New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-02
THE sENEY PICTURE SALE.
NEARLY 100000 FOR 200 PAINTINGS.
MORE INTEREST AND HIGHER PRICES - $lo,oOO
FOR oNE PICTURE.

MORE INTEREST AND HIGHER PRICES - 9lV,oVV
FOR oNE PICTURE.
Although the pictures put up last night at the
seney collection sale whole far superior 10
those sold Tuesday the attendance at Chckering
Hall messuraby inferior in point Of numbers to that
of the night before As some OF the choicest WORKS.
however, were placed low down the catalogue many
delayed their until late in the evening and before
the sale concluded the seats all occupied and many
were standing In the side-asles The auctioneer
before beginning the SALE referred to the
apathy displayed the previous evening anu
expressed the hope that the bidding wouiu
be brsker. put up the first picture, landscape
by Bellows. which brought $3.50 A Grison brought
5000 and a bright Kowalski, full of color Sl'ooo'
schreyers "On the Lower Danube" was the first pic
ture to excite enthusiasm aud applause. was bought
by lady for 50. $50 after spirited competition.
From this point onward the prices were fairly high.
The first Daubgny brought $3.50, ana me Ooio"
1.-THE Bridge" $l,100. after sharp hre Oh Jus
Breton's brittany Woman" knocked down
for Sl,35o less than half. IL was
said. of the cost pirce. The large au oi',r
tinted oak tree by Rousseau brought only 81 300 while
Two Boughtons went for $500 and S5lo resPecuveyS
Cederstr,ms Monks Preparing breakfast urougHt
81 275, than three times as much as me ena p
by tne painter sold for on Tuesday, kous ,d1e
at first sold for 81 100 was put ny again as e ,a5
failed to appear and brought 81 $50. When Vauters
Home the b Bds as "nS
contested 1t eventually fell to rn oo oSnuS 600
S4.1O A
souare according TO Phllistlnes cstlHals'
Schrever's magnificent "SnowBound," whlcn was
loudly appauded also bought by Mr. Mitchell h Tor
Browns THE spat received hearty welcome and
brought $3.50 the next highpriced work being BelIe
Belecour's Reconnaissance" which brought @5VVo,
De Neuville's Morning Parade" following soon after
for 81 600 small Milet, La Blanchsseuse, brought
So 800 after long fight Another round of applause
greeted Van Marckes normandy Oatue:
which sold for $3.50 while ,,d Rou'ss Same
sunset" honored IN Inc r., =. @
fashion and brought $3.50. fine Diaz. The Batners
went for 80 $50. When Knights Reapers Rest was
placed on the easel there prolonged burst oi ap
plause and IL was rapidly run up TO S2.O2o.
The remaining pictures were all striking examples anu
were all received with evident marks of approval by me
spectators Mnnkacsy's Might Rovers was SOLD 10
IT. c. Gibson, of Philadelphia. for $3.50; large FER
rault, The Mirror Of Nature brought @3,doV'
Mosisr's Les Accordailles" $4,000. and 6 final;
ly Defregger's Arrival at the BalI
was sold to II D. Plummer of New York. for Sloooo
the highest price paid for picture AT he even
inQ's sale The amount realized was $lZ',oo
which makes 81 43O for the rst two evenings OF the
sale This result considered by most OF the dealers
and onnoisseurs present highly satisfactory AS on
the even before the American pictures held their own
WELL while such decline there was seemed 20 DE most
ly in the works foreign artists Tonight the choicest
gems OF the collection will be dispersed.
Following Is the list OF works sold WIN the prices anu
he artists in alphabetical order