The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-19
SECOND.
EDITION
2:45 O'CLOCK.
CERAMIC ART.
Magnificent Display OF China
and Porcelain.
Collection OF the De Manouvrier
Family at The Boston Store.
1t includes Choicest Bits OF Famous
Ware and Rare Paintings.
Collection OF the De Mancuvrie'
Family at The Boston Store,
II includes Choicest Bits OF Famou.
Ware and Rare Paintings.

There is a rare opportunity in store for
the people OF the city who are educated
up to an intelligent appreciation OF old
china, porcelains, Buhl furniture and
paintings.
Next week Monday and Tuesday the ia
nous De Manouvrier collection of ceramic
art works will be on exhibition in the
gallery of the Calender, McAuslan q
Troup Company and on the remaining
four days of the week II is TO be sold at
auction, without reserve, by MIR. Samuel
Bernheim, art suctioneer, and the exhibi-
tion and sale are under the direction OF
b. Grossbaum d Sons of London, Paris
and New York.
The col .ection consists of Old Mar
seilles. Mayence, Lille, Capo- di-Monte,
Lcwestoft, Crown Derby, Stras burg, Chei-
sea, Kouen, Royal Worcester, Imperial
Sevres, Dresden and Royal Vienna porce-
lains, soft paste royal Sevres porcelains,
q magnificent selection OF ivory minia-
lures and Empire Msrqueterie and Buhl
furniture.
There are 400 different lots catalogued
and in addition there are many unclassi-
fled pieces, but all are historic from hav-
ing come from the world famous collec-
tion OF the DeManouvrier family at Brus-
sells. Each piece bears the signature OF
the artist and each piece is in itself a
thing OF beauty, while the entire collec-
tion makes n most dazzling array.
Among the more famous might be
mentioned the rare royal Sevres Gueridon
of the Louis XVI period. The top con-
sists of large plateau. Louis XVI in
court dress, surrounded by Is minuteiy
painted portraits OF ladies OF his court.
The whole superbly mounted in cbaste
ormolu.s A royal Dresden vase, the
mate of which is at the Dresden Museum: (:
Il IL of Etruscan design, with covers and
postaments, classical panels and paintings
and decorated Matteau subjects and
flowers In relief. It is the largest perfect
vase ever exhibited for sale. Then there
ID princely Sevres vase, with richly chased
Ormolu double scroll handles, piinths
and mounts. The vase possesses superb
painting. The body is enhanced by fine
" executed gold scroll work.
Among the rare old porcelains are;
Rare old Capo-di-Monte PLAGUE, SET OF
rare old Derby figures, rare specimen of
ANTIQUE Royal Worcester, another, Crown
Derby group, an exceptionally fine speci-
men OF the extinct Mayence School,
another rare example; another rare old
Capo-di-Monte placque, pair Of rare old
prn-shaped Lowestoft vases, a pair of
Lowcstoft vases twisted, pair OF old
Delft vases, q pair OF rare old Chelsea fig
ures, rare old Apey plate, pair rare old
Capo-di-Monte vases, a rare old Compo-
tier, anothsr, another, rare Marscilles
clock 1725, the rare old Nielsen Group,
the Companion Group.
The royal Vienna ovi-form vase oocu-
pies conspicuous place in the exhiDIt.
The body Of the vase has exquisite panel
paintings representing classical subjects
which are enhanced by gold arabesque
work and scrolls on rich maroon ground.
The vase represents one OF the finest speci-
mems of this cele brsted school.
There Is pair of regal Bleu-de-Roi
6evres vases, each vase possessing SUI
perb painting and on the reverses in