The sun., 1912-07-02
CANDLEST|CKS BRING
$46,825 At ART SALE
Inkstand 400 Years Old Com
mands %16.275-FamOus
Taylor Collection Auction.
HIGH PRICES REALIZED
"Virtue Overcoming Vice" Sold
for $1G,275-Americans
Among the Bidders.

Special cable Despatch to THE SrS.
LONDON, July The famous art col
lection Of the late John Edward Taylor
was placed on sale to-day ut Christie's
and high prices were realized. Among
the bidders and purchasers were several
Americans.
The Bocr war was responsible for the
disposal of the collection at pubic auction.
Manchester Guardidn. was opposed to
the war and as a result revoked will
by which he had bequcathcd the whole
Of his collection to the nation. Thus the
Bocr war cost the country one Of the most
marvellous art collections ever got to-
gether by private individual
The sale will last several days. At to-
days session "The Spinario, small
copy, s inches high. of the celebrated
antique figure in the Museum Of the
Capitol. Rome. representing a youth
seated, extracting thorn from his left
foot. sold for 81. 4oO.
A pair Of candlesticks. 10 inches high,
by Sansovino. Venetian. sixteenth GEN.
tury, formed of nude boys supporting
bases. brought S48. .s25.
A statue Of David. 10 inches high by
Bartolomeo Bellano, fifteenth century.
was bought by Duveen Bros. for 50, 7i0.
NJ. knoedler 4 Co. paid 1856 for a
candlestick. school Of Donatello, designed
as nude youth supporting on his hand a
circular tray.
A triangular inkstand. 10 inches high.
by Riccio. 1900. was sold to Duvccn Bros.
for $ls.275 The three faces of the inkstand
are formed Of plaquettes by Moderno.
depicting Hercules capturing the oxen
Of Geryones in Erythia. Hercules fighting
the ccntaurs and Hercules and Cacus.
The Duveens also purchased at the same
price another inkstand by Riccio. de-
signed as II celestial sphere with the Sun
and stars in low relief and on the top
the nude figure of hoy.
Virtue Overcoming Vice." by Benve-
nuto Cellini. an allegorical group repre-
sented by nude figure Of q woman hold
ing club and standing upon the pros
,rate figure Of Il winged demon. was
bought by tho Duveens for Sle.275. Two
other purchases by the Duveens were q
pyx. French. thirteenth century. formed
as u dove. Si0.275; and q diptych Of ivory,
iOxij inches. Sls.375 The wings OF
this piece are each divided into six CON-
partments and minutely carved with
scenes from the life of Christ
pair Of large andirons. Venetian
sixteenth century. were sold to G. W.
Seligman for $as.3OO. The andirons are
surmounted by statuettes of Apollo and
Mercury
An equestrian group. ~ inches high.
from q design by Leonardo da Vinci
for the proposed Francesca Strozzi monu-
,nent. Mlanesc. sixteenth century. sold
for si1,3ij.
A female figure. probably intended to
represent Andromeda. by Riccio. brought
sl9,i2J
Mercury and Promet neus" and apollo
and Marsyas." a rair OF groups. by Ber-
mini, sold for sa.450,
The Spinaro," q copy of the antique
in Rome. representing boy picking a
thorn from his foot, sold for S7,s75.
An oblong plaque of copper gilt and
champlevc enamel. by Friedericus of
Cologne, twelfth century, brought 50 .s25
4 voute Of a crozicr. five and one-half
inches high. Of ivory. with two groups
one representing the Virgin and Child
attended by angels end the other Christ
crucifed. with the Virgin and st John
at the foot Of the cross. sold for $5.575
A cborium Of silver gilt and translu-
cent enamel. on the hase of which are
silver plaques engraved with scenes from
the life of Christ sold for 81. .US5.