The sun., 1919-11-02
DE LAMAR OBJECTS
OF ART TO BE SOLD
Among Them Is Mosque Car
pet With IS Million Knots.

The late Capt ]. II. De Lamar was
one Of the most assidelous of American
collectors and for many years before
his death he was a familiar figure in
The auction rooms. His residence be-
came filled with rare objects of art, and
the announcement that his collection
has been placed by his executors in the
will arouse great curiosity among his
former competitors at the sales. No
collections exceed in interest those that
are amassed by avowed collectors.
Probably the chief feature of the col
lection is the great mosque carpet of
Ardebil from the famous Charles T.
Yerkes collection. 1t is veritable
treasure and like the famous South
Kensington rug Is ranked among the
finest antique weavings in the world.
long by 13 feet inches wide, and as
there are 400 hand tied knots to the
square inch, it is computed that there
are more than 100000 knots in the
rug.
Among the many sculptures is in
cluded the masterpiece by Alfred
Boucher, called "Hirondelle Blesse"
from the Isaac ID. Fletcher collection.
Other works are: "Armida," by Bottinelli.
and Cupid Attiring Venus" by Arm
Wolf, both from the Charles T. Yerkes
| collection Winged Victory" by
| Gerome, and The Greek Slave by
| Hiram Powers Paul and Virginia"
by ]. Durham; Flora" by C. b. Ives
"Zenobia in Chains by Harriet Hos
mer, and Flora" by Thomas Craw-
ford, from the A. T. Stewart collection.
There are also important examples by
| Juan Claire, Lapini, Hannaux, Levas-
seur, Picault, Copper, Rondoni and
/ other French and Italian sculptors. An
deliberately sculptured marble mantel
and over-mantel, and a fountain by
| Battelh. are among the sculptures.
Among the tapestries, of which there
are quite number, is a Gobelin tapes
| try which depicts an episode taken from
| Tasso's La Gerusalemme Liberata.' -
| This tapestry is dated 1875 and signed
| by Nouzan. 1t originally belonged to
the Marquise di Spinola Of Genoa, and
| afterward became the property OF
Chevalier Raone Richard, whose col
| lection was sold in Rome in 1890, and
was purchased for the Duke of Hamil-
| ton; from the Duke of Hamiiton's
collection the tapestry passed to the
late Henry G. Marquand The other
tapes tries consist of tine examples from
the Brussels and Aubusson looms
The furniture. of which Mr.. De Lamar
was a particularly ardent collector, is
in great variety. 1t contains dining
room. pieces in Louis Quatorz. bedroom
| furniture in Louis Quinze and Louis
| Seize. tapestry suites and important
! seize tapestry suites and important
pieces by the famous Linke of Paris
! There is also grand piano in gold
and lacquer.
| There are a number of tall clocks OF
| artistic merit. among which is a richly
scuiptured and imposing old English
oak tail clock in the Georgian style
with chimes, the carvings being allie
gorical of Dick Wilmington and Hi!
Cat" on the dial is the name of ID,
maker, Joshua Hampson, and the dat,
1743 the height OF this clock is NOR,
than eleven feet.
Among the chandeliers are some o
crystal and cuiore dore that have beef
fitted for electric lighting, and tn
Aeolian organ is an instrument witt
echo harp and chime attachments, spe
cially built for Capt. De Lamar
The collection will be sold in tn
De Lamar mansion beginning Novem
Der 81, the exhibition, for which card
OF admission are necessary, being Of
November II and IS.