New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-08
FINE ARTS.
ORIENTAL CERAMICS.
Y. MooRE's COLLECTION OF PORCELAIN
A pottery AND OBJECTS OF ART

,, "a NOW on exhibition at L. l.. Moore's
c,ucrv-Kurtz Building, Madison GuHrc-a c"'iec-
o. ~ oriental porcelain. pottery ann o9e'S o'
.,.l att-carvngs i'm ivory aui WOOD h7onzeS' E"'u
Orie" IDS and the rest Of .hc luxurious msce
srch "a las never. to knowledge been expose"
49,. s,e under ROOF N our CITY, ana su'l d. WY
~ mat dies makes more and more dmcl" e''' ~
dN ,,-,,cr one roof again. Few persons ont
"a. the small circle Of those VINO ara "'N'"e
sue ,+ou M objects OF Oriental manufacture
'' &C ,.ur.,t--at once q speculation and pleasure
,ovsre Of the great advance that has o'eh ''N'"-
-. in TIE money value OF these objects II mas "o"
P ,,,a,. ic lv Impossible for any but men OF Large
-, 20 utlr,hasc the moro valuable pieces OF ChmeS''
,,,,ese and Persian porcelainI While tue Ero"'"|
81 ,,oD of tue great European museums - tdAlhS
-. oven from priaces and mhuonaIcs 'he power
-, o,cr enjoyed 60 enrich Their c4D1he'S Win '"o'0
l'' ~ ,l,c,.s We're Duke Francis l. Of The Mcdic'
o,,e back agun 10 earth ana ms POSSESSIONS nc
80 lind his Gukedom too poor To purchase u' ie"
,.n> tna. exist OF the porcelain made at has ia'-
-. in 1850 emulation OF the por'eial'
=, rrd.a and which have low passed in'o "e
S,sof m English collector. and VIII IN thc end n
-. find AZ .bidac place N the Brtsa Museum TOT
.pc.e D. c-s sr. Fortram PAID NJ the sale OF The
|.,l,ci collection IN Paris. IN 1873 10000 francs,
-. - noa which must bayc been an enormous az
80 n,,,n tive original cost. This piece cur readers
.r rom .uli,r. formed part OF ule 'as''Ua' co'ec
,rovot,cd IN this city in 1876 ana ls1|. Ia 'h' e'-
1,i of te Cgstellan collection an dhe'uo'' IS Vu'''u
- ,,, ,l,roue-c Campori's work on the porcelain oil
rr~ra relating hoa the DUE Oh M'deha' WISHING '"'
mace Of she Countess Nclan;e' inquired "''no' any
mos Of lnaioI!ca painted by bal"1e were 10 pe o''s"'.
49, t..s WISHES beng made known many BASINS ana
o,,s,,re SHOWN o hun, not, indtei' ti'heu ny i't'
-, o.r-,i, artist OF pas times named Na'c'o' Inc
,e,s of thc,a wastes however asked SNch OK tint
,r,. for ia in as. for instance hund'e1
- 6,0l for oac for winch tle Duke oher'0 'N'''' 90
,olv purchased one Of q similar form anu - 80 -
tor,o,,e for twenty-five Gou3!oon* Il' i'''' -
.t ,s a co,.r or as a basin. AID had the l'- Aux -
~ . fire outside completely covered WIN Sro''Sq''S
.r5 ap1rr. TIL, very tortoise one ""'"o-.-7 " ~
...,,-i.- "a every particular . must 'F'0'"'" >--i
~ r . L. inc. ana attribute! 9" Orazl' fou'ii''
., -,.. .lsous Of tie PnntGs Oh A'I'"''' WI b" '
.. Of. .,i,n ana SO cnuched ouc own Museum
to~ , time Al the sale IL f'iiS III 100 ~
t.n,3 twenty tive tAolsIai frames equal 10 u'c
- ,I,rs IN, Duke Of Modena having pnd
y-t-3-o ISL. 10 a0i ss,s, cn)d-l Ii,eS VI 'n'' H'-
,,- ro 41 .,ei .s 20 make mi1V coHo-r'sonS U' INC
.. no t,,., objects NitI t1e prices obtained
90 ,n.r, lt tr present day, bar al THAI We 90 Kuo"
,gcs us ia assertion thi' ie' pio"deis OIL n~''
t.J ortsl.e tAa fin arts %. painting ana Sob p''I''
haze cared sd steadily so AIS1 d rate {"
- to rhe .a-Ee. rs tire maIo lcls Of ltaly
and t,s ror.e.4Hs OF the last Aud 10 -
eart..u.v wonderful. 20 think how safely theY nave
been handed down from generation 70 generation J
i,it- rom ro'cncc ana tru ttion Is a testl-
1Dony 90 to power OF beauty IN t"e World ioi "AN n
I'm PA reverence. Tor acfy c3ud have made rude man
,.,l ,p.. -c,s ,rar objects for 80 many years and
ie,r. -..r intact VIeu temple ana tower went
o., .,. ..-.ga,V No doubt there may st somewhere be
f,.- s-, -.,-e Potz iona OF pieces o. porcelain
NArs after certain early break asi - Antwerp m &c
ve 1920 the Portuguese Consul Brand IN ,vc 10 AlDer'
I1.rl But Il THESE were o. such quality tAai
Tie Consul VINO 80 Eave been man oi line tis'e
tgl-- them worthy % Durets acceptance u Is "0uN
fn whether a iruce to-day wyulj think he could IT I'd
tones au o-Iand present OF tleiA oi tA-F e4IlS 10
r,.r, .c,lt.. luce ana Durer TO the P0rtuSGc,c wa
pat..r. mosr Common ooc, CHEESE O,"ntal p"Tceiilas
winch le Portuguese tue r,, To bring INTO Europe
NJ indeed these partcu Fcc-s were Oriental ware
ana rs. i- some have thCuGA, Italian ma 'hca)' ihe5
are now rare. aud gov rHer WIN every
YER rnase which were ID commerce. anc
have au along been bought and sold
are by .s tue nearly a taken ur, ana are become h'
prlpert oil nations, or col r1h collectors lh N-ost LIN
. f.4y may vet Lngar fora generation. Bat, as CD,
desire 90 own -pccmrus Of these wares SIM cout-"ls
and IA he rces Of good pieces have become SO Erei; a
+,... - worth IS .c 90 search for them W now hn'
that the SLEEVES ana. cabinets OF Holland tl-i lit-
4-,.rr. house or ta wonders ot the poier's ART. Law
ber,r 20 strst The demand OF the oGtsde world. .n
that.ar last. after 500 years Of slumber in rre rc
e.,.iu o ill., burghcl palaces ~ tAe Northern Venice
the Jars aud bowls ana vlses ana cups OF emma al
Japan are listening 10 tAo c'y OK the "-i ZEN"
dealers o, every came, VII" "aAe I'D
--.. c.rps witA New lamps for OLD"
soI,. ,,., ISL. be al dispersed. and another OF tl
c,a- o. ;. II land Of nIa tu- VIII have disappeared
V.rr 800 3d. 81 ores rooms today. Is " garnituit d
ti, ci i.ac act Of 9iCc-stlrer, five ana se''h-iii
1nAl- tar decoration ~ c4Iua~v-pi"ce-of porccI al
decorated ,gitl tuc hawthorn IaT.s and hJ"er. Nv
oeu.e.e pieces. acIr ,.ut jo France by missoudr; il
emma: the .n.rd which. ex aept Tor singh. difference
exactly mat Ines t1s others "a the tone OF Tie blu
and u ;h, likeness ware came cut Of an Cd hou-
IN H aul sold the secoad ul- IN It's European If
acr ures Of euided reposo, and now joins is OF
comrades .i g. Land winch vas hardly KNOWN 10 LuoQ
" eu these jars were made
IarnI-t valuable pieces Ia Dr. Moore's collection
Estimating them D. their market value, are those O.
Chinese make. Iae most costly piece Is vase abb
eelt-pu inches high, aud belonging u the JamtA
te- Green family 10 owing It's name Of course 20 t
1r-l.uualucr o. green tie dccori ION Thur We Law
an, C,,,,lle ros- fpilte Jh4c and TIC faa,iHe chrg
quhra1 DGOicI1ec. This last namcd not from IlS colo
bi- from ie fac; that chTysantheuIns ana peonts al
o,oroved ID rho decoration. These name. general
aiep,et by c0nnOs-eurs al present, were Introduced
-. Iate W. Albert Jlcqneinort IN his history
Ccr,rrics and though not very precise converter
enough. The vase OF winch we are speaking belong
tbcn 20 rn, frolle rert. II has curousy mixed dec
ration consisting Of vigncttcs two on eac
of the Two opposite sides, above the othe
wnle On tie remaining two s'des-thc term side
- used for convenience though the Is cylindrical
tho decoration OF large Chinese letters ID oac
she entire ground being covered wiki small branches
the sO-ca.ed hawthorn IN flower Tbs black glaze en-
poyed belongs the 1nes. period, and Mr Moore col
sgers this the mest valuable OJect III els co
lection Il la. already been sold. but is srl on view
The price obtained 600 This price thong
perhaps not extraordinary for the European ma
H. yet shows IN "a striking way he great advGnc
made IN our city both of the market al
IN the educae led taste II the reader peases. the edit
Gated perception ID speculative matters by our rich mel
Twenty years ago no dealer here would have dreame
Of asking sUch a price lor piece Of pore
latp and 10 one would have been found
purchase piece at that prce had dealer been ioun
20 askiL To-day, It has half dozen competitors for
.,o, ner,,. y = pupackeG. Another vase, also