New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-25
SALE OF MENDoNCA COLLECTION.
SEVENTY THREE PICTURES BRING TOTAL
OF N0076 60

OF <lVVfe o.
The sale of paintings belonging to Senior Salvador
de Mendonca formerly Brazilian Minister at WASH
ington but now in Portugal, began at the American
Art Galleries last evening There fair-sized
attendance Pictures were started at 70 ana sio
and one dollar bids were frequent. Later however,
the bidding became more spirited and the end Oh
the sale showed a total Of $l0W6 % TOT seventy
three pictures an average OF about sla' eacn.
The lowest price, IS, was paid for water Color
interior of an Old Abbey" by Eug. soule' anu
the highest figure Of the sale was reahzeu "hen
the Portrait Of Master Liney." by John opie was
offered The latter picture was started at >VV' anu
the bidding quickly rose to $780, From that IL wen.
up slowly by ten-dollar bids until the sum OF sA"
was reached. The buyer was Winfield o. stern.
Mr. Stern bought twenty-seven pictures ana was
said TO represent buyers in Washington
Among his other purchases were Head or
Woman" by Raimundo de Madrazo, $50; The
Haystack" by Henry Davis. so; The Seine be-
low Havre" by Richard Parker Bennington slW
Portrait OF Savanaroa." by Sebastian Ricci w.
"Nymph Fleeing from a Satyr." said In the cat
alogus TO be by Correggia and to have once hung
In the Bibliotheca Ambrosisna. 81 50;' Head OK
an Old Man." by Ferdinand Bal. Sis; Landscape
Near Paris" by Georges Michel. $780, THE Hunts
men," by the same artist, sf0 and Pigs, by
George Morland $500.
painting by Thomas Creswick. Landscape IN
the North of England" which was started at $oV
brought out some or the keeneSt pluuihs VI 'i'S
evening After 1t had reached $500. the bidding
was narrowed to William Clausen. a dealer, and
Mr. Stern the latter finally buying the picture
for $500 "a Portrait of the Duchess OF Ports
mouth" accredited to Sir Godfrey Kneller. was
sold TO J. D. IchSnhauser for $500. The Rape OF
Proserpine." said to be by Rubens, went TO MI.
Stern for $40 Some Of the other pictures ana
prices were Dutch Portrait" by Dirk Halls. soid
TO H. G. Ward $751; landscape, by p. f. Rudeli. 10
C. Whitehead $50; Jersey Landscape with Cactie
by William Hart, to +. Doelger jr. S0. n n
Holly Fellows" by Franz Halls. TO A. Peats sl2p'
Venice" by Richard Parkes Bennington, 10 a. -
Richmond SOS; "Keene Valley-Adirondacks' 10
II. c. Ward s105 ,.. balancing
The first afternoons sale of art objects belonging
TO the same collection was held yesterday. one
hundred and thirty-nine objects were solo, az d
total Of about 81 03s 60 Among these were mum,
Der of miniature vases Of japanese and Chlnese
porcelain some ivory carvings and severai Dronzes,
The highest price OF the sale was $50 pad LOT an
onauue glaze with blossom decorations IN "nito
reserve Two old Chinese porcelain jars WIN CO.. Son
yentonal floral designs in deep blue: went LOT ~ "
each and large hawthorn jar. with me 90uoe-
ring mark of the Kang-hs period. brought 10
Chinese tuningb bell In gold bronze Drousn' ou,
the most spirited bidding Of the afternoon IL SOTO
for $50 An antique japanese bronze Incense
brought $50 x,,,.a,, ctern G.
whitehead Samuel Spencer. G. ID. seymour, MIS-
DIR Burke r. W. Burg. Carl Glucksmann ana -
Studebaker The sale will continue to-day ana To-
morrow beginning at and p. M