Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-08-06 | Page 28 | Penn Family Relics Are Auctioned in London

PENN FAMILY RELICS ARE AUCTIONED IN LONDON Portraits Books Autographs a and d Man Manuscripts scripts Bring Big Prices at Christies Christie's 5 IS PAID FOR BIBLE Two Treaty Belts Presented by Indians Also Bring Good Prices LONDON Aug 5 Family 5 Family portraits books autographs an and relating to William Perm Penn and his descendants and the early history of Pennsylvania made an Interesting sale at Christies Christie's yesterday yesterday They came from Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania vanla castle Portland which was WM built from from from designs by Wyatt like the notorious no iio- iio mausoleum at Stoke Park Park for for forJohn John Penn M. M P P. grandson of William Penn and after 1887 were in the possession possession possession pos pos- session of oC J. J Merrick Head who died on March larh 10 of this year John Joha Penns Penn's portrait was painted by hy Sir William Beechey and exhibited at atthe atthe atthe the Royal Roal academy In 1805 There was some sonic keen koen competition and It fell to the bid of Martin for the remarkably high price considering its worth as a work of art of With the canvas went the naval presentation sword represented represented represented In the portrait Another portrait of him catalogued as by Romney was bou bought ht by Mr for There were also two portraits by Highmore of William Penns Penn's two sons BOllS who succeeded him as Joint proprietors of Pennsylvania Thomas Pennsylvania Thomas the father of the John already mentioned and Richard These also made very high prices Martin being the purchaser of both at 2625 and 2205 respectively Among the books was a family Bible with an inscription In William Penns Penn's autograph on the fly leaf the back of which had been used as a family regis regis- to 1764 For this Mr Maggs paid Showing the association values at attached attached attached at- at to the contents of the collection were the prices made for two treaty belts presented fo o William Penn by bythe bythe bythe the Indians presumably the Leni- Leni Lenape Indians under the elm tree at the treaty with whom Voltaire erroneously described ed as ItS the only league of the kind which was not sworn to or broken wh who thereby pledged themselves to live e in love with William Penn and his children as long longa longas a as the sun and moon should endure The belts of which there were originally three one having been presented by Penns Penn's great grandson to the Historical Historical His Ills society of Pennsylvania are each composed of strings of wampum the designs designs crosses crosses or diagrams diagrams- fashioned by white and violet colored clam or mussel shells For one of these belts Mr Sabin gave and for the theother theother theother I other Mr Maggs l paid 3 35