Eureka Reporter | 1904-09-16 | Page 2 | Cost of Louis' Buttons

COST OF LOUIS BUTTONS grand said to have squandered in this way twenty thousand dollars tor a drop shaped pearl IS for a beirl stud 4 tor a coat fastener formed of a white bouton pearl with sold bar tor seven buttons en suite and for a pair of brilliant s eve links are a few of the irlies realized U the recent sale in london of a noble marquis jewelry but after all everything Is combar arlve and the marquis gems rare and costly though they are would have been quite eclipsed by lou XIV jewelry the grand mon arque had many crazes but for but tons he had a positive mania in a s agle year 1685 he squandered on them and some of hia pur chases are well worth glancing at on aug 1 1685 he bought two dia mono buttons for francs and seventy five diamond buttons for 03 francs the buttons tor a single est cost louis of the used contained five diamonds each while the remainder were single diamonds in all tha great Is said to have peat 5 on buttons alone