The Indianapolis journal., 1894-05-12
WILL SELL HER TREASURES.
Sadie Martinot's Jewels, Bric-a-Brac
to Go Under the Hammer.
Nau York Herald

Miss Sadie Martinot has broken up her
beautiful home in this city and offered for
sale at auction all her household treasures.
ments and furniture all over the world, and
she expects the auctioneer to take five
days In disposing of them.
There are pleasant memories connected
with nearly every one of the articles" she
said to me last evening when / her
at the Hoffman House, "and It is like part
ing with old friends to get rid of them.
am going to leave the city next season
and l realize that 1 cannot keep up a per-
manent home while l am on the stage /
have bought things everywhere with the
idea of beautifying my home-things l
could admire in themselves without regard
to their intrinsic value"
Miss Martinots collection includes many
articles that could not be duplicated in
America, If in the entire world. one OF her
most novel possessions that she intends to
sell Is a cravat made of solid woven gold,
with fringe of pearls and diamonds. 1t
may either be worn around the throat or
tire time of a skilled goldsmith eighteen
months TO make IL and the only duplicate
of it in the world belongs to the Countess
de Paris.
Another remarkable ornament is very
large glove buttoner, with great mono
gram of diamonds and rubies and large
diamond and sapphire ornaments. She VS.
tied Cuba some time ago and was enter
tained by Francisco de Alvarez, who lost
the tiny gold glove buttoner he had taken
from her hands. When she next saw him
he was in Paris and brought the large
one TO her to replace the one he had lost.
1t is in very handsome tortoise shell box.
A pair of massive diamond earrings and
pendants that Will be sold were given to
Miss Martinot by Ba,on George Won
the ocean on the same steamer and Miss
Martinot had played the accompaniment
for the Baron when he sang at :he usual
ship concert.
Miss Martinot has always specially
priced a pair of opera glasses literally COW
cred with magnificent diamonds.
They were given to me by a royal per-
sonage, whose name / am not at liberty
TO mention" she said.
Another valuable trifie is an antique
miniature surrounded by old mine da-
de Pompadour. whose life Miss AIartfnot
recently depicted on the stage.
In her collection are also Hungarian
pendant of unpublished gems. formerly
owned by Maria Theresa; set of cups
and saucers made in about 112O and sent
by the Czar of Russia to the noble Del
Nero family, of Pisa, By a special embas-
sador: blue velvet court costume. in
crusted with rhinestones and pearls-the
fac-simile of one made for Maria Pia,
formerly Queen OF Portugal; two Roman
amphorae about two thousand years old:
some Etruscan pottery. made about three
thousand years ago; Roman lamps and tea
lava from Vesuvius; fans OF the periods
OF Louis XIV, XIV and XVI. a marble
bust of Miss Martinot made by the Roman
sculptor Andreoni: a volume of photo
graphs Of EIuelin taken from pictures OF
different French artists. with auto
graphic dedication: bed exactly similar to
the one used by Napoleon in the Palace
of Fontainebleau; bed linen trimmed with
real Valenciennes lace that cost $3.50 set
In Paris: table linen OF the same style: a
remarkable set of Indian carved wood
furniture and some ceramic Abruzzi vases
made in the middle ages.
She also has number Of good paintings,
both i'm oil and in water colors and
charming sketch of an Arab swinging his
cimeter by Benjamin Constant. Vie has
a collection OF operate scores and OF fine
editions OF books. in addition 10 large
wardrobe to sell The sale OF the furniture
and bric-a-b brac viii begin on Thu-~day
and continue o. Friday and SATURDAY..
r'-~ 80 ~7-cie --u ~ 1nld on Tuasdav and
the jewels on Wednesday Of next week.