Sale of Shakesperian Relics.
(Per Mail Steamer). A sale of Skakespearian relics from j the collection belonging to the Hart family, descendant from the poet's sister Jean, took place during the week ending June 6, and brought small prices. An oaken writing desk sold for £3, and a curious dice and card box, presented to Skakespere, by some member of the Spanish royal family, went for the same sum. A hasket-hilted sword, described by Washington Irving, fetched £5, and a plaster-frame, dated 1606, from the wail of Shakespeare's house, sold for £26.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 20, 23 July 1896, Page 3
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92Sale of Shakesperian Relics. Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 20, 23 July 1896, Page 3
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