Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-04-10

TENTH GRAND GIFT DISTRIBUTION
OF the ART UnloM Sorieip.
a 100000 Gifts valued AZ
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Certificates for This Year, One Dollar.
The members Of the Art Unisn Society, on the
occasion of this the tenth Distribution of the
WORKS OF ART
Accumulated by the Society during the past year,
would 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 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 OF SHARE FOR THIS
GRAND ENTERPRISE To 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
t'og lar: lI- sc1zEUsS
In this country. The certificates Of Shares will be
issued at
oYm DD1o1aARs
ACCOMPANYING which each purchaser will receive free
of charge, by returfmai beautiful Line and stip-
pie Engraving, entitled
@asDinstoa on Ncretsstsr lssigDtbs,
Representing an Eventful Period in the History of
~ II will be seen, by referring to the list that
there are many Valuable Pieces of Property, many
Costly Paintings, Superb Statuary, Beautiful Engra-
yings, costly Jcwery, Magnificent shaw's, and other
Beautiful Gifts, such as Clocks Watches, Illuminated
Works, &C., to the number Of Five Hundred Thousand
worth $500 900.
As the Society expects to remove to the New Hall
at Washington by tn. middle Of June, the distribu-
ton win take place on the
FIRST OF JULY, 1855.
The same rules and regulations that have hereto
fors guided the Soeietys distributions will be adher
ed to In this, and account will there be any post
ponement from the day named. All letters and com
munic ations post paid for certificate or business,
are to he addressed to the
SOUTHERN OFFICE IN WASHINGTON
Directed to the Secretary, who will answer ly return
mail. Single subscribers RENTING Ten Dollars will
receive one years subscription to any of the MAGA-
they may name in their letter. to be forwarded
free of charge for the time of subscrptin year.
The following list constitutes part of the
GIFTS FOR 1855:
The splendid House and Lot of the Art Union
Society, situated in Broadway, $50 goo
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
small Dwellings, situated on the lot belong
ing to the Society in 92d street, 10000
10 ma gnificent Cancels Hair Shawls Those
shawls are the most beautiful work of
art ever behcld, 10000
sets of Diamond Jewelry-consistng off
pieces each-al antique patterns, in
beautiful Pearl Jewel Box, 10000
10 sets Of Pearl yewelry, consisting Of pie
ces each, all different styles, and of Per-
sian manufacture, 5000
IL Gold Watches for Ladies, very beautiful
and curious works Of art; one the size OF
half dime 700
10 Watches for Gentlemen, all very heavy,
Of different styles and patterns, l,3V0
SO Doudere, Toilet and Dressing Cases for La
dies, some finished in Pearl Patterns
Luis XIV, $500
large Clock a very beautiful work of art,
made by Lpordi at Cologne, fl shed in
a style of beauty and art unsurpassed, 1000
1000 Gold Thimbcs, all different patterns,
yery heavy, 1000
200 copies Of the lives Of great Painters SUI
perbly bound, with an engraving of
each artistic 1000
and patterns, $4,000
200 copies of Griswold's Republican Court,
splendidly bound, with tinted engravings, 1000
100 copies Of Boydells Illustrations of Shaks-
peare. To the admirers Of the Great Poet
this work will be an acquisition, 10000
PAIN TINGS.
Venus sending forth Cupia and Hymen Titan, 1000
Reggar Rov-Nurillo 1000
Tobt and the Angel-SalyatOr Rosa, 1000
NiIht View-Claudo, 1000
Ma ionna-Corregio, lOOo
A Uead-Titian 500
Head-Vandyke, 5oo
Landscape-Poussn, 3o0
Piece--duiotto, ou0
Battle Piece-Wouverman, BUD
Landscape-Claude, ooo
There are others by the Artistes, all original,
besides Splendid Pictures by Allston Suly Rey
nolds, Neagle, Doughty, Cole, Chapman, David Yer
net, Stuart Herbert, Tack, Bennington, Read, BAIT
lett, Schoss, Huntington, Johanoh, Schmidt, REM
brandt. Schaub, Perkins, Lewis, Ellis, Hamilton, and
Others fully described id the catalogue which will be
forwarded application by letter, paid, to the
Secretary, who will answer by return mail.
TERM For CLNRN.