New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-11
sale OF OBJECTS or ORIENTAL ART

The sale of objects of Oriental art belonging
to the American Art Gallery is still in progress
at Kirbys Gallery, in Broadway Four
feminist The sale Is fairly attended. large an
tGue Chinese Of the Kanghe period twenty nye
inches iii height and sixteen in diameter sold for $27 90
Available Chinese coisonne enamel vase beaker shape
sold for $3.50 finely decorated blue and Ilte vase
Kang he period, with historical scenes, thirty twO inches
IN height and twelve in diameter sold 800 fine kake
mono representing carp Dish swimming. sold for $50.
Another, representing group Of nearly hundred
monkeys climbing trees on mountain side drawn and
painted sold for SOL Among the books offered for safe
Finden's Landscape Illustrations Of the Bible,
including ninety-sx Illustrations from drawings by
Calcott. Turner and Others watch brought S. Nmrods
British Fields sports" containing contributions by
T. Hood and IL. Rey aod and illustrated With engrav-
ings and vigncttes from pctucs by GGnsbOrough and
Laudscer was sold for 81 90.
Quantity conceived and ngeniously executed spcoi-
OF metal work venerable pieces of porceians Of
fantastic excellent specimens OF the
minute work OF the patient japanese arCAcers,
applied to objects OF daily use, have been offered.
Eighty and exceptional specimens Of
sword guards mostly treated IN high relief sold
prices ranging from S5 500. The specimen bringing
the latter price eagleShaped, with flying birds and
chrysanthemum flowers IN gold NEUROLOGICAL Historical,
agricultural aud natural aud unnatural subjects were
treated In these objects Some dainty wrought pipes Of
graceful shapes some with bamboo pieces and
some entirely silver bronze, and richly embossed,
brought from "a 90 $l5 apiece though costing many
times those ori inaly lot Of kuiiehandlcs Of
bronze or silver and gold brought from 50 to Sc %
apiece. Some fine DaimO boxes and dainty perilmc-
holders IN iron bronze precious metals oraameutcd il
relief or engraved and lulaid, brought - so to
ST. 80.
Specimens Of the much soughtior old Chinese beuGs
NanItn blue aud white Vorceains, old bronzcs and
carved buttons wood aud ivory brought good prices
ID the Jls ne Natt the buyers had everything thor
own way The highest price paid In As line % for
M antique Chinese bcaker, with fine decoration IN god
II lpches high In antique brouzes OF patterns both
Quaint and graceful better prices were bad. Some Of
The best were as follows Chueso vase Inches Oy s.
70 80; valuable Incense burner Of inc early Mn pc
nod, showing peculiar efect 81 age lnches by b @lC0
skiliully wrought japanese bronze group, represent
ing "A woman "A base OF rocks and costing over 500
brOuch; ~ 30; pair OF handsome apduese vases
with drd cons I'm CLOUDS, nlaid IN gold ncus by L. $j2
foOf hgn rJT 30 InC collection OF blue and white
brought prices far in excess Of the JiOAtes. hand
some giugerja jar decorated in the hawthorne ueJteru
with rel gius cmb.ems white medallion inches by
: was sod lor ~ tho first bid being $40 AuO,Aer
rare specimen OF the same SIZE brought $780, aud tard
vita emDcmutical dcs in white ground panels GlOO
A rare hawthorne beaker OF graceful pattern,
slgaiior hcakcr for $40 cylindrical vase with
hari.g top decorated with lotus flowers and sOurds in
fac blue, II inches by 3 brOu t SI6O Two IGrge hGw
and line vase bucIOn form for SO. handsome l-Gcr
with raised ornaments IN dark blUe Brought $50; a
handsome ObcrOn $50, and chOce hawthorne gin@er-
law with branches running up ana down, II Inc lt5 ~ p
Sl55. A collection Of about 200 netsukes Drought non
81 20 to 81 apiece They mostly valued for ther
erOiesque carving, and OF them certainly III
noon with "a cUcotOu 81 metal work, and one hundred
richly made DaimiO swords and cary inSs.