New-York tribune., 1919-05-02
Art
Sale of Tolentino Collection
Brings In S34,l l4O ON First
Day; Saito Sale Slow

The total for the first day of the sale
OF the Tolentino collection at the
American Art Galleries yesterday af
ternoon was S34,14O. Individual sales
were as follows: Roman votive bronze
lamp of the first century A. D.. l.. R
Orselli, $400; Tuscan bronze bust of the
fifteenth century by C.vitali, Leon
Ricci, $3.50; Venetian ,,ronze candle
sticks, Nine. Keller, $500; Greco
Roman bronze vase of the first century
"A; d., Leon Ricci, $1,000; Roman bronze
statuette of the first century, R. r.
Laurents, agent, $500; pair of Italian
bronze statuettes of the sixteenth CEN
tury, rearing horse, l.. R. Orselli, S44O;
Fiorentine "Gre-Perdu" bronze group
OF the sixteenth century, by Bernini,
Leon Ricci, $1,500; French stone stat
uette Of the fifteenth century, w. w.
Seaman, agent, $3.50; Pisan marble
portrait bust of the thirteenth century.
by A. de Cambio, F. P. Berrezi, $1,000;
Fiorentine glazed terra-cotta statuette
OF the siNteenh century, by Giovanni
Della Robbia, G: f. Crowley, S475;
rlorentlne r, colored stucco bass-relief of
the fifteenth century, by Rossellino,
Leon Ricci, S3,1O0; pair of wrought
IRON Italian candle brackets of the four
teenth century, l.. r. Orselli, $3.50. The
sale Will be continued this afternoon.
The sale of the contents of 1869
Fifth Avenue, under the management
of the Fifth Avenue Auction Rooms
Inc, began yesterday afternoon. The
total for the day was $9,265.50. The
following lots brought top prices: Two
Louis XIV arm chairs, Mrs. M. Newman.
$11o each; twin bedsteads, Empire
period, Mrs. Locke, S125; old English
chest of drawers, English Antique Com
pany, $95 Louis XIV secretary in tulip
wood, Lans Curiosity Shop, ST ,525. The
sale will be completed this afternoon.
Prices ran low at the sale of Saito
collection of Chinese and japanese OBJ
Jects of art at the Anderson Galleries
yesterday afternoon. The total was
81 ,2S9.50. The sale will be continued
this afternoon.
Sharp bidding marked the fourth ses-
sion of the Venetian art sale yesterday
afternoon at Silo's Fifth Avenue Gal
leries, 40 East Forty-ffth Street.
Competition was strongest for owner
ship Of a Point de Venice table cover,
which was finally obtained for So, 200 bv
Mrs. G. w. Howard, Of Mount Clemens.
Mich. This fabric is said TO have rep
resented the labor Of year by group
of Venetian women who worked in a
shop supported by the Association Of
Venetian Industries during the war Its
price, together with other proceeds of
the sale, which continues for the re-
mainder of the week, will be used to
restore to their homes and workships
Venetian artists and artisans who were
driven away by the Austrian INVASION
BY far the most important and valua-
bic objects of the collection, including
the famous Peacock Gate" by the
noted master craftsman, Callgaris, will
be offered to-day and tomorrow after
noon.
Among the articles sold yesterday
were the following:* Filet lace counter
pane, Mrs. W. II. jackson, s11O; centre
$375; lace table cover, Mrs. G. w. Wall
ingford, $3.50; flet and Venice point
table cover, II. C. Cummings, $3.50; flet
Venice point centrepiece, A. j. Altman,
$3.50; embroidered table cover, Mrs. M.
B. Frey, S170; lace table cover, c. E.
Mason, 1925; large table cover, filet,
c. w. Ingram, $3.50; lace table cover.
R. H. Backus, $3.50; table cover in
zodiac form, C. w. Lawrence, $500:
beaded bag, Mrs. John B. Donchian,
500; beaded bag, Mrs. Frederick Hous-
man, S235.
The total of yesterdays sale was S15,-
239, which brings the total to date to
S55,073. The sale will end Saturday.