The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-14
GOOD PRICES BID FOR
ENGLISH PORTRAITS
Mrs. II. B. Hollins's Raeburn
Brings the Highest Fig
ure, $4,000.
TOTAL FOR SALE, S84,481.75

The two days sale OF the art collec.
tions Of Mrs. II. r. Hollins, with a few adj
ditions from other sources. ende with the
sale of paintings last night in the AM
derson galleries. and, considering the de-
preston caused by the war, excellent
prices prevailed.
The centre of interest was Sir Henry
Raeburns Portrait of James Haig." n
fine. fresh specimen OF this masters work.
painted at the height OF his career. which
was Knocked down to A. Il. Smith for
$4,000. The Drouais. another admired
portrait in this collection. went to Mars
ton Elliot Gregg for 81 400.
OF the miniatures that were sold, the
best price was obtained for the Andrew
Plimor portrait OF Miss Lockwood, No.
| sos. which sold to A. Il. Smith for $500.
Mr.. Smith also bought No. SIS. "A portrait
of Miss Bedngfed by Pllmer. for S3s5.
Mrs. II. Pierce paid S2O5 for No. sos.
"Arabella Stuart" by Isaac oliver. and
si95 for No. 500. miniature portrait of
Lady stanhope, by Cosway. Mrs Bliss
! purchased No. 599 a tortoise shell box
having on 1t a portrait OF the Princess
Marie Sobieski, by Petitot. for Sl75.
The total for the afternoon book sale
was s9,246.75, for the paintings and
| miniatures St2,607.5O making "A grand
total OF $S4.4S1.75.
The list OF pictures. with titles, names
of artists, purchasers and prices, follows
No. so3--"Portrait OF a Lady" by Toe
quot, TO Enrich Bros............... 5000
| No. sO4-Portrait OF Pierre do Berulle.
by Rigaud. to II. Michel. ,......... ESQ
No. sO5--Portrait Of Master Peters, by
Sir Thomas Lawrence. to A. F. Smith 1000
| No. 606--Portrslt OF Lady Camden, by
George II. Harlow, 10 Lanthier Old 49,.
No. Soi-"Grand canal venice" by
| Canalctto. to Mrs. G. II. Mellen. 2sS
No. sos-"Portrait Of a Lady" by John
! No. siS~"MSrauise de- Breteuii" by
prouais,,. to Msrsten Elliot Gregg 100
| No. sii-"Lsdy Fortescue." by John
opie to O T. ormonde. ........... 800
! No. sis-"Cathrine Mignard." By Pierre
Mign1ard to " A. BENJAMIN $50
Sir William Beechey. to Enrich Bros. 800
! No. 6i6-"Fete Champetre" by J. T.. 80
Pater, to g. Matthews. ............. 575
| No. sl7-"Duchess Of Gloucester" by
| sir Joshua Reynolds, to \. f. a..
No, s sgon" Portrait Of Lady," by -''''
Henry wyatt, to Enrich Bros 700
No. pastoral by J. p. Huet. to
No s25-"ssn GiorGio Maggiore.' by r.
Guard, to Mrs J H. Lancashire 80
No sst-"James Haig." by Sir Henry "a,
No s2SE"Niss Melville" bv Sir VIII
lam Beeehey. to A. u Hehlo. .'.; ..s 1000
! =
ard Wilson. TO II. Fayen .....'.,',, $50
r. carrama .,...'.........'...,.,. 1850
ney. to II Knoedier & Co.....'..''. 1900
No. ssl--''The swing" Dy Lsncret. TO -,
No sssM"@harity." by sir Thomas
Lawrence to 4. E. smith -. 5000
80 som no. to ~ Knosdier & CO. co'".,,..,.. 1000
No 6S5-''Peter Visited by Angel in
Prison." by Da Caravaggio. to II. -,
NO sss-"Countess OF Errol' by sir
Martin shee. to NJ. Michel ......... 1000
Al the afternoon session the books of
the library. many OF which are in rare
bindings. we're sold. The highest price
was ST25, pad by Gabriel Weiss. tor
No. 37s. the National edition OF Charles
Dic<cns's works. with figure OF one or
the characters from the novels inlaid on
each of the blue morocco covers. In
serted in the volume are some checks with
the Charles Dickens signature and letters
from Charles Dickens the younger ana
Miss Mamie Dickens. Mr.. Weiss also
gave Sis for No. 34s, a set Of the Fanny
Buruey novels
George d. smith gave 1926 for No. 424,
an illuminated book of prayers dated
Amsterdam 1744 500 for No. AS, a
SPECIAL Imprint of "Vie de Boheme, by
Murger. with binding by Cruel and 500
for No. 400. a French book OF hours. y
l527-i54l G. S. Hellman bought No. 81
a Zenophon from Groliers library. for
s355, and J. f. Drake. Inc. paid 5000 for
No. 3ls, devotional Travelling Ii
brary." with fine binding from the time
OF Charles H.
Other sales were: No. $50, prayer
book with an Edward of Halifax binding.
to l.. C. Harper for sl65: No. 436' an
eighteenth century French case, in the
shane of book. probably by Derome,
to T. Wolf for $155 No. 46l. volume
~ chinese drawings, binding by Padeloup.
to A. Kahn for $145, No. 49,. De Mol
hacs MATTER" % Charles Scribner 8
sons TOR SEQ: No. 52i, the Edinburgh
edition of the Waverley novels, to A. Clay
hurgh for 500 and the ETCHED Work OF
whistler" by Edward g. Kennedy to j.
f. Drake Inc, for $40.