A Picasso tile and wonderful paintings and bronzes are in Crescent City's July 14-15 estates auction

NEW ORLEANS - July 7, 2023 - PRLog -- A painted and partially glazed ceramic tile by Pablo Picasso, fine items pulled from the "Little Oaks" plantation in Bay St. Louis, Miss., bronzes deaccessioned from the private collection of Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. in New Orleans and wonderful original paintings by noted, listed artists will come up for bid Friday and Saturday, July 14^th and 15^th, by Crescent City Auction Gallery, online and live in the New Orleans gallery at 1330 St. Charles Avenue.

The Important July Estates auction, starting at 10 am Central time both days, is loaded with nearly 1,000 lots – a wide range of French, English and American furniture; original paintings and watercolors; well-known prints and etchings; lovely Oriental carpets; and decorative art items. In-gallery previews will run through Wednesday, July 12^th, from 10 am-5 pm. A separate auction, featuring jewelry, couture and purses, will be held Friday, July 13^th.

The painted and partially glazed ceramic tile by Pablo Picasso (Spanish/French, 1881-1973), is titled Visage au Nez Vert (1968) and presented in a giltwood shadowbox with Plexiglass measuring 8 ¼ inches by 5 ¼ inches. It's verso numbered "J127", "6/100" and impressed "Madoura Empreinte Originale de Picasso" (est. $2,500-$3,500). The tile is from the private collection of Dr. Donald and Deborah Bell from the "Little Oaks" plantation in Mississippi.

The selection of bronzes from the private collection of Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. in New Orleans will include a patinated bronze by Truman Bolinger (Ariz./Wyo., b. 1944), titled Heading for the Green River Rendezvous (1975), signed and numbered ("8/13") and dated en verso, 16 ¾ inches tall on a custom-made two-inch mahogany stand (est. $4,000-$8,000).

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/auctions/upcoming-auctions/.

Absentee and phone bids will be accepted until 1 pm Central time the day before the auction.  A 25 percent buyer's premium will be applied in-house. A printed catalog is available; please call 504-529-5057 or email info@crescentcityauctiongallery.com.

For more information regarding Crescent City Auction Gallery and the Important Estates auction July 14-5, online and live in the New Orleans gallery, visit www.crescentcityauctiongallery.com.