The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-03
4 GREAT ART SALE COMING
pi>FI ~ ~ or nor COLLECTION
10 TIkE THO HEEkS,
AMI mat l. without Counting the RlK
IIhrar, inc Art Collection Repre-
,ent, Purchases OT s3,OOo. OOO and
the Library nc Least n, 500, OtpD


sent, Purchases oT -. OOO. ono ant
the Library nc Least ~. sou. O,pO
N'h the season Of art auctions Ap.
r. Arh.ug the definite announcement /,
a 49, made that the great and varied
,...r.upn Vt paintings and art biact,
.F many sorts made by the late Robert
H.. 90 be- dispersed a, public sale her,
.rf winter There has been much stt.c.
la'.Hu a. to whether tho collection
wn..i be sold here or in England. bat
th. "NeCutors have finally determine
up. New York as the b. IT place for the
"a. and It - - take place under IN.
ar. ton OF the American Art AssuriR.
L"U
Ia" art property which il - ba pat
or for IN. puhlC'S competition com.
rr.-..- the most Divers groups and rpm.
49,, ~ investment by Mr. Hoe II IN, ~
'.au ''.uS0, Un ~ nearly ~ can be- asCrT,
'a .,d This - excl ~ivp of the library
vt..h - - SAID. exhibits a total II ~.
t.f4'urps hv Mr. Hos, ON II alone Il -
't~r :? In."O0. ~ th"' the aggregate
90 ms purchases e books and art object $
'h.refor. about - 50O.un. accord in z
. all that can he harmed as o. the
figures
MIR Hoe bought lavishly. not Ia say
rayrnously. IN all parts 1t the world
In. executors have not vet decided where
the library il to he znd. hut lnRsmuch
-. they wisely opaued their eyes To- the
ia.i that New York thesa DAYS brings
.' the highest prices for ART prrduc-
tons put Up At auction a. against anv
,.alms heretofore made Tor some 81 the
turopean cities thera seems ID he little
doubt felt among those WIN follow the
great book sales that the library 10 viii
ua sold through IN" same 1850 alton
which has handled the Iarges; ipr.,rIes
that have been sold at auctip IN m this
country.
one ~ the ways that sent w thu Hgurcs
= Mr. Hoes library cNpnndt'rr's wa
hs indulgence of his penchant i1r hay
ug books deliberately adprned h" t,pk
pleasure in buying a book which cost
rerhaps S25 or $40 and then eNpendlng
$40 or $500 in having u bound ny some
famous binder In view nf such a pre-
tice ~ course u could scarcely ba eN-
pected tina, his library will bring any
thing like the sum h" pT,d for ~ There
10. however. tho keen-si Interest n M
are those that are bought o. liberal fig
ures by American collectors those WIN
follow these matters think tia, tn" az
ecutors will hardly determine t. send
The books abroad and run the risk - The
knockout" which has such sWgv m
London auction rooms and which on th.
other hand has been successfully ;hwa-tsd
IN New York chief auction room.
-
" lich MIR Hoo M g. - as kcrn. Gur
"a lille II has long boon kpnwn thu no wgs
rsndinR large sums IN u comp rrfiveIy
few T~opIe have been permitted - know
'4st what composed n Therr ~ -
much 81 N that even the comparatively
small number Of people whom h" took
MO his house To- -" 10 rarely - 49, sHy-
hing Ike the Who'll" ~ a he did not I
attempt 20 show them much - a time I
4 glimpse only can 10 gwen here ~ - .
asst and varis, cnmprnou's
In Chiness porcelain .h"ra = an nm
r.ur'ant COLLECTION 1T blue and mites
.mpe ring nearly go jcCts By rrt- /
> n e pairs and garnIturss however IN - .
" D probably no reduced ~ something /.
Is" f0o items IN the catalogue Uf the - j.. ?
~ IN" decorated pOrCsla.nz IA, ~ -,
.@'V.en tO and So pieces dating f. ~ .
4rv Ming 10 Chienlimg some 10. fh.ru
wand 90 Louis Nv and I.ouls XVI mount .
ng~ The collection uf lid thn.-e .
.ar~ 7nne IN the largest " ~ so th.' .
ILs ever come under IN" hammer Most
them arr described - Ming CIeC,s
h.r" srr alsu objects ~ Limoges and =
nor "Uam"ls there - - extensive col
. '.nr 81 Snufh"x"s end watches end
le-" ar. nearly "a hundr Il clock. r. u.
mall upIdoIr clocks - tel. high ,s=s.
b, with chime. The 'lpsk- P-e of
N.ranr rsrtods and 10 English Dutch
b. 4 Fr.U,h rnPrufa rturn Thor . - Old /.
roe and Eurppes1 hronzes AID 'h"'r.
. an 'S''r rrdiuary cp,ieotl'u IT I'D -Il-
EngI=h French and CTerrp1T
DO r'"mful & ta,l"s q o.. Iher" az
~I's'r.es and thru - furniture uph ,i-
tered ~ ts'@siry with rrfunlu mounts
OBJ m" ~ rut'uG- In I'd" on" Pppu, 2pn.
. 'hsT' - . lsrs' number 81 ctuhiu-s
'ngrIvIngs Among -. ~ n'inES
= faWhrandt'- Young G,vI Holding Out
) u. "a. n q hPiu. from m SIR harlss
...'-'r g,ll-rti "a. which dEurer - No.
POI Dr. Bpde = hrpN. There PRE- Dutch
;, F|"ini-h UprtTaIt.. 10y ven heri-
d" N.- and ofh' r. nd N"t-"hsr Puys-
t.. HrHugh.l. Grya Ppuss4n Natter.
-..a- Van loo. Hugarth Garlmn
T.. 10Y. TI-- = srd In Fsrgp ar
~ 'h' other names that are found
i-- ing lisr Il o,chirgs 49, / cngrs,in-s
'fa .u~ among others tho uTT"S -
rr"d' AudraT Bs-i Hlp2ZI. blake.
brr'hsr Brar qu"mobd. C"lmsu
...t.n .urot Dider Turner. Dur'r
Oil. lean. Guerin MAIDEN. M"rvon Van
-.H.' and Va rceuay
30 .au u = at.t.d that there arr also / ,
rId arrnur. I'd.=. crystals amber :
10 --.r and old English ceramics and a
EII> 4" !hndr"s ~ viii not --.ctn
.. ing that tn" al" ~ expected - !
.N fNH weeks In connection with .
.'s-y - might b. mentioned further
hon. are about a quarter 4 "a million
.#r- worth e iusltI-' rlpts som" ~
'.. Illuminated One which ~ said 10
' 90 ~ 49, pu'ISap illuminate Book | ,
b ..r- II ~" Rl'ssrd virgin- Il mo fnr i.
.r" il"rh"rt. first Farl IT P'inbr"k. !
" uORI ~ 70 GOI DU ~ SWIM.