The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-10
FINE ARTS. :
PICTURE SALE AT cHrcxEnIxa HALL

PICTURE SALE AT CHICKERING HALL
There was good audience, q fair number Of buyers
and GOOD average prices were paid last evening 81
the nrst days saie At Cncksring Hall Of tho consc-
ton Of paintings which has for some days past been
exhibition at tho Lcavtt Art Rooms The collsc-
tor made up, Il will 10 remembered, from
three sourccs--hrst OF pictures belonging to
and consigned to Mr. s. p. Avery, under whose
direction tho sale Is made; second. OF foreign pic
lures belonging TO William r. Walters OF Baltimore,
and third, OF n number OF paintings chiefly By
American artists, belonging TO Mr. Henry H. Mar
auand. Tho auctioncer Robert somcrvIIe, acting
for the Messrs. LoavitI The usual secrecy the
OF buyers maintsincd, youths being posted
different parts OF the ball to take the bids, who
took clerk the OF tho purch ascrs a. the
pictures we're sold
The nrst picture OF any consequences sold vas
sketch-"Ilalian Boats''cataiogued to j. NJ. W. Tur.
ncr, which went up 10 si7o. Theodore Frerss
"rwigbt, Egypt" was bought By Mr.. Clark fog
sil5. good Lcutze-"Molher aud Aunt"-ien 'os
SIS; n samuel Cocmsu--"Ihc Palms OF vaien.
cia"-for $780, and a Lake Scene" by Hubbard foe
$t55. Carl Beckcr's charming "a Birthday Bouquet's
so, soo ana a
poetic Jean Aubcri, "Kcvericn iiitIy Huntngton--
.:rhc Grape Grshsfer"-orcugh. bu. SO, and, by
sfransccontrast. tho mex numbcr-Salvlois "Pom.
pesn fncrior-i old Tor no. Deirexscrs a ryroisss
set the Coast, was low at sis5; Edouard Frerss'
ln tho studio ran ny 10 $500 aua Stembeils ''rhs
Scribe" to 1910. Mr.. Harper, we believe. secured
shreycrs "a Turkish Carsvsn at 1850; very pleas
Ing BANQUET brought &575 and Mr. Gibbs gave $3.50
.rhe Arbusqu,cr,r by Charles MISSIONER, $50 was
gwen, and AIR Gibbs purchased Duvergcrs very al.
nirabie "Thc Wait OF Charity ~ $40, q moderate
price Pamaroli's "a Spanish Woman" brought s5ss;
Boughton's good "a surrey Pastoral $500; Berns
Bellecour's 'fhe Curats Pushing" &3l0 and. Disx's
"rhe Edge OF . Wooi' fs90.
Judge Hilton bought l.. A. Gros' "rhe Stirrup
Cup" for $500 and gave 1000 Tor TsuIc mouche's
dainty "Rssuing and resting An exquisite httls
sui life by Biaise Dsszons brought $50; Paul yry
emo Faconer" sold 100 we'll at 1870 and Ciay's
Boats Near Aatwcrp' cost t625. For Bougucresu's
"rhe string OF Pearls" $50 was gvon; whsttredge's
"A Brook In the Woods went very cheap 10 Mr.
Clark for $50. and Hmiic Adams THE Last Day OF
tho sale" reached 81, 1870.
George N. Boughton's Norman Fisher GIRL" foil -
5000 Msrston's waste OF "Mook at Prayer" AZ
$500. and J. q. Ciarin's character fuii "0pum
smoxers' cost Mr.. Gibbs SOFA A careful picture IL
Muiier's "a florsDtinc Lady, Fourteenth Century,
Which went M "a but S4Ao Dciorps good "thc Ar
rival VI The Cardinal starting NJ $500. reached $500;
an = X. CLIFFORD, We we're slad 10 see, brought $3.50;
Glsysers very careful "fhc pompsian BIRD Charmcr'
fell at 500, and T.. q. Comte's "Heoise' At sara
Narunctti's after Diuncr sports vent down 1T $3.50
Mr.. John Wolfe bought A. VolIon's mastery "StiiI
Lfe, winch rosa slowly TO $sg0 and finally the proc
At wtnch Kcnsett's windsor Castle was taken down
fnOO. Tho sum total OF the prices ~ which The
seventy ave paintings were knocked down was
f23. T6t