The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-08

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mon and sacred stag running at side; ant
an old japanese four-fod screen. which
Sir Lawrence got from the Lord Leighton
. collection. is painted with storks on a golt
5 ground by Kano BAUM, and stands 4
inches high
or other objects of art there are hun.
dreds. every one testifying to the taste
, and discrimination of the late artist, In.
Guiding many beautiful pieces OF Chinese
porcelain of the Kang-He and Kien Lung
, periods. japanese carvings. old French
= caskets. snuff boxes and some fine ex-
amples of old English silver.
Another OF the many interesting art sales
; OF the year is announced to take place a,
christies between June 10 and 16. when
tie notable Oppenheim collection of French
furniture. objects of art and pictures will,
be dispersed. Though 1t cannot be com.
pared with the Taylor sale IN the sauna
rooms iast year. which realized nearly
SS'ooo.ooo, nor the Doucet sale In Paris.
sun the late Mr.. H. NJ. w Oppenheim had
FACULTY for buying what every dealer Of
repute wants to-day, for he possesses many
OF those works of art now. rapidly becom-
ing rarer.
among the Sevres porcelain with which
me first day of the sale opens. there Is a
line pair OF Evental jardnieres. by Well.
lard. dated 1907. ~ inches high and 20.
'hches wide painted with children, tro-
pines and cottages. in landscapes. in oval
panels. on a gros-bleu ground marbled
win gold. Prominent among the Dresden
groups and figures there are Melea GER
and ATLANTA. he inches high in which
Meleager is shown presenting a head of
the Calydonian boar to 1Atalanta. and n
Jog at their feet. The figures are SUD-
ported on an octagonal plinth modelled
with n white trophy in relief and ono,ber
pair of figures of lady and gentleman
"e"''ns lowered costumes. holding oval
o"She's and seated on rockwork plnths.
me Chinese porcelain includes a celia
oon vase. twenty inches high, of oyiform
shape, composed OF coarse celadon cracl,e
OF the Ming period. with Louis XIV. ormo,n
mounts. pair Of famlle-noire vases.
WIN Louis Nv. ormolu mounts. are COM
posed or Chinese porcelain OF the Kanr.
lie period, enamelled with peonies and
: other flowers in famille-verte on GROUND
ehamelled black. There are also severa,
SETS OF mazarin blue vases. bowls and
overs or the kang- He and Kien-Lunp
periods.
a pair OF famile-rose manda rim lars AMI
covers. hfty-two inches high (Kien-Lunr,
are enamelled with Ho-ho-birds. peonies
'ooAs' magnolia and other flowers and
lying oirds The shoulders are decorated
win diaper pattern in pale blue and
ehnched with variously shaped panels Of
/ river scenes. the covers surmounted with
! gilt figures of kylins
( There are numerous other very good
3'sS''"ehs OF Chinese porcelain, including
Pa'Fs OF powdered blue and famille-verte
bottles famille-verte canisters. Nankjr
vases and famie-rose cisterns of the
lfien-Lung period
! Tnere are other objects OF Chinese mr.,
such as cups and bowls OF Jade: a bronze
group twenty and half inches high. de-
p'ctihg sage riding pack OK: koro and
other objects in cloisonne enamel; sorne
pieces OF mounted Japanese porcelain in
GLIDING three pottery figures. seven inch.y
ana Tour and half inches high. mounted
on LOUIS AVl. ormolu plinths and jar
o'h'eres OF Satsuma ware. mounted witt
ornou.
a feature Of the French furniture viii
perhaps, be found in suite of Louis XIV
tapestry furniture. The Beauvais tapestry.
win winch the framework OF the settee
ana chairs are upholstered. depicts hunt
ing and hawking scenes and subjects from
Aesop's Fables in borders of scro,lworl
fes;ooned with flowers woven in coored
s'iks' lnere Is another large settee of
, Beauvais tapestry with a bold design Of
flowers and foliage, introduced among
which are figures. squirrels and birds. the
whole woven in colorcd silks on pale blue
- oacksround and still another smaller
Y Win a basket and bouquets of flowers I'm
i araoesque borders festooned with fIowers
= woven IN colored silks on cream ground
:. a Louis XIV four leaf screen s,x,y.
v three inches high, has it's twentv-tco
4 ana haif inch panels finely painted
:, IN oils, after the manner of Wat
f" teau. the subjects representing a lady
If and a gentleman dancing. with a hurdv.
4, isurdy player sitting under a tree.
courier and lady in n landscape; a LADY
J. singing, with gentleman accompanvinp
IF her on flute; and The Swing"
!r pair of Louis XIV encoignurcs
p thirty-six inches high. twenty-nine inches
p VIDE, stamped j. Dubois, ME, have doors
Id formed Of japanese lacquer With noun
$. famous landscapes, the trees and buildings
:, in gold. slightly heightened with red. /,
I'd black ground.
5h y Regence fauteuil of gilt wood is GOV.
ed cred WITH Bcauyais tapestry. a Louis XIV
~ secretaire' designed in the manner Of
sh David de Luneviiie. has a cylinder front
&, enclosing writing table and panels ,nlaiI
y WIN 'es'oohS oil flowers and sprays OF
nj .o.iase' executed in light wood stained
in green on dark satin wood background
al mahogany borders. = Louis XIV mr.
queterie comm0de. CONSTRUCTED 81 naI. ..