248. A Rare New Orleans Coin Silver Brandy Warmer, David Melville, wc. New York, 1835-1849, New Orleans, 1846-1860, marked “MELVILLE & Co” in rectangle; squat bulbous form with turned wood side handle, hinged spout cover, the removable cover with turned wood urn finial having a silver tip, height 5 3/8 in., length 11 in., weight approx. 10.70 troy ozs. $4000/6000 Reference: Crescent City Silver, pgs. 122 & 126.
W 249. A Set of Eight Antique French 1st
Standard Silver Gilt Citrus Spoons, marked “BOURDON” below a crown and above a pallet in a lozenge, rococo scroll pattern, engraved initials on obverse, length 5 7/8 in., weight 6.15 troy ozs. $250/350 W 250. A Coin Silver Beaker, unmarked,
raised slightly curved cylindrical form with script engraved initials and “Premium 1825”, height 3 1/8 in., weight 2.80 troy ozs. $300/500 246
246. James Guy Evans (English, b. 1810; active New Orleans, 1843-53), “The Aurelia, Juan Netto, Captain”, 1852, oil on canvas, signed lower right, dated and inscribed “Aurelia su Capn Don Juan Netto año 1852” lower center, 29 in. x 36 in., attractively framed. $10000/20000 Note: James Guy Evans worked throughout many ports in the South; he is also known to have spent time in the Caribbean, particularly in Cuba, which is the location of this painting. Here the Aurelia sits in the port of Havana; the Morro Castle lighthouse, built in 1846, is depicted in the background. The Aurelia, whose captain was Juan Netto of Mahon, Minorca, Spain, is documented to have set sail from Barcelona and to have arrived in New Orleans on November 14, 1853. Havana was a common stop on the long voyage from Europe to New Orleans and there exists a long history of crossover between the two cities; in fact, New Orleans is often referred to colloquially as “the northernmost Caribbean city.” The link that this painting represents between Cuba and America is particularly poignant at this time when current events are allowing more Americans to visit the country which once had such a close connection, both logistically and culturally, to New Orleans.
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Reference: “New Orleans Passenger Lists.” www.ancestry.com.
247. American School, late 19th c., “The Battle of Galveston: Capture of the USS Harriet Lane by the CSS Bayou City and Neptune”, oil on canvas, inscribed “Civil War Naval Battle between U.S. Gun Boat and Two Confederate Boats, the Bayou City and Neptune Sinking” lower right, 20 3/8 in. x 33 1/4 in., framed. $4000/6000 248
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