The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-20
RARE ART OBJECTS
SOLO COMING week
Collection Owned by Miss
Emile Grigsby Valued
at a Million.
tNational News Associatior)

tNational News AsSoclatior1
NEW YORK. Jan. 20.-The treas
ures of art which iii the Park ave-
nue. mansion presented by the late
Charles r. Yerkes to his ward, Miss
Emile 3. Grigsby. whose interesting
social cndeavors In England have been
chrOnicled in the newspapers. are to
be sold at public auction next week.
The sale which will be commenced
Monday under the auspices Of the Az
derscn company. will probably exceed
100000 in receipts, and beyond
question will be one OF the most I'M
pOrtant dispersals OF artistic property
ever conducted In the United States
Art dealers have called Miss Grigs
by discriminating. With a fortune at
her command the young woman whose
career has dimmed the most lurid i'm
aginings OF the fictionists, exercises.
her taste and judgment in filling th@
big graystonc house at Park avenue
and Sixty-seventh street with price
less draperies. furniture. paintings
sculptures. tapestries and rare books
Critics nave pronounced the modest
one of the most splendid in America
There are great many handsome
things in the home, some beautiful old
ones. including rugs and tapestries,
everything Is expensive. and the gen.
eral effect shows a florid taste which
has been catered to with lavish hand.
The wall and ceiling decorations of the
drawing room. which Is done in beau.
ttfully delicate tones. are by Albert
Herter. exquisite scenes from the Me
belungen Lied. and as they are on can
vas they will be sold with the other
furnishings of the room. These are
gorgeous In wonderful modern car.
Wings. a magnificent sofa, covered with
gold leaf. and whose very beautiful
and elaborate workmanship would
Tighten any but a very rash visitor
from sitting upon 1t. There Is a grand
plano with more carvings on musical
and conventional designs, also cover
I'd with gold leaf.
Valuable Ivory Chair.
Another interesting feature of the
drawing room 10 an ivory chair, the
entire framework covered with applied
ivory carvings. In the same room are
TO be seen Miss Grigsby's interesting
collection of jade and several cabinets
filled with rare objects of art In one
cabinet 10 q collection of watches and
in another a collection Of historical
fans.
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 Roman
Cardinal. There are several monstran.
ces among the old silver pieces and in
q case 10 . beautiful triptych of Limo
ges enamel. scenes in the life of Queen
Anne. and another in ivory carving
shows scenes from the Passion. The
library consists of II, 900 rare editions.
iirst editions. and special presses"
One rare and fine copy Of Shakespeare
cost Miss Grigsby $4,000.
The collection Of miniatures. watch
e. and jewels is said to be one of the
finest in America. Then there Is a col
lection Of embroidery. including a
choice piece done on a sman hide or
leather coat. about the size Of a mans
waistcoat. This Is supposed to have
been brought from Spain by Cortez and
by him presented to the little son Of
Montezuma, who wore 1t as an armor.
Two Valued Rubens.
In the art gallery there two fine ex-
amples Of Rubens and many other
paintings Of merit. In one of the
sleeping rooms Is q bed of exquisite
carving which. with the furniture,
came from one OF the palaces OF the
old Doses Of Venice. On the wall
hangs an autograph portrait of Pope
Leo KILL. attached to which Is the
papal plenary indulgence granted to
Miss 0rigsby and her heirs to the third
generation. Beneath this Is a golden
locket containing q lock Of Pope Leo's
hair.
The sale OF the art objects alone
will occupy an entire week. When
this Is concluded. the sale of the
books will be begun. Everything will
20 under the hammer of the auction !
Ger. excepting a hfe-size portrait Of /
Miss Grigsby herself and the prcsen-
tation portrait Of Pope Leo. When all |
has been disposed Of. Miss Grigshy
will quit America-forever. as she
says. Regarding her plans for the flu
ture she Is extremely reticent All
that Il known is that she will make |
her home abroad. probably in London
where she possesses a dwelling in the
fashionable West End fitted in keep
ing with the New York home she Is |
shout to abandon.
WESTMINSTER HALL