New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-16
A,OOO,ooo SALE
OF MORGAN ART
TO THE DUvEENS
Third Purchase Includes
18th Century Furniture
and Sculptures.
FAIRLY DELIVERY
WILL END EXHIBIT
pomance and History Surround
Latest Pieces To BE Taken
from Collection.

g. rr'ce said to be about $4,000
ooo ,be puycen Brothers, Of this city
"a Paris. have bought all Of the
@.b,es,tb century furniture and
..,,c,rres I'm the Morgan loan collec-
-, that is on exhibition in the Met
.,olitap Museum of Art Edward
Parkinson. director Of the museum was
.o.fed by the firm yesterday That
,Isv expected the exhibit. which oceu-
=, the whole Of Gallery l.. to be
80 for delivery by Thursday Of next
~ This part Of the collection, Mr.
pobi,son said last night, will continue
.. exhibition throughout Wednesday,
Yn,r which its removal will begin.
With the exception Of the English
..,,trgs on the walls. this sale in
dos All the contents Of Gallery II
- also all the furniture and sculp-
-. IN Gallery IS. 1t does not. how
...~ include the tapestries, paintings
IL cnamels in this gallery. which, as
meu as the English paintings. will
.,r.inue on exhibition until further
notice. 49, u.;. Mid -,
-.-.or. rrrchase Of portions OF the
wo-cer loan collection have been IN
--orrees for some time between the
hrTcors and the representatives or
- Vorrar. who has been abroad for
..o last month or so. and the con-
.,c,roo+ior oF this sale is regarded by
--orv as ocxt I'm importance 10 the &C
or;s,+io7 bv the firm OF the Morgan
fb;reee po~colairs. which arc said 10
NO cos. chen, S3.900.OO0 The figure
Nc Maid for the Fragonard panels
tss beer quoted as S1.0O0000, and they
wsrs sold 20 Mr.. Frick, II IS SAID, for
Sl425,000.
! Pierpont Morgan began to collect
imrortart objects of art in 1898, and
Sprinr the following twelve years his
interest centred almost entirely IN the
finest French furniture and sculpture
o. the eighteenth century. He had ex-
eeptional opportunities for choosing
and acquiring examples Of the great
t,t historical value which entered the
market az different times.
Has Tone Of Romance.
Romance as well as history was
closely woven around many Of these
famous pieces. Created and fashioned
As they were for the amusement Of
kings. princes and court favorites, they
gradually became part Of the finest
collections the world has ever seen.
OF the tWeuty-four pieces comprising
the most important in this collection
acquired by the Duveens, Louis ANl
Besuvais tapestry suite, which was
formerly in the Comte Boni de Castel-
lane collection, ranks among the hrst
in beauty and value. II consists of
three sofas and eight marQulses Inc
cartons as wei. a. the frames we're de-
signed and made by Salombier.
Next perhaps, IN Importance comes
Louis XVI marqueterIe upright sec
retaire zen suite" This piece, its up
per panel decorated with fine tulip
wood parQuetcrIe and the lower panel
having a large marOueteTie design OF
vases Of flowers and arabesques in
various woods, was made for Marie
Antoinette. il was in the Duke Of
Hsmilton's collection and later IN the
Guthrie collection in London, from
which Mr. Morgan acquired II. Riesen-
er made six pieces for the apartment
Another secretaire and pair of en-
coigeurs are In the Wallace collection
81 Hertford House. and a writing table
ls In the possession of Baron RothS-
child, Of London.
What is regarded as one Of the most
beautiful examples Of Louis XVI fur
nlture known IS large gray marble
console, which was formerly IN the
collection of the Comte BonI de Cas-
tellane. The friezes are Of minutely
chased g3t bronze ivy leaves, tam
bourires fnd arrows. It rests on four
marble leIs; richly decorated with gilt
bronze gar.ards of flowers. The
mounts are hy Gouthiere.
Morgan Bought from King.
Another rare specimen Of eighteenth
century furniture is a large Louis XIV
suite Of Rose du Barry Gobelins tapes
try, the panels Of which are woven in
the finest silk thread TO represent the
famous Fables dc la Fontaine. They
are mounted in boldly carved gilt
wood frames Of the period This suite
was presented by Louis XIV 20 the King
o. Denmark and was purchased by Mr..
Morgan from the present King of Den
mark.
The sculptures include a marble bust
o. Nine. Roland by Augustin Pajou.
Nine. Roland was one Of the most re-
insrkable women Of the French Revo-
luton. She died under the guillotine
On November 3, 1893.
Another Of the sculptures is mar
oe group, representing Venus chas-
rrNng Cupid with a bunch of roses, by
Lhenne Falconet. A companion group
represents Venus inviting Cupid to
come 10 her arms. Ii is by the same
sculptor Falconct is again repre-
sstented in a white marble group Of
venus and Adonis." which was for
rrery in the collection Of the Due de