New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-14
j. II. DOLPRS STUDIO-SALE.

Mr.. j. H. Dolph, the artist, intending To
leave New-York visit to Europe for year or two
proposes to sell all his studio eects-his remaining pic
lures BOOKS, etchngs. furniture. costumes. arms and
polteyat auction, and TO that end he has placed the
whole collection on view at Leavitts Art Rooms,
No. Sit Broadway. Tho sale Of the books.
| etchings and miscellaneous articles takes place
the afternoons OF to-day and tomorrow at half past
O'Clock. and Friday evening at half past O'Clock
the pictures will be disposed OF.
without aspiring to the rank Of collection, there
yet bore several interesting curiosies and articles OF
bncAbrac and large number OF things that In these
days OF picturesque hOuse-furnishing may DO made
to play effective part In the hands
Of sful persona Here faded tapestries one largo
piece labor OF tho loom that would do wonders for the
not too wei, lighted hall OF some country housenot fhe
prandnew toy Of Of tie young architects Ia
mode, but aspiring 70 ancestral hopors, and with
that slight favor OF xBqay given In our youthful land
by hundred years Here too. embroidered sks from
Persian and Turkish banda useful properties" to
artists or capable In ingenious female hands Of
mental application In drawingroom or sitting room.
Among the costumes there three four coats that
deserve than the passing notice Of the curious
One s the coat of rich Quaker OF old times, made Of
broadcOth the like Of which is more seen In this
world aud with steel buttons the very make Of which
shows how times have changed and how makeshif has
taken tho place of solid workmanship. The
other coats embroidered with sold and Sill
yer threads and with curlouscolored spangies In .
way them really worthy OF place I'm some ND.
scum. Among the there are some pretty weapons,
several Toledo blade, and Forentine ht two with
blades sufficient IL not Of equal with the handles.
There Dutch and English haberds of the sixteenth
century, crossbows and guns and ancient pistols and
store of such Flanders mugs and gray-beard jugs
the old fellows OF that time drank from
when they wero not fighting. There are some good
pieces Of furniture, too the best OF them being
Spanish cabinet stand Of the kind called "con-
tadors" or safes for money and iewels It would DO
gooa thing for who could afford 1t to buy this
chest. a good example OF the kind and present 10
though considerably and defaced r s neither bat
tered nor broken and has been in the least
paired. getting and difficult every day
to genuine pieces Of furniture OF the med@val or
renaissance time, that have not been repaired
or restored, and 1t 10 pity there were nos
someone who would this piece for pub
say she looked as this curous piece That would
never do for my drawing room, though should like to
write for could not stand there u s and 1t would
too much to putt IN order" There arc few pieces
their have not found It cost TOO much TO put
them In complete order and-ruin them forever.
The pottery here VIII repay examination. ana here
again pieces that ought 20 be secured for public
collection They Of the highest Importance. but
they worth having. There are several pieces OF
Flemish ware, and one specimen Of the time at
ESshep f BE- work " tn. fa@oSs potter
Or There also two three good bits OF italian
msjOica and among the smaller objects some specimens
OF modern Mexican pottery made Dy hand ana orna'
good specimens Of Mr. Dolph's work.