The sun., 1900-12-09
srRso,s sAis BRJSos sso,ooo
Receipts No, more Than ossr,sr Of the cost
~ the COLLECTION,

The snlc u the art collection ~ tho late
Joseph " spfasne of Louisville" ky, came
SO m and NJ the American At Gsllefic' "es-
tcrday, Nlth total receipts In IA" nriRhh'rhood
~ si0u'". The amount rcaiiged may ho
n quarter ~ what ih" collection cost VII
SuHguc Tho cost 'o utru wa not announced
irt''y!, hui tp Judg" from the price4 obtained
for lt''c.. ~" cot Il witch va. mad kn'vn
'lr tcroip's would not amouutto much W'ie
Than that proportion of the whole cost u' ihs
COLLECTION. Tho resale yesterday of ~ NUM-
her ~ lots over which WIsuud"r standings
n.ose nodded the Hgu es given for tho sue
90. 'iye dayI' sale, Homov hat. rho rro-
cecd1 of Yesterday Afternoons regular cata-
loguo sal' wA-n the chief articles Of furni-
IN woIo disposed ol, N"f. $40. ts2S 50.
uI Winch was dor. ~ suma-nlma a. YUao-
hruI and t." metal work 10y IAkacmhe Ol
l"e.", v"r" 'I.rit"d alar. vilh No" ON"
..ue rnr, - FURNITURE selling r'epecllvtN az
$500 and $50 Ih" oSuais may i'"l tHat
they higp tho Naipe 81 their purchases "a
any II tcycral parts 81 ihn mantels, merely
In the wood carving The -unudni.t ol M
NuoIosh.ma'~ workmanship sold for $500,
win the two. accqmpanl ing settle. going nt
hrpn.e which we're -et tlp With one ilantol.
sold for 500 Two of the large cabinets IN
cbpni4sd cherry went at ass esch, the hall
world" at f37S: the conbir ation secretary
and cabinet, with rs elaborate carvings by
The cabinet made for Mr.. spragus's pho
tograph~. which were purchased and given
to olumbia Universitc bv Mr.. Seth Spraeue
men who present. 4 1t to ths same ipstitution.
Of ne AysrE A1ch,!.etpTal, 6,,arTf b, mhs
shrine gate at Nikko, sold at hsnre corre-
spending 70 those brought by others OF the
TfSs the gamer ga isr'e The r.Tohs.er. ' @ We're MILAN
Walter seth spfasGs T'Iry Ii,nst and f,c Mss nss
The tai revolving bookeHse, of carved
bamboo by lwamsto, one of whose carved
baTboo canes e1,d ths DAY 6fSrT NV f2T sss.
asthma and other. went att !,l5o. The Peru
" S1h ndans aa SaSi sdr " Spanish
settlers, which was presented to the wife OF
Edwin bart'et, q this eity when Mr' Bartlett
pcrlal shrine unpublished with carvings and
gold and S'shiJi iHSGaers s.i5 at st'O; & pair
ca6orntely carved dining room extension
with a decoration showing tie hity-three
The great Indian bcdstead went at 5000.
and the satin bedspread and pillows accom-
panyins il i2rsso. LIBRARY "a ,,e in ebont1eS ,S
cost t333 American In japan, sol FOR $500,
An Egyptian screen in open woodwork sold
silver and ivory aud pan.lIed in y.llum. sold
at Sp5: an antique Persian altar cloth at 800.
Large panels in woodwork from Buddhist
temples sold at $500 and Ca pair; a series
Of carved panels representing the Japanese
legend whloh is the equivalent Of the story
Of Rip Van Wlnkle. 81 $3.50; a carved wood
bra ket In the form of an owl ona pine branch
at slo5 A carved wood group Of tho three
monkeys with their hands respectivsly over
their eyes, ears and mouths, sirnifying that
they see, hear and speak no evil, sold for
ss7 so: a pair Of carved and enamelled wall
ornaments or brackets representing tho imps
of thunder and the wind. stsi5o each.