The sun., 1916-11-25
DAVANZATSALE
REALIZES $616,6SO
Fourth Day Of Great Art Auc-
ton Brings Total Of
$144,085.
BIDDING IS SPIRITED
Two Walnut Stools, Opening
at $500, Are Disposed Of
for $4,000.

AL inc Ruitct iNS Va u al Ht-
ISOLATION added S1l4.ss5 to the receipts.
which now make a total Of SsI5.eso.
Again the attendance tested the capacity
Of the rooms and great enthusiasm was
sAown.
Among the well known people who
we're present were Mrs. Jonathan Buck.
lev. Mrs. Benjamin Thaw. Daniel q.
Reid, Mrs. Fred Lewisohn. David BE.
lssco, J. X. Branch and David warfeid.
Four art objects that had been cata-
lcgued but not shown in the exhibition
arrived yesterday from Europe. They
viii Be shown to-day and sold at Mon.
days session. One Of these pieces is a
statue Of st. Sebastian in painted wood.
By Antonio Rixso. the sculptor OF the
famous Adam and Eve figures which
adorn the grand stairway in the Ducal
Palace Of Venice. The saint Is nude.
save for a loin cloth. his body Is marked
realistically with the arrow wounds and
his face is upturned. expressing graph
ieally the agonics Of his martyrdom.
Painting by Paolotto.
There Is also n very beautiful Old
florentinc desk of walnut. with n Latir.
proverb incorporated into the design OF
the cornicc by inlaid letters In light
colored woods also an interesting eigh-
tenth century painting by Fra Paolotto.
. portrait Of a fellow painter.
The bidding was sufficiently lively at
al, times during the afternoon. Early In
the session there was n tense situation.
Otto Berne had relieved Mr.. Kirby and
was welding the baton when two small
stools Of walnut. No. SEA. appeared pom
the auction block. These were F1orentine
and very ancient and the bids, which be-
gan at 5000. seemed likely to remain at
. modest figure. Suddenly II grew APP
percent that two bidders OF great de-
termination had been pitted against
each other and the bids mounted to
$1,000 for the two little stools. Duveen
Bros. won them from +. W. French & Co.
Duveen Bros. purchased also for
ON.loo No. 534. a sixteenth century I'm
brian walnut table for $4,000 No. $40.
a Venetian table from the fifteenth GEN.
tury for $+.i00 No. $40. an Cmbrian
walnut table OF primitive character. and
for $1,000 No. b15. a pair OF sixteenth
century Italian globes.
The leading prices Of the afternoon
were paid by r. w. French 4 Co.. who
gave $4,000 for No. s01. a fine fifteenth
century tapestry which was one OF the
most admired features of the Davanzati
Palace and portrays a marriage process
sion $500 for No. 900. a sixteenth rem.
tYry Flemish tapestry with "The
Triumph of Prudence" for a subject
$500 for No. sos. an antique rose and
green Asia Minor rug. and $4,000 FOR
No. SOC. 4 hftcenth century Flemish
,erdurc tapestry panel.
$4,000 for Tapestry.
sixteenth century tapestry that Was
woven in Florence to the order Of
francesca Mcdlci. No. sos. was sold Il
Warwick House for $4,000. Otto Bernet
acting as agent. paid sI+.50O for No. sos
a rectangular Ispahan carpet that huns
IN the Doria Palace Carl Hamilton
gave 1000 for No. 5s7. a sixteenth cen
fury Italian coverlet of green velvet n
Daniels paid $4,000 for No. 5b7. a seven
teenth century Umbrian walnut table
end Alfred Viloresi paid $4,000 for No
Hs. a Florentine writing cabinet.
David Bclasco bought No. b5i, {
fifteenth century Florentine enclose'
chair. for $3.50: J.. h. Branch pai'
$3.50 for No. 537. a Tuscan wainu
table. made early in the sixteenth cen
fury Mrs. Keller bought No. $50. a six
feenth century Florentine centre table
and r. a. Plimpton paid $:.S00 for Nc
/, Sos. an iron and brass fald stool OF six
, tenth century Italian workmanship.
During the afternoon Thomas +. Kirby
president OF the association. was pre-
sented with an ivory Eavel In com
memoration Of his SEVENTEEN birthday
which he celebrated a few days ago.
AZ to-day's session Of the Davanxat
sale the majolicas. including the print
tive pieces found at Orvieto, will be sold
The painted bust in wood Of q younI
slrl, carved by Rosseliini. is also
feature.