ART TREASURES

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7057, 19 February 1910, Page 2

ART TREASURES

PAINTINGS AND RARE _:.CURIOS. - The art gallery into which Messrs T. Kennedy Maodonald Lt-d.'s auction room has for tho nonce been trans-: formed is well- "worth a visit, of inspection" 'by searchers .after rare ounos and good paintings. These form the collection.of MrLeonard St. Lawrence, who, after;, a residence in Wellington of some years, is returning to Europe. Ho lias' made a hobby 'of art collecting, and has succeeded'in accumulating a gallery that is''bound to_ attract'. tlie attention of. Wellington connoisseurs. Mi-St. Lawrence had intended taking his interesting . amd valuable'displaywith him ito"'Jersey,-. biit;finaß'tihai'it assumed' such" .proportions- that the Customs- dues and freight became prohibitive, : ajid so ho "decided, ta.place" the collection in'the • ■'auctioneers'; ha.n<:ls.v-'- .'.',, " .','".".'. ."-- ,-;; Tihe'Saitsuma art '' ware is ' of parti.inila.r iiitoreet,' there' being 'some very fino specimens r>f vaisos of various design, hand-painted, including one richly decorated wjtii ok! warriors ;i n. Japanese Ima-ri ; pedestal :vase.stamding 42.inchesthigh, which was exhibited at the St. r Lbuas Exhibition ; Old Chinese popopurri Vases, '.'figinre . ornaments,, hand-painted' Venetian vases, antique Japanese bronze tea- ipot, and a valuable iCloUoh'no vase, of royal blue with .fightiaiig cocks. . There are unique dishes.' trays, jaati, ...'o.r.d:'lbowls-K>f'a kind:, uhat will commend' themselves to •tJhoso 'who love the rare and beautiful. The' ivories (cm-o especially' of great value', ~ representing.. : elephants ,-■ beinß attacked by,,' lions, : and carved out' of one solid tusk), Japanese,wall dra-pings, nia.nd-embroidered. curtains, and South Sea island curios, include many novel- ■'•■ Tjhe paintings, form, quite ft Jarge gallery.. There are two waiter colours by John Gully, "Otira Gorge" and "Sunset—Milford Sbrcm.d,".-, for .. .which there is bound/to h«", "spirited competi-" fion; 'in view of the fact that paintings from Gully's brush are limited. Achi.lle Buzzi. on Italian artist nf high repute, its represented by "An Eastern Bazaar," a water colour. ' "Lake Leo" fl?. St. John),- "On tho Dart River" (TV. Ra,worth), ami "Wild Duck Retreat" (T/ TV., Wilson), are. included, iri tho 'collection. W. G. Baker's'■ pictures show tihe artist in varying moods, aM 1 there are numorcras Bpecimcns from which to select. . The sale takes place on" Monday. The : auction '...rooms. 1 wore yesterday visited fbv large numbers" o<f-n.rt lovers. There will be a gaslight dismlay, this ovening, from 7.50 to 9 o'clock.