New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-23
Bolognese Walnut Piece
Brings Top Price at
DavanZati Sale
OTHER FURNITURE
ATTRACTS BIDDERS
Second Days Auction Re-
allies $7,807, Making
Total of S246,950

Quite as large a throng Of eager bid-
ders and buyers filed the American Ara
Galleries at the second session Of the
Davanzati sale yesterday as was press
cnt or Monday. and there was keen
competition for some OF the $50 OBJ
jects. which brought a total OF sI7,-
s07.50. This, added 70 the first days
figures. brings the total TO date up "a
s246.950.
Yesterdays top price, $500. was paid
BY Otto Bernet, as agent, for six
teenth century Bolognese walnut table,
feet inches long, 3 feet 3 inches
wide and 2 feet inches high. It's OBJ
long top Of plain board, with carved
futed moulding beneath. stands on two
lyre-shsped legs, carved with bold
volutes and scrolls, with carved edges,
and large lions paws for feet.
The same buyer gave $1,000 for an
oblong Umbrian walnut table OF ths
same period carved in foliage design
and bearing on carved escutcheons the
arms OF the Orsini family. He also
bought for sl,i00 & smaller fifteenta
century table with lyre-shaped legs.
For a rectangular sixteenth century
Florentine walnut bench r. DanielS
gave $500. and $3.50 for pair OF
Bolognese walnut marriage chests. r.
l.. Perera obtained for $4,000 rec
tangular fifteenth century Umorian
walnut bookcase, 10 feet 10 inches lon6
.ol ttrfef
Bed Sells for $1,000
The much coveted sixteenth century
Italian gilt four-post bed was knocked
down. after some spirited bidding, 10
l.. o. Orselli. an antiquarian. for $1,000.
He also paid 81 $50 and $3.50, respee'
lively. for a Florentine walnut side-
board and a Bolognese walnut armoire.
The Minneapolis Institute of Art
through its representative, DR.. Joseph
Breck, acquired several examples OF
sixteenth century wood carving. One
was a set Of Florentine chancel stalls,
in four divisions, for which $1,000 was
paid, and another was an Umbrian wal.
nut choir book lectern, for which $500
was given.
The Worcester Art Museum pur-
chased, through its representative, 7.
J. Gentner. for $3.50, two sixteenth cen.
fury square Italian cushions, covered
with red velvet and bearing in the
centre Of each an embroidered coat OF
arms. Another embroidered cushion
went to the same buyer for 500. Two
similar cushions were bought by David
Belasco for SIS and 500, respectively.
He also gave $3.50 for an oblong Italian
velvet table cover and 5000 for a square
81
sixteenth century.
Tables and Chairs Bid Up
Arnold Seligman vas q frequent bid
der. Among his purchases were ff-
teenth century Ligurian walnut table,
for which he gave $500, and Lom-
bardic walnut credence, which cost him
81 500. Joseph Duveen bought twelve
of the seventeenth century Italian
beechwood "Savonarola" chairs with
curved sides and bases. The highest
price he paid for pair was $500 and
the lot cost him S4,2l0.
Other buyers included John ID. Me-
Ilhenny. Of Philadelphia, who gave ST..
400 for a Sienese walnut marriage
chest and 81, 100 for an ancient leaf rug
from Western Asia Minor, OF the six
teenth century; Miss r. II. Lorenz, as
agent. who paid Sl,400 for Nomad
Asia Minor prayer rug; Mrs. Burke
Roche and Mrs. F. Lewisohn. The last
half Of the sale was conducted by
Thomas z. Kirby and the first half by
his assistant, Otto Bernet.
Those present in the audience in-
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Hearst,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Reid, John T. Pratt,
Mrs. Jonathan Buckley, J. X. Branch,
Benjamin c. Cable and Joseph Widener.
The .ale will continue this afternoon.