The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-11-19
De Souhami Art
Collection Brings
Total of $I7l,537
Royal Gothic Oak Stall Sells
for $2,800-Mrs. j. b.
Duke a Buyer.

The sale OF the Henri s. de Souhami
collection OF Gothic and eighteenth CEN
fury French decorative art at the Amer
lean Art Association closed yesterday
Afternoon with the second session and
total or $17l ,5T. The receipts yester-
day were $780, 05. Thomas 4. Kirby was
the auctioneer.
The highest price yesterday was $3.50.
which KSller & Funaro paid for royal
Gothic oak stall of the fifteenth century.
rare specimen OF this craftsmanship,
its high three panel back being deco
rated with the rose motive tracery en-
riched with coat of arms.
Mrs. James b. Duke paid $1,000 and
s1.i50 respectively, for pair royal
Gobelin tapestry sofas of the eighteenth
century. which were originally the prop
erty of the Court OF Spain. needle
work Lacquer chaise Tongue of the
Regence period. masterpiece In petit
point and grospoint. sold to Mrs. w. X.
Williams for $4,000. and like bid by
J. Alex Hayden purchased four needle
work armchairs of the Louis XIV. period.
L. Alvorine & Co. bought for So 300
a royal Aubusson tapestry sofa of the
Louis XIV. period, which formerly was
OF the collection of Prince Henri de
Faucigny Lucinge. A royal Gothic oak
court cup GARD. the only similar exam
pie of which Is In the Cluny Museum of
Paris. was obtained by Keller g. Funaro
for $4,000.
Four items which reached a $3.50
mark are a royal Gobelins tapestry
screen. originally from the court of
Spain. bought by Reginald Ford, a
needework walnut canape of the Louis
XIV period, purchased by G, l.. Rich
mond; two needlework walnut arm
chairs of the Regency period. coming
from the Chateau de la Renaudiere, bid
by c. L. Richmond. and a needlework
walnut wing chair of English e.gh-
teenth century. going to II. F. Dawson.
Other important articles sold and Their
purchasers are, carved oak Gothic
state bed of the fifteenth century from
the collection Of the Prince Henri de
Faucigny Lucinge to W. r. Hart for
sl.7o0: q needlework walnut sofa of
the Regence period from the Chateau
lie Ia Renaudiere. to G. l.. Richmond
for s1.s5o. a sofa. of similar description
from the collection OF Comte du Gait.
10 Mrs. S. Weiss for $2,100. who paid
1900 for a second sofa, the tapestry
panels Of which were designed by Pile
ment.
Chairs done In walnut and covered
With needlework went to j. Alex Hay
zen as IOllOWS. Two dTlnCudlFo ol TINS
I,egence period from the Chateau de la
1.enauderc for $500. and four arm
chairs Of the Louis XIV. period for
sc.l0o. He also bought two bergeres Of
The Louis XVI. period for $1,000 and q
sofa Of the Louis XIII. period for 81. 100.
A needIework tapestry sofa of the
Louis XIII. period sold to r. II. Adams
FOR $500. two carved walnut bergeres
20 Jacob Meurer for s1,s00; two similar
ones to Miss Rose Lorenz, agent, for
$3.50; two royal needlework cheek
chairs, to A. Callingham for $3.50; a
single similar chair to Mr.. Shinasi for
$50. and needlework walnut fauteuils.
TO a. Fl. Ivens for $3.50.
An inlaid kingwood writing table of
The Regence period went to L. Alvorine
and Company, for 81 600: sculptured
oak Gothic lectern base of the fifteenth
century. to w. r. Hart for $3.50; four
walnut Louis XIII. tapestry armchars
10 Charles Of London. for $1,000