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''The Sale Room'' is an article published in [[The Times]] on 2 february 1923.

== The Sale Room ==
[[File:the-times-1923-02-02-p8-the-sale-room.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[The Times]] (2 february 1923, p. 8)]]

'''£468 FOR CONAN DOYLE MANUSCRIPTS.'''

The remarkable series of MSS, of [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]], described in [[The Times]] last week, produced a total of $2,340 (£468) at the American Art Galleries, 30, East 57-street, New York, on Wednesday afternoon.

The total was probably a somewhat disappointing one to the vendors, the Paget Literary Agency of New York City. The highest single price, $360, was paid for the author's original MS. of "[[Micah Clarke]]," 1888, written in ink on 648 pages, over three hundred words to the page. A similar MS. of "[[The Refugees|The Refugees. A Tale of Two Continents]]," 1891, on 369 sheets, on one side only, brought $300; the story is of unusual interest to the American collector, as it is an historical tale of the early French settlements in Canada, and the only novel by [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]] relating directly to America. The MS. of "[[Rodney Stone]]," 1898, on 530 pieces of paper of various sizes, sold for $275, and at the same price was also sold "[[The Valley of Fear]]," 1914, on over 175 sheets.

'''SYSTON PARK BRONZES.'''

A collection of bronzes, the property of Sir John G. Thorold, of Syston Park, Grantham, was sold at Christie's yesterday, and realized. with some pieces of sculpture and furniture, a total of £1,605. The highest price, 480 guineas, was paid by Mr. M. Sporo, for a figure of a piping faun, and one of Narcissus. after the antique, both about 12in. high, and on marble plinths. The same buyer gave 95 guineas for a pair of oviform vases. decorated with festoons of fruit and masks in relief, 20in. high. A pair of groups illustrating two of the Labours of Hercules, 16in. and 18in. high, brought 160 guineas (R. W. Partridge). In another property an Old English bracket-clock, by Thomas Tompion, with brass dial chased with cherubs, in ebonized case, 14in. high, brought 100 guineas (Webster).

A show-cabinet by William Kent, enclosed by three glazed doors, the framework carved with garlanda of foliage, flowers, rosettes, and ribands, partly gilt, on a painted brown ground, 84in. high by 69in. wide, was bought by the Victoria and Albert Museum for 180 guineas. The day's total amounted to £4,233.

'''BAXTER COLOUR PRINTS.'''

Baxter colour prints, Le Blond ovals, and Licensee prints, including the property of Major Arthur J. Gale, of Oakleigh Park. Whetstone, formed a sale at Puttick and Simpson's yesterday. A record price, £105 (Lewis), was paid for a very fine impression, unvarnished, of Baxter's "Opening of Parliament," the same buyer giving £30 10s. for "Queen Victoria on Dais," with full pocket-book lettering. A fine impression of Baxter's "Passion Flowers and Roses," on white background, brought £28 (Lewis): two copies of the Baxter print "Flora" sold for £11 10s. (Etheridge) and 216 10s. (Lewis) respectively.

'''JAPANESE SWORD FURNITURE.'''

A total of £2,300 was realized by the three days' sale, at Messrs. Glendining's, 7, Argyll street, W., of the collection of Japanese sword furniture formed by Professor Oscar Björck, vice-president of the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts at Stockholm.

Messrs. Sotheby's two days' sale of old and modern pictures and drawings realized £2.881 10 d., yesterday's portion including a little Watteau picture of a garden scene, with figures, 9in. by 11in., which was bought by Mr. Nicholson for £300.

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