New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-29
ROGERS ART OBJECTS SOLD.
VASES AND MARBLES KNOCKED DOWN
FOR FRACTION OF THE
ORIGINAL. PRICES

The antique and modern sculpture, vases, furnl-
ture bronzes and other art objects collected by the
late Charles II. Rogers. president OF the Trades
mems National Bank Of Philadelphia were sold by
auction yesterday afternoon the galleries Of the
American Art Association. Broadway and Twenty
third-st A great deal OF interest has been taken
In the collection since Il has been view Mr..
Rogers's vases and statuary have for long been
regarded almost unique In this country There
was large attendance AT the sale. and many we'll
known buyers present, but the prices realized
We're with few exceptions. only fraction Of those
paid by the late owner Vases for which he spent
several thousand dollars each went for many
hundreds. and large marbles by well-known sculp
tors were sold figures which greatly astonshed
the auctioneer. Thomas f. Kirby.
The highest price OF the sale was realized for
the ship" vase made by Minton. OF stoke-on-
Trent. This is replica OF the celebrated Sevres
vase which sold at the dispersal of the collec-
ton OF the late Lord Dudley for nearly 10000. The
replica was sold yesterday for $500 Another Min
ton vase. with pate sur pate decoration by Scion,
brought ss25 A pair OF japanese silver bronze
vases. inlaid with gold and silver. from the Phila-
delphla Centennial Exhibition. brought $3.50 each.
while another pair OF Austrian white porcelain.
from the Paris Exhibition OF 1878. sold for
1915 each
The two remarkable vases FOR which Mr. Rogers
paid 5000 at the Paris Exhibition OF the same
year made at the Royal Worcester Works
tion OF these occupied 1--WE pages OF the cata
logue, AMI few of the experts in the room sup
posed thsy would go for less than s2,100 silver
vase. with repousse decoration was knocked down
for 500, and pair of Seyres vases made in 1Sis
OF Etruscan design. brought $3.50 each.
For the statuary the highest price s425 for
the statue OF "Susannah." by lombard Mr..
Rogers paid 5000 for H. A heroic-sZe marble bust
Of Siienus knocked down to Mr.. Lanther for
1910. while Mr.. Lambert acquired immense an
tique bust OF Augustus Cesar. with elaborate
column pedestal found in the Tiber for $3.50. The
marble statue OF "Iuraility" was described in the
catalogue as attributed 10 Csnova." Mr.. Kirby
said that there doubt TO its genuineness.
but that the papers proving II had unfortunately
been lost by Mr. Rogers. II only brought sS40. Mr.
Lambert paid $3.50 for a statue in Carrara marble
by y. ROmanelli. entitled Rose OF Sharon" It
was exhibited by the sculptor at the Paris EXhib-
tion OF 1873 and Mr.. Rogers bought II there for
$3.50. There keen competition for a marble
group by Bcrnini. called Hercules and Omphale."
IL started at $50 and knocked down to
Mr.. Kelly for $500. Two buyers also seemed TO re-
valuable prize. but the auconeer did not hear the
last bid, and knocked II down for Si2 bronze
group Of 'Perseus and AndrOmeda" by l.. GregOire.
brought s4l5 and a marble bust excavated at Rome,
representing Trajan. $500.
Fairly good prices were realized for the furniture
and the illustrated books. which were sold at the
end OF the sale