The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-20
ART TREASURES
UNDER HAMMER
Famous Million Dollar Collection
Of Miss Grigsby to be
Sold at Once
MANY RELICS OF RARE VALUE
Owner Will Quit America When
Sale is Completed
Her Plans Have Not Been Announced
But She Will Likely Make
Home in London.

New York. Jan. 2O.-The treasure
of art which fill the Park avenue man
sion presented by the late Charles I
Yerkes to his ward. Miss Emile I
lGrigsby. whose interesting social en-
deavors In England have been muc
lchronicled In the newspapers. are to h
sold at public auction next week. Tn
sale which viii be commenced Mon
day under the auspices of the Ander
son company. will probably exceed 81,
100000 in receipts. and beyond ques
tion will be one OF the most importan
dspersals of artistic property eve
conducted I'm the United States.
Art dealers have called Miss Grgsb
discriminating. with a fortune at he
command the young woman, who's
career has dimmed the most luri,
limaginings of the flctionists. exercises
her taste and judgment in filing tn
big graystone house at Park avenu
and Sixty street with price
less draperies furniture, paintings
sculptures, tapestries and rare books
Critics have pronounced the modes
appearing house, in it's interior. to b,
one of the most splendid in America.
Valuable Collection.
There are a great many handsom'
things in the house. some beautiGu
old ones. including rugs and tapes
tries, everything is expensive. and tn
general effect shows a norid tast,
which has been catered to with a Law.
ish hand. The wall and ceiling dec.
o@tions of the drawing room, whicl
is done in beautifully delicate tones
are by Albert Herter. exquisite scenes
from the Niebelungen Lied, and al
they are on canvas they will be sole
with the other furnishings of the room
These are gorgeous i'm wonderful mod.
ern carvings. a magnificent sofa, GOV.
cred with golf leaf and whose very
beautiful and elaborate workmanship
would friGhten any but very rash
visitor from sitting upon it. There is
a grand piano with more carvings on
musical and conventional designs. al
so covered with gold leaf.
Another interesting feature of the
drawing room is an ivory chair. the
entire framework covered with ap.
piled ivory carvings. In the same
room are to be seen Miss Grigsby's in
teresting collection of jade and several
cabinets filled with rare objects of art
In one cabinet is collection of
watches and in another a collection of
historical fans.
Some Priceless Relics.
The library occupies a large portion
Of the second floor of the mansion.
The furniture is Of heavy carved wood.
The big andirons in the fireplace in
this room were once the property of
Francois Coppee. and a big hanging
lamp was the property of n Roman
Cardinal There are several mons
frances among the old silver pieces
and in case is beautiful triptych
Of Limoges enamel. scenes i'm the life
Of Queen Anne, and another i'm ivory
carving shows scenes from the Pas
sion. The library consists of 1000
rare editions. first editions. and "spe-
rial presses" one rare and fine copy
IF Shakespeare cost Miss Grlgsby
$4,000.
The collection of miniatures, watches
md jewels is said 20 be one Of the
finest i'm America Then there is coll
ection of embroidery. including a
-hoice piece done on a small hide or
Gather coat. about the size of mans
Naistcoat. This is supposed to have
been brought from spain by Cortcz
md by him presented to the little son
If Montezuma, who wore II as an ar
nor
Everything Under Hammer.
In the art gallery there are two fine
Examples OF Rubens and many other
of merit. I'm one OF the sleep
ng rooms is bed of exquisite carv-
ng. which. with the furniture. came
rom one OF the palaces of the old
)oges of Venice. On the wall hangs
IN autograph portrait of Pope Leo
Kill. attached TO which is the papal
,lenary indulgence granted TO Miss
irlgsby and her heirs TO the third
Beneath this is a golden
ocket containing a lock OF Pope Leo's
lair.
The sale OF the art objects alone will
occupy an entire week. When this Is
concluded the sale of the books Will
,e begun. Everything will go under the
lamihcr OF the auctioneer, excepting n
ife-size portrait of Miss Grigsby her
ielf and the presentation portrait cf
'opc Leo. When all has been disposed
n. Miss Grgsby will quit America
brewer. as she says. Regarding her
,lans for the future she is extremely
eticent. All that is known is that she
viii make her home abroad. probably
n London. where she possesses a.
Iwelling in the fashionable West End
itted in keeping with the New York