Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-06-28
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4 Piano That Cost O46.o0o sid . SIDE
board Repressnsing o47.0o0.
Cost is of course very unsafe meas
ure Of value in many instances. and
yet there is not unnatural curiosity
on the part of the general public to
know the mere money estimation in
which certain more or less beautiful
articles are held Here are few
somewhat remarkable examples Of
lavish expenditure.
The highest-priccd piano in Amer.
lea is owned by Mr.. H. G. Marquand.
of this city. The works were made by
Messrs Steinwsy & Sons, and the
case. which was built in London. was
designed and painted by Alma Tadema.
1t cost SAC. 900.
Sir Donald Smith. of Montreal. is
the owner of the costiliest piano ever
made in this country. 1t is also 3
Steinway, and the case was made by
Potter & Stymus. 1t cost when landed
in Montreal s27. 600
The most expensive sideboard ever
made in the United States is owned bv
Judge Harry f. Packer. of Mauch
Chunk Pa. 1t covers the whole side
of room. and was built by Herts
Bros. for $4,000. 1t is marvel of
elaborate and beautiful carving.
Mr.. Marquand is also the possessor
of the costliest billiard table in the
country. The price was $26. 900.
Mr.. j. w. Mackey furnished about
s75. 900 in weight of silver, and paid
$4,000 for the work on MS dinner
service. which thus represents $685.
600
The costliest string of pearls in the
country belongs to Il New York lady.
and cost s5l.
Another New York lady had soli-
taire diamond ring. for which she paid
$4,000.
The late Mrs. Morgan PAID $3.50. 900
for her necklace. Mrs. Hicks-Lord
IS the owner of diamond necklace
which cost $25O.OOO.
The famous picture BY Miessonier,
called "1SO7." was painted for the
late Mr.. A. 7. Stewart. At the sale Of
his gallery Mr.. Henry Hilton bought it
for $50, 500. and presented it to the
Metropolitan Museum. where it now
hangs. the costliest painting in Amer
lea.
Sir Donald Smith is the possessor of
the highest-pricel painting in Cana
1.-The COMMITMENTS, by Jules
Breton. Cost at the Seney sale S45. 600.
Mr.. w. w. COrcoran. of Washing
ton. paid the highest recorded price
for an American picture. 1t is
Church's Niagara" and the price
was $4,000. 1t was reported that Le-
grand Lockwood paid $4,000 for
Bierstadt's ''Domes of the Yosemite"
but as. at the distribution of his effects.
the picture brought less than $500.
the first price was probably fable.
In the Lenox Library is perfect
copy of the MazariE or Gutenberg
Bible. the first book printed with
movable types 1t is worth $25. 600.
and nothing better has ever been done
since. Mr.. Brayton Ives. of this city.
has an imperfect copy. for which he
paid $4,000.
Mr.. j. F. Irwin. of Oswegc. paid
$4,000 to j. w. Bouton for Bible.
1t was originally in three volumes. but
by the insertion of wood cuts. manu-
scripts. engravings. etchings. had been
expanded to sixty imperial folio VOL
umes.
OF the original edition Of the Son.
nets of William Shakespeare. published
by George Daniel. of London. in 1909.
there are two perfect copies. One is
in the British Museum. For the other
Dodd. Mead & CO., of this city. paid
S.. 900. 1t is little book about seven
by four inches in size. A somewhat
clerk in the establishment
figures that at the price it cost $3.50 an
ounce.
A sixteenth century vellum manu-
script. with six paintings BY Giu!io
Clovis. cost the Lenox Library $4,000
At the Morgan sale MIR. Walters. of
Baltimore. is reported to have paid
s1S. 900 for the peachblow vase. which
is about seven and half inches high.
The most expensive public build
ing in the world is the New York
State Capitol at Albany. just begun.
1t cost $l2,OOO.OOO - In mathe-
mates the sign II means that an
amount can be carried to infinity.-
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