New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-18
MASTERPIECES AT AUCTION.
SALE OF THE GALLERY OF DAVID II.
KING, JR

KING JR
sEvENrY-N1NE PAINTINGS BRING sos, s3o-TRoY-
oN.s DRIVING HOME THE FLOCK" BRINGS
| sI72o THE HIGHEST PRIcE-A MEis-
soN1ER FOR ssoo-sMALL INTEREST
IN THE ENGLISH GROUP
DESPITE the severely cold weather last night. Chick
ering Hall was filed It's utmost seating capacity
The attraction was the sale by auction OF the paint
ings which formed the collection of DAVID H. hlhg'
jr.. and among the large gathering OF dealers anu
lovers OF the fine arts. were people not only from
the vicinity OF this city. but from the most distant
parts of the country bent upon the purpose oil pos
siby securing some of the veritabe masterpieces
that TO be disposed of. Among them were
paintings Of Troyon. Schreyer, Mauve. DE NeuVlie'
Detae. Sir Joshua Reynolds, Dore, Gainsborough'
Sir T. Lawrence, Romney, Constable, DIT H. RAE
burn. Opie Dez Maris Berne-B ellecour, Bougue-
reau Daunier. Beraud. and Sir w Beechey.
Last nights proportion OF the entire group OF l6l
works numbered 10 pictures. the total which was
received for them being SlOS330. The prices realized
| outside the paintings of English artists, were saii
tc be fair But the pictures In the Ensish group
| according to the statement made 70 tribune re-
porter by a prominent art dealer OF the city. by no
means fetched prices agreeing with their intrinsic
worth. Many of the paintings by Englanas best
known artists were sold for comparatively small
prices.
The highest price obtained last night was for a
pastora. scene by G. Troyon entitled DRIVING
Home the Flock" This picture. which was express
y painted for and came from the collection Oh Loru
| Ashburton was finally knocked down TO JULIUS
Oehm. for 1880 The bidding started at $1,000
and in the course Of about half dozen bids was
carried to $1,000 when the competition reSoNed
itself into a battle between Mr.. Oehme and another
visitor. In alternate offers from each OF >oS the
1900 mark was quickly attained. and for a moment
there was lu.l but with obvious determination
Mr. Oehme We mt better than his rival al each
call and ultimately secured the treasure at the
figure named
ANOTHER HARD FIGHT
A,o,bor exc,,,ng and stubbornly fought compet-
ton also took place for the possession Of two water
color representations OF bat,leelds scenes ehttei
"C,hamplgry" painted respectively by De;alile ana
De Melville Early In the bidding Only TWO uuEe'S
were left in, OF whim was herman oc"au'
nv offers In turn Of ;25 from each. the price "ae
run from st. 200 to sl.7Oo. when Mr.. schaus MADE a
burst with a 800 bid to which his opponent immed-
atelv roplled with similar offer. Scaaus. however,
wore down his rival in each case. and secured the
waier-colors for &l0O each.
Tho first picture 10 reach four-fgure prlc" was
| a work by n paumier which, starting in at an humpe
price was rapidly rushed up 10 sle", ana was
| Knocked down 20 : Il Avery with an advance OF
No Little interest was displayed In the study Oh
a Horse" by Mclssonier. which was sod Tor the
| small price % 500.
For the "Gypsies in the Forest" By Diaz. the
bidding was extremely spirited. and 1t was NOT
| until ,,GU had been reached that there was ue
least dlmlnutlon in he advances. NJ hnoenieF Z"
| 60 eventually obtained the work for 1880
7, rho eroup Of English samples the highest oher
| ATTAINED was $500 which given for a portrait
| hv Sir Joshua Reynolds. Two other portraits py
N. same artist were also disposed OF afier some
! what lukewarm bidding. for 5000 and N4'o' Inc
cornnst.;ion for the British specimens were haruiy
/ f.. any case marked by much energy. as Is SHOWN
+ by the IA, that GalnsborouGh when was greatly
/ admired was knocked down FOR Nle
>.r,r.. The highest prices given AT the SAFE were
xsc-, hv = Tnterneysr FOR Mauve's cattle IN
/ u,ari.m Meadows" and $500 by II. b. Pettes for
schrcycr's "Chevaux dams Ia Neise
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