BIG EASY & RAIN OR SHINE WASHINGTON AVE. ESTATE SALE

WASHINGTON AVENUE ESTATE SALE

Big Easy Estate Sales and Rain or Shine Estate Sales joint sale July 22-23!

Join us as we offer the estate of Dr. Jay Pennington, as well as property from multiple other estates.

Numbers will be passed out at 7am for controlled entry for the first hour. Doors open at 9am. 

Please see our updated jewelry highlights -- this is a sale for jewelry buyers!
 

FURNITURE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Monumental gilt French style mirror, measures 9’ high x 7’7” wide
• French gilt wrought iron and marble console table
• Neoclassical 19th c. wood Corinthian column
• Mahogany 19th c. armoire, possibly French
• English burl walnut and inlaid wardrobe
• Chippendale camel back sofa, newly upholstered
• Chippendale mahogany breakfront china cabinet
• Queen Anne style dining room table and six chairs
• Queen Anne style sideboard and server
• Contemporary Indian style dining or library table
• American 19th c. mahogany tall service cabinet
• Mahogany two-tier sideboard
• Victorian mahogany marble center table
• Regency 19th c. mahogany inlaid armchair covered in ostrich leather
• Set English captains chairs
• Mahogany 19th c. bow front chest of drawers
• Antique brass bed
• Contemporary room divider with mirrors
• Vintage tea cart
• Pair glass display cases
• Many upholstered chairs
• Various tables

CHINESE & ASIAN HIGHLIGHTS:

• Early 20th c. Republic Era wood cabinet
• Chinese red lacquered apothecary cabinet
• Chinese early 20th c. walnut carved dressing table with mirrors
• Chinese red painted low cabinet
• Chinese carved cherry wood Demilune table with rouge marble top
• Asian style bookcase
• Chinese carved wood panels, originally from a large bed
• Chinese ebonized tilt top table with applied soapstone
• Pair Japanese Satsuma style table lamps with red shades
• Chinese illustrations in elegant paisley decorated framing
• Chinese framed woodblock prints
• Root carved Buddha sculpture
• Many Chinese and other Asian accessories throughout

DECORATIVE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Antique French slate mantel clock
• Austrian 19th c. alabaster clock
• French 19th c. portico clock
• French Cofrac Paris crystal table lamp
• Baccarat crystal decanters and many other decanters
• Victorian cast iron umbrella stand
• Pair French candlestick lamps
• Victorian oil lamp converted to electric
• Early 19th c. brass fireplace set
• Selection of antique framed mirrors throughout
• Rugs include: Afghan, Sumak, Hamadan, Anatolian, Persian Bigdjar, Turkoman saddlebag, and Chinese silk

ART HIGHLIGHTS:

• Vintage Parisian Montmartre street scene oil on canvas, signed and dated 1915
• Impressive collection of photographs by Emerson Matabele
• Aaron Collier, N.O., large abstract oil on canvas
• Jennifer Shaw photographs
• African iron totem sculpture
• Works of art by Caroline Schleh and Mark Bercier
• Unsigned vintage French Quarter folk painting
• Philip Sage signed print, “Watermelon Man”
• Douglas Bourgeois signed 2008 Irma Thomas Jazz Fest poster
• Collection of Don Davey signed New Orleans prints
• Collection of 19th c. French miniatures 

BRONZE HIGHLIGHTS:

• F. Barbedienne Fondeur “Lovers,” 19th c. France
• Claude Michel Clodion “The Family,” 19th c. France
• “The Rape of the Sabine Woman” 19th c. bronze
• Bronze nude, unsigned, 19th c.
• Tiffany Studios New York, bronze lion

JEWELRY HIGHLIGHTS:

• Large selection of estate and costume jewelry 
• Stunning Art Deco platinum and diamond brooch -- a must see in person
• Antique 14K gold Etruscan bracelet with cameo, seed pearls, and turquoise 
• Victorian 10K gold bracelet with blue stone 
• 14K gold ruby pendant necklace with matching bracelet 
• Selection of antique 18K and 14K gold framed cameo pins
• Selection of gold rings: jade and diamonds, garnets, opals, and more
• Large selection of Native American and Mexican sterling pieces with turquoise and obsidian
• Very rare Frederick Davis sterling brooch 
• Mignon Faget sterling bracelets and a sterling ring 
• Fabulous vintage panel bracelet by Gabriella Laffi from Peru
• MUCH MORE! This is a sale for jewelry buyers! 

PRIMITIVE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Country drop leaf kitchen table with old green painted base
• Southern green painted long bench
• Early 19th c. leather dome top trunk
• Set four ladder back chairs with split oak seats
• Collection of stained glass windows and panels
• Acadian split oak basket
• 19th c. gathering basket
• Old ironstone platters and more
• Several pieces of iron
• MUCH MORE

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS:

• 1960’s Gibson electric guitar with Deluxe brand amp
• Antique Catholic Last Rites Altar Box
• Lots of glassware and kitchenwares
• Garden items, including table and four chairs, religious statuary, some potted plants, and more