Crescent City's May 12-13 Estates Auction has oil paintings, Rolex watches, Newcomb College pottery

NEW ORLEANS - April 27, 2023 - PRLog -- Original oil paintings by Gustave Courbet, Emilio Sanchez, Clementine Hunter and Sir Edwin Henry Landseer; two spectacular Rolex watches (one man's, one lady's); and gorgeous vases by Newcomb College potters Maria de Hoa Leblanc and Anna Francis Simpson are just a few of the expected highlights in Crescent City Auction Gallery's Important Two-Day Estates auction slated for May 12^th and 13^th, online and live at the New Orleans gallery.

The oil on canvas by Gustave Courbet (French, 1819-1877) is titled Autumn Landscape and is signed "G. Courbet" lower right. It measures 15 ½ inches by 19 ½ inches, less the gilt and gesso frame (est. $10,000-$20,000). The oil on canvas by Emilio Sanchez (Cuban/N.Y., 1921-1999) is titled Casita en Miami Rosada and is initialed "ES" lower left and titled en verso. The work, measuring 24 inches by 36 inches (less wooden frame) should reach $15,000-$25,000.

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer's (British, 1802-1873) oil on panel titled Portrait of a Falconer and His Falcon is signed lower left and comes with an artist plaque and dates attached to the bottom of a nice antique gilt and gesso frame (est. $5,000-$10,000). Legendary Louisiana folk artist Clementine Hunter's (1887-1987) oil on canvas board titled Saturday Night at the Juke Joint, initialed upper right, is one of the last works to be completed by the artist (est. $3,000-$5,000).

The lady's 18kt yellow gold Rolex Date Just wristwatch, manual wind, has a red face with diamond and ruby chapter marks and an octopus band mounted with two graduated round diamonds flanking a central baguette diamond. The man's Rolex 16234 stainless steel Oyster Perpetual Date Just wristwatch has an aftermarket silver dial with 11 round diamonds and an aftermarket bezel mounted with 43 round diamonds. Both are estimated at $3,000-$5,000.

The Newcomb College high glaze iris vase rendered in 1908 by Maria de Hoa Leblanc is just over 9 inches tall, is of tapered form and shows the artist's initials and the Newcomb cypher on the underside (est. $6,000-$9,000). The squat baluster vase from 1918 by Anna Francis Simpson (1880-1930) is just over 2 ½ inches tall and displays relief floral decoration around the top. The underside has a Newcomb cypher and artist's impressed signature (est. $400-$800).

Internet bidding will be provided by CrescentCityAuctionGallery.com, LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com. Crescent City's new and improved website allows for bidding. Here is the link: https://www.crescentcityauctiongallery.com/buying/live-online-bidding/