Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-02-26
HISTORIC TREASURES UNDER
THE HAMMER.
OVER $4,000 REALIZED
Purchasers Chiefly Descendants of
Lords eaItimore-A Large Grove
Attends the Sale Which Takes
Place at the National Capital
High Prices Prevail.

| a representative gathering of de-
scendants of Lords Baltimore a few
days ago. The occasion was the ad-
ministrators' sale of the portraits,
plate and jewelry belonging to the es-
tate of Miss Eleanora Calvert, who
died at Mount Airy, the historic home
of the Lords Baltimore, in Prince
Georges county, Md, last July, and
who was descended from Benedict,
the son of Charles Calvert, sixth Lord
Baltimore.
The sale was conducted by c. G.
Sloan for the administrators-Mes
George e. Calvert, Finley H. Calvert
of Washington and Madison r. Cal
vert of Philadelphia. nephews of the
testatrix, and realized between $500
and $4,000 for the estate. Besides
the executors, other members and
connections of the family present in.
cluded Mrs. George e, Calvert, and
her young daughter, Miss Helen Chap
man Calvert, of Washington Mr., and
Mrs. Charles Baltimore Calvert, OF
: Riverdale, near Washington Mrs. T.
j. Chew. of Washington; Mrs. Rober-
ia Calvert Judkins and her small son,
Master t, Calvert Judk:as of Oak
/ land, Cal: Mrs. William Webster and
I her daughter, Miss Rc5ecca Lynn
Webster, of Washington, and Mrs
Daniel Magruder, wife of Judge Ma
gruder, of Annapolis; Mrs. Parke
Peter, Mrs. Richard Kearney, Miss
Hunter and Mr.. and Mrs. Dulaney
Hunter, of Washington; Mr. and Mrs
John Calvert, Wilton Evans and
Winder Johnson, all of Philadelphia,
the latter representing his wife, who
is member of the Riverdale branch
of the family and is descended from
George Calvert.
Mr. Bernard M. Carter of Baltimore
and his brother, Rev. G. Calvert Car
ter, now of Brooklyn, N. Y. who are
descendants of the Riverdale Cal
verts, were also among the family
connection present, as were Mrs. Ed.
ward Winder, of this city, DR.. Kirby
Flower Smith, of the Johns Hopkins
University, a connection by mar
riage; John Chopper, of Accomac coun-
ty, Virginia. Addison B. Atkins and
Mr.. T. M. T. Raborg, of New York. a
member of the Leonard Calvert
branch Of the family.
Attended by Large Number.
The sale had attracted widespread
attention and the galleries were pack
ed almost to the point of suffocation.
Of ipa a
and dealers, both local and out-of-
town representatives, together with
members of the family, took part in
the bidding. With but few excep-
tions, however, the articles were
bought in by members of the immedl-
ate family or by family connections.
Most prominent among the other pur-
chasers were Secretary Hay, who Sc
cured one of the portraits of Senator
Wetmore, formerly governor of Rhode
Island; Mrs Thomas Swami, widow of
4 Governor Swami of Maryland, and n.
A. Willard of Washington.
The largest price brought for any
single lot was $3.50, for which amount
Wollestons portrait of Benedica Cal
vert, son of Chas. Calvert, sixth Lord
Baltimore. collector of the maiesty's
customs for the District of Patuxent,
was purchased by Mr.. Charles Balti-
more Calvert, of Riverdale. The
same bidder secured Woleston's por.
trait of Elizabeth Calvert and her lit
tie daughter, the wife and daughter
of Benedict Calvert, for 1915.
These two portraits by Wolleston
were among the best preserved in the
collection. That OF Benedict pictur.
ed him full face and standing. dress
ed in the fashion of his day. with lace
ruffies adding a delicate touch to the
green velvet of the costume. Mrs
Calvert is pictured in a gown OF
shimmering tints Of brown, with lace.
trimmed corsage and elbow sleeves
! finished with a fall Of lace The
: quaint little maiden by her side wears
a long-waisted costume that may once
i have been Of some daintier coloring
but now has taken on dull gray tints
Seven Other Portraits Sold.
Besides these two portraits there
= were seven others in the collection
One of Charles Calvert, fourth Lore
/ Baltimore. said to be by Van Dyke
was bought by r. NJ. r. Ratorg OF
New York, for 5000. The same gen.
tleman secured a small portrait OF
( Charles Calvert, the sixth Lord Balti
more, for $3.50, and for $50 that OF
Charles Calvert. eldest son OF Bene-
dict Calvert, who was sent TO Eng.
land to be educated and died as he
was about TO return to this country.
Secretary Hay was the purchaser.
for 1920, through Mr. Sloan, OF an in
teresting portrait by King Of Eleanr
Calvert, showing her as a young girl
in a boyish-looking riding habit and
wearing continental hat. The
greatly dimmed picture which served
as the model for this was also among
Miss Calvert's effects and went to Mr.
F. L. Wight for $40.
sketehed BY Lover.