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Follow on Google News | More than 1,300 premium lots will come up for bid Nov. 15th & 16th at Crescent City Auction GalleryA two-day estates auction featuring a 17th century oil painting attributed to Belgian artist Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert (1614-1654) and a collection of 18th and 19th century Russian icons will be held Nov. 15-16 by Crescent City Auction Gallery.
By: Crescent City Auction Gallery Start times for both days will be 9 a.m. Central time. For those unable to attend live, internet bidding will be provided by LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com. Phone and absentee (left) bids will also be accepted. A full color catalog can be viewed now on the company's newly re-designed website: www.crescentcityauctiongallery.com. In all, 1,357 lots will come up for bid. The Bosschaert painting is an attribution, but it exhibits traits consistent with his style (he rarely signed his paintings). The work, titled Caritas and measuring 38 inches by 29 inches, is expected to bring $30,000-$50,000. Other artists in the sale include Robert Rucker, Alexander J. Drysdale, Alberta Kinsey, Georges Schreiber, James Fairman and Collette Pope Heldner (three paintings). Also in the auction will be antique clocks and timepieces, period furniture (American, French and Continental) Clocks will include an unusual French gilt bronze Louis XV-style mantel clock made circa 1880, featuring a top with a relief winged dragon surmount (est. $1,000-$1,500); Original artwork will come up for bid often throughout the sale. There will be three paintings by New Orleans artist Collette Pope Heldner (1902-1990). Two are Swamp Idyll, LouisianaBayou Country and Old Creole Patio, New Orleans. Both are signed and titled and estimated to bring $1,000-$1,500. An oil wash on paper by another iconic New Orleans artist, Alexander John Drysdale (1870-1934), titled Misty Morning in City Park, also signed, should hit $3,500-$4,500. Additional paintings by noteworthy New Orleans artists include an oil on canvas affixed to board by Alberta Kinsey (1875-1952), titled Le Petit Theatre Courtyard, French Quarter, signed lower right (est. $3,000-$5,000); Artworks by painters outside the region will feature a watercolor painting by the Belgian-born American artist Georges Schreiber (1904-1977), titled Cotton Pickers (est. $5,000-$7,000); American-made period furniture will be led by an associated six-piece rococo carved rosewood parlor suite (two settees, an armchair and three side chairs), made in the mid-19th century and attributed to Alexander Roux (est. $2,500-$3,500); French and Continental antique furniture will also be served up in abundance. Examples include a Continental Louis XVI-style marquetry inlaid mahogany secretary bookcase, circa 19th century, 84 inches tall (est. $2,500-$4,500); Also sold will be a French Provincial Louis XV-style carved cherry double-door armoire from the 19th century, 91 inches tall (est. $1,100-$1,500); Decorative accessories will feature a 20th century, 201-piece set of Copeland’s Spode china in the Irene pattern (est. $1,000-$1,500); Lots 1-800 will be sold on Saturday, Nov. 15th, and lots 801-1,357 will come up for bid on Sunday, Nov. 16th. Exhibition previews will start on Thursday, Nov. 6th, and continue up to Friday, Nov. 14th, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day (except on Sunday, when the gallery is closed). There will be a late evening preview on Wednesday, Nov. 12th, lasting until 8 p.m. Crescent City Auction Gallery, LLC is always accepting quality consignments for future sales. To consign a single item, an estate or a collection, you may call them at (504) 529-5057; or, you can e-mail them at info@crescentcityauctiongallery.com. A catalog for the Nov. 15-16 auction is available on request. All lots can now be viewed online, at www.crescentcityauctiongallery.com. To learn more about Crescent City Auction Gallery and the upcomingNovember 15th and 16th auction, please visit www.crescentcityauctiongallery.com. Updates are posted frequently. 30 - End
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