The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-18
Tapestries Swell
Charles Art Sale
to $276,522 Total
Plaza Ball Room Filled and
Bidding Is Spirited-Furni-
ture Brings $42,815.

One of the most interesting and i'm
portant sections Of the Charles of Lon
night in the ballroom of the Hotel
Plaza, at which a group of paintings
and a collection of superb antique tap
estries came under the hammer OF Mr..
Association. A large and fashionable
gathering filled the ballroom. and inter-
est in the bidding was Lively. particu-
iarly as the section of the sale devoted
TO tapestries was reached.
The total for the evening was sl52. 200
and the grand to tai to date S2i6,522.
The highest price of the evening,
y16.700, was paid by Il. w. French d
Go. for an unusually perfect and finely
woven Mille-fleurs Arras tapestry OF the
late Gothic period. described as AN Her
dldic Tapestry of a Crusader" TINS
tapestry is said to have been executed
.or Cardinal Caesarinl, the leader OF the
last crusade. defeated at Varna. The
rich, deep blue background is closely
filled with diversified growing flowers.
upon which are displayed two large cir
cular medallions surrounded by wreaths
of fruit. and enclosing heraldic trophies
of arms and armor suspended on small
date trees. and interrupted by large date
palms bearing fruit and tropical sheaves
OF arrows.
The second highest price of the eve
ming was S16,500. paid by Kent Costik-
yam for a magnificent Ispahan rug OF
the sixteenth century, 20 feet inches
Dy 10 feet inches in size. +. w.
French & Co.. further acquired for $14.-
900 a sixteenth century Brussels tapes
try depicting The Family of Darius at
he Feet OF Alexander" and with 1t for
$1,000 another tapestry OF the same de-
scription, THE Passing of Philip of
Macedon." and for $4,000 Alexander
and His Mother Olympias Dismissed
from the Court of His Father. Philip of
Macedon," ali from the collection OF the
Right Hon. Lord Braye, Stanford Hall.
Leicester. OF the remaining two tapes
tries OF the group of five to which these
last three belonged, and which in beauty
apd interest formed one of the principal
features of the Charles collection. The
Growing of Antipar." went to w. o..
Lindley for $4,000, and alexander and
Porus" was sold to Nine. Catadori for
$4,000.
A gold enriched tapestry from the
Atelier du Louvre, seventeenth century,
and from the Splitter and Baron Coche
collections. representing Feast OF
Bacchus," was bought by Frank Par
fridge for s7.400. Its companion piece,
representing The Festival OF Ceres"
vas knocked down ia Frank b. Storrs
Tor $500.
Other tapestries sold. the buyer and
price, follow:
The Infant Saviour salutlns st. john"
L Al.4kfA NJ a.
w French 4 ,....'.............. 5000
Kelekian ........t.............. 1000
Catadori .1..................... 1.450
i'f Rusties !" A. Michaelyan............. $500
Renaissanee tapestry AreSan F,na Se 200
i'f HespeTdes r. ". French & Coz. $500
'' Fete: g. F. Pap6en.. ....e.,....... $500
f'g pana :" Mira yep eiuest 5000
hf P W French eIPS'V Co n $500
rs Musns r. q Ke,ekian' 1850
i'i pIao,@ M Hiss Z co.'.'...... 1900
Renaissance tapestry, "Aeneas PTepar-
ing to Depart from Carthage" L. w. ooo
Remittance sis tapestry, ''Royal Hawk -.
Ing Parry p w, French & Co... 2,4O0
Arras tapestry, The Finding OF
Moses" Keller n Funaro. .......... $500
French Gothic tapestry. Prince She
chem Carries OFF Dina u. q. kele-
man .......s... - 80 "''VV
French Gothic tapestry. king Hamor
Beseeches Dina OF Jacob In Mar
rage for His Son Shechem;" ID. q. -oo
French Gothic tapestry. "Dina's Broth
ers, Simeon and Levi. Destroy Prince
Shechem and Burn and Loot the
Town" n. 6. Kelekian. ............. 5000
At the afternoon session. held in the
American Art Galleries. furniture alone
was put UP at auction. A number OF
remarkably fine pieces were sold, the
total bids for the afternoon amounting
to $i2.S15.
Otto Bernet, as agent. acquired some
of the most interesting and highest
priced pieces. His purchases included
four walnut chairs of the Cromwellian
period. for which he paid $40. the high
est bid for lot purchase of the after
noon: two carved walnut chairs OF the
William and Mary period. for $40. and
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