New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-09
TO SELL HOE COLLECTION
American Art Galleries Taxed by
Its Size.
WILL HOLD II SESSIONS
Inventor and One of Founders of
Metropolitan Museum Had
About 5000 Pieces.

The largest private art collection ever
offered for sale on this or any other con-
tinent. il is said. will be disposed OF in
lots to the highest bidders at the Ameri-
can AT Galleries, Madison Square South.
and at Mendessohu Hall, No. l13 West
10Th street at fifteen afternoon and two
evening sessions It is the collection made
by the late Robert Hoe of this city. in
ventor of many improvements on the print
ing press and one Of the founders OF the
Metropolitan Museum Of Art.
The sessions at Mendessohn Hall will he
held on the evenings Of February l8 and
+. when the modern and ancient paintings
In the collection viii be sold. The other
objects will be auctoned Of AT the Ameri-
can Art Galleries on fifteen successive
afternoons. exclusive Of Sundays. begin
ming February Is.
Although all sessions arc open to the
public. It has been found necessary TO
limit the number admitted to the CALLER
les at any one time In order 10 avoid
crowding. For this reason tickets will be
issued only on written application and on
payment OF 81 apiece, which amount Will
b. credited 10 the nolder on his purchases.
The sale will be- conducted by Thomas z.
Kirby. of the American Art Association.
To-day the collection VIII be thrown open
10 public view and will so continue until
the sale begins
All the space az the disposal OF the
American Art Galleries is not enough 70
do justice TO the number Of objects Of art
which are 70 be displayed. Besides the oil
paintings there are water colors and prints
in abundance. while the Oriental porce-
lains. European ceramics, ename's,
watches, clocks. tapestries and rugs are
spread about In profIsion everywhere.
There is furniture more than enough 70
iii The largest house. and table service
from the time OF the drinking horn down
70 the present day. There are arms and
armor. too, queer odtirne guns and deadly
looking knives. Not a small part Of the
collection is n room full Of Chinese and
Japanese works Of art. from the huge.
crude idol IN brass 20 the perfect crystal
ball.
one OF the most famous Of the paintings
is a Rembrandt from the Cotterill- Dor!ner
collection. CliTordshre. where II remained
for more than a hundred years and was
later transferred 70 the Sedelmeyer Cal
lery. IN Paris after 70 had spent a while
IN the collection OF Sir Charles Robinson
in London. II shows young girl holding
out a medal on q chain and was painted
some time between 1910 and 1913.
Another painting Of no little value is the
portrait Of Emma Hart. aftcrward Lady
Hamilton. rs q bacchante, from the brush
OF Sir Joshua Reynolds. Besides these.
nearly every school of European painting
from the sixteenth century down Is rep
resented. Engraving and etchinrs by
old and modern masters form another in
terestinE feature.
The total number Of pieces in the collec-
ton approximate i've thousand. The
greater part naturally. are objects of
small bulk. but nevertheless contain many
pieces of great beauty and value There
are several complete sets Of real Chinese
china which would delight the heart of
the most unappreciative housewife. not 20
mention the old French. Delft and Dresden
ware
The real thing in Sheffield, with marks
OF the nineteenth century, and French sill
yer which dates as far back as the seven
teenth are among the other things that will
appeal to the lover of the home. Some
sixty silver, gold and enamel watches and
more than two hundred snuffboxes Of al
kinds and countries are more likely 70
catch the eye of the out-and-out collector.