The New York herald., 1921-07-31
Dreicer Art, Valued
900, 900, Willed
to the Metropolitan
Jeweller Stipulated Special
Room Be Set Apart in Mu-
scum for Collection.

The will of Michael Dreicer. Fifth ave-
nue. jeweller and art connoisseur. offered
yesterday for probate bequeaths his en-
tire collection Of art objects to the Met
ropolitan Museum Of Art These inclde
rare paintings. etchings. statuary. tapes
tries. jades and Chinese porcelains. and
are valued at close to $1.000,000. Mr..
Dreicer's will asks that they be kept to-
gether for twenty-five years in room in
the museum and be named the Michael
Dreicer Collection"
Three of Mr. Dreicer's paintings were
of sufficient Importance to be borrowed
by the museum year ago at the time
of the museums fiftieth anniversary ex-
hibition, and their histories were recited
in the museums bulletin. The best
known Of these was Christ Appearing
to Mary" painted by Roger van der
Weyden, who lived from 1400 to 1464.
1t was q gift Of Pope Martin v. to
King John III. of CASTLE and was handed
down in royal Spanish families until at
the time of Columbuss voyage to Amer
lea, it was owned by Queen Isabella.
Mr.. Dreicer bought It in 1917 for $780,
tryptich, the two remaining panels OF
which are among the possessions or the
Cathedral of Granada.
Mr.. Dreicer's will says the art objects
from his city home. at 1046 Fifth ave-
nue. and also his country estate, Deep
dale, the former estate OF William X.
Vanderbilt. Jr.. at Great Neck, L. l.. are
to be turned over to the museum. Any
dispute as to which Of his possessions
are works OF art Ia to be determined by
his executors and trustees. the Fifth
Avenue National Bank and Mr.. Dreicer's 8
sister. Mrs. Mamie Lasar.
The city and country homes, with all
their furnishings except the art objects,
the decedent's silver. automobiles ana
other personal property are beQueathed
to his widow, Mrs. Maizie Dreicer. She
is to receive also his stock of wines and
liquors and 100000 In cash. Mrs. Dreicer
is made beneficiary Of trust fund COM
posed of one-half the residuary estate,
which on her death reverts to the resid-
uary estate. The remaining half Is
made a trust fund for the decedent's
two minor children. who live with their
mother. They are James. Il years old,
and Donald, aged 10. When the whole
residuary estate is gathered for the ben
eft OF the boys the trust fund 1t creates
is to be divided among their descend
ants on their death.
A trust fund of $500. 900 is provided for
the mother of the decedent. Mrs. Gitel
Dreicer Of East Seventy-eighth street.
the principal Of which also passes to the
residuary estate on her death. Cash
legacies of 500. 900 each are provided tor
the decedent's sisters, Mrs. Frarces
Davidson and Mrs. Lasar of East Sew
enty-eighth street and Mrs. Regina D.
Sternbach of II East Sixtieth street.
Cash legacies of 5000 each go to three
nephews, Louis Davidson. Walter Lasar
and Maurice C. Sternbach, Jr.
Legacies of $4,000 each are bequeathed
st. Luke's Hospital, Mount Sinai Hos
pital the Presbyterian Hospital and the
Montefiore Home. Employees are to
receive small bequests totalling about
5000. The trustees are directed to pur-
chase a handsome set of pearl studs
and present them to a lifelong friend"
Louis v. Bell. Of 2124 Broadway. as a
remembrance. To Minnie A. Morgan Of
241 East Forty-ninth street is be-
queathed 10000 because Of her faithful
service"
Mr.. Dreicer made his will July 20. six
days before his death. It makes spe-
cific bequests totalling 81 900 900 In ad-
dition to the disposal Of his art collec-
tions. His total estate is expected. when
appraised, to be about $4,000. 900.
Efforts were made last night to learn
what action the trustees of the Metro
politan Museum would take on the be-
quest of Mr. Dreicer. but In the absence
of all the officers on their summer va
cations no definite information could be
obtained 1t has been generally accept
ed that the trustees are adverse to set
ting aside rooms for special collections.
as is rcquc sted in the jewellers will,
holding that II Is their right to deter.
mine what - museum should contain
rather than Tor them to acquiesce to the
decree Of a benefactor.