The sun., 1919-05-02
$500 FOR MADONNA
AT TOLENTINO SALE
Rosellino's Stucco Bas Relief
in Colors Gets Top Price at
First Session.
DAYS TOTAL is sa3,34O
Italian Renaissance Art OBJ
, jects Arouse Interest Of
Collectors.

The first session Of the sale Of the i'm
portant Tolentino Collection Of italian
renaissance art at the American Art
Association brought forward an interest
ing group of small bronges and has re-
ilefs in terra Gotta and stucco. These
excited the livellest bidding of the after
noon and for them the best prices were
paid. I'D '......
;. A fifteenth century stucco has relief
Madonna, in color, by Rosellino, No.
u.s. sold to Leo Ricci. for 'ss,Ieo, which
was the top figure of the sale. Mr..
Riccl also acquired No. 50, a bronze
bust of. st, Sebastian. by Civitaii. for
si5o; No. So, q. Greco Roman bronze
vase OF the FIRST century. A. D.. for
$500; No. 81, the cire-perdue bronco
group Of Apollo and Daphne" by Ber-
mini, for $500; mo. 75, a marble por-
trait bust by Bernini. for $500; No.
lc4. French wrought iron weather
''vane, for $500. ana No. 1sx, a Floren-
tine wrought iron. gate. for $500.
L. orseli got No. 80. a Florentine
certosina copper. for $500: No. SO, a
rsir OF bronze rearing horses, for s4<0
Ne lis, pair of wrought iron candle
brackets, for $3.50; No. I26. q pair Of
Florentine wrought iron torcheres. for
$3.50, and No. 46, a Roman votive lamp
OF the hrst century. A. D.. for $500.
Nine, Keller paid $500 for No.. 81, a
pair OF Venetian bronze candlesticks
sis5 for No. l32, Florentine wrought
iron FIRE guard; $500 for No. 1873. a
fifteenth century fre guard. and $500
for No. 1856. a pair Of seventeenth CEN
fury lanterns.
Miss r. Fl. 'Lorenz, agent, gave $500
for No. Sc. Paduan bronze of. Atlas"
and $3.50 for No 81. a Floreptine eques-
trian bronze; w. w. Seaman. agent, paid
1850 for No.. 70. a French fifteenth
century statuette; s575 for No. 40, a
81. Venetian painted and gilded wrought
. iron bracket, and $42o for No 121, a
pair OF Venetian brackets; Stefano
BruiSzi bought No. 70, thirteenth
century bust by Gamble. for $500;
Mr.. Tappagh got No. "a. an archaisuc
Roman bust Of a warrior for s425, and
T. F. Crowley paid s475 for No. II, a
;. glazed terra Gotta statuette by Giovanni
. Della Robbia.
A. A. Austin paid $3.50 for No. So. a
pair OF marble lions; Otto Bernet, agent,
gave $3.50 for No. ss. Caffasgiolo
majolica vase Mrs. Cattador paid 81 900
for No, l01. F'lorentine terra Gotta
has relief; $3.50 for No. 112. a set OF
six Sienese wooden candlesticks. and
$500 for No. 1ls. a pair of painted and
gilded Pascal candlesicks; Mrs. INTER
, meyer bought No. 100, a set Of Genoese
cut Jardiniere velvet chair covers,
for 5000. aud No. .174. an eighteenth
century ''~'nch carpet, for Sb25.
The tot, l. for the session was s3s.-
$40 The sale continues to-day and to-
morrow afternoon, There will be sold
tomorrow that part OF the collection
that failed to arrive In this country
in time to be listed on the opening
OF the exhibition. Among these rarities
are an important bronze inkstand by the
famous Riccio. two rare Dante chairs,
a silver statuette of John the Baptist.
bias relief by Andrea della Roooia
and two statuettes by Sansovino.