The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-25
RUGS AND porTERIEso OF BEAUTY
An Interesting Lot OF Art Productions
Offered ut keIeklan's Auction.


At the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries 9here
begins to-day the sale Of a collection oil
more than eight hundred art productions oi
Oriental and European countries. which is
made at the order OF DikTan Khan heleilan
the Commissioner General OF Persia 10 the
st. Louis worlds fair. who is known more
particularly in New York as an expert in
Persian art
The sale is announced as one Of ceramics
textiles, rare rugs and manuscripts from
the Persian pavilion at st. Louis, together
with certain Italian, Spanish and French
textiles and potteries and the catalogue
declares the sale Unrestricted. Although
the collection includes some admirable
pieces from the Kelekian store in Fifth
avenue. Mr.. Kelekian s not going TO give
up his business in New York.
The exhibition in the Fifth avenue CALLER.
les Is one for the student rather than for
the stroller ready TO be casually impressed
by superficial and spectacular att ra ctions
Few persons, however, with an ego for the
gorgeous in te xtiles will fail to be attracted
by some Of the silk rugs. See No. III. for
example. in'red, ecru and the most delicate
of pale blue, among other tints. with its
colors as charming beneath as on the upper
surface.
Or turn for a charm more suave to an
older rug, whose brilliant hues under the
henefcient hand Of time have been softened
to kinder tones, as. perhaps. No. 773, a
sixteenth century rug in rose, green, tawny
yellow and deep blue or another lspahan
rug Of the same century, wherein flowers
and arabesques in turquoise blue and dull
yellow, relieved by dark blue and white,
are worked on a ground Of rose Q, lor.
very large Ispahan rug OF the seve n
tenth century has for its predominant
color green, which those who hunt ancient
rugs are likely to remark Is an unusual
color for the older carpets. Another large
carpet is billed as a royal Persian SILK rug.
No. SOC. coming from the st. Louis fair.
1t is in splendid colors.
Among other of the textiles is 10 he noted
a Gothic chasuble of green velvet, with
embroideries in the manner of the kenais-
sance depicting saints and floral designs
in gold and color. Then there is a wall
hanging heavily embroidered, in threads
of gold and many colors, which Mr. Kele-
khan says is Italian work made for Persian
palace.
But one may not give all attention TO
the textiles in a collection where porcelains,
potteres and ancient glass speak from
Interpreted cabinets with their own varlt d
charms. At the first session of the sale
this afternoon, a red figured amphora OF
the fifth century, b. c., showing Athene,
Herakles, Hermes and animals is 10 be
sold. and the owner defes a doubter to
find it's like in the market place.
From the Marquand collection there is n
ever with blue body, decorated in white,
turquoise and purplsh brown, and mounted
in chased brass, for which the competitors
at the Marquand sale bid high in the hum
dreds of dollars Among the lustre piece
is fifteenth century bowl. its decorations
Of trees and flowers showing a beautiful
yellow lustre with occasional brilliant
reflections varied as rainbow.
A Persian plate of many colors. with a
FISH scale" border has in its centre IA
bust of girl. very interestingly drawn
and colored A six sided tile is of sixth
century Damascus workmanship and very
handsome design. There is a Persian star
shaped tile OF the fifteenth century. with a
glorious hIstre A large panel tile, with
an even deep turquoise blue glaze, is
bordered by pious inscription, the transla-
ton Of which appears in the catalogue.
One OF the most curiously interesting
pieces il a Babylonian bowl, having a tur-
quoise glaze. with which bit of another
bowl OF vase has become fused. The sur
face of the whole has fascinating rides
cence.