The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-25
DANA COLLECTION SALE.
-r,v Kidding FOR RARE ORR
WE" ENTAIL CERAMICS.
80. Art or Psrsia. China, aud Sapan
I."....p,ed In the Articles Disposed or
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- .oo,bird OF the Eastern ceramics col
AU =. IN, lat, Charles A. Dana wero sold.
-, Tho management OF the American Art
uhoeI ,ion yesterday afternoon at the Ameri.
W., caIicrics in Madison square. The sale
.aud,c,ed by Thomas Z. Kirby, and the
W. ~. MI, nm Mt auction brought Sl9,Sl1.50.
To- -, MAJ wore so prompt that the catalogue
iN I..r.d In less than three hours, the lots
- ,old faster than one n minute at an nv.
- rce of more than 500 each. The high
$50 ~ the afternoon was fetched by the
ns.a,.n hanging globe from q mosque In Da-
-.,o,s No. lgG OF the catalogue, which went
"Co,t.r 4 Co. for 81, 600. The first bid for 1t
-, $500. Thousand dollars was offered very
: and the bids rose rapidly to $4,000. Il
an Told, said Mr.. Kirby. that that globe 10
worth 5000 or $4,000
tInh avenue dealer who was a frequent and
,roc,s,fnl bidder during tho afternoon said.
-h,n the sale was ended: g. have made $4,000
to-day"
Thu sale was so largely attended that soon
,,,.r Il was begun Mr.. Kirby was obliged to
orasr his assistants not to admit any more. A
large number OF buyers made their purchases
".,son,llv Some bought through dealers.
n,.ler, bought freely for themselves, besides
.Sscrt,np orders for customers in New York
and In other CltlcS VI luo 'ouhtty' SoAS Sheohs
az. executed for London. Boston. Washing
TN New Haven, Detroit, Cleveland, and Albany
vsre represented among the purchasers.
7, happened that the first bid, S., on tho first
intact nut up-a Corean bowl that went at S15
-. tho figure at which the lowest sale OF tho
A, was made; q Japanese bit tho. . Of the
,.t.,oOuel. with gray glaze and black crackle.
an. NJ the only four pieces that sold at less than
am e,ch. Both No. ! and No. 9 were bought by
e. 1. Freer Of Detroit.
Far 500 Thomas +. Waggaman of Washing
tan rot the small. pale brown, notified bowl.
,,cribed TO the hith or sixth century. which
tcrmerly belonged TO Chang Yen.hoon, Minister
4, W,shinCton. At tho same figure Q dealer
rt an old Persian, grav iustre vase with q
Persian bronze cap l53l. and a cylindrical vase,
Persian lustre, Of the fourteenth century VA.
Mira S. Oakley Thorno bid 800 successfully for
a vase l29l, seal mark Kien.Lung; and the
lambs vase ll2l. with the rim and interior
neck in pale clIir de iune. also went at that
The first lumber in the catalogue to carry tho
bids well into the hundreds was 81, an oyoid
T,s: With Tia.e ky Of t fHS'F sums. ' dsn SSfy William viii ne
r Hearst got it at $3.50. Later on Mr.. Hearst
was the successful bidder for several Of the
iS3l one decorated in gray. blue. and gold upon
various and having Arabic charao:
tsrs in high relief. The bidding on this started
nj SOU anu "tub oh NusSlIS Win
:% sSiss ars SG"pSMSliiiHifi william u Hearst sS $500 took t. t.
Another one ASA. with decoration In lustre
and an emblematic inscription. went to Mr..
Hearst at $40; q similar ono 1855, at $500;
one with archaic decoration OF a mythical
T ne :, s.E l9 s SoPe%s o. l IsaTIn g yeiloM A. or Sssoi glaze so;
with brilliant archaic decoration in lustre and
deep cobalt, having a diameter OF II inchcs-at
On this lot the bidding began, ostensibly at
$500, practically at $500. Somebody mumhlod
""Four hundred T. asked the auctionecr.
Two hundred!' was shouted back, and when
Mr.. Kirby and some Of the assemblage laughed.
Tho bidder said, good ham1rcdly: We'll IL
Il when $500 was called. and the figures moved
Another Of the Hiispano-moresque plates 1922,
at $40. One decorated in lustre, turquoise
don, fetched $500 from Henry Sampson. Firm
q Isns vase l91. with four handles
and twelve bosses SUNG to $47o. at which
ny Went t. "; 2 / Macy; a cosesn vase - 11l went
elsdon vase from Africa to Mrs. 6r. Wood at
s slss. a C, slo, ira de rISnsvna vase at $de3 and one %oo a.
kanss saS' to 8 5. r 5aF KSer Sna Jr., at rs $780, o. a s sST1y
aims bowl to {. /. Freer OF Detroit, at, 5000; a
Persian lustre vase to A. s. Heidolbach. ae
Clarke. at $3.50. and the Persian piece from the
splitter collection 1885,. to X. e. Moore, at 1910.
Sung vase l42l when 1t was knocked down at
$6o. and when i was put up, again the selling
figure was, doubled. bradley" getting it at $12o.
shd q D4mnscan glass lantern went to d.: G. Ke-
lekian at $40 and $50 respectively, and a Chi
nese cloisonne vase to " Randolph" as agent. at
The galleries were kept open last evening for
eee eXhioition Of the remaining and larger part
III, inc collection, which Ia to be sold
tlu AfternnOn and fn-mnrrnW nffarnnnn
i pa Which 1Ss 'ni 5slo snasPl'i To- % Gt i Dana paint and
are to be sold this evening at Chickering Hall.
Inc exhibitions will continue until noon to-day.
Following is a list Of the objects sold yesterday
afternoon and the prices and buyers:
LCorean bowl OUnkaku); C. L. Freer. De-
japanese piece, gray glaze; G. l.. Freer. IS 90
d" S1ni. care su iait. R'ang'hsi; X. r.
Bowl, old corean; c. W. Gould 50 SO
'!apaneS" bowl. seal. "sa,suma J0k.
eCup: old CoreAn. archaic decoration; c.
:. Sake pot, .a,suma, signed " Nakayama
Eyaksta!' 20, Kelekian .m.".'."... 10 90
"Jar, old celadon, 9th or 10th century,
Island OF Ceiebe.. Malay Archipelago;
Bottle; dark glaze, with purple mark. W
y. bowl. red meta lie iastre; Kslekian.."..:. IL 90
l. sottle. Iakatorl; c. l.. Frerr. ........... q 90
~ Imperial yellow cracklc saucer. mark OF
SWhinSte' reign of K'ang, hist; r. E.
mo- IN m
ls' Old Chinese ngure. dark brown biscuit
anu 2 d adon gaze: Kclekiar ........... 12 90
Small bowl. dark I'd metallic lustre,
gaiPp'd mark. Yungcheng; II. W.
10 small bottle. old celadon. from South
Pacific; yam. 81 90
To- Vase, old Persian, 10Th century w. A.
II Ehssr's stand, Yian9;chhenr i. d.wood: WV
H. small %globular howl. lavender crackie,
hanR' hsi; IVAN. IA 90
Japanese vase. sharkhkin glaze. Ibo-
house ~ OF An
~ small bottIe'shaped vase, turquoise and
S,owh gaze, mark. Yung .cheng; Kele.
Oh celadon bowl, probably 9th or OH
senluIyi from Makassar, island Of Cal
90 1oes, MALAY Archipelago; c. W. Gould. go 90
SsPahsse brown glaze bottle, old Imbe;
% soS VI Sscrihei to Dynasty OF the Tangi
u. small Bow. piie brown glaze, mot low
ued, probably 9th or 0tn century,
,Stmerly in the collection OF Chang.
TTeh,hoon, Minister to Washington;
a. unoWas Il. Waggaman OF Washington. 100 90
nom on, enamel on copper; l.. g. Wood.
49, Bowl old Chinese cceladon. probably 'o
pmor ION century. from Mslabaf;
I Sio6nlar vase, old Imsri; c. /. Frser': is 90
F y"i, probably early Corean; c. l..
~ sow! early American. from the ppueb. "
An MI Euhls; J.. q. WopdhUuse NM. u 90
Al 10 GoIean bowl. MlshimA; c. W. Gould 81 90
AZ DOW. tuted. SiIgio de. end Of
81. LII. century c / Free" #,,,.,..,. Il 90