The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-06
SALE Oh RARE AMERICANA
THE HEDDEN COLLECTION SOON
TO COuF NDER TBE MANNER.
Nun, latte kRsNR s,nEraNea Portraits
OF Washington ansi FrRnkhn- - ante
graphs oG RrN sIutiWnlry Heroes anh
Number q. o. AL, Views 81 New GOrk.

Number a. al. views o. NeW torh.
The EdNin Bi5cocN Holden collection
Of go cravings r-.aciually Americana.
,,c.,.riI ed 10y experts as the most impor-
u,rf ~ It's kind that hes over been offered
g.. lie. ~ I, come ulder the hammer.
Tlr catalogue vii crumerate nearly
800, toms. including an unrivglled col
t-..rl. ~ engraved portraits Of GsOrge
MH-.Iugt1u
''. Baker. Writing IN lSSo spoke Of
Ihl- DaNtn- collection a. being
H.. rlnst important in point of numbers
Ard y,lu, ., any he had examined That
collection vas purchased many years
asn hy VI Holden. and with that nu-
..I.u. ,,.u,d 10y a professional print
..,lb.r w.. long business carcer, Mr.
Hnl,i..n ..4.It mp his collection by private
purchase and large selections from the
thr.a great COLLECTIONS that have come
upru fU, market
y Holden. although a comparatively
~ ... nan at the time &c his death
f..a ."sun collecting az - early period
t.. puutS which are to-day well nigh
d.. ntsInahla could then 10 obtained
... any me with the requisite knowlsdge
...d Taste Mr. Holden was a graduate
o., ,rumbia College and president
ui tI,' Grolier Club.
~ collection Of engraved portraits
e. H.uJamin Franklin ~ superior tn
a.N kuown MIR Hold en- was one OF
a.. earliest collectors To interest him
s-f m-'hodically IN engraved vie vs.
If N.v Work city In point II value
- objection Of these is the second in
ln,,"r'lncc OF his treasures u includes
'r1u-i al the well known and sought
fer .arlties and contains n very large
nL'ut,nr ~ unique items of early date
and great importance
300 addition % she engraved views.
utu- and plans. there IL also a collection
.. leeds and documents relating 70 the
history nf the city from Colonial times
H. collection 81 autographs il almost
',.u-lyely Re evolutionary American
Washington. Franklin. Adams. Jefferson
hamilton and others are represented.
un1 ~ the most important items il a
''-uk from Na-hington'S library with
.i~ honkplate and characteristic AN
,-upped autograph The Broadsides in
,ude both the Lexington and the Bunker
Htu
VIZ HoIden'- interest in Americana
prompted him u devote unusual care
and time to the works II the early AnlerI-
can engrRvcr: and his collection Includes
not only the cornerstone. Reysre's
Boston Massacre. in very fine condition.
hut the rareT engra wing by Mllliken.
and other important Rsverss. among
them three copies Of Epes S,rgent's
boukIlate
His SELECTION Of the enxravs,. work
81 Asher y. Duraud challenges cDmpari-
-n with the collection Of the sngraver
himself in the LenoX Library Doolittle
Maverick. Norman. Pelham and other
Important rames are represented There
a. also some specimens u early Ameri-
can uthOgraphy ard COLLECTIONS OF caYi-
tsiurer mainly bearing on ca-iy Ameri-
Can history: MAPS ard views Of Ameri-
Ca cities
Tier. are alsp works II rel-bratcd
eug.av"r~ Of all ages Durer Rembrandt.
Na0 p,tade BJfhot Fic,luet. Faithorns
u ..Ir Marshall. ga uCher. Gratsloup.
Ss.'~i. thoEard. ~ Auhir - Beau.
N'rrh"n. sharp. Strange GoltSiuS. Van
I'Nka nd others The most impor-
TAM single name "a the modern school
e ,ugraviuRs j. Gsilil ~
Tie -"'und pert 81 the catalogue will
. ir''Ld" original paintings and minia lures
'I Washington and Franklin. - we'll
- their portraits IN Pottery. on Snuh
huN-~. MIDAS ~taulattes ard ivory.
alb susCimsns of StiTordshire blue
18th New Work citv and other Ameri-
can views hiStori" pieces 81 chinr usually
vrfh authenticatiuus and document
evidence and from important sources.
-IeciTnens of early American pottery
including examples IT the Bennington
tons, cUlorsd salt glaze. early soft 20;
terry Stafortshire figures. tortoise she'll
and agate ware and lAows-tatt
Among the personal mementoE are
swords and Telescopes 81 distin giIishsd
'u~n. There - miniature % Wa shing-
TIN by tharles Wilson Peale and a Dlate
b~aring the insignia " the Society II
the Cincinnati presented 10 Washing
ton in l7s5