The New York herald., 1844-09-12
Sale OF Painting. at FrankiIn's, Broad st

| Stepping into the Sale Room at ii o'clock, yes
terday, found some fifty persons busily engaged
| in examining small collection OF pictures, which,
amounting as per catalogue TO eighteen, hung from
the walls in such positions best showed their al
legged excellencies These pieces were-that is,
were said to be Of great celebrity, and without any
mistake, part OF the famous Gallery oil Cardinal
Fesch So said the catalogue. So said an acute
critic in one OF the daily papers day or two ago
and SO saidllhe auctioneer,-wth the very Judci-
ous and for an auctioneer the candid observation
that each buyer would do we'll to go by his judg
ment. rather than the allegations Of connolsseur
or catalogue. Convinced Of the truth of the re-
mark, we did, and after survey OF the eighteen
great pictures, (some Of them were small,) form an
opnon of our own, and as often lot was
knocked down, required to it, for the purpose OF
seeing how Ear it accorded with the collective wis
dom of the Council OF Fifty-as indicated by the
prices they chose to pay is needless to say more
than that the result only corroborated our Judgment
of them-a result not at all influenced by the audi
BILE manner in which Mr. Burchel, at each remark
about their high lineage and exceeding merit, cried
out ssfudge" The sale was conducted with brisk
ness, the usual blsndness Of manner the part Of
the seller, and all the reserve, knowing shrugs, ad
justing Of spectacles, and artful dodgng practsed
among buyers on critical occasion, such as was
that OF the sale of part of Cardinal Fieschs Gallery
as per Mr.. Franklin's catalogue.
Lot l-INTERIoR OF A CABARET:-Teners said
to be the author With some difficulty bid was
procured OF one dollar-then another, and another,
and SO on, until it was adjudged to J. G. Jenkins
at six dollars
Lott PA VIEW IN VENlcE.-There was nothing
Of the picturesque Venetian school in this piece,
and certainly object represented pleasing to the
himself of this "view," which Mr.. Reynolds
bought for one dollar, without competition?
No. and 4-SPRINa AND AuTUMN-By bassano
1t required the utmost skill to know which was
spring and which autumn. They were put up at
| one dollar each, and knocked down at three dol
| lars and a hall each TO Mr.. Lyons.
| Lot 5-A CAVALIER LOOKING FROM A WINDOW
| Vandaneor.-This was little gem; the coloring,
the conception, and the attitude faultless. There
was not just appreciation IN this instance by the
audience in letting il go tor five dollars. Mr.. Jen
| kins has bargain.
Lot GA CupID Representing the arts and
| scences)-Attributed to Guido. This piece was
most extravaganly pulled by one Of the newspaper
critics-by special appointment, most likely.
One dollar was at length offered; "f nobody
wants it," said the salesman, "we'll pass il by.
am offered ten dollars, eleven, twelve.'' Werealy
housd f he
Lot 7.-LANDscAPE-Paul Pathor.-'rhe cata-
logue was correct in naming as objects represented
in this piece, cows female and her milk pals and
we add nothing but that it sold for four dollars
Let 8-A VIEW OF PORT IN THE RvANT-
Claudo.-The perspective of this picture was beau
tfuy managed, as well as the light, which, intfo
duced from the background in one beld flood, gave
a congruity to the coloring OF pleasing kind
There was good deel of competition in this case;
the bidding rose rapidly from to Is dollars, al
which sum it was adjudged to Mr.. Nibl0
Lot 9.-THE FINDING OF MosEs.-I Paul Vero
uesse executed this picture, he was not in his most
happy mood, and Paul had his faults. II possesses
the imperfecton Of the Venetian masters, exagger-
alton in colorlng, and too many figures are intIo
duced to be well disposed Of. Mr.. Miller was the
purchaser for $2l.
Lot IO-PoRTRArr OF QUEEN ELIZABETH, by Ma
rallies Sold to Mr.. Lyon at $l4.
Lot 1l-CABNET LANpscAPE.-A good picture
II brought 1923.
Lot IL -GRAND UPRIGHT LANDSCAPE. This has
no trace of Salvador Rosa's pencil. Mr.. Lyon,
however, read the catalogue and gave $40 Tor 1t.
Lot ban UPRIGHT PAsToRAL.-The character
of this piece is quite commonplace, and the figures
stiff and without grace. 1t sold for $l9
LotH.-MARiNE LANpscArE;-There IS too much
indistinctness about this production the concep-
tion, however, partly redeems the expression and
coloring. Attributed to Vanser Vedte. and sold
for $l9
sam Quite fau,less. Price SIS; Mr.. Lyon.
Lot -CABINET LANDSCAPES. Adjudged at $25,
Lot II AN ITALIAN LANDscArR.-The bidding
was brisk for this picture, which we admired more
i tndu any bOIus dHuOuSH PiCC ~ utoubut, BOi,
was disproportionatey great compared with those
brought by other pieces. Mr.. Miller was the pur-
| chastr
| Lot 1S--SriLL LIFR-Represented cut lemon,
which, with a few simple accessories, were de.
picted with much fidelity. II is said to be one of
| Hedda's, and as old as the year 1861 This seems
| like exaggeration to one who nspects the work
| The piece, framed was twenty-three dollars.
| Thus the catalogue was disposed Of, we trust, to
| the satisfaction OF all concerned. 1t will be OBJ.
served by looking over the prices that they were
altogether toolow provided the discriminating critic
before spoken OF, and the bombastic catalogue,
were nght if they were not, 1t must have been
OF course by mere accident. We trust, however,
that they were and that the buyer will rest content
with the comfortable persuasion that each has his
| portion of Cardinal Fiesch's gallery, whether or
| not they were right in going by their own judg
ment, for otherwise they might have paid too
| dearly for counsel.
| IMPORTANT POLICE DRvELormENrs-in April
| IS43, a new and dangerous $40 note on the West
ern Bank in this city put IN circulation BY the
prompt action OF His Homer the Mayor and his officers,
number Of arrests made and stop put to this issue
But before and since that period number Of well ex-
ecutsd counterles have appeared apparently the pre-
duct Of the graver viz-$l, Salem Banking Com.
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