The sun., 1899-04-27
FAMOUS PICTURES SOLD.
JiST ETENING THE BEST At THE
MENDOSCI ART SALE

Turner's Picture Ot NeIAOn'N FUNERAL BnrQe
Leaving Greenwich Brings $500, the
TOP Pwce-A Nrronese Goes for o., zoo
Entire Collection Produces R73,9b2
The sale Of the art collection and some house,
Mold furnishings of Senior Salvador do Men.
lou,a the former Brazilian Minister to the
r., tied States. ended at the American Art Ciai-
,c,ie- last evening In the three days OF its con.
tulanr" Thomas H. Kirby. as auctioneer. dis
,o.cI II moro than 800 catalogue numbers
win total proceeds Of S73252. Senior Mem
loucn- paintings. of which there were 2ls
brought s4nS5o. ard his porcelains. curios old
furniture. rugs &c, yielded the balance
Thn -rvcnty-two paintings sold last evening
tc:rled S2o.!eO. or more than either OF the
rrsttwo evenings offerings OF seventy three
ri .urrs Zach. Turner's depletion of tho de.
r.,r,urJ VI Nelson's funeral barge from Green
wirh Hospital on the Thames commanded the
highest figure. $4,000. The painting was
hourht ly Charles II. Flint. 1t sold here once
f,r SluWO u. hut the Mendonca sale has lot been
n salr of high prices. although IL has been n
ros'iyo success as n whole. Mr. Flint was olso
the purchaser of the Halls. Portrait OF Pro.
tss-or." mt S2OoO: the veronese. Esther Be-
for. Ahasuerus.' at $500. and the "Old
Ridge In Norfolk. 'of Starks at 5000 As the Ve-
rouese i eminentlya museum picture, being so
large A. - present some difficulties OF hanging
satisfactorily in private house II would not
be a cause of general surprise IL Mr.. Flint
should enable it eventually to find its way to
one II the puhlir galleries of the country. The
raintiug zane from the Blenheim collection OF
the Duke of Marlborough. The bidding on the
Turner the Holt and the Neronese was in each
iu.,aroe started at 1000. and the advances
came without halt.
SIR Henry Rae burns portrait of Lord Byron
w,, bought hv William Clausen. presumably
onurlcr for $1,000. Van Dyck's "Bevgar"
went To- Karl Glucksman at $tj2J. A. Peats,
who bought freely yesterday. both in the after
noon and evening. got the Backhuysen MA
rne" at $40. Paulus Pottcrs Land
scapr and Cattle" at 81 400. the Italian
LANDSCAPE OF Wilson's at $500. Julian
puprG's "Mlk Carrier" at Sl25. and the
curiou4Iy lighted Constable View at STRAIT
iI5. FrIricri1E BrIdrmans 0rientaI Figure "St at
fss 'M"uthul.' sold Tor SO to +, A Durant Of
Albany
@ ssr TS1' p"s,Iat 5% was,sH W Sm.s|
wa, bought 10y !. D. Ichenhacuser for $3.50,
I ny ZANE tor Ggysr y Ept Ey: EGTT,rait q
ihiil f"r S32O. the Old Cromr "Iandscapr
IN Norfolk for $40 Hogarths portrait OF
trait Of Dr samuel Arnold Tor S425. George
Morland The. Wrcckers' for $3.50 and
The fainting Woman" of Van Miers Tor
Sir Godfrey Kneler's Portrait OF a Judge"
wa- bought 10y Macbeth for $40 and a por-
trtt NJ Milton 10y W. Dobson went to the same
purchaser at : 40, knellers portrait nf Dry
den wa, bought under q name not the pur-
trat OF a ady y went also under a pseudonym
for $3" TW@ ,. ModpTermam d Yer pictures % Of tray.
Sliil and SlSD. respectively.
The afternoon sale was full ot such interest
a;atlaches to auctions OF old furniture; some
only old. with some pieces that gain Il
var' oi, their market value from assocla-
penIale chairs, with shied-shaped backs. from
a SCI used by lafayettse when he was
which cam" 10 Virginia from Enga in the
middle Of the last century, that sold for SIP
F that sod % for ss w DatcS ha clock X shoWng Hp2
and the vhas"s Of the nc moon. @ brought i "S' sI"5
Two wood carvings OF Diana and a warrior
dating from Henry lis time. sold at S+25O
Besides these. there was a graceful Italian
awe GHrSan nIaid With tt'ppwGod
sF?sa st ssd f %55SF si5S fFff%S f9Ss WV
sT%"bsirso With Carved ITf st frames n M3 a%3
pphol;tered in turlu9ise damask. that
s5Srsh 5t s3nn LOWS XIX cabinet q mahog
iestoous. that fetched $500; two wide backed
armchairs from the festival hall of the Borg
hall clock from the Street collection. that went
for $40 and mahogany secretary Of Louis
NV. s time. with ormoiu mounts and sur
mounted by candelabra. that was bid up to
SlO2j
Thr lis.t included a mahogany cabinet. with
panels OF Matteau subjects in vernis Martin.
a. S2a3, First Empire chairs at Sl0O each
hy 40 French Government to have come
from tn" grand salon Of the Chateau des Tuil-
erteS, whore l., was placed by Louis XVIII. for
he lm"hesIse d,AngouIeme;; 1t was made for
NAPOLEON l. One carved mahogany chair
Of The second Empire ~ that was found
,oGu" said, at the Faubourg st. Antoine and
recognized by the maker. who hadht placed In
the private cabinet Of Napoleon Ill. whence it
was shipped to Holland, brought $40.
B"tist"ads sold AZ S2l5 each. a bookcase at
S4no az Empire piano at $500, a Louis XVI.
tare,try. at $3.50: an English altar chair Of
carved wood at S2lu. and a chest Of the Italian
Renaissance. carved in relief with n represen-
ta'iGn "' Ieha and the Swan. at 800.
l}eauvhiS tapestry with an allegOrcal rep
resen'ation Of Agriculture" belonging to the
estate ot the late James A. Bancker was sold
Yesterday AZ the galleries for $3.50. and sew
tral sculptures by the late Chauncey b. Ives
were also sold there These did not belong to
Mr.. MenduIca.