New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-21
CLOSE OF THE POWERS SALE.
BETTER BIDDING FOR THE PAINTINGS
LAST NIGHT.
Eth, REALIZED EQUAL. TO THE AMOUNTS RE-
cErvED ON THE TWO PREVIOUS EVEN
INGS COMBINED.

CErvED ON THE TWO PREVIOUS EVEN
INGs COMBINED.
The third and last evenings sale OF the POWERS
collection OF paintings was held last night at CHICK
ering Hail. and the pictures realized considerably
better figures than on the two previous nights iHe
total was greater than that OF WEDNESDAY, niu
Thursday combined, II being 1858 inciuoihs INC
sums paid for few lots Of statuary ana oiio-a
brac The total amount realized by the Powers saie
IS Hs075. little more than half the sum which
the late owner said to have paid for MS
Not only did last nights sale realize the nghest
amount OF the three nights but at II the largest
sum was realized for single picture ms con
trary to expectation, was not PAID for any Oh inc
works by great masters IN the collection. put lol
a little canvas by Edouard Zamacols. called Levy
ing Contributions" 1t bought by Mr. Powers
at the sale Of the J. y, stebbins collection, IN lSSs
and he paid a higher figure for II than that at
which II was sold last night, giving over 'IZ'V"
while II was sold last night for $3.50 X S LINDSEY
a Philadelphia dealer, who has bought NUMBER OF
the Powers pictures. being the purchaser d ~
Crmmins tried hard to secure the picture ou.
dropped out Of the contest when the price reacheo
IS 600 It was reported that the picture was oought
for a well-known Philadelphia millionaire
The next best price for Bouguereau's the
Little Pnferer" This picture knocked down
for IS 800 to a buyer who refused to give his name
N. Durand- Ruel bought the immense canvas oy
Eugene Fromentin. the Arab Falconer." for $500
Dazs Forest OF Fontainebeau' went to knoedler
Co for $500 and the big Geome, winch was
painted specially for Mr.. Powers brought so'4W'
being sold to a buyer who desired TO remain anony-
nous Daubgny's "Springtime' was started LOT
only $500 but quickly run up to 5000. at which
nrice e. was knocked down TO A A Healey' Inc
same figure was paid for Couture's Love Drives
the World" the purchaser being j. j. lngns, lot
Cottier G. CO. This also started at $500.
A. Mauves Holland Landscape and Cat'ie
brought s.. 100 from l. Wormser. jr. This was one
Of the few pictures Of the sale which realized more
than Mr. Powers paid for them 1t was sold some
years ago for $1,000 and the dealer who disposed
Of II then bid il UP TO 1920 last night. James
1g Mex also b4o 6dae q M siss
also tried to secure this pctqre ose sell who Sp at
purchases before this lot. ,o- -. ,,o
lures but failed TO- secure them bought Munkacsys
Feeding the Favorte" for $500. The single Corot
d the s0 %dS FOR nns bOw its real
going to H. F. Huber for $3.50 Mr.. Crimmins also
Village Church" rather. large landscape by
Rousseau also went cheap bringing %2o. j. -
to have been sold at big sacrifice. 1t was secured
by Arthur Tooth & Sons for $3.50. -,... II, y
Hearst getting SInspecting the Fort for si1OO. F.
a Bel HRehearsing for s,c25 and another work
Ior ne f bring ner: s&S ""''" "a' "0' " w
BENJAMIN Constants large work "A A. Fr TnTn
for s. 800, while the immense picture by ". Kray.
called Venus Aphrodite" was sold 10 H. F. Huber
for S775 The largest picture in the collection Au,
guste Hagborgs October the Potato Gatner69g
Il as altogether too big for a private gallery.
The clock from the Stewart collection was SOLO
for 81 $50. The statuary brought poor prices, but
there was keen competition for some OF the Orien-
and cloisonnes, one pair OF jars going Tor
s505
The audience was larger than at the two previous
evenings Of the sale Among the large buyers
were Edouard Brandus Julius Oehme JEFFERSON Nj
Levy, w. Wilde and Fische Adler q Schwartz