Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-04-14

TENTH GRAND GIFT DISTRIBUTION
OF the art Sutton 4ortelp.
100000 Gifts Valued at
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Certificates for This Year, One Dollar.
The members Of the Ar. Union Society, on the
occasion of this the tenth Distribution OF the
.a WORKS OF ART
Accumulated by the Society during the past year,
Vld fully call the attention Of its patrons to
the fact that being abut to remove to the buildings
in course of erection for the Society IN the city Ut
Washington, they will add the Real Estate ana other
Landed Property belonging to the Society, to the
DISTRIBUTION FOR THIS YEAR.
At the last meeting of the Society, il was deter
mined to REDUCE THE CERTIFICATE OF SHARE FOR THIS
GRAND ENTERPRISE TO ONE DOLLAR EACH, thinking
thereby that il will be the means OF mere enerai
diffusion Of the works Of Artists throughout the eeun-
try and win enable the society to extend then iaD0's
for the advancement Of the. ~ 49,
lag5 AND Eg1zMU2s
Tn this country. The certificates Of Shares will be
issued at - a
@Hn I'D D1o1aSNuae
nying which each purchaser viii receive free
Of charge, by return mti abeautifui Line ard sup
pie Engraving, entitled
aaagD!nstoa OF heyebsst2f Rs'gpigs,
Representing an Eyentful Period in tho History of
Our Country. f ..s4 r..ss
~ II will be seen, by referring to the list, that
there are many Valuable Pieces of operty, many
Costly Paintings, Superb Statuary, Beautiful Engra-
wings, costly Jewelr,, Magnificent Sha"is, and other
Beautiful Gifts, such as Clocks Watches, Illuminated
Works &C.. to the number uf Five Hundred thousand
worth $500 600.
As the Society expects to remove to the New Hall
at Washington by the middle of June, the distribu-
ton will take place on the.
a3H 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 ahdc com
tpost pad for certificate or on business,
are 10 be, addressed to the sl&
SOUTHERN OFFICE IN WASHINGTON
Directed totheSecretary, who will answer by retnrn
mail. Single subscribers renting Ten Dollars will
receive years subscription to any of the MAGA-
ZINES they may name in their letter to be forwarded
free of charge for the time Of subscriptrn year
The following list constitutes a part OF the
GIFTS FOR 1865:
The splendid House and Lot Of the Art Union
Society, situated in Broadway, DOC
superb Dwelling, the residence of the late
Arson Snitzer, ESQ., Is, Oo(
The beautiful Summer Residence, Gothic Cot
tage and Grounds at Hawks N;st, ON
the Hudson River, 20,o0l
small Dwellings, situated on the lot belong
ing to the Society in 92d street, lo,Get
10 ma gnificent Cancels Hair Shawls. Those
shaws the most beautiful work Of
art ever beheld, ,s 1o,COt
4 sets of Diamond Jewelry--ccnsisting of
pieces eaeh--all antique patterns. in
beautiful Poarl Jewel Box, 10000
10 sets Of Pearl Jcwelry, consisting Of pie
ces each all different styles, and OF Per-
sian manufacture, st.9 5,o0'
l2God Watches for Ladies, very beautiful
ana curious works Of art: one the size OF
10 Watches for Gentlemen, all very heavy
of difercnt styles and patterns, 80
so Doudere, Toilet and Dressing Cases for La
dies, somt finished in Pearl Patterns
l. uis XIV, 2,50
large Clock a very beautiful work of art,
made by Lipordi at Cologne, 'ished in
style of beauty and art unsurpassed, Loo
1000 Gold Thimblcs, all different patterns,
200 copies Of the lives of great Painters SUI
rps.ssi,. G.sa WITH an engraving OF ZOO
$4,000 Illuminated Albums, different styles
and patterns, os.aa n tn. $1,000
200 copies Of Griswold's Republican Court,
splendidy bound, with tin,edengravings, 400
100 copies Of Boydels Illustrations OF Shaxs-
pearc. To theadmrers of the Great Poet
this work will be an acquisition, 1890
PAINT NGS.
Venus sending forth Cupia and Hymen Titan, 200
Besgar Boy--Murilfo, s s4 Loo
Tobit and the Angel--Salyator Rosa, 100
Night View--Claudiot IL 1921 il Loo
Ma ionna-cmregio, 81 81 4.- fU Is LOO
Head-Titian. 90
A Head-Vandyke, so
Landscape--poussn, %
Piece-Guiotto, '.'- so
Battle Piece ourerrnap, so
Landseape=-c laude, ' 81
There others by the same Artistes, ali original