Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-04-12


100000 Gifts valaed as
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Certificates for This Year, One Dollar.
The member Of the Ar. Unien Society, on the
occasion Of this the tenth Distribution Of the
WORKS OF ART
Accumulated by the Society during the past year,
woud respectfully call the attention Of its patrons to
the fact that being about to remove to the buildings
in course Of erection for the Society in the city Of
Washington, they will add the Real Estate and other
Landed Property belonging to the Society, to the
DISTRIBUTION FOR THIS YEAR.
At the last meeting Of the Society, it was deter
mined TO REDUCE THE CERTIFICATE SHARE FOR THIS
GRAND ENTERPRISE ONE DOLLAR EACH, thinking
thereby that il will be the means of more general
diffusion Of the works of Artists throughout the coun
try and will enable the society to extend their abors
for the advancement Of the
ARTS AHc sUIsHgzs
In this country. The certificates of Shares will be
issued at
@Hm DDn1oAUas
Accompanying which each purchaser will receive free
Of CHARGE by return mail, beautiful Line ana sup
pie Engraving, entitled
0aasbinston On Gorebsstsr lpdgbtbs,
Representing an Eventful Period in the History of
Our Country.
~ Il will be seen, by referring to the list, that
there are many Valuable Pieces of P operty, many
Costly Paintings, Superb Statuary, Beautiful Engra-
WINGS costly Jewelr,, Magnificent Shaws, and other
Beautiful Gifts such Clocks, Watches, Illuminated
Works, to the number of Five Hundred Thousand
worth $30O,0O0
Az the Society expects to remove to the New Hall
ut Washington by tho middle Of June, the dstribu-
ton will take place on the
FIRST OF JULY, 1855.
The same rules and regulations that have hereto
fors guided the Socetys distributions will be adher
ed to in this, and account will there be any post
ponement from the day named All letters and COM
lions, (post paid for certieate,o on business
are to be addressed to the
SOUTHERN OFFICE IN WASHINGTON
Directed to the Secretary, who will answer by return
mail. Single subscribers renting Ten Dollars will
receive years subscription to any OF the MAGA-
ZINES they may in their letter. to be forwarded
free of charge for the time Of subscrptn one year.
The following list constitutes part of the
GIFTS FOR 1866:
The splendid House and Lot of the Art Union
Society, situated in Broadway, $50 600
A superb Dwelling, the residence of the late
Arson Snitzer, ESQ. $4,000
The beautiful Summer Residence, Gothic Cot
tage and Grounds at Hawks n st, on
the Hudson River, 10000
5 small Dwellings, situated on the lot belong
ing to the Society in ga street, 10000
10 magnificent Cancels Hair Shawls. Those
shawls are the most beautiful work OF
art ever beheld, 10000
4 sets of Diamond Jewelry-consisting of z
pieces each--all antique patterns, in a
beautiful Pearl Jewel Box, 10000
10 sets Of Pearl Jewelry, consisting of pie.
ces each, all different styles, aud Of Per-
sian manufacture, 5,0o0
IL Gold Watches for Ladies', very beautiful
and curious works Of art; one the size OF
half dime. 7Ou
N w J. tchos Gov Gontlamen all very heavy.
of different styles and patterns, 1890
50 Boudere, Toilet and Dressing Cases for La
dies, some finished in Pearl Patterns
L .uis XIV, $500
l>rge Clock, very beautiful work Of art,
made by Lipordi at Cologne, Fl lished in
style Of beauty and art unsurpassed, 1000
1000 Gold Thimblcs, all different patterns,
200 copies Of tie lives of great Painters, SUI
perbly bound, with an engraving of
each artistic, 1900
$4,000 Illuminated Albums, different styles
200 copies of Griswold's Republican Court,
splendidly bound, with tinted engravings, 1900
100 copies of Boydells Illustrations of Shaks-
peare. To the admirers of the Great Poet
this work will be an acquisition, 10000
PAINT NOS.
Venus sending forth Cupa and Hymen Titan, 200
Beggar Boy-Murillo, 600
Tohit and the Angel--Salvator Rosa, 900
Nixht Visw-Claudio, 900
Maionnn-C0rregio, l,O0O
Head-Titian, 900
Hesd-Vandyke, 800
Aandscape-Poussin, 300
A Piece-Guiotto, oO0
Battle Piece-Wouvermap, 50O
Landscape-Claude, a.o
There are others by the Artistes, all original,
besides some Splendid Pictures by Allston Suly Rey
nolds. Neagls, Doughty, Cole, Chapman, David Yer
net Stuart Herbert. Tack. Bennington, Read, Bart
aett, Schloss, Huntington, Johanoh, Schmidt, Rem
brandt, Schaub, Perkins, Lewis, Ellis, Hamilton, and
others, fully described in the catalogue which will he
forwarded application by letter, postpaid to the
Secretary, who viii answer by return mail.
TERMS FOR CT UBS:
Clubs Of 10 l Extra Certificate.
Clubs Of 70 " j"
Clubs of SO :"
The money in all cases to accompany the application
for Certificates.
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