sold: $20,910
Fine Chinese White Jade Carving of a Buddha’s Hand Citron (Foshou),
18th century
Sold: $15,375
Fine, Large ChineseJade and Wood Table
Screen, 19th/20th century
Sold: $49,200
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Sale 1102
April 9-10, 2011
April 9-10, 2011
New
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Sale 1102
April 9-10, 2011
April 9-10, 2011
Circle of Massimo Stanzione (Italian, 1585-1656) “Virgin with Christ
Child Holding Apple”, oil on canvas, unsigned, 50-1/2” x 40-1/2”
Sold: $49,200
Good Three-Piece German .800 Silver Jugendstil Table Garniture, ca. 1900, by M. H. Wilkens, Bremen,
from an 1899-1901 design, probably by Georg Fichtler, retailed by J. H. Werner, Berlin
Sold: $27,060
Fine Lady’s Art Deco Platinum and
Diamond Three-Stone Ring
Sold: $18,450
Alice Ravenel Huger Smith (American/South Carolina, 1876-
1958) “A Summer Duck in the Pool at Lavington”, watercolor on paper,
signed, sight 13” x 21-1/4”
Sold: $34,440
Attributed to Charles Edward Perugini (British, 1839-1918) “Romeo and Juliet in the
Garden”, oil on canvas laid down on masonite, faintly monogrammed lower right, 47” x 56-1/2”
Sold: $22,140
Fine and Rare Set of Eight New Orleans Creole Coin (.900) Silver Tablespoons, dated 1815,
by Pierre Lamothe (ca. 1770-ca. 1823)
Sold: $17,835Fine American Classical
Gilt-Stenciled, Ebonized, Marble, Bronze and
Mahogany Pier Table, first quarter 19th
century, Philadelphia
Sold: $12,915
Large Chinese Carved Chicken Blood-Colored Stone Seal
Superb Chinese Carved White Jade
Double-Sided Carved Landscape
Sold: $12,300
Sold: $16,605
George Rodrigue (American/Louisiana, b. 1944) “Voodoo Will Get Me Back To You”, 1995, acrylic on canvas, signed lower left “Rodrigue”, accompanied by a copy of an appraisal by the Rodrigue Studios, Lafayette,
Louisiana, dated October 2008, 58” x 78”
Sold: $36,900
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Sale 1103
June 4-5, 2011
June 4-5, 2011
New
Orleans A
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Sale 1103
June 4-5, 2011
June 4-5, 2011
Fine Paul Storr Regency Sterling Silver Hot Water Urn, hallmarked London, 1812-1813
Sold: $49,200
Good Chinese Carved Coral
Group, first half 20th century
Sold: $20,910
Fine Chinese Cloisonne Incense Burner, 18th century
Sold: $27,060
Exuberantly Modeled Louis XV-Style Gilt-
Bronze and Parquetry Inlaid Mahogany
Tallcase Clock, first quarter 20th century
Sold: $14,760
Fine George III Solid Walnut Secretaire Bookcase,early 19th century
Sold:$16,605
A Rare and Impressive German Carved Ivory Tusk “Hunter’s Horn” on Stand,
18/19th century
Sold: $29,520
Gaines Ruger Donoho (American, 1857-1916) “Ploughmen in a Fenced Field”, signed and dated 1891”, 20” x 30”
Sold: $29,520
Spectacular Eighteen-Karat White Gold and Diamond Lady’s Engagement Ring, composed of a prong-set 7.38
carat emerald-cut diamond (VS-1 clarity, I-J color)
Sold: $92,250
1990 Rolls Royce Silver Spur II Long Wheel Base Sedan, crown silver with cream hides and burlwood interior, 14,060
miles, V-8 motor, fully equipped
Sold: $29,520
Carlos Merida (Guatemalan, 1895-1984) “Los Augures”, 1972, oil on masonite, signed and dated, 21-1/2” x 17”
Sold: $23,370
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Sale 1104
July 30-31, 2011
July 30-31, 2011
New
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Sale 1104
July 30-31, 2011
July 30-31, 2011
Helen Maria Turner (American/Louisiana, 1858-1958) “Late Afternoon”, oil
on canvas, titled and signed, 28-1/2” x 46”
Sold: $92,250
Semi-Antique Sultanabad Carpet, 10’ x 13’
Sold: $19,680
Persian Serapi Palace Size Carpet, 16’3” x 25’
Sold: $22,140
Sold: $19,680
Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)
“Tree of Life” Necklace ca. 1941,
18K yellow gold
Sold: $34,440
Sold: $22,140
Fine French First Standard (.950) Silver Center Bowl, ca. 1900
Sold: $34,440
Fine George III Sterling Silver Two-
Handled Cup and Cover, hallmarked London,
1774-1775, by Daniel Smith and Robert Sharp
Sold: $19,680
Good Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Plaque in Custom Wood Frame and Stand, 19th century
Sold: $67,650
Fine, Elaborate Chinese Carved Coral Group, first half 20th century
Sold: $67,650
Mughal-Style Jade and Steel Dagger, late 19th/early 20th century
Sold: $34,440
Fine, Large Chinese Export Porcelain Punch Bowl, 19th century
Sold: $15,375
Alson Skinner Clark (American, 1876-1949) “River in Winter”, oil on
canvas, signed and dated, 21” x 25-1/4”
Sold: $14,145
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Orleans A
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Sale 1105 Septem
ber 30 • October 1-2, 2011
September 30 • October 1-2, 2011
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Sale 1105 Septem
ber 30 • October 1-2, 2011
September 30 • October 1-2, 2011
Fine Chinese Cast-Bronze Bell, dated 9th Year Qianlong reign (1749)
Sold: $49,200
Excellent Chinese
Cloisonne Vase,
Qianlong mark and
period (1736-1795)
Sold: $22,140
Rare Pair Chinese “Golden Bricks” (Jingzhuan) Mounted on Rosewood Stands, dated to 1404 and 1408
Sold: $22,140
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Sgraffito Lobed Vases,
20th century
Sold: $15,375
Dramatic Eighteen Karat White Gold, Pearl and Diamond Lady’s Bib-Style Necklace
Sold: $17,835
Fine Lady’s Platinum and Diamond Long Chain
Sold: $19,680
George III Sterling Silver Two-Handled Cup and Cover,
hallmarked London, 1776-1777, by Parker & Wakelin
Sold: $15,990
Raoul Dufy (French, 1877-1953) “Still Life”, gouache on paper,
signed, sight 19” x 24”
Sold: $23,370Sold: $19,680
Albert Bierstadt (American, 1830-1902) “The Polar Bear Hunt”, oil
on canvas, signed lower left “A Bierstadt”, 18” x 26”
Sold: $36,900
Kenneth Riley (American, b. 1919) “Evening Light”, oil on masonite, signed and dated, 10” x 16”
Sold: $12,300
American Neo-Grec Painted and Gilt-Incised Rosewood Parlor Suite, attributed to Herter Brothers, New York, 1868-1872, comprised of a settee
Sold: $19,680
Important American Monumental Carved Mahogany and Cherry Aesthetic Movement
Cabinet, New York, circa 1875-1880
Sold: $23,370
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Important, Rare Chinese Kesi Panel Now Mounted as a Scroll, 17th century
Sold: $178,350
Fine Chinese Carved White Jade Covered Vase, 19th century
Sold: $31,980
Fine, Rare Inside Painted Chinese Snuff Bottle by
Master Wang Xisan
Sold: $11,685
Chinese Color and Ink Scroll Painting by Wu Guanzhong (1919-2010)
Sold: $29,520
Chinese Ink and Color Scroll Painting by Qi Baishi (1863-1957)
Sold: $27,060
New
Orleans A
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Sale 1106 (Session IV
) Decem
ber 11, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
New Orleans AuctionGALLERIES, INC.
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Sale 1106 (Session IV
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Sunday, December 11, 2011
New Orleans AuctionGALLERIES, INC.
CUMULATIVE TOTALSold: $173,307
“17th century Spanish high carat gold bars (over five troy pounds) and other treasures recovered from the Dry Tortugas wreck”
Maurice de Vlaminck (French, 1876-1958) “Le Port”, oil on canvas, signed
lower right “Vlaminck”, 16” x 24”
Sold: $83,640
Dramatic Emerald, Sapphire, Ruby and Diamond Bib Necklace
Sold: $81,180
Sold: $59,040
Fine Edwardian Platinum and Diamond Bib
Necklace. first quarter 20th
century
Sold: $59,040
Fine Edwardian Platinum and Diamond Bar Pin,
first quarter 20th century
Sold: $22,140
Collection of Spanish Carved, Polychromed and Parcel-Gilt
Armorial Plaques, mid-20th century
CUMULATIVE TOTALSold: $48,523
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