New-York tribune., 1903-01-25
THD MARYLAND SALE.
Valuable Vases at Auction-150
Pieces Bring S22, 697 50.

The first days sale Of the art and literary
property" of the late Henry G. Marquand was
held at the rooms of the American Art Associa-
ton No. East Twenty-third-st.. yesterday
afternoon.
One hundred and fifty specimens OF anttque
Chinese porcelain were put under the gavel.
realizing a total Of SD 637 80 As reported in
The Tribune. the Marquand collection OF paint
ings was sold on Friday. bringing s197.O7O.
The gathering included many well known con-
noisseurs, collectors, antique and curio dealers
of this country, besides several who have come
from abroad expressly 10 attend the general
sale.
Some six hundred persons attended the sale
yesterday. Among the buyers were 5. Vein
handler. Edward Church, jr-. c. B. Alexander
F s. Thompson. B. c. Taylor. E Bradley, T. E
H Curtis. Dwight Church. Carl De Silva J.
P. Obermeyer. NJ. Roder, s. P. Schotter Of New
Orleans: G. D. Pratt. F G. Riggs. A Richmond
r NJ Ham. Thomas B. Clarke, NJ c. Nichols
Louis Stern. ". P. Clyde. R. H Thomas. E.
Wassermann. OF Boston; A s H Jones. L
Ettlinger. Of the American Lithographic Com
pany; F. o. Bartlett, W. De Haines. F williams
NJ F Savage. A F Emo. W.H. whittridge E
H. Guy, of Boston and G W Gould.
The highest figure OF the sale was $500,
which was paid by E Fischof Of Paris. for a
decorated turquoise blue vase dot 25D The
vase was described as ovtforrn in shape. with
tubular neck, which is capped by a scaIloped
collar worked out in the paste. 1t is covered
with a monochrome glaze of brilliant turquoise
tint, which is minuteIy cracked throughout.
The decoration. which is etched in the paste.
consists of elaborate conventional scrolls OF
peon1es round the body and neck. with a band
below. The foot is enamelIed underneath with
the same glaze the vase. "Kang-hsi 1922
1922"
The second highest figure was S1.45O paid
by the same bidder for tall hexagonaI vase
Oot 25D, 2S inches in height. made Of
sonorous porcelain of the Chien-lung period
Q736-1T95J described as invested with mon
ochrome glaze of powdered tea color of uni
form tint and very fine quality. The foot
derneath is coated with the same glaze. and has
impressed seal mark carved teakwood
stand went with the vase
The third highest figure was 1880 again paid
by Mr.. Fischoff for a sang g-de-bRuf oviform
vase CNo. 245) Of the reign Of K'ang-hsi 1852
1722). covered with the characteristic mono
chrome glaze of sang-de- -boeuf. The vase. liz
inches in height is pale green toward the
mouth where a network Of crackle IS clearly
visible. The vase is red the body. where the
glaze runs down toward the foot in mottled
streaks and of dark sanguineous tint on the
SnOulOer, WneTe Ine SIdZe - IAAChcSt
Mr.. Fischoff also paid the next highest figure
81, ,O00-for turq Soise blue vase. Lot No 249
of cylindrical form. and texture Of the K'ang-
Hsi period
Long before 8 o'clock. the hour at which the
sale opened every seat was occupied. The bid
ding was lively throughout the sale even the
future ownership of the lower priced articles
being keenly contested Lot No. 251. which
touched high water mark in the sale started az
5000 The bidding climbed rapidly until $1,000
had been reached Then followed keen bit OF
rivalry between E. Wassernann and Mr.
FTschoff, the former advancing his bids by hun
dreds, the latter Immediately Gaping him by
further bids OF $40. In a few moments the situ- .
alton reversed. and it was Mr. wassermann
who covered Mr.. F1schoff's bids by advances
Of $40. until the Paris dealers bid OF $3.50
went finally uncontested.
So far could be learned the Metropolitan
Art Museum had agents among the buyers
the porcelains already possessed by the museum
being considered sufficiently representative
In official quarters il considered that yes
terday's sale compared not unfavorably with /
the sale OF the Charles A. Dana collection