The Sun.
London, England, 1870-02-24 00:00:00

THE SAN DON ATO COLLECTION.

The sale of this valuable collection, which has
been lately removed for sale from the villa of Prince
Deniidoff, near Florence, to a large building speci-
ally erected for the purpose on the Boulevard des
Italiens, Paris, was commenced on Monday. The
auctioneer, as is customary in France on such occa-
sions, was in full dress, and there were upwards of
1,000 persons present. The pictures of the
greatest rarity and value were those by Delacroix,
Demarne, Granet, and our own countryman
Bonington. The only example of the latter
was in size 16in. by 21in., and repre-
sented the welt-known scene in the life of
Henry IV., in which his Majesty was surprised by
the Spanish ambassador whilst at play with his
children. It was put up at 10,000 f., followed by a
bidding of 20,0001., and thence it advanced rapidly
to 45,0001. From that time the bidding was be-
tween the Marquis of Hertford, Mr. Mannheim,
and the Messrs. Agnew, whose last bid of
82,000 f. gave way to that of the noble Marquis at
83,000 f. making, with the five per cent. usually
paid to the auctioneer in Paris on purchases at
sales of this kind, an amount equivalent to
£3,486, an enormous sum, considering the
diminutive size of the picture. The report
circulated in Paris that the whole collection had
been purchased by M. Scilliers was contradicted
by the auctioneer. The following are the prices
fetched by the principal lots :—Pettenkofen, Le
Gue, paysage hongrois ; 1,950 f. Pettenkofen,
Chavaux aux bords du Danube; 1,700 f. Petten-
kofen, Soldats russes se baignant ; 1,350 f.
Eugene Lami, Le depart pour la chasse ;
4,000 f. Eugene Lami, Au Steeplechase ; 3,5001.
Eugene Lami, Le Galop au bal de l'Opera ;
2,000 f. Eugene Lami, Voiture de masques, car-
naval de 1835 ; 4.000 f. Eugene Lami, Portrait du
cheval Charnpain ; 1,500 f. Eugene Lami, Portrait
du cheval Cromwell; 1,320 f. Schlesinger, Le Petite
Seeur ; 5,000 f. Schlesinger, Le portrait parlant ;
5,000 f. Eugene Delacroix, Charles Quint au con-
vent de Saint Just, about Gin, by 4in. ; 5,200 f.
Eugene Delacroix, Christophe Colomb au con-
vent de Sainte Marie de Rabida, 38,0001. (Andre).
Eugene Delacroix, Christophe Colomb rapport-
ant aux rois catholiques les richesses conquises
dans sa premiere expedition, au nouveau monde ;
30,000 f. (Hollender). Eugene Delacroix, Passage
d'un gue au Maroc; 14,8001. (Petit). Eugene Dela-
croix, Une fantasia au Maroc; 13,900 f. Granet,
La Mort du Poussin ; 33,000 f. (Reutter). Boning-
ton, Henri IV., et l'Ambassadeur d'Espagn,3;
83,000 f. (Lord Hertford). Marilhat, Mosque dans
la basse Egypte ; 23,000 f. Cabat, Le lac de Garde ;
9,800 f. Demarne, La sortie des bestiaux ; 16,5001.
(Rutter). Demarne, Le retour des bestiaux ;
20,000 f. (Rutter.) Demarne, La foire de Mr.ka-
rieff ; 5,0001. Demme, Une foire aux bestiaux
en Normandie ; 4,600 f. Demarne, Paysage avec
animaux ; 3,200 f. Demlrne, Un canal; 10,000 f.
(Sabbatier.) Granet, La Communion dans lea
catacombes de Rome ; 2,500 f. Granet Une
prison de l'lnquisition ; 1,7001. Lepaulle, l'or-
trait duo chien Macfvor ; 36)f. Lepaulle, Portrait
du chien Rome ; 490 f. Inconnu Itelai de poste ;
4-10 f. Ferrari, La Place du Marclus aux Ilerbes, it
Verone, I,loof. Ferrari, La Place Stint Marc, it
Venisc ; 1,168 f. Ferrari, La Place du Grand Due,
it Florence ; I,loof. Fkrrari, La Place du Forum,
it Rome; 1,060. Madame O'Connell, Le Tz ,r
Pierre la Grand ; 450 f. Madame O'Connell, L'lna-
peratrice Catherine Ir. ; 1,450 f. Madame O'Con-
nell, Frederic le Grand, Roi de Prusse ; 410 f.
Madame O'Connell, L'lmperatrice Marie Therese
d'Autriche ; 410 f. Moolenyzer (d'apres Aart de
Gelder), Portrait en buste de Pierre le Grand,
115 f.