New-York tribune., 1903-01-30
NJ. u. Il. n BUYER.
1T Enters tie Bidding at Warquand
Sale.

Yesterday marked the fifth days sale OF the
Maruuand art collection. In the afternoon there
were auctioned off 1872 lots of antique Greek, Ro-
man. Persian, Spanish, Venetian. French and other
glass: 81 examples of Greek ceramics, seventh to
third century B. c.; Is specimens of Greek terra
cottas and 81 further Oriental ceramics and old
Spanish azuejos, realizing the sum of S44,oSI So In
the evening three hundred lots of fine art and
other boks went under the hammer. bringing
81 966 so making the days total $49,S54 With the
proceeds OF the previous four days sale and of the
ten paintings last Friday this brings the present
total of the sale to $3454l3 So
The auction yesterday afternoon was in several
respects one of the most important that has yet
been held in the MarQuand cycle. While the at
tendance not so large several days pre-
ceding, the audience representative, the COM
petition shrewd and the bidding ofttimes audacious
President Rhinelander and Loring Andrews were
bidders for the Metropolitan Art Museum. becom-
ing the purchasers of four lots of Greek ceramics
two OF Greek terra ccttas and one example or
Persian ceramics a addition to the ranks of
the big dealers. which included Eugene Fischhof,
of Paris; Dineen Brothers and A. Richmond, was
D. G. Kalekian. As the afternoon progressed Mr..
Kalekan proved himself factor to be Teckoned
with, being of the heaviest buyers at the sale
Among the buyers Clement A. Griscom. sr,
Clement A Grscom jr Thomas B. c. Clarke,
Colonel Wilson Sylvan D. Silk. Edward L. Dun
ham. William Dallis. jr- George Gordon King
Bradley r. Garrett, F. B. Pratt, w. c. Oaster,
c L. Freear, Spencer P. Shotter Carl H. de Silver,
Mr.. Rhodes. T z. H. Curtis, Mrs. Miles B. Car
penter. Mrs Williams. Mrs. Herbert. Mrs. Duncan
Wood Mr. Bishop, Mr.. Winthrop and Mr.. Thomp-
John La Fargo made one of the spectators, being
present when his large panel of stained glass
bearing the design ,"Peonies Blown in the Wind"
was knocked down to W. r. Claxton at 81, 400.
The highest figure of the sale was $500 paid by
D G. Kalekian for a porcelain mosque globe, 10
inches high and decorated in blue, pink and green,
with arabesuues in black. Mr.. kalekian s right to
the ownership CT this object strongly disputed
by Dineeu Bros. An audience largely composed
Of publishers book Dealers book collectors ana
b:bophileS attended the evenings auctlon Inc
sales in cases were as low as 81, aIInougH
Among the buyers were Henry e. HaVemeyer,
Charles W. Gould, Spencer p. Shotter. NJ Roder,
G.. D Smith. ]. O. Wright Charles Scrlbners Sons,
Nj. Harper and NJ. Doubleday. go
The objects bought for the METROPOLITAN ART
Museum follows In antique Persian cerarl-
with floral and other decoration in black lustre'
with metallic reflections; price. s75O In Greek Ter
racottas, fourth to second century B. G., lot no.
$685. the figure, SA inches high, of girl with
Tyre seated rock; price, s625. Lot No S99. the
figure, inches high. of a girl with pet blrd on
figured rhyton in the shape of deers head, height
from nose to rim S12 inches, from Tarentum; period
early fourth century B. c.; price, 1850 Lot No 900
another red figured rhyton in the shape of bull
head. height from the under part of the head 20
the rim inches price. $500. Lot No. $751; prochoos
from Vterbo, with two lobed mouth the BODY IN IN
the form of a negro's head, Attic workmanship OF
the fifth century B. C: price, $3.50. Lot NO s1S a
hydra of reddish buff clay. height 15l2 inches;
price. $50. Total for the seven examples, S,b5O-