New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-26
Collectors 18th Century
Furniture Now on View
at American Galleries.
ORIENTAL RUGS AND
BRONZES GO TO-DAY
Rare Chinese Porcelains Includ-
cd In J. K. Andrews Collection
Paintings Also Offered.

There are an extremely large num-
her OF interesting objects now on view
at the American Art Galleries They
include Oriental rugs, bronzes and Chi
uese porcclains from the collection Of
I the late J. r. Andrews. eighteenth cen
fury furniture from the collections Of
Maraden !. Perry and the late Richard
A. Garfield and nearly two hundred
paintings belonging to several estates
and private owners. The Oriental OBJ
jocts are 10 be sold al auction this af-
tcrnoon az the American Art Galleries.
beginning al o'clock. The furniture
comes under the hammer at the same
place at 2:8O on Saturday afternoon.
. The paintings will be auctioncd in the
ballroom Of the Plaza on Thursday and
. Friday evenings. at 8:l5 o'clock.
A large part Of tho J. K. Andrews
collection consists of rugs. For the
greater part they are small in size but
good i'm quality. Many of the finest
types are represented and there are
several particularly striking Chinese
examples. One Of them has five blue
dragons in the field. the centre one in
. medallion. At each end is a conven-
tional sea. with rocks. Among the
other objects, a blue and white haw-
/ thorn ginger jar Is conspicuous. II has
the true cracked ice" surface and was
formerly in the Deming Jarvis collec-
tion.
Tho furniture is all good. some Of il
OF very high quality. There Is
superb detached pediment of carved
mahogany in the Chippendale style.
The carving is of the finest, and the
+ whole. though extremely ornate, is of
great beauty. There are a number of
candle stands and tilt-top tables, good
household pieces, but none OF them ex-
citing. A charming Chppendale win
dow seat. with graceful lines. is decid
cdly French in feeling An urn, or tea
kettle, stand. on Gabrielle legs is square
in shape, with notch for the spigot
and % pu.l-Out shell on which 10 stand
the teapot.
There are one or two fragile tables of
the so-callcd Chinese Chippendale and
q particularly fine one in the French
taste, with pierced gallery and domed
stretchers. Two massive Handicapped
side tables Of Chippendale design are
. included. They are similar in design.
each having Gabrielle legs and an apron
bearing a mask, but one is most crudely
carved and of white wood, stained and
vanished. 10 has the look Of having
been made by some provincial cabinet
maker. A Chinese Chippendale china
cabinet has great deal of style. It's
fretWork and carving are of unusual
+ beauty and the proportion of the solid
masses TO the pierced is admirable.
There ls an exquisite Sheraton ward
robe of inlaid mahogany. The beds
shown include am exceptional Chippen-
dale French bed and a fine example of
the pretty and rather oyerdainty al
cove, or sofa. beds introduced by Shera-
ton. Three sides Of IL are upholstered in
damask and it has n diminutive domed
+ canopy, held up by curved iron sup
ports. The mirrors are all fine.
Included with the furniture are some
other objects. Among them are two
blue and white lantern globes Of
Chinese sem--cggshell porcelain, two
Peruvian pottery vases of beautiful
soft gray color and a few brOnZes,
among them a "Iheseus and the
Minotaur' by Barge.
The paintings shown form a rather
bcwlderlng ARA, most Of them good
and several of them very good. II
is pleasure 20 sec the Peasant Girl
and Horse, Nikko,' by John La Fargo.
j. is typically sketchy IN handling, but
fine in color. There are three Winslow
Homcrs. The best one is, perhaps.
"The Eagles Nest" II is striking in
composition. clear II color, and the
figures of the TWO men in the fore
ground are full of action. There are
also three Wyants, two Of them IN
his later manner.
Blakelock is represented by no fewer
than eight pictures. The Mrs. Blake
lock" is interesting, as his portraits
are few in number. 1t is not, how
ever, so pleasing as most Of his paint
ings. There is a persuasive and IN
distinct Gypsy Encampment" and q
highly decorative moonlight called
The Three Trees" which is totally
lacking ia the characteristic mellow
vellows and browns Of his usual style.
But bv far the finest Blakelock and,
we are convinced, one of his master
pieces is the Moonlight" Blakelock
knew how TO transfer to his canvas
the poetry and mystery Of night. The
prcscnt canvas is one Of his most sue
ccssful attempts. A great full moon
lis seen through the overhanglng
branches Of a tree. whose leaves form
a black lace-like pattern against a
luminous sky. To the lower left is
Gght-bathed stream and low lying
mass of trees oil the further bank.
"A Brittany Village" is a superb and,
we should Judge, early Harplgnles.
There are several figures IN the fore
ground. and the gray tones are charm
ing. Claude Monet is represented by
two satisfactory examples ms An
tibes. Morning" is delightful in its
delicate colors and brushwork. the
Village Church is a fine golden Dearth,
a scene Of great charm and quietude.
A noteworthy early American land
scare is Lake Wndermere," by George
n Rouphton, whose well known Hes
fer Prvnne" is also included. Look
ING Toward Noank from Mason's Isl
and" b. Henry w. Ranger, is beauu-
ful I'm ITS sunlit trees. A contempt
,srv Dutch artist. Jean Henry Jurres,
contributes Les DeuX Mulets, panel
enncrb i'm color. Frederick Ballard
Wiiliams's "A Day in June" is a fine
Jecoration. good in color and striking
10 composition. o,,.,.
d'Avray, Study from Nature the use
Of "a winding road Is fine ana tne niue
Genre is a telling feature. To Reyn-
Odds are attributed two OF the pictures;
Tho fror one is "Sir Edward Deering,
a Young man in buf and blue win
comedian finger ring, appealing Oh lace
and gesture There is hne portrait
of a Dutch lady by an unknown artist
She looks uncomfortable IN her sum
black gown and white lace, but her lace
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