The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-01
THE KING COLLECTION SOLD.
SEVENTY PAINTINGS BRING MORE
TEAM 100000.

Ton Price ~ 900 for Matters "Comtease
D'Argenson"--Aa Sells for Only
SO,EOO-Prieea - a Rule I.Ow-Ras.
burns "Mis MaeaHnty" for SiO,BOO
The collection Of early English and French
portraits and Barbi1on and Dutch picture
I Belonging to David H. King, Jr., were sold
At auction last night by Thomas F. Kirby
NJ the American Art Galleries The sale
took place at Mendels sohn Hall. The total
for the seventy paintings In tho collection
vas s201 ,035, which Is said 10 be considerably
short Of the amount which II was estimated
they would bring.
Asa rule the prices were not high. Jean
Marc Matters portrait Of the Comtesse
D'ArgenBon. depicting the lady seated with
a dog in her lap, brought the top price OF
the sale. It was started At 5000 and ad
vanced quickly to $4,000. From that
point the bidding was between two dealers
until ]. d. Ichenhauser got It at $4,000.
Mr.. King 10 reported to have paid to2, 900
for the painting.
Sir Henry Raeburn's portrait Of Miss
Mccartney brought &c. 800 and his portrait
Of Master James Haig 5000. One Of the
surprises Of the sale was the low price paid
for Mauve entitled Holland Meadow
which was No. So on the catalogue. Every
one expected the painting would bring
$4,000. II not more. Bidding on It started
a. 1900 and quickly ended when 1880
had been reached. at which price II was
knocked down to ". @. Phillips.
III, following Ia a list Of the pictures
sold the prices and the names Of the buyers
where obtainabe
u Payssn." Augustin Theodule Ribo,:
-. GuSP ~ W. 'po,,,1' si,' .rbor,ns. WV
-Ai Cairo" Eussas fromentln; II. II -.
Po Tt 1lio Of caih,rine MGnsrd.- Pierre
hi Emerson McMnlGn' 80. 1900
Moonlight on the Ware, Norwich" John
Crome (cAlled "Oid CromeD; 3 j. -
=, re Eset GI%Ssees. Venice Louis RiIcns
. SiSssi p on The oise,~ G H. Deipy j. C.
N Mie az Nan,eud LAinorylile,-'K l. claude
PhCnest: AuhuT Tooth sons. ......... 80
~ "Ponrar Of a Lady, John Russell r. A. -,
II b 6Sih Ss%' John ople. 'R.A.; Payne -
/, Po @tial Of Lldy,- Antoine wstiesu' -.
IL Portrait M R' 81 Nugent the PAINTER john
0pls r New h H go9R S H.SSy SoSi Ss 90
Is -Pse sH pnEe Of Rsiehs,sdI." SIR roomGs
LiWrnce. PR.A.: Payne Whltnsy-... $500
10 Portrait Of Miss Scott" Sir Thomas
Il, -d a%ISni kch wood shaw sir ISOmis
"a The PTirCess de Condo, Frahi PorOus;
10 Lady Charlotte de Noptn,oitncy.
Philippe De Champagne; -. -. $50
toTcgrh, K a. Eugene FiseAcS: aaSO
William Breohey, r. s.; n. W. Page. tioo
borough r. s.: Mrs. X. W. SiblsY, -, 1850
- Portrait OF a Gentleman" john Hop.
9 95S, r. Aa H S SS2i e Isa O
James Ivy. Cutting 100
5 -Porri Of Ms clSIis.- George Rom.
- -a 5Ss M ScsrToG, pierre SiTniid:
an William Van Home ........,...... 90
n Madame Elizabeth de France. sister Of
Louis XVI Nine. L. y. VlGee Ls Brun: -,
re TSs' SST aUs de Bi:is;ii : Gtrmiiii 80
Jean DrouAs, Emerson MeAlnin. =. LOO
n queen Marie LetehSkA- chA1eS -.
a. -is Rni' $s arab BunbyI5I,! 50 Jq.hu. -.
Reynolds p r "A. ;Sh William vAp Home 7.ioo
n "Hadame de NoAillea." NicolAs b. lar
giilI6fe; George Arenta, IT ..........., 1920
n K Normandy Posture Nine. Kane
q -AGsr d Party Tr AdOps MontSosili; - i.aS0
a "ThomAs Thomhin. Esq George
Romuey. R. A.: Emerson MCMILLAN; 1000
P RaT,t r GSaR aS BsTnSsmsi folN So
b. Nine Vsstrs,- Nine. l. Z Nigeo IL
r.. lazy lay, ssmv;ii,- ooirInsn' jansen n. -
~ -PriHcssst De Poignsc, Antoine vssIrr,;
u -poYtIsit OF . Gsniismsn,- str Henry
Raeburn. r. A.; Joseph Pulitzer, ...... Loo
n Nine De Roissy'' Jean Marc No'tier: ~,
a. ianS:os SSse'' Henry Hirpgniss: jules wv
q -is sdyns ST. AsapS- John Hoppa;r r. A.. 100
- Character sketch Of Ms addons
Thomas GHinsborough, r. A.; Charles
q. -s g Afis1 JSls, DuDrs EuGsn. Gl,uisr
Is. Portrait Of LADY Thomas Gains
-. LSSGsss sp chshss Francois DaubiIny:: -
q. -PorTsl, r Of = Young Gili.a Mile. Jeanne
Phnlbsrte Ledou1: New YORK Cooper -.
- -SsSr Vile d'Av;riay.- j. b. c Coroot::
- Sunset on the Fivsr.- Henri HsrpiT.
viea, Scott a Fowler .......... ,...,..... IlbO
30. The Hear OF the Forest n. V. DiSt:
o.. The Due de Psnthityrs.- Nicolas de
LaTEillltre: blank .... ......-........ t,OO
-. Lady Hamilton as BsechSnte, George
Romney, n. A.; n. W. Payne. ......... $500
~ 'Hennette de Bourbon Cont, Duches.e
doHeans, Jean Marc Natter c. !. -.
81 !PoTTIit Of Gentieman," Thomas -,
GAlnsbVrOugh. P. r. A.: ---..:..'. loo
~ Mr.. Leneve, Alderman Of Norwich" -.
~ -Por, Tin'' Of Mss lockwood G,orr, ~.
g. The Duchess Of Rutland sir Godfrey =.
a. Holland Meadows" Anton MAuve: 49,.
~. The c Go rRtt'S' Of HliifiI.- sir Godfrey
KnsneT: Jesse Straus ......-..... 90
On. The Duchess Of Buckingham, ST.
Thomas Lawrence. p. r. A.; Adolph
e. -buEss V" Of Cumberland and Bavaria '' =.
~ LelVs 70f
e. -Ths Comtesse D'ArEenson." Jean Mare
Natter: j. D. SchenhAuseT. ... ...... 1900
q Portrait Of Miss Mccartney" Sir Henry
Raehurn, Il. A.; ----, ....... .....,..... 1880
~. -Mrs. Haies. nee Chsncner.- Sir Joshua
Reynolds. y. r. A.; Eugene Flschon. g.. A7bO
e. The Countess OF Carlisle Sir Peter
Lely: MAJ 2. BernhelmeT. ..........,.. 100
~ The Duke OF Portland" Sir Henry Rae
bum, n. A.: Jules Oehme .......... 7.SO0
". Henrietta, Duchess OF Orleans" Adrian
- The Maiaui;s d, Lafayette Nicolas de y.
q. -TSs Marquis de sliray.- Madame L.
Y. Nigee le Brln ....,.......... ..... b1Oi
~. -SirPstrck Blake. BAR SIR Joshua Reg.
nolds. y v. A........,.....,.. ........,. i.otC
The antique furniture, rugs. etc hings
water colors and other objects comprised
in the collection were sold At tho American
Art Galleries yesterday afternoon and
realized a total Of tt1s7o. The ANTIQUE
furniture brought good prices on the whole
ANen tian table with carved ornamentation
was knocked down TO Arson X. Flower
for S2oo. Two old English wardrobe,
brought $3.50 and 500. The top price o.
the afternoon sale was paid for six large
Louis XIV. armchairS which went 20 Z