, 1875-07-25
Sale Of the Renowned MARI
borough Collection Of
Gems.
Description Of Some Of the Treasures
and Of the Sale.
Gallery for Chicago Artists at the CON-
ing Exposition.
ENGLISH ART-SAleS


been regarded as q counoisseur OF art N En-
gland He was eax.Y seized with the passion ios
collecting old china and articles Of yertu OF all
sorts, and his private collection OF annqu111es
ind pictures has long been supposed to % one
IT the most valuable IN the Kingdom. III 'al7
pursuit Mr.. Glaistope has had not only tns sup
port OF similar taste On the part OF contem-
pora1y statesman, Charles Sumner. whose spe-
cial taste turned towards fine engraE1ngs nu1
The example Of 80 notsble predecessor a.
Cicero, who, according to Fusei, when ABOUT
43 years Of age projected the formation OF
library and collection Of antiquities apparent
IL with the intention OF retiring by ano
by from political life to the enjoyment OF these
scouisitions. Cicero rnade his friend Attlcus
his agent, aud Trote, in the true spirit OF COZ
1ector, Tin the name Of our friendship sunef
nothing to escape you OF wliatever you find curl
ous or rare; !" and again, You cannot imagine
how greatly my passion increases Tor tins sor1
OF things it ia such that it may appear s1olca-
Ious in the eyes Of many; but you are my fraend.
md will only think OF satisfying my wishes.
Nevertheless, the great Pluto writes, 15o years
later, complaining Of recent custom OF COL
lecting works Of art into galleries, because, IN
his view, statues were to be valued not:for ther
beauty. but a. portraits Of the ancestors OF Inc
posseesors.. .-..
The retirement Of Mr.. Gladstone from active
politics has been tho occasion not Of his entering
into the more leisurely enjoyment OF his eoilec-
ton. but OF its
SALE At FuR11o AUCTION,
,t Christie. Manson, and Woods in London,
Juue &C. The sale was looked forward to with
much interest, On account Of che great 1eputa-
tion Of the collector, but the collection proved,
like Mr.. Summers eng1avings, much Inferior 10
the expectation The proceeds OF the whole
s.la old masters and al, we're abont s45,00o,
and this is said to have been above the
real value Of the articles, the owners
mblic reputation aiding the sale. A
laree yc.etian picture, 6r9 feet, By Bonifaclo'
the subject d Madonna, with figures OF st.
jerome. st. Catherine, the Magdalen reading
ETC., formerly belonged to Biokford, who is BEST
known to most people By his astonishing feat OF
writing considerable book. ''Hathek- AZ one
sItupr OF three nights and two days TINS
nicsn re- sold for s4s3. Many OF the old masters,
indcipg by the prices, must have peen aoohteo-
Twp portraits by Rlbera sold for s68 3D. each
ryo pictures Of Giorgione for ESQ; picture OF
Nu,illo, from the collection OF Louis fhlhppe.
for sos: Bel1im for s23, ETC. Among the
modern pictures. q drawing by John Leeeh, y by
the SD Sea Waves, brought E42; 4.tne MAJ
Taoe ~ Cuuid and Psrchs," By Etty, 948 6s.
Descent from the crosa," BY Benjamin Vest
s11 lis:
Tbs collection Of
CURIOUS WARE AND BRoSxEs
is described as possessing considerable Falue
from its antiquity and rarity but as being at the
aauae time distinguished in general Tor uglmess-
The Xedgxood ware alone being from tla1-
mans designs, excited adn1Islon ana ~
Mr.. Gladstone's 1eputstion as connolseeur o1
AUTHORITY. There were ffty-eight lots Of TINS
ware. The principle adopted IN selecting It vas
illus enunciated by Mr.. Gladstone in
srArEMEST WORTH PRESERVING
| He pointed out that the WedGwood ware revived
the principle Of ancient art, namely, the
uncompromiaing adaptation OF every material
| obiacs to ita proper end II tnAs Gnu
be the production 4 OF beauty onlg,
then the production OF pean!y aa4;n1 s at9no
| ny !. commodity for use and pe1lshable then
! nl1ral aim ID before the designer and producer;
| The object must, first and foremost, be aaapteo
to it's use Is cloeelY as possible3 It must % OF
materiaAas durable as may be, 1t must oe OF me
/ most moderate cost then it must rece1Ee au 1ne
hea11ty vhirh can be made conducive to, or COZ
coraant with, the use. And because this ous1ness
| of harmopizing use and beauty, 90 easy IN the
| works OF nature, is arduous to the 1raAsy OF OF
| msn, it must be made the object OF special ano
perseye1iug care. ::
The series OF grest art Gales this season II
London NAV have had something to do with the
moderate prices brought At this auc'1on-
Tbs sale Of
| TIE MARLBOROUGH GENE.
at the same place, on the week following tae
Gl.Iigtone sale (Juno 28), WIS the most az,
traoraiuary avent Of tue kind OF the season. 500
the English art journals are full OF IT, lnls ap
! pears to be the most remarkable coAecsaon u
| ANTIQUE and Renaissance engra7ed gems ~ =
Great Britain il not in the world. and IS sad 10
| have been forced upon the market by the Pros
/ ent Duke or Marlborough to pay the gamouog
| daht, Of his wife, several estates having gone
the game Way previously. There was gTea. ap.
! prehension among Hue lovers OF AT r.! -
Engtand when the sale WAS announced thai thls
nnbia COLLECTION a. such would be destroyed by
scattered sales, but 3. reservation was mAoe ~
/ tha bend OF the catalogue that the Vendets re-
served the right to sell the whole COLLECTION II
ona lot. and it was IN fact SO 'so!d-
/ that co1,Id belong TO such collection. They IN,
cIude specimens from tde handa OF afsis1s "nqet
names are recorded by the ciass'c writer's. IN
tringically beautiful and valuable, the gems nav
l. emp1oyed the taste and learning OF Pe1sous ~.
| knoun in English history, and hsVe been tne
s,h;ect of q variety Of circumstances OF hlstof1
/ csl romantic OF antiquarian lnterest-
In their present condition they are the coi
! 1act;on If George, third Duke of Marlborough
who lived in the last part Of the ass eenaas sn5rs,
| vesrs II Dlenheim, the seat OF the AartooIouenss
Thav include the collection OF Thomas HOWARD
F.Ti Of Arundel. who isedin the time Of Cha1le'
+ the First. and whose name is indissolu6ly con
nactad with the marbles in the British Museum
H;s egrns PASSED to the Duke Of Nortolk4 an
from lin 70 his son. This son was divorces
from from lis wife, Lady Mary Mordannt by u
House Of Lords in 100, and SHE kept the gems
Thera ig some nfnsion st this po'ne o"lnB
M variety Of names borne ty members OF th
English nobility, but it appears that LadF hol
[ dannt It her death gave back the gems 20 ne
d;yorced husband. At any rate she gave them I
some husband, and he 1narried agsin, and gav
than 1t his dezth to: his VIE, ta
LADY Elzabeth Berkeiy. who maae ~eo
ding nreeent OF them to her niece, Lad. MAI
Besnclerk, IN. 1852. The bridegroom waa
h1nther Of the third Duke OF Marlborough ne
1oTn mantioned, and BY some family Arrange
-oant fhe gems in course Of time passed into th
Mke's 19 possession Marlborough wss 40 enthr
! .issto collector, and purchased the COLLECTION
/ n HE Earl OF Bessborough. which WIS ID
nnrtant enough to be regularly catAogued {
| Natter In 1854, and OF
| LORD CEE8EERP1ElDs
that unfortunate nob1enan whose manners wei
40 rood Is 10 oEershadow his able Statesman
sh;rs and cause it to be forgotten thEt he vi
1nrd Lieutenant Of Ireland and held the dri
ofice in England Another cabinet Of fori
/ l<~Fw .vaAT