New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
MISS GR|GSBY'S TOYS CO
Mechanical Singing Birds and
JeWeIed Boxes Sold.
TOTAL NOW NEAR $4,000
Spirited Bidding at Two Sessions
-Belasco and Warfield Make
Many Purchases.

snirited bidding in the closing moments
NJ the session accounted for the greater
mart of the evenings total Of sl1,sO5 50 in
the continuation Of the sale of the Emile
Gr,esbv collection of art objects held at
the Anderson Galleries. Madison avenue
and 4Oth street last night. The total for
the day was sSS,26S which brings the grand
total up to S69,2S6.
Gold and jewelled boxes were the first
things to arouse interest. box Of emer-
aids and aquamarines mounted in gold, with
a topaz bottom. was eagerly sought. Cap
tain j. r. De Lomar finally took 1t for SSO5
after a nip and tuck fight with Arthur
Swami. acting for an unnamed bidder.
A curious royal toy of eighteenth century
workmanship. a small gold box with :
miniature feathered bird guaranteed 10
sing when wound. also attracted the cap
tain's eye. and he bought 1t al $500. The
key being missing, the feathered songster
had no opportunity 10 show his voice, and
In the view Of the auction company It was
lust as well. for an almost identical box,
the bird in which was permitted TO sing,
brought only 1925 George Derry was the
purchaser Another gold box set with dia-
nonds went to Captain De Lamar for s52S
The second highest price of the night was
$3.50, which Arthur Swami, acting for Z. D.
Long. paid for a necklace Of pendant
oabochon emeralds. a piece formerly in the
possession Of Ismail Pacha, Khedive OF
Egypt.
'Profane Music" a half life-size Parisn
marble figure of a young girl, by Oscar
spalmach, went to ]. d. Wilbur for s4S5
Herbert Du Puy gave $40 for miniature
by Savage Sol Lichtenstein bid with
aviditv for a number of fans. obtaining no
less than twenty at prices ranging from
so 10 SO
Prices throughout the afternoons session
we're high. although in certain cases Arthur
Swami, Of the auction company, was aole
N hid IN lots at a figure far below that
which his comnissio set as limit. Thus'
he obtained for L. A. Letcham six ltalan
,csu tapestry embroideries in silk from the
Pallavicini Palace. Rome, for $500. Whlcn
vas Sl4 900 below the maximum set Tor hlm'
The tapestries are fine examples OF polnte
S'aieuille. but most of the dealers present
thought that 5000. not to mention So'WV'
was a high price.
David Wsrfield and David Belasco sat
SIDE by side during the sale, and although
ftev bid often they showed a nice dis-
elimination in never getting upon COM
netitive basis. The actor was the more
persistent buyer and paid large prices for
several OF his purchases. In fact, ne al
most missed the evening performance OF
The Return of Peter Grimm on account
Of the press of dealers who thronged for
vsrd at the end of the sale 10 hand him
their business cards.
Mr. Belasco said that some OF his pur-
crases might be used on the stage
The total for the afternoon was S26'4oZ o.
Next to the purchase ordered by Mr.
I,etcham. the largest sum realized was
81 600 for four mural panels, done in GRIM
son Genoese velvet. Italian works OF the
sixteenth century. They were bought by
Arthur Swami. acting for F. d. Long.
Mrs W. c. TAYLOR took an antique Flem-
ish tapestry wall panel for N,loo after Did
ding David Belasco to silence, while Arthur
Swami. acting for Mrs. Benjamin Bo"oeh
Lawrence, paid $3.50 for three Flemish
tapestry screen panels, Twelve side chairs
upholstered in old Flemish tapestry went 10
J. S Wilbur for H,775.
Other buyers were Mrs. D. G. REID, STE
uhen H Brown Mrs. David Benjamin Leon
Scbinasi Mrs c. z. Whitney, Mrs. A. h
Thomas. ]. c. Tomilson, James A. Hearn'
Mrs. S. w. Baruch and ]. A. Blair, 1r'