[Rarebooks] FS: 1909 Chinese Porcelain -Jarves Collection at Auction

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

“Catalogue of Beautiful Old Chinese Porcelains - the private collection 
of Deming Jarves Esq.”
The catalog to an auction held by Thomas Kirby at the American Art 
Association in New York on January 20th, 1909.

The Jarves Collection of Chinese porcelains had been the subject of an 
article in The Connoisseur in November, 1901, which reported- "At the 
early age of eighteen, while taking a trip round the world, he made the 
first purchase for his collection, and has never turned since from his 
allegiance to Chinese art…[his collection] contains a surprising 
proportion of rare and even unique specimens, and every piece in it is a 
good example of its kind for beauty of form and colour, and for 
excellence of texture and design. Mr. Jarves has avoided what the 
Western World calls the grotesque, and striven after the most graceful 
in form and the purest in colour… Mr. Jarves can number at least one 
piece in his collection for which the bitter price of human life has 
been paid. Stolen from the Winter Palace in the autumn of 1895, it was 
sold to a native dealer, who re-sold it to an American, to whom it was 
traced by the Chinese authorities. He offered to return it, but it was 
refused because of contamination by contact with 'foreign devils.' The 
theft, however, was swiftly avenged — the native dealer banished to the 
galleys for life, and the hapless thieves beheaded. So runs the story". 
A January 18 New York Times article mentioned the sale and noted that 
"we owe the dispersal of the carefully formed group to the San Francisco 
earthquake and Mr. Jarves's subsequent determination to settle in 
France".

Paper-covered card covers. 5"x7.5", 54 pages, 215 lots, 2 black & white 
plates. Covers with light soil, minor wear.  [42359]  $100


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