New Britain herald., 1925-01-06
BRANDEGEE OILS UP,A7 AUCTION
Personal Property Includes Many Highly Rated Paintings
BY GEORGE H, MANNING. twashington Bureau Of N. D. IIerald)

twashington Bureau Of N. B. lIerald)
 Washington, D, C.. Jan. G.-Prom- inent Washingtonians were on hand in considerable numbers when the personal property of the late Sena- tor Frank B. Brandegee of Connec- ticut was put up for sale by auction at Sloan's galleries in this city today.
 The personal goods of the late senator. who committed suicide in his apartments in Washingtoa some three months ago, include several notable works of art, the furnish ings of the senator's home in the Capital City, and of his farm in Maryland, and the senator's private library.
 An official appralsment made at the order of the court placed the value of the entire collection at $1S,- 7S1.5O. Some 600 articles were plac- ed on sale. by order of the admin istrators of the Brandegee estate.
 The auction attracted number of dealers and art collectors from New York, as well as from this city, who attended the sale today. Leila Meek lin, director of the Washington So- ciet yof Fine Arts spoke highly of the art works included in the late senator's collection, after inspecting them at the galleries, saying that these was no doubt that if the sale could have been advertised longer in advance it would have attracted the attention of collectors and connois- seurs from all parts of the country.
 Two portraits by very early Amer ican painters were prominently ex- hibited at the galleries when the sale opened. One is a portrait of Alex ander Broughton, South Carolina planter, a prominent figure in revo- lutionary days, painted by Jeremiah Theus, who came to America from Switzerland in 1739. The other is a portrait of Joseph Crawford, a prominent Rhode Islander of Col onial days, painted by John Smibert about 1750. A port portrait of Washington, by Rembrandt Peale for which Senator Brandegee is said to have paid s3,0OO, also was ex- hibited.
 A curious old painting of John Paul Jones, a small full-length DOT. trait of Gen. Lafayette, attributed tc Scheffer; a portrait of Daniel Web ster, by James H. Wright, and one of Henry Clay, by Healy, were dis played among number of small canyases. Among the recent work: were three paintings by George Bel lows, little picture by Harry Chase pastel marine by D. W. Tryon, anc two paintings by Max Weyl. A not able etching by finders Zorn and two by Rembrandt were included.
 The senator's costly collection o furniture, mirrors and oriental brio a-brac was not given high value il the appraisment. There was includ ed Sheraton mahogany sideboard several India and Serapi rugs, satin wood inlay twin Sheraton beds, ant chiffonier and vanity dresser. Al extensive law library and a miscel Ianeous lot of books were valued only at $100 by the appraisers Twenty-two pieces of cloisonne, sat suma, hammered brass, Japanes' enamel and bronze were placed a s125.
 The display of sideboard of ?. highball glasses, IS cocktail glasses 39 champagne glasses, 20 small wine glasses, A large wine glasses, 3C goblets, 10 sherry glasses, and 2 punch glasses, stirred memories O pre-Volst cad days in those who at tended the sale at the galleries.