The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-25
EXHIBIT OF OLD FURNITURE
THE .. 10. a. tRkE tOIJEs TION
~ gHE aHFRk Az GAIfERIES
s~ss rai Hun,irrd Pieces OF tBgiisi,
Nsrh OF the Seventeenth an,i tlEh-
trenth Centuries, Z nrr~tprr,i. Ia Is-
seen Tor a Mvrh Prior ia the sale

Collectors al old tugl-h furniture a.
veil ~ ueopI. merely looking always
for handsome pi,.,. ~ Iurnl',.r- u IN.
/ periods when tn" cahIn-tmAA-r- 81 Eng
land we're at thrir b"sr or most distinctly"
work hav"au opportunity Ju~t now at IN"
, American Ar Galleries To -"- the fruit
: OF twenty wears .l--,,ll.uIs search for IN"
best or TN" most interesting pI"'''- IA tins
field of craf,suianSh,p All al tn" galleries
OF the Madison square series with the
exception of one small room haN" been
called INTO replu-itI"n To hons. this
collection az s-y.n' ..-nrh and eighteenth
century furniture. whoh the Tiffany
Studios ar, put'ing on IN. market at
ab-olrIt" unrestricted public sale. with IA
guarantee uf the authenticity Of every
7 piece, signed by tn" VIC" president ~ IN"
studios. r u Ionov-r
IN. collection - THAT made NV Thomas
! u Clarke. from whom ths lIranv p"Opis
acquired u three years ago. when Luke
Vincent Lockwood. who "a at amateur
had specialized IN nii furniture. prepared
Z u cataiogu" ~ ~. hich mas been adhered
to IN The sale catalogue The sal" fakes
place an Ihur-dAv. FRIDAY and Saturday
afternoons ~ next week and IN. ire"
exhibition Queens - IA. public thus
evening
The extraordinary numh"r ~ pieces n
one private collector possession can h''
, accounted for only un tn" suppo-ition OF
, the collectors foTge,f,;lne-s, and as \
matter OF fact Il H. known thar hr CLARK"
said long ago that h. was surprised
himself when he found how many pieces
h. had accumulated ~ the TWO decades
he devoted 20 this branch ut collecting
There ar. only ~ catalogu. lots. but Their"
must Ice 40 objects. 80 many acts OF
chars ar" there II - trr.e that sine"
tn. TInauy Studios huughi tn" collect ON
a number II pieces hay" been purchased
from II hy museums aud certain priNnt"
collectors. bat the-" have been MAINLY
uua.n' ub f-ctr 81 pieces that -oIu' '"!l"C' ~
wanted for ~p"n't" purpose.
Besides the METROPOLITAN Museum and
the ~, -tun Museum. the" purchasers
ha>" included Mrs G. + huntington Mrs
VI Huntington Ms - " ! Belmont.
~ prnman " Ross. Ierrsr' !. Fra't
John T. EnC,.f-l"r Ir Mr. = un"'t W
de Forest Mr. Z Hty "'u"N"r / =
Webster. RIcnlri = hGst"r. Ms Philip
IVdIC and Mrs q q Raven h" co,i'r.
tton A. II stands to-day comprises objects
aud s,.t> which ar" -.I"h ~ 20 :" ~" f'Err
ni>hlng of .. house ~ 20 m" formation ~
sna Ter collections ~ H." "tril"i thSlt>i
worn
Ia their disposition f.I "Nul"t.lrn. -"
gard seem, IT, hIr.. 's.U had f'r IN"
seek ..rs FOR indi, Id"li pieces Tor ne al Il"
chairs 81 whatever form h,s - h'r'n placed
IN the upp.rino-t s,i-"v ~" sets appear
ing tuE.tnri. so that every m"i'ti'-T NAV
Ice ~ An med ia the other galleries h'
small octagunal gallery ~ ~ "' over ,"
n" -,mpI" hvi luN.luE windsor rhA1r~
among which. how ~ "r. the "Na'tihI WI
search IN vain for TN" Cu."ici form II am
char IN Nn,ch arms and bach top ave 1t
a -iu gle hIrk ntV ZIP
Among the ,hIypandal''S sample ur
ella ',Orn'. however IN" variety - Ir"a'
and the charm according {" TN" lndiN id'ihI
eve One thing that - 20 ~" noted ~ q
glance. Is that this furniture has not been
restored ~ polished IN an artin'ial
finish The result ~ hat som" pieces nave
a patina acquired through IN" wears a.
agreeable IA IT, own WOODEN NdN a. w"
us,rlua ~ some old hronH"- Their" ar"
chairs Ut mAnv forms -eit"-- tables ~
many kinds mirrors and riprhs and "a
least one bed and the objects are grnupt-i
IN tn. periods when the English Calumet
maker many of tn"n t"nfin"ntal- "h"
had been attracted hv Britain = religious
freedom var. under respective fletn
i-h DtI'Dh and French Influences h"r"
are a number 81 the long set s.-s or WIN
dow seats without hacks. which IA ia"
lngsx G"rm are not 81 common a. ih' snort
ones
From the tune of the announcement Ten
DAYS ago that this exhibition and Shl"
were 10 take place Int"r"-i among cot
, l"c,or- " furniture has been manifested.
: hut " - saf, guess IN lo"kIn ''I IN
Stance. AZ such "A set a. No 2st Of an arm
chair and .leN .n -Id- chairs thIpp-ndal''
uf about I75u. that surprises await som"
htlysrs who haN. -s...u ChIgprndtlr rrpro-
,Iuctlons sold a. various uGrIT''- h"
simpl. ladder back chair 20: - anoth"r
that with all ~ simplicity attracts III"
attention as do the. mahogany pillar And
claw foot dining table 90. IN" sheraton
extension table "a and very unusual
Chipp~udal. tall clock case :si with -
Chinese pagOda top Hut the exhibition
il too large for much ts,rticularIyation