The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-13
$4,000 is PAID FOR
PIECE OF VELVET
Famous Garland Cope Acquired
by Duveens at Benguiat
Sale Of Textiles.
1T IS RECORD FIGURE
Genoese Fabric Fetches S12,-
300-Grand Total Of Auc-
ton Is 541,58O.

A small piece Of velvet brought s2o.-
900 yesterday afternoon In public suo-
tion. It was not even new. In fact It
was quite old. No such price had ever
before in the world been paid for such
piece of velvet On the other hand
there Ia no other such velvet in the
world. II was the famous Garland"
cope, the germ Of the Benguiat textiles
which the American Art Association has
been selling throughout the week. Mr..
Kirby. who was the auctioneer OF the
occasion. said that not even fragment
OF this velvet was to be found in any
museum. II was unique.
Duveen Bros. bought the cope, and
1t developed after the sale that this Arm
had owned the cope once before. One
of Joseph Duveen's first artistic ventures
as young man twenty years ago In
London was to purchase this cope. He
gave $500 for 1t then and sent It to his
uncle in America. the late Henry ].
Duveen, who sold It to Mr.. Garland for
$3.50. At the James Garland sale in
1910 II passed into Mr.. Benguiats pos
session for $2,55o. After he had owned
the precious cloak for three years Mr..
Beng uiat Was fortunate enough to ind
orphreys "of the PERIOD that fitted the
cope. For these ne gave $4,000. They
were executed in raised solid stitches OF
gold. the figures In the panels being in
needle painting" and adding enor-
| mously to the interest.
Study Reveals It's Richness.
The color Of the cope is at FIRST
glance quiet, but constantly gains In
richness as II is studied. 1t Is OF a rare
tone of amethyst with a simmer in II
| of pale lavender. The velvet is heavy
ascened In the velvet in an unusual
manner. The panels OF the orphreys por.
tray est. John of Beverly" "St- Angus
tine est. John the Baptist" st Am.
| brose," EST. Cuthbert," est. Nicholas o,
| Myra," The Adoring Virgin and est
Joseph; and on the hood Is shown ',St
Francis Of Assist" receiving the symbolic
stiGmata.
The bidding for the cope was spirited
| At first the bids came from all section,
OF the room. but finally settled down &c
| two determined buyers. p. F. French
Co.. the under bidders, were not quite
willing to give $4,000 for the cope, &c
It was sold to Duveen Bros before an
audience that waited breathlessly fol
the end.
The excitement Of the afternoon wa.
| by no means confined to the dispersal OF
the Garland cope. and $1,000 pieces o.
velvet were too frequently sold to b
mentioned. The total for the Afternoon
| reached SECS ,002.50, making the grand
total for the collection s541,53o. This is
in consequence, the most important ar
auction OF this season.
| Other Important Sales.
i ~
| secure the" cope, they got many othe
rare textiles. They paid sl3,SO0 for No
l1lA $50 yards OF seventeenth centur,
| ruby Genoese velvet: $500 for No
| 1872. Venetian gothic velvet hanging
| $4,000 for No. 1874. a sapphire blu,
palace baldacheno; $4,000 for No. 1893
Venetian gothic velve: cope $500
for No. 1857, Spanish sapphire blu
velvet cope. $4,000 for No. 1854. al
| embroidered altar frontal $4,000 70
No. 1854. a Spanish brocade altar from
tai; $1,000 for No. 1915, ruby velve
banner: $4,000 for No. 1912. Venetian
gothic velvet panel $4,000 for No. 1856
two green velvet dalmatics, and s2.7o
for No. 1912. a Venetian gothic velve
panel.
w. ". Seaman, agent, paid $1,000
for No. ll41. a Brussels renaissanc
tapestry; $3.50 for No, 1904. six Italian
| needlework and damask curtains. AM
$1,000 for No. 1907, two drap dor vel
| vet panels. Edison Bradley gave $500
for No. 1921. an early English velve
cope $500 for No. 1852. an Italian
altar frontal. and $4,000 for No. 1881, ;
crimson velvet altar frontal.
Miss r. II. Jorenz, agent. bought Nc
1892. a Venetian point lace flounce, 70
$4,000; No. 1857. a green velvet rega
robe, for $3.50; No. 1o4e. two Frencl
renaissance velvet valances; No. loss
a Genoese ruby velvet cope, for $1,000
no. 1871. two ruby velvet palace por
there's, for $4,000. and No. 1929. tw
Venetian palace portieres.
Otto Bernet, agent, gave $4,000 10
No. l140. a Flemish renaissance tapes
try; 81, 900 for No. 1899. a foral CODE
Inns tapestry; $4,000 for No 1888.
classic tapestry panel; $500 for NJ
ll21a. a Chinese cut velvet palace hans
lag; $4,000 for No. 1895, a drap do
velvet cope. Edison Bradley got NJ
l1122, a green velvet baldachino. 70
$4,000, and No. 1l22a, a Botticelli gree
hanging. for $4,000
l.. Orselli paid $500 for No. 1922.