The sun., 1909-02-28
GRAVES SALE TOTAL 100000
PORCELiINS BRING SD2 ,992 At
CLOSING AFTERNOON.
The rs Peachblooms Average $3.50 Each
Mrs. Potter Palmer Pays ~, 100 for
Ones sans de Boeuf Vase Called 'The
Flame" Brinss the Top Price. ~, $50.

Admirers OF Chinese porcelains part ed
with si02, ,9e2 80 at the American Art
Galleries yesterday afternoon at the
last session Of the auction Of the collection
made by the late Henry Graves Of Orange,
n. j. Altogether MIR. Graves's porce-
lains brought si8i, 1876. His collection
OF paintings brought s23S. $50, 80 his col
lection as n whole realized 1894. As.
II would be interesting as we'll as in
structive, II the figures Of Mr.. Graves 8
purchases we're available for the public,
to print them just now and show tho
value Of an excellent investment in art
for most Of Mr.. Graves's collection was
acquired years ago and the market has
wonderfully appreciated in recent years.
Comparisons as to these sales are get
ting TO be more dangerous than prophe-
cies, but 1t would be diff'cult for any care
ful observer of experience to point out
the sale of porcelains in New York
auction room that could equal that
Just closed. although New York is used
to successes.
No collection has presented 50 many
peachblooms, and the thirty-hve ex-
amples Of this glaze sold yesterday
brought see, ,B05, or an average of above
$3.50 each. peachblooms in their finest
quality do not often come upon the mar
ket and what the prices would have been
Yesterday had only a few pieces been
available Is a matter for interesting con-
lecture.
Mrs. Potter Palmer took the first peach
bloom offered. rouge box which had
been started at a sI0O bid. at $500 and the
peachblooms Immediately began to
climb. Mrs. Palmer took three Of them,
writer's water dish at s470 and a rarely
handsome ovoid vase with trumpet neck
at si,10O the highest Of the peachbloom
prices catalogue number 570).
Miss Dorothy Whitney was another
who was after this particular glaze, and
she captured the exquisite amphora No.
500 for $1,000. Besides this she bought
a rouge box and a water dish for $3.50 and
s4o0 respectively and another water dish
a shade larger (having a diameter of
S inchesJ for $3.50. Thomas b. Clarke paid
$500 for an amphora (56S). Mrs. j. b.
Trevor took no less than seven Of the
peachblooms, among them water dish
(550 at s525. and two other water dishes
at $50 each
The superb peachbloom amphora (572l
which had been badly broken and re-
stored, went to collector for 81 $50.
and the gorgeously mottled writer's
dish (579 fell To DuVeen at 81 800. This
dish has a diameter of 51l inches. Mrs.
Palmers vase has height of 81 inches
When the auctioneer came to the sang
de-bpuf pieces everybody was ready
for him at the moment the great vase
called "The Flame (800D was put up
| 1t is OF K'ang-hsi manufacture. of great
beauty. and stands ~ inches high.
Somebody offered as a starter 81 600.
which at once was jumped TO 5000 and
then to $500. After 5000 had been
called the fight really picked up and be-
came rather stiff the bids coming with
a little prudent reluctance but strong and
emphatic The vase fell to New York
collector whose name was not made known
! for $3.50.
w. Ellsworth took the graceful owl
! form vase in sang de- bPuf 1904 at t8, 600
The next piece OF the Lang-yao on the
catalogue. a bottle. went to Mrs, Trevor
for s. 2O25. The rarely beautiful yellow
vase (eie, was bought by Duveen for s575
r. II. Halsted paid 81 900 for the mirror
black club shaped vase No. 635. Edward
Cahill bought the fascinating pstache
green vase (s25) for $500. A clair-de-
lune vase (577) went to an anonymous
collector for 81 ,625.