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No. l,275 was another chimney piece OF the
same material and period MS No. L27A, and
similarly decorated. It also brought 81 200
A marble bust u.276) OF Octave Farnese.
made In Italy In tho sixteenth century. sold
forS2,S4o The figure is clothed in armor, and
about the nook Is collar OF tho order OF the
Golden Fleece. The bust is 80 inches high.
Among tho terra Gotta sold was 4 bas-relief
1.2SDl representing tho Ascension. 1t Is
partly enamelled. and shows Christ. sur
rounded by angels and cherubs. rising from
the ground, where the Virgin kneels. Itis 15
feet high and 10 feet broad and was bought
for the Louvre Museum for Sl,2o0.
Tho stained glass brought low prices Nos.
1853. 1853. and 1855 each brought $500.
They are nll OF fifteenth century German
workmanship and measure 10 1-5 by 30
inches, The first bears a figure OF ST. Oath
erine OF Alexandria. the second q figure OF the
Virgin and child. and tho third bonrs figure
OF ST. George.
No. 1857 q Fronch work. showing God send-
ing dove to King David. and No. 1858 which
bears picture OF Moses receiving the table
OF tho comm andm ents. together brought s7SO.
They are both French work Of the sixteenth
inches In breadth.
A marriage chest, made in Italy In the late
fourteenth century. was No. 2.982. The sides
and cover are figures in rclief OF cavaliers and
women dressed In medieval court costume.
The figures are painted and gided. Tho
work. which Is "a inches long by 0 3.5 inches
broad. sold for $1,000.
A similar piece t29S3) is decorated with fig
ures Of satyrs. palm branches. and dophins
gilded and painted. 1t is 10 inches high by 20
long. and sold for 81 .04o.
NJ e1n ~ dat tp TtaIr
in the middle Of tho fifteenth century. 1t is
circular in form and measures II inches In
diameter. 1t Is OF wood. covered with paste.
painted and gilded. On the cover Is figure OF
a man and n woman wearing costumes of the
fifteenth century. The work sold for $4,000.
N. MANNHEIM's VALUATIONS VERIFIED By THE
BALE.
In q conversation with NJ. Charles Mannheim
after the eighteenth day Of the sale the great
expert had much to say to THE SuNs cor
respondent that was interesting. His predic-
ton as to the aggregate sum that the sale
would bring had boon entirely verified by the
actual results NJ Mannheim. who Is to-day
the greatest art expert Of Europe, valued tho
collection en- bloc at $2.4OO.0OO. Tho sale
has realized moro than two-thirds of that sum.
Tho other third was the special value which he
attached to the possession Of the collection in
pressed with the daily reports Of the sale which
have appeared in THE Sun.
THE very next day after the SALE" he said.
you have published as complete an account
as We could have desired" In reference to
the refusal OF the French Government to buy
the collection. NJ. Mannheim spoke in way
that was highly flattering to American liber-
ality in matters Of art. THE future will show"
he said. that America would hive known
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similar case. France will have to wait centu-
ries. and spend two or three times as much
money. before 1t can make as complete an art
collection as this"
"One especially interesting feature OF tho
SALE" said the expert Is the excess OF prices
paid by the public over tho value at which
have estimated csStain articles OF the collcc-
tion. On some days tho prices ran below my
estimated value. but the surplus in the ma
jority OF cases has boon great enough TO bring
the inal figure s1ove what had estimated
This is particularly true with certain classes
OF articles" Here NJ. Mannheim took n cata-
logue Of the sale and pointed out to THg sUE
correspondent many interesting variations be-
tween the values he had estimated and prices
actually paid. The surplus does not show
itself in each particular object" he said, but
In the average receipts Of the entire sale" In
illustration Of this. n. Mannheim selected from
the catalogue certain objects from each Of tho
dIe.,-aroa hatwaor bta ostimata and
tha yoIu. ,vhicb tbo nuh,ic nraced y, the
ort;o,a Anonc tba antIou,tiss which wers
first sold tba numbers he seleeted were :. 10
midi No. 8 WAS a Greek terra Gotta statu-
otto OF a Young woman seated in a high-b back
chair holding q child to her breast. The piece
is eighteen inches high. and Mr. Mannheim
estimated it's value at $500. 1t sold for Sl.25O
Another similar statuette Q0l. n woman stoop-
fnu 10 tic the cord OF her sandal was coneid-
cred to be worth $500 but the price it brought
was $500. No II, another terra Gotta group
ten inches high. composed Of Chnron, Mercury
md q young woman whom Charon invites to
enter his bark, was valued by Mannheim at
$500, but fetched So 900 at the sale. Among
the worries were Instances Of a surplus Just as
striking. For example, No 43, q Carlovinsian
nlooue for a book cover. carved with the figure
-, +1,a Vj,,in v,a aatjnetad 10 ha ,yor+l,