New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-20
~uE TILDEN EFFECTS SOLD.
.rcTIoN AT THE GRAMERCY PARK
HOUSE.
..,rxaI PRICES FOR MANY ARTICLES WHICH
.nr HIGHLY PRICED BY THE owNER-MRs

AIN Al.
WE'RE HIGHLY Priced By THE owNER-MRs
n,SIEr s. LAMONT A PURCHASER
,.d flag in front Of the house In Gramercy
-, which was for years the home of the late
s.,uel J. Tilden gave notice to all people passing
90 Mace Yesterday that the sale of Mr.. Tilden's
'sabold effects by William NJ Ryan, the auc-
.'.nser Of No Ill Broadway was in progress. The
w. w, heran early In the forenoon, and the house
So crowded John Bigelow, Andrew III. Green and
Y F. Randolph. the trustees of the Tilden es-
- who had authorized the sale. were present.
s.rs,arv of War Lamont was in the house for a
1sort time after the sale began.
,cong the articles sold more than a dozen
..,rers, each Of which said to be Mr.. Tilden's
.no,,te The first was sold for s. 80 to H.
n,telspei The drawing piano, which was
- 90 have cost $500. sold TO II. Lawlor for
-, He also bought the piano cover and stool
-, sqs 4 tortoise shell and ivory mounted cabinet
-, 10 b. Hawthorne for 81 20. John j. Cahill.
.ho was assistant secretary to Mr.. Tilden. was a
''rcbaser OF various articles. among them an
Zen library table for SIS parlor suit of five
,css for SIS and several of the memorable rockers
~. Tildcn's chess table sold for $40. w. Weather
noon was the purchaser The same price was paid
-, his shaving stand. Mr.. Cahill was the pur-
.s 80 Of T. and said that he would not sell it for
hundreds Of dollars
william Chase the artist, bought the billiard
..na for So ard an ebony parlor suit was pur-
Sose5 bv 4 Grone for SCI 80. one oak chair brought
vs and a handsome parlor suit of seven pieces 900
ssre.,san, APPEL was the purchaser OF the iattsr
49, billiard balls were bought by }. Brauy lor
r-oard "A pair Of common looking wooden duHp-
= 49, witch were said to have been used by Alr.
nrs;sn many Years sold for 90 cents 10 James
IInscS Charles Koopner was the purchaser OF d
Sis, cabinet which cost him ST. 1t was said 10
he valued at 500 - -,,,. l.. at, 90 how. d,ad
wen gSn III Crimmins bought. through a representa-,
co carved parlor sets for $50 each, ana several
NIL articles Of furniture. The large flag wnicn
sn'~' iecsS over the Capitol when Tiden was GOV
wa or and small pennant, were sold to John Lynn
loi g. lamont wife of the Secretary of War; bought
@....S r1uch for SIG and a wicker rocker Tor - o.
a. making the purchases she gave the name
LTin The course Of the sale several relatives OF
~, T,,iien and many OF his personal friends drifted
"a "a hid for articles Mrs. Samuel b. SABINE ana
\, Va William Paine, his neces, purchased rockers
NJ nominal sum. There was sold piece OF AK
III instnr carpet containing 1876 yards. at 81 cents
NM According TO the auctoneer II had cost y %
s"..~ar5 \ black walnut parlor suit, whch was
a. ~ have been Mr. Tiden's favorite one, went Tor
81 s.,n,,.,,ra ,as closed at !: 30 O. clock. and
inward of s. 900 realized on IT, ,., a
IN the evening a number OF vaIuaole palntings
we're sold Secretary Lamonts representative
bought for him royal worcester vase ""'i'
cost Mr.. Tden $1,000 for Sl4O