The New York herald., 1921-01-29
Glass and Wood
Fetch $33l,13O at
Remarkable Sale
English Panel of Thirteenth
Century in Lawrence Collec-
.ion Tetches $4,000.

The climax of the winters activities In
the art auction rooms was marked yes
rerday by sensational prices In the sec
ond session of the Henry c. Lawrence
sale OF Gothic and other art at the Amer
lean Art Galleries. in which group OF
wood carvings and stained glass panels
sold for total OF s3s1.t30. a single
piece OF thirteenth century glass alone
sold for $4,000. It was undoubtedly the
most important sale Of glass ever held
anywhere.
The Gothic collection of Mr.. Lawrence
was of the highest quality in all its de-
partments,. and the glass was without
rival Even SO. there was astonishment
and applause when piece Of thirteenth
century French stained glass. ~ xib
inches, was finally knocked down to
Duveen Bros. for $4,000. When lit
tle later an English stained glass panel
of thirteenth century glass. 3Oh inches
BY 81 "a inches, went to A. r. Raymond
of Philadelphia for $4,000. there was
grert enthusiasm in the crowd which
filled the auction room to overflowing.
The final session OF the sale occurs this
afternoon. The grand total to date is
sc4s.s72.50.
A number OF splendid pieces are un-
derstood to have been bought for rnu-
seuns, although no names have as yet
been disclosed. Raymond Pitcairn of
Philadelphia, a former president of the
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company, was one
of the heaviest Of the bidders. and 1t Is
said that some of the pieces are to be
placed in the Swedenborgian Cathedral
near that city. which he has heavily en-
dowed.
The objects sold, buyers and prices
paid follow:
French carved. gilt and painted wooden
group, sixteetnh century. William Q.
German Stained glass panel. sixteenth -
pSstur century .. puvsen Eros; 49,, ,i,.;:,; S''V
century Raymond Pitcairn. ......... 1000
century, puye.n Bros. -: 7ooS
century, Raymond Pitcairn. ......... 5000
french stained glass panel sixteenth
century Duveen Bros. .............. 1000
century. Duveen Bros os.'........... $500
century puveen Bros. $500
Pair of French stained glass panels
lBeauce). early thirteenth century. 40
Raymond Pitcairn 14.tOO
century, Duveen Bros. ............... $4,000
English stained glass panel, thirteenth
ceutuTy, GuNeeu DFob a,vOV
French stained glass panel, thirteenth
century, Raymond Pitcairn. ......... 1900
French stained glass panel. thirteenth
century. Raymond Pitcairn. ......... $500
English stained glass panel, thirteenth
century. A. +. Raymond. ...........- 10000
French stained glass panel, thirteenth
century Raymond Pitcairn. 9.10O
French stained glass panel. thirteenth
century. s. Bourgeoies. .............. 10.80O
century. raymond Pitcairn. 49,. ......... ..e $500
French stained glass panel. thirteenth
century, Raymond Pitcairn. ..-..... 1900
French stained glass panel, thirteenth
century. Raymond Pitcairn. ......... $500
thirteenth cen century. Duveen % Bros. . 1900
Pair of French stained glass panels,
thirteenth century, Duveea Bros.... 800
Pair OF French stained glass panels.
thirteenth century, Duveen Bros. l., 600
English stained glass panel, midthir
teenth and early fourteenth CEN
turtles, Seaman agent. t............... 100
French stained glass panel. thirteenth
century. Raymond Pitcairn. ........ 5000
English stained glass panel tprobably
Somerset or Gloucestershire), fif-
teenth century. Mr.. Rey.. ........... $500