New-York tribune., 1919-04-11
Paintings in France Are
Not Included in the New
York Tax Returns of the
Financi cier's Estate
Rich Tapestries Included
Jewelry Estimated 10 be
Worth s36,544; Net Tax
able Wealth s37,45l,o22

The art objects OF james
tho francier, which were not part OF
the summary given out last week when
h;s estate was appraised for purposes
~ taxation. are enumerated IN the
transfer tax appraisers report filed
i, tye surrogates' Court. Several hun
drea nsintings are a part of Mr.. Still
nsr,s nersonal effects and make up
.bout half Of the total valuation of
S463, ,0i9
Mr. Stillman's most valuable art OBJ
;cct was group Of four Beauvais
tanss,ries, seventeenth century classic
subiects. valued at $4,000. The de
.sdents collection of jewelry was un-
usually large for that of man, there
be;nr 14l articles, with value of SS6,-
544 as fixed by the appraiser He also
owned large collection Of laces, num-
herring ffty-six different items and
valued at s22,945 Mr.. Stillman's net
taxable estate was S37,451 ,022.
Many Valuable Paintings
Mr.. Stillman owned one of the largest
private collections Of paintings by
Homer D Martin, there being about
twenty canvasses by this artist. which
have varying valuations. The highest
valued Of the Martins is High Tide
Mussel Bed $500. Some others are:
Tall Trees .................... ....... 1000
Landscape with Five Small Trees' 500
agSfa 4f0
Among the valuable paintings by
other artists in the Stillman collection
are;
Willow Tree with Church" by
les Mayettes soletl couchant" by
Cain ..-....... ........... 800
Portrait Of Juan Antonio Luerbo.
by Lucieutes .-......,............ 800
La chasss az Taucon." by From
"lsndscapo 1",5s with church. by '''''
eLandscare With Figure" by piaz. 800
market Cart. by rroyon. -........ 7.5o0
"Iandscape with Huntsman. by
Harp'snies ................. .....-... 1000
The art collection of Mr.. stillman
appraised here does not include the
paintings he had in Paris at the time
Of his death, which were valued at
Sass, ,969
Had No Art Gallery
Unlike other large collectors, tho
fnarcer did not maintain an art gal
lery. His pictures we're hung through
out mis- residence at East Sventy-
second Street, the more valuable ones
in the reception room, whose contents
were appraised at $7S.f40.
The contents of the library were
volrai Of goo p~r -
Stillman's great grandfather and great
grandmother were appraised at S1OO
each. A portrait of William A. Rookie
feller was appraised at $25 and another
OF Mrs. William G.. Rockefeller. daugh-
ter Of Mr. Stillman. at SIS.
Mr.. Stillman also had in his resi-
dence some valuable tapestries. A
pair Of Flemish sixteenth century
tapestries, I by feet. figured sub
iects with floral borders, were valued
at $4,000. A. Flemish verdure tapestry
panel was valued at $4,000.
Rich Tapestries in List
Some Of the more valuable tapestries
owned by Mr Stillman were in storage.
Among these we're:
Brussels Renaissance War" .-...s si1 900
Aubusson win female figures. 4500
King solomon Received By the
Queen Of Sneha" "............... 300
Flemish. Warriors and Captives'. 5000
Mr. stillman's collection Of jewelry
included pair Of white pearl studs,
10000. and pear-shaped pearl scarf
PIN, $4,000
Books in the library Of Mr.. stillman
we're appraised at 25.57S, while in one
storage warehouse he had twenty boxes
o, ., books Valued at s20s7. and in an
o'her warehouse seventy-four boxes OF
pogks appraised d. Si905
ne wines ard liquors of the dece
dent had value a. the time Of his
s assih. IN March, 1913. Of S1.247. The
1fs'en' value, according to market
p<:1ss, is much greater.
h'5 h1nidor contained cigars with n
,,,I, .aiue Of S2'375, mostly moderately
hr. stillmar's clothing. including
.i2niy-hye suits, vas appraised NJ
~ SIX evening and dinner suits
rrere put down a. t25 each. A mink.
.nea oFefcoat, not included in the
ABOVE estimate, vas schodulcd at 81 900