FABULOUS UPTOWN ESTATE SALE - BIG EASY ESTATE SALES

FABULOUS UPTOWN ESTATE SALE

Mark your calendars for April 5-6 for this fabulous Uptown estate sale! 

This Uptown Victorian is the home of Bryce Reveley and husband, Dr. Alan Caspi, who have recently downsized, parting with their large lifelong collection. Many of you will remember the sale we handled for Bryce and Alan at their Belle Alliance Estate in Donaldsonville in 2021. Some items in these upcoming sales are from their Belle Alliance Estate and Bryce’s long-time Uptown textile business, Gentle Arts. 

Bryce Reveley and Alan Caspi are both lifelong collectors of antiques, French and continental 19th and 20th c. paintings, + many others, silver, textiles and fabulous décor. They have curated their collection from notable auctions houses and antique shops in New York and Louisiana, including Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Doyle, New Orleans Auction Galleries, Fireside Antiques, Bush Antiques and many, many others. 

Bryce is world-renowned textile specialist who has specialized in appraisal, restoration and conservation of antique fibers and clothing. Bryce has worked for top auction houses, appraised for Antiques Roadshow, and has owned and operated Gentle Arts in Uptown for decades. 

These upcoming sales are rich with antiques, fabulous furniture, 19th c. and 20th c. paintings and art, rugs, fine china, dinnerware and crystal, art glass, incredible books, musical instruments and so much more! This is a great opportunity to purchase fabulous art, antiques and decor at reasonable prices without paying premiums. Come take advantage of this fantastic estate sale! 

This will be the first of two incredible sales in this home – the second sale will be sometime in May and will be just as great as the first sale. Stay tuned and we hope to see everyone April 5-6 for this special, fine quality sale. Please read through the highlights below and enjoy the photos!

Notes:

• Please hold off on phone calls and e-mails with price requests - everything is being researched and marked this week. We do not pre-sale or hold items or sell over the phone. Everything advertised will be offered in the sale April 5-6. 
• Numbers will be passed out at 7am Saturday only. Limited access at first until the crowd thins out. 
• Saturday is priced as marked - no discounts or haggling. Sunday is discount day with markdowns.

FURNITURE

• Impressive French 20th c. walnut, burlwood and ebony inlaid china/entertaining cabinet, the center door opens to four shelves, each side has inset doors opening to beveled mirrors and the entire door opens to shelves and drawers 
• Fantastic artisan-made large iron and rouge marble table, signed WM. Morris, Ltd.
• American 19th c. mahogany bookcase, with three sections over four drawers
• English 19th c. mahogany secretary 
• English 19th c. mahogany bookstand 
• Custom upholstered deep blue velvet sofa with paisley trim and tassels 
• Pair Louis XVI 19th c. polychrome and parcel gilt fauteuils in paisley
• Venetian 19th c. polychrome and parcel gilt Lyre back chair
• Pair Hepplewhite-style 20th c. sage green and floral-stenciled arm chairs
• Pair Asian-style octagonal red lacquered side stands with drawers
• Pair Louis XVI-style bedside tables with white marble
• Vintage mahogany and canned three-tier coffee table
• Renaissance Revival mahogany library table with tooled leather top
• Louis XVI-style 20th c. faux bois chest of drawers
• Maitland Smith chinoiserie-decorated console with faux leather book front
• Continental 19th c. Gothic Revival-style oak religious cabinet
• Fantastic antique nine-foot counter with 30 drawers, distressed green
• Hepplewhite-style mahogany inlaid dining table
• Set of eight mahogany dining chairs
• Continental carved sideboard
• French carved foyer table with black marble 
• Oscar Bach (German, 1884-1957), Art Deco Gothic Revival-style bronze and onyx telephone stand
• Vintage 60’s Dyrlund Danish Modern cocktail bar – folding cabinet, top unfolds, on casters
• Green kitchen table with four chairs

ART

• George Schmidt (New Orleans, b. 1944): 
  • “Untitled/Italian Villa Entry Gate and Landscape,” oil on canvas, signed – fabulous early work by George!
  • “The Battle of New Orleans,” print, ed. 2/50, pencil signed. This is a rare find!
  • “Untitled/Nude,” charcoal on paper, 2001, signed
• Steven Schneider (Arkansas/Louisiana), “Barge on the Mississippi,” oil on canvas
• Dennis Perrin (American, b. 1950), “Arrangement with Silver and Fruit,” oil on canvas
• Christopher Magadini (American, b. 1946):
  • “Summer Road,” oil on canvas
  • “In the Family (Red Barn),” oil on canvas, 2006
  • “Newton Road Winter,” oil on canvas, 2002
  • “Nestled In,” oil on canvas
• François Gall (French 1912-1987): collection of fine French oils:
  • “Seine River with Notre Dame in Distance” oil on canvas
  • “Seine River with Eiffel Tower in Distance,” oil on canvas“
  • “Jockey on Horse,” oil on canvas
  • “Fleurs et Melons,” oil on canvas, Montreal, Canada gallery label
• Georg Anton Rasmussen (Norwegian, 1842-1914), "Coastal Village by the Fjord," oil on canvas, signed, Provenance: New Orleans Auction Galleries
• Johannes Bosboom (Dutch, 1817-1891), “Untitled/Dutch Street Scene with Architecture,” watercolor on paper, giltwood frame
• Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919), “Femme Nue Couchee Tournee a Droite,” later edition etching, Provenance: New Orleans Auction Galleries
• Maximilien Luce (French, 1858-1941): two ink/watercolor drawings, both signed, plus two etchings, both pencil signed
• Henri Coudor (French, 1890-1920), "Still Life with Fruit and Flowers, oil on canvas
• Dirk van Hoven (Dutch, 1915-1980), “Untitled/Road with Snow,” oil on canvas
• Group of five E. H. Raskin early 20th c. framed lithographs from Fantasies Oceanographiques
• Bernard Buffet (Paris, 1928-1999) “The Little Owl,” lithograph, plate-signed
• Lorraine Gendron folk art
• Thomas Bruno (New Orleans, b. 1960), "Female Nude," bronze sculpture, signed, ed./10, Provenance: New Orleans Auction Galleries
• Phil Vanderlei (American 20th/21st c.), bronze sculpture of a lizard on stone, 1993, signed, ed. 325/500
• Modern blue metal sculpture
• More oil paintings throughout

MUSICAL

• Reproduction French 18th c. style double harpsichord, made by New Orleans instrument maker, Charles Foster, 1985. The decoration of the top lid was inspired by Watteau. 
• Impressive Lyon & Healy concert grand harp, style 23 natural, circa 1963, serial #6312, excellent condition, accompanied by padded cover
• Three Celtic carved and inlaid harps
• Brambach baby grand piano; vintage upright piano

DECORATIVE + COLLECTIBLE

• Stunning Venetian Rococo-style parcel gilt mirror, 19th or 20th c. in the style of an 18th c. version. An identical pair sold at Sotheby’s in 2021
• Fabulous Victorian 19th c. large giltwood pier mirror
• French burlwood, ebonized and inlaid cave a liqueur, complete with crystal
• Pair stylish Chinoiserie Pagoda-form parcel gilt wall shelves
• Heintz Art Nouveau sterling over bronze vase
• Group of 12 framed musical instrument lithographs, beautifully framed 
• Ruzzetti & Gow butterfly wing morpho serving tray
• Impressive collection of books (check back for more details), including many local and regional, design/decorating, reference, architecture, historical, textile, fashion, antique copies and so many more
  • The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones, two volumes
  • Theorie Du Tissage Des Etoffes De Soie books, 1895-1896 and 1896-1897, with fabric samples
  • Jardin de la Malmaison Empress Josephine's Garden
• Fabulous collection of art glass ranging in sizes
• Pair antique blue opaline glass lamps
• Antique Gothic Revival brass lamps
• Contemporary parquetry inlaid box
• Chinese Shoushan natural stone
• Pairs of English early 19th c. heavy brass candlesticks
• Miniature parquetry inlaid desk
• Antique wood rugs, including a large Heriz
• Lots of décor throughout

DINING + ENTERTAINING

Exquisite china and porcelain dinner service in this sale

• Impressive, desirable and fine quality Richard Ginori “Fiesole” porcelain dinner service, service for at least 12 + fabulous serving pieces, 147 pieces total. It is impossible to find a large and complete set in this fabulous pattern!
• Rare and fine Minton set of 10 dinner plates, each hand-decorated in blue and gold with miniature paintings with titles en verso, limited edition. Wow!
• Fine Minton set of 10 soup bowls, each hand-decorated in royal blue and gold, marked Tiffany & Co. New York
• Spode Copeland turquoise and gold porcelain dinner service, four-piece place setting, service for 12, marked Tiffany & Co. New York
• Royal Worcester set of 12 green and gold dinner plates
• Royal Doulton set of 12 green and gold dinner plates, marked/retailed by Bailey Banks & Biddle, Philadelphia 
• Old Paris porcelain partial dinner service, fuchsia and gilt trim with phoenix, 52 pieces total
• Faberge porcelain single place setting + Faberge champagne flutes
• Limoges set of 12 red and gold bread plates
• Limoges 19th c. large porcelain asparagus server
• Set of 23 cobalt blue and gilt stemware
• Set of five Venetian Bimini Werkstatte handblown cocktail glasses
• Handblown art glass stemware
• Old Paris cups and saucers

SILVER 

• Tiffany & Co. "Faneuil" sterling service, 239 pieces total, with storage chest. Fantastic full set in excellent condition!

KITCHEN + HOUSEHOLD + OUTDOOR

• Completely packed kitchen – every cabinet is full + full pantry
• Blue Willow dinnerware sets – partial sets and misc. pieces
• Pantries with misc. kitchen and household items
• Outdoor patio table + five vintage iron patio chairs
• Fantastic large stone bench (see list of recommended movers!)
• Antique iron garden bench/settee