Crescent City Auction Gallery will greet 2026 with a huge, 750-lot Important Winter Estates Auction, January 15th-16th

NEW ORLEANS - EntSun -- A massive, 14-foot Brunswick-style mahogany back bar; a late '20s or 1930s-style large-size Shell Oil filling station diorama; and a vibrant and colorful oil painting by the French artist Charles Camoin (1879-1965) are just a few of the expected headliners in Crescent City Auction Gallery's Important Winter Estates Auction slated for January 15-16, online and live in the New Orleans gallery at 1330 St. Charles Avenue.

The two-day event will feature Part 3 of property from the estate of Joseph A. (Joe) Jaeger, Jr. (Parts 1 and 2 were held in August and November); the estate of William Prentice Farrington of New Orleans; the estate of Murphy A. Bourke of New Orleans; the collection of William Friedle and Norris Garrison of New York and New Orleans; and other notable local and regional estates.

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Start times both days will be 10am Central Time. The Important Winter Estates Auction is loaded with 750 premier lots of original paintings by local and regional artists; fine French and American furniture; silver; estate jewelry; Pop Culture and Mardi Gras collectibles; bronzes; and decorative items.

The Brunswick style, 14-foot-wide mahogany back bar with steeped gilt cornice over scroll decorated frieze features cartouche corners, beaded trim, and two beveled mirror plates. The rectangular wood counter has four drawers over four raised panel cabinet doors and a center 20-bottle wine rack. The estimate is $10,000-$20,000.

The life size Shell Oil filling station diorama, by McLaren Classic Restorations, in the late-1920s/'30s style, features a period Wayne 615 visible gas pump, vintage trash can and paper towel dispenser, and modern Shell neon sign, displayed before a faux gas station front. It's 144 inches tall by 120 inches wide. The pre-sale estimate is $5,000-$10,000.

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An impressive bronze fountain in the form of two eagles in flight sparring over fish, over a seafoam base, 82 inches tall by 108 inches wide, should realize $3,000-$6,000. Also, a group of four 20^th century patinated plaster garden figures of the Four Seasons, three female caryatid forms and one male atlas form, each one 72 inches tall, has an estimate of $800-$1,200.

Internet bidding will be provided by www.CrescentCityAuctionGallery.com (and the Crescent City app), as well as LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com. Phone and absentee bids will be accepted. In-gallery previews will begin on Wednesday, January 7^th, excluding weekend days, from 10am to 5pm Central Time.

For more information visit www.crescentcityauctiongallery.com.