The New York herald., 1922-03-08
DucaI Homes Yield
Superb Furniture
for Auction Sale
Nine. B0stwick VOronOff's Eff
fects Also in Collection
to Be Dispersed.

Two collections one of gorgeous fur
nIture and the other OF fine old silver,
fill many galleries at the American Art
/ Association and provide an exhibition of
especial interest. The old silver and
I Sheffield plate come from England and
1 formerly belonged to the Dukes of Cam
bridge, Hamilton. Atholl, Leeds. New
castle and Norfolk and will be sold at
auction on March 8, 10 and IL. The
| furniture which is to be sold on March
13, IA and Is. belonged to the late Nine.
| Evelyn Bostwick Voronoff, daughter of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Jabez Bostwick
of New York, and several others
| The old English silver comprises
pieces for almost all imaginable uses.
! There are massive and imposing center
pieces. some of them resting upon fat
mirrors and others mounting into the
air with sequences of suspended silver
baskets There are candelabra, punch
bowls, great trays. beautiful silver tea
kettles, boxes. mugs, knives, forks and
spoons They date from historic periods
and are worthy of study both for the
association sake and as examples of
fine early craftsmanship.
An impressive Queen Anne silver urn.
coming from the Duke OF Leeds collec-
tion. with handles In the shape OF horses
heads and a tap in the shape of a
dolphin. is an eighteenth century piece
by ROLES. An interesting Charles H.
salver rests upon gadooned feet and
bears a Latin inscription that is un-
doubtedly contemporary.
Two sauceboats of old Irish silver
came from Baron Braybrooke's collec-
tion, and have quaint decoration on the
sides in repousse. In the midst Of these
~fA To-. TT -. 1IsAx
pot stands out by reason of its demure
plainness. This was once part of the
Ellis collection and has been shown at
the Victoria and Albert Museum.
From the Earl of Mayo there II a
beautiful George III. fruit dish, and
from the Duke OF Hamilton a set of
silver vases with covers, dating from
the same time A Georgian silver GEN.
terpiece comes from Lord Ashbrook, and
a particularly fine silver water boiler,
decorated with chased floral festoons,
once belonged to the Duke of Norfolk
There Is a silver gilt hunting trophy.
cruet stands, and number of orna-
mental objects. including two splendid
standing roosters.
The main upper gallery Of the assocla-
ton takes on a decidedly palatial air
this week with Nine. Noronoff's furnt-
ture. There IL a wonderful Aubusson
carpet Of the kind upon which George
Moore used to lavish his best descriptive
powers and also an important vcrns
Martin grand piano. II Is a Steinway in
the Louis XIV. style. beautifully dec
GRATED with nrnyphs and cupidons In
landscape. There are two small beds
carved from Clrcassian walnut and en-
bellished with gilt bronze ornament.
There are several tapestry suites. one
OF them. OF Gobelin. with Vatican pas
toral subjects being especially dis,ln-
guished.
A large tortoise shell cabniet In the
style of Henry III. is most claboratciy
ornamented with designs in relief which
are finished In silver foil and display
cartouches bearing central bosses OF tor-
toise shell. There is a fine Louis XIV.
kinewood commode. kingwood writing
table mounted in copper gilt, a Louis
XVI gilded center table and several
artistic tall clocks.
The Eastern rugs include many speci-
mems from famous looms. including a
Khorassan rose-du-barry carpet OF the
eighteenth century. There In also a ane
antique Chinese rug. n seventeenth ccn-
tury Flemish tapestry and many other
hanglngs