New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-09
p. w. French & Co. Pay Top
Price at Sale in Amer
lean Galleries.
TOTAL FOR DAY
is Sl49,4S2.50
Mrs. John Jacob Aston Gives 1915
for Samarkand Rug Of the
Eighteenth Century.
nSnld for 81 MO"'

SDiD lot s-lf'v.
1t was Thomas E. Kirbys voice which,
accompanied by the sharp tap OF his
pencil. announced to a throng OF bidders
and buyers that occupied every foot OF
space i'm the American Art Galleries yes
tcrday afternoon the sale Of a sixteenth
century lspahan court carpet
Following a tense silence that preceded
this final bid, there came a ripple of APP
plause from those present for many Of
them knew that this was the highest price
paid for a rug In this city since the IA
nous Yerkes sale Of sixteenth century
rugs. in 1910. +. w. Fresch & co. were
the successful bidders.
This. the Agopian sale. has been the
third largest sale Of rugs Of that period
ever held In New York. the total for yes
terday being yl49. 4S2 20. and the total Tor
the three days, sle2. j02 80. AS matter OF
comparison, the highest price paid Tor
sixteenth century rug at the Marquand
sale. IN 1903, held at the American Art
Galleries. was $4,000. At the ierkes sale
in Mendessohn Hall, IN 1910, Benguiat d
co. gave $3.50 for an Ispahan rug. An
other sold for $50 Geo and third for $500
nearly 10000 for three rugs. The total
of the Yerkes sale for sixteenth century
rugs was $500, all being sold in one
afternoon. At the ]. Hampden Robb sale
I'm 1912. So 600 was paid for rug Of this
period and 81, 90 for another.
This particular carpet. sold yesterday.
was Of the time of the Shah Aobas. and
the experts agree it is in a remarkable
state OF preservation. The long panel
presents complex all-over design in
characteristic Iran coloring. The details
include small. conventional lotus flower
stellated blossoms. leafy sprays and white
tichl. or CLOUD band" devices. punctuated
by lotus palmettes woven in tones OF EN-
erald green, topaz yellow. sapphire blue
and white. The main border shows llgnt
colors in floral design on a dark green
background.
Another antique Ispahan court carpet
sold TO the same buyers brought the next
highest price $1,000 This is described
as a rare ard exceptionally we'll preserved
survival of the great Abbas period
French & Co. also gave $4,000 for re-
markable Damascus mosque carpet or the
fifteenth century, said TO be a rare fabric
of its class and having field of subdued
red The first bid for this carpet was
$1,000.
Senator William A. Clark. who, MI.
Kirby SAYS, has the greatest collection or
Ispahan rugs in the world, ranging IN
price from $4,000 70 $4,000 each, paid
$1,000 yesterday for an Ispahan court
CARPET of the Shah Abbas period. The
long panel presents a typical lspahan red
deep rose toned background, which sus-
tains a complex all-over design OF CHAR
acteristic Iran design and coloring.
Other high prices paid at this session
for antique rugs were $500 for an an
tique Ispahan court carpet by French *
Co $3.50 for a Persian state carpet by
W. II. Coade. ard 5000 for an Asia
Minor mosque carpet by T. Corinne.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor was an inter-
ested spectator and also small buyer.
Her purchases included an antique Sa-
MARYLAND silk rug of the eighteenth cen
fury, for which she gave $50. ard two o.
a series of Persian carpets and runners
of Joshaghan weave, Of the eighteenth
century for which she paid Sl0l each.
The sale Of the old Persian faiences'
lacauers. arms and armor begins at 80
this afternoon.