New Orleans Auction Galleries is pleased to present our March 12-13, 2016 Estates Auction featuring property from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Britton, Houston, Texas, descended within the family; the Estate of Mark Chapman, Cat Spring, Texas; the Estate of Karolyn Kuntz Westervelt, New Orleans, Louisiana; and the Estate of Marjory Manget, New Orleans, Louisiana. The sale includes a selection of historically important Southern paintings by noted Louisiana artists such as William Henry Buck, Richard Clague and Walter Anderson; a small, but significant selection of New Orleans silver, all by Adolphe Himmel; and a three-piece American Renaissance Revival rosewood half-tester chamber suite attributed to the New Orleans warerooms of Prudent Mallard and retaining its original bill of sale. Also of note is a stunning painting by Gustave Loiseau, a dazzling selection of jewelry and an impressive selection of modern and contemporary paintings, prints and sculpture.
