The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-06-12
A PEACHBLOW VASE.
A MYSTERY OF SEVERAL YEARS SEEMS
TO Be CLEARED UP.


A Matter That Has Long Been of Unusua
Interest to Art CoIIectors-Brayton I've
Tells Queer Facts About the Vase AM
Conditions of His Purchase.
The Peachblow vase is 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 porcslain fol
which SIS. 900 was paid when it wal
sold at auct on in this city some eight
years ago. Moreover, it seems apparent
from what this amateur detective has
discovered that, while the famous Peach.
blow vase belongs to Mr. Brayton Ives
and is now in his house on Thirty fourth
street, even Mr.. Ives himself is still
mystified about some things concerning
it.
Mr. Ives did not pay SIS, 900 for the
Peachblow vase, and yet Mr.. 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.
ton SALE
Nobody can tell who it is that is out
of pocket because of the mystery sur.
founding the Peachblow, but it is GER
tain that somebody for a reason best
known to himself paid out several thou.
sand dollars aud has concealed his iden,
tity up to this date Mr.. Brayton yes
appears to be as much mystified as everv-
body else.
But now that Mr.. William T. Wal.
tiers of Baltimore is dead and a promise
of secrecy made by Mr.. Ives at the time
the vase came into his possession has
been fulfilled, he has consented to dis
close some facts not hitherto known ia
connection with the mystery.
The vase which is 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. was given to understand that
l was to see something very rare and
precious, but that would have to prom.
Use to keep it quiet and not tell anybody
about it for a certain length of time.
Then when my curiosity and interest
had been fully aroused I was conducted
alone into a shaded apartment. After
the doors had been locked and my com.
panion had looked under the table to ba
sure there was no one concealed there,
a safe was opened cautiously, and this
vase was taken out from under its cover
Ings. 1t looked to me like the Peach.
blow, which had vanished so mysteri
susTy.
lone moment, please, " said the anna,
5eur Sherlock Holmes, chow long after
The Peachblow was sold for SIS, 600 to
Mr.. Walters, as Mr.. Sutton alleged, did
his occurs
From nile months to a year after
ward" said Mr.. Ives ~ bought the
vase which was exhibited to me, but
said nothing about it for long time. ]
Kept it locked in my house. Before l got
It had to promise not to speak about it
or specified time, but that time has
lapsed. "
'How much did you pay for the vase?"
"That I am not at liberty to state"
aid Mr.. Ives "When I bought it,
made two promises, one that l should
lot say anything about it for specified
ime, the other that l should never dis
lose the purchase price.
"What is at the bottom of all this
nystery?"
81 am unable to guess" answered
dr. Brayton Ives. whether or not the
-ase bought was the Peachblow vase,
here was no reason that am aware of |
Why the facts should be concealed"
Mr. Ives admitted that the price he
,aid for the vase was considerably less
han SIS, 900, and as an example of vi
ntal porcelain he considered it worth
THAT he had paid for it. He said that
uring the years the vase had been in
is possession many things had come to
is knowledge about the Peachblow, and
hat at times he doubted whether the
ase in his possession was in reality that
amous little mug. 1t seems that when
be vase was sold to him under the mys.
erious circumstances described there
7as no guarantee that it was the Peach
low vase, and that the comparatively
mall price at which it was offered tend.
i to prove that they were not Identical
On the other hand, there are those
Tho assert that Mr.. Ives believed he
as buying the Peachblow vase, and
'as at any rate willing to take ''hier"
n that assumption. The facts which he
as subsequently learned seem to prove
eyond any question that he did in real
y buy the famous vase, and that his
lvestment was a judicious one.
Here is one fact, said Mr.. Ives
hen discussing the pros and cons.
There is lady in this city who is
lend of Mrs. Moir, who was the sister
Mrs. Morgan. This lady frequently
sited the house of Mrs. Morgan, and
ere she saw and handled the Peach.
ow vase many times, examining it
u NAhAAJ' pun O4O OSSeolOI W ICh WIS., | 4
ing my house she saw the vase now in
y possession and exclaimed: L have
lndled that vase many times. 1t is the
A careful examination
ade by her only confirmed this opirs
n"
THE death of Mr. Walters, together
18th the examination of his collections,
I'VE cleared up some of the mystery
hich surrounds this subject, " said Mr..
es. 1T is now pretty well established
at he never had the Peachblow vase"
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