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ALTAR USED BY COLUMBUSRelic Intimately Associated With Great Discoverer Has Recently Been Brought to America.Angel Curras of Corunna, Spain, and Gonzales Bianco, noted Spanish artist^ have brought to Brooklyn the original small altar presented to Cliristopher Cdlumbus by Queen Isabella and used by Columbus on his first voyage of discovery on the flagship Santa Maria. The antique was obtained by Curras after several years of endeavor, and is to be delivered to Peraas, Collado Co., an exporting firm. The authenticity of thisaltar and a number of other antiqueswhich Curras brought is certified to by affidavits made before Ralph C.Busser, American consul at Corunna.The altar was originally a gift from Queen Isabella to Christopher Columbus, according to the account given by Mr. Curras, and, besides eight carvings In bone depicting scenes in the life of Christ, contains also small portraits in carved bone of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. The small shrine Is about sixteen inches high and fourteen inches wide, and the hinged cover, in two pieces, folds over ; the top, making a compact cabinet. jEach of the doors has a hanging iron knob used to unfold the shrine. According to the documents in Mr. Curras’ possession, this shrine is one of a collection of twenty antiques he is bringing to this country. On inspection by customs officials, the shrine was ordered sent to the appraisers* stores, that a valuation might be put on it.
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Farmersburg News
Farmersburg, Indiana, US
Thu, Dec 29, 1921
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