The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-24
ANTIQUE FURNITURE
FORMS FINE EXHIBIT
Crawford Collection Is Placed on
View at American Art
Association.
LARGE WEDGwOOD DISPLAY
Jewclry Of Diverse Character
and Old silver Also
Are Shown.

The collection Of original antique Eng
lish furniture, with reproductions of old
silver. much crystal. antique jewelry and
other objects. belonging to the A. j. Craw-
ford Company. was placed on public view
at the American Art Association yester-
day and will be sold at auction beginning
April 2s.
The collection contains many large
nice, 3. such as book cases, armoires. great
tables and bedsteads, in mellow old woods.
designed by the famous ebonistes, and
that have not only character. but sim
plicity. They have been assembled In the
galleries with great care, and many OF
the groups In the display are excellent
examples OF successful interior decora-
ton. The Crawford collection sale will
probably be the last big art sale OF the
season Mt the American Art Association,
although the book gales continue through
Jur.
| There is a particularly large proportion
OF cabinets. many OF them Of Chippendale.
One very large, Is a book case with
'break front" IN mahogany. No. 400. 1t
has glass upper doors. deliberately carved,
and the cupboards and doors are also
layishly decorated with carving. NO.
447, n Chippendale slope top desk. has
panelled doors above and ornament
drawers below. the whole in quite attrac-
tive taste. There are large Chippendale
mahogany wardrobes. with an investiture
OF sliding drawers to Mt them to modern
costume needs. corner cabinets, hanging
cabinets, women's writing desks and COM
modes.
One gallery Is given over completely
TO satlnNood furniture-work tables dec
Grated in the Wedgwood style, Adam pole
screens Adam chairs. Adam wood wall
SCIENCES. satinwood muse stands dressing
table bench sat!nwood chests or urawers'
settlers and commodes Another room is
occupied exclusively with furniture in
black. with some Chirpendale In the
Chinese style and black cabinets decorator
with painted decoration. There Is a SET
of sixteen pieces Of a Jacobean oak frieZe
with a door to match In "A porelled design
a Jacobean fireplace Ia complete win ar
oak ,nan.el and overnantel and caer
stone facing.
In the division of antique silver pail
OF solid silver s!deboard urns STAND OUT
They are in the Hepplewhite style, orna
ment.d with acanthus leaves and othei
decorations An old English epergne has
"A centre circular dish with smaller dishe'
: extending upon arms. There are mum
her OF glass vases, including antique
Chinese pieces in blue and amber
The Wedgwuod includes Il basalte'
Z medallion of Peter the Great or RUSSIA
the largest Wedgwood ever made. Ther'
is also a gondola shaped incense vase
n cand,labrum and basalt statuete n
e 'Pacchus and Faun." The collection In
r cludes too some antique freplaces CRATE
:, and tenders: also many tall clocks. man
Gothic and Chippendale mirrors and
e few prints and paintings. The JeWelry J
Z diverse In character comprising many s"t
= tlngs OF Old paste In shoe buckles AM
= brooches and many canoes Arrangement
of s.et pearls and besides that there ar
d snuff boxes. flliprce and tortoise shell