The sun., 1900-12-07
All PRICES AT THE SPRAGUE SALE.
Fancies Sometimes Ran Bids Up. but Most
were Low bargains in Pictures.

Erratio prices ruled, afternoon and even
Ing. at the American Art Galleries yester-
day. The curios offered from Mr.. Spraeue' :
collection In the afternoon sold at all prices
low at times. but when two OF the regular
patrons of the public art sales happened to
see something that would be an addition
to their collections or would make a suitable
present their competition ran the price up
to a relatively high figure. In the evening
when the first of the paintings of the c0llec-
ton under sale by the American Art Associa-
ton for various owners. was put up. 1t was
quickly apparent that bargains were to be
the portion of any one present with a desire
90 buy As has been said in the notices Of
the pictures while on exhibition. there were
no notable ones TO come under the hammer
But there were paintings worth respectable
prices In the lot. and few o. them that were
sold last nigh. brought prices that could
be considered with any respect. There are
some To be sold tonight. which II the offers
by bidders last night are to be taken a. A
criterion. will go 10 the distinct monetary
adv autage OF the purchasers. as contrasted
with the present owners. As to tho Sprague
collection sale. yesterday was the day Of
the least interesting offerings. but more of
the well-known buyers were out. Some
Of the good things come to-day. but the carved
furniture Is withheld until saturday.
The receipts OF the Sprague sale SO far
have been sij,lO2 Ss. OF which yesterdays
receipts amounted 10 si.O42 81 Seth Sprarue
Terry of this city. who is family connection
OF the late Mr.. Sprague was the buyer of
more than 5000 photographs which the late
owner collected while on his travels Mr.
Terry bought them for I2L, cents each. or
above siO0 for the whole collection. II was
mi a the rur.lusaG pt Ia,
ing Oriental articles at the sale for an unnamed
Boston buyer are Intended for presentation
TO "a museum
Among yesterdays sales was carved
stone totem from Alaska which brought s2I
4 tprtpise shell back for brush sold at s3e
brought sS7.NI, A set Of siS small travs
Illustrating the process Of cloisonne en-
arnelling in Japan went AT ti?.a Shinto priests
mother OF pearl at s2s'
rock crystal ball 81 "a. inches diameter
sli6. leather scroll containing the Books
OF Moses in old Hebrew characters, supposed
TO be about 400 years old aud brou uvht to
went Tor .?iO Seven japanese water color
paintings Of deities sold for $40 Bamboo
canes carved by the artist Iwomoto sold at
with iie iignres OF mice.
painting by Henry Mosler. y. A went for
$50, two paintings Of horses heads by Heinrich
Lang. from the ilrst Seney sale, for $50 each.
frenCh SnrpNtfu ol carleton NingluS's
nj si7 So New England Barroom," by Childe
Hassam. at els, Mountain Peak" of = r.
Gifford's at si2 so. 4 still life painting by
William NJ Brown, Fruit. was one of the
first TO meet any appreciation 1t sold for
$40 The God of Silence" by Alfred Baker
5 hGf e ssS TfS sd $50 a" ns G Rssd
FOR which George ] Seney paid the artist
II ", Rohblps, \ a. $3.50, sold for $3.50, 4
head by II Phillips, Spanish Woman, sold at
SiiO, and an Ideal Head. by Walter Dla, L.
man, on which a thirty-fve- dollar frame had
lust been placed on the arrival Of the painting |
from London TO be sold here. went al s75
head by +. A. Brideeman went at the same
figure.
EdwSrd Gays Pelham Marshes brought
Hills 500, "Crepuscula." by X PAUL.. Sl5,.
Signac's Quay at ,hchy." s27 so Il, Gh- |
fords Autumn AZ Lake Georac," sll5 lis |
sot's In the Louvre. sos A painting pre-
sumably by Inness but unsigned, The Piss
dslen. went ntot at sos i, " RanpseI,s -Nea.
BY Lerolle, sold for sii7. The Bathing Place"
by r. .ettel, for slo2 50. and -. r Hadroucks
Winter" for si5a. The eighty-nine paint
ines sold for ei.5ii.