Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-08-30
Sale of a suItan,s Jewels.

The new Sultan of Turkey not only
abolished the hsrem, deposed vicious Prime
Minister, and introduced to the notice Of the
ssionished Turks legitimate heir to his
throne, but sent all the jewels of Abdul
Medjid to the auction-shops Of London to be
sold under the hammer.
These Jewels are magnificent, and Belgra-
via has had an excellent time in competing
for them at the auction sales. The Times
gives this account of the collection and the
prices it brought:
The Jewels comprise a great variety of
ornaments in the form of necklaces, ear
rings. bracelets, brooches, stomachers and
head-dresses, Inany of them of great magni-
tude Snd splendor, and of exquisite designs,
repre- 5enting wreaths and groups of flowers
of natural size, composed entirely of fine
brilliants fnd rose diamonds, and in some
cases surm ounted with diamond birds; pre-
sentaticu boxes of gold, beautifully enam-
elled, and richly set with briliants and rose
diamonds, in clusters of flowers and other
designs; watches and chatelaines, presenting
to the eye masses of diamonds of the great
est taste and beauty; the whole forming a
more splendid assembsge of jewels than has
ever before been offered for public compsti-
ton. The following were the more valuable
lots disposed of:
A gold presentation snuff-box, beautifully
enamelled with flowers and musical instru
ments, the top surmounted with cluster of
rich bEilliants, f87. A square matted basket
work gold snuff. box, very massive, and stud
ded with no less than two hundred aud sixty
four fine brilliants, Gl80. An oval gold snuff
box, enamelled with musical instruments, on
the top the Sultan's cipher in gold, sur
rounded with q circle of brilliants, and
double circle of rose diamonds and brilliant
sprigs, the whole encirced with border of
brilliants; and small shaped ditto. in yellow
enamel, with groups of flowers and music,
on the top a ship at sea, Sails hull, and sea
composed of ex1uisit small brilliants and
| roses, the border of festoons and stars of fine
brilliants, ESQ los.
A pair of zerfs, in turquoise enamel, with
| flowers and clusters OF brillisnts and roses
| two pairs of ditto in lavender enamel, with
scrolls and centers of large 6ne briliants,
and pair of ditto, pierced scroll and flower
| work, with birds, the whole composed of
| fine brilliants and roses, &6l5. A gold watch
enamelled with flowers and enriched with
fine brilliants and chatelaine with clusters of
brilliants. Another, with black enamel, en-
riched with fine brilliants and similar chate
laine, Gl48. A gold watch very richly orn-
amented with brilliants set in gold, with an
emerald in the center and q chatelaine chain,
| with brilliant clusters and two brilliant drops,
fll2. A large spread brilliant, superbly
mounted with brilliants and roses as a ring
and a very Ane rose diamond mounted with
small roses, also, as ring, $2l9. A pair OF
brilliant flower brooches, of medium size
each with two pendants, 1920. A Sultan''
head ornament of great beauty, with three
pendants of very fine and large briliants se
in gold, f52O. A large wreath, composed o
| E1n hriI 70 taA in
the dahlia and convolvulus pattern, with
festoons and flower pendants, forming Sui
tsns's head. dress of great magnitude anG
splendor, G4S0 There were in all sixty. Fl ve
lots in the first days sale, which realized the
large sum of G9,760.