New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-27
RUG SELLS FOR $4,000
Prices at the Robb Art Sale Con-
tinue to Climb.
MUCH SPIRITED BIDDING
Fifteenth Century Tapestry
Panel Brings $4,000
Days Total $149,060.

Not since the famous sale. in 1853. OF the
art treasures collected by Henry Gurdoii
Marquand have such high prices been OBJ
tanned in this city for a collection OF art
objects as were paid yesterday afternoon
In the grand ballroom OF the Hotel Plaza
Tor the forty lots belonging TO the j.
Hanpden Robb collection. This sale was
conducted by Thomas Il. Kirby, OF the
American Art Association. and the tota!
received was $4,000.
Many persons well known In society, who
already have extensive collections, were
present as we'll as several of the largest
dealers from his and other cities. Among
the bidders were C. Ledyard Blair, Comma
dore OF the New York Yacht Cub; Mrs
Pembroke Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. William r.
Hearst, Or. William r. Valentiner. cura-
tor of the Metropolitan Museum OF Art;
Mr.. and Mrs Hugh hurry, Mr. and Mrs.
NJ. Orme Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Rockefeller, Mrs. c. b. Alexander, Miss
Maynard and II. VI. Jenkins.
An extraordinary sixteenth century rug
of the rare type known as the Amman
or Hunting. carpet. brought $1,000. the
highest price of the session and the SAFE.
The Duveen ~rothers were the purchasers
after much persistent bidding by V. Ben
guiat, the Seligman Company and others.
This rug, which is framed under glass. Is
7 feet 4 inches long by 8 feet inches wide
Its weft Is OF silk and the warp Is the
finest wool. 1t has about $50 hand tied
Persian knots 10 the square inch.
The pile, which is closely women, is of
silky velvet texture On field of ruby
red is imposed an elaborate establishment
of figures OF various animals, lions, tigers,
leopards, deer, wild boar and other beasts,
some in combat, also numerous birds ana
many trees in blossom; two garden FISH
pools and the conventional cloud forms, all
wonderfully produced in color. The wide
border Of sapphire blue is covered with
flowers Of the sacred lotus.
The sum Of $1,000 was paid by W.
Chester ian assumed nance for a French
fifteenth century tapestry panel. show
ing a single figure subject on an oiu
rose ground, sprinkled with Towering
plants. There was some lively bidding Tor
the possession OF a rare sixteenth centur!
Persian weave silk carpet. having ABOUT
seven hundred hand tied knots TO the
square inch. .. 6. Kelekian obtained X
for sl5l00. The earliest bids were by the
sellgman Company and V. Benguiaf' heie-
khan came In after the $4,000 mark had
been passed and he sent the price I'D pY
800 bids until il reached the figure named
For AN important fifteenth century Elem
ish Gothic tapestry entitled Passion ana
Triumph of the Redeemer," Otto berhet.
as agent, gave s14 900, and he also PAID 'iV'-
oDo for a set Of FIVE seventeenth century
royal Gobelin tapestries.
The SeHgmans gave $3.50 for a rare
French Gothic Millefeurs tapestry an
81 SO for Pegasus and Nymphs,' an early
eighteenth century Gobelin tapestry pahei
from q cartoon by Pietro Duranu.
Six thousand dollars was paid by '. ben
guiat for sixteenth century Persian rug
q, Ispahan weave. that was ono OF the EN-
bellishments OF the Robb library.
Other tapestries that brought high prices
were "a Hunting Party Resting" sold to
W w. Seaman as agent, for $3.50; six
teenth century royal Beauvais heraidi1
tapestry, TO r. Williams Tor H,sO, d"
Isnahan rug OF Persian weave to V. Ben
euiat, for $500; e pair OF seventeenth CEN
fury Flemish tapestry panels AFTER car
ICONS by Vernet TO w. ". Seaman. fo
500 each; an eighteenth century royal
Beauvais tapestry panel, Bllno Man
Bur." TO Orme Wilson, for s54o0; an Ana
tolian sixteenth century animal rug to '.
Benguiat. for $500. and a seventeenth cen
fury royal Mortlake tapestry panel to h
williams for $500
The Metropolitan Museum OF Art obtaine1
for $500 the Madonna and Child, an ltai-
ian terra Gotta alto relieve, attributed 10
the sixteenth century.
The thirty-eight paintings belonging 10
the Robb collection sold last night at the
Hotel Plaza by the American Art Associa-
ton. brought a total OF s $40, which makes
the total for the entire sale slS600 80.
The highest price last night was S.oO for
the canvas by Rubens and Snyder E
Peace and Plenty" The picture belongs
TO the period about 1918 to 1913, when Sny-
ders co-operated with Rubens. The picture
was brought to this country by Joseph
Bopaparte. 1t formerly belonged to
Charles l OF England and was sold under
an act Of Parliament
Portrait Of a Gentleman" attributed TO
Anton Van Dyck, went to w. w Seaman,
as agent, for $500, and Edward Brandeis
paid $40 for "A -Four in Hand" by Charles
called Carle) Nernet. James Elverson, OF
Philadelphia gave $3.50 for a Landscape"
by Patrick Nasmyth. a Scottish paintN
from 1886 to 1851.