NEW ORLEANS – Original artworks by George Rodrigue (American, 1944-2013) and Herman Frederik Van Hengel (Dutch, 1705-1785), plus a large American sterling center bowl, are among the featured items in a 1,484-lot estates auction Nov. 7 and 8 by Crescent City Auction Gallery. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.
Start times both days will be 9 a.m. Central time. Categories include French and American period furniture, original artworks by New Orleans and regional artists, sterling silver, antique clocks, mirrors, estate jewelry, vintage lamps and lighting and Russian icons.
The George Rodrigue work being sold, titled Springtime in Louisiana (2006), is a signed acrylic on canvas depiction of his trademark Blue Dog among yellow flowers (est. $30,000-$40,000).
Fans of 18th century Dutch masters will be attracted to Herman Frederik Van Hengel’s grisaille oil on canvas supraporte panel titled Putti at Play (below). The work, 84 1/2 inches tall by 36 3/4 inches wide, carries Van Hengel’s signature at the lower left and is mounted on a wooden stretcher. It is expected to sail past its modest estimate of $2,000-$3,000.
The large American sterling silver center bowl (below) is 19 inches in diameter and was made in the early 20th century by A. Redlich & Co. With a troy weight of 86 ounces, the basket should realize $4,000-$6,000. Also offered will be a set of 12 sterling silver goblets by Gorham, 6 1/2 inches tall, with a total weight of 76.5 troy ounces (est. $1,200-$1,800).
Estate jewelry includes an 18K yellow gold diamond solitaire (below) with a 2.5-carat European-cut round diamond (est. $10,000-$20,000).
Artworks by the renowned New Orleans painters Knute Heldner (1877-1952) and his wife Colette Pope Heldner (1902-1990) will come up for bid. Knute’s effort is a signed oil on canvas board titled Brulatour Courtyard, Royal Street, French Quarter (est. $4,500-$6,500). Colette’s painting is a signed oil on canvas titled Old Brulatour Patio (est. $1,000-$2,000).
Staying with New Orleans artists, a signed oil on canvas painting by Robert M. Rucker (1932-2000), titled French Quarter Patio With Mammy, carries an estimate of $2,500-$3,500; while a signed oil on board by the legendary Clementine Hunter (1886-1986, often called “the black Grandma Moses”), titled Good and Bad Angels (circa 1980), should bring $1,500-$2,500.
A gorgeous 19th century French Louis XIV-style gilt and gesso pier mirror (below) , 105 inches tall by 55 1/2 inches wide, is expected to hammer for $1,500-$2,000.
An exceptional pair of 19th century gilt and patinated bronze and marble six-light candelabra (below), 32 inches wide by 10 1/2 inches wide, is expected to fetch $5,000-$7,000.
For details call Crescent City Auction Gallery at 504-529-5057 or e-mail the auctioneers at info@crescentcityauctiongallery.com.
