New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-10
The Fine Arss-sccosd Nights Sale as tho
Dusseldorf Gallery Failure OF the
Brii1h Expcriment-sampies Of the

Last evening the sale of the invoice from the
British Find Arts Publishing Company commenced on
Wednesday evening at the Dusseldorf Gallery by
Messrs. rds 4 Miner, was concluded. The attend.
ance very argearger than usual at art sales
the bidding was not at all spirited. Prices were even
owor than the evening previous aud engra ngs did not
bring the cost Of the frames. Some time since had
isOn 20 notice the sale Of valuable collection Of oil
paintings and water colors from the Royal Academy
and the low prices obt,ncd This was accounted
for by the f Of the sale when the larger part Of the
community which can appreciate and pay for such
works still at their rlaces Of Summer soourn.
This cannot be said OF tho present sale. The time
probably tn bost that could be selected. but pockets
butoned though fearful lest OF those who
had remained had learned many tricks from Hermann
| Very few coRHoisseHrs present One weilknown
dealer on Broadway was the principal buyer ard will
retail bis purchase at not less than 400 per cent IL
seemed almost impossible to start the pictures at
the lowest figures Now and then sensational picture
OF the French school would run mp TO something like Its
true value but these instances As general
rule there seemed TO be difference In the bidding be-
tween old copies by Collins. the plates destroyed
and but few impressions in existence and thoscby Allen
Prior Webster and Others. the Impressions Of which
NAV be counted by the thousand.
The British experiment has failed and tho failure ha.
beer complete and signal tna there suppostion
In saying ~ will never be renewed IL could not be ex.
pccied There but 20 works OF the old masters In
this country while IN the United Kingdom thero are
2O. The works Of our modern artists in tho same
proportion. Nearly all the productions OF American
artists sent to Europe for sale we have had to
record in two monthsthe successive failures Of attempts
10 change the tide setting toward the Old World.
We give few specimens OF last nights sale:
"Whittington," engraved In line by Prior after Ba
con, walnut ffame. S. I" Roasting Hounds" after
Iandseer, walnut aud gold frame, 81 So Waiting for
the Deer to Rise and The poachers Bothy," walnu,
and gold frames sl2 Cottage Piety." after Webster
walnut AID gold frame. s. 20. Harvest and Villa
Fountain" walnut and gold frames, e.. "GIaco Dar
ling aud her Father" after the celebrated drawing by
Carmichael, walnut aud gold frame, sl5 Grand Ca.
nal at Venice and the 'Corsairs Isle" walnut frames
SO "A Literary partyat Sir Joshua Reynodss." a
curious engraving In ornamental frame, s9 4" "Bashtn
Lover after Frank Stone and "Momcntu0us Ques
ton" after Miss Setchell. the pair In walnut
aud gold frames, 500. STRAW Yard. u Winter
Seono after Herring fine effect, well framed, sl6 80
The Gardeners Daughter" after Ansdtlli choice
Impression. handsomely framed. go 30. The Deer
Stakeis Return, engraved by Rya, after Landsecr.
very fine impression in walnut aid gold frame sls
"Ihe Slave Market nt Constantnope." after Allen,
walnut and gold frame, s25 Sportsmen Hating at
Highland Bothy," ino Scotch scene. after Taylor,
walnut and gilt Frame eel. Sir Walter Scott and
llis Literary frepds Abboitsiord avery interesting
engraving with key plate. sJi. Bolton Abbey from
tho original plate now destroyed. by Cousins, after
Iandsecf "a valuable engraving, IN walnut and