Tuck Gift to Paris

The Edward Tuck Gallery at the Petit Palais, Paris, was opened on November 5 at exercises in which President Doumergue accepted the priceless collection of tapestries, porcelains, and 18th-century French furniture, in behalf of the City of Paris from Edward Tuck '62.

The works of art represent a collection of over forty years made by Mr. Tuck for his Champs-Elysees home. In all the many newspaper clippings which have been received, art experts are reluctant to place a money value on this collection but they are agreed that it cannot be estimated at less than $1,000,000, and this figure probably is far below its real worth.

The Edward Tuck Gallery is divided into three rooms with a small entry and according to press notices, "is one of the best ensembles in any museum in France." All the tapestries in the three rooms are of Beauvais manufacture. One of the tapestries, "Psyche Conducted by Zephyr to the Palace of Love," which ranks as one of the best of that period, forms the nucleus of all the tapestries. A large collection of Chinese porcelain vases of the Kang-Hi period is one of the rarest and most valuable parts of the collection. In addition to these tapestries and vases are a set of Louis XIV furniture, two cases of porceain, numerous paintings and "a collection of enamelled watches which are perfect gems of art." The three rooms are beautifully panelled in carved, waxed natural oak of the Regency period, most of which Mr. Tuck obtained from old French chateaux. The opening of this gallery makes available to the art lovers of the world a very rare collection of works of art which until now has been seen by only a few of Mr. Tuck's most intimate friends.

PRESIDENT OP FRENCH REPUBLIC OPENS EDWARD TUCK ROOM In the presence of Mr. Norman Armour, American Charge d'Affaires, M. Doumergue has inaugurated the new Edward Tuck Room in the Petit Palais. This room con- tains fine tapestries and vases donated by Mr. Tuck to the City of Paris.