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Result of a Single'Combat in a Norwegian Hut,” 1864, 67in. by 93in., 70 guineas ; and “ The Last Sacrament,” 1862, T^in. by 22in., 56 guineas; and J. Yan Ravenstein, portrait of the Queen of Bohemia, in black and white dress with large lace collar, on panel, signed with initials, and dated 1631, 105 guineas ; at the Levy sale in 1876 this portrait sold for 90 guineas. The sculpture included a work of G. Lombardi, a goat and kid, life size, 50in. high, £78. The collection of 117 lots realised a total of £2,423.
Yaluable Furniture.
On January 24, Messrs. Hampton and Sons sold on the premises the contents of Mount-field, Chislehurst. Among the more important items were : —A 6ft. mahogany wardrobe, enclosed by silvered glass panel door, etc., £14 3s. 6d. ; a 7ft. mahogany break front winged wardrobe, £27 6s. ; a mahogany frame railed armchair of Queen Anne design, £4 15s. ; a 3ft. 6in. rosewood and beautifully inlaid writing table, £10 12s. 6d. ; a 5ft. 3in. Italian walnut inlaid cabinet with ormolu mounts, etc., £5 5s. ; a 5ft. 6in. mahogany frame Chesterfield couch, £9 9s. ; a 22in. Italian walnut music cabinet, £5; and an eight-day striking clock in black marble case with decorative gilt incisions, etc., £3 12s.
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Commission.-The letter of M ssrs. "T. B. and Co.”i very strongly corded, but even on their ex parte statement I do not think commission is recoverable. It would be for theplaintiffs to prove their case, and the evidence which would be put forward against them looks to me to show that no effective business resulted from their introduction. At the same time, if they care to run the risk of litigation they had better put a statement of the somewhat complicated facts before a solicitor or barrister in the usual way.—Barrister.
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Commission.—In answer to “ Agency,” I have no doubt whatever, that, upon the facts mentioned, commission is not recoverable.—Barrister.	[687]
Commission.—In answer to ' Etiquette,” I think it clear that A is entitled to commission as first introducer. B, possibly, is also entitled as having completed the transaction. (See “ Rowbotham v. Prince,” and many other cases collected in Daniels’s “ Compendium of Commission Cases.”)—Barrister.	[688]
Notice to Quit.—In reply to “ 8. O. J.,” I think the notice would be perfectly good if served before 12 o’clock, on January 25,—Barrister.	[689]
We have received from the Native Guano Company, Limited, 29, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, E.C., a copy of their new pamphlet on native guano. The publication consists mainly of reports received from farmers, gardeners, nurserymen and others testifying to the fertilising properties of this sewage manure. The results of its application to various crops in all parts of the United Kingdom should be of particular interest to landowners, farmers and others.
Seize commode, of tulip and rosewood, in chequer work, and richly mounted in ormolu with marble top, 20 guineas ; a pair of Louis XVI. gilt fauteuils, 9¿ guineas ; a fine Spanish mahogany library table, of Louis XYI. design, brass drop handles and equisitely chased enrichments to the supports, 27 guineas ; a 5ft. 6in. side table, to match, 28 guineas; a pair of sculptured marble reclining figures, 12¿ guineas ; a Chesterfield settee with scroll back, covered in Genoa velvet, £6 12s. ; a Louis Seize commode inlaid in marqueterie and chequer work, with metal escutcheons, etc., 46 guineas; a Louis XYI. mantel clock in rouge royale marble case, with chased ormolu moulding, 12 guineas ; a Louis XVI. white enamelled carved and gilt elbow chair, 9¿ guineas ; an old English inlaid mahogany and satinwood cabinet with wreaths and trophies of flowers, 13 guineas ; a mahogany inlaid with marqueterie upright hall clock, 17 guineas; a French cabinet, with finely chased mounts and pierced brass gallery, the panels exquisitely painted in Boucher subjects by Vernis Martin, 15 guineas ; a white and gilt Sevres china Napoleon dinner service with Imperial crown and monogram, 69 pieces, 5¿ guineas; and a pair of Chippendale mahogany chairs with wheat-ear backs, £6. The total amount realised was £1,594 8s.
Oriental Objects of Art, etc.
On January 25, Messrs. Christie commenced a three days’ sale of objects of Oriental and European art. The principal articles sold included the following:—Japanese Cloisonne enamels, a pair of circular black dishes, with flowers in colours, and a dish with wide coloured border, 36in. diameter, £16; a globular bowl and cover of unusual size, with dragons, etc., in white and gray on deep crimson ground, 38in. high, 23in. diameter, £18 10s. ; a pair of large oviform vases, with open lips, with poultry, branches of passion flower, lilies, and begonias in colours on pale lilac ground, 48in. high, 16 guineas ; a pair of large vases, with peonies, wisteria, lilies, and other flowers and birds on bright pink and salmon-coloured ground, 48in. high, £22. Japanese bronzes—a pair of vases, with panels of figures, flowers and birds in coloured bronzes and gold, 18in. high, 14 guineas; and another pair, with panels of legendary subjects and figures, 18 guineas. A pilgrim bottle of ancient Chinese cloisonne enamel, with flowers on turquoise ground, 15 guineas.
Pictures, etc.
An interesting collection of ancient and modern pictures, water-colour drawings, and sculpture, the property of Mrs. Alfred Morrison, was dispersed by Messrs. Christie on January 28. The drawings included:—J. Brett, A.R.A., “Serpentine Islands,” ll^in. by 19jins., 23 guineas; Joliet, “The Birth of Venus,” 13in. by 17jin., 28 guineas; and D. Roberts, Petra, 1839, from the Bicknell collection, 42 guineas.	Pictures—C. Bisschop,
“Pleading,” 95 guineas ; F. Bramley, “Saved: A Scene at Newlyn,” from the Royal Academy of 1889, 105 guineas ; three by H. W. B. Davis, R.A., “Labourage au Printemps,” 60in. by 120in., 1866, 315 guineas; “Early Summer,” 47in. by 72in., 110 guineas; and shepherd and sheep, and figures harvesting, 27in. by 17jin., 145 guineas; C. Bulmop, portrait of a young lady in church, 46in. by 36in., 100 guineas ; F. Lamoriniere, a Belgian landscape, with a pool and village on a hill, evening, 1869, 48in. by 73in., 50 guineas; two by A. Tidemand, “The
Antoinette, sold for £36. Among the other important items of the sale were the following: —A carved oak pedestal writing table, £32; a pair of carved Chippendale chairs on cabriole legs, with seats in crimson silk damask, £16; a Louis XVI. clock in buhl case, decorated with ormolu, £45 ; two handsome Louis XVI. china cabinets in ebony frames, with brass embellishments, and another slightly larger, £220 ; and a Sheraton cabinet richly inlaid with marqueterie, £90. We must not omit to add that a length of point de Venice lace, four yards, realised £290; and a “Bertha” to match, £45. The sale was conducted by Mr. Edward J. Carter, of Tunbridge Wells.
Messrs. Eiloart and Co., of Folkestone, have received instructions to disperse the contents of the residence known as the Old Manor House, Hythe, in the early spring, and the collection of antique furniture and works of art and vertu is, in its1, way, unique. There is the grand piano made for George IV. when Prince Regent, and valuable pictures, besides Chippendale, Sheraton, Carlton and Adam furniture.
On the 9th instant, Messrs. Christie will dispose of a fine collection of old Dresden porcelain, and other objects of art and vertu, including old silver and silver-gilt book covers, old Italian carvings in ivory and wood, bronzes, etc. The same sale will also include a set of three panels of old Brussels tapestry representing “Summer,” “Autumn” and “Spring.” The panels belonged to the late Mr. E. Coleman, late of the Abbey, St. Mary’s, Bedford, where they have! been hanging since 1803 ; and were once the property of Mr. Charles Eyshe Palmer, member for Reading at the beginning of the present century, having been presented to his wife, Lady Madeleine Palmer, sister to the Duchess of Bedford, wife of John, sixth Duke.
Some fine examples by the old masters are included in Messrs. Christie’s picture sale today^ “A Hunting Scene,” by Velasquez, is particularly striking, and so is Rembrandt’s “A man, in brown cloak.” In the English school, Gainsborough is represented by two or three works, the most charming being, in our opinion, “A Woody Landscape, with figures.” Sir Joshua Reynolds’s portrait of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, is in that master’s best manner. Hogarth and Romney also figure in characteristic examples of portraiture.
SALES OF THE WEEK.
Contents of a Mansion.
At their rooms, Nos. 187 and 189, Oxford-street, W., on January 24 and 25, Messrs. Tooth and Tooth sold the whole of the furniture and effects of the town mansion No. 48, Cadogan-place, S.W. The following were among the more important items: —A mahogany wardrobe, fitted with trays and dress pegs enclosed by three panelled doors, 8¿ guineas; a rosewood, inlaid with marqueterie, bed chamber suite, 70 guineas ; a Louis Seize mahogany bedstead, with brass mouldings, etc., 13 guineas; an old French tulip and kingwood commode, with chased ormolu mounts and lion head handles, 12 guineas ; six Louis XIV. carved and gilt chairs with stuffed seats and backs in crimson and gold, 7 guineas ; a Louis XVI. Spanish mahogany escritoire, with tambour top and Vernis Martin panels, 9 guineas; a Louis
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Lovers of the drama—who thronged to an uncomfortable extent Messrs. Sotheby’s spacious rooms during the Kean sale last season— may look forward to another display of theatrical curiosities at Messrs. Christie’s on the 21st instant. The sale will include the late Henry Herman’s splendid copy of Hawkins’s “ Life of Edmund Kean.” The two octavo volumes are extended to four, inlaid in folio, with specially printed titles, and tastefully illustrated with nearly six hundred portraits, character prints, playbills, autograph letters, and other interesting additions, including an important autograph letter of Edmund Kean to A. Bunn, and Bunn’s reply, October, 1823.
Another extremely interesting dramatic item, also from Henry Herman’s library, is a copy of “ Graphic and Historic Memorials of Ancient Playhouses,” published by R. Wilkinson in 1825. In addition to the usual plates this copy is extra-illustrated with 235 portraits, views, playbills, benefit ticket (signed), autograph letters, and so forth.
Relics have not recently figured very conspicuously in the salerooms. One example, however, of more than ordinary interest appeared at Messrs. Debenham and Storr’s a few days since. It was the burnt and battered bugle of J. Orlopp, 1st Battalion of the ill-fated 24th Foot, who were practically annihilated by the Zulus at Isundlawana in 1879. The price realised was £12. At the same sale a silver medal with four clasps realised £55, a nine-clasp Peninsular medal, £16 10s. ; another, £12 ; the Jellalabad second medal, £15 ; and an Egypt medal with five bars, £15 10s.
The autograph hunter who forms his collection by inveigling distinguished persons into a correspondence is a pest, and deserves the severe words Mr. Andrew Lang has written about him. Of the legitimate collector, however, it would ׳be unfair to say anything in dis paragement. It is to him that we address ourselves in announcing the highly interesting sale at Messrs. Sotheby’s on the 18th instant. The collection is exceptionally rich in autograph letters of the great composers—Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Donizetti, Meyerbeer and Berlioz. It also includes a valuable series of musical scores of Beethoven, Schubert, etc. The poets are represented by several interesting epistles from Pope, one or two from Wordsworth, Shelley, Byron, and quite a large collection of manuscripts and letters in the autograph of Coleridge. AVe must not omit to men tion the extremely interesting series of 48 long autograph letters of Sir J. E. Millais, Bart., addressed to Charles and Mrs. Collins, 1853-8, on very interesting literary, artistic and family matters. It is needless to say that the charming sketches which embellish some of the letters of the great artist considerably enhance their value.
Two or three articles of historic interest were included in the recent sale of the contents of the Marchioness of Anglesey’s mansion at Tunbridge Wells. A Sheraton circular card-table, handsomely inlaid, which was for many years the property of Lord Nelson, realised £15; and a set of lace collarette and sleeves, supposed to have been originally owned by Marie
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