Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-15 | Page 25 | Marlborough Gem is Sold for $8700

MARlBOROUGH GEM GEMIS IS SOlD FOR tOR Iy hr Service London Sept 14 Probably H. Probably executed for the tho patron of or the arts tho the Roman Emperor Hadrian n. n superb cameo of ot tho the head of or Medusa wonderfully carved from a boss of ot tran translucent appeared at Christies Christie's recently and fetched It was a II classic re reminder reminder reminder re- re minder of or a classic sale for it formed part of ot the Incomparable Marlborough gems which realized en bloc in June Tune 1875 passing to the late lato David o of Battlesden Park The Tile collection was formed by George George third Duke Dulce of or Marlborough h and com- com gems which had belonged to I such famous connoisseurs as Thomas Howard L Earl arl of Arundle William second Earl of and find 1 Philip Dormer Earl of or Chesterfield In 1819 1899 tho time art market marlet had the opportunity opportunity of buying them thern separately nn and the lato late Lil Lily Duchess of Marlborough won back at O tho the dreadful Gorgon Gorcon sold Bold last week But nut the gem gem g-cm of gems then went to that seat of classic culture the Boston I Museum lulI um this being the glorious sar sar- ar- ar cameo of ot the Hymeneal Procession Pro Pro- Procession cession of or Eros and Psyche which I brought When war scarred American veterans return homo home the they I may piny find some relief relic in going to see this exquisite c vision But nut they Inn may perchance prefer tho the triumphs of ot I Chippendale to the Boston Hoston cameo I At a II Caxton no Royal al Booke admittedly not so fine aa as the time Muth Huth example which recent recently realized went for a first edition of or Keats Keat's poems 1817 1517 1000 and a fl unique copy COllY of ot Shelleys Shelley's Adonais 1821 Shelley's Shelleys famous elc elegy on his dead friend This contained a projected pro pro- frontispiece by the artist E E. E E. E Williams Illustrating the last two lines an aft l Idea ca which was as never carried out