New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
REDLETTER DAY OF sale
Ma1quand Tapestries Bring s.@34,-
564 5O-4 Rug, S38. 900.


The eleventh and last day of the sale of the
art and literary property of the late Henry G
Marquand yesterday the American Art Gal
leries was the red letter day of the series Its
receipts were S234,5 ,564 80. over quarter of the
proceeds of the entire eleven days, which total
$706, ,019 75.
Forty-two lots of embroideries and textiles,
forty-seven lots Of Oriental rugs. twenty-five
lots of grand and Renaissance tapestries, and
sixty lots OF antique and modern furniture
fell under the auctioreers hammer yesterday.
The general prices obtained were far in advance
of those of any previous day, not excluding Jan
uary %, when the pictures were disposed or;
the attendance was exceptionally large and the
competition sharp.
Thirty-eight thousand dollars was paid by
Vital Benguiat for royal Persian rug of the
fifteenth or early sixteenth century. gift, 1t is
said, from a Shah of Persia to Sultan Abdul
Aziz of Turkey. 1t reported that Mr.. Ben
guiat-a heavy bidder throughout the sale-was
buying on behalf of Senator Clark, but Mr..
Benguiat denied this
The Metropolitan Museum of Art yesterday
again entered the lists as a buyer. obtaining for
400 an antique ivory cabinet engraved in
niello, with figures and grotesques. Between
$4,000 and $4,000 had been placed by the mu-
scum at the disposal of its representatives at
the sale. In every instance, however save the
one already noted the bids of competitors ex-
ceeded the limit set by the museum.
The much discussed grand piano designed by
Sir Alma dema, r. A, with a painted panel,
The Wandering Minstrel designed by Sir Ed
ward ]. Poynter. P. r. A, was knocked down
to William Barbour. of Newark, n. j.. for 5000
This was disappointing, the piano costing. it
was aid, $4,000
The S3S,OGO paid by Mr. Benquiat for the
rug was not only the largest Individual sum
brought at yesterdays sale, but the croWnng
figure of the entire cycle. the second highest
being s303 300 paid by Knoedler Co for
Alma-Ta dema's "A Reading from Homer"
In the class of Oriental rugs Mr.. Benquiat was
the highest buyer and his purchases included
Persian carpet of the middle sixteenth century
and an Ispahan of the same period at S15,ooo
each. an old Persian silk prayer rug and an old
carpet of Middle Persia, at $1,000 EACH and an
sntio1e rug of Western Persia, at S4,O0O
In the same class Eugene Ffschhof OF fatls'
bought on behalf OF James Henry smith, d
" ; rug o1 Middle Persia for S14,lop, ana d
Chinese rug for So, 100. An old Persian SILK
fragment was purchased for SZ,OOo by frahh
Macomber possibly for the Boston Art Museum
In the class Of embroideries and textiles with
which the sale opened, $3.50 was paid by A
Richmond for an elaborate sixteenth cehtui!
Portuguese baldacchino $500 by E. Flschnol
for q Renaissance Ganoese cut velvet coverlet,
$3.50 by NJ Roder for pair of Italian Meolcl
door curtains of red cut velvet on cloth OF soiu'
$50 by F. S. Rook for a set of four early
Renaissance curtains of cream color SILK, $oo"
by D. G. Kelekian for specimen OF early NJ
teenth century Persian velvet, and $40 oS
NJ Winthrop for an early sixteenth century
large Italian carpet.
In the class of rare Oriental rugs, B Altman
obtained an antique Persian prayer rug for
G ha
F. TbaImann and r. NJ. Haan, who is said to be
buving with a view to the decoration of his new
hotel the San Regis. In the series of Renals-
sarce tapestries. $4,000 was paid by h.
Fischhof on behalf of James Henry Smith, Tor
q niece of Flemish cloth-of- gold tapestry rep
resenting the Holy Family, and S1o,ooo was paid
by z. s. La Place for Gobelin OF the Louis Nv
period; SIS, 700 paid by F. D. Juilliard Tor
three tapestries representing David before Saul.
David playing before Saul and Saul Slew His
Thousands and Davis His Ten Thousands
A larger panel representing the same subject
was purchased for $4 800 by E. Fischhof, who
also bought the tapestry depicting the visit OF
the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon for S4.6oo
] Herbert Johnston became the owner OF q
seventeenth century Flemish tapestry for which
he paid 81 200.
In the class of antique and modern furniture
an old Italian cassone or wedding chest or
carved and gilt wood, in sarcophagus iofih' was
sold to Mr. Blumenthal for $500 Another old
Italian cassone sold to Mrs George Bliss Tor
5000 The suite OF furniture designed by SIR
Alma TIA dema was sold for the most part piece
meal the buying being divided between Mrs
Henry Siegel r. NJ. Haau and William Bar
bour William Barbour was also the purchaser
at 81 250 of the ornamental bronze fender de-
signed by Sir Alma -Tadema and modelled by E
Onglow Ford.
Long before the hour for the bidding. the gal
Iery was thronged. When the sale actually be
gan the gallery filled to overf1owing only
standing room OF the most meagre was 10 be
ohtained and an air of excitement was notice
able Those in the gallery, most Of whom were
buyers included Mrs. George Bliss, Mrs Henry
Siegel Mrs Williams Miss Evelyn Burden,
Frank Macomber, James Henry Varnurn. j. j.
Ward Spencer P. Shotter and Mr.. Ord The rela-
ttves of Mr. Marouand including the Rev. Rod
erick Terry and Mrs Terry Miss Euniee Terry
MFR and Mrs Harold Goodwin, who used the
.buying" nam of Parker; Mr. Galbraith-
Ward and John T. Terry. sr, were again pres
ont al the sale making several purchases.