New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
TWO FLAGONS. SO, 200.
Hiehest Price at M0quand Sale
Yesterday.

The sale OF the art and literary property of the
late Henry q. Marquand was continued yesteru"'
afternoon and evening at the rooms OF the AHieIl-
can Art Association, Madison Square South In
the afternoon 101 of cabinet objects netsuKes
and European ceramics. In addition to seventy
five lots of antique silver went under the hammer
realizing a total of s23.s39. In the evening Soma
1o7 mezzosints etchIngs and enzravings were
auctioned off. bringing s9,246 making tho
aggregate of the days sale a2.ss5. With the
proceeds of the three days previous safe
and of the paintings Friday, this foots up
so far a total of s5.5s9 30. In the afternoon
fair proportion of the bidders and buyers VINO
have attended throughout again present. az
we'll as few japanese. In view Oh the
auction of Japanese objects. In point OF
numbers however. yesterday afternoon was
essentially a ladies' matinee Noth"ithssaho-
ing the large number of unirnportahe "ts
that put up. the briskness OF 'he sac
was well maintained the less or costly ooJects
being auctioued off in short order. The cro"nins
figure Of the afternoon auction was Wv. paa Oy
Spencer P. Shotter, OF New-Orieans LOT d pair Vi
sixteenth century Augsburg silver hagons Win
elaborate repousse and chased ornamentatfon OF
historical subjects foated scrolls. as described
in the catalogue the bidding for the first OF the
fagons Mr.. Shotter was hotly pressed oy W. H.
Hearst. who a bidder for several specmens~ih
the course Of the afternoon. To the purchaser OF
this hagon was given the privilege Of buying the
companion nason at the same figure. Prominent
among the buyers Eugene Fischhof, OF Paris;
James Henry Smith. Henry Duveen. Spencer p
shotter John Wells. NJ Roder. Mr.. Winthrop. Mr.
Parker Mrs. Francis Burton Harrison and Mrs
Herbert
hotly contested ivory teapot, 5ia inches high
and signed Mssa- Mune with decoration OF
blooming poppies carved in relief. was finally
knocked down to Merdmann for s2l5. q. h Jones
obtained a chocolate service of six pieces. fash
toned Of Capo di Monte soft paste, for $3.50 MIS-
Herberts purchases included twelve Dresden plates
OF pure hard white paste. with openwork borders
(s22 and thirteen old sevres plates OF pate tendre
at s6s2 Mrs: Francis Burton Harrison became the
possessor of two sets OF antique Delft garnltnre
the first consisting OF three hexagonal ovi1orna
iars with covers. and two beakers tslSe,, the
second of three hexagonal form covered jars and
two beakers (s1OeO). besides several specimens OF
antique silverware.
II soon bacame spparent that the evenings sale
was TO be a contest principally between various
dealers and NJ. Knoeder & Co. H Wunderhcn &C
Co. and +. Keppel were heavy buyers one thou-
sand three hundred dollars the highest price or the
evening session, paid by Cottier & Co. TOT
rnezzotint engravings by John Raphael Smith OF
Sir Joshua Reynolds's Mrs Carnac-" At the
Edscombe sale this engraving brought as much as
81 21s the highest price yet recorded for mezzo-
tint portrait. One thousand two hundred and forty
dollars was paid by H. Wunderlich for another
mezzotint by Valentine Green of Sir Joshua Key
noIds's Lady Elizabeth Define and Children" One
Thousand and seventy-fye dollars was given by
F,Jpens FIshhof for mezzotint by William Dick
inson after Sir Joshua ReynoIds's Diana, Lady
C'rosbie" Four hundred and seventy-hve dollars
Watson after the painters Anne, Ducness OF
Cumberland and $40 bought an etching by james a
Homer. 1t will be remember that this paln.ting vas
KnoedIsr Co for S56SOO, the largest figure in the
sale Other buyers last evening were j. Harsen
Rhoades Louis Stern Arthur NJ shsr"e9d; t Cari
and Mr.. Roland.