The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-02
AND RARE OLD
ART PLACED ON VIEW
Interesting Backbone COllcc-
ton to BE Sold at Amer
lean Galleries.
SOME RICH BROCADES

The collection made by Arthur Black
bone Of London was put on view yes
terday at the American Art Galleries
and will be dispersed there next week.
beginning on Monday afternoon. An
tique fans. laces. linens, brocades. vel
vets. old Spanish silver. books and tap
e~strles are TO be found In the collection.
Among the laces. which are the most
important part Of the collection. although
1t is also rich In beautiful embroideries
and brocades. are specimens Of point
de Venise, point de France and Spanish
and English work. Three panels of
gros point de Venise made In the sew
enteenth century and ornamented with
an elaborate scroll design are in n
commonly fine preservation. A rare
panel of point de France Is ornamente1
with the arms OF Louis XIV, and be-
meath the design is the figure Of a
Marshal OF France seated. A strip Of
gros point de Nenise is a fine specimen,
through Its fine design and quality.
There Is n longer border in a similar
design. An old Venetian lace "care
CLOTH made of sixty-fve squares of
lace and linen In the sixteenth century
and finished with a fine pointed Gothic
border. is one OF the rare pieces.
There Is also "A magnificent Nounce
Of Spanish lace, regal in its opulence
and elaboration. and a fine old Bucking-
ham lace flounce, mad in the time Of
George III. and rnanentcd with "A
cur'ously Irregular branch pattern.
Contrasting with the elaboration OF these
pieces liz the simpler beauty OF an Indian
linen scarf made In the reign of George
III. and closely embroidered all over in
a simple but exquisitely tasteful de-
sign. Interesting by their quaintness
are a Spanish woman's dress of the
period of Goya and an Irish lace frock
of about 1900. The frock Ia trimmed
with pale pink satin ribbon and Is in the
original shape in which /. was frH,
worn.
Among the ecclesiastical embroideries
are many beautiful specimens. There
Is n red velvet chasub,e of the period nj
Louis NV. which retains the flame light
OF the old Velours even In It's present
condition. A panel of the same period
is embroidered In tulips and other large
flowers in the natural colors which
against a light golden background, have
the delicacy Of pastel shades A finely
embroidered panel Of Italian applique 81
the seventeenth century has a raised
medallion of gold, marked with n mono.
gram and a crown in the centre. Or
the cream white ground OF the piece
which had probably been used as ar
altar frontal. are flowers in colored
silks and foliations in gold and silver
bullion threads. A French border o'
the time OF Louis XIV. has flowers IL
silks of natural color. with the leave.
done In colored silks. chenille and imi.
tation Jewels. An ecclesiastical banne,
Of eighteenth century Italian origin /,
decorated with sprays Of carnations ant
tulips In colors and gold threads with
borders fr.nsed In gold and silk.
The most beautiful OF the alta,
f~rontals is OF the period OF Louis MIL
II is OF salmon brocade. witt wovef
floral designs In color. II 's bordered h,
a pale brown brocade. with silver anc
gold bullion threads. There Is a beau
tifully carved Spanish tabernacle amonl
the metals. as well as n variety oi
dishes and OF Italian, Ger
man and Venetian origin. Then there
are interesting embroideries and faces
painted on parchment in this fne lot o.
Renaissance objects.