The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-08
Aln1a-Taden Collection
To Be Sold in London
Wonderful Treasures Gathered by the Great English Artist
Including Many of His Own Paintings Will Be Dis
persed at Auction Beginning Next Monday.

Especial Dispatch.)


will be that of the art treasures collected
by the late Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
which are TO be dispersed by Messrs
Hampton G. Sons of Cockspur street. a;
the late artists residence in st. Johns
Wood. commencing next Monday.
When Sir Lawrence acquired the prop
erty from the French artist, Tissot. he set
to work to transform II into one OF the
most wonderful palaces that any artist
ever Inhabited. which he accomplished
after years of enormous labor and the
expenditure of large par, of the fortune
which his pictures brought him. He gath
cred together collection of works OF art
OF every possible description from all parts
OF the world: pictures and sculptures.
ant.ue and modern pottery and glass.
bronzes. old clo!sonne enamel, Egyptian
antiquities, tapestries. old brocades and
specimens innumerable OF all kinds.
To describe ali would make an interest
ing volume; but taking the studio first,
where the sale is to be held. feature here
is the wonderful semi-circular settee made
to tit the apse, TO the same design as used
quand's Greek music room in New York.
1t Is OF coromandel, ivory, ebony and other
precious woods the ends OF cedar. decor
atcd with scroll designs. inaid raised
ivory and mother f-pearl and having
swans head terminals and carbuncle eyes.
II Is upholstered in yellow Morocco. with
alternate panels of fine embroidery.
Epra ak &c tba ;
piano, made by Broadwood about thirty
years ago from designs by George Fox
under the supervision of the artist him
self. .iusic was one OF his greatest pleas
ures, I'd It was his delight to receive the
most eminent executants. such as Pader-
ewsk Garasate Joachim, Media and a
host Of other instrumentalsts and sing
ers. Every one inscribed his or her auto
graph on parchment panels fitted inside
the cover of the piano. and among its
beautiful concentrations is n silver has
relief panel by G. B. Amendoia, repre-
sent!ng the h ad OF Orpheus and his Tyre
floating on the waves
There is also q wonderful Moorish cab
met OF mother -of-pearl inlaid with tor
with scroll top, and two doors. standing
sixiy-six inches high. In the gallery are
a fine old Italian commode OF ebony in
laid with etched ivory, in devices of
masks. birds, flowo-s and scrolls; winged
seitee OF seventeenth century Design, up
holstered in old crimson silk velvet and a
massive walnut and inlaid shaped table,
carved arch stretchers supported on twelve
columns. apiraily futed with shell ter
rnlnais.
In the dining room are a valuable old
Portuguese seventeenth century cabinet of
oyster shell walnut. !nla:d with various
co!ored woods and ivory in geometr.cal
devices. mounted on q stand with turned
column supports and stretcher rails; an
Old Italian seventeenth century walnut
and inlaid table carved in high relief
With acanihus leaves and other foliage.
and rare old Flemish early seventeenth
century retecse4y. 'withdrawynge" table.
with supports formed as Renaissance
arches.
The collection OF paintings. Of course.
includes many by Sir Lawrence himself
one Of them being his last work. "Prepara-
ions: In ihe Coliseum" so inches by
81 inches. characteristic in subject and
treatment but there are few collections
OF greater interest in modern art than
the forty-tye panels in the hall. each
done oy a personal friend Of the late
aFusi one of the most wonderful tributes
OF regard ever known. They are all of
uniform size. 81 inches in length. They
include The Bath of Psyche" nv LORD
Leighton; Anna Alma Tadema's Flags -
Temple At Ph!lae" by the Hon. John
Collier; Lions" by Briton Riviere
valley of Sweet Waters" by Sir Alfred
East Silver Birches." by John Mac.
Wh!rter Wild Roses" by Alfred Par.
sons IA; "Poplars and Sheep" by II
W. q Davis. RIA: "a Christian Martyr
by Herbert schmalz THE Rathers," b,
J. H. Wegueln; sun at.' by Dayi,
Murray. RAJ Indian Water Carrier
by Val Prinsep; Venetian Girls" by c
Van Haanen; "Grecian Moonlight" 70,
sir Edward j. Poyn,er. P.E.A.; g!
JaVanese Dancer" by John Sargent. Il. A.
and study for THE Ancient Mariner
by Paui Falconer Poole. presented to ST
Lawrence by The late George Ai,chison
RIA.
In the Dutch room and bedcharnber ad
joining are TO be seen some fine pieces q
old furniture one is winged easy cha.
OF late seventeenth century design mr.
holsiered IN red silk velvet with old az
piique borders. walnut club legs an
siretchers; two fine Charles II. chair
carved with crowns and foliated scroll.
an old Dutch Golfer of ironwood relieve
with ebony mouldngs; an old Flesnis
seventeenth century linen press OF carve
oak iniaid with ebony. ard an UNUSUAL
line early seventeenth century f'lcmjs
oak bedstead with panelling and mouldin
inlaid with marqueteric in holly and ebon
carved with figure 81 the Virgin ar
Child. the canopy adorned with masks
bold relief inscribed Ammo 1906" The co,
f.Inth