New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-18
IT FLOATS
ANTIQUES AT LOW PRICES.
WARM WEATHER AND FEW BUYERS CHEA T.
BARGAINS AT THE BRANDUS SALE.

WARM WEATHER AND FEW BUYERS CREATE
BARGAINS AT THE BRANDUs SALE.
The sale OF the collection Of paintings, tapestries,
antioue furniture bronzes and other objects Oh AT
belonging to Edward Brandus was cohthueu y
terday afternoon at the American ATT "a'''
Madison Square South In spite OF tue "ea'nei'
the attendance was fair and at times the o'ooiAs
was spirited The most OF the artc'es' ho"e'e''
sold for low figures and the people who came 70
buy had good time of 1t and secured NUMBER Oh
bargains. Some Of the Sevres ware SOLD ior less
than would ordinarily be paid for pottery mace al
much less celebrated factories ana soihe "a ''e
antique furniture went at low hgures. III ALL i''
lots were disposed of during the atterhoo"' anu
these brought total of s7.4s4 The sale was under
the management OF the American Art Associatioh'
and the auctoneer was Thomas e. Kirby.
Among the articles was curio table OF the flrst
Empire In satnwood with ormolu mounts WHICH
brought $50; Louis XVI watch with ornate necora
lions sold for sl25 Louis XIV fan IN motnei -o'
pearl inlaid with gold figures and ornaments ana
with two hand-painted panels $2 %; announcer LOUIS
XIV fan OF mother-of-pear profuseiy iniaio VIII"
gold delicate carving on both sides and with
hand painted scene from the poems OF oss'a"'
brought sCO The collection Of miniatures sou Ioi
n low figure most of them bringing less Una" s'.
The highest price paid for one OIL thei" ""' w.
which was brought by miniature OF Nhe' uo
Rovigo signed by Isabey and dated 1871 a mum
peror Napoleon were also sold. letter slgneu
"Napoleon" and addressed to the Archbishop
d'Autun. congratulating him on the re-estaoish-
ment OF peace In his diocese. was sold Tor sfo.
In the collection of letters and relies letter
signed by George Washington ana dated puuu
Highlands June H. I77s. sold for the highest ngure
go Among the articles OF furniture disposed OIL
with the prices paid are the following A flrs'
Empire table OF solid mahogany. with ormolu ofha-
ments SIS; two Louis XIV wall cabinets of gilt woou
seven feet six inches hign. sLio, Empire seat II"
green and gold carved wood guarantees ~ ~. !nn
French Government TO have oeen IN sne q, Hspoeon
l. $50 80: Empire cheval mirror from T., .ne phoeanv
FontaiIebleau s5s & Empire r .aI' ounts ST. 81
Empire chest. 800; carved wood CABINET Wi,h
inad with marbles Of different c1,olS marble TOP
and solid gilt bronze figure OF anne ew.sy hy rwo
high in middle panel s; numet' nsr. SUPPORTED by
two columns with solid gilt bronze caryatines' sS'v
carvings. ormolu mounts and wreaths on the sides
Sl65; Louis XIV screen. tour-told IN ear'eu rv yd
wood S Empire SaSaD .Wans sded support
ing each side N65 Frs, Empire psr,Jr r srmchairs
' sssS Of sS1 I o desk
First Empire period. profusely ornamentted WIN Win
S srs u ST6nae % nine lights
and Egyptian figures on the pedestal suppoposa
slS: pair OF vases in sevres style win .hs iper az
y and the coat-of-arms Of Napoeon si aa, R par u
iah,e Of oval shape, in solid ormolu $40 and
Louis XIV jardlniere; mounted In heaVy sh' o'0"Ae'
The sale OF the remaining paintings in the col
lection took place last night Inc nlda ON ~a
slow with but or two exceptions ana the prices
paid were low. One hundred paintings were dis
posed Of. and the total amount received TOT the'"
One Of the heaviest buyers last nights sale was
John Randolph. who acted as agent for some otneIs:
Bre,en. FOR 81 $50 les Mousquetares, 6xlt inches.
by Messonier $500 The cSt,aser R,g raw'i 30
Fruit Gatherers. i2xi5 inches by George Mor Gnu
$50 and Lion and Lioness lxl5 incnes e 20, Rosa }or
"The Pei Kitten 2sLx2i inches. by George Henry
Harlow and Sunset at Barbzon lSxl9 inches Ss
paintings n, II" lie got Portrait u Lady FaIconserg.
isxiO inches. by Sir Peter Lely 500 ne
inches. by Emile Van Marcke. 5000; La Nui,
Tombante isx9 inches by GorSi s nr5es a bv
John Opie. Ncoo , .r ,,as..,e
Among the other pictures sold were LANDS
younser $50; another by the same artist bought by
G. s Palmer for $500: The Burg9mats,teIs honsb,
hy 3 F Ronaventure for $3.50: The Marause de
Noas .ss nshs BY h i:. Room ssxis
BessncOn" S5x'o inches. BY J; Martin 100 sS9.
$40, Pointers isxls inches. by O. H. De penne
bought by J X Root for 500. Return from IN. tne
'yH inches inches BY Sy A RGsa ho"Senf
y.sn y. sSs @ and oOsss
Of Art ssx25 inches by Bsse Alexandrs, psssas
Cows" icxl5 inches by Emile Van Marcks. bought
by f. Bumens,iell for si75 Turkish Children.
iix15 inches by Diaz. bought by J O. Baehe for o.,
81 500 Les Prairies Fleuries. 9i3x2o inches oy
Daubirpy 500 Vanity" :lS2s inches by Maa1 ,sz,
inches. by Rosa Bonheur. $500; lie Faucheur."
i2xis inches by Corot. $3.50: Arab Chiefs in Mo-
rocco iixi. inches. by Adophe Schreyer, $3.50
Madeleine Repentie." ssx4s inches; by Jean
jacques Henner. bought by f. j Berwind for
$500; "vaee De "a Tonque" i5xiS inches by Con-
zon isx22 inches. by Theodore Rousseau bought
ny F. Loring for $500: lie Rspos des Moisso m,
Dr. Rany for 5000 Mile de valois." Sxti
inches by Pierre Mlgnard. bought by E. F.
Bonavent1re for 50. Nine; dorleans" sss2s
inches. by Drouais. 5000; Henrietta Frances
Countess OF Ressborough;" s5x2o inches. by Sir
Thomas Lawrence. $1,000: LADY Somerset.
2is. x2ai. inches, by Sir William Beechy. s7oo; "Por-
trait OF Mile Necker" 2sx25 inches. by Jean Bap-
tiste Greuza s725 and Arab Chief 45xSs inches
by Adophe Schreyer, $500.
TO morrow afternoon the sale will be concluded
beginning 22O o'clock In the lots stil unsold are
many specimens OF Sevres ware. candeiabra mina-
lures bronzes. clocks furniture. antique fans, an
tiuue boxes vases and tapestries.