The sun., 1903-02-01
ROYAL PERSIAN RUG, $SS,ooQ.
Tor PRICE At MARQUAND SALE,
WHICH TOTALS S1O6,O10.
Mr.. Brnguiat the Purchaser-The Alma.
Tadema Piano Goes for $4,000
-Gobeiin Tapestry brings 0lS.OOo
--Ycsterday's Total was a30A.S0A.

-Gobeiin Tapestry brings 0lS.OOo
--Ycsterday's Total was s3SA.S0A.
When tickets Of admission ehall b re-
quired at important public sales Of art OBJ
Lets In New York, buyers will have greater
con al cieration, In the way OF comfort at least,
than could bc bestowed upon them at the
Marquand auction at the American Art
Galleries yesterday afternoon; but valu-
able educational feature Of art auctions
under the simple system Of republican
institutions will be eliminated.
Intending purchasers had to fight their
way yesterday with eager onlookers at
the closing session Of the sale. The gal
leries were crowded TO their capacity.
Mr. Kirby ground between the upper and
neither millstonos OF the throng who would
see the sale and the Lesser number who bad
coin ready for liberal purchases. did not
hesitate to call his admirng audience n
matinee attendance although he modestly
refrained from saying who the matinee
idol was.
Nobody stirred however under his
accurate II slightly inconsiderate chaf-
actcrization and buyers bravely stood
while spectators sat III comfort and gaxed
at leisure AT wondrous fabrics that were
to sell at fabulous sums.
Tie generous offerings OF buyers which
have been the rule at each session OF this
sale continued at the closing session.
which differed however from its pred
ecessors In that the high figures paid
were pronounced by experts as not high
for the superb articles purchaAed, par
ticulsrly in the uIequalled offerings OF
Oriental rugs.
The proceeds OF the afternoons sale
amounted to nearly a quarter Of million
dollars. or, as announced, e234, ,5e4.5o. This
sum. according to the revised figures for
the entire sale, brought the total proceeds
of the Marq,iaud auction TO the handsome
aggregate Of S7U6,0i9.75.
This SUN makes the Marquand sale the
most successful sale Of the class Of objects
represented in Mr.. Msrquand's collection
which has been held in New York. Tho
great Mary Jane Morgan sale Of 1883 went
well beyond the m ll:on-dollar mark in
its total receipts but we're 1t held to-day
It would he pronounced uhhesitatingly a
freak sale, exactly az the collection itself
was made up Of freak purchases by its
lavish and erratic owner.
For the fale Of Henry Gurden Mar
ouand's collection to reach total Of nearly
tlree-Quarters Of a million OF dollars Is
distinction which will make this sale memoir
able in art anncls not only here but abroad.
The eager biuding and the high prices
went q step further in marking the TO
longer disputable fact that New York
is one OF the great art centres OF tho
world Instead of American collectors
and dealers having TO go abroad for rare
treasures. European dealer bave been
obi ged to come here TO make purchases
70 carry home with them: and they have
many times bid in vain when they have
made their most liberal ofIen
Another lesson which tho Marquand
sale has taught. which there are evidences
that people needful OF information have
taken 10 heart. is that IL il not to dealers
profit 10 inalign the treasures OF IN art
col!ector's pcssessions, with the dubious
i'm of obtaining choice objects below
their valN.
Tie Narquard sale has shown that
Americans hayc the ,es,e and the money
% take W rhs Of ar such as Mr. MarquAnd
got tocei her NJ prices which will prevent
all but a lew Of them going out Of the
country.
Ard as the Marquand sale progressed IL
aptesrsd TO have dawned upon some of
he re, alcitIant dealers that their own
profitable future d,per dad in no small
measure upon generous praise OF vha'-
ever nav be worthy Ia such q collection
offered nt public salc, RAJ her than upon
ary petty ie'ui.s OF sub, erTane6n rlmors
will a tei dcACy 20 discourage patrons OF
he sale from making high offerings for the
obiec' put up.
il cannot be said that any ono object
fixed attention at the sale Of yesterday
afternoon, for attention was directed with
interest 10 almost everyt hing that was put
under tho auotioneer's hammer, particu-
l. rly among the superb rugs OF the Mar
ouand collection. Bat the sensational Incl
dent of the afternoon WAS the sale of the
royrl Persian ruy, No. l,3J5 OF the cota-
,o-ue, for S3s. 900.
n,ro ale, " declared. oplv six such rugs
..noNn in the world, and the Others are in
cuileca ions which make it unlikely that
hey " u come again into the open market
,aye IA the most Unexpected emergency.
The bidding for this rug started al 5000.
moved to $500, 10 sNO,OOO ard TO $1,000
At ,uccccding Cal'-, nNd then went on III
ward TO the eual n =, which was made
" Vital FerFuilt. rusene Fischhof had
1nd when Mr.. fi-hhof would advance bid
nv $500 Mr.. Re "''ist would oa' a 5000
advanc. t, thu next even thousand,
NJ. .Ir.c, Ia { g ~. "a ono. a. Ia" neigh
bor,ood ~ 500 .oCO, and s?!d that he had
had enough. hut he wont in amin ard forced
MIR Benrriqt 10 scnd in his tfcrs TO s3s, roo.
Nr. TisCl'of had no Crder for The rug. ey-
pt ne Judgment might lead him To
.ecore it, purchaser; N t''t event he had
no limit upon il purchasing porCr, 20
liberal and confident in lis Judgment
Mr. Renr,iat bought the rur because he