New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-02

Gently proportional piece standing six feet high.
On its summit Columbus stands with hand up
lifted he catches the first glimpse of the land,
of the existence OF which he has so long dreamed
His feet rest among symbols of his profession
as "A navigator, consisting of ropes and ship equip
ment. together with an anchor which is intended
TO symbolic the hope which sustained him and
his companions in their trackless passage from
the Mediterranean to the Western Continent. The
design Is poetic as the outlines of the pro-
duction are graceful and symmetrical The idea
of the artist was to contrast Americas condition
at the date of it's discovery with the present To
develop this idea curtain appears to be thrown
around the neck of the vase and Topped up on
either side Upon one panel group OF
Cupds asleep, and upon the other the Cupids are
awake and eXhilaratcd with JOY Liberty IS
svnbolized by a figure, on the side of the
aroused Cupids freeing bird from her hand
rypifving Emancipation, while upon the darker
side is a Sleeping figure wearing an owl headdre's
The artist of the Columbus vase was W. Labarre
and the piece was modelled by Mr.. Noke, the
modcer of many of the DoultOn vases. FOR
this work 81, 600 was offered to the Doutons be-
fore IT, left the works without any additional
cxpense to them; but the price here is SlO,ooo'
I'm this collection will be found also four mag
nifccnt Diana vases by different artists. Inc
LARGEST of thcs. is five feet in height. Dana
i represented seated on the summit holding
smear in her right hand and shading her eyes with
her lett, while at her feet hound Is sitting with
face upturned to that OF the goddess III"
handles are gryphons. The pos OF the figure II
graceful, and the draprry about It Is most af'is
t;c.llv applicd On one of the panels Diana -
represented a. returning from the 'hase accom-
panied By nympls and Cupds, who relieve her OF
her boss and her horn, While one stoop, 10 ub'a,h
her hound The colorng indicates sunset on
the opposite side nympns and lupus are danoi'i1
i'm th. wind. The base rests upon Tour carN'u
ivory feet There j. much raised ana chasei gnu
inc in this work, and grecnlsh tint- form plca'
ing contrast with the shades vi ivory winch pi'-
dominate. M. u,
Mr. Mitchell also has a specimen OF his work III
this series The paintings represent sporting
scene, in the Highlands. third vase Is Dy >, -
Wilson. On one panel l. an eAIuisltrly wron9t'
picture of scene in winter near sea coa9, WIZ
:, group of ptarmigan clos To tn" water eu-c
while ON the reverse sid" l. bleak nloorid"
Landscape swept by Wild wnllstorni, WIN ~
'rou.. uuddline i'm the glaSs The fourth vase III
the series i. by MIR. Piper, and the decoration co"
lists of roses, azalcaS and fruit.
The Dante vase Is on" around when e' Try. am
delights 10 liugcr for II l. study oil tIie ne ailu
work of the great Italian. Dant" ana lr,ati.,
ar" seated upon the base Of the PEDESTAL aIin I'LL
them j. female figure ca~pnG Tyre Ayihpoii' a.
of Poetry, and rnac II -ur" crowned WIN :"
wreath of laurel typitying Fame. Inc TWO nah''I''
M the top of the bowl of the vase represent hnoT
edge OH the one side and Power on the 0'her, ,"c
former being tXpcd by an olI man h0i"ins :"
crucihlc and the latter by a seated gia'ator
On the summit Jupiter sits with ms rigi' laIi
upou the ont spread wings nf an ea2lc Inv PAIN
ing- upon one panel represent Dant" approa mn
Purgatorv where he bchodS beatrice III the crI'lo
nf AN allrgurcal group consisting OF faiti' h'P
and Charity. Prudence, temperance, virtue a.."
Justice ON IN" Obvrr-" side II pahtlnS l'P,n ~
-,nting the - "n>on OF Dante on Tue "l"s' VI "
cag.. 10 the skies. -, ,..;o,, or
There are many other vases in the collection %
equal merit in point of artistic WORK III % 80,
a. Well A. Of skill in modelling when VIII r'P'N
=. clo-n scrutiny hy al who interested III the
industries represented IN these W'l.Hui W, ah
\ chrysanthrmum vas" by Nr. W i'7'! !. ,tns,
i,.ct oi much beauty 10y reason of the truthiu,'>S
- nature with which the tlntlng OF inns poPui
flower i. elected Mr. Billion l. another ar'l>'
Who. having ayailcd himself Of studies IN Aus-
traiar fora by long residence, l. no" elNln- ''I
Ioultnn uropl. some charming pictures OF rar' any
t,liratn how.rs found only in the great Eholish
colony i'm III" South Paclhc. , T.;
mn. DECORATE ions Of tabl" war" are ORIGINAL III
,Lc,, d..iru- and brilliantly executed. There are
s.yrral came and fish SETS which are roman "a"lc
snecim.u. of tn. possibilities IN IN" elaboration III
,nlor- uuon porcelain. IL may bc Miu"h III ,""-
ln.i,r that the Doultou~ have in no way ahOre-
,inicd ilrir exhibition If works, nut laN" Jlv'h
CLicaro a -pcciinrn Of their best. " an eLlI,hCc
- tl. .nirt i'm which they have assumed their
mar, in the Exhibition. the following "\pr'H'lohs
IT. interest by them may h|uuot"u rom one OF
;h.ir productions circulated last autumn III IN
land on the sub Get of III" share they pr"P'scl u
take i'm tli. porcelain exhibit ~ mca-'. ny
.,V. We have onlcavorcd 10 produc" an e\mhrt
worthy 81 our firm and Of England. IL WIS
,,,,r,l HAT the Young giant OF the American con
,in.ut .honn wish To measure IT. strength IN
friendly rivalry with tie historic kingdoms OF me
oiJ World We heartily wish our American
,'. .tccc-. in their -tupcnl tpus enterprise, ana
49,. viii not FORGET that their triumph- are orr
triumph-: that We have common ancestry com
mon avs ard Itcratur" and noble language We
L,t sn,.l, tlr fnnlur that Slakoep"ar" spoke. and
h"T I.inng to lie. Greater Britain. Let n hop'.
,Lrr.for. that the CHICAGO Exposition of N9'
win combine with other h"ni1n am p'Hc',"l -,
e1c,c,. toward the promotion of peace and good
will among the Nations.