Mat 6, 1899.
Ail interesting sale of antique and modern furniture and effects removed from Devizes 1Castle, Wiltshire, and from Eastbourne, was held by Messrs. Taylor and Co., at the Wellington Hall, Einchley-road, St. Johns Wood, on the 25th and 26th ultimo. The following are some of *he prices realised : —Sheraton ־wardrobe, £17; smaller ditto, 12 guineas; Sheraton tall boy chest, 9 guineas; Sheraton cheval glass, £3 16s. ; Chippendale dining room suite, £30 ; Louis XVI. writing table, £20 ; boudoir ״rand pianoforte by Bechstein, £56; carved oak dower chest, £10 15s. ; three-quartex billiard table and appointments by Hen-nig, £35; American walnut dining table, 12 guineas; miniature lacquered cabinet, £9; olive wood bed room suite, £33; walnut ditto, £21 ; chamber organ by Bell, 10 guineas ; pianoforte by Hum-el, £24; pair of Nankin china vases, 10 guineas; grandfather clock in oak case, £7 15s. ; marqueterie escn-toire, 11 guineas; English chime clock, £20; small billiard *able by Edwards, £12 ; small oak sideboard, 10 guineas; oak mantelpiece,
7 guineas; set of cob’s harness by Peat, 7 guineas ; and two ladies’ saddles, also by Peat, 10 guineas.
Sporting Pictures.
The sporting pictures formed one of the most attractive features of the sale of the property of the late Mr. Abington Baird, held at Moulton Paddocks, by Messrs. J. Carter Jonas and Sons, on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd instant. The following were among the more important: —One of Touchstone, by J. E. Herring, sen., £20; and another of Plenipotentiary, by the same artist, £33; the Hero, by Barraud, £7; a, pair by J. E. Herring, sen., of Rowton, with Will Scott up, and Voltaire, Sam Ohifney up, for £21. A pair, signed Sartorius, representing Hambleionian and Frank Buckle and Diamond and Denis Fitzpatrick, £36. An exceptionally cheap lot was Elzevir, by W. H. Hopkins, which only realised £6. The companion picture, the auctioneer stated he recently knocked down for nearly 40 guineas. £7 was all that Sweetbread, by the same artist, realised. The 1825 Derby, by La Porte, fetched £21; and The Slave Mart, by M. H. Nathan, dated 1890, made £20. Several paintings by Wheeler sold at prices ranging from £3 to £18, the latter figure being given for a pair representing Bendigo, with Jack Watts up, and Ormonde, with Fred Archer up. The picture of Sinolen-sko, the favourite horse of George III., by C. Town, was bought for £13.
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realised 60 guineas, and at the Levy sale in 1876, when it was described as “ The Doctor s Visit,” it brought 195 guinea«; D. Teniers, portrait of the artist, signed with initials, 8m. by 6in.. 370 guineas ; W. Van de A elde, a sea-piece, 13in. circle, 270 guineas; P. Wouver-man, an army on the inarch, 13in. by 18m., 380 guineas—at the sale of the Marquis ue Mariala in 1824, this brought l,500f., and at Sir E. Roe’s sale in 1867, 320 guineas; and •J. Wynants, a river scene, llin. by 15in., 105 guineas. The principal pictures of the Italian and Spanish schools were :—•F. Guardi, a view of *he Doge’s Palace and the Piazzetta of St. Mark, 9in. by 13in., 530 guineas—at the Levy sale in 1876 this realised 175 guineas ; Murillo, | “ The Nativity,” on marble, 14in. by 13m., 1.00 j guineas; and Velasquez, portrait of the artist, j m black dress with white collar, 14in. by llin., ! 260 guineas.
Porcelain, etc.
The beautiful collection of Oriental and other f porcelain, bronzes, and French decorative ! objects of the late Mr. Jean Louis Mieville was disperse(], at Christie’s, on the 28th ultimo. ; Some high prices were realised, 134 lots show- | ing a total of £7,200. The principal articles included:—A pair of triple gourd-shaped bot- I ties of powder-blue, 8§in. high, 160 guineas ; a pair of pear-shaped bottles, of the same, with bulbous necks and open lips, with panels of utensils and vases of flowers, ll^in. high, 210 guineas; and another pair, with cup-shaped lips, with three panels of rocky river scenes, 9iin. high, 170 guineas. Chinese enamelled porcelain included: — An inverted pear-shaped famille rose jar and cover, 25in. high, Kien-Lung dynasty, 275 guineas; a large jar, famille rose, of the same dynasty, 27in. high, 130 guineas ; a pair of long-necked famille verte pear-shaped bottles, 18in. high, 260 guineas; a globular famille verte bottle, with long cylindrical neck 17jin. high, 130 guineas; a pair of famille verte square-shaped vases, with cylindrical neck and open lip, 19in. high, 320 guineas (the last three lots are׳ of the Khang-hi dynasty); a pair of famille rose jars and covers, elongated oviform bodies, the cover terminating in a lotos flower, 25in. high, 440 guineas; and a famille rose vase and cover, elongated oviform-shaped borders, the cover terminating in a knob, 31iin. high, Kien-Lung dynasty, and the companion vase, 420 guineas. Dresden porcelain: —A pair of figures of a male! and female pilgrim, with flowered robes and black capes, 13in. high, 200 guineas ; a Louis XVI. clock, by Roque, Paris, in pedestal-shaped case of chased ormolu, 15in. high, 231 guineas ; a set of four Louis XVI. wall lights, each with branches for three lights1 135 guineas; and a Louis XV. parqueterie commode, of tulipwood and King’s-wood, surmounted by a Breccia marble slab, 55in. wide, 35in. high, 650 guineas.
lection of pictures formed by the late Sir J ohn Fowler, the eminent engineer. The pictures and drawings are nearly all of the English school of the present century, and they are almost exclusively landscapes or figure subjects. The works which will attract most interest are the ten drawings and two oil pictures by Turner, the former including such famous works as “The Lake of Nemi,” the large “Tivoli,” the magnificent early “ Edinburgh,’ painted in 1802, and the beautiful “ Stamford,” a work of nearly 30 years later. The two pictures are the “View of Oxford” and the “Venice” of 1844. There is a very fine little Meissonier, “ The Smoker,” and a larger work of the same master in water-colour, “ The Halberdier.
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Silver Plate, Jewels, etc.
An interesting collection of English silver-plate, jewels, objects of art, etc., was disposed of at Messrs, Christie’s on the 26th ultimo. The principal lots were the following : A Charles II. tankard and flat cover richly embossed with large flowers, etc., dated 1672, 25oz. at 80s. per oz. , a Charles II. cover for a candle cup (forming a shallow bowl), 1665, 4in. diameter, 3oz. at 110s. per oz. ; a Charles II. rosewater ewer, engraved with Chinese decoration, 6in. high, 1683, 12oz. at 82s. per oz. ; a James׳ I. spice box and cover, in the form of an escallop shell, 1610, 7oz. at 240s. per oz. ; a triple-row pearl necklace, composed of 187 fine graduated Oriental pearls, and with large single brilliant clasp, £2,400 ; a brilliant collet necklace, composed of 42 line graduated pearls, £620 ; a pearl necklace, composed of 49 large graduated pearls, and with single brilliant snap, £1,050 ; a Chelsea porcelain bonbonnière, with a group of Venus reclining and Cupid blindfolded, 82 guineas ; a Louisi XVI. gold box, with singing: bird, the lid inlaid with an enamel plaque painted! with four !children playing “ Colin ־ Maillard, oQ guineas ; a Louis XV. gold chatelaine, with pendant etui, beautifully chased in relief, made for Elizabeth Trentliam, wife of the second Viscount Cullen, of Rushton Hall, 132 guineas ; a portrait of Mary Ann Clark, by A. Plimmer, dated 1787, 72 guineas ; and a Louisi XVI. oval gold box, with six medallions delicately painted, with a basket and׳ vase of flowers׳ and fruit, by Parpette of Sèvres, £560.
Pictures
In another column we have referred׳ to several of the pictures which realised high prices at the Miéville sale at Christie’s, on the 29th ultimo. The collection was particularly strong in examples of the_ Dutch masters, and included the following interesting works : — A. Brauwer, an interior, men playing cards, on panel. 12in. by 16in., 430 guineas ; J. Van de Capelle, ■a frozen river scene, skaters playing golf, signed and dated 1653, 17in. by 20in., 460 guineas—at the Henderson sale in 1882 this׳ realised 245 guineas, Gonzales Cocques, Doctor Van Ruyter lecturing on anatomy, with landscape and animals painted by Gysels, and׳ the architecture by Ghering, on copper, 22in. by ^ 29in.,	300
guineas, this is described in Smith’s “ Catalogue,” No. 15, and at the Oppenheim sale in 18°64 it fetched 115 guineas ; three examples of A. Cuyp, a sunny river scene, on panel, 13in. by 20in., 410 guineas, at the Bredel sale in
1875	this brought 310 guineas; two peasants conversing with two men, on panel, lOin. by 17in., 450 guineas; and a landscape in the artist’s early manner, on panel, 13in. by 20in., 980 guineas ; E. Hals, portrait of Count Fal-kenstein, in black dress, 29in. by 24in., 260 guineas, this is an old copy of the picture in the Berlin Museum, and ait the Levy sale in
1876	it brought 285 guineas ; J. Van Huysum, flowers in a terra-cotta vase, 19m. by 16in., ?00 cruineas, this picture is described in Smith s “ Catalogue,” No. 36, at the Destouches sale m 1794 it was sold for 4,000f., in the Bagot sale, 1836, for 175 guineas, at the Clare and Bond sales of 1864 and 1874 it realised 500 guineas on each occasion, and at the Barclay ! ield sale of 1893 it brought 460 guineas ; A. de Lorme, interior of a cathedral, with figures introduced by Terburg, 1650, 43in. by 42in., 360 guineas, at the Wardell sale in 1879 it fetched 400 guineas : F. Mieris, a Jester playing a hurdy-gurdy, on panel, 7in. by 6in., 400 guineas, at the *Oppenheim sale of 1864 its price was 82 guineas; W. Mieris, an interior, 1734, on panel, 14in. by 12in., 680 guineas—this was also in the Oppenheim sale and realised 160 guineas; A. Van der Neer, a river scene, sun-set effect, 7in. by llin., 210 guineas at the Cope sale. 1872, it sold for 240 guineas ; two examples of G. Netscher, a lady in white playing a violin, 9in. by 7in., 360 guineas and a ladv in pink and white doing needlework, 9m by 7in., 200 guineas; R. Ruysch, a vase of flowers, 29in. by 22in., 65 guineas—at the Cope sale in 1872 this brought 400 guineas; J. Ruys-dael, landscape near Haarlem, cloudy sky, 16m. by 16in., 850 guineas—from the Delafield sale of 1870 375 guineas ; Jan Steen, “ The Unexpected Return,” one of the figures is a portrait of the artist, on panel, 17m. by 14m., 760 guineas, at the Crawford sale in 1806 this
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The sale on the 29th instant of the cent collection of pictures formed׳ by the late Jean Louis Mi6vifie, is so far, the greatest event of the present season at Messrs. Christie’s. The sale attracted large numbers of art connoisseurs, dealers, and slShtse®rs. It ap^ pears that the collection was chiefly from 20 to 30 years ago, with occasional additions since. The highest prices were obtained for the four following examples of C. Iroyon which together contributed 14,150 guineas t
the day’s total of £41,751 3s. :-“The Dairy Farm/dated 1857, a view of high pasture land lookin״ over a level plain, with several cows and figures, reached the remarkab y high price of 6,400 guineas; the second picture, a --att market and fair in France, went for 3,600 ״uineas• the third example, a view on the French coast, said to be the work which sold at the Creswick sale in 1870 for 580 guineas, realised 2,600 guineas ; and the f°״rth pioture a Flemish peasant woman, m blue and !e dress, driving geese across a meadow, reached 1,550 guineas.
After these extremely high figures the prices obtained for the examples- of the English school were almost insignificant Two, ex°eP^’ however, were the׳ beautiful work by G. Romney, a portrait of a young boy m white dress; with ״olden hair, nursing a dog, 1,650 guineas , and a portrait of a girl m white muslin dres^ holding a pearl necklace, by J. Opte, L ° guineas. The other importantw°rks״b^ hsh masters were two pictures by G. E Watts, each on panel, neither of which has! been en graved or exhibited, a fair-haired g־1״ nu!*e> reclining on ■white and crimson drapery, 620 ¡niineas ׳ and a nymph, nude, holding an orange, 780 guineas. George Morland was represented by two works—gipsies seated roun a fire near a wood730 ,׳ guineas■; and an interior of a stable, with a white horse and peasant picking up straw, 230 guineas. Sir Joshua Reynolds’s portrait of Dr. Hawkesworth 240 guineas; and a view of !Sion House, by R. W il-son, 530' guineas. Some high Pnces ,wer¿^ obtained for works by ״afters of tie ״» school, particulars of which will be found m another column.
It is not generally known that the ■magnificent collection of gems and cameos formed by the third Duke of Marlborough, announced to b. sold at Christie's in June next, has already appeared in the auction room. We lately read an account of the first sale, which •took place in June, 1875, when, to the disappointmenti of collectors and dealers, the whole 739 lots UL to a single bid. Although each gem was individually catalogued, the proprietors reserved to themselves the right of offering tke wMe » h/oc This right was accordingly acted upon, the reserve price, on the valuation of an expert, being announced as £35,000. Mr. Agnew at once offered 35,000 guineas, and the whole was knocked down to him, there being no other offer. The real purchaser, however, was Mr. David Bromilow, of Battlesden Park, Bedfordshire, whose recent death is to be followed by the appearance, once again, of Jus extraordinary collection in the market.
The sale in 1875 was described in the “ Times ” of June 29 of that year as one of the most remarkable which lias! ever occurred in the annals of auctions in this country, and nothing that has happened since has׳ ait all lessened the force or the truth of this state, ment. It will be exceedingly interesting to see whether the record price of 1875 will be beaten. The appearance of the gems in the sale room in 1875 caused so great a sensation, and the number of sightseers and connoisseurs from all parts of the world was so large, that it was a most difficult matter to get near the show
The history of the formation of the collection is one of the romances of art. About one-ualt of the collection as it now exists was formed by George, third Duke of Marlborough, during the latter part of the last century, by separate purchases in Italy and at home. The Duke had an intimate knowledge of his subject, and lie selected only the finest, rarest, or the most historically interesting objects. The second halt of the'Marlborough collection is made up ot two others, each of which is almost equally celebrated both on the score of fine workmanship and rarity. It includes the collection of ״ems formed by the famous Earl of Arundel— justly known as the Msecenas of the period who, during the troubled times of Charles 1., found a solace in the abridgment of his digm-ties in collecting works of art. It also com-prises the collection formed by William, second Earl of Bessborough and third \ iscount Dun-cannon. It is stated that ■the Bessborough section of the Marlborough collection cost the duke £5,000.
The walls of Messrs. Christie’s handsome rooms are hung this week with the choice col-