Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-05-10
GEMS WITH hISTORI- S.
A Remarkable Lot If Treasures Gathered
by II Col t.rtGr.

\ Broadway bric-a-brac dealer some
.iays ago opened an exhibition and
began The private sale of rare and his
l"I'iral jewels and antiques, part of
the estate of Il collector says the New
York Times.
II am not at liberty" said the
dealer, "to mention the collectors
name. During the past thirty-five
years he has been around the globe
gathering gems for his cabinet The
aggregate price of this exhibit is $780,
900. but that amount is considerably
LcIow what was actually paid. Many
of the specimens are priceless, or
would bc but for the circumstance
that tn" owner has met with rcvcrses,
and is forced to sell; they are priceless
because they are malchcss."
There are l45 specimens in the col
lection. The higheSI-price piece of
j"uriry is Il pIgeon-h,""d ruby ring in
Indian mounting. The ring was worn
10y III jah, and the ruby is said to be
unsurpassed. A pccnliarity about the
gem is hat when held at peculiar
an4ic Il clcarl, -dciincd white star can
be- seen.
aud diamond necklace. 1t contains
six pearls and as many diamonds. The
collector spent thirty years gathering
the pearls.
\ silk tapestry. made ut the Vatican
afd given in 1873 by Pope Gregory
XIII. in the name of Chrlstendom to
Admiral Mare Antonio Colonna. is
"nc Of The historical curiostcs eXhib-
tied. 1t was purchased directly from
the C"I"nma family, into which Bu-
nanza King Mackay's daughter mar
riud. This relic is offered ut 81. 800.
Another matchlcss curio is the Col
c"uda diamond given by the Emperor
Nan"lron III. To the Empress Eugenie,
and worn in the center of her coronet.
The emperor paid 1900 francs for
this stone. 1t is mounted in the center
of Il pendant. and can also be used as
a hair ornament. The price is $1,000.
Madame Rlrhcl's famous thrcc-slo one
ring, /" he sold for 81 .OjO. will attract
attention. not so much from association
aS on account of the central diamond,
which is roSc-colur, pure and perfect.
Three rings, each set with three
stones, all >apphireS of different color,
executing m oriental emerald, make
wlcn placed side by side vertable
symphony of lints. There is Ceylon
eat >-cye and diamond ring marked
800. Que glance ut which would make
an Angora or Maltese feline envious.
Some of the other notable things in
tile collection are: \ silver tiagou set
with stones and pearls. made in the
sixteenth century in honor of Matthew
Corvimus. king of Hungary; swords of
Francis |. and III. with carved ivory
>hraths; Tnibit all-silk rug; canary and
steer huc diamond ring: diamond ring
given Ls =shah pf Prrsia to Sir Edward
Dixon; ruby garnet ring. for Burmah,
with Burmese mounting; the famous
opal pendant Burning of Troy in
Louis NNI. mounting. given by Napo-
Icon |, /" Emprc>s Josephine and sold
by her tSn,uoJ; Persian bell. cN umed
III Van: rlng taken from an idol in 4
temple IN lunquln; antique aStrologcr's
pin with setting containing the twelve
signs of tie Zodiac; II ring that be.
lungcd to an A>Syrlan king; enameled
watches; L Greek toe ring; Etruscan
scarab pin mounted by Castellain at
Rome; Siberian dog collar of Ural
mountain god and Bokara lapislazuil,
to" precious for any ordinary pet ca
nine