The New York herald., 1873-12-04
ART MATTERS.

art Articles and Curtosltles NJ sypher's.
There has been for some time in this city num-
Der OF very curious and interesting art articles and
curioslties In the art rooms of Mr.. Sypher No. 693
Broadway. One OF the most unique and valuable
among them is the Napoleon carpet, made entirely
OF needlework, and FIRST exhibited in the Austrian
department. Of the Grand Exhibition OF 1851, This
carpet, wluc9 was intended ior the use OF Napo-
leon II ~as begun IN 1911 by the Empress Marie
Lo.dse, assisted by the Queen OF Wurtempurg, the
Queen OF Naples and the ladies OF the French and
Austrian courts. The size Is 20 feet square The
centre, in four breadths, is In medalons in which
are bouquets OF roses liacs, convovul, laburnums
and camelas, surrounded with festoons in imta-
ton OF set jewels. The inner border is in squares
representing picture lrames whence peer fgurcs,
landscapes, flowers, pirds and animals. The outer
border is composed OF rich masses Of nowers, the
corners being rose wreaths Thirty-two imperial
eagles are introduced at various places The en-
tire fabric stands alone as the work OF royal ladies,
and one OF the most splendid and brilliant elaDora-
tions that ever came from such hanos.
Many other items are worth mentioning. state
carriage belonging to the late Napoleon ILL., stands
grandly In corner. with Its lour magnificent
lamps its rich and heavy hangngs and its places
for two iootmen. Negotiations were pending some
time ago for the purchase OF this carriage for pre-
sentaton to o foreign ambassador at Washington,
but have been delayed for the present. It's weight
IS four times that OF an ordinary family carriage.
slegn belonging TO FTcuerlck tnc GTeaJ Will HOlu
one, has place Tor the foOtman behind on the run
ners and has Its panels beautifully painted. The
collection OF Old Dutch Bibles and old Dutch clocks
Is varied and valuable. Chinese chair, very
elaborately carved, is made OF the black,
hard teak wood, and contains seat OF
quaint marble. An immense Japanese punch
bowl hobnobs with some bizarre Venetian statues
carved in wood A silver fork and spoon is shown,
once the property OF the Great Napoleon and the
companion OF his campaigns. Exceedingly curious
Is Madonna In mosaic, l5O years old One OF the
most massive and quaint pieces OF furniture ever
carved ebony Inaid with various woods OF two
immense pictures once In the possession OF the
Bonaparte family, one represents 1.-The Depart
ure Of Hagar.n The figures are life One OF
Benjamin Vests strongest pictures, "Christ the
Third Day. When He Rose,r is in the best style OF
that artist. The figures here, too. are lie size
Quaint IN their very responsiveness are two sets OF
! figures, carved In ivory by some obscure German
| $50 years ago, and SO covered with peculiar kind
| OF wood as TO preserve the sembance to ragged
are 100 years old, and range in price IRON 800
| to $500. The place until recently occupied by a
piece OF the column or the Place Vendome Is now
filled with two immense Sevres vases each three
and half feet high and eXquisitely painted by
the celebrated artist, l.. Pepit. There are two
or soltgaze process, which leaves a gentle glow
without glare. set OF gigantic and wondrously
carved furniture, IN oak, valued at not less than
SIS 000 exhibited. The furniture is TO that OF the
| late lie Grand Lockwood what cedar OF Lebanon
is to set OF pretty ferns. Finally, some majolica
Cupid extracting the thorn from Venus foot We
| have not mentioned tenth OF the curiOsltes and
we are all the more glad OF having routed them
out, because there Is, certainly, no other place IN
| New York where as large, a. varied, as valuable
and as truly artistic an assemblage OF like charac-
ter il to he found.