The times., 1899-04-17
RARE BR1c-A-BRAc AT AUCTION.
Gems of Chinese Potter.' Art RrinE
Good Prices.

New York. April 1s.-Clair-d -de-luns
vases. peach bloom vases. imperial presen-
tation jars. hawthorn vases and others in
the American Art Galleries yesterday at
prices that were fair
One hundred and ninety-nina c1ta'ogue
entries brought iT.253.5o. The highest Ia
price was peach bloom vase, s l . inches
tall. 1t has an oval Huted boiy. slender
neck and ftaring mouth. 1t Is marked
with the characters OF the Ksng-hsl
period. Thomas b. Clarke bought it.
An amphora of the same Pared and OF
the same glaze. but deeper IN peach tint
and fiecked with spots OF a lighter shade,
s 1-2 inches tall, brought $3.50. A 10 = ec
vase in peach bloom brought SAC; another.
2 inches taller. s2ee.
An amphora. inches tall graceful In
form and covered with velyety azc OF
peach tint. brought $3.50; another. of tn.
same height and tint. but mostlsd with
green, brought $3.50. Each one OF the pair
OF bottle vases. with four small circular
medallions in peach bloom tint. ana
band of palm leaf at the foot brought
s205 each.
The most important of the clair-de-lune
inches tall-marked with the characters of
the K'ang-hsi period. brought $3.50 and
s400. The former went to Thomas b.
Clarke
Inc two clair-de-lune gallipots. ten
inches tall, OF the collection brought $3.50
and 1915. The two writer's water vases,
three inches high. brought $125 each. The
one that is two inches high fetched only
$50. II was bought By Oshima- He smiled
and said that he was vain of his bargain.
The enamel altar set OF the time of
Ming. comprising incense burner. CANDLE
sticks. vases, and all the accessories. which
i. Wang Foo. grandfather of the reignius
Emperor. used. brought $3.50. The large
Yuan vase, fourteen inches tall. globuIar
in shape and embossed with figures of
deities and cloud forms, brought $40. Th..
| jar of the Ming period. of the same height
and shape. embossed with figures. bamboo
and mountain scenery brought $3.50 IL
was bought by Oshima.
| Pierre Lorillard bought for s175 a flower
vase eleven inches high, coated with plum
glaze OF opaque texture and enameied with
lotus design In turquoise. A massive
Ming pottery jar brought $40 and galIi-
pot Of the Sung dynasty. clair iune,
twenty-four inches tall, s1f0
fiawless Rcseback plate, with six bor-
ders, brought only $3.50. a pair OF por-
celain seated lions. in green. twelve inches
high. brought $3.50; a unique vase Of the
black hawthorn class. $3.50: quadrangular
hawthorn vase. yellow. with blossoms in
plum color, $685. 1t was bought by VIII
liam NJ. Laffan.
Two imperial presentation Jars, of globu-
lar shape, clear white. decorated with
peony plant in bloom and flying kingfsher,
in the style Of the Roseback plates. brought
s5l0. bowl in pale csladen, pierced with
floral design. filled in with glaze of rice
grain transparency. brought $3.50.
gaiiipot Of the Ming period. ineised
with an imperial dragon in white and
clouded with enamels OF the sang-de-bo
colors. brought $500. Yet the vase was
fre-cracked. There were pretty little
vases. wine cups, and carvings at small
prices. The entire amount OF the sale OF
the collection. which was formed in China
by f. o. Arbuthnot, was s21.165.