Colastie Hebert LeBlanc, known as Tante Colastie by family and friends, was one of the few women still making brown cotton trousseau a dowry for new brides. But she had 108 blankets.
When asked to sell one of her blankets LeBlanc responded with, Oh no! Madamoiselle! I can t let you have any of those. I have made them for my children.
But with so many extra blankets, people were confused with how many children she had. Nine, she would tell them. I have completed my supply, that is one dozen for each. Now I’ll be able to make blankets for others and my friends who need them.
Up for bid: French and American period furniture, original artworks, bronzes, sterling silver, jewelry, French clocks and mirrors, fine decorative accessories.
Crescent City Auction Gallery announces Winter Estates Auction, Jan. 16-17
French Louis XV style gilt bronze and cloisonne mantel clock by Japy Freres, manufactured in the 20th century, 18 inches tall (est. $1,000-$2,000).
NEW ORLEANS, LA
.- A bronze sculpture by Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (American, 1876-1973), a 155-piece set of Tiffany sterling flatware in the Harlequin pattern, and a French Empire style figural mantel clock and pair of four-light candelabra are just a few top lots in Crescent City Auction Gallerys live and online Important Winter Estates Auction slated for January 16th-17th.
The gallery, at 1330 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, will be open for exhibitions beginning Thursday, January 7th, from 10-5 Central time, by appointment only (excluding Sunday). A live Saturday preview will be held January 9th, from 9am to 1pm, also by appointment only.
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