The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-28
"A PEACHRIIOW VASE.
AMYsTERs or SEVERAL YEARS SEEMS
70 &c CLEARED UP.

70 &c CLEARED UP.
A Master THAT HIS LonA Eaesn 8 Unusnal
Interest 10 ART COllectors-Rrmyt0m Ives
Tells Queer Facts About the VASE and
Carnations OF HIS Purchase.
The Peachblow vase Ii in this city.
That is the verdict Of an amateur Sher.
lock Holmes, who set about the elucida-
ton Of the profound mystery surround
ing this celebrated piece OF porcelain for
which $18, 900 was paid when IL was
sold at auction in this city some eight
years ago. Moreover, il seems apparent
from what this amateur detective has
discovered that, while the famous Peach
blow vase belongs to Mr.. Brayton Ives
and In now i'm his house On Thirty fourth
street, v Mr.. ives himself is still
mystified about some things concerning
it
MIR. Ives did not pay s18, 900 Tor the
| Peachblow vase, and yet MIR. Moss,
brother-in-law of Mrs. Mary Jane Nor
gan and the executor of her estate, af-
firms that that enormous sum was paid
into the estate for the vase after the auc-
tion sale.
Nobody can tell who it Is that is out
of pocket because OF the mystery sur
rounding the Peachblow, but it Is GER
i tain that somebody for q reason best
known to himself paid ont several thou
sand dollars and has concealed his iden-
tity up to this date. MIR. Brayton Ives
appears to be as much mystified as every
body else.
But now that Mr.. William T. Wal
tiers of Baltimore is dead and q promise
of secrecy made by Mr.. Ives mt the time
the vase scame into his possession has
been fulfilled, he has consented to dis
close some facts not hitherto known in
connection with the mystery.
ssThe vase which liz now In my posses
sion" said Mr.. Ives, twas bought by
me from the American Art association,
which had conducted the sale Of the
Morgan collection. From the outset
there was something very mysterious
about it. Twas given TO understand that
I was to see something very rare and
precious, but that / would have TO prom
ise to keep it quiet and not tell anybody
about il for q certain length Of time.
Then when my curiosity and interest
had been fully aroused I vas conducted
alone into q shaded apartment. After
the doors had been locked and my COM
panion had looked under the table to be
sure there was no one concealed there.
q safe was opened cautiously, and this
vase was taken ont from under its cover
ings It looked to me like the Peach
blow, which had vanished 90 mysteri'
ously.."
Zone moment, please. : said the anna
teur Sherlock Holmes, s'how long after
the PeachbIow was sold for 91s, 600 &c
Mr.. Walters. as Mr.. Sutton alleged, did
this occnr?a
From nine months to % year after
ward said Mr.. Ives. II bought tht
vase which was exhibited to me, but
said nothing about IL for q long time.
kept it locked in my house. Before ! 50
ii / had to promise not tospeak about 4
for a specified time. but that time ha'
elapsed"
How much did you pay for the vase?'
s4That I am not at liberty to state
said Mr.. ives. when ! bought IL,
made W promises, one that I shoult
mot o anything about il for a specifies
time. the other that 7 should never dis
close the purchase price
"What is at the bottom of all Thu
mystery.
ST am unable TO guess, = answers
MI. Brayton Ives. Whether or NOT th
vase / bought was the Peachbiow vase
there was NO reason that I am aware q
why the facts should be concealed.
( Mi. Ives admitted that the price h
r Maid for the vase was considerably lea
I than 41S, 900, and as an example OF orr
. entail porcelain he considered it wort
what he had paid for it He said tha
b during the years the vase had bean !
b his possession many things had come Z
o bis knowledge about the Peachblow, 40
that at times he doubted whether th
], vase In his possession was in reality ths
"A famous little mug. IL seems that wine
q the vase was sold 10 him under the myi
teribus circumstances described theI
b. was no guarantee that Ii was the Peacl
n blow vase, and that the comparativel
6m1l pIlCG M WUAEM ~ WAC bhChCN hGAAe
y ed TO prove that they were not identica
10 On the other hand, there are fhol
who assert that Mr.. Ives believed !
e WAS buying the Peachblow vase, an
10 was al any rate willing to take q "fier
ii ON that assumption. The facts which
y has subsequently, learned seem to prov
Ip beyond any question that be did in res
re- ity buy the famous vase, and that b
IN investment was . judicious u
8 Here il one fact, said Mr.. "
ID when discussing the pros and con
,e ..There ii d lady In this city who is
ID friend of Mrs. Moir, who was the sist'
a of Mrs. Morgan. This lady frequent
~ visited the house Of Mrs. Morgan, 81
there she saw and handled the Peac|
ae blow vase many times, examining
Is carefully. Upon one occasion when II
he iting my house she saw the vase now
Or my possession and exclaimed: 7 ha'
2, handled that yase many times. IL is q
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