The Sun.
London, England, 1827-02-26 00:00:00

LAST DAY'S SALE OF THE DUKE OF

YORK'S PROPERTY.

The competition on Saturday to possess some portions of his
late Royal Highness's property was greater than at any period of
the sale. Even at an early hour the room in which the auction,
was held, was crowded, and ladies fashionably attired, were seen
pushing forward through a dense crowd, in order that they might
witness the proceedings, and bid for the lots which they had
selected from the cr.talogue. The invalid chairs, walking sticks,
and whips, fetched a very high price indeed; so did likewise the
tr:o dressing cases of the Royal Dukes use if which was used
by him in his Holland campaign. Two lots in this day's auction,
it was whispered, had been purchased by order of her Royal High-
ness the Princess Sophia. The household steward of the late
Royal Duke, Mr. Ude, was again a purchaser of several articles,
but whether on his own account, or for members of the Royal
Family, did not transpire. Throughout the whole sale Mr. Christie
hid not a single commission .to execute for the Royal Family. What
lots were particularly wished by them, were not put,up at all, but
withdrawn altogether. • The plate, consisting of 876,000 ounces,
will be sitbmitted•to auction by Mr. Christie early in the month
of March, and those who have been disappointed in not obtaining
articles, once possessed by his late Royal Highness, in the sale
just terminated, will then have an opportunity of gratifying their
desires.

From the Saturday's catalogue, which consisted of household
furniture, the wines having been already disposed of, we have
selected the following articles, with the prices annexed :
Lots. X s. d.
1. A sarcophagus-shaped ink-stand, of or-molu and
bronze, and a pair of ditto match pots, and a
work table, veneered with tortoise-shell 5 10 0
4. A dinameter, by Regnier, of Paris, in a leather
case, a satinwood weighing machine, and eight
walking sticks
5. A clock, by Sotian, in a case of statuary marble,
richly ornamented with or-molu
8. A very handsome card-box of japan, containing
five other boxes, 12 fish-pools, and 21 dozen of
pearl counters 11 0 0
10. A card-box, of the most elaborate and delicately-
carved workmanship (ivory), with the Royal •
ducal arms upon the top, and five other boxes,
each with the coronet, and containing eleven
dozen of pearl counters, with the arms engraved,
and a glass shade 2B 17 6
16. A travelling dressing-chest, of mahogany, with hot
water-pot and shaving-dish, of French silver,
and other apparatus, silver, and silver-mounted,
with a dejeune of French Porcelain, (the one
used in Holland by his late Royal Highness) 22 1 0
21. Four hunting whips, three hand ditto, 10 walking
sticks, a lot of pocket books, new, and never used 7 0 0
40. A French clock, of Buhle manufacture, ornament-
ed with or-molu l2 1 0
45. A pair of table-lamps, formed as rich candelabra,
of or-molu a:Ad bronze ; the oil is contained
in the bases, and forced up by a mechanical
movement, with ground glass globes, in deal
cases l7 6 6
47. A noble and very fine pier-glass (the only one in
the sale), 88 inches by 60, in gilt frame (cost
140 gs. ) '7O 17 6
50. A Buonaparte chair of solid rosewood, in two parts,
with cane seats, and six cushions, covered with
striped cotton '7 5 0
52. A capital invalid chair and bed (used by the Royal
Duke in his last sickness), with thick black
cushion and thin ditto, and seat cushion, with
red cotton cases, and a thick and thin cushion,
covered with blue morocco ; also a mahogany
rising desk, upon a brass branch attached to the
arm 29 18 6