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A Chapter in the Mallard Legend: The Family Offers His Personal Possessions at Auction

Families that inherit historical artifacts related to their famous or infamous ancestors often possess both a blessing and a burden. So it was for the descendants of Prudent Mallard ( to ), the renowned New Orleans 19th century merchant and probable cabinetmaker.

When Mallard&#;s widow, Augustine, died in (ten years after Prudent) her will contained instructions for the division of the family household furnishings, most of which probably had passed through the Mallard Royal Street retail premises and into the Mallard home.

The document, which was translated from the French by Louise Mallard, Prudent&#;s granddaughter, meticulously identifies each furnishing and names the son or daughter for whom it was intended. While the decades passed and the memory of the Mallard family furniture faded, the legend of Prudent Mallard, the cabinetmaker, grew.

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