Crescent City's September 13-14 auction will feature items from the Bagatelle Plantation in Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS - Aug. 27, 2024 - PRLog -- An oil on board painting by the renowned folk artist Clementine Hunter (1887-1988), a presidential campaign flag from Henry Clay's 1844 unsuccessful bid for the White House, and a mid-19^th century late classical mahogany armoire probably made by J. & J.W. Meeks in New York City are just a few of the expected highlights in Crescent City Auction Gallery's Important Estates Auction scheduled for Friday and Saturday, September 13^th and 14^th.

The auction – 928 lots in all – will be held online and live in the Cresent City gallery located at 1330 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans. Start times both days will be 10 am Central time. Featured will be property from the Bagatelle Plantation in Sunshine, Louisiana, as well as fine items pulled from numerous local and regional estates.

Bagatelle Plantation reflected the highs and lows of the plantation economy of Louisiana. It was used as collateral by its builder-owner and his family during its early history and had varied uses over time, in addition to being a home for his family. It was a source of income from crops, and a source of funds through worth collateral to finance a sugar mill, bank stock and its re-purchase.

Clementine Hunter was a self-taught Black folk artist from the Cane River region of Louisiana who lived and worked on Melrose Plantation. Her oil on board painting titled Melrose Plantation is expected to realize $7,000-$10,000, while another painting by the famed artist, a circa 1977 work titled Saturday Night Juke Joint with Card Game, should change hands for $5,000-$8,000. Note: there are nine original paintings by Clementine Hunter in the auction.

The Henry Clay presidential campaign flag from 1844 is presented behind glass in a wooden frame. It has an estimate of $5,000-$9,000. Henry Clay (1777-1852) was a U.S. Senator and Congressman from Kentucky who ran unsuccessfully for president in the 1824, 1832 and 1844 elections. He helped found the National Republican Party and the Whig Party.

Oil on canvas paintings by French artists will include an 1840 work by Sophie Rude (1797-1867), titled Portrait of Father and Two Daughters (est. $3,000-$5,000); and Auguste Hadamar's (1823-1886) The Sleeping Cook with Mischievous Cat and Dog (est. $2,500-$3,500).

Internet bidding will be provided by the company website (CrescentCityAuctionGallery.com), LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com. Phone and absentee bids will also be taken. For more, visit www.crescentcityauctiongallery.com.