Sales under decrees in equity shall be subject to confirmation by the judge, who has a large discretion vested in him in reference thereto. Such sales shall not be consummated until confirmed by him. History. — Civil Code 1895, § 4856; Civil Code 1910, § 5429; Code 1933, § 37-1206. History of Code section. — This Code section is derived from the decisions in Walter v. Hargrove, 61 Ga. 267 (1878) and Holmes v. Harris, 70 Ga. 309 (1883).