New-York tribune., 1907-11-28
HEARST LARGE BUYER.
Bids in Many Stained Glass Vim
dO1CS at White Sale.

Antique marbles. stained glass windows and curl
Gus wrought ironwork attractions at the third
and last afternoon supplementary sale OF the arts
tic property belonging to the estate of Stanford
White, at the American Art Galleries, yesterday.
The sale was conducted by Thomas E Kirby and
1t realized $40 57 go making total Of S73 ga for the
three days sales The attendance large and the
bidding spirited. Tomorrow evening the paintings
will be sold.
The highest price paid was s1375. by William R.
Hearst, for series of three stained glass win
dows, French sixteenth century. illustrating the
Crucifxion Their height is sc inches and their
width 20 inches. Mr.. Hearst also bought for $3.50
a stained glass memorial window, French. sixteenth
century, depicting knight praying and bishop;
fo- $500 Italian we'll standards and fixtures elab
oraely wrought in iron; for $40 Italian well stand
ards. with ornamentation of leaf scrolls, lilies and
heur-de-lis. and for Sll0 respectively. a large
stained glass window. French. sixteenth century
with ornanentation symbolical OF astronomy, and
two pairs of stained glass window panels Flemish
eighteenth century.
Other ,Ir,hases by Mr. Hearst stained
glass upright window. French. sixteenth century
depicting THE Descent from the Cross" S115;
a wrought iron final and weather Vane, Maltese
cross design $S5; an elaborate heraldic shield $780,
antique iron balcony rail Of the Louis XVI
period, $50; Italian heraldic panel of carved
marble. $40; marble heraidic panel with shield
and lion rampant carved in relief. $87 5O Italian
brazer of wrought iron. SO, and an iron weather
vane. 81.
Edison Bradley paid $500 for a large antique
Caen stone mantel elaborately carved; $3.50 for an
Italian marble sarcophagus. with a centre medal
lion and corner ornaments. carved in high relief;
$3.50 for a stained glass panel composed OF frag-
ments of French sixteenth and seventeenth CEN
tury glass; 5000 for a stained glass window panel,
Flemish eighteenth century. and $500 for a stained
glass upright window panel, Flemish, Of the sew
enteenth century.
A bronze statuette, Diana Of the Tower" by
Augustus St. Gaudens, the original model in
bronze for' tho statue surmounting the tower
OF Madison Square Garden. started at S25, and
was knocked down at $500 to J. Nimmo. One OF
the bidders against Mr.. Nimmo was Bryson Bur
roughs. Of the Metropolitan Museum Of Art.
statuette of Diana Of the Tower" cast in plas-
ter. went TO Otto Bernet, agent, for $3.50.
bronze figure Of Aphrodite, by P. II. Martny. was
bought by Cass Gilbert for $40.
Mrs. Cooper Hewitt bought for $50 a specimen OF
ancient Greek sculpture, a female head Of life
size; for $50 each two carved stones. Corinthian
capitals. old Italian. and for SZ7 50 an elaborate
final and Gather vane, early Venetian
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney bought for 246 n
specimen ancient Greek sculpture. a life size
head Of male. carved in stone: for Ss5 bronze
figure OF Phryne. by Falquere, and for $40 statue
of Venus, IN plaster and colored in imitation OF
bronze. copy of a statue OF Pan, by Louis St.
Gaudens, in plaster, also purchased by Mrs.
Whitney for Sl9O
Two elaborate quadrauEular pedestaIs were sold
10 W B. Dlnsmore at 500 each. They are
posed Of numerous fragments OF antique marbles
and stones. many OF them Grtistically carved in
high relief.
Professor Bashford Dean, curator OF arms and
armor OF the Metropolitan Museum of Art bought
for S42 80 three stained glass fos. French,
teenth century, mounted in panel. and depict
ing Christ and other Biblical figures. A similar
foil, depicting angels column and other designs,
was sold for $50 50 10 l. n. Phelps Stokes.