Record-setting London art sale tops $215000 at Christie’s
A late 19th century dispatch reports GN Stevens collection of Barbizon and related pictures sold at Christie’s in London for over $215,000 across ninety lots. Corot and Daubigny works led the prices with notable pieces bought by Knoedler, Wallis, Lefevre, and Montaignac among others. The sale featured English and Continental masters and concluded with a separate anonymous collection realizing about $50,000.
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NEW Yorke ‘Times
London
N. Stevens
Christie's
Arnold & Tripp
Lefevre
Brotherton
Heinemann
Cnmitte
Brettierton
Daubigny
Lewis
Montaignac
Diaz
Colnaghi & Obach
Lhermitte
Wallis
Miller
Rousseau
Calnaghi & Obach
Troyon
St. Martin’s Gate
Norwich
Stevens
Corot
Flessels
Munich
Dupré
Paris
Amsterdam
Secretaire Sale Stuns Christie’s As Halls Miss Top Lot
London auction draws disappointment as four large Brussels tapestry panels withdraw at the last moment. The top item, a Louis XV oak secretaire in tulipwood inlay with ormolu mounts, sells for 11 000 to Freeman. Other pieces include a Hartwick House Regency table for 4 000 and a Kang He vase for 2 300, with several menores priced between 1 250 and 7 500.
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London
Christie’s
Brussels
le Fortier
Hector
Ajax
Elston
Ceres
Triptoriuus
E. D
Heyners
Louis XV
Freeman
Hartwick House
Bury St. Edmunds
Gorer
Durlacher
Cabinet and Vase Auction Records Noted in Historic Sale
A sale records bold sale of carved cabriole leg table for 2800 to Van Straaten, cylindrical vases for 2350 to Larkin, Worcester vase set for 3400 to Mallett, and six Charles NI walnut chairs bringing 2150, as documented by M Harris.
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van Straaten
Larkin
Worcester
Mallett
M. Harris
Charles NI
Clock Auction Brings Rare George Dunn Collection to Christie’s
London editors report Christie’s will auction the George Dunn clock collection, notable for a 12 months Tompian clock claimed to run three months, historically tied to Hampton Court and William III. The 110-piece sale also features black ebony Ahasuerus Fromaxtel clock, a 1661 pendulum early clock, a 1638 Peter Closon lantern clock, a 1685 Daniel Quare marqueterie clock, and Queen Elizabeth vellum patent with full portrait.
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London
George Dunn
Christie's
Hampton Court Palace
William III
Duke of Cambridge
Tompian
William and Anne
Hedrly
Ahasuerus
Fromaxtel
England
Evelyn
Peter Closon
Daniel Quare
Huth Library Sale Concludes With $15,000 Realized
The second portion of the Huth Library sale closed today realizing $15,000. Total dispersal now tops about $545,000. Items include Drake voyage history at $3,500 and Remy Dupuys 1515 work at $2,500. rare texts fetched strong sums.
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New York Times
London
Syne
Francis ‘Drake
Richard Field
Huth
Turkish Turks and Arabs claim big victory near Khoms
A Tripoli dispatch reports Turkish troops and Arab allies won a seven hour battle at Khoms. Italian casualties were heavy with large numbers killed. Turkish losses were about fifty killed and one hundred fifty wounded. Italians abandoned cannons rifles and stores. A separate Italian source cited 421 Turkish and Arab bodies found after a Tuesday clash with 31 Italians killed and 50 wounded.
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Ecquettes
Khoms
Lordon
Fane
Khome
Tripoli
Stransky to Wed a New York Girl in London
Josef Stransky the New York Philharmonic conductor plans to marry Miss Marie Johanna Doxrud of New York in London on June 24. They will wed at the registry office and then travel to Zurich for a hired ceremony, with a Marienbad honeymoon and a New York sailing set for October 15. The couple met six months after his arrival in New York and will tour Prague and Dresden before returning.
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New York
Lapland
Tus Times
New York Philharmonic Society
Doxrud
Carnegie Hall
Doxrudig
London
Stransky
Zurich
Mr. Stransky
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
America
Europe
Philharmonica
Berlin
Viennna
Asquith’s Son Fined in Oxford For Motor Car Light Violation
Cyril Asquith, son of the Premier and Oxford undergraduate, was fined in Oxford Police Court for driving a motor car without a rear light. The incident, reported by wireless and telegraph services from London, occurred on June 14.
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Oxford
New York Times
London
Cyril Asquith
London Doctor Wins £10,000 Libel Damages in Quackery Case
A libel suit in London ended with Robert Bell, a Mayfair doctor, awarded £10,000 against Dr Bashford of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund and The British Medical Journal. The case questioned non surgical cancer cures and cited medical witnesses supporting and opposing the physician’s methods. The trial spanned four days.
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Marconi Transatlantic
New York Times
London
Robert Bell
Bashford
Imperial Cancer, Research, Fund
British Medical Journal
Barlow
Cancer Research Laboratories
Middlesex Hospital
Bullock
Bacteriological Hospital
Bell-Bashford verdict praised but damages criticized
The Times and The Daily News commend the Bell-Bashford ruling that Dr Bell’s theory links cancer to blood disease from meat indigestion, while both papers say the damages awarded are excessive.
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New York Times
the Times
The
Daily News
Bell-Bashford
Bell
Kaiser Invites Morgan to Kiel Regatta
The Kaiser invites J Pierpont Morgan to Kiel regatta arriving June 22 aboard the Corsair. Morgan’s yacht anchorage is arranged via the American Embassy in Berlin. Allison Armour will attend Kiel on the Atewana with the American official party including Leishman and family, Capt Shartle, Mrs Shartle, and Willing Spencer. There are no American racing yachts entered.
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Willing Spencer
Kiel
Leishman
Deutschland
Revolt at Tsi Nan Shantung Rocks Peking
A 2000 strong mutiny erupted at Tsi Nan in Shantung. Looting and arson marked the night as wages went unpaid. The governor sought refuge at the Catholic mission station. Several Japanese homes were looted with no foreign injuries reported.
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Peking
Tsi-nan
Shantung
Sion
Widow Loses Workmen's Compensation Case in England
English jury rules against the widow of a gas company worker who died from metallic poisoning after handling coins. Verdigris on coins and the man’s habit of twisting his mustache are noted factors. judgment was for the respondents under the Workmen's Compensation act.
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Marconi
New York Times
London
Titanic inquiry debates Captain Lord certificate handling
London June 14 The Board of Trade inquiry focused on speeches of counsel as Lord Mersey noted he cannot direct how Capt Lord of the Californian's certificate should be treated if his view disagrees with Captain of the Californian's conduct. The Attorney General urged the judge to express views on the evidence about the Californian.
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London
Board of Trade
Lord Mersey
Lord
Rufus Isaacs
Ae Isaacs
Cosmo
Duff- Gordon
G. Mons
Charles Hendrickson
J. Bruce Ismay
Rene
Apt. Smith
House approves Titanic safety conference measure
The House adopted Senate amendments to a joint resolution authorizing the President to appoint U.S. commissioners for an international maritime conference on ocean safety after the Titanic disaster. The measure now awaits presidential approval.
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Washington
House
Senate
United States
Wireless Operators Fund Receives 120.25 in Memorial Gifts
Yesterday contributions to the Jack Phillips Titanic Memorial Fund totaled 120.25, with Electrose Manufacturing Company of Brooklyn contributing 100. The running total reaches 2,181.25 as multiple individuals and firms added amounts, including 25 and 1.00s from various donors.
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Electrose Manufacturing Company
Brooklyn
Electrése Mtg
le Newton
H. C. Beckett
G. Warfield
S Brooks
F. Moores
Loos
Ind
Eepee
Helenkin
C. A. Swope
I. L. Carling
Frank
Aeenee Vn
Wild
Police Buy 20 Krag Rifles At 35 Cents Each
San Diego reports the Police Department received twenty Krag-Jorgensen rifles discarded by the War Department earlier. Chief J K Wilson said the purchase at 35 cents per rifle was to fill a need and denied any link to the IWW disturbances.
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San Diego
Cal
War Department
J. K. Wilson
Amazons Revival Draws London Theatre Crowd at Duke of York
In London at the Duke of York's Theatre the revival of Pinero's The Amazons drew unusually enthusiastic crowds. Weedon Grossmith reprised his original role alongside Ellis Jeffreys as the widowed Marchioness. Phyllis Neilson Terry, Marie Lohr, and Paulinne Chase headlined the sisters with strong support from Godfrey Tearle and Dion Boucicault. Pinero was not present in the house.
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London
Duke of York
Phyllis Neilson Terry
Marie Lohr
Paulinne Chase
Miss Chase
Godfrey Tearle
Dion Boucicault
Striking Dockers See Strike Wind Down Across Britain
Outside London the transport strike eases with Bristol and other ports returning to work. Manchester and Swansea expected to resume, with London seeking compromise as government plans industrial council inquiry. In Paris the National Seamen's Federation asks ports to ready for a general strike if the Provence sails with naval crew.
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London
Bristol
Manchester
Swansea
Industrial Council
Paris
Prima donna sick with consumption after pet monkey
From London a St. Petersburg dispatch reports Mme Grosdeska, star at the Imperial Theatre, dangerously ill from tuberculosis after contracting the disease from a pet monkey she kept and nursed. The monkey is also in an advanced TB stage.
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London
St. Petersburg
Mme. Grosdeska
Imperial Theatre
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