The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-09
ives PORCELAINS
BRING GOOD PRICES
Sale Develops Into Dealers
Battle, With Gorer Of Lon.
don Big Buyer.
TOTAL TO DATE, S134,8O7


terday afternoon began the sale Of the
Chinese porcelains and other art OBJ
jects collected by the late Gen. Bray
ton Ives. The porcelains in the collec-
ton. though not especially numerous,
were Of uniformly high quality.
Many private collectors were present
and all OF the dealers In porceiains,
and the struggle for the more important
specimens resulted In a dealers battle.
The best price obtained was $4,000.
paid by Frank Partridge for No. 80. a
tall famille verte club shaped vase of
the kang-hsi period. This vase was
profusely decorated with figures Of court
mobiles and ladies waiting for an audi
ence with the Emperor Kang-hsi, who
Is seen in the upper portion OF the de-
sign in the interior Of the palace with
attendants. It came from the Sir will
lam Bennett collection OF London.
The Duveen Brothers gave s6,100 for
No. 1l9. "A small oviform emerald green
vase OF the Ming period that had been
purchased from Gorer of London; $4,000
for No. ~, a famille noire amphora.
also originally from Gorer Of London.
and s2.l00 for No. 80. a pear shaped
vase OF dense hard paste and invested
with a brilliant white glaze. decorated
with legendary figures In famille rose.
This vase once belonged to the great
statesman. Ii Hung Chang.
BY far the greatest purchaser or the
afternoon. however. was the firm Of
Gorer OF London. which bought back
vases In many cases that the Arm had
sold TO the late owner. The firm paid
$4,000 for No. 30. tall. famlle verte
club shaped vase Of the K'ang-hsi
period that came from the Sir William
Bennett collection: $1,000 foS No ~. a
famille verte gallipot 500 for No. 10.
a Chien-lung vase with figure decora-
ton In enamels $4,000 for No 81. an
ovform vase and cover Of the X ang-hsi
period 81. 400 for No. So. a unique bottle
shaped vase from the Richard Bennett
collection; s2.lO0 for No. 80. a gourd
shaped mille-feur vase $1,000 for No.
So, a tall famille verte vase $500 for
No SO. a unique slender decorated vase,
Kang-hsi period. and i,15O for No.
1872, a sang-d e-bpuf amphora.
r. H. Walsh gave $3.50 for No. IS. a
pair of decorated oviform vases: +. NJ,
Mansley paid sS25 for No. IS. K'ang-
hsi club shaped vase. and $. :. Laird
bought No. 1879, a white jade ornament,
for $3.50.
The total realized for the first sale
Of porcelains was 6l.60750.
At the evening session the sale OF the
wonderful Brayton Ives library was
continued. The most significant rise in
values was the jump made by the auto
graph letter OF Shelley. the poet. pro-
testing to his publishers against the
stoppage of the publication OF his "Laon
! and Cythna" This letter. No. $50
bought In 1905 for SIS. sold last night 10
l.. C. Harper for 500. II was supposed
that Mr.. Harper was acting for a Lon
| don client.
The first edition OF James whi,comh
Riley's The Old swimmn' Hole" which
sold for s33 in 1905. sold last night &c
Henry Malkan FOR sl65.
The top price of the evening. however
was SS4O, paid by George ID. Smith foI
No. ,Ss, autographs and portraits OF
American Presidents.
"Al Aaraaf" the first work OF Poe
No. $50. was sold TO Walter NJ. Hin for
1895. Mr.. I'M also gave $500 for No
| 767. first edition, in pamphlet form. OF
| Pascal's Les Provinc!ales"
! George ID. Smith paid 1925 for No
sol. a first edition OF Shelley's "Adonais
! 500 for No 72I, Montesquieu's Temple
| de Gnide" $3.50 for No, us. Moliere. II
English. extra illustrated s245 for No
! IA, Molere. in French, with Trau'z
| Bauzonnet binding; s2O5 for No. 707
| first edition OF Paradise Lost" sl2'
| for No. $50. la Grande Duchesse,
I by Mellhac and Halevy. and $40 fol
/ No. al. History Of United Neither
! lands" BY }. l.. Motley.
Shelley's REPRESENTATION" No. ss2
went 10 Walter NJ. Hill for $500. Charle'
| Scr!bner's sons paid 5000 for No. 192
| first E.lzevir edition of "Rabeiais." an'
| sl75 for No. 779, "Chansons Nouvelles.
| By De Pills. T. w. Morris bought No
100, Real Life in Ireland London
1921. for $3.50. and No, 7s2. Poe's "Ra
ven." first edition, for sl25.
Clarence J. Dearden bought NO us
the first edition OF the English trans
| lation of Montague. for 500. Thu
arms Of Queen Elizabeth are Impressed
on the sides.
The total for the evening sale OF tn
library was s16.S9750. With the salt
OF the porcelains this makes the tota
for the Ives collections sl34,so7 t.
! date.
The sale Of the art objects continues
this afternoon and of the books in TIL
! evening