The sun., 1916-12-03
RARE OLD POTTERY
TO Be PUT ON SALE
Thomas h. Clarke Will Dispose
of collection Of Vases "
!. Eastern Origin.
on EXHIBIT XMAS WEEK
Art Works Date From Sixth
Century, b. C.. TO Eighteenth
Century, A. ID.

Thomas H. Clarke Is about to share
with the public another section OF the
imposing array of Oriental porcelain,
sa!ch he has been gathering for years
las, January n series Of old plates which
u called pilates Of All N%ations' were
pd a, auction and the sale was one OF
II. memorable events OF the art season
Now he will sell his extensive and I'm.
v,tant group Of ancient pottery vase OF
Eastern origin.
The American Art Association has
VEN authorized to a public
uA OF his collection to be placed on ex-
hlbltion during Christmas week and sold
tho week after. beginning January T..
Dana Carroll. who las compiled the
catalogue, which will be profusely H.
,Strated with fne reproductions In color
J and half tone plates. says in a predatory
Apte which Is headed "A Foreword,
Partly Personal
'one Of the ever interesting elements
IN On announcement that MIR. Clarke Is to
efsr one Of his art collections for sale
A, public competition is that OF inherent
t1l UNLuillbk WtNtu u uVtdtt-
,rsiy promises. Known widely and with
unique distinction as a collector xs well
% merchant Of varied works Of art as
Nr. Clarke Is known. yet his sales OFFER
excessively the unsuspected. In the
general character OF each, it's extensive
pse and variety comes the mt sur
prise. followed by discoveries among
~ inclusive accumulations.
Rare Old Vases.
Las year. to 90 no further back,
Mr. Ciarke's holdings were offered In the
shape Of plaques and plates. This year
he presents beautiful old vases and YES
Ns OF Eastern origin. dating from the
axth century. II. c.. to the eighteenth
century, A. n. II Is a display Of pot
teres that is now put forth. wide in
range OF form. color and decoration. in
Guiding largely objects from his private
clsction-and ever of the others COM
psratively few have been exposed for
sale.
lotteries are essentially less hardy
thsn porcelains. Is IL their frailty that
sdds the exquisite touch Of stt~rsctivencss
10 their beauty? These vases are there
fore In various Instances rejoined or re-
touched. As may readily be seen would
oae brush the bloom from the plum.
Where are perfect examples Of such
beauty to be found7) The common de-
wee Of metal rims or mounts il absent /:
Mr. Clarke states that the vases are in
,ths same condition as when he obtained
them from the sellers and collectors.
"~FreQuenters Of the auction room and
thoee familiar with collectors possess
SONS will recognise the temperance Of
erne old friends from we'll known pri.
u,e collections that have been dispersed
the Charles A. Dana. the Henry u.
Narquand. the Mannheim - obtained
often when the purchaser at the tim.
sas DOT made known by name.
Perhaps II 10 not too much to say
hat the Castel Durshte faience is up for
the frst time In numbers at public sale
'here-that rich n brilliant ware whose
sorid coloring gave a warm answer to
those who long sought the suitable
ceramic object for heavy furniture or
decoration. Some Of the other Italian
things are as uncommonly found. The
classical forms OF the Greek vases. as 10
veil known. dignity any room in which
they may be put.
Han and Rakka P%otteries.
The Han and Rzkka potteries rarely
0're out for public competition. The
Han pieces here offered are among
those which led Prot. Laufer to write
As book on Chinese potteries Of the Han
dynasty. and several Of them are H.
sstraed In that work. A number Of
the Rakka pieces. which are In their
original c%olor.ng. wholly or mainly free
from iridescence. were found within one
large vase or receptacle in the cellar
o. q house In Rakka. according to In
FORMATION brought by the seller to Mr..
'!arAs about ten years ago. the manner
q their protection accounting for the
reservation Of the glaze. Few other
specimens from hat find are known
stner In Europe or America.
The Persian lustre bottle. with slen-
eer, ~attenuated neck, has long been
ahown and hailed as q rarity. Yet
sven Of them are here.
, mere are granary urns from China,
slra head pitchers from Persia. Rhodian
nagons OF the sixteenth century, four
WIN the scarce ship or felucca pattern
smonS them. and many Of the small
MOSQUE globes %variously decorated. from
Au,a!s There are Spanish and Arabian
snd ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS pieces. Chinese
sarden seats. celadons. vases in the
s.hs cia!r-de-lune. Han potter!es of fas-
s,hatng color quality and i~ridescence,
Haska Jars in black and turquoise, and
70 brown lustre. seldom seen examples
% inl!sn white maJolica, an Egyptian
que vessel, B~abylonian work Of the
.tn'n century, specimens Of Diruta
rhd lroino. OF Milan and Venice. Of
csmascus} OF Rhages. ~Sultanabad and
comeroon. Roman workmanship and
orees' and from China. besides the Han