| Show b k i Th Q t tra ra la clE L u c r coi l cz i Q Q oi 4 S v vr r Dr Martha B Huson of New York z zM M Would mould Sell dell Cecile Sorel Famous Fare us 1 I French Actress the Relic f j ji i t Presented in in 1759 to Catherine the w wJ Great of Russia b Kin by King y as Sra a v f L- L Lv v i i t a s j Ferdinand IVo IV o of Spain and t y 1 Later Shattered by the Fiery i r r Napoleon When It Was Given 1 4 f Un J I to Him as a Peace Offering W p pA A h c f I H S II I C x 3 i I IH wt i f 3 3 7 dF 3 a X S J T T ti r rI I S t x Jc I to France iF her plan for Y y w y yA It Ity A remarkable f a by the hands of a P Pak ak i of i photograph F king and inextricably mixed with v t C Ci 1 I t tf f i r the Napoleon the loves and hates of the ton ton- tont t s sM sr M r r I s 's t Vase firs fir s t toWn Napoleon and the dynamic Cath 4 F o oWn w n e d by erine the Great of Russia the famous tx u l r Catherine the and valuable I I t I k Great of Rus Rus- Russia r sia to bits by S York woman physician is about to tok tot tot k t t Ja r Napoleon in fit of in a rage t hands change once more and pieced together by Q In its restless course the vase has his brother The cracks 1 noticeable Ir arc pl plainly noticeable in inthe in i affection and anda great I a egotists egotist's rage and J q df the famous piece piece of pot pot- pott wherever it has gone it has drawn the 4 6 4 h ha a t try ry w which may go back excited interest of the worlds world's lovers of to Europe k historic art Now for the first time since it rose t J it from a heap of clay to a thing of rare s e t f ft beauty plans are being made to return l it to France where in a museum it will willu ii u no loner so personally touch human 1 Q w Q Its present owner Dr Martha B Huson of New York City estimates its value at An art expert of standing has affirmed in a signed affi- affi affidavit affidavit affi affidavit davit that it would be worth at least at a a public auction After owning it thirty years Dr Hu- Hu Huson Hu Huson son wishes to have it returned to France whence it came She proposes to offer it for sale to Cecile cile Sorel the famous French actress or to another woman famous on the French stage Mlle Damia tragedienne tragedienne who follows the footsteps of Sorel and Bernhardt Either of these two women could pur pur- purchase purchase chase the Napoleon vase ase Dr Huson be- be believes believes be believes and win herself immortality by presenting it to her country The famous work of art has not left untouched the lif life of f Dr Huson Though it lays in the safe deposit vault of a aNew aNew aNew New York City bank it influence spreads beyond the the narrow v limits of its steel resting place place Dr Huson very recently was threatened with a legal suit in which the vase might have been lost to her ber but this danger is understood to be bo over and Dr Huson is continuing with her plans f for or its sale The Napoleon vase is prominently linked with the romantic lives of King Ferdinand of Spain Catherine the he Great Great of Russia Count of Austria and Napoleon Bonaparte Regarded as one of the finest pieces of ceramic pottery now in existence it was made in 1759 by King Ferdinand as asa asa asa a present to Catherine Ferdinands Ferdinand's own hands molded its shape A portrait of Catherine was painted on the vase by byone byone byone one of the great artists of the day Thus it became one of the prized pos pos- possessions possessions possessions sessions of Catherines Catherine's court She in turn gave it to Count the abl ably Austrian Ambassador one of Catherines Catherine's favorites took th the vase with him to Austria where hoping to work his way into Napoleons Napoleon's good graces and bring cn tn end to the war between France and Austria he made the conqueror II a present of It it This was just before the conference for the treaty of Campo On September 26 1797 at the conference t Napoleon finding things not going his way leaped to his feet seized the precious vase vasa from the table and hurled It to the floor As it broke into a hun hun- hundred hundred hundred dred pieces he turned to the fearful group and said Well the truce is at an end War Is declared But remember before the n M 01 u U nin sac vu p n L Lne smashing mashing of the vase by Napoleon on September 26 1797 with the exclamation Well Welt the truce is at an end War is de declared Glared But remember before the end of autumn I will 4 It shatter Austria as shatter I 1 this his porcelain r end of autumn I will shatter your mono mon mon mon- monarchy monarchy archy IlTchy as I shatter this porcelain Joseph Napoleons Napoleon's brother picked up the fragments pieced the the vase together and later brought it with him to the United States where he lived in Borden town Borden town N J Before he returned for tor France Joseph gave the vase to David Adam Logan a prominent lawyer Logan was engaged to the beautiful Mary Albertus the sis sis- sister sis sis- sister sis sister ter of the then famous banker and gave the vase to her Logan died before the marriage and Miss Albertus cut off without money vas was cared for for twelve years by Dr Huson her physician After her death Dr Huson came into possession of the valuable work of art Th The history of the Napoleon Vase as written by Dr Huson and treasured in inan inan inan an illustrated eather bound volume thus tells th the amazing story of the piece of pottery The history of the Napoleon Napleon Vase distinguishes distinguishes it among all the porcelains in the world Beautiful ful in design perfect perfect In work workmanship manship it is unique in its royal roal lineage and famous for the startling incident that has forever forever associated it with the name and personality of the great Corsican The vase is a very graceful Capo dl porcelain about twenty inches high and about thirty-six thirty inches in cir cir- circumference circumference cir circumference with Greek Greel Roman and Egyptian decorations in delicate gold tracery that forms an exquisite setting for a remarkably like life-like portrait by Nattier of ot Catherine the Great of Russia The history of the vase recites that it was prese presented ted by Catherine the Great of Russia to her favorite Ambassador the Austrian Count Louis de who it with him when brought him when he was sud suddenly er called to take ly part in the con con- conference conference conference ference with Napoleon in negotiations for the treaty cf cl Campo In paintings this confer the is shown ence vase aae as standing on the c conference table and also lying in fragments on the floor of the confer confer- conference conference ence room after Napoleon had snatched it from the the table and dashed it to the floor As the conference conference confer- confer i ence was t thus h u s sa abruptly a b r u p t ly Iy ended Napoleons Napoleon's ons on's brother Joseph gathered up r the fragments had them reassembled f brought the mended vase with him when he be came to the United States andis andis and andis is said to have re- re regarded regarded re regarded it as s one of his most valuable possessions During Josephs Joseph's residence at Bordentown Bor Bor- Bor Bordentown N J he for formed m e d a close v friendship wit w with t h hAdam hAdam v Adam David Logan a leading member of the the New v York bar and an earnest stu stu- stu student dent of French history history his- his tory lory When Joseph Bona Bona- was about lt to return to N France he gave the Napoleon J Vase to his friend Logan saying I want you to take this this this beautiful memento as a relic of my brother s greatness and my reflected glory At that time Mr Logan was en engaged to be married to a very beautiful member of New York society Mn Mary y Albertus the sister of a le leading ding inter inter- int international international r national banker Mr Logan gave the his his vase ase to his fiancee as a n token of their engagement but he died before the date set for tor their their marriage and she kept the vase for a long time as a n remembrance of him When the ladys lady's banker brother brother died ab about ut 1884 she was left destitute destitute as ashe ashe ashe he had willed all his property to a person not a member of his family The double sho shock k of f bereavement and sudden udd n pov- pov poverty pov poverty erty undermined the ladys lady's health but the family physician physician s supported d and nd cared for her until she died about tw lve years thereafter This physician was wa Dr Huson present owner of the vase Before her death she this gave vase to her phy physician as being the d dearest arest expression of ot and gratitude JV iv 1 to b w wf f tut S a ia i 1 Tk a y f A t A Cecile Sorel the famous French tragedienne to whom Dr Huson would sell the historic and valuable valuable able vase that Napoleons Napoleon's brother Joseph brought to America after Bonaparte's downfall for the loving Joving care that had been be- be bestowed be bestowed stowed upon her during her tier long years of illness and the vase has ever since for more than thirty thirty- years been in possession of the physician Merely to state the royal roal ro al line ot of descent of this remarkable vase is it to demonstrate that its history is inseparably inseparably inseparably bly Intertwined with the lives of one ot of the greatest women andone and one of the men that this world of ours has ever produced d The Capo di Monte pottery Itself where this vase was made hadas had as two of its most enthusiastic workers's workers a King of Naples and his royal consort In view of the fact tact that this vase bore O Iun toe IDe v the portrait of and was was destined as a gift to one of the greatest women of all time Catherine the theA Great of Russia the con con- conclusion con l elusion is unavoidable that thatA the royal potters actually assisted with their own own bands hands in fashioning this roal royal gift I Bonaparte strikingly 1 illustrated his determination determination determination tion to crush Austria byi byN by N j shattering this vase which h his brother Joseph regarded regarded re- re so highly that hed he d gathered the 1 up frag frag- y t ments and brought the re- re re iW stored vase ase with him to to this country although it may be understood that y he was able to escape y from France with very few personal effects Other pages in Dr Ilu Hu Hu 7 sons son's story of the Na Na- Na Napoleon Y Vase cite ite the ver ver- ver version a sion of several historians on the dramatic smashing of the vase at the conference at 1 Campo and an affidavit by M 1 Frederick Savage a resident nt of New NewYork NewYork I York City said t tx to be an authority on pottery c This affidavit signed and sworn to be- be before before be before 1 public public fore a notary public sets forth the fol- fol following fol following I lowing opinion I M III Frederick Savage being duly i sworn deposes and says That he has carefully examined the I Capo di Monte vase made to the order of King Ferdinand Ferdinard of Naples and finds t that the mark is genuine of the period periods s of 60 1759 the vase being of the highest t type of ceramic ceromie art of the latter part of the eighteenth century The vase was broken by Napoleon v Bonapart to emphasize his demands on a athe athe the Austrian representative at the treaty t of Campo signed October 16 g 1797 t t The fragments were preserved by r Napoleons Napoleon's brother Joseph Bonaparte and repaired by him as a relic of this tl celebrated event IJ I After the fall of Napoleon Joseph V came to America and resided in Bordentown Borden- Borden IT town N J bringing the vase with him p pIt pIt It wa was sold after his death together with h A v i I 1 4 1 rat I 4 iJ A Catherine the he Great of Russia to the Napoleon Vase was by King Ferdinand of Spain 1759 Ferdinand is said to have in making the work of art America may soon lose j the contents of his bis residence Its his- his can be traced to its present owner M B Huson As a historic relic and a specimen of I art of the eighteenth century his vase is invaluable In n my opinion n equivalent of one hundred thousand dollars could be realized for fort t if placed at an auction in either Lon Lon Lon- Lonon Lon Lon-lon on or Paris where the competition for tor treasures is keen In New York City if this historic stori were offered at any high class sale during the season it would a high figure probably over j The woman owner of ot the famous piece of or porcelain the gift of historic king to a celebrated queen and object of the tempestuous tempest will of the thereat Napoleon wants to return the vase Europe where it was the center ot of yal intrigue and favor Will Cecil Sorel the great French or Mlle Mile Damia Damio accept Dr offer nd take tale the Napoleon from America where it has reo re i all the years since Joseph Bona Bona- arte brought it here after the fallot fall ot of ofis brilliant brother |
